Japan’s No 1 School For Boys Still Is Flourishing
Nikko Japan Oct. 2 Amid surrender and demilitarization Japan’s top boys school remains vibrant. Crown Prince Akihito and Prince Masahito attend the School for Peers where fencing drills and bowing rituals persist. Students aged 8 to 14 in mustard uniforms practice with bamboo swords under imperial household oversight, while the public school ceremo ny emphasizes posture and discipline.
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Morrie Landsberg Nikko
Japan
Akihito
Mashaito
Nikko
Education Ministry
Ministry of the
Imperial Household
Summer Palace
Kanaya
Nikko Public School
Quilt Kit Ad Promises Colorful Patches and Free Goods
Promotional notice touts a quilt kit with sixteen patterns and enough colorful materials to create over two hundred patches. Includes a giant spool of thread and postage paid offer, promising satisfaction and free extras from the crafts company.
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Pilus
Monty
Fay Fae
Femeart
Tormat
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Aimanar
Kilpatrick Returns to Civilian Life in Virginia
Brig. Gen. John R. Kilpatrick, former Madison Square Garden head, is placed in inactive status after three years as a Free General at the Hampton Roads port. Col. J. Wilder receives command as the port changes hands at midnight in Newport News.
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Newport News
John R. Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Hampton Roads
Eeeefort
Oumar Meipanrien
Col. J. Wilder
Two Injured As Train Plunges Through Washed Trestle
Report from Oct 2 describes a Baltimore & Ohio mail train derailment after crossing a washed-out trestle at 10 45. Engineer Charles H. Kintzel and fireman Kenneth H. Murphy, both of Buffalo, escaped with minor injuries while the Buffalo to Pittsburgh run was disrupted.
Name name swap prompts Erie office label shift
A reader suggests S. Johnston will replace Will Hays as head of the film office likening it to an Erie office. The letter implies Johnston could push to eliminate risque content in cinema, echoing talk of a new era in Hollywood censorship.
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Will Hays
Hays
End of Year Reflections on Methodist Cadets in North Carolina
Western North Carolina Methodist cadets head to Greens boro conference to determine assignments for the new year. The piece reflects on itinerancy, pastor demands, and the life and workload of clergy, with anecdotes and light humor about church life and public impressions.
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One Minute Test Questions and Wisdom Hints
Grab Bag ONE MINUTE TEST questions ask barometer register scotch singer knighted by George V and Declaration signer count. Wisdom quotes urge friendship as healer and etiquette for dates. Horoscope notes ambition honesty tolerance and monotone birthday guidance.
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Truman Pushes Senate Showdown Over McKeough Nomination
President Truman faces a Senate showdown on his nomination of Raymond S. McKeough to the maritime commission. The Commerce Committee split 10 to 7 against, with eight Republicans and two Democrats voting yes. The dispute centers on McKeoughs CIO PAC ties and the effort by CIO AFL factions to influence the vote while the President seeks a up or down decision.
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McKeough
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Maritime Commission
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Burglar Returns After Smith Admits Hotel Left Unlocked
In Albuquerque on October 2 B F Smith told police his hotel room was burglarized and admitted it was left unlocked. A week later the same thieves returned. Smith ruefully confirmed the door was not locked.
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Albuquerque
B. F. Smith
Smith
Meehean New Chief of Game Fish Division
C Lloyd Meehean named chief of the division of game fish and hatcheries in the Fish and Wildlife Service. He has been assistant chief since 1942 and succeeds Milton C James who moves to assistant director. Meehean, from Minnesota, joined the service in 1930 and has served at Fairport Iowa Natehi oches Louisiana Marion Alabama Leetown West Virginia Weleka Florida.
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Lloyd Meehean
Fish To Wildlife Service
Snce
Milton C. James
Fish and Wildlife Service
Meehean
Minnesota
Fairport
Iowa
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Natehioches
Marion
Ala
Leetown
W. Va
Weleka, Fla
Thomasville Boy Wins First Prize in Contest
Jeck Hodgin, 15, son of Dr and Mrs O R Hodgin of Thomasville, won first prize in the Greensboro Daily News contest to name the Carolina State League All Stars. He receives a $50 war bond and a 1946 season pass to all games.
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Jeck Hodgin
O. R . Hodgin
Greensboro Daily News
Jack
U S Airmen Find Brides in Northamptonshire District
About 1,500 American airmen stationed at various bases in Northamptonshire married local women. The district surrounding several airfields became noted for these unions, reflecting a mix of service life and community ties during wartime.
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London
U. S
Northamptonshire
700 000 Jobs Go Begging As 2 000 000 Are Idle
Washington reports more than 2 million unemployed while job openings vanish. Officials cite mismatched skills high wartime wages and low peacetime pay as reasons. Openings shift to agriculture service trade and finance with many veterans delaying civilian work pending better pay.
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Oct
United States Employment Service
Buls
Sud Ee
Ake
Uses
No Sure Winner Says No Sure Thing On Track
Hirsch Jacobs, famed trainer, argues there is no guaranteed winner in racing saying men who claim a sure thing are insincere or ignorant. The note added comes amid racing news from New York. The calendar also marks fire prevention week October 7 to 13 urging home safety checks for hazards.
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Hirsch Jacobs
America
Jacobs
New York
INS
More Specific Drug Labels Required Under New Rules
Washington reports FDA to end vague labeling for self medication. Effective Oct 10, three classes of products will apply: full directions for self use, prescription only labels, and a third class with no full directions or prescription legend. Dr. Robert P. Herwick notes increased safety and reduced confusion.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Robert P. Herwick
Drug Division
Burglars Seize Whisky From Cartage Co Garage, Flee
Burglars broke into the M. J. Jewett Cartage Co garage in Chicago and dumped a truck full of hardware. They then loaded 65 cases of whisky and drove away.
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Chicago
M. J. Jewett Cartage Co
Guilford County Realty Transfers in High Point Township
Real estate transfers filed in Guilford County show N L Garner and wife transferring multiple Garner land parcels to various buyers including Robert B Sellers J Putman C A Johnson Ed Fields BE Osborne J H Richween and others. Other transfers include L W Edwards to Wille Harrington city parcels to R Pendergrass Paul Webster Smith and two tracts for High Point Savings and Trust, with Rebecca Smoot transferring to Havel M Freeman on East Green Street.
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High Point Township
N. L. Garner
Robert B. Sellers
Garner
J. ©. Putman
C. A. Johnson
Ed Fields
BE. A. Osborne
Sherwood Hills
High Point Savings and Trust Comepany
Dutch Laundry, Incorporated
South Main Street
Rebecca Smoot
Havel M. Freeman
Ecuador stamps Vito era stamp sale linked to 1942 goodwill trip
Ecuador continues to sell and recognize 50-centavo stamps from a 1942 Good Will Trip of President Arroyo del Rio. Arroyo del Rio was toppled in May 1944 and has lived in exile in Colombia since.
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Vito
Presiden
Arroyo del Rio
Colombia
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