Dreadnaught’s Pursuit After Hat Uzakura Sighted
Report recounts a rapid wartime reaction as Hat Uzakura was sighted. U.S. destroyers Nicholas broke from formation and approached the enemy ship. Missouri signaled Nicholas to confirm Japanese gun orders, and crew observed as the Nicholas launched a whaleboat under the American flag.
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Hat ‘Uzakura
U.S
Nicholas
Halsey
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Yokosuka
Hat Uzakura
Cmdr
Harold Stassen
Admiral Halsey
Minnesota
A. E. Kelly
Oakland
Cal
William J. Kitchell
Wilmington
Del
E. J. Allen
Fresno
Fujiyama
General Marshall Honored by De Gaulle in Paris Ceremony
General George C. Marshall receives the French Legion of Honor and the Grand Croix de Guerre from Charles de Gaulle. Admiral Leahy has also been decorated, while Admirals King and General Arnold wait their turn in the procession.
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Marshal
DE Gaulle
General Marshall
Leahy
King
Arnold
Treichel loses both games in doubleheader for Little Rock
Associated Press report describes Al Treichel of the Little Rock Travelers pitching the entire doubleheader but taking a 3-6 and 4-7 pair to the Barons. He yielded 23 hits, walked five, and allowed two homers driving five runs as Atlanta Crackers stretch to a seven game lead with 6-4 and 6-1 wins over Mobile Bears. Chattanooga also won both ends against New Orleans 4-1 and 5-0 with strong mound work from Al Rossi and Chet Covington.
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Associated Press
al Treichel
Little Rock Travelers
Barons
Treichel
Atlanta Crackers
Mobile Bears
Chattanooga
New Orléans
Memphis
Nashville
Chicks
Vols
Sundowner
al Rossi
Chet Covington
Rossi
New Orleans
Hurricane roars along Texas coast near Port OConnor
Corpus Christi reports heavy winds as a tropical hurricane buffered the Gulf coast. Warnings extended from Port Aransas to Galveston with gusts up to 100 mph, tides reaching seven feet, and Port Lavaca inland winds 85 mph as the center tracked north northeast along the coastline toward the Houston Galveston area.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Port O'Connor
Houston-Galveston
J. P. McAulifte
U. S
Weather Bureau
Port Aransas
Corpus Chr li
New Orleans
Galveston
Lake Charles
Texas Coast Line
Tokyo bay peninsula and surrender order map outline
Details from MacArthur show surrender plans for Japan and occupied areas. Japanese forces south of 38 latitude in Korea to surrender to Americans, Ryukyus to Stilwell, Philippines to Styer, with readiness for a Sept. 2 surrender signature aboard the Missouri. The map notes Katase and Yokosuka near Tokyo Bay and the Keijo capital in the American zone.
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Katase
Miura
Sugami Bay
Tokyo Bay
Yokosuka Naval Base
Peninsua
MacArthur
Korea
Keijo
Ryukyus
Joseph W. Stilwell
Tenth Army
Philippines
W. D. Styer
Pacific
Wartime reconversion plans and property seizures shift in late 1945
Government curbs on exports will lift by September 1 to speed American return to foreign markets while protecting consumers. Auto and fuel restrictions stay until supplies rise. Shoes, dry cleaning, and sporting goods face shortages. Christmas mail timing tightens. Over the weekend President Truman ordered 24 wartime firm properties returned to owners as practicable, with further nationalization actions possible amid strikes.
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U. S
Foreign Economic Administration
FEA
National Shoe Retailers Association
WPB
Bts
Truman
Market R Report at St Louis Livestock Market
National Stockyards report shows hogs at 3 500 head with 2 700 early and 450 feeders. Cattle and calves total about 11 500 with 30 native steers and 75 western grassers offered. bids weak to lower. Slaughter cattle 10.00-17.75, calves strong, sheep at 5.45-6.25 with good quality tons, market not fully established.
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St, Louis
Til
Cotton Futures Rise on Light Demand Amid Spain Sale
New York cotton futures advanced in quiet trading as mill and replacement house buying supported up moves. A strong factor was word of 33 000 bales sold to Spain for September and October. Early buying arose from Gulf hurricane reports, but much of the crop in storm areas is believed harvested. Spot cotton was quiet. Late quotes showed Oct at 22.62, Dec at 22.66, Mech at 22.59.
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New York
Social and Personal Coming and Going
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Andres host Mrs. Andres sister Mrs. W. M. Tweedy of Ft. Smith and brothers Ben Thompkins Nashville and Roy Thompkins Durant. Pfe. Burton F. Yates on thirty day leave with parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Yates. Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Betts en route Texarkana from San Diego guests of Mrs. Betts' sister Mrs. Leo Robbins. Betts recently discharged from Marines. Mrs. G. W. Watts returns to Memphis after visit in Hope. T/3 James R. Smith and Mrs. Smith of Ft. Monmouth now visit Fayetteville with Mrs. Smith's parents. They will return to Hope for longer visit before New Jersey. Mrs. W. A. Price returns to Hope after visit with daughter Mrs. R. G. Walker in Chicago. Mrs. Walker resigned her Chicago post to join her husband in Panama Canal zone. Master Dona Ruggles visits Shreveport this week with sister Mrs. Truman Humphries. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Casey host Sunday guests Mrs. Casey's sister Mrs. David Watts and Mr. Watts Texarkana and niece Mrs. Charles F. Bayse of Coates Kansas.
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W. C. Andres
Andres
W. M. Tweedy
Ft. Smith
Ben Thompkins
Nashville
Tennessee
Roy Thompkins
Durant
Oklahoma
Albert L. Betts
Texarkana
San Diego
California
Mr. Betts
Leo Robbins
Robins
Marines
James R. Smith
Smith
Ft. Monmouth
New Jersey
Myr
Earl Bowden
R.L. Taylor
Fayetteville
W. A. Price
Hope
R. G. Walker
Chicago
Illinois
Walker
Panama Canal
Pat Casey
Casey
David Watts
Mr. Watts
Charles F. Bayse
Coates
Kansas
Air Medal recipient from Patmos Ark returns home via sepport
Captain M T Middlebrooks of Patmos Arkansas, pilot of a heavy bomber with the 15th Army Air Force in Italy, arrives by seaplane en route home. He was inducted in 1942 and served in Italy from 1944, now awarded the Air Medal. His wife Dorothy lives in Shreveport Louisiana. Also noted, Technician Fourth Grade Grady H May of Rosston Arkansas, with the 1st Infantry Regiment Red Star Division, received a Meritorious Service Unit Plaque for meritorious Luzon Campaign service under Major General Hurdis. The medical detachment’s efforts aided the regiment during the Cordillera mountains drive and recovery of Japanese remnants in northern Luzon.
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Charleston
S. C
Imbarkation
Capiian
M. T. Middlebrooks
Patmos
Ark
15Th Army Air Force
Italy
Middlebrooks
Army
Dorothy
Shreveport
East Herndon Street
Sixth Infantry Division
Luzon
Grady H. May
Route 2
Rosston
Arkansas
1St Infantry Regiment
Red Star Sixth Infantry Division
C. E E. Hurdis
Peronnel
Red Star Division
Jin
Cordillera
J. W. Branch
Army Medical Corps
South Main Street
Branch
California
Dr. Branch
England
Normandy
6Th Armored Division
France
Belgium
Luxemburg
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Sara Munn
Ashburn General Hospital
Dallas
Texas
Helen Mullinex
St. Louis
Soldier Ben Mitchell Returns From War Service
S/Sgt. Benjamin A. Mitchell of Saratoga, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bascom D. Mitchell, has arrived at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after 19 months in Ireland France and Germany. He earned the Purple Heart for wounds on the Roer crossing and is credited with campaigns in Normandy Brittany central Germany and the Rhineland. His wife Mrs Rachel Mitchell resides at Spiro Oklahoma.
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Bascom D. Mitchell
Saratoga
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Ireland
France
Germany
Roer River
Normandy
Brittany
Rhineland
Rachel Mitchell
Spiro
Okla
Elder Smith Will Preach Saturday Sunday
The New Hope church announces that Elder Smith will deliver sermons Saturday and Sunday, inviting members and neighbors to attend the services at the usual afternoon and evening times.
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Elder Smith
New Hope
John Lee Smith
New Hope Church
Hope-Patmos Road
Monotony, Dogs and Duty Among Guam Troops
A field report from Guam describes soldiers facing hot days up to 120 degrees, limited recreation, and a policy of rotating personnel after a year. Men cope with humor and dogs. one mechanic urges not to publish praise about the assignment.
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Page One
Pfc
Angus Oaken
Brewster, Minn
Cpl
Robert D. Foster
Eureka Springs
Thomas Ward
Maryville
Tenn
Hawaii
Edward Tomasek
Racines Wis
Mess Hall
Charles Spade
Hinton
W. Va
Pacific
Guam
Old Southwest superstition on dog tail burial
An old superstition among people of the southwest United States claims cutting off a dog's tail and burying it under the doorstep will keep the animal from straying.
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Southwest
United States
Visiting rules for hospital patients urge brief quiet calls
Hospitals set visiting rules to aid recovery. Visitors should keep visits brief and limited to a few family members. Call ahead to learn restrictions, as patients value rest and privacy. Do not use visits to share personal troubles or try to cheer the patient with stories.
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William A. O'Brien
NEA
Compassionate Visiting While a Loved One Recovers
The text advises that visitors are scarce during convalescence or chronic illness, and the sick need letters, small gifts, and signs of friendship. A short thoughtful letter best expresses regret when a friend is ill, and a family member can deliver it in person.
Thoughts on enjoying labor and earthly pleasures
Quote from Ecclesiastes 2 24 urging that a man find joy in eating drinking and labor as the best part of life. It presents a philosophy of contentment in daily toil and simple pleasures.
Daverton Sentinel carries Brock’s homecoming tale
Thayer waits at Brock Kittridge’s homecoming after his return from the plant news reports. Mrs Kittridge, Brock’s mother, pressures preparations while Ruth Jory questions Thayer’s nerves as she and Tipton insist she rest before the day’s events. Thayer clutches a treasured wedding photo and fears the looming absence of Brock’s companionship.
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Daverton
Thayer
Ruth Jory
Tipton
Rs. Kittridge
Tipon
Mr. Tipton
The
Kittridges
Amy
Brock
Tippie
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Brooklyn
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Haye
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James M. Hamilton
Joan
Mullins McRaven
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Pinkham
Hope Appliance Co
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