Soviet Armies Close on Harbin as Japanese Resistance Persists
Soviet armored columns pressed toward Harbin in central Manchuria as Japanese forces in Manchuria resist despite an ultimatum to surrender by noon. Reports say 20,000 enemy troops halted, while Red forces pursued a thrust from the west toward Harbin near the Korea railroad corridor, with naval units moving in eastern Manchuria.
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Associated Press
London
Harbin
Manchuria
Manchurian
Sity
Taye
Red Army
Chalatun
Tangkiang
Alles
Chaluntin
Arbin
Wuitanchang
Kai- Ju
Korea
Tanuyar
Seishin
Japanese Radio Denies Rumor of Occupation
Domei agency denied groundless rumors of American troops and a Chungking army landing on Honshu. A Tokyo newspaper report urged the public to trust authoritative sources, stating any occupation landing would occur in an orderly fashion after the truce and would not be announced prematurely.
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SAN Brancisco
Japan
Domei Agency
Jonshu
Comei
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Shimodi
Tzu Peninsula
Osaka City
Jpaan'a
Alay
Ordae
Pemcy
Cormpetscn
Gradual Resumption of Activity at Local Plants
The Aero Supply Co plant plans a cautious reopening as cancellations ease and inventories are cleared. Some departments will recall workers in stages over the next week or ten days, with seniority guiding returns. Raymond Manufacturing reports no immediate layoffs and shifts to backlogged peacetime orders, while Corry Jamestown and Tlalgo plants also adapt to backlogs and war contract dynamics.
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Aero Supply Mig. Co
Spears
TL 4
Munion
Raymond Manufacturing Co
Lkely
Raymond
Corry-Jamestown
Tlalgo
Meat Rationing May Be Lifted Within A Month
Washington Aug 18 Army food needs cut 20 percent after Japan’s surrender. Military consumption has fallen, ending rationing of canned fruits and vegetables. Possible meat ration lift targeted by September, with further reductions to 1948. Army purchases drop from 300 to about 20 million annually as reserves build from spring and summer fish production.
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Fruss
Washington
Japan
Vhad
Jap leaders acknowledge surrender price after atom bomb shock
Associated Press reports in San Francisco that Japanese leader Mamoru Shigemitsu warned the surrender must bear consequences of imperialistic aims. A Soviet commission began in Harbin to escort the surrender party. Chinese troops entered Canton and prepared to receive surrender of Japanese forces in South China with broader terms anticipated.
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Associated Press
Ban Francisco
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Kuninji ‘Koiso
San Francisco
Harbin
Manichuria
Khabarovsky
Federal Communications Commission
Chungking
Burma
Canton
China
35 Miles Per Hour Limit 15 Canceled
The Federal government cancels its request to keep motor traffic speeds at 35 miles per hour. Effective tomorrow, telegrams were sent to all governors by the Office of Defense Transportation canceling the action and informing officials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aus
Office of Defense Transportation Today
Lem
Babson Warns of Risks From Price Cuts for One Crop Farmers
Roger Babson foresees dangers in price cuts for farmers producing a single crop. He cites Samuel Benner and Benner's forecasts, arguing prices alone misstate value. the Babson chart blends price and output, drawing on Newton and Wilson. He notes government price controls since 1914 have distorted markets and warns of future volatility.
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Roger Babson
Benner
Samuel Benner
Ut Bingham Wilson
London
England
Mr. Benner
Bromley trial delayed to November amid witness issues
Attorneys for Frank Bromley may delay his trial on a Corry convict charge of laying Naval Petty Officer Lloyd Wilkinson near North Fast. The Commonwealth needs six essential witnesses who are unavailable starting September 1, risking a November opening. Three other Corry cases, including fraudulent conversion against Camden Ruffner, driving while intoxicated for Mike Shuyenko, and assault and battery for A. J. Aikens, are slated for grand jury consideration before the tet opening.
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Frank Bromley
Corry Convret
Lloyd Wilkinson
North Fast
Commonwealth
Broly
Se Leigh
Corry
Ings
Coat House
Camden Ruffner
Mike Shuyenko
Waterfort
Erle
Gould Street
A. J. Aikens
Fourteen Killed As Supers Crash Over Texas
In Whatherford Texas on August 18 fourteen airmen died when two giant bombers, a B-29 and a B-32, crashed after a night flight. Survivors, including a B-29 flight officer and four crew members, parachuted to safety as blazing wreckage lit the sky for miles. The B-29 was based at Clovis New Mexico and had departed Tucumcari New Mexico the previous afternoon.
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Whatherford
Texas
Clovis
N. M
Tucumecatl
Hunting accident proves fatal near Butler Pennsylvania
A 14 year old boy, David Shearer of Conowago, died after a hunting accident in the woods yesterday. State Policeman John Taylor said Shearer lay partially concealed, his head visible, when a fellow hunter shot him by mistake. The incident occurred during a hunt for game in Butler County Memorial Hospital reported.
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David Shearer
Conouwe Aig
Bul
School census shows slight drop in total enrollment
Principals Howard J Sheen and Tixold Wolfe of the Senior Highs completed the annual census over two weeks. Enrolment for the coming year likely dips, with 1394 prospective Torry pupils and about 120 tuition students expected at the Senior High, while Junior High projections show 90 seventh graders and around 100 eighth graders.
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Howard J. Sheen
Tixold Wolfe
Torry
Wasshiva
Tha Ngure
Corry
Columbus
Thees Uchers
Juniior High
Dune
Droblem
Howard Consid
Wolfe
Highway Work to Start Soon in City
Plans for Baldwin Construction to begin extensive bituminous surfacing on Est Columbus Avenue East Main Street West Smith and West Pleasant streets are expected within days. City contracts were completed and forwarded to Cleveland. Officials anticipate operations to start before end of next week as favorable weather looms.
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Baldwin
State Highway Department
Baldwin Construction Company
Columbus Avenue
East Main Street
West Smith
West Pleasant Streets
Glenn Myers
Cleveland
Ita Tk
Barksbure
Enginer
Williams
Osla blast leaves about 80 dead at front amid chaos
A bombing at Oslo on Friday killed about 80 people and wounded hundreds. The blast disrupted the Oslo front with many injured, including American service members.
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Oslo
Aged Man Killed In Hit And Run Near Torpedo
Corry residents report a fatal hit and run on the main highway near Torpedo. Rayburn Bon, aged father of King and former resident of Corry, died instantly after being struck while returning to a friend’s home. Coroner Ed Lowry and sheriff’s officials conducted on-site investigations and prepared evidence for a coming inquest. Rayburn, born in 1865 in Bolu county, Virginia, had lived in Blasing, West Virginia before moving to Hamilton then Torpedo in 1949. He leaves a daughter in Loneview, Wash, a son in Germany, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, with three sisters surviving.
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Bon, Rayburn
King
Rhinehart
Clarence Rinehart
Shert Farm
Corry
Friend
Torpedo
Coward Grand Valley
Joseph Goldstein
Singer
Warren County
Raybuin
Youngeville
Lowry
Rayburn
Bolu County
Blising
West Virginia
Hamilon
Anna Vandervort
Loneview
Wash
Homer Rayburn
Germany
Alice Siple
0. R. Fallen
Hamilton
Mark Oliver
Lewisburg
Hit and Run Driver Sought After Fatal Evening Collision
State Police and Columbus authorities press a wide search for a hit and run driver who struck a man, hurled his body, and fled the scene. A witness described a car with an Ohio plate starting with 18, aiding license checks as investigators probe license records for every matching vehicle. Police report broken headlight and chassis parts found at the scene, with efforts to identify the operator ongoing.
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Amguet
Lorie
Meinem Wiilel
Rayburn
Warrior
Jon Ful
Dolge Eyr
Ohio
Roler
Columbus
Raybus
Liv
Victory Call Sets New Record at a Phone Office
The Cory office of the Pennsylvania Telephone Company reported an all time record for long distance calls in the 48 hours after President Twiltian’s Victory news. From 7 p.m. Tuesday to 2 a.m. Thursday operators remained busy with a surge to relatives and friends, while overseas calls were barred by service authorities. The national pattern matched with similar peak activity in New York City and other regions.
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Cory
Pennsylvania Telephone Company
Twiltian
New York City
B 29s Reach Okinawa Under Heavy Aerial Fire
American B 29s flying normal missions over Okinawa faced antiaircraft fire and Japanese fighter opposition for the second straight day. The bombers were escorted by P 38 Lightning fighters. Yesterday four B 29s encountered heavy anti aircraft fire and fought off several Japanese interceptors for 20 minutes.
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Associated
Prim Okinawa
Japan
Rumors of Side Door Booze Probe Stir Local Towns
Rumors persist that an inquiry is under way into alleged side door liquor sales by a nearby eatery. After two day closing orders, residents report possible liguer deliveries to individuals outside the establishment. Authorities were seen checking conditions today amid local resentment and enforcement activity.
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New York State
Nquorgiles
Unt
Elk county towns weigh one or two boroughs
In DuBois Pennsylvania Aug 12 three Elk county villages Poree Byrnedale and Hollywood will hold a town meeting next Friday afternoon at Force Hall to study incorporation into one or two boroughs. Ross Fenty attorney for miners committee said the meeting follows Shawmut Mining Co officials refusing a miners request for medical protection and sanitary measures amid a strike by about 350 miners who quit July 16 after the resignation of Dr Elizabeth Hayes the district's only physician due to intolerable sanitary conditions. Company officials say they will not meet until after the miners return to work. News of a cabinet resignation from Thailand reports Premier Maj Luang Kovid Abhatwong and his entire cabinet submitting resignations to the president of the regency council per a Japanese news agency broadcast picked up by the FCC.
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San Francisco
Maj
Luang
Kovid Abhatwong
Thailand
Regency Council
Camel
Federal Communications Commission
Allied chiefs waiting with Gen Arthur in Manila
Allied chiefs and U S forces wait with General MacArthur for a landing of Tokyo envoys. Japanese and American leaders have not yet reached Manila. officials expect arrival by Sunday night with talks possible Monday.
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Gen
M’arthur
Tokyo
Manila
MacArthur
Japanese Envoys Delay Surrender Talks as Plans Shift
Manila reports indicate Japan is slow to surrender with envoys arriving after delays. MacArthur awaits a meeting time while two unarmed planes depart from Kyushu, bearing markings requested by Allied forces. Pamphlets drop on Aka Shima urge Japanese to surrender, with patrols moving to Naboor Island.
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Associated Press
Manila
MacArthur
Texland
Okindwa
WincArthur
Japan
Tokyo
Kisaranu
Sulurtey
Fed
Jslates
Sata Mi
Saki
Nakano
Takara
Tork Islands
Okinawa
Associated ‘Press
Richard Cusii
Emperor Hitt
Thito
Ryukyu Islands
Aka Shima
Nouthern
Tostiond
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Bromley
Truman
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