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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1945
Page
2
The seven week Seventh War Loan campaign ends today as Bond sales nationwide surpass the Sixth War Loan peak of 21.6 billion dollars though quotas remain. In Syracuse Onondaga County and nine-county district committees praise workers for seven weeks of selfless effort and urge more purchases to lift E bonds and individual sales to meet targets.
City urges Syracusans to trim shrubs adjacent to properties to improve visibility and safety at intersections. Dense growth blocks sidewalks and curbs, causing untidiness and discomfort for pedestrians, especially women.
The piece reflects on June ending and July arriving in Syracuse and Central New York, hoping for a real summer with sunlit days. It notes open stores, long weekends for salesfolk, and public cooperation in shopping while clerks rest. It mentions weather, coal concerns, and memories of July last year, Normandy, and France, ending with a hopeful note for a better world.
A mixed Kanzen of days past recalls a grasshopper plague delaying trains and crops, railways brushing debris, and a new electric railway plan. It cites Syracuse budgets, valuations, and tax rates while noting officials wary of high rates. Five years back a San Francisco convention hint and Salina wind damage are mentioned with costs.
The town remains hopeful and united as residents recall better days. Despite weather variations, lovely yards and gardens define summer, keeping spirits high and neighbors connected.
Mayor LaGuardia charges a 5000 square mile black market diverts meat from New York City. Officials promise study as Washington debates powers for the new food director Clinton P. Anderson. Anderson, a former representative, studies ration coupons and aims to include seasoned meat workers in plans. The nation seeks more meat and stable supplies.
Lt. George Thompson and Pfc. Rufus E. Randall and three Marines faced hundreds of Japanese during two hours of dialogue and cigarette sharing. A walkie-talkie broadcast described mass hara-kiri as 150 surrendered. Psychological warfare seems to bend stubborn fighters as prisoner rates rise and leaflets prompt surrenders.
A nostalgic column laments Western sheriffs replaced by a balloon chasing lawman. It recalls Wild Bill style heroes, praises the gallant sheriff who chased a drifting Japanese balloon, and argues Western fiction should preserve gunplay and bold quick draws despite changing times.
US intelligence cites German scientists pursuing a platform 5000 miles high to harness sun rays for world destruction within 50 to 100 years. They also boast V bombs and submarines capable of blasting New York, and predict trans Atlantic rockets within 15 to 20 years. If feasible, war may be prevented for a century, though the urge to destroy endures.
Washington notes Japan fears invasion and seeks precise timing while American dispatches push to reveal targets. German lessons of deception cited as Tokyo studies invasion paths and potential coastal approaches. China war prospects loom, with Soong touring Moscow to unify anti-Japan forces and lend-lease flows shaping Manchurian front. Naval blockades and carrier strikes loom as prelude to any invasion.
Marquis Childs argues that Stettinius’s resignation clears the path for a broad State Department reorganization. He favors Byrnes as top policy leader, but calls for a strong administrative undersecretary and a plan like Britain's to recruit and train new talent, reducing seniority blocks and expanding the technician corps. He notes past internal rivalries and fears politicization of posts.
Dorothy Thompson assesses the postwar plan as SHAEF shifts authority to a four-power inter Allied government in Berlin. General Lucius Clay will represent the United States on the central control council handling Germany’s demilitarization and governance. Short-term crises loom in transportation food and communications across zones, with a primitive economy to be established before winter. The piece stresses shared resolve and the risk of American withdrawal affecting allied policy.
Readers weigh in on isolationism and refugee citizenship. Strategicus attacks armstrong’s record and Nazism, while Syrondagan calls for thorough political vetting of refugees before granting citizenship to ensure alignment with American democracy.
Stan Arnold notes the Charter's completion and nations signing with China leading the way. He emphasizes that standing with China in the opening conflict was appropriate, framing it as a justified stance in the broader wartime alliance context.
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