Five Americans killed and POW abuse details unfold in Asia
Fresh atrocity reports from Hong Kong and Melbourne describe five Americans killed while flying, three beheaded during a parade with a display labeling them as devils. Australian and British prisoners face deadly death marches in Borneo and ongoing abuse, with Major Singlaub noted for a daring rescue on Hainan Island.
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John A. Singlaub
Sherman Oaks
Cal
Hong Kong
Melbourne
Borneo
Darwin
Australia
J. W. Larkin
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Arthur Percival
Courageous Rescue by Singlaub Parachutists in Prison Camp
Maj. Singlaub recounts brave rescue when Japanese guards began taking prisoners. He ordered guards to protect parachute supplies and delay deportation.Captured officers were beaten. Singlaub’s group impressed by treatment after insisting Allies won. Notable names include Capt. Merrit Laws and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Muller.
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Singlaub
Ers
Merrit Lawks
Indianapolis
Benjamin Muller
el Paso
Citizen Soldiers Due Home From Pacific Occupation
Gen Douglas MacArthur said the occupation of Japan could deploy citizen soldiers back home within six months. He announced that about 200000 regular troops would garrison the homeland while the rest of the occupation force is demobilized. He also outlined further occupation steps and leadership changes in Japan.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Pacific
MacArthur
Yokohama
Dai-Ichi Mutual Insurance
U. S
Embass
Witch Doctor Burns Devils In Prisoners At Umeda Camp
HAL BOYLE recalls the so called Demon Doctor at Camp Umeda near Osaka who burned Marines with a string and hot punk to force they work. Prison conditions caused deaths from exposure starvation and brutal treatment, while medical care was nearly nonexistent.
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Yokosuka
Umeda
Philip C. March
Battle Creek, Mich
Tropical storm buffets Paris Island and Charleston area
Charle ston South Carolina and Paris Island endure 75 mile per hour winds and heavy rain as a tropical storm moves inland from Beaufort. Rain totals reach 6.40 inches in Charleston while warnings vary along the coast and the system weakens over land. The storm follows a recent Florida damage and recalls the 1926 hurricane.
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Charleston
S. C
Parris Island
Beaufort
Here
Florida
Boot Camp
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Savannah
Cape Hatteras
N.C
American Groups Petition President For Food Aid To Europe
Washington September 17 1947 American organizations petitioned President Truman for prompt increases in food shipments to Europe to avert starvation Representatives from 26 groups delivered the plea warning that only American aid could prevent anarchy in Europe this winter Mrs Dwight W Marrow head of the White House delegation said millions of Americans want to send the necessary food
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Dwight W. Marrow
Food Or Freedom Organization
White House
Dust Storms Sweep Panhandle Regions With Cold Front Approaching
Raw winds blow across the Great Plains with 50 mile per hour gusts and light showers. Weatherman H C Winburn notes the storm centers over Minnesota and a Dakota low pressures pulling cold air from the Pacific Northwest while warm air from the south meets it. Rain totals vary with Adrian reporting.72 inch and Dalhart 23. Hereford 20 and several spots in Texas Panhandle report minor rainfall. Cooler air is expected to bring partly cloudy conditions tomorrow with most moisture in the northeast Panhandle rather than Amarillo.
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Dalhart
Amarillo
Panhandle
H. C. Winburn
Great Plains
Rockies
Dakotas
Pacific Northwest
Weather Bureau
Adrian
Amarillo’s
Winburn
Northeast
News Tip Contest Won By W. D. Cassterus
W. D. Cassterus of 4405 Nueces won first prize in last week’s News Tip contest for the mystery blast fatal to an Amarillo woman. Second prize of 3 went to Lynn Speer for a tip on the Herring Hotel incident. Margine Carroll earned 2 for a railroad man back injuries story. Numerous locals are listed as tip contributors.
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Amarillo
W. D. Cassterus
Lynn Speer
Herring Hotel
Margine Carroll
Fillmore
Ruth Anderson
North Pierce
Don Hadley
Russell Stationery Company Advertises Corporate Help
The notice proclaims business assistance services for other firms. It highlights support in office supplies, printing, and related solutions to boost efficiency and productivity.
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Russell Stationery Company
General Hodges Arrives at Hamilton Field After War redeploy
Gen Courtney Hodges commander of the U S First Army has arrived at Hamilton Field Cal from the Pacific his forces were being redeployed from Europe when the war ended Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance
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Hamilton Field
Cal
U. S
Courtney Hodges
Pacific
Europe
Beasts of Belsen Trial Opens Before British Court
Josef Kramer known as The Beast of Belsen and 45 other Germans faced a British military court for alleged atrocities at the Belsen camp. Nineteen women were among the defendants in the first mass war crimes trial by the Allies. The defendants appeared in a converted gymnasium as crowds lined the streets during their transport.
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Philippines
MacArthur
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Yoshige Shirokura
Tokyo
North
China
Ichimiya
Aichi Prefecture
Ashahi
Yoshio Shinotsuka
Supreme War Council
Shinotsuka
Army Officers’ School
West Point
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigemitsu
Hideki Tojo
Kunaiki Koiso
Dixie
United States
Lueneburg
U.P
Josef Kramer
The
Belsen
Germany
Reich
Army Captain Convicted On Charge of Bigamy
Berlin sept 17 Capt Carl Schultz a Chicago native married WAC Sat Kanella Koulouvaris of Brooklyn in a civil ceremony this summer. A court martial found him guilty of bigamy and he was sentenced to dismissal from the service. He claimed he believed his Chicago wife had died in an accident.
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Berlin
Carl Schultz
WAC
Chicago
Schultz
Kanella Koulouvaris
Brooklyn
Former French Premier Andre Tardieu Dies in Riviera Home
Andre Tardieu, former premier of France aged 68, died Saturday night at his home in Menthon on the Riviera. He served in four governments and became premier in 1929 before his cabinet fell in under four months.
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France
Riviera
Marseille
Andre Tardieu
Menthon
The
United States Plans Nazi War Crimes Trials by November
Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, chief U. S. war crimes prosecutor, says the United States expects to begin trials of Nazi war leaders by November 1 and may proceed independently if Allied nations delay.
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Mernberg
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
U. S
United States
Globe Series Tells Part Each Army Division Played
The Globe begins a series of brief histories of Army divisions with the First Division. The article notes many divisions have storied exploits and announces a continued series with the First Division featured on page 9.
Heart Disease Fatal To Pioneer Realtor
Pioneer Amarillo real estate figure Will D. Gilvin died at 66 in St. Anthony's hospital after a heart ailment. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev. Foster and Rev. Fincher officiating. burial at Llano Cemetery. Survived by his widow Aida Munford, a brother John B, two sisters Annie Kimbrough and Harol d S. Richey, and seven children. The Gilvin firm has occupied 113 East Fourth for 45 years with deep ties to local real estate, including a stint at the Amarillo Hotel during the 1920s oil boom.
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Will D. Gilvin
St. Anthony's Hospital
Gilvin
Griggs Funeral Chapel
Frederick A. Foster
St Andrew's Episcopal Church
E. B. Fincher
Elwood Park Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
Amarillo
Annie Kimbrough
Henrietta
Harold S. Richey
Warren J. Freeman
Leland Abbott
Joe McCollum
Glen Casey
George Simmons
Karner Blythe
Jason Robberson
H. L. Finch
E. O. Chaddock
Harve Williams
Seventh Fleet Prepares To Enter Shanghai Harbor
Shanghai dispatch reports Seventh Fleet forces ready to enter the mine littered harbor to evacuate about 6000 liberated prisoners of war and Allied civilian internees. Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid ordered hospital and supply ships to move up the Yangtze toward Shanghai with offshore battle protection.
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Shanghai
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday remains partly cloudy and cool. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers in the Panhandle and South Plains. Highs near 92, lows around 52, noon 79.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Navy pledges 764000 enlisted and 75000 officers to civilian clothes by Christmas
Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld told the Senate military committee the Navy will demobilize 764000 enlisted personnel and 75000 officers by Santa as ships and bases remain in service. Undersecretary Gates cautioned that Pacific conditions delay full return of forces. A detailed demobilization plan will be provided soon.
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Washington
Navy
Louis £. Denfeld
Senate Military Committee
Gates
Pacific
Congressional
Over 28 Million Dollars A Year for Texas Roads
Texas is allocated 28,765,449 dollars annually for three years by the Public Roads Administration. The House will be asked to approve a concurrent resolution to implement the 1944 highway act, authorizing 500,000,000 dollars yearly for three years in the nation’s largest road building program to date.
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Washington
Texas
Public Roads Administration
House
Thousands view Lenin Mausoleum reopened in Moscow
Thousands of Muscovites filed past the Red Square tomb of Nikolai Lenin as the mausoleum opened today for the first time since early in the war. The embalmed body of Lenin, who died nearly 21 years ago, lies in a new cut glass coffin.
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Moscow
Red Square
Nikolai Lenin
Lenin
Tactless Texan Lands In Japan The Hard Way
Captain Ernest S. McDonald recalls how his fighter plane nicknamed The Tactless Texan Miss Irene was damaged by Japanese fire over Japan after landing at Ie Shima before peace envoys. The Mustang crashed on a mountain. the pilot bailed out safely. The namesakes tie to his wife Doris Irene Foster and the Amarillo, Texas connection.
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Japan
Nippon
Ie Shima
Ernest S. McDonald
Mae A. McDonald
Polk
Iwo Jima
Amarillo
Irene
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