Potsdam Declaration Sparks War Talk Across Europe
London reports say Potsdam declaration spurred speculation that Russia may join Western allies against Japan. The Big Three discussed Pacific war plans, with CBS noting Stalin aims to enter the war while Britain’s Mountbatten returns from Potsdam. Tokyo radio notes no direct Pacific reference.
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London
W.P
Russia
Spain
CBS
Edward Murrow
Stalin
Japan
Tord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Britain
Potsdam
Radio Tokyo
Tokyo
Chatter and Local Fund Drive Sparks Patched Tales
The piece recounts a lively San Lorenzo gathering with friends pledging sums toward the Bret Harte diet fund. It notes a grand total of 240 dollars raised as local clubs, scouts, and attorneys swirl through court-related orders about Ora Loma Sanitary District.
Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Niles Cafe Fight Fostered War News
Allied air actions over Japan report heavy attacks on Tokyo area and surrounding targets. Mustangs from Iwo Jima reportedly struck Utsunomiya Omiya Maebashi and Nakasaki, with significant damage to ships and installations. Naval bombings and air strikes from Nagasaki to Kobe destroyed ships, airfields, and docks as Allied forces pursue unified command in the Pacific.
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Plars Harbor
Japan
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Chaim
Mani
Kobe-Nagoya
Okaaki, Meiji
Kiyosu
Konoalei
Kokozawa
Nagasaki
Willian
Halsey
Fluel
Seywiy
Sneres Tantinen
Éhemy Plies
Auburn Strike Hints at End to Sit Down Protests
Auburn restaurants threaten to close as 14 establishments halt operations over ration point shortages. Rep Clair Engle pressed OPA officials in negotiations, seeking higher point allotments a point subsidy and easing a rule requiring 20 percent new business before more points are issued.
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Restaurents
Fince
Iitimal Office of Price Administration
Clair Engle
Calif
Auburn
Wpa
Engle
OPA
Chester Bowles
Max McCullough
California
Mnimuny
Local man awarded Silver Star for gallantry in action
Adam W. Albert son of Mrs Emily Albert of 832 Alive Street received the Silver Star for gallantry as an ambulance driver with the 314 Medical Battalion attached to the 1st Battalion 384 Infantry during the Rhine crossing at Wellmich Germany on March 28 1945. Albert drove through heavy fire to evacuate wounded and made three more trips despite danger. He enlisted December 7 1942 trained at multiple camps and is now at a Lucky Strike rest camp in France awaiting further assignment. He has a brother in service and a wife Gerry and their 27 month old daughter live at 282 Jackson Street Hayward.
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Adam W. Albert
Medical Department
U. S. Army
Bnit. 384 Infantry
Rhine
Wellmich
Germany
Albert
United States
Army
Camp Carson
Cole
Camp Polk
Camp Roberts
Calif
Em Bulner
France
Pfc
George Albert
Gerry
Jackson Street
Hayward
Laval court hearing erupts as he proclaims republic collapse
Laval testifies at the Petain treason trial denying fascist ties while declaring I love the Republic. Courtroom jeers erupt as De Lin Pomeraye asserts Laval signed the constitution at Vichy in a moment seen as signaling the death of the Third Republic.
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the Republic
Laval
Paris
UPI
Pierre Livi
Vichy
Henri Philippe Pelain
France
Pierre de Lin Pomeraye
Senate
Pomeraye
Pteraye
Warmane
Third Republic
Lingal
Senators Favorable to Plans for Postwar Europe
Washington date line reports prominent U S senators generally approved the big three plans to restore Europe and reduce Germany after the war. Only Senator Taft criticized Poland getting eastern Germany as a seed of future conflict. President Truman, aboard the Augusta, prepared a radio report on the conference outcomes and remaining questions about Russia’s role in ending the war with Japan.
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Washington
Europe
U.S
Robert A. Taft
Poland
Germany
Truman
Augusta
Russia
Japan
United States
Britain
Jasima Stalin
Watsonville Restaurants Shut by OPA Reductions
Three Watsonville eateries closed and ten more to cut hours amid OPA red point meat cuts. Watsonville Restaurant Association seeks restoration of 20 percent meat-point reductions through emergency civilian requirements office.
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Watsonville
Watsonville Restaurant Association
Calendar of local events listing dances and meetings
Calendar of events for today and tomorrow lists Carpenters and Joiners Union at Dania hall 8 p.m. and Eastern Star Sewing Circle at Masonic Temple 8 p.m. Also American Association University Women book section, Hayward Area Recreation Committee at city hall, tomorrow Baumburg Community dance and pom at Community hall 6, Lorenso dance 8 p.m. at Community hall, Danta hall dance 9 p.m., Methodist Man's club car pool at Bill Berck's home 370 Willow Avenue.
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Carpenters & Joiners Union
Dania
Eastern Star Sewing Circle
Masonic Temple
American Association University
Hayward Area
Four New Boy Scout Troops To Be Formed in San Lorenzo
Four new Boy Scout troops are planned in San Lorenzo after a Thursday meeting at the Steenwood Corporation Village trade office. Henry Call urged sponsorships. Greenwood Corporation, San Lorenzo Village Fire Department, Homes Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the San Lorenzo Lions Club offered support. Greenwood already sponsors San Lorenzo Troop No. 2. A rally at the San Lorenzo Village community center is set for Thursday night August 9 to attract parents and youths from San Lorenzo, Noyes, Alexander, and nearby areas.
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San Lovengd
Steenwood Corporation
Henry Call
Alameda County
Walter Baumann
Greenwood Corporation
Gall
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo Village
Alexander
Hearse Driver Held on DUI Charge After Mishap
Police halted a hearse on Foothill Boulevard as it veered right and crashed in a carefree manner. James E. Keating, 52, of 4570 Mission Street San Francisco, was booked for driving while intoxicated and released on $100 bail.
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Foothill
James E. Keating
Mission St. SF
Mayors address aims to avert San Francisco union strike
Mayor Roger D. Lapham will speak to the Carmen’s Union in San Francisco to forestall a Monday strike over seniority rights in a dispute with the city and the AFL. He says he will not rescind the city order while unions prepare to sign up for a unified authority schedule.
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San Francisco
Roger D. Lapham
Carmen
AFL Carmen
Lapham
AFL
Buck
Rose City Kitchen Patrons Warned To See Doctor
Health officials warn patrons of the International Kitchen in Niles to seek medical care if febrile or with intestinal symptoms after a typhoid outbreak. An employee was a carrier and 15 patrons were ill. The restaurant closed temporarily. investigation continues with guidance to report suspicious cases and submit specimens. The eatery serves Alamedia and nearby counties with patrons from Contra Costa and others.
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Rose City
Niles
Sisteni
Willem B. Halverson
Public Health
Clifford V. Mason
Alamedi Tounly
Alameds County
Contra Costa
San Donquin
San Mateo
Santa Chira
San Peancikeo Ounties
Drainage project continues despite court writ vacating possession
E A Maaske Oro Loma Sanitary District representative and Ernest K Wilson attorney state the drainage ditch widening on Oriole Avenue Plagy Brive district proceeds at pace. They say the project enlarges an existing waterway and that state law gives boards power to locate drainage courses, not courts, so the writ vacating possession should only delay completion.
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Uie Ora Lomit
Bill White
Ora Lora
Bill
Wilson
Ore Loma
Quinn
Oriole Avenue Plagy Brive
E. A. Maaske
Oro Loma
Ernest K Wilson
Courly
Marske
Community Theatre to Present One Act New Wives for Old
Theatre group To Cast Play Sailing for the one act New Wives for Old will be featured in Community Theatre speech class during the next two sessions. The class, led by Wesley Gordon, meets Tuesdays 7 to 10 in Room 38A at the high school. Charles Sorenson directs the play and invites participation. The work will join Community Theatre’s repertoire for ducal organizations seeking this entertainment. The regular meeting scheduled for Monday, Aug. 4, has been postponed to a later date this month.
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Community Theatre
Wesley Gordon
Charles Sorenson
Aing
Sailor Faces Manslaughter Charge
A complaint charging Vine Gregovich, 22, Grass Valley, with manslaughter in connection with the death of Connie Cadvers, 22, San Francisco, was filed with Deputy District Attorney Frank Crews. Cadvers died July 23 when the motorcycle she rode with Gregovich crashed into an Alameda County sheriff's car during a chase by Placentia police. The complaint was signed by Officer M. W. Amaro of the Placentia police.
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Vine
Gregovich
Grass Valley
Connie Cadvers
San Francisco
Frank Crews
Miss Cadvern
Alameda County
Beef Steaks and Roasts Expected This Fall
Secretary Clinton Anderson told American Magazine that beef supplies should improve this fall and winter. Increased production, reduced military purchases, and better distribution are cited as reasons for more beef on the market. He cautioned that other food outlooks remain unsettled.
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Washington
Clinton
Anderson
American Magazine
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Mal Funtes
Hannah
Turi Club
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Tenner
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Eli
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Herder
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Roberts Et Me
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City Mall
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Séergiary
Liew of Sual
Niles Cafe
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Marianas
Hames H. Doolitite
Eighth Airforce
Wallads
Joseph W. Stillwell
Tie
Smiby
Ecommandl
Seuaint
Dopa
Traisor
Pierre Leval
Fresnes
Horsching
Linz
Austria
Barcelona
Plate
H. BE. Wond
U. S
79Th Fighter Group
Ninth Air Force
Emily Albert
Alive Street
Petaindrial
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
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Laval Hac
Watsonville Close
MR. Freud
Halverson
Mason
International
Oroloma Dist
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Navy
Hawaii
L. W. Smith
U. S. Employment Office
Oak Street
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