You Can't Run An Army On a Bow Of Rice
Colonel Robert Brooks Ennis, four months behind the bamboo curtain in China, says an army cannot roam on a bowl of rice. He blames the United States for not supplying enough dollars and laments Communist life in Shanghai and Kunming. He recalls World War II service, UNRRA work, and a diplomatic immunity stint, detailing China’s Red rule, family separation, and control over ordinary citizens.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Robert Brooks Ennis
China
Ennis
San Antonio
Africa
Oren
Kunming
UNRRA
Shanghai
Reds
Vws
Shenghai
Sergeant McDonald Helps Army Save Money in Berlin
Sergeant James T. McDonald son of Leonard McDonald of Baytown is among the first two enlisted men to receive a cash award from the Employees Suggestion Committee at Berlin Military Post for a money-saving idea. His plan to revise German personnel administration within the Transportation Branch yielded annual savings of 5700 dollars. He arrived in Berlin in January 1946 and serves with the 7738 Transportation Service Company as administration and motor sergeant. He lives with his wife and two children at 5 Genfer.
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Thafs A.goodiness
James T. McDonald
Michael C. Homa
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Berlin
James T.mcdoneld
Leonard McDonald
Baytown
McDonald
Transportation Branch
Ger
Germany
7738
Transportation Service Company
Genfer
Bath coup decision in a bridge team match controversy
South and North faced a Bath coup dilemma as the lead and suit shifts tested declarers in a team match. One player tried the Bath coup via spades and hearts, while the other avoided it, ultimately showing how a careful heart shift and defensive play altered nine tricks. West’s switch influenced the outcome, with both tables illustrating the tactic’s impact on the score and final contracts.
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Deésler
West
South
East
Wrest
Ub Avandapade A
Stop Me Judge Wallace recalls Cork prisoners in oil house
Judge Jem Wallace of the New York Supreme Court recalls a Cork duo in adjoining cells before an electric chair verdict. Paddy receives last hopeful words from friend Mike as guards prepare for the execution. Joseph Wood Krutch notes February’s harsh New England winter as Germany sells bombed rubble to Holland for dykes.
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Jem Wallace
New York Supreme Court
County Cork
Paddy
Joseph Wood
Krutch
New Hampshire
New England
Will Wilson Opens His Campaign For Supreme Court
Will Wilson, a Dallas district attorney and veteran of World War II, launches his bid for the State Supreme Court after serving a second term as Dallas DA. A former judge advocate and commander of the 456th Field Artillery Battalion, he helped accept Yamashita’s surrender in Northern Luzon and was named to advise the National Crime Conference. Wilson holds geology and law degrees from Southern Methodist University and has chaired efforts to modernize the state penal code, while championing treatment for psychopathic offenders and reform in youth corrections.
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Will Wilson
Dallas
State Supreme Court
Wilson
National Crime Conference
Washington
Sixth Army
456Th’ Field Artillery
Biek
Luzon
Yamashita
Textas
Southern Methodist University
State Bar Association
Looking Backward Five Years Ago Today Headline Flush
Five years ago and ten years ago the paper recalls events: Alfred Pliers Batter noted, Japan's empire on a long front, nations fight German economy, Frisco and France policy, Masonic lodge installations at Ceder Bayou and Goose Creek, local ballot filing deadlines vetoed by Governor Coke, Hinson to lead Tri-Cities Lions Club, a $25 000 gift to Goose Creek Grace Methodist Church announced, and Britain relations with Bordeaux during a past political moment.
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Alfred Pliers
Japan
Txuman
Frisco
France
Smith
Ceder Bayou
A&M Receives Grants and Gifts for Research Programs
The Texas A and M College system board approved 20 grants totaling 350,397 and 15 gifts and loans for equipment across the system. A Mathieson Chemical gift of 15 000 from Baltimore supports soil physics research, with 3,000 reserved for salary support over three years. Air parcel post service now speeds shipments to Japan by about three weeks. Police found Tony Werak, 40, crawling along a ledge at a Loop hotel. a judge sentenced six months in jail and ordered a ground floor cell.
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Air Parcel Post
United States
Japan
Chicago
Tony Werak
Fogg and bride survive after car misses ditch incident
Unclear text describes Fogg and his bride spending a night after a motorcar accident during a honeymoon trip. An animal possibly involved ended up in a ditch. Details are fragmentary and names or places are not clear in the readable section.
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Fogg
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