Japanese Counterattacks Rake Davao Front in Mindanao
General MacArthur reports stiff Japanese resistance around Davao on Mindanao Island. Twenty fourth Division troops are driven back by counterattacks as Japanese forces penetrate lines and shell Libby air field while the 31st Division presses the retreating enemy in central Mindanao. Meanwhile on Tarakan Island Australians and Dutch push toward the Djoeata oilfield as Allied air forces bomb targets in Formosa and Celebes.
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Davao
Mindanao
MacArthur
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Libby
Talomo River
Mintal
31St
Littl Tarakan
Borneo
Djoeata
Tarakan
Formosa Celebes
Formosa
Germany’s Unconditional Surrender Ends World War II
Germany capitulated after five years of war, with Article signing by Keitel in Berlin. Stalin announced the surrender at 1:10 A. M. Moscow time. the western front ceased fire as V-E Day celebrated worldwide. Final terms signed in Reims after Patton’s cease fire order.
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Europe
Stalin
Germany
Moscow
Reich
Berlin
Statin
Wilhelm Keitel
Arthur Tedder
Carl Spaatz
de Lattre Tassigny
Gregory K. Zhukov
Furether
Czechoslovakia
Patton
Third Army
Prague
Reims
Eisenhower
Washington
London
Unconditional German Surrender Confirmed in Reims
Allied leaders announced the unconditional surrender of German forces in Europe. Doenitz ceded command to Jodl at Reims as Eisenhower demanded full authority. Friedeburg and other officials met with Montgomery to formalize terms. The event signals a Europe-wide collapse and shifts toward postwar occupation and relief.
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Georg von Friedeburg
Doenitz
Montgomery
Reims
Friedeburg
Shaef Code
Second Army
Eisenhower
Jodl
Supreme Headquarters
Hitler
Flensburg
Germany
Ger
Europe
Gustav Jodl
Karl Doenitz
Walter Bedell Smith
Ivan Susloparov
Prancow Sever
AP Asks End to Military Censor in Europe
The Associated Press urged General Eisenhower to abolish military censorship now that the war is over and to allow Edward Kennedy to present his own account of Germany's surrender. Kennedy remained suspended, barred from filing, while 54 AP correspondents protested SHAEF policy and pledged secrecy.
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Associated Press
Kent Cooper
Eisenhower
Europe
Edward Kennedy
Germany
Kennedy
Paris
London
Supreme Headquarters
America
Morton Gudebroé
Associated Press Paris
Reims
SHAEP
SHAEF
Desks chairs stools and tables offered by Rus Sell Stationery
Rus Sell Stationery Company advertises desks chairs stools and tables with contact Ph. 1257 for purchasing supplies.
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Rus Sell Stationery Company
Nazi Flight By U-Boat
Former editor Louis D. Caplane claims German delay in surrender aims to help top Nazis flee by submarine to Japan via Norway. He estimates 250 enemy subs in Norwegian ports built for a months long escape journey and doubts Hitler's death, suggesting he may still be in Norway organizing escapes.
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Washington
Norwegian Journal of Commerce
Japan
Norway
Louis D. Caplane
Norwegian
Caplane
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Lat in Maneuvers Alert Diplomats
The United Nations Conference weighs Latin American moves for a distinct inter American security system and possible veto power in a world organization. Delegates from 16 nations push for hemispheric disputes to be settled without waiting for global clearance. An 20 vote bloc exists even without the United States, while voting rules remain undecided. Secretary Stettinius called for a solemn pause and renewed dedication to peace.
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Mexico City
World Organization
United States
Stettinius
Coliseum Bill Sent To Governor For Potter County Build
A bill by the Legislature allows Potter County to use surplus funds to finance a coliseum project. The measure, having Senate amendment concurrence, goes to the governor for approval.
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Austin
House
Senate
Potter County
Government Reports War Cost At 275 Billion Dollars
Treasury data through May 5 shows the United States has spent 275.703 billion dollars on the war effort, covering expenditures in both the German and Japanese theaters.
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U.S
Washington
Treasury
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The U S Weather Bureau reports Wednesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with scattered thundershowers overnight in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas Panhandle and South Plains see similar trends with warmer conditions and scattered showers. Extended outlook through May 12 shows near normal temperatures with little precipitation and variable daily highs.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Gulf Plains
Wealth of Area Praised by Kerr
Governor Kerr of Oklahoma addressed the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce banquet praising Texas and Oklahoma for a long shared boundary and promising vast future development in the Southwest. He cited rising factory work, improved rail transportation, and abundant local capital to finance growth, noting 135000 trained workers in the region and criticizing discriminatory freight rates.
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Tex Keirsey
Texas
Oklahoma
Great Southwest
Robert S. Kerr
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Kerr
Union
Egypt
Moses
Chicago
Southwest
Duce's Widow Arrested With Mussolini Family
Under the U S Fifth Army on the Italian frontier, Signora Rachele Mussolini widow of Il Duce was taken into custody five days ago in Northern Italy. Two of her children were moved to Monte Catini near Florence. a report claimed Vittorio Mussolini was seized near the Swiss border, but confirmation was lacking.
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U. S. Fifth Army
Signora Rachele Mussolini
Hl Duce
Italy
Mussolini
Monte Catini
Florence
Vittorio Mussolini
Brief Ceremony Signals End of German War Effort
Under the stern formula Germany's guns are at rest and her air fleets yielded. U boats and merchant ships remain at sea as the ceremonial accord takes effect.
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Germany
Navy Aces Sink Six Jap Ships and Batter Okinawa Lines
Navy communiques report naval aircraft sank six Japanese ships, including a small freighter transport, and damaged 13 small ships and fishing vessels. Fleet activity off Korea and Honshu, with heavy guns on Okinawa defenses and weather halting ground operations. multiple ships sunk or damaged by Fleet Air Wing One and Fleet Air Wing 18, plus Army air strikes south of Honshu.
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Guam
Korea
Honshu
Nimitz
Fleet Air Wing One
Fleet Air Wing 18
Army Mitchells
Honsiu
Pittsburgh Paints at Olver and Wiggins Lumber
Announcement lists Pittsburgh Paints being offered at Olver and Wiggins Lumber Company located at 1200 West 6th Avenue. Information highlights product availability and retail location for customers. Municipal or regional context not provided.
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Pittsburgh Paints
Olver & Wiggins Lumber
Nazi Fanatics Continue Fighting as Prague Free
Stalin announced Soviet gains across Czechoslovakia capturing Olomouc and Olmuetz after stubborn resistance. Prague freed with the flag raised by Czech partisans, while Dresden and other Nazi holdouts fell to Red Army forces as V E Day neared.
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London
Stalin
Dresden
Czechoslovakia
Olmuetz
Olomouc
Republic
Prague
Marshal Tito
Zagreb
Hitler
Marshal Konev
Yeremenko
Moravian
Red Army
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Ike
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Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly Circus
Whitehall
Presiden RoosVelt
Casablanca
Britain
U. S
Pacific
Harold R. Stark
Tedder
Chicago Daily News. Inc
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General Eisenhower
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United Nations Conference
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Insurance
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Austria
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