Allies may force Japanese constitution changes after Potsdam
Washington reports that the Allies may revise Japan's constitution to grant immediate voice to the people. Officials caution against early elections, predicting a long campaign to educate Japan from the ground up and to replace veterans of the war with civilian ministers while enforcing basic rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell Washington
Japan
House of Representatives
Diet
Hirohito
Akihito
Army
Navy
War
Marine
Moose Defeat Glouster Old Timers In Close Ballgame
Glouster Moose Base Ball Club edged the Glouster Old Timers by 3 runs in a tight Thursday contest. Walters led Moose with two hits while Olbers starred for Old Timers with two in three at bats. Withem allowed five hits for Old Timers and Lent six for Moose in a game filled with local names and community event notes.
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Glouster
Moose Baseball Club
Olbers
Walters
Moose
Sam Withem
Lent
Mouse
Glouster Mouse
Ase
Deeter
C. B. Tigner
Richard Jones
W. W. Wallace
Arrasane Vaeding
Donny Harry
Li Holbert
Toth
Adams
Russell G Oo
Price
Olberg
Withem
Obituary and Classified Rates Notice
The notice outlines Associated Press copyright terms and subscription rates for various regions and durations. It lists in state and out of state prices, special weekly service, and a nominal obituary card fee, with mailing details and office locations for representations in Chicago New York Columbus Cleveland.
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Ghia
Mens Fom
Mesavager
Ge Ted
Athens
John W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Japan’s Total Mobilization Paves Way to Pearl Harbor
The text outlines Japan’s 1931 to 1941 mobilization across spiritual political economic and military fronts. It claims a shift from democracy toward a Nazi like totalitarian state under the Emperor with a one party system, strict control of industry and labor, and a birth drive to sustain war efforts, culminating in the Pearl Harbor attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Nazi Germany
Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
Germany
We Were Prepared for War and Peace in America
The piece extols American resolve and character that secured victory and growth after wartime sacrifice. It contrasts the prepared yet humane American people with aggressors, emphasizing steadfast belief in merit, self reliance, and shared civic duties as the foundation of national strength and postwar progress.
Store Customers At Fault In Rationing Debate
A newspaper letter argues voluntary store rationing relies on customer honesty as shortages worsen. Clerks report being pressured by shoppers to claim plentiful purchases, while some customers push false allotments. The writer urges cooperation between retailers and public to avoid compulsory rationing.
Washington Letter: Russian Officer Watches U.S. Attitudes
A young Russian officer visiting Washington observes how civilians treat top Navy and Army officers. A vice admiral on the 16th Street bus is snubbed yet laughs at the driver's blunt reply. At a swank hotel, a colonel is refused a room while a Marine officer candidate secures a cancellation and a double on the 10th floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
U. S
Navy
Army
Quantico
Athens War Soft Water Plea For City Mains Upgrade
An editorial urges Athens to install softening equipment in the city water system to ease wartime soap shortages. It argues the previous revamp neglected soft water, causing household hardship and extra washing wear. The piece predicts postwar support as savings in soap and clothing wear would justify the investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens City
Veterans rights under Selective Service Law debated
Col James S Ervin of the Tri State Industrial Association notes veterans, employers, and workers share rights under the law. The War Labor Board may decide if the veteran’s job, seniority, or pay is protected, while interpretations vary and dispute looms.
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Selective Service
Department of Labor
James S. Ervin
Tri-State Industrial Association
War Labor Board
Spire
Mrs Chadwell Dies in Trimble After Stroke
Mrs Lury Chadwell aged 78 died at her Trimble home Sunday afternoon following a stroke several weeks earlier. Survived by husband John Chadwell invalid, daughter Mrs Bertine Myers of Trimble, sons Hugh of Duncan Falls and Aden of Columbus, six grandsons in service. Body at C F Wallace funeral home. Funeral at Trimble home with Gilbert Courtney officiating. burial in Maplewood.
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Glouster
Lury Chadwell
Trimble
John Chadwell
Bertine Myers
Hugh
Duncan Falls
Aden
Columbus
C. F. Wallace
Fey
Gilbert Courtney
Huriat
Maplewood
Reunion at Camp Atterbury Brings Kocks Family Together
A reunion at Camp Atterbury Indiana Wednesday brought together William R Kocks and John F Kocks after months apart. Sergeant Kocks had returned from a 30 day furlough with his parents in Corning while Pt Kocks arrived from Austria and left for Columbus to visit relatives before a 30 day furlough.
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Corning
Camp Atterbury
Ind
William R. Kocks
John F. Kocks
Sergeant Kocks
John Kocks
Kocks
New York
Austria
Columbus
Return From Detroit Glouster Case Seaman First Class
Miss Margaret Dunlevy and Jerry Dunlevy returned from Detroit Saturday to be with their father Gerald Dunlevy in Receiving Hospital. He suffers multiple fractures from a recent automobile accident. his condition is improved.
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Glouster
Margaret Dunlevy
Seaman
Wenfell Dunlevy
Jerry Dunlevy
Detroit
Bere
Gerald Dunlevy
Parents of Dead Hero To Receive His Medal
Washington report tells how Pfc. William H. Thomas 22 of Brinkley Arkansas kept fighting after his legs were blown off to kill three Japanese and enable his unit to seize an enemy position on Luzon. The War Department announced a posthumous Medal of Honor for the Ypsilanti Michigan native.
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Washington
William H. Thomas
Luzon
Brinkley, Ark
War Department
John] Thomas
Ypsilanti, Mich
Coroner Called to Athens Over Train Death
Athens County Coroner Dr J H Elias was summoned Saturday to inquest the body of Lewis Dale who was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train. Dale, an inmate of the State Hospital for the Insane in Athens, died at the scene.
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Athens
Glouster
J. H. Elias
Athens County
Lewis Dale
State Hospital For the Insane
Scout Camporee Set Near August Camporee Plans
Troop No 72 will host a Shawnee troop and a Corning troop for a week end camporee on August 19 19 Scouts will work on second and first class requirements and hold campfires Friday and Saturday nights Visitors are invited Saturday night and Sunday for tours Earle Johnson of Shawnee leads the event with help from the troop committees scoutmasters and assistants Fathers and friends are asked to arrive August 18 to help clean and grass the camp grounds
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Glouster
Ralph Hines
Boy Scouts
Shawnee
Corning
Earle Johnson
Dorothy Higgins Married in Dayton Society Notice
GLOUSTER Mr and Mrs George H Campbell announce the marriage of their niece Dorothy Higgins to Mr Russell Brewer of Dayton The ceremony occurred in Dayton on Saturday Aug 4 The newlyweds spent a week at Virginia Beach Va and are now at home in Dayton The bride a Glouster High School and Dayton Business College graduate worked at Tool Motor Company The groom a graduate of Eastern State College Kentucky works at Marine Products Company
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Glouster
George H. Campbell
Dorothy Higgins
Russell Brewer
Dayton
Virginia Beach
Dayton Business College
the Tool Motor Company
Eastern State College
Kentucky
Marine Products Company
Soldier Bingman Returns to New Jersey From Europe
Gail Bingman on leave from the European front telephoned his parents Mr and Mrs C E Bingman at Camp Kilmer New Jersey to say he had landed in the United States and expected to be home by Thursday this week
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Glouster
Ptc
Gail Bingman
C. E. Bingman
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Chauncey Churches Plan Special V-J Day Services
The Church of Christ Parish in Chauncey announced that if peace is announced by 6:45 p.m. on V J Day, a special hour long service will be held at the Chauncey and Trimble Churches at 7:30 p.m. Chauncey Methodist Church leaders also plan a 7:30 p.m. service that night in the Methodist Church, inviting the public.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ Parish
Churches of Christ
Trimble
Mrs Viola Sands, longtime Trimble resident, dies in Zanesville
Mrs Viola Sands, age 78, longtime Trimble resident, died Sunday at her son Jess Sands home in Zanesville. The body will be returned to Trimble for funeral arrangements to be announced. Survived by sons Jess Sands Zanesville Alden Sands Logan Norman Sande Pittsburgh daughter in law Maxine Heiser Trimble and a step daughter Nelle Sands Athens.
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Chauncey
Viola Sands
Trimble
Jess Sands
Zanesvile
Chauncey Personalities Share Visits and Guests
Mr and Mrs Walter Davis of Columbus recently visited Chauncey and stayed with Mrs Alice Nye. Mr and Mrs Joe Stanley of Dayton vacationed there to see the Stanley parents Floyd and Floyds family, and Mrs Stanley’s father William Campbell of Pomeroy. Guests included Mr and Mrs Doe Stanley Dayton and Mrs J J Sherlock and daughter Betty Jo of Athens and Janice Sue Stanley of Chauncey.
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Walter Davis
Columbus
Alice Nye
Chauncey
Joe Stanley
Dayton
Fioyd Stanley
Stanley
William Campbell
Pomeroy
Floyd Stanley
Doe Stanley
J. J
Sherlock
Betty Jo
Athens
Janice Sue Stanley
Letter From Son Reports Paris Visit During Austrian Duty
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Stanley of Chauncey received a letter from their son Cpl. John Stanley who is stationed in Austria. He mentioned a two week pass spent sightseeing in Paris. Mrs Donna Thomas will host Millfield Needle Club members at Circle Hill on Wednesday.
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Chauncey
Floyd Stanley
Cpl
John Stanley
Austria
Paris
CLUB
Donna Thomas
Circle Hill
Millfield
Needle Club
Home-Coming Is Held At McDougal Church
CHAUNCEY The eleventh annual home-coming of the former McDougal and Hixson schools was held on the first Sunday in August at the McDougal Church. Sunday School convened at 10 30 a m, a community dinner served on the church lawn. A large inscribed cake presented by Mrs Emma Everett formed the center decoration of the table. In the afternoon the program was rendered under the leadership of the president Mrs Emma Everett, prayer by the Reverend Shiplett, piano duet by Misses Rita and Arlene LaFollett, solo by Mrs Helen May, readings by Mr Alma Hudson, vocal solo by Mrs Glen Atkins, talk by the Reverend Shiplett, solo by Mr Householder, reading by Miss Bobo, solo by Miss Householder, A Sabbath Day original poem by Mrs Everett. Brief talks were given by home-comers from Los Angeles Greenfield Columbus Jacksonville Athens Zanesville. The same officers were retained for next year President Mrs Emma Everett, vice president Mrs Pearl Morris, secretary treasurer Mrs Ethel Mingus.
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Chauncey
McDougal
Hixson
Emma Everett
Shiplett
Rita
Arlene LaFollett
Mra Helen May
Alma Hudson
Glen Atkins
Reverend Shiplett
Mr. Householder
Miss Bobo
Miss Householder
Everett
Los Angeles
Greenfield
Columbus
Jacksonville
Athens
Zanesville
Emma, Everett
Pearl Morris
Ethel Mingus
iWith Service Men of Chauncey District
Miss Betty Jo Ward received a letter from Pvt. Ralph G. Martin stationed in Reims France stating a dim charge soon on the Point system. Eugene Joe Sukie son of Barberton residents was captured Jan 11 1945 and freed after 81 days in German prison now at White Sulphur Springs W Va awaiting a September medical discharge. T-5 Clarence V Ross back in the States on furlough visiting Chauncey parents Mr and Mrs Fred Ross. Week-end guests included Mr and Mrs William E Metzler Lavella Ross Billie Irene Elizabeth Ross from Columbus.
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Betty Jo Ward
Ralph G. Martin
Middleport
Reims
France
Ward
Pyt
Eugene Joe Sukie
Joseph Sutie
Barberton
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Clarence V. Ross
States
Fred Ross
Chauncey
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Glouster Moose
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Ardhle Kasler
Church of Christ Loyal Men
Easler
Wallace
Sally Eddy
Ida Grandy
Sally
Sharon
Associated PR
Associated Press
Focal News
Yosuke Mataucki
Tokyo
Kokusai Nippon No Chii
The
International Positon of Japan
Tosho Shiratori
Yoshiro Nakamura
Toyotame Penitentiary
United States
Nippon
China
New Order
Great East
Welfare Ministry
Social Affairs Bureau
Shigeru Yoshida
Great Britain
Hull
U. S. State Department
United States of America
Douglas Larsen
By Galbraith
Pullman
Chauncey Churches
Pacific
Son
McDougal Church
Chauncey District
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