Surrender Terms for Japan to Be Signed on Missouri Deck
Washington reports that surrender terms of the Japanese government will be signed aboard the battleship Missouri in the presence of General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz. The supreme Allied commander will be MacArthur, directing postwar Japan. Armistice details outline Japanese disarmament and occupation, with cease fire preceding signing, possible large airborne occupation, and nine month projection for redeployment and demobilization of Pacific forces.
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Washington
Missouri
Truman
MacArthur
Nimitz
Army
United States
Japan
United States Navy
Byrnes
Pacific
Subscription rates and distribution terms listed in postal notice
The notice details subscription prices for various durations, regions, and editions including outside Ohio options. It mentions annual rates of 11 dollars, months at 8.50, and weekly 25 cents, with additional regional variations and a special worldwide Mens Edition at 1.50 a year. Also notes mailing through Athens Post Office and class matter status.
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Cartier
Ofin
Onfe
Ohio
Massenger
Athens Post
Japanese diplomacy and wartime ideology analyzed
The article argues that both Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan used deceitful diplomacy. It outlines a method: declare bold aims, lie low until ready, pit rivals against each other, and strike swiftly. It contrasts Hitler’s National Socialism with Japan’s Shinto-driven state ideology and criticizes Foreign Office fakery and geisha diplomacy before Pearl Harbor.
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Hitler
Germany
Japan
Foreign Office
Pearl Harbor
Peace Victory Reflections After Japan Surrender
A postwar reflection on victory in World War II, honoring sacrifice and unity. The piece recalls Pearl Harbor, the cost of war, and the need to build a peaceful, inclusive America after freedoms are secured. It notes millions of lives lost, expenditures, and the duty to live together in harmony with allied nations.
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America
Japan
Europe
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United States
Thia
Hitler
Hirohito
Germany
White House
Vergailles
Outlawing Atomic War and U S Leadership for Peace
An editorial argues the United States should renounce atomic energy explosives in any future conflict. It contends the atomic bomb was used only as a last resort after Japan refused peace and asserts the U S has responsibility to ban its use in war. It condemns protests abroad and domestically yet supports leading a global initiative toward disarmament.
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China
Japan
United States
Manchuria
Nankin
Pacific Islands
East Asia
Tatsuo Kaiwai
Pataan
England
Germany
Washington Letter on Army Medical Staff at Okinawa
Top Army medical leaders from all theaters met to share experiences and plan the Pacific drive. Reported record hospital admissions for wounds exceed disease for the first time in European war history, aided by DDT spray on Okinawa. Field hospitals stayed close behind lines, 40 000 pints of whole blood used, and praise given to medical teams for saving many lives.
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Washington
Pacific
Mercal
Europe
Earl Manneil
Okinawa Island
Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Navy
Army Medical Corps
Twolands
Maxwell
Port Clinton Prepares Modest War End Observance
Port Clinton will mark the end of World War II in a subdued ceremony honoring the 192nd Tank Battalion from Ottawa County. Twenty-one presumed dead, eight prisoners, three missing. families keep hope alive as a parade and religious services are planned, with the Bataan Clan seeking return or confirmation of all members.
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Port Clinton
LPI
Ottawa County
Japan
Tank Co
192Nd Tank Battalion
Bataan
Emil Smith
Set
Elmer Smith
Subic Bay
Ple Heart
Sgt. Smith
Agnes
Below
Restoration of Ohio Farm Land Is Urged After War
In Columbus the war’s farm-food demands are linked to soil depletion, urging land renewal. Ohio State University expert J A Slipher notes wartime needs accelerated erosion while proposing contour planting and crop rotation. The Soil Conservation Service estimates 51,938 man-years needed for conservation across 26,318,000 acres, with 16,000,000 suitable for continuous cultivation and 4,100,000 for grazing and woodland.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. A. Slipher
Ohio State University
Slipher
Midwest
Washington
Soil Conservation Service
Streptomycin Seen as Penicillin Alternative at Illinois
University of Illinois researchers study streptomycin, a drug from soil mold, as a potential successor to penicillin. Developed by Selman Waksman at Rutgers, it shows dramatic animal test results and may treat penicillin resistant infections such as tularemia, typhoid, dysentery, and tuberculosis, pending production scaling.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Urbana-Champaign
University of Ilnois
H. W
University of Ilinois
Anderson
Sigma Xi
Wabash College
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
French Leader De Gaulle to Visit Truman This Month
General Charles De Gaulle will arrive in the United States August 22 for a conference with President Truman. Announcement of the impending visit was made at the White House and in Paris.
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Washington
Charles DeGaulle
United States
Truman
White House
Paris
End of Censorship Expected With V J Day
Washington report says newspaper radio and mail censorship will end with V J Day as the Office of Censorship prepares to announce its closing upon President Truman proclaiming the day.
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Washington
Office of Censorship
Truman
Curtiss-Wright Builds 5,000th Helldiver Bomber
The Curtiss Wright plant in Columbus announced its 5,000th Helldiver dive bomber. The aircraft, bearing hundreds of autographs, was presented amid celebrations as Duke of Windsor spent time at the White House with President Truman. He visited with J. Balfour, an aide from the British Embassy.
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Duke
White House
Washington
Windsor
Truman
Columbus
Curtiss Wright
J. Balfour
Secre
Curtiss-Wright
Byrnes
Pacific Fleet near surrender ends carrier war plans
SAN FRANCISCO reports Norman Paige of ABC News aboard the flagship described the Pacific Fleet halting combat as Japan announced surrender. He quoted Admiral Halsey instructing crews to cease firing, with carrier pilots celebrating by jettisoning bombs at sea on their return to the ships.
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San Francisco
America
Pacific
Norman Paige
American Broadcasting Company
Tokyo
Japan
Paige
Halsey
Surrender Comes on Charter Anniversary
Washington reports the Japanese surrender occurred on the fourth anniversary of the Atlantic Charter. The charter pledges freedom from aggression and oppression and was framed by President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill during wartime conferences aboard ship in the Atlantic.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Atlantic
Troop Movement Reversal Expected After Japanese Surrender
Paris report states a complete reversal of European troop deployment will occur about a month after Japan signs surrender. A U.S. spokesman said high point men will be prioritized for homeward voyages, with 85-point soldiers moved to the front and low-score men sent to the end of the line within roughly 30 days.
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Paris
U.S
Pacific
United States
Former Prosecutor Nevius Receives Prison Term
Former Clark County prosecutor Jerome A. Nevius was sentenced to one to 20 years on three bribery counts. Judge Golden C. Davis ordered concurrent terms after Nevius was found guilty of taking bribes from Joseph Parisi and Ralph Schear of Dayton to permit a gambling operation in Clark County.
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Springfield
Clark County
Jerome A. Nevius
Common Pleas
Golden C. Davis
Nevius
Joseph Parisi
Ralph Schear
Dayton
British Plan To Hold Thanksgiving Service At Saint Pauls
Tentative arrangements propose a national service of thanksgiving at Saint Pauls Cathedral Sunday afternoon if peace is secure. The king and queen would attend. Parliament openings proceeded with two scarlet thrones in the Lords and thorough cleaning of the buildings.
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London
Saint Paul's
Cathedral
House of Lords
Athens County Fair exhibits and 1935 Courtney reunion notes
Mrs. Dorothy Parmiter lists Granges with reserved spaces at the Athens County Fair including Trimble Athens New Marshfield Albany and Canaan Juvenile Granges plus Courtney family reunion with eighty two members at the Athens Fairgrounds. Gilbert Courtney elected secretary Aliie Bingman treasurer.
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Athens County
Dorothy Parmiter
Trimble
Athens
New
Marshfield
Albany
Canaan
Courtney
Athens ‘Fairgrounds
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Aliie Bingman
Florence Pendergrass
Bertha Blackburn
Christine Brown
Preble County Farmer Fined and Sentenced in OPA Case
James Edgar Morrison, a Preble County farmer from New Paris, Ohio, was fined 2000 and sentenced to two years in federal prison for violating OPA regulations in the slaughter and sale of beef. He was convicted in U S District Court on August 3 for cattle slaughter, failure to register the act with the OPA, and failure to collect ration points. Judge Robert R. Nevin imposed the sentence.
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Dayton
James Edgar Morrison
Preble County
New Paris
OPA
Morrison
U. S
Robert R. Nevin
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