Meat rationing delays spark debate on shortages and easing plans
Officials said rationing could ease by October with possible meat allocations by type or a partial removal of controls. Britain seeks extra meat from Canada and Argentina, depending on financial arrangements and UN relief. US agencies warn of black market risks and note packers face labor and supply constraints as policymakers weigh next steps.
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Pony Agriculture Departah Nies
Great Britain
OPA
Ind
Mile
County to buy 50 new school buses with funding
Baxter, county supervisor of education, announced 50 new county owned school buses will be purchased for the 1946-47 term. $84,000 is allocated from the 1943 Act for capital outlay. Three buses in operation now will be joined by the full fleet next year to ease routes and reduce load.
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Buston County
Fen
Solo- Baxter
County Supervi
Ist Education
Baxter
Wainwright Rejects Soft Peace And Soft Peace Terms
General Ken M. Wainwright declared that neither a soft peace nor a soft peace would satisfy the United States. He spoke in New York after a recent event honoring him, saying Japan must realize the brutal lessons endured by captives at Manila and Corregidor. He urged a hard line against Japan despite calls for restraint.
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York
Jay
Ken M. Wainwright
New York
Tien
Pena
Rucker Named One of 113 Wet Discharge Centers
Col Marlin C Schallenberger announced Camp Rucker is designated a discharge center under the War Departments program to speed up separations. Operations to begin next Monday will process about two men daily, chiefly from its own personnel, with possible transfers from other areas.
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Army Services
Marlin C. Schallenberger
Olicer
Col. Schallenberger
Armed Service
Rucker
War Departments
Fire Chief Hurt After Fall From Ladder Truck
Fire Chief Floyd Harris was injured yesterday afternoon when he was thrown from a ladder truck on East Main Street during an alarm call to Powell's Store on South Alice Street. He suffered a severe head rash and needed stitches after a hook tore loose while he held onto the ladder. Captain Arthur Posey said the motor on a drink box caught fire, damaging both the motor and box.
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East Main Street
South Alice Street
Arthur Posey
Ch Harris
Powell’s
Posey
Networks Resume As Strike Ends
New York AP report says NBC and ABC networks returned to normal after a 26 hour walkout by about 500 union broadcast engineers. Engineers began returning to jobs in New York and other cities as negotiations restart for a new wage contract. The strike was described as unauthorized by NBC and ABC officials.
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NBC
ABC
National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians
National and
American Broadcasting Company
Frenchwomen to receive tobacco rations from December
Paris AP reports Frenchwomen will receive a tobacco ration like men starting in December, ending a prior absence that sparked complaints. The Finance Ministry also raises men's monthly rations from six to eight packs from October 1, citing quadrupled cigarette production and 16,438 tons of imported leaf tobacco. A note adds that tobacco looted by Germans has been recovered.
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Paris
Tropical Storm Intensifies Pressuring Florida Coast
A tropical storm with winds near 135 mph bore toward Florida as Turks Island reported 150 mph winds. The center lay near Cos Island 650 miles southeast of Miami while advisories warned of hurricane force winds across the Bahamas and northern Cuba. Florida agencies prepared with warnings and evacuations as military bases moved planes northward.
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Turk’s
British West Indies
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Cuba
W. C. Johnson
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Weather Bureau
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Four Houston County Registrants Inducted
Four Houston County registrants were inducted into the armed forces today per Selective Service Board officials. The inductees named are Arthur Isaac Enfinger, James Terry Seymour, James Page Gardner, and Thomas Lynwood Bryan.
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Houston County Selective Service Board
Hase
Fr. McClellan
Armed Forces
Arthur Isaac Enfinger
James Terry Seymour
James Page Gardner
Thomas Lynwood Bryan
Fight On Jobless Pay Bill Shifts To Senate Floor
Congress debates unemployment pay reform as the Senate Finance Committee eyes a bill to aid jobless workers with federal funds. General Marshall propagates demobilization efforts to speed soldier releases while Secretary Stimson defends the Army’s point discharge and other measures amid postwar demobilization pressures.
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Max Ball Washington
Senate Noor
Congress
Japan
Gstorte
Marshall
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Senate Group
Navy
Stimson
Army
District and County War Chest Drive to Kick Off Oct 9
District and county leaders map a War Chest campaign to raise 43359.18 in the 13th District comprising Houston Henry Dale Gentya and Coffee counties. J H Singleton Enterprise district chairman stresses support for servicemen recreation. In Houston the drive runs Oct 9 to 31 with Dothan United Charities Chest drive chair Walter Morris and co chair E S McClince. Combined Houston quota is 34000 with 17605.89 to State War Chest. The slogan honors such winners and a meeting with county traders discussed campaign concerns.
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Henry
Dale
Gentya
Coffee
J. H Singleton
Enterprise
Auinas
Houston County
Dothan United Charities
Walter Morris
Dothan
E. S. McClinice
Morrs
State War Chest
Arctricand
End Of Japan Occupation Possible In One Year
AP report quotes Lt. Gen. Eichelberger predicting Japan’s occupation could end in about a year if Japan maintains its current stance. He noted MacArthur would suspend enforcement terms and that U.S. forces would adjust operations as the situation evolves.
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Japan
TOYO
Feberat
J. Eiehelberger
Indav
MacArthur
Srey
Euchelberger
Bosnth Anny
Vusuhal
WMC says major layoffs ended in the United States
Washington AP report from the War Manpower Commission notes the worst of mass layoffs is over though job losses will remain heavy for a time. They estimate 134 major layoff events this month, with weekly totals easing from 200,000 to 27,000 claims as unemployment figures shift. The commission cites significant reemployment in industrial sectors and ongoing job openings at U S Employment Service offices, while western states see 65,000 layoffs mainly from shipbuilding and aircraft firms. New England experiences 4,200 layoffs but the region also posts the highest reemployment rate.
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Washington
WMC
1. & Employment Service
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Rucker Soldier Injured In Overturned Car Crash
Two Camp Ruther soldiers were injured when their car overturned on the Enterprise Highway near Brannan's Stand. Officials could not identify the injured at the scene. they were taken to Camp Ruther hospital by ambulance from Jointor Wilkerson Funeral Home. Witnesses said the driver lost control at high speed and the vehicle flipped about five times.
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Brannan
Camp Ruther Hospital
Am Bulance
Jodntor Wilkerson
Reparte
City Polier
Reconversion Weeks Ahead Of Schedule In Peace Era
AP report from Washington notes reconversion is two to three weeks ahead of schedule with government easing controls. Production for washers refrigerators and autos remains optimistic though price policy hampers growth. By December many will be between jobs as veterans enter the labor market. Nourishment rationing drifts toward relief with anticipated end of sugar by 1946 and gradual removal of most rations by year end.
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Byerling F. Green
Washington
War Production Board
Rehebule
OPA
WPB
Leather Bureau
Santo Tomas Story Closes With Account Of Slayings
Excerpts recount the Santo Tomas revolt and the deaths of Dupgleby Grinnell and allied figures. Eyewitness notes detail betrayals, prison escapes, and the brutal end of the band of Americans and Filipino allies. The piece references MacArthur, Bataan, and a mission to secure decent treatment for captives.
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Santo Tomas
Bridge Projects Approved In County Road Plan
The Bureau of Public Aid and the state Highway Department approve two bridges for the county farm to market road system. One bridge will be five miles north of Gordon on the Garden Columbia road, the other four miles south of Ashford on the Ashford Cater road. Both are included in the secondary program and funded by the Bureau of Public Aid and Revenue.
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Didor Saxon Po Teener
Rounts Baars of Revenue
Dude Saul
Gordon
Gerdaen - Columbia
Ashford Mn
Ashford Catter
Rond
Rudedew
Bureau of Peace Aid
Pycaf
Weather Delays Devereux Return Flight
Foul weather at Chitose air field on Hokkaido delayed Marine Lt Col James P S Devereux, famed Wake Island defender, en route to a carrier off Ominato. He and his high command reportedly spoke by telephone yesterday while the aircraft faced the late delay.
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Japan
API
James P S Devereux
Wake Island
Chitose Airfield
Hokkaido
Ominata
Anecoraas
Tokyte
Hime Devereux Falkta
Chine
Ko [Sea
Truman on Flight to Missouri Home
Washington dispatch reports President Truman left National Airport aboard the C 54 Sacred Cow for a Missouri weekend. Senate Leader Barkley joins the president to Paducah Ky where he will depart for a home state speech. A later stop at Sears Field is planned where Mrs Truman's secretary Odum will exit for an Illinois vacation.
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Truman
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Missouri
Senate
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Paducah
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Mian Reather Odum
Foreign Ministers Resume Drafting Treaty For Italy
London AP reports Allied ministers from the United States Russia Great Britain France and China resume drafting a peace treaty for Italy. Amid Balkan notes and talks with Romanian and Greek leaders the group weighs treaties with Romania Bulgaria Hungary and other Axis satellites, while new governments and recognition issues complicate immediate Balkan bargains.
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United States
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Great Britain
France
China
Botish Fuyriga Miniter Reneet Bevin
Cig
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Balkans
Romania
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Washington
Japanese Premier Urges Americans to Forget Pearl Harbor
Tokyo reported Premier Proton Higashi Ka called on the American public to bury hatred, asserting the war is over and Japan has lost. He said Japan will build a peaceful nation and evolving freedoms under a new cabinet, while promising to welcome criticism and press liberty. He replied to an AP letter within 24 hours.
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Proton Higashi-Ka
America
Japan
Armecitas
Pearl Harbor
Congress Asked To Cut Navy Funds In Peace Time
President Truman asked Congress to cut Navy spending by about 17 million dollars for the coming fiscal year. He proposed reductions in enlistment costs, shipbuilding, ship maintenance, and operating Navy yards, while preserving naval aviation and ordnance. He noted demobilization and peacetime needs as guiding considerations.
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