Looting by Japs Was Customary
The OWI reports Japan used looting and subjection under a puppet regime in the Philippines. It cites Shozo Murata claiming Philippine independence caused economic problems, while noting Japan’s raids emptied essentials without replacement as MacArthur’s liberation moves began.
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Washington
Japan
Philippines
Office of War Information
Douglas MacArthur
OWI
Shozo Murata
Manila
Domein
Philippine
Japanese Occupation Measures in Philippines Spur Resistance
The text details harsh Japanese control in the Philippines since March, including compulsory labor for ages 16 to 60 and forced service under Greater East Asia aims. It describes the Kalibapi regime, a Filipino women’s auxiliary, and Rizal youth corps, plus neighborhood associations enforcing loyalty and distributing goods. A Manila broadcast proposed a political census privileging Kalibapi members with high property thresholds to vote.
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Jose Rizal
Kalibapi
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Rizal Youth Corps
Manila
Last Sacraments Given Dr. Carrel
Paris officials report that Dr. Alexis Carrel a Nobel laureate in physiology from 1912 received the last sacraments after a prolonged illness. The famed surgeon and biologist, 171, reportedly suffered a heart ailment worsened by inadequate nutrition.
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Carrel
Paris
Alexis Carrel
The People's Friend and Edgar A Guest Poem Satire
A verse satirizes Edgar A. Guest The Poet of the People as wandering door to door and delivering political praise. It mocks the idea of a public figure becoming a campaign savior who promises tax relief and happiness, then vanishes after elections.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Atlantic Coast Gale Tapers Off After Destruction
A tropical hurricane moved past Charleston with minimal damage, headed northeast toward Columbia and Raleigh. The storm caused at least 23 deaths, mostly Cubans, and up to 50 million dollars in damage, heavily impacting Florida citrus crops from Key West through Tampa and St Petersburg.
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Charleston
S. C
Cuba
Florida
Columbia
Raleigh
N. C
Weather Bureau
Miami
Fla
Key West
Fort Myers
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Tam
Pathence Across the State Readies for Key Strikes
A fragmented item mentions strikes across the state targeting Orlando Ocala and Jacksonville. No further context or dates are provided in readable text.
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Orlando
Ocala
Jacksonville
Dewey appeals for war fund donations on radio
Gov Thomas E Dewey spoke for five minutes on a national radio hookup urging generous contributions to the 1944 national war fund drive He said donations show the home front steadfastness and promise soldiers they will return to an America with freedom and opportunity for all.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Japanese Cabinet Discusses Sugar Marketing and Gas Supplies
New York dispatch reports Premier Koiso and his cabinet met Friday to discuss sugar marketing problems and gas supplies, per Radio Tokyo.
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New York
INS
Kuniaki Koiso
Radio Tokyo
Witness Refuses Bible Swearing In Jurors
Welland county juror oath takes a twist after a witness rejects kissing the Bible saying it was dirty and smelled like a distillery. Niagara Falls Ontario reports the humorous but odd moment during court proceedings.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Welland County
How Far to Berlin Associated Press mileage list
Three front distances show 302 miles to Berlin from the west of Duren on the Western front 310 miles from Warsaw on the Russian front and 558 miles from the south of Bologna on the Italian front.
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Berlin
Duren
Warsaw
Bologna
Pfc Joseph Ennis Wounded in Italy
Pfc Joseph P Ennis was wounded Oct 5 in Italy, telegram to his wife who lives with her parents at 652 Twentieth Avenue SW. His mother Mrs Charles Heiss resides at 909 Eighth Street SW. With the second contingent to cross in February 1942, Ennis has been overseas 32 months serving in Ireland England Africa and Italy.
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Joseph P. Ennis
Italy
R. C. Freeman
Twentieth Avenue
Charles Heiss
Eighth Street
Pic
Ennis
Ireland
England
Africa
Mrs. Miniver Author to Speak at Iowa University
Jan Struther, author of Mrs. Miniver, will give the second University of Iowa lecture here on November 1. Dr. E E Harper, lecture board chairman, announced that the English author and radio personality will discuss A Pocket Full of Pebbles.
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Iowa City
Jan_ Struther
War Dads Charge Non-Partisan Rule Violated by Close
The American War Dads national council in Omaha accused radio commentator Upton Close of violating the group's nonpartisan cardinal principles by criticizing Roosevelt and Truman at the national convention. President Remmie S. Arnold of Petersburg, Va., was reelected, stating Close knew the principles and that his vitriolic remarks provoked the incident. Delegates booed as Close spoke, allowed to continue only after agreeing to noncontroversial topics.
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Omaha
National Council of the American
Close
National Movement
Man Executed in Missouri Gas Chamber for Rape
James Thomas, 20, a Black man, was put to death in Missouri by lethal gas for raping a 22 year old white woman in a St. Louis suburb last January. The sentencing and execution occurred in the state capital.
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Jefferson City
James Thomas
Missouri
St. Louis
Jap Propaganda Line on Invasion
United Press reports Japanese radio claims invasion of the Philippines was ordered by President Roosevelt to shield his re election bid. Tokyo acknowledges Leyte landings and notes enemy counter attacks at Tacloban as forces penetrate Bay of Leyte.
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Philippines
Roosevelt
United States
Formosa
Leyte
Radio Tokyo
Bay of
Comei
Tacloban
Japanese Navy says U S battleship runs aground near Philippines
In the Cabalian area off Leyte's southern tip the Imperial Japanese navy announced that an American battleship attempting to attack the Philippines ran aground Tuesday night. The report frames the incident as part of Japan's defense during wartime operations.
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Island
Cabalian
Leyte
Imperial Japanese Navy
Philippines
Laval Sentenced to Death in Absentia
A Marseille tribunal sentenced Laval to death in absentia for treason while Paris radio reported the Vichy chief of government was sheltering or held by the Germans. A warrant for his arrest had been issued two weeks earlier, with trial promised whether present or not.
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London
Pierre Laval
Marseille
Paris
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