12 Jun 1946
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1946
Page
1
Agnes longs to move into a Kendalls’ house with Debby and Agnes eyeing a refined life. Debby resists while Agnes asserts control, planning a move and a claim for insurance as Mr Newkirk arrives, stirring tensions and uncertain futures.
U S Eighth Army celebrates its second anniversary in Japan YOKOHAMA JUNE 12 General Eichelberger and MacArthur praise the force noting its 62 amphibious landings and the shift from Pacific island campaigns toward plans to invade Honshu before atomic bombings altered actions The general credit governance and cooperation by Japanese leaders for the army s notable success and rapid postwar reorganization
The Southwestern Indian superintendents council, spanning reservations in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, met in Albuquerque for a two day session. Officials discussed seal matters and administrative routine with plans for Indian rights talks led by CE Paris and Richard Hanna. John Crow presided as vice chairman after John G. Evans resigned as United Pueblos Agency superintendent.
Chicago reports Jess Willard cries over Jack Johnson's death. Willard recalls their Havana bout in 1915 and Johnson's quick uppercut. He praises Johnson as crafty and hard hitting, noting their fierce 115 degree bout and Johnson's boxing genius. Willard may attend Johnson's funeral.
June 12 14 at the American Embassy in Warsaw a marriage joined Williams Holme and June Eleanor Shaims. The couple hail from Dougherty Texas and Kent Mond Indiana with Holme serving as a US vice consul in the city.
Tokyo June 12 The Allied Council for Japan approved extending fishing arenas to the west, south and east while denying the Soviet north to ease Japan's food shortage. MacArthur requested the council's opinion with Lt. Col. R. H. Fielder of Seattle forecasting an extra 3 000 to 5 000 tons of fish monthly. A June 17 meeting will discuss rural land reform and repatriate integration. June 26 covers those issues.
Phoenix June 11 The Arizona State Federation of Labor wired federal officials that all union workmen would be pulled from the Davis Dam construction if adequate provisions for new workers are not made soon. The Utah Construction Company is cited as the dam contractor and the union seeks action from Wade Iona's congressional delegation and the Secretary of Interior.
A fragment notes that the $77,000,000 project lacked housing for Black workers at the site. Church said a "reasonable time" allowance was about two weeks, and the contract term provided for non-discrimination.
Harvard Mountaineers and a 12 member crew prepare to ascend Alaska’s 18 008 foot Mount St Flas from Yakutat. Army observers and scientists join to study fatigue equipment tests for the Harvard Fatigue Observatory and glaciers for the American Geographical Society. The mission includes observers from the Bartell Foundation and others with prior Alaska climbing experience.
NESPELEM Washington March 1 Secretary of Interior Krug was adopted into the Colville Indian Tribe in a colorful ceremony. He received the name Chet Flying Eagle and told the audience he wished to live in the county. The event followed his arrival from Grand Coules Dam under western projects supervision.
The readable fragment discusses a frog and breathing mechanics, noting a widowing air and chest expansion. It is unclear and lacks clear facts or names to identify a specific event or person.
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