USS Missouri Scene of Historic Jap Surrender
The USS Missouri, a 45,000-ton battleship named for Missouri, witnessed Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies in Tokyo Bay marking the end of World War II in the Pacific. Key figures include General Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, with launch in 1944 and keel laid in 1941 at New York Navy Yard.
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Tok 5You Bay
Japan
United Nations
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United States
MacArthur
Pacific
New York Navy Yard
State Draft Board Director Praises Boards Service
General J Watt Page Texas Selective Service director commends local draft boards for years of unpaid service amid continued induction and resignations. He notes only four of 381 boards requested resignation and honors their patriotic sacrifice while urging soldiers to return home from overseas service.
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Patriotic Service of Draft Boards
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Page
Austin
Texas
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
End of Government Livestock Controls Opens Open Market
Restrictions easing lifts government set asides for slaughter and loosens meat quotas. Prices move with mixed cattle and sheep trends as U S policy shifts toward open market purchases and subsidy backed controls. The Aleutian Islands note confirms U S ownership as Alaska debates continue.
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Uncle Sam
Corrier
Lana
Los Angeles
Imperial Feds
Arizona
Breda Er and Fall Chicks Hatch Schedule
Breeding and poultry notice advertising two big hatches weekly through summer and fall with ready started chicks. Booking orders for fall chicks are being taken and customers are asked to send postage for prices and full details.
Around Town Notes Spark Patchy War Era Woes
The column reflects wartime catalog delays at Sears and Monkey Ward, discontent with merchant practices during shortages, and social observations from Alpine area residents. It notes community humor, local business names like Alpine Lumber, and comments on war ethics and political economy.
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Sears
Monkey Ward
Inscriptions Beside Boston Door Offer Mottled Message
A fragment from a Boston area scriptural display reads Man tends. God mends. The text appears near a main entrance and is part of a larger vandalized or altered inscription. The line is captured among other cryptic remarks about aging and irony.
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al Scrptal
Boston
Garcia Lopez de Cardenas Discovers Grand Canyon of Arleona
Explorer Garcia Lopez de Cardenas reportedly discovers the Grand Canyon of Arleona in the autumn of 1540 during an expedition in the Southwest.
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Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
Grand Canyon
Arleona
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Aleutian Islands
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BREDA
Goodyear
America
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Wilfred
Granada
Glad Witt Stack
Missus
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Twell
Alpine Lumber Company
Aistop
Xinda
Arsusas
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
C. W. Copeland
P.O
City Drug Store
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Chevrolet
Plymouth
Onze
Nymouth
Wisard Mutfiers
Chey
Beford
Dodge
Plymoutty
Neve Veli
Moderotet
Mostem Mouth
H.J. McBride
Alpine, Tex
Central Power and Light Company
Robert Art
Heor
CBS Network
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