Marines In China To Be Brought Home
The Marine Corps announced that many who served in the China theatre will be returned to the United States early in 1946. Brig. Gen. Gerald Thomas said by year end about 176,384 Marines had already been returned since V J Day, with high point men from the Pacific divisions to follow as the corps reverts to peacetime strength. The Third Marine Division, famed for Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima, is being deactivated as part of postwar drawdown.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Gerald Thomas
Davie
We First
S.xih
Marie Davis
Titans
Tushan
Therias
China
Thomas
Pearl Harbor
Fombatt Farious Third Marine Division
Bougainville
Guam
Iwo Jima
Examination finds funds properly handled by law
On September 30, 1945 examiners reported that all funds received and disbursed were handled as required by law and that auditing claims before payment was proper. They noted all pertinent records were checked to verify legal handling and accountability of funds on hand. No recommendations were made as books and records were kept efficiently and in line with the uniform accounting system and reporting act. Board members listed include S. P. Poyner and others. Also reported are Navy movements from Guam with Brig. Gen. William E. Riley en route to Washington for reassignment and replacements sailing to China aboard the Third and Bunker Hill.
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Board of Revenue
S. P. Poyner
H. QO. Summerford
Gordon
L. E. Bowell
Dothan
J. B. Trawick
Ashford
W. F. Calhoun
F. L. Mullins
Read
Newton
Guam
Navy
Ger
William E. Riley
Washington
China
Bunker Hill
Missouri plant to turn coal into gas and fuels
The Missouri Ordnance Works near Liedern, Missouri, will use coal to produce synthetic gas and liquid fuels as part of a $17.5 million government program. Two processes will yield gasoline, wax, diesel, and other products, with a daily capacity of about 200 barrels per unit. The project aims to study German techniques, adapt them for U S use, and provide industry know how for emergency fuel needs.
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Douglas Lamsen
Washington
Gelling
Gene Ding
Cum Wali
Liedera
St. Louis
Mississippi
America
Vatuahing Petroleum
Bureau of Minet
U.S
Bureau of Mine Engineers
Missouri
Turing
Bureau
Bureau of Mines
United States
Bruceton
Rifle
Colo
Laramie
Wyo
Fact finding panel weighs political costs on business progress
Findings were to consider political and economic factors like costs and profits upon which business success depends. Reuther called the Sloan Wilson statement a rehash of a prior corporate stance amid a Friday withdrawal. If that stance reflected all American business thinking, the nation would need God help its people. Board Chairman Garrison concluded open sessions by noting a Commerce Department report from last October saying the auto industry could absorb wage increases up to 15 percent.
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Reuther
Sloan- Wilson
Amercan
Lloyd K. Garrison
Commerce Department
Foreign Ministers Could Meet by March Start
The three Foreign Ministers were projected to hold a Washington gathering around mid March if the schedule holds, but they are likely to meet at the first United Nations Assembly session in London next month.
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Washington
United Nations Assembly
London
San Quentin’s reforming warden shapes a humane prison
Warden Clinton Truman Duffy at San Quentin promotes education and prison industries while overseeing experiments in plague vaccines and a prosthetic hand. He mobilized inmates for farming and firefighting, aiding shipyard work, and fostering community support. The program has shifted local views of the prison from menace to asset.
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AL O
NEA
San Quentin
California
Clinton Truman Duffy
San Quentin’ Prison
Duffy
Karl F. Meyer
Yooper Foundation
University of California
Boone Stiles
Stiles
Mare Island Naval Hospital
Vallejo
Calif
Percy
Grey Network
San Francisco Bay
Marin County
Beronet Drive Prep for Emergencies on Streets
A brief advisory emphasizes readiness for emergencies on Beronet Drive. It urges drivers and pedestrians to anticipate others’ mistakes and stay prepared for sudden incidents. The message stresses caution and situational awareness in daily traffic.
Country's Oldest Citizen Succumbs
VIDALIA Ga AP The man recognized by the census Bureau as the country's oldest citizen was buried at St. Joseph's Colored Baptist church. James Walter Wilson born in slavery on a Georgia plantation died at his son's home at age 120 years seven months seven days. He earned the title in 1942 when applying for a pension saying I reckon Im ald enough for one. Toombs County Welfare Board chairman W A Jones verified plantation records to confirm his age.
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Census Bureau
St. Joseph's
Colored Baptist Church
James Walter Wilson
Charlie
Wilson
W. A. Jones
Toombs
Fight Point Chick Program For 1946 Fight Point Chick Program
Alan John Ivey of API extension poultrymas outlines an eight point plan for Alabama farmers to succeed in poultry during 1948. Key steps include brood count, equipment needs, chick sourcing, timing, hatchery contacts, ordering chicks, buying housing gear, and preparing arrival housing. Ivey suggests buying 4300 straight run chicks or 4300 pullets for laying houses, with reductions if sexed chicks are used.
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Auburn
Alan John Ivey
API Extension Poultrymas
Alabama
Mir. Ivey
Ridgway Named Eisenhower Representative to UNO Military Staff
Lt Gen Mat thee B Ridgway was named deputy supreme commander to the Mediterranean theater and Eisenhower’s representative on the United Nations Military Staff Committee. He is slated to leave for England around Jan 2 as Britain, UNO officials weigh steps to form the committee, authorized to assist the Security Council on military requirements for peace and security.
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Matthee B. Ridgway
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
United Nations
Ridgway
England
Bourne
UNO General Assembly
UNO
Secuity Council
Contested Fresc Yage Case Described By SRC Director
Dr Johnson remarks that the 1045 record overstates progress and cites bordershine cases complicating classification. He notes killings by two or three individuals blur lines between lynching and homicide, while SRC director says the old mob lynching is fading.
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kMlers
Johnson
SRC
Weighing a loan to Britain in a world trade plan
The Lions urge informing the American public on a proposed loan's impact on an orderly world and its business fairness. They question whether the deal would abolish the dollar pool in the British sterling area, discourage cartels, and promote mutual advantage for Americans and Britons as Congress considers approval.
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Britain
Survivors Named In Mine Disaster Report
Eight miners survived a mine incident with only one in serious condition at the hospital. Tom McQueen, 30, Pineville, faced a risky recovery while Charles Lingar, 30, Four Mile Ky., suffered a broken leg in addition to common ailments. Bud Towns, 52, Pineville, also survived after previously enduring a 1929 explosion that killed sixteen men.
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Tom McQueen
Pineville
Charles Lingar
Four Mile
Bud Towns
US to Inspect Dothan Municipal Airport for Repair
The US Army engineers will inspect the Dothan municipal airport to determine repairs before lease cancellation. City officials, led by Clyde J. Cow, expect a formal assessment and coordination with the Army, following orders from Asa Rountree to engage the Army for runway repairs and condition restoration. The facility, once an auxiliary field for Napier Field, has been designated surplus and no longer required by the Army air forces. several Pineville residents are named among the deceased or involved in local incidents.
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Dothan Munnicipal
U. S. Army
City Central
Clyde J. Cow
Dothan Municipal
Army Air Forces
Napier Field
Four Power Plan for Japan Outlined at Moscow Conference
A Far Eastern Commission official said General MacArthur was kept fully informed during the Moscow talks among the Big Three. The plan envisions a four power council in Tokyo and a Far Eastern commission in Washington for policy making, with MacArthur’s authority as supreme commander not impaired. Blake noted MacArthur remains an administrator, not a policy-maker.
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Washivuaus
Gener
Douglas MacArthur
Tswaid
Centrol
Japan
Moscow
Offici
MacArthur
Thomas Biske
Tokyo
Far Eastern Commission
Washington
Blake
City Schools to Reopen Monday for Second Semester
Dothan city schools will resume Monday morning to begin the second semester. Superintendent Bruce Flurry announced the plan yesterday stating schools will not close for New Year’s Day and will continue the full school week as scheduled.
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Dothan
Bruce Flurry
Flurry
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