Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
A brief note titled Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor features Alex H Washburn. The piece titled Lonsome appears as a short reflective item from the publication.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1945
Page
1
A brief note titled Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor features Alex H Washburn. The piece titled Lonsome appears as a short reflective item from the publication.
A Washington dispatch notes House debate on Army life and re enlistment myths. soldiers in the gallery laugh at lonesomeness. James Thrash er discusses British postwar finance, Keynes, and American restraint in loaning money to Europe, urging prudent aid and use terms to avoid fostering trade distortion.
Mrs. Mattie Mae Price, 64, died Friday near Fast Prairie Missouri. Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 PM at Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home with Rev Waymond D. Miller officiating. Burial followed at Ose Hill Cemetery. She left five daughters and one sister. Surviving daughters include Mrs FE G Reilly of St. Louis and Mrs Fred Petre of Hope. sister Mrs Arthur McClendon of East Prairie.
A hurricane-born northeaster disrupted the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine with 40 to 75 mph winds. In New York City gusts and cold rain slowed activity as flights were halted and planes moved inland. The storm left eight dead in Florida and South Carolina, with damage reaching tens of millions of dollars and widespread flooding in Charleston.
Washington reports disclose a Roosevelt letter read by the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed session. The letter to Ruth Googins Roosevelt referenced radio stock tied to Elliott Roosevelt debts and a $200,000 loan settled by Jesse Jones, with further debt settlements noted.
Little Rock reports Supreme Court justices will hear appeals Monday Sept. 24 from Union Columbia and Ouachita counties. Cases include K. V. Ripley et al vs J. A. Kelly et al in First Division Chancery on oil land cancellations, J. J. Meyer et al vs Seismograph Service Corp et al on Workmen’s Compensation, and property dispute Mack Sewell et al vs Albert Thrailkill et al in First Division Chancery. Fred J. Daniels vs Etta W. Daniels from Ouachita Chancery not ready for submission.
Premier Higashi Kuni told Allied reporters he believes Emperor Hirohito was deceived by militarists before the Pearl Harbor strike. He urged a commission to probe war responsibility, said the emperor may not have known of the attack, and noted the cabinet and imperial HQ would bear the decision and blame if war occurred.
President Truman plans to appoint Undersecretary Robert P Patterson as secretary of war replacing Henry L Stimson who turns 78 this week Stimson retirement may trigger further War Department changes including McCloy Marshall Somervell Arnold and others considering private sector posts
London news reports that William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw faces a single treason count after two were dropped. Justice Tucker indicated Joyce broadcast German propaganda from Sept 1939 to July 1940 while holding a British passport.
Cpl Lee R Still husband of Mrs Lee R Still Hope Route Three earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious combat service in France and Germany. He served with an anti tank platoon that inflicted heavy casualties from August 15 1944 to May 3 1945.
Congressional leaders react to reports Stalin told visiting lawmakers Russia seeks a 6 billion dollar loan to rebuild after the war. Senators and reps debate guarantees and risk, noting competing credit sources and conditions for any agreement. Luce urges opening Russian books and borders to foreign observers as proof of good faith.
Tokyo editors condemn wartime leadership and the war’s brutal acts. Asahi calls the Greater East Asia war born of pride and ignorance, while Nippon Sangyyo Keizai notes atrocities and the need to hold leaders responsible. MacArthur’s view of Japan as fourth rate is noted with astonishment at American troops’ efficiency. Former Premier Tojo facing sharp criticism from censored press.
Washington reports that Director John W. Snyder announced lifting all building restrictions for private homes and other structures effective October 15. He outlined a six point program to speed industry growth, while price limits on new homes remain unresolved.
Senate and House measures proposed to set the navy at 558000 officers and men and the Marine Corps at 108000, far below wartime highs. The bills authorize reserve and wartime officers to be placed on active lists and call for reviews of officers from rear admiral and major general ranks downward. Retirement age would drop to 62 for most officers.
Moscow signals interest in Italian colonies and a foothold in the Mediterranean as Molotov presses for changes in European borders. He implies Croats and Slovenes should join Yugoslavia, and notes Greece regime changes may come, while reparations and UNRRA aid shape Italy’s postwar economy.
In Yokosuka a U S Navy air mechanic captured at Bataan traded 70 pounds of his flesh for cigarettes, valuing smoking over meals. Prisoners bartered rice and vegetables for fags, and his weight plummeted until death, despite warnings from others.
In Columbia South Carolina Samuel C. Epes showed shock as prosecutors named the “other woman” in the murder case. The 27 year old denied involvement, claiming his wife died by overdose and he buried her in a foxhole. The state read a farewell letter from Epes confessing love for Nelson Kingsland of Lake Charles Louisiana. Kingsland, 22, has refused to testify citing plans to marry and protect her name.
State Revenue Commissioner Otho A. Cook reports delinquent sales tax collections totaling 33792.43 from Arkansas businesses during August. This brings the total collections since March 1 to 159496.15.
General MacArthur reported Japan may resume a tightly restricted air transport service from Tokyo with only four planes aloft at once. He also stated that 200,000 regular army troops could oversee occupation and demobilize Pacific draftees within six months, a figure met with mixed reaction in Washington and Congress.
Dr. L. M. Lile resumes duties after several weeks away for rest. He was hospitalized in Little Rock to recover from overwork and then toured the state before returning to his office and practice in better health.
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