Churches Reopen as Soviets Accept Berlin Worship
Berlin faces mixed recovery as churches reopen under Soviet approval. The new city council, including former prisoners like Otto Mark Geschke, vows to stamp out Nazism while restoring religious life. Parents recount wartime losses as a Catholic priest, Father Bucholtz, aids the religious department. Transit and education reform loom as Berlin stabilizes.
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Pbtey
Webb
Rome
Albaal
Wesree
Berl
Moss
Oper
Werner
Father Bucholtz
Department of Religion
Bucholtz
Pris
Naws
Reliwous
Ili
Ito
Berlin
Morris Rosenthal
Philadelphia
Naz
Otto Mark Geschke
Gen. Bezarin
Bezarin
Goebbels
D Werner
Battle Losses Reported From Third Fleet Action
American losses total five to ten planes including three Superfortresses three Mustangs and four carrier based aircraft. Four carriers and two Mustang pilots were rescued. Kamikaze attacks near Okinawa inflicted damage and wreckage across the fleet with several aircraft downed and others damaged over the weekend.
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Adm
William F. Halsey
Kack
Tokyo
Srust
Okinawa
Admiral Nimitz
Iight Tunita
Number 3 Continued From Faye Que
Fragmentary OCR lists many names and notes the Red Army donated 7,000 trucks and buses for the people. Berlin streetcar slots up for working, downtown subway also is out of concession.
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Red Army
Berlin
Chinese Expecting Japs To Evacuate Kweilin Liuchow
The report notes Chinese forces recaptured ports and towns along the coast and inland, with Japanese positions around Kweilin and Liuchow threatened by advancing Chinese troops. It states Chinese control expanding in areas previously held by Japan and the potential opening of rail lines.
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Kweilin
Liuchow
Abolition of Fine and Forfeiture Fund in Houston County
The fine and forfeiture fund in Houston County ends as the State Legislature and Governor Chauncey Sparks approve abolition. A reform transfer moves the fund to the general fund, to speed up the payment of state water taxes. Loy Hill, county clerk, led the effort through the board of revenue action.
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Houston County
Chauncey Sparks
Loy Hill
Wat Hessea
Ashford Boy Hurt In Bicycle Truck Collision
Ashford chief of police Bill Pate reports thirteen year old Shorty Glase son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Glass suffered a broken ankle yesterday afternoon when his bicycle collided with a truck on the old Columbia road in Ashford. The truck was driven by W F Wright a Negro preacher. The chief said the accident appeared unavoidable and the boy was taken to DoBan hospital.
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Bill Pate
Ashford
Shorty" Glase
Harvey Glass
Chie
Pate
W .F. Wright
Columbia Road
Do.ban
Army manpower and funding outlook after Germany’s surrender
The document outlines Army strength reductions from 8,320,007 on June 90, 1945 to 6,968,000 by June 30, 1946. It cites discharges of about 2,182,000 in the coming year and 1,000,000 new enrollments. It also notes funding to wage war against Japan through the naval year and for equipment through 1948, with about one billion dollars for international aid, lend-lease, and civilian relief. Actual War Department expenditures are estimated at 49.0 billion for the current fiscal year.
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Needa
Germany
White House
Japan
Jis
Ou Farcen
War Department
Fragmented OCR Report On Crime Case and Death
Mutdated statements describe two physicians examining Mrs Norman and Matsie, a rape allegation, and a suspect scene near Couhs funn south of Col ult. Officers pursued a suspect, with uncertain names and details, noting war era references and a sheriff’s remark about a death involving Negros.
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Norman
Matsie
Couhs Funn
Col
Tabb
Diet Approves Decree Rule Amid Wartime Emergency Bill
The Japanese Diet approved an amended wartime emergency bill granting Premier Kantaro Suzuki authority to rule by decree. Debate centered on concerns the measure dissolves Parliament with a delay caused by committee remarks. The House of Peers was expected to approve the revised form despite sharp opposition.
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Toho
Preimier Kantaro
Japan
Sai
Hallo Tohyo Sad
House of Peers
Newher Press
Nce Radio Ageount
Tulsu
Suzuki
House of Representative
Yokyo
W Y Cook Named FSA Supervisor
W Y Cook appointed as supervisor for the Farm Security Administration. The announcement notes his previous work with related farm programs and outlines responsibilities for overseeing county operations and program compliance. Community groups welcome the leadership change and anticipate improved service delivery.
City County Arrests Report Weekend Roundup
City and county law officers report 49 arrests over the weekend. Charges include drunkenness driving while intoxicated assault and battery disorderly conduct vagrancy and public intoxication. The sheriff's force arrested 15 for drunkenness and vagrancy, plus one for parole violation.
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Sheriffs Force
Farmers Reminded Of Meat Permits In Houston County
Farmers in Houston County must obtain a class three slaughterer permit by July 1 to sell meat from their own livestock. The permit limits sales to up to 400 pounds per year for resident operators who slaughter less than 6,000 pounds yearly. Home consumption slaughter does not require a permit. Forms and reporting provisions will be supplied with the permit.
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Houston County
Four Nazi Generals Arrested by Allied Forces
WIESBADEN Germany AP Four German Generals and several officials and scientists sought by the Allies were rounded up by occupation troops in a 24 hour sweep ending Sunday. Among those seized were Walter Musshoff former chief of welfare for the German air force Lt Col Juedereh head of the psychological welfare board Conrad Von Schuvert former foreign office observer in Ukraine and later councilor at the German embassy in Croatia and Dr Max Rendyschmitt Berlin city architect for 22 years.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
API
120 Army Group
Walter Musshoff
Air Force
Col
Juedereh
Little German Psychological Welfare Board
Conrad von Schuvert
Foreign Office
Ukrane
Croat
Max Rendyschmitt
Berlin
Mullins Is Elected County Engineer by Unanimous Vote
In a unanimous vote the board designated Mullins as county engineer, ending his acting tenure since 1942. The action follows a measure allowing the county to elect or appoint an engineer or road and bridge foreman, with Mullins eligible for re employment or replacement after the first Monday following the second Tuesday in January 1947.
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Chaucer Sparks
Board of Revere
Fool
Mullins
Tom Boswell
P Poyner
Boswell
Poyner
State Highway Department
Revolt Among Meharist Desert Police Near Damascus
Reports from Damascus describe a surprise uprising three days ago by the French commanded Meharist Bedouin desert police at Dnumer east of Damascus. Ten Frenchmen were killed, and French officers in other units faced threats as a British armored column reportedly intervened and freed seven prisoners.
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Beyrouth
Damascus
Dmetr
Levant
Frenchoffice
Twat
Increase In OPA Rent Ceiling Urged
Washington AP reports Jane C Downs Jr urged Congress to raise the OPA rent ceiling. Downs spoke to the House Banking Committee as it weighs extending life of price controls amid Senate pressure. He cited effects on housing and argued for continued regulation despite protests from some sectors.
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OPA
Washington
Congress
Janes C Downs, Jr
Downs
Houce Banking Committee
Ston
Senate
Graceville site recalls Fifth Fleet campaigns and action
A fragile reconstruction notes that the Graceville area once hosted Fifth Fleet activity during World War II. It mentions battles near an air or naval site, delays in dissimilar campaigns, and the broader wartime operations tied to Mitscher and carrier forces. The account hints at damaged documents and phased actions revealing past military involvement.
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Gempe BP Poke Mart Taney
Graceville
Fifth Fleet
Ryusing
South Pacific War Momentum Shifts, Spokesman Says
A headquarter spokesman notes Japan’s East Indies conquest leaves their forces cut off in Celebes Bali Java Sumatra Malaya and Indo-China. With a rammed supply line and decayed naval air power the invader’s war of strategy in the southwest Pacific is deemed lost as troops are mobilized and unable to receive reinforcements.
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Tnaw
Chins
Mat AL Bune
Terakan
Mat
East Indies
Indies
Southwest Pacific
Lawmakers clash over poll tax foes and FEPC fate
Representatives Cox Rankin and others denounce poll tax plans as communistic and attack federal election controls while Northerners argue the tax violates constitutional voting rights. Debate over FEPC status stalls as Rules Committee remains deadlocked, delaying floor action.
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Cox
D-Gar
Rankin
Wa-Miss
House
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Bender
R-Ohiot
FEPC
Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Voluntary aviator plan faces wing limits and pay push
Daniels argues volunteer enlistment can supply needed force with proper pay and advancement. He says there will be little need for a large land post and contends no conscription is required if incentives and training keep soldiers ready, stressing prep and esprit de corps over universal service.
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Daniels
Tillery on Way Home from German Prison Camp
A surviving Allied prisoner, Tillery, liberated from a German camp, passed through a French area on his way home. An AMOK Cement reveal details emerged today about his journey and the camp’s location.
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Lowe Filers
Woud
Prisgan
ASNE backs world conference for press freedom
The American Society of Newspaper Editors endorses an international conference to promote free exchange of news among nations. Directors approve a 50 000 word report and resolutions praising press freedom goals, cautioning against merger of transmission facilities, and commending Secretary Stettinius for support on press freedom.
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Washington
Aps
American ‘Society of Newspaper Editors
Itp
Tre Sucesss Ward of Directors
Aurinelie
Ion of Nm Globegirdling Committee
Rcommitte
ASNE
Committe
Wilbur Forrest
New York Herald-Tribune
Ralph McGill
Atlantis Constitution
Carl W. Ackerjoan
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Navy
Stettinius
Fis
San Francisco
United Nations
Four From Board Three Are Inducted
Four Houston County Selective Service registrants left for Fort McClellan for induction. The men named were Wesley Bedsole Wellbury Darrell Johnson Harold Sanford Murray and William Ralph Boyett.
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Houston County Selective Service Board
Fort McClellan
Wesley Bedsole
Wellbury Darrell Johnson
Harold Sanford Murray
William Ralph Boyett
Hopkins to report on Moscow mission from Paris
Washington AP reports Harry Hopkins will reach Washington tomorrow to brief President on his Moscow mission. White House secretary Gross says Hopkins may meet the President tomorrow afternoon or night after leaving Paris today. He carries Stalin’s views for a potential Big Three meeting as he returns to finalize plans amid UN Conference timing uncertainties.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
White House
Charles G Gross
Hopkins
Paris
Marshal Stalin
Rose
West Coast
San Francisco
Apples of Isaac fall in debates on science and society
A fragmented OCR passage debates scientific philosophy and economic theory. It contrasts Dr. Frank with Hayek, cites Newton, Locke, and Descartes, and discusses competition, free trade, and governance. It references aspirin advertising and consumer brands within a broader lecture-like critique of modern thought.
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Dr. Frank
Dr. Frat
Dr. Hayek
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