Ohioans Weary After Pearl Harbor Peace Joy
Confetti and dawn celebrations mark a holiday in Ohio as Governor Lausche proclaims a day of prayer and Thanksgiving with state offices closed. In Columbus vendors sell V J Day souvenirs moments after Truman’s announcement though Japan’s surrender is not yet official. Minor incidents include a shotgun injury in Newark and a near fatal Red Cross blood donor death as crowds sing in Chillicothe while doubled police guards cover major cities.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Truman
MacArthur
Japan
Newark
Amelia Reed
Red Cross
Chillicothe
Toledo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Second Timothy Crop Observed In Mason Area
Farmer Roy Kincaide on Ripley Road reports a heavy second timothy hay crop, a rare occurrence in the area when the season is unusually favorable. He stores hay outdoors in about 30 stacks with more to harvest as other details recall wartime losses and local reactions in Port Clinton and Columbus.
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Mason Point Pleasant
Roy Kincaide
Ripley Road
Timothy
Kincaide
Point Pleasant Personal Notes From Charleston and Nearby
Mrs William Burdette spent Monday with friends in Charleston. Yeoman Margaret Thomas stationed in Washington visited family with her parents Mr and Mrs A E Thomas who joined by son Cpl Earl Squeaky Thomas Jr newly arrived from Italy. Cpl Thomas to take long furlough home. Set and Mrs Cashy Meadows Jr arrived from Cincinnati after meeting him there. Mrs Eustace Wilson substitutes in Somerville office while Miss Neil Diddle on vacation. Mrs Hugh Curry and infant son returned from Halter Hospital. Flora Myers visiting son and daughter in law Sterling Dunlavy and wife in Athens Ohio. Mr G L Pullin of Leon and Mr and Mrs Clarence Opele and Elpert Fruth of Charleston visited Pat B T Wilson Charleston Road.
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William Burdette
Charleston
A. E. Thomas
Washington
Yeoman
Margaret Thomas
Cpl
Earl “Squeaky" Thomas, Jr
Italy
Thomas
Cpl. Thomas
Cashy Meadows, Jr
Cincinnati
Athens
H. EB. Benedict
I Huntington
P. W. Machir
Lincoln Ave
G. B. Waggener
Sue Waggener
J. S .Wagener
Jackson
GL. Pullin
Leon
iMr
Clarence Opele
Board of education to act on budget at special meeting
In Fort Pleasant a special meeting of the board of education is planned to finalize the year's budget after the state tax commissioner reviews the tentative plan this week. Superintendent Mleepnperden and financial secretary Miss Hildreth Armastron joined Charleston officials yesterday on related school business. Astoria, Or, traces its roots to a 1811 fur trading post established by John Jacob Astor.
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Foint Pleasant
Board of Education
Mleenperdén
Hildreth Armastron
Swepe
Charleston
Astoria
Iski
John Jacob Astor
Logan Wedding News Sets Ashland Ceremony
Logan society pages report the August 20 wedding of Mrs. Neljie Feather Fraser to Robert H. Fraser of Los Angeles at First Presbyterian Church Ashland Kentucky. Rev. Samuel Curry officiated the single ring ceremony with a powder blue suit and red rose corsage noted for the bride. Fraser, a thirty two month Army veteran from North Africa, will reside in Los Angeles after a period in Columbus.
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Logan
NelJie Feather
Robert H. Fraser
Los Angeles
Calif
First Presbyterian Church
Ashland
Samuel Curry
Columbus
Fraser
Roy Magle
Cali
Service Men Honorably Discharged From Area Centers
Hocking service men report honorable discharges from naval receiving center in Long Island New York and Indiantown Gap Pa. Pvt. Paul Edward Winder spent over three years overseas and reenlisted with the local board. Pvt. Harley Clifford George had more than fifteen years of army service and was discharged by points. Sgt. Fred White, Cpl. Harold W. Larimer, Ruth Ann Boocks, and Cpl. Joseph F. Simms are mentioned with post discharge orders, furloughs, and reassignment plans in Ohio and nearby bases.
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Donald Eurgene May
Haydenville
U.S. Naval Receiving Center
Lidon Beach
Long, Island
Pvt
George
Sgt
Fred White
E. B. White
Navoo
Logan
Miami Beach
Fla
Harold W. Larimer
Harold Larimer
Maple St
Camp Atterbury
Africa
Sardinia
France
Germany
Atterbury
Ruth Ann Boocks
Washington
H.M. Boocks
Starr
Lincoln
Neb
Frank Simms
Don
Phito, O
Charlotte Simms
Gallipatis
Training Program for Veterans Is Planned
Fools Inc and the American Veterans of World War II announce a joint sponsorship of a week on the job training program for honorably discharged veterans planning to open their restaurants. Applicants will be interviewed by the restaurant chain s city superintendents in Cincinnati and six other cities.
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Chicago
B G Fools, Inc
American Veterans of World War II
Anvets
Cincinnati
Civilians to be used in Army work after the war
The War Department announced that civilians will be employed to the maximum extent after the war to replace officers and enlisted men at Army installations in the United States. The plan aims to speed demobilization and keep soldiers focused on military duties and essential tasks. In Hillsboro and Greenfield, teachers in Highland County schools will receive a cost of living pay increase.
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Washington
War Department
Hillsboro
Highland County
Greenfield
Manpower Controls Are Suspended in Three-State Region
In the Ohio Michigan Kentucky area regional war manpower director E L Keenan announced a full suspension of essential wartime labor rules following President Truman’s declaration that the war against Japan had ended. Workers may now accept any job and employers may hire freely removing rules on availability statements 43 hour minimums worker ceilings and U S employment service tied to priority labor.
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Cleveland
JPK
Ohio-Michigan-Kentucky
E. L. Keenan
Regional War Manpower Commission
Truman
Japan
Keenan
U. S
Logan City Council Meets Tuesday Amid V J Day Cheer
The Logan city council met in regular session with President Harry Shaw presiding. Councilman George Moore was absent ill. A representative from Columbus Bond Company spoke on water works bonds and legal aid, but no action was taken. An emergency resolution allowed city employees to work in other departments due to labor shortages. A ten day paid vacation for police, after one year of service, was approved. The budget was accepted and filed with the county auditor.
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Logan
Harry Shaw
George Moore
D. ©. Murphey
Columbus Bond Company
R. B. Perkins
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Murphey
Ward Chase
Samme
Couity
Support Reduction Asked by Father
In the divorce case Helen Mason minor through her next friend Lavine Weaver v Earl Mason the defendant seeks a weekly support cut from 10 to 5 dollars arguing his 4 fez amputation and expected difficulty in paying 310 weekly while claiming the plaintiff did not devote time to caring for the child or work though able. Dr Garland Hayes 55 a Cleveland dentist was found shot to death in his car at 6th St and Cedar Ave police report.
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Cleveland
Garland ‘Hayes
FE. 6Th St
Cedar Ave
Logan's Citizens Eclipse All Previous Celebrations
Logan erupts in street celebration after Japan surrender ending gas rations. Main Street crowds jammed Logan with horns and bells in a historic downtown scene. Churches held services while liquor sales halted at radio alert, as police and special officers kept order.
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Logan
Main Street
Japan
Club Meets For Program Tuesday
Mrs. Jane Lanning presided at the Business and Professional Women's Club first meeting of the year in the church dining room. A six o'clock dinner followed by patriotic songs marked the hour, with a busy chart of committee appointments led by Lanning. Forty-three members attended with one guest, Violet Redick. An August 20 planning meeting for the coming year was announced.
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Warren A. Lanning
Main St
Wilbur Lanning, Jr
Mr Lanning
Wilbur Warren Lanning
Raymond Lanning
Mary Jane
John Lanning
Evelyn
Jimmie
Charles Lanning
Laura Knox
Columbus
W.A. Lanning
Lanning
Letha Starr Boocks
Eva Mock
House
Mae Schall
Velva Brashares
Minette
McCray
June Dickason
Henrietta Smoot
Hilda Thurness
Madge Wright
Faith Wright
Flowers
Ruth Lewis
Charlene Harbarzer
Thelma Keys
Maude Hack
Fairy Grooms
Pearl Scharff
Garnet
Marie Lines
Nawa Lume
Shaplen
Violet Redick
asOn
Mogey
Allies Agree to Peace Terms Without Debate
Britain, Russia and China joined the United States in accepting Japan s surrender note without seeing it. Secretary of State Byrnes, via a worldwide telephone call from the Pentagon, assured that the note fully accepted the Potsdam ultimatum for unconditional surrender.
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Washington
Britain
Russia
China
United States
Japan
Brynes
Pentagon
All-Out Attack Halted by Surrender in Okinawa News
Newsweek war correspondent reports a major Far East Air Forces operation near Okinawa, the closest American ground base to Japan, being halted by a surrender gesture as a key wartime action.
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San Francisco
Robert Shaplen
Newsweek
Okinawa
Japan
Nippon
Far East Air Forces
Club Field Day To Be Held Next Tuesday
Gallipolis reports the annual 4 H Club Field Day and picnic will occur next Tuesday. Activities start at 9 am with rides and a-movie at the Colony Theater, dinner on Washington School grounds, and a welcome at Gallia Academy High School Auditorium by President Jack Knight. Dressmaking revue, cash prizes, health contest, and a free swim at the Gallipolis pool are planned with entry by County Agent Roger and Naomi Evans.
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Gallipolis
Fred W. Wheeler
Imovie
Colony Theater
Washington
Gallis Academy High School
Jack Knight
Chamber of Commerce
Gallia County
Naomi Evans
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Akron
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