World War II Era Headlines From West Point Items
Eisenhower wilde uniform unity for Army Navy and Air Force but doubts Congress would agree. Agriculture forecasts ample civilian food supplies nationwide this year. A Nazi treasure hoard valued at 5 billion dollars uncovered by American troops. Chicago truck drivers draft readiness. food distribution prioritized. Pope Pius XII urges defense of marriage and family unity. Lady Sybil Eden dies in England. Navy promises peak ammunition production to defeat Japan. Mrs. Privett receives a ten room Blytheville home funded by wartime contributions. Illinois buys 80 million in war bonds, total 110 million. Princess Zenia Romanhoff wed in London to Lieut Calhoun Ancrum Jr.
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West Point
Dwight Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Jake Privett
Blytheville
Ark
Pfc. Privett
Luxemburg
Zenia Romanhoff
Nicholas II
Calhoun Ancrum Jr
Camden
N. C
London
Prince Andrew
Russia
England
Ancrum
Col
United States Marine Corps
Postwar Building Boom Transforms Sikeston Scene
Sikeston eyes a wave of construction as townspeople plan postwar projects ready for V J Day. Major deals include Paul Jones Jr purchasing Center and Scott lot for a modern hotel, and Mrs. Paul Jones Sr buying three North Street houses. Bill Carson acquires the Malone Avenue building housing Sikeston Buffet and Chip's Shoe Store. An added 30 by 80 foot brick and concrete block addition grows the Foster Matthews Grocery structure. Fair weather aids workers and hopes for more work.
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Sikeston
V-J Day
Paul Jones Jr
Center
Scott Streets
Jones
John Russell
Paul Jones Sr
North Street
Sikeston Buffet
Chip's Shoe
Malone Avenue
Foster-Matthews Grocery Company
Hero's Welcome For Eisenhower
General Dwight D. Eisenhower received a heroic reception in Washington and New York after leading Allied victory celebrations in Paris and London. He praised American soldiers and the home front, saying three million servicemen deserved the accolades and thanking allies, while urging readiness and tolerance for lasting peace.
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Washington
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
London
Ike
Europe
Nazi Germany
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eisenhower
GI Joe
America
Africa
Fifth Avenue
Grant
Sherman
Pershing
D. Lair to Return Home From Barnes Hospital
D Lair has been under medical care at Barnes Hospital in St Louis for two months and will be brought home within a few days. His condition is reported unchanged.
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D. Lair
Give Summer a Chance- Maybe You'll Like It
A diary style note reflects on spring's disappointing weather in Southeast Missouri and welcomes the first day of summer. The author jokes about past rain and cold, recalls a rare sunny spell from last year, and urges giving summer a chance while keeping expectations flexible and lighthearted.
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Missouri
A New Story About The Death Of Hitler
A Nazi police official said he saw Hitler and Eva Braun's bodies aflame on May 1 near Hitler's shelter. Karnau reported recognizing Hitler by his mustache and Braun by her shoes, noting four gasoline cans nearby.
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Hitler
Hermann Karnau
Nazi Criminal Police
Eva Braun
Karnau
Fuhrer
Hoover outlines 12 point plan for meat controls
Former President Herbert Hoover, wartime food administrator, said meat controls have collapsed and unveiled a sweeping 12 point program. It calls for an administration overhaul, consolidation of authority under the Agriculture Secretary, ceiling and floor prices on meats eggs and dairy, boosting production without subsidies, and self policing by livestock growers packers and retailers. He cited black markets in meats and fats as proof of distributed price control failures.
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Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Hoover
Annual Red Cross Meeting June 27
Members of the Scott County Red Cross and others are invited to the annual meeting at Sikeston Public Library at 4 30 o clock Wednesday afternoon June 27. Rev R M Talbert, president, will lead the meeting with election of officers for the coming year and reports on prior work by county officials.
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Scott County Red Cross
Sikeston Public Library
R. M. Talbert
Mrs Loomis Mayfield Recovers From Fall At Home
Mrs Loomis Mayfield is recovering from slight injuries to her eye and lip after a fainting spell at her home early Wednesday morning.
County Short on Sale of E Bonds
Scott county lags in Seventh War Loan bond sales with about $100000 short of the $131000 quota as of the 16th. Sikeston must raise at least half the missing amount. Despite a coast guard bond push and a concert drive, local purchases total $308689 against the target. Bond booths, rallies, and local officials urge pledges to be fulfilled quickly.
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Scott County
United States Coast Guard
Sikeston
Coast Guard
J. O. Knupp
Sikeston City
Warry Bridges to Stay After Seven Year Fight
The Supreme Court invalidated a deportation order against Harry Bridges in a 5-3 decision, ending a seven year legal battle over government efforts to remove him to Australia. Justice Jackson took no part. Stone wrote the dissent joined by Frankfurter and Roberts. Bridges denied Communist ties and argued the order violated constitutional rights. The government first moved to expel Bridges in 1938.
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Supreme Court
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Australia
Douglas
Jackson
Stone
Frankfurter
Roberts
Biddle
Communist Party
United States
Ribbentrop Captured While Sleeping in Hamburg
German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop was seized Friday in a Hamburg boarding house ending Europe’s longest postwar manhunt. He was the highest ranking Nazi still alive to be captured and faced trial on war crimes charges from at least ten nations.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Nazi Germany
Hamburg
Europe
von Ribbentrop
New Trial Granted in Missouri Gambling Case
Luther Glass and Vernon Chaney, each sentenced to two years in the Missouri penitentiary by Scott County Circuit Court for operating a gambling house, receive a new trial from the Missouri Supreme Court. Proceedings may restart in July. The case follows the killing of Armetta Gray Nichols and injuring Roy Nichols at Glasss establishment. Gobel Owings awaits trial for the October killing pending attorney return.
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Luther Glass
Vernon Chaney
Scott County
Missouri Supreme Court
M. E. Montgomery
Montgomery
Glass
Armetta Gray Nichols
Roy Nichols
Gobel Owings
Missouri
Truman Goes West for First Presidential Domestic Flight
President Harry S. Truman flew from Washington to Olympia Washington, marking the first aircraft trip within the United States by a sitting president. He stayed at the state capital with Gov. Mon C. Wallgren and planned to address the Postwar Security Conference in San Francisco, urging swift action on the international peace charter.
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Harry S. Truman
Olympia
Wash
Washington Executive
Mon C. Wallgren
Senate
Truman
San Francisco
Congress
Sunshine Aids In Combating Flood Threat
Southeast Missouri faces high water with roads closed in Butler and Wayne counties. Route 53 between Poplar Bluff and Campbell remains flooded at 19 inches, expected to reopen late today as water falls about a half inch per hour. Route H carries 28 inches of water. Highway 67 near old Greenville and Routes 43 and A in Wayne county also closed, with Route A to the Columbus ferry in Mississippi county affected.
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Missouri
Butler County
Poplar Bluff
Campbell
Old Greenville
Wayne County
Mississippi County
Columbus Ferry
War Dept Allows Wives to Join Occupation Soldiers
The War Department said this week that families and fiancés of servicemen in occupied Europe may join them when conditions permit. In a letter to Rep Margaret Chase Smith, John W. Martyn stated the department is aware of the desirability and will relax restrictions as conditions permit. Mrs Smith had urged allowing wives to join husbands on long assignments and would include fiancés marrying and staying with husbands.
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War Department
Europe
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
John W. Martyn
Stimson
Sid
Frisco Conference Adjourning Tuesday After Truman Address
Secretary of State Stettinius said the United Nations Conference in San Francisco will adjourn Tuesday following President Truman's address. Russia accepted an Australian compromise on debating powers, clearing the way for the conference wind up. The statement came after a Big Five meeting where Russia joined in the full and satisfactory agreement on the scope of debate for a world assembly with all nations a voice.
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Stettinius
United Nations
San Francisco
Truman
Russia
Australia
Honorable Discharge Button Spotted on Local Veterans
The article calls attention to a small gold button worn on lapels by Sikes ton residents. It marks the wearer as having served in World War II. The piece urges readers to recognize and honor those who have served.
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Sikeston
Big Three to Meet in Berlin Next Month
Churchill Truman and Stalin plan a Berlin conference before July 26 as details emerge from Downing Street and the White House. Attlee confirmed the venue indirectly, calling it a prospective conference in Berlin, with date not released.
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Berlin
Reich
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Truman
Marshal Stalin
Britain
Clement Attlee
White House
Washington
Charles G. Rosa
Attlee
Prime Minster
Liberated Nations to Get 14,500 Tractors for Food Rise
UNRRA announced that liberated European nations will receive 14,500 farm tractors this year to boost self sufficiency. The tractors, powering up to 2,900,000 acres, could yield about 1.5 million tons of grain. U S will supply 13,000 and Britain 1,500 machines. UNRRA will fund 3,526 tractors to Poland and 2,500 to Yugoslavia among others, with 8,297 slated for shipment by June 30.
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Washington
Europe
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
United States
Great Britain
Poland
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Albania
Defeat Gardens Aid Nazi Food Drive in Rhine Region
Fifteenth Army reports defeat gardens on tillable ground not ruined by war will cover food needs until harvest. Removal of Siegfried Line tank barriers frees land for planting as part of expanded production. Prisoners of war with farm experience are released rapidly and fishing ban on the Rhine lifted. Mrs. Chris Porter returns from Myrtle Beach to visit sister Mrs. Fred Withrow and husband with Army Air Forces unit.
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Fifteenth Army
Germany
Rhineland
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Chris Porter
Myrtle Beach
Fred Withrow
Army Air Forces
Okinawa Battle Declared Won by Nimitz and MacArthur
Admiral Nimitz announced the Okinawa battle is over with organized Japanese resistance ended and only two small pockets left. Major General Buckner was killed, and General Stilwell was named Tenth Army commander. Japanese deaths reached 87,343 with 2,565 prisoners. American casualties remain unconfirmed.
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Okinawa
Japan
Chester Nimitz
Tenth Army
Simon Buckner
Auto factories given new production quotas
The War Production Board announced quotas for 10 automobile makers totaling 691,018 passenger cars for nine months after June 1. It allows 241,916 cars in the last half of this year and 449,102 in early 1946. General Motors led, nearly double Chrysler, with Ford in third.
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War Production Board
WPB
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler
Ford
Hearing On Sikeston Bus Service Petition
The Public Service Commission will hear Sikeston bus service plans Tuesday at the Dunn Hotel. Southeast Missouri Bus Lines of Cape Girardeau seeks authority to run a St Louis route via East Prairie Charleston Sikeston Oran Chaffee Dutch Town Jackson with no stops between Jackson and St Louis. If DDT rules lift travel could drop to 3 hours 45 minutes from Sikeston to St Louis. current schedules reach 5 to 6 hours. New buses like Greyhound and Trailway use are expected for July. direct Sikeston to St Louis would bypass Cape Girardeau. local Sikeston Cape Girardeau runs unchanged.
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Sikeston
Public Service Commission
Dunn Hotel
Southeast Missouri Bus Lines
Cape Girardeau
Eddie Fritts
Greyhound Lines
East Prairie Charleston
Oran
Chaffee
Dutchtown
Jackson
St. Louis
St. Loui
Trailway
Chicago Truck Strike Defies Truman Order
Ten thousand Chicago truck drivers began a weekend strike against a presidential seizure of lines by the Office of Defense Transportation. As troops moved in to enforce the order, drivers started returning to work in scattered numbers by noon, marking a second WLB dispute over wage increases and shorter work weeks.
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Chicago
Truman
Office of Defense Transportation
WLB
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