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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
7
Across eight states thousands walked off jobs as war production slowed by a strike wave urging wage and hours talks. Proponents argue troop sacrifice demands restraint while critics cite the need to protect vital factories and victory. A memorial note honors educator Joseph P Behm, a Latin Greek leader in Syracuse schools.
President Roosevelt met Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur at Pearl Harbor in a moved gesture seen as a warning to Japan. The article links the ceremony to planned campaigns in the Philippines and a joint operation advancing on Mindanao and Luzon, aiming toward Manila.
Thelma Myatt died here Monday and was buried yesterday. She served as administrative assistant to H Edward Creamer of the Onondaga County Rationing Board and devoted her life to mastering the Government war rationing program. Known as a tireless trouble shooter, she could handle any crisis at short notice.
Bulgaria hints at peace moves as Soviet demands troops quit eastern Bulgaria and Prime Minister Baghanoff acts to free 15000 political prisoners and end German wartime controls. Observers tie moves to broader Axis disarray, with Bulgaria and Finland possibly first to quit the conflict. A separate note mocks a non alcoholic armistice Victory Day in New York.
President Roosevelt’s planned Hawaii voyage to confer with Gen MacArthur and Adm Nimitz prompts questions over military versus campaign motives. Critics cite risks of mixing war leadership with presidential campaigning and warn the trip could backfire if interpreted as political leverage.
A reader urges action for lasting world peace and a world court, sharing a letter from Senator Robert Wagner and encouraging citizens to write Congress and the President. The piece also contains reflections on low flying planes and civilian impact, urging reporting of playful pilots.
In New York last night Harold Ickes praised Henry Wallace as a liberal force even as he helped steer him from the 1940 renomination. Corcoran and Fortas pressed Ickes to back Justice Douglas while Wallace prepared to meet Roosevelt, a sequence ending with Ickes backing Wallace and Wallace blaming Corcoran. Hugh Fulton, Truman ally, will accompany Truman’s campaign as War Investigating Committee counsel.
Paul Mallon argues progressive education fails without discipline in home, school, and church. He laments intuition over reason, warns against totalitarian influence, and urges schools and communities to embrace "learn by thinking and doing" to curb juvenile delinquency and build a democratic nation.
A letter urges wives of servicemen to carry identification such as marriage certificates, allotment notices, or fingerprints. The writer cites risks if stopped by police or while ill, seeking work, or in distress.
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