General McArthur Fires Two Editors in Tokyo Shakeup
TOKYO March 2 General MacArthur approved the removal of the managing editor a noted columnist from the Pacific Stars and Stripes after an inspector general report questioned discretion and integrity. Kenneth L Pettus of Chicago and Barnard Rubin of Waterbury Conn were reassigned to nonessential duties at Yokohama.
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Chicago
Barnard Rubin
Water, Conn
Yokohama
Guilford 4-H Club Week Observed With Exhibits and Broadcasts
4 H clubs across Guilford observe national week with programs led by Oak View and Jamestown clubs. 1945 totals show 1 043 members ages 10 to 20 in the county with 18 clubs. County activities include canning 16 600 quarts, 54 1 acres gardened, 40 005 pounds beef, 2 600 pounds pork, 4 275 chickens and turkeys producing 1 287 dozen eggs, 1 027 garments made, and 307 remodeled.
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Lillian Kimrey
Oakview Club
Jamestown Club
Greensboro
Kimrey
Review on Gladys Schmitt novel David the King
The review praises Gladys Schmitt’s David the King as an ambitious expansion of biblical material into a vivid, decorative narrative. It notes her style as a stylist rather than a pure storyteller, with rich language that sometimes distances rather than moves readers, while still naming Schmitt as a potential great American novelist.
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David the King
Gladys Schmitt
Bernadette
Miss Schmitt
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Saul
Jonathan
Michal
Bath- Sheba
Uriah
Absalom
Solomon
Dan
Beersheba
Samuel
Nathan
Star of Bethlehem
Golden
Jerusalem
Literary Guild and
Religious Book Club
Political Reconstruction by Karl Loewenstein
Legal scholar Karl Loewenstein argues that internal state organization threats endanger peace and neighboring security. He notes democratic powers failed to act due to liberal hands-off tradition, citing Spain Italy Japan Germany and the doctrine of self-determination originating in 19th century Europe.
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Atlantic
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
U. S
Control Council
Karl Loewenstein
Macmillan
Spain
Italy
Japan
Germany
Europe
Holy Alliance
New Beltone Hearing Aid Offers Battery-Free Comfort
A compact hearing device now in use avoids separate battery pack and wires. It fits in the hand, adjusts to suit changing hearing, and is endorsed by the American Medical Association council. Beltone offers free descriptive booklet and at-home demonstration from Dept. 4360 Chicago.
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American Medical Association
Beltone
19Th Street
Chicago
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Cloak and Dagger Secret Story of OSS Elites
A brisk account of the Office of Strategic Services under Wild Bill Donovan. It profiles brave operatives, including Navy Lt. James Harvey Gaul, who faced torture yet aided Allied strategy from Italy to Tibet. The authors stress exploits over OSS politics and celebrate wartime stealth.
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Alexander MacBain
Random House
Office of Strategic Services
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James Harvey Gaul
Italy
Thailand
Dalai Lama
Tibet
The Case Against the Nazi Criminals by Robert H. Jackson
Justice Jackson’s opening statement at Nuremberg is presented alongside the indictment, list of criminals, and joint Allied agreement. The 90 page address argues civilization must judge crimes of this magnitude and details Nazi evil from start to end with aid from a prefatory note by Gordon Dean.
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Knopf
Justice Jackson
U. S
Nuernberg
International Tribunal
Gordon Dean
The House Near Paris review
A vivid account of occupied France and wartime hardships by Drue Tartiere and M R Werner. The book follows a Resistance worker’s mother who modeled for Millet and reflects literary and artistic circles amid postwar shock and upheaval.
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M. R. Werner
Simon & Schuster
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France
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Star of the Unborn review by a Times critic
The article reviews Frane Werfel’s Star of the Unborn, set 100000 years ahead in an instrumental age. It mocks the underground society, long lifespans, and discussions via starry news, calling the novel dull and unworthy of Werfel, noting he finished it days before his death.
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Viking
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Times Square
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Vedanta for the Western World edited by Isherwood
A review of Vedanta for the Western World with essays by John Van Druten Aldous Huxley and others. It explains Atman realization through virtue and ascetic disciplines and notes reincarnation and universalism with 13 centers in the United States.
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Christopher Isherwood
Marcel Rodd
John van Druten
Aldous Huxley
Gerald Heard
Isherwood Pers
Sri Ramakrishna
Earth
Hollywood
Meet Abraham Lincoln by G. Lynn Summer
Biographical study privately printed for the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop Chicago details G Lynn Sumner, head of a New York agency, and his fascination sparked by John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln. The work aims to deepen understanding of Lincoln's humanity through extensive reading and collecting.
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G. Lynn Summer
Chicago
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New York
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Unique WWII Belgian Underground Collection Arrives at UNC Library
The University of North Carolina Library receives a rare, possibly unique, World War II collection from William Lanier Hunt detailing Belgian resistance. It includes handbills, posters, newspapers, and legal analyses, with continued additions promised by Belgian friends.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
William Lanier Hunt
U. S. Army
Strategic Bombing Service
General Montgomery
Brussels
Belgium
Hunt
Underground
Front de l'Independence
The Shocking Pink Hat by Pease Crane
A review notes a foggy atmospheric mystery with a mysterious woman and early car wrecks. Inspector and sleuths Pat and Jean Abbott appear amid unlockable doors and a flawed plot with wooden characters and weak key twists.
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Pease Crane
Random House
Pat
Jean Abbott
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers Discovery
A new medical discovery now in use by doctors and hospitals reportedly relieves stomach ulcers rapidly. The remedy Lurin is advertised as mixing two teaspoonfuls with a half glass of milk, offering a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Mann's
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