Controversy Over Guam Fortification Tied to Roosevelts Bremerton Note
The Navy Guam issue resurfaces amid claims that isolationists blocked strengthening of Guam as a Pacific outpost. The Walsh Senate report traces proposals from 1919 fortification to 1938 harbor work, noting cost concerns and party dynamics in Congress and White House debates.
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Texans escape plan tied to Guam defense and postwar aviation
An editorial thread argues Guam should be kept in U S hands and criticizes shifting policy toward Tokyo. It examines postwar air mail feeder lines, their limited impact on private aviation, and predicts staffing needs while urging tougher stance against Japan. The piece questions reliance on Hirohito and discusses unconditional surrender as policy.
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Sergeant Had Killed Five Nazi Snipers
Hal Boyle details heroic World War II actions by American troops in France. Stories include Stewart Granville of Hargill Texas escaping captivity after killing two German guards, Louis Pfeiffer of San Francisco earning a Silver Star for destroying a machine gun nest, and Sgt. Francis W. King of Arlington Iowa describing dangerous booby traps. The report also notes Sgt. Pete Bonavich of San Antonio discovering an unloaded rifle after disarming two prisoners.
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Roosevelt takes hard line on Japan and Hirohito stance
Albert Leman argues Roosevelt breaks with State Department allies who pushed leniency toward Hirohito and Japan. He cites opponents of reform who favored delaying policy to win future world peace and attract support from liberal business and religious groups, contrasting with Westerners who oppose such leniency.
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Regional Baseball Champions Meet For Southern Crown
Regional champions from Thomaston Georgia Albemarle North Carolina and New Orleans contest the Southern crown as the National American Legion junior baseball playoffs race advances in Greenville South Carolina Thomaston defeats Birmingham 10 to 4 to enter the sectional round and the double elimination tournament resumes with Thomaston vs New Orleans tonight and Albemarle awaiting the outcome tomorrow afternoon.
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Golfer Wins Bet By Making Hole In One
Springfield Illinois August 18 A golfer named Frank Hayes made a hole in one on a 150 yard hole at Oakcrest Country Club meeting a bet his partner R F Butts posed to him to achieve the feat within a year Butts managed an ace before Hayes birthday and now Hayes and seven witnesses await a celebratory dinner at Hayes expense
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McDaniels Favored Over Perry In Bout Tonight
Returning to Madison Square Garden after three years Los Angeles fighter Jimmy McDaniels is a 6 to 5 favorite to defeat Washington’s Aaron Perry in their eight round windup tonight at MSG.
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Title of the Emperor and Japan’s Conquest Policy
The text argues against venerating the emperor, calling him a figurehead under military and corporate control. It traces Japanese expansion to long before 1868, noting Meiji era piracy and the shift to a “mailed-fist” policy aimed at the co prosperity sphere. It frames the modern regime as using the emperor as a front for conquest planning.
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VFW Meet Tonight In Thomasville
THOMASVILLE Aug 18 The Veterans of Foreign Wars post in town will hold a meeting at the East Main and Commerce building to recruit new members. R O Little leads arrangements and invites all veterans with overseas service. State Adjutant A C Ingram will explain eligibility and aims of the order. London Aug 18 The latest Nazi booby trap reportedly explodes when activated by thumb trigger.
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