Nazi Surrender Strives to Split Allies and Russia
War report by Louis F. Reemle describes Nazi surrender as blunt and piecemeal, aimed at sowing a wedge between Western Allies and Soviet Russia. It notes Doenitz’s broadcast and perceived attempts to preserve a Europe free of Bolshevism, while hinting at continued Nazi propaganda through postwar manipulation and Japan’s potential alignments with Russia.
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Louis F. Reemle
United Press
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Germany
Russia
Thuy
North Sea
Formgn
Third Reich
Soviet
Doenitz
West
East
Europe
Hitler
Nui Third Reich
Japan
Shigenoro ‘Togo
Togo
Tokyo m
Girl Scouts Celebrate May Luncheon at Mrs Boyd's Garden
Girl Scouts of Troop 16 held a May luncheon on Saturday in the gardens of Mrs. G C Boyd at 1278 Sunset Boulevard. The event honored the winning team from a clothing drive that netted nearly two thousand pounds of clothes, with co-hostesses and many attendees listed among local families and troop leaders.
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Troop 16
G. C. Boyd
Sunset Boulevard
Boyd
C. C. Eklund
W. A. Herb
H.R. Hobson
Eklund
Fer
Barbara Alexander
Peggy Barnes
Alice Borman
Joan Carothers
Jerry’ Dancer
Margaret Davis
Joqeanne Eklund
Lenore Feige
Jawn Lambert
Arlene Ness
Joan W
Ierson
Glorianne Vargas
Wingfield
JoAnn Wingfield
Hobson
Nedding
Herb
Olgardt Named Chamber Secretary in Hayward
Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce directors meet in City Hall auditorium tomorrow to hear the finals of Hayward's Future speech contest and welcome J William Olgardt of San Francisco as secretary manager He brings public relations and sales promotion background from Montgomery Ward Crown Zellerbach and the American Council of Public Relations and is a World War I veteran High school contestants Robert Neilsen Bob Hinck Jey Joyce Meyers and Virginia Carey advance to finals through group contests.
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Hayward Area
American Council of Public Relations
Ife
Hayward
Olgardt
Val Hollingsworth
Ares
America
Hollingsworth
Alar
Hayward Union High School
Robert Neilsen
Bob Hinck Jey
Joyce Meyers
Virginia Carey
Poppy Drive To Start May 25 In Hayward
George Lloyd of Alameda county adjutant for the Veterans of Foreign Wars announces the 24th Buddy Poppy Drive will occur in Hayward on May 25. The drive supports disabled veterans and dependents, with Maynard residents invited to contribute to the poppy sale organized by Hayward Post No 1882 and Auxiliary.
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George Lloyd
Alameda County
Hayward
Flanders
Maynard
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hayward Post and Auxiliary
Bret Harte Students Stage Play Mystery of Thorland
Bret Harte area children stage the full length play The Mystery of Thorland in the Bret Harte auditorium on Friday and Saturday nights May 12 at 8 15 p m under Maysearch Recreation Commission and Hayward Elementary schools. The large cast features Joan Riley Shirley Plail Lesley Keller Elva Cabr al Elizabeth Silva Mary Gin Gale Francis June Kelley Carolyn Yaylor Marion Pfaff Johan ne Graham Ellen Bazinet Jerome Lustig My in Carey Elizabeth Silva Madeline Fraticelli Felipe Donire Corene Mareicl Belly Silva and others with Witch kept secret. Music by Bret Harte Band Orchestra under Joseph M Anezerini. Funds from admissions go to school equipment.
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Joan Riley
Vlora Flagg
Shirley Plail
Margot
Lesley Keller
Mother
Elva Cabral
Gretchen
Elizabeth Silva
Zan
Mary Gin
Arl
Gale Francis
Snord
June Kelley
Brig
Carolyn Yaylor
Kar Fo
Marion Pfaff
Jessy
Johanne Graham
Cook
Ellen Bazinet
Arzano
Felipe Donire
Whond
Corene Mareicl
Zentur
Belly Silva
Spark
Witch
Bret Tarte
Joseph M. Anezerini
Jay Broadwell
Marian Rusk
James Azevedo
Richard Goulden
Carvel Johnson
Walter Tanghe
Thomas Elledge
Joanne Roe
Clara Frates
Evelyn Garcia
Betty Louise Hughes
Betty Perry
Gersaldine Ray
Alyce Sweensen
Mable Alves
Alberta Peixoto
Bessie’ M. Whitehead
City Council to Meet Unless V E Declared
Hayward city council members will meet at City Hall in a regular session tonight unless V E day is officially declared. Mayor George Mays announced the routine meeting will cover traffic hazards at B and Castro streets and efforts to secure better Lux passenger loading facilities.
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Iig
Hayward
George Mays
Castro Streets
Lux
Recreation Bill Passes In Assembly
Flora Haines of the 16th district PTA hails Assembly Bill 4178 as passed, enabling counties to lend funds to park recreation and parkway districts. She credits Assemblyman Francis Dunn and urges supporters to contact Senator Arthur Breed Jr. to push Senate approval for youth recreation funding. The Hayward Area Recreation district advisory council discussed budget and bylaws, planning final read at the May 16 meeting.
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Flora Haines
PTA
Altimourimary
Assembly Hill
Parkway
Assembly
Haines
Francis Dunn
Hayward Area
Mayor Mays Proclaims V E Day In Speech
Mayor George Mays issues a proclamation praising V E Day arrival and honoring soldiers from Normandy to Germany. He warns of further fighting and urges closing businesses on the announced day between opening and 5:30 p m or the following day if after 5:30 p m to observe victory and then refocus on Japan.
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George Mays
Europe
Normandy
Germany
Japan
Truman
Blood Donors Visit San Lorenzo May 15
Red Cross mobile unit visits Hayward on Tuesday May 15 designated as San Lorenzo day. All residents with appointments are urged to keep them.
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San Lorenzo
Red Cross
Hayward
Story Behind Surrender in Italy Reads Like Thriller
The surrender negotiations that led to northern Italy’s German capitulation unfold through a thrillerlike account. Maj. Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitz er and British Maj. Gen. J. S. Airey traveled to Switzerland under assumed identities with a dachshund named Fritzel to outmaneuver SS Gen Karl Wolff. The tale begins with Nazis signaling talks in February and Wolff arriving March 8, while Lemnitz er and Airey flew from Caserta March 13 and navigated border questions, disguise, and the delicate peace plot amid Allied air dangers.
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U.P
Switzerland
Fritzel
Italy
Lyman L. Lermnitzer
Sir Harold Alexander
J. S. Airey
Karl Wolff
Wolff
Leminitzer
Airey
Caserta
Lyon
Lemnitzer
Airsy
Hitler
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Denmark Seeks Invitation to UNCIO Meeting
San Francisco state department records reveal Danish government-in-exile leader Trygve Lie plans to seek inclusion for newly freed Denmark at the United Nations Conference on International Organization. Soviet Russia approves two Dumbarton Oaks amendments expanding regional arrangements and keeping the Security Council at 11 members with five permanent seats.
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Trygve Lielas Askral
Depert- Mient
Denmark
Soviet
Russia
Big Four
World Organization
Pawers
Organization
Security Council
United States
Britain
China
France
Council
Poles Seek Treason Trial for 16 Leaders
The Lublin radio said Poland may demand that 16 Polish leaders, arrested by the Russians, be tried for high treason in Warsaw and Moscow. It cited public anger over actions of Gen Leopold Okulicki and accomplices, alleged to have diverted against the Red Army and the reborn Polish state. The provisional government reserves the right to hand them to Polish authorities for indictments in the Republic.
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London
W.A
Lublin
Warsaw
Moscow
Lublin Radio
Poland
Leopold) Olu-lickl
Red Army
Okulicki
Dodge Shows Open Here Tomorrow
Wartime transport difficulties delayed the Dodge Greater Shows and Thrill Circus premiere. The act promises public appeal at the fairgrounds on Castro Street opposite City Park tomorrow night. Headliner Capt. Eerie Vander Walt and his den of wild African lions are billed as the most sensational act on the Pacific coast.
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Dodge Greater
I Show
Castro Street
City Park
Eerie Vander Walt
Pacific Coast
Germany surrenders in Europe reported by Allied press
The British Ministry and Allied high command sent cautious notices as reports emerged that Germany had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. Officials noted no official publication statement yet, while President Truman stressed no public remarks until a simultaneous Allied release.
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United Press
Karl Doonite
London
Europe
Udio
Mhensbure
Brandeast
Klenspurg
Ludwig Seltverin von Krosigk
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Reims
France
Germany
Russia
Tavis
SHAEP
Paris
Shaef
Fuet
Washington
Truman
Jonathan Daniels
Mr. Truman
White House
Navy Planes Wreck 20 Jap Vessels
American land based navy planes wrecked more than 20 Japanese vessels in weeklong strikes in the Yellow Sea and near Kyushu. B 29s and carrier aircraft attacked four Kyushu airfields with reported good results. Allied forces on Tarakan island pressed toward oil fields as Australian and Dutch troops secured an airfield north of Tarakan City. Admiral Nimitz said heavy fleet units continued bombardment of Okinawa, with reports of a major Japanese counterattack repulsed. British Pacific Fleet destroyed at least 18 enemy planes on Miyako island.
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United Press
Han
Kyushu
Tsushima
Korea
Yellow Sea
Tarakan
Borneo
Chester W. Nimitz
Okinawa
10Th Army
Naha
Miyako Island
Sakishimas
Churches Plan V-E Day Services
In observance of V-E Day, Rev Myron Herrvill president of the Ministerial Association announces schedule after White House notice. 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion at Trinity Episcopal and Methodist churches. 2:00 p.m. Prayer and intercession for peace. Eden Congregational hosts Council of Church Women at 2:30 after the 2:00 service. Evening services at several churches including First Christian Presbyterian Baptist Church of Solent. 8:00 p.m. services planned on victory in Europe day.
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Myron Herrvll
The
Methodist Church
Ministerial Association
First Christian
Presbyterian and Baptist Charch
First Church of Christ
Solent
B Street
Victory In
Europe
Farm Center Meets Tonite at Castro Valley Adobe
The Castro Valley Farm Center meets at 8 30 tonight in the Castro Valley Adobe. Evelyn Garcia of Bret Harte school leads a 4 H demonstration, W E Booth reports on Los Angeles county costs of production, and P H Dexter leads a talk on popular meat chicken breeds. Health Legislation committee members report. refreshments served by Mr and Mrs James Gilddon and Mr and Mrs John Guddon. J R Williams presides.
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Castro Valley Farm
Senter
Astro Valley Adobe
Center
Evelyn Garcia
Bret Harte School
Los Angeles County
W. E. Booth
P. H. Dexter
John Olsen
Harry Eb, Scott
Walter Tilton
James Glddon
John Guddon
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