Private Texan predicts extended war through 1946
Captain Jerry A. Steward of Fairfield Texas, a 50 year old Navy Cross recipient and long time Philippines veteran, says Japan will resist to the end and the war may not end before fall 1946. He describes experiences in captivity and lists his numerous decorations. The piece notes rumors of peace terms and skepticism about any definite offer, with analysis of possible sources in Japan and the disbanding of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association.
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Dallas
Jerry A. Steward
U.S.N.R
Fairfield
Texas
Phillippines
Cabanatuan
Civil Engineer Corps
Steward
Freestone County
Navy
H. B
Austin
Japan
Office of Strategic Services
Washington
Zaibatsu
Tokyo
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Foochow Back In Japs Hands After Two-Day Battle
Reinforced Japanese troops retook the East China port of Foochow after a two day fight. Chinese forces were driven from the city last Sunday and fighting continues outside the port. Foochow lies about 120 miles from Formosa and 500 miles southwest of Okinawa.
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Chungking
U.P
East China
Foochow
Formosa
Okinawa
China
Final Drive on Okinawa Sees Marines Push Toward Naha Area
American Marines and Doughboys move into key towns Naha and Yonabaru as 10th Army tightens on Shuri. Tanks advance toward Yonabaru while Naha air strip lies ahead. Japanese counterattacks leave hundreds of enemy dead with claimed tank-kill feats and heavy resistance across the island.
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Guam
Okinawa
Naha
Yonabaru
Big
6Th Marine Division
10Th Army
Shuri
Naha Air Strip
Nazi Leaders in Alpine Search as Allied Hunt Extends
Allied forces press a manhunt through Bavaria and Austria seeking Heinrich Himmler Joachim von Ribbentrop and Julius Streicher. Skorzeny Kaltenbrunner and Ley are among captured or implicated figures as raids intensify and locals assist.
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Berchtesgaden
Igeinrich Himmler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Julius Streicher
Bavaria
Austria
Otto Skorzeny
Himmler
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Robert Ley
Ribbentrop
Streicher
Hitler
Third Army
Skorzeny
Heinrich Himmler
Chinese morale cited after Hunan reverses in war
An American observer reported rising evidence that enemy morale suffered after unexpected reverses in Hunan Province. The Chinese defensive and counteroffensive tactics frustrated a Japanese drive toward Chihkiang, aided by American air support and careful wounded evacuation. Some units fought for 72 hours with little food yet remained high in spirits. Heavy Japanese equipment and supplies were left behind, while food and ammunition shortages persisted.
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Chungking
Chinese Combat Command
Hunan
Chihkiang
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Daily Japanese Industry Attacked by US Bombers
Washington reports the War Department warned Japan of almost daily strikes by United States strategic bombers. Undersecretary Patterson cited two Nagoya fire attacks by fleets over 500 B 29s and dismissed an OSS peace overture as unlikely.
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Washington
War Department
Japan
United States
Patterson
Nagoya
Brit submarine commander sinks Japanese craft near island
Lt. A. G. Chandler reported sighting palm trees and hibiscus as a camouflaged Japanese landing craft was hit at 1,000 yards. The stern blew off and about 100 Japanese abandoned ship with likely no survivors.
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Los Don
A. G. Chandler
Chandler
Grand Jury Adjourns Until Next Tuesday
The Potter County Grand Jury adjourned yesterday afternoon to reconvene at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning. The grand jury returned two indictments, but neither of the named individuals have been arrested by sheriff's deputies.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Sheriff's Department
Food stock in Western Austria at 12 days says Army officers
American forces occupy Western Austria and face a critical 12 day food supply with potential emergencies forecast in the next two weeks as Army officers warn.
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Salzburg
Austria
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Fair and warmer today and tonight in Amarillo and vicinity. Friday partly cloudy with little temperature change. West Texas shows fair weather this afternoon, partly cloudy and not as cool tonight in the Panhandle and South Plains. Friday partly cloudy and warmer except in El Paso area and Big Bend country. New Mexico fair this afternoon and tonight and Friday in south and east portions. showers possible in north and west Friday afternoon. warmer in east, cooler in northwest Friday afternoon. Low tonight 40 to 55, high Friday 60 to 85. EF A Regal Co Real Estate and Loans. Book rentals and popular reprints Russell Stationery Co. Phone 2-1257.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
el Paso
Big Bend
New Mexico
Pension Squabble Over Old Age Assistance Budget
In Austin the House and Senate prepare for a showdown vote on old age assistance spending. A constitutional amendment would raise the maximum grant from 15 to 20 dollars, while a Senate approved revision could cap total state appropriations at 30 to 35 million dollars.
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Austin
House
Senate
Mines Sown by American Planes in Japanese Straits
Tokyo radio reported 10 American planes sowed mines before dawn in the Bungo Strait between Kyushu and Shikoku. The statement notes that Superfortress aircraft have mined all major ports and most waterways in Japan.
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San Francisco
Tokyo Radio
Bungo Strait
Kyushu
Shikoku Islands
Japan
Nippon
Reds Start Intensive Training As Summer Maneuvers Begin
Moscow says Red Army units at fronts and in rear launch an intensive training program grounded in recent combat experience. Winter drills near Odessa Caucasus and Lwow wrap up as summer maneuvers begin with mountain troops in the Caucasus. Red Star urges officers to study tactics diligently. The Red Army remains the world’s largest land force with no threats implied.
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Moscow
Red Star
Odessa
Caucasus
Lwov
Red Army
Train Derailment Disrupts Santa Fe Traffic at Canyon Yard
A Santa Fe engine and three freight cars derailed in the Canyon yard yesterday afternoon causing several hours of disruption. Wrecking crews cleared the tracks by last night and traffic returned to normal today.
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Santa Fe
Canyon
Hitler's shock at Roosevelt death shocks Berlin hideout
Adolf Hitler reacted with a frenzied, maniacal laugh upon learning of President Roosevelt's death, according to former secretary Gerhardt Herrgesell. He described a midnight in Berlin at the chancellery when the bulletin arrived and Hitler exclaimed, pacing the room and shouting that he had foreseen the event, never smiling afterward.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Berlin
Liberation
Gerhardt Herrgesell
Hitler
Lorenz
Herrgesell
DNB
Tobacco Shortage Easing Predicted For 1945
New York reports a cigarette shortage easing within two or three months as wartime shipment to European forces declines. Philip Morris will boost civilian allotments 50 percent starting June 1 while industry groups say civilians will still face lines through 1945.
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New York
Europe
Philip Morris & Co., Ltd
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Casualty Figures From Pearl Harbor To May 7 and Beyond
U S Army and Navy casualty tallies show totals near 986 214 after May reports. Army losses totaled 878 939 with 46 638 casualties in the Philippine campaign and 10 342 killed, 35 699 wounded, 507 missing. Navy casualties reach 107 275 more to bring the combined count to 986 214. Japanese losses cited exceed 350 000 killed in various campaigns.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Patterson
Pattern
Okinawa
Potter County War Bond Drive Shows Mixed Progress
Less than one fifth of the War Bond quota was sold before the drive opened. Total estimates reach 1,240,403 dollars with 581,332.50 from E Bonds. Potter County officials await a sales boost from the Airborne Attack show at English Field with demonstrations starting at 2 PM.
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Potter County
Federal Reserve System
Guy Saunders
English Field
One Son Free and One To Go
Mr and Mrs C A Robertson of 2617 Fountain Terrace report one son has been liberated from a war prison camp while the other remains a prisoner. Lt Charles Robertson was freed by Red Cross telegrams from Washington DC after service with a reconnaissance unit in Holland. Sgt Warren Robertson has been a prisoner of war in Japan since the fall of Java and earlier in Poland.
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C. A. Robertson
Fountain Terrace
Robertsons
National American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Charles Robertson
Amarillo
Sgt
Warren Robertson
Fukuoka
Japan
Java
Robertson
Holland
Poland
Germany
Lukenwald
Amarillo College
University of Texas
National Guard
Warren
Texas A. & M. College
Charles
Nashville
Tenn
el Paso
Truman Meets Hull At Bethesda In 50 Minute Talk
President Truman visited the naval hospital at Bethesda Maryland for a fifty minute conference with Cordell Hull the former secretary of state. The meeting prompted speculation of a possible three way talk with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. He told reporters he had no comment on his visit.
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Washington
Truman
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Cordell Hull
Churchill
Stalin
Hull
Winston Churchill
W. Averill Harriman
Russia
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
Germans Are Well Fed and Clad Say Officials
Washington reports from a news conference indicate that Germany is with ample food and clothing. Officials cited that rural areas in the Reich remain untouched by war and that there is currently no sign of shortage in nourishment or apparel among the German people.
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Washington
Patterson
Europe
Reich
Photographs Live Forever Autry Studio Card
Autry Studio advertises photographs and studio services at 116 E 4th with contact 2 1922. The notice lists steel gates corrugated iron barbed wire hog wire and cedar posts from Coe Lumber Lith and Lincoln.
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Autry
E. 4Th
Coe Lumber
Lith
Lincoln
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