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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
3
New Madrid County extension column outlines planting Chinese cabbage in June or August for fall harvest, describing the Chili variety with 18 inch high heads. It also covers Matthews Home Economics Club activities, disposal of spent crops to save moisture, soil fertility with green manures, and tomato staking guidance to prevent rot.
The article covers farm labor shifts in New Madrid County due to flood damage, advising on reassignments and selective service changes. It also reports a Maritime Commission tally of American merchant losses in World War II, detailing ship counts, causes, and regional battle zones, with figures for 1941 through May 1945 and comparisons to Allied losses.
Twenty three gun accidents, seven fatal, reported in Missouri since January by the State Conservation Commission. Thirteen victims were children aged 5 to 16. Twelve injuries or fatalities stemmed from careless handling, eleven caused by others. Nine accidents occurred in the home. Wildlife agents ordered to report all mishaps to compile the first annual Missouri record for safety education work.
In a radio talk on Army Hour, Col Albert L Warner of the War Intelligence Division said 9,000,000 leaflets and thousands of news sheets in Japanese have been dropped on Japan by B 29 Superfortresses. He described the leaflets as news and explanations of the war progress.
Tokyo radio warned that Okinawa’s fall to American forces will trigger a major aerial offensive against Japan and an early invasion of the Japanese homeland and China coast. It cited Allied bombardments in Borneo and the Kuriles, airfield build up, and a Russian ship sunk likely by a U.S. submarine, signaling imminent invasion preparations.
Col Alfred F Klaberer, veteran of 20 B 29 missions over Japan, says 500,000 Japanese and perhaps 1,500,000 have been killed in Tokyo alone by Superfort bombings. He notes Yokohama vaporized in a minute and cites incendiary burn care shortages, predicting Japan could be convinced to end the war within three months or face more meat grinder offensives.
Eddie Tolan the 1932 Olympic sprint champion appeared in Detroit traffic court this week charged with crossing a street so slowly that a motorist had to slam on brakes. Referee Courtney Fitzsimmons gave a suspended sentence and asked Tolan why he did not move faster. He replied I dont know guess Im getting old.
The Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo are coming home to Paris soon. After being hidden during the war both works are expected to be back at the Louvre within days. Venus was sheltered in a Loire valley chateau while Mona Lisa moved from a Toulouse area chateau before a German blockhouse conversion.
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