End of Shoe Rationing Hinted for October Or November
Officials from WPB and OPA weigh dates for ending shoe rationing, with October 15 and November 4 as possibilities. Aiming to tie stock levels and the production tax to purchase readiness, they expect a 30 million pair monthly output target and consider an early end if this momentum holds. Quiet confidence grows that rationing may end soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aggington
WPB
J. A
OPA
Err Bowles
APA
Frewithin Opa
Agency
Office of
Civilian Beements
Bus Drivers Reach Accord After 22 Driver Strike
Ginga Coach Lines drivers end a near two day work stoppage after management and union leaders reach a contract agreement. About 18 of 23 buses were idle at the height of the walkout as talks mediated by the Labor Department moved toward a resumed service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suines
Mers
Fike
Paul Wright
W. Dess
S. Department of Labor
Veland Shelley
Dress Waz
Vers
Apany
Comny
Iwo
Company Fitaty
D. Andress
Aga Coach Lines
Leland Shelly
National Labor Relations Do
War Chest Leaders Convene In Wiregrass District
War Chest leaders from Wiregrass counties gather at the Houston Hotel to discuss the Alabama War Chest drive. Appeal co-Chairmen N. McGowin and Karl C. Lackey outline plans with district leaders from Houston, Henry, Geneva, and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
United Charities
Houston Hotel
N. McGowin
Chapman
Karl C. Lackey
Birmingham
Ian
Houston
Henry
Geneva
3. W. Singleton
Enter- Cacatrman
Ed C. Sherale
Enterprize
Sparks Hope Income Diversion Will Aid People
Governor Chauncey Sparks defended an October 2 income tax amendment as a fiscal policy to use surplus funds for the people of Alabama. He spoke before the Exchange and Lions clubs in Dothan, praising the measure as nonpolitical and noting legislature approval votes of 32 to 1 in the Senate and 97 to 5 in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat CL Paule
Alabame
Chauncey Sparks
Avie Club
Joe N. Poole
J. Norton Moulins, Jr
Exchange Club
Exchange and
Lions Clubs
Poole
Sparks
Horace Wall
the Eagle
Hall
Alabama
Ater
Dothan
Eufaula
Barbour
Treasury
Senate
House
Army to discharge 800000 monthly by December
Army officers told senators they expect to discharge 800000 men a month by December 1 with 71 separation centers planned. Some lawmakers criticized slow discharges while others, including Senator Johnson, welcomed the forecast. The Navy again pressed for secrecy on Pearl Harbor code matter as a full inquiry looms. A new A to Z Pearl Harbor probe will begin, and Congress moved to dissolve the three man surplus property board with a single chief to be led by likely appointee W Stuart Symington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hall
Washington
Army
Navy
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Senate Military Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Johnson
O'Mahoney
D-Wyn
Naval Inquiry Board
Senate Naval Committee
Atoz
Pearls Harbor
Senate
House
W. Stuart Symington
Truman
ODT To Lift Ban On Group Travel
Washington authorities announce the Office of Defense Transportation will lift all restrictions on group travel and travel agency activities. The October 1 change ends a July 21 ban on organized group travel and railroad accommodations, with August 17 relaxing to apply to business travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ODT
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Rainfall Measures 3.58 Inches Here
The Civil Aeronautics Administration recorded 3.58 inches of rainfall in under 12 hours starting at 1 27 a m today, the heaviest since early spring. Light rains from yesterday afternoon into the night were described as ordy showers before the heavy downpour began at 1 27 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Japs Captives Smuggle Food Beneath Guards At Santo Tomas
A wartime memoir fragment recounts captives in the Santo Tomas camp in Manila smuggling meat and supplies past Japanese guards. The piece notes aid from Manuel Manosa and Luis to obtain meat from a government plant, amid hunger as Allied forces advance.
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Earth Carrol
Banto Tomas
Manila
Earl Cabrolas
Santo Tomas
San Francisco
INS
MacArthur
Luis
Manuel Manosa
Manila Metropolitan
Manuel
Farone
Manosa
Luia
Rafael Aluman
French Disclaim Desire To Annex Rhineland
London AP report on the Big Four foreign ministers conference notes France denying any plan to annex Rhineland while seeking Ruhr safeguards to curb German nationalism. Discussions include a multinational Ruhr commission and delayed Italian peace treaty talks led by Byrnes Bevin Molotov Wang Shih-Chieh and Bidault as Balkan issues influence debate on peace treaties.
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Lewin
London
Big Fae
Ruhr
Rhineland
Arly
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Britain
Foreign Office
Italy
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Vyacheslav M. Moloney
Wang Shih-Chieh
Georges Bidault
Balkan
Moscow
Examination Shows Hiroshima Is Safe For Habitation Now
Tokyo AP reports Brig. Gen. T. F. Farrell concludes it is safe to live in central Hiroshima after the atomic bombing. No evidence of radioactivity deaths among entrants since the blast. Mission found no poison gases and limited ground radioactivity, though casualty estimates vary.
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Maelin Spencer
Tokyo
Hiroshima
T. F. Farrell
Farrell
Navy War Losses Up As List Checked
Army total casualties rise to 1,070,730 with 922,302 for the Army plus 148,428 for the Navy. Liberation of 285 POWs reduces Army totals but Navy figures climb. Navy killed 53,800, wounded 79,752, missing 11,262, and prisoners 3,605 with changes from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
Armed Services
New York Gives Gen Wainwright Hero's Welcome
General Jonathan M. Wainwright arrived at Guardia Field in New York aboard a C54 as 30,000 spectators filled the airport area. Mayor LaGuardia, Col Gillespie, and city officials greeted the four star officer, who reviewed a 200-man honor guard before a motorcade to the Waldorf Astoria for a formal dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Bataan
C54
Air Transport Command
Washington
Guardia Field
Geo. Wainwright
Mars
Wainwright
F. H. LaGuardia
Eugene F.gillespie
ATC
Army
Dag Bederked
Astor
Rucker Soldier Held In Attack On Young Woman
Private Frank Liscol was detained by military authorities after allegedly attacking a young woman on East Main Street near a laundry. Witnesses say the assailant attempted to enter a laundry and a glass door was smashed during the incident. neighbors intervened as police and soldiers arrived.
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Muckerso
Frank A. Lisdel
Eddie Kelley
East Main Street
Kelley
Tiscol
Liscol
Dan Jerkins
Ingdol
British Plan for Postwar Finance Draws U S Backing
Washington AP dispatch reports British envoys drafting a plan to secure several billion dollars for reconversion financing from the United States. Key points argue Britain bore greater war costs than the U S and that America should aid Britain without burdensome obligations. One proposal retroactively enhances Lend Lease to cover pre mutual aid war spending. Lord Halifax says Britain will not press the U S to accept arrangements harmful to U S interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
United States
Lord Halifax
Devereux Daniel Famous Saying in Wartime Message
A December 1941 Wake Island incident is cited as Devereux Daniel states his air evacuation group did not send a certain radio message. He is quoted while visiting a northern Hokkaido island prison camp, now in command, clarifying the record.
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Tokyo
Aps
James P
Devereux
Hersie Litte
Radio Technicians Strike Halts Major Networks
In New York, engineers walked out disrupting NBC and ABC as technicians filled in to keep schedules on air. Networks blamed unauthorized action. a strike followed failed contract talks. The outage affected world news from Washington and the Pacific, with London and New York reporting instead.
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New York
American
Natronal Broadcasting
Atr al & Am
EWT
Ff Pom
A. T. Pawley
Independent Engineers, Union
National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians
NBC
ABC
Ther
Washington
the Pacific
London
Avid
Ewts
NHC
Senator Thomas Promises Koreans Independence Soon
A report quotes Senator Thomas promising Koreans independence soon as he voices support for Korean self determination. The remarks reference ongoing occupation dynamics and contrast with current government arrangements, noting no shift in official U.S. policy though observers seek rapid moves toward autonomy.
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Thomas
Waskungiun
Ybet YD
Toomas
Alors
Thomar
Seraie Foren Fristons
Wren
Korea
Chunghug
America
Tony
Seon
John R. Hodge
Prince Konoye Says He Sought Roosevelt Meeting Before War
Japanese vice premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye said in an interview that he attempted in summer 1941 to meet U.S. President Roosevelt to avert war but faced militarist opposition and a government seen as liars abroad. He blamed Tojo's disputes and secrecy for the failed outreach and noted Tojo became premier in October 1941 with the Pearl Harbor attack planned in secrecy thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Fumiaro Konoye
Roosevelt
China
Finki Dick Fon
Konoye
Hideki Tojo
Toyo
Japan
Kosova
Ger. Tojo
Pear Harbor
Tom
Dimecl
United States
Prince
Housewell
Car Overturns Injures Occupant Near City Amita
One person was injured and another escaped unharmed when a car overturned yesterday afternoon at the Ashford Columba highway intersection near City Amita. Driver Fetell D. Patterson of Dothan Route Three claimed a steering wheel lock caused the loss of control. Patterson suffered lacerations and was treated at a Dothan hospital.
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Ashford- Columba
Amita
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
Fetell D. Patterson
Karl Mercer
Patterson
Tojo Improves After American Blood Transfusion
In Tokyo Hideki Tojo, the former premier and wartime dictator, reportedly transfused with American blood after a leg wound. He had earlier expressed a desire to die, but his condition at an evacuation hospital in Yokohama improved. Eighth Army HQ urged the Japanese government to show progress within two days or lose a privilege.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Yokohama
Hideki Toje
Abei
Japanese Leaders Face War Crimes After Surrenders
Amid occupation, Japan’s economy deemed dire with a food shortage risking millions. Adm Shigetaro Shimada surrendered to an American officer, while Field Marshal Gen Sugiyama killed himself in his Tokyo office. Other arrests loom as Japan’s wartime leadership is questioned.
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Japan
Ateady
Navy
Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Shigetaro Shimada
Homehu
Kanto Blam
Gen
Sugiyama
Emperor’s Palace
Tojo Says He Planned Long Time To Kill Self
In a Yokohama hospital interview, Hideki Tojo said he had planned suicide for years but felt the moment came when American officers stood outside. He answered few war questions, described his injuries, and explained he avoided the ritual method due to lack of someone to perform the second act.
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Tojo Declares
Yokohama
Hidele Tojo
Tojo
Sabura Kurusu
Pearl Harbor
Cordel Hull
Hataktri
Hera
Christmas packages to service personnel must be posted by Oct 15
U S postal officials announced overseas Christmas gifts rules for Army personnel remain similar to last year. One package per week per person is allowed, with size and weight limits. Packages should avoid alcohol perishable items and intoxicants. For units abroad, parcels should reach between Sept 15 and Oct 1 to ensure delivery by Christmas. In addressing, include rank, name, serial number, branch, APO, and handling post.
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Army
Dammabh
China
Burma
India
Middle East
Pacific Islands
APO
Dothan
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