Discharges Speedup Likely As War Ends Details Given
Washington reports faster discharge of armed forces as Japan surrenders. Navy and Army projections show large cuts within 12 months with 3.38 million Navy personnel and 8 million Army now. credits and points determine eligibility, with recredits possible for overseas service and campaigns. Public notices include Arkansas liquor licenses suspension, and state fiscal fund actions.
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James Marlowashington
Pacific
War Department
United States
Army
Navy
Japan
MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
Stephen G. Henry
Joe Jones
Theacific
Marine Corps
Questions and Answers Q and A summary card
The document lists trivia questions with incorrect or partial answers: UN flag description four red bars on white field called Four Freedoms flag. 1944 World Series money shared Cardinals 4626 Browns 2743. Gone With the Wind won 1939 Oscar. absolute zero defined as no molecular activity at 459.6 F. first Atlantic steamship crossing Rising Sun British built by Lord Cochrane to South America in 810.
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United Nations
Four Freedoms
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
Atlantic
Brittan
Lord Cochrane
Suth
America
Quotes on driving decay and moral power in modern life
The excerpt cites H. J. Brunnier of the American Automobile Association lamenting vehicle deterioration and careless driving threatening scrap. It also quotes the Rev. Thomas F. Maher on divine grace washing greed and hate to avert future wars, and closes with a note on perceived personal influence.
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United States
H. J. Brunnier
American Automobile Association
God
Thomas F. Maher
St. 2
Ana Cathedral
New York
Cty
Joseph the Instrument of God Through Adversity and Triumph
Sunday School lesson on Genesis 37 39 41 and 43 highlights Joseph as a model of integrity enduring adversity and prosperity. It contrasts his rising to power in Egypt with trials from slavery to prison, emphasizing faith that all things work together for good as seen in Paul.
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Spain
Generalissimo Franco
Don Juan
Franco
William E. Gilroy
D. D
Joseph
Israel
Egypt
Jacob
Abraham
Isaac
Potiphar
Accu
Sation
Pharaoh
Paul
Union Strength Echoed by Osmena in Wartime Plea
In Worland Wyoming a wartime message recalls President Sergio Osmena of the Philippine Commonwealth praising the United States for salvation and expresses enduring gratitude to the Union for its might and loyalty.
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Great
Union
United States
Sergio Osmena
Philippie Commonwealth
Banning of Movie Over 21 Sought by Arkansas Theaters
The Arkansas theater industry urged state theaters to ban Columbia Pictures film Over 21. The request aimed to prevent screening of the motion picture in the state and drew attention from local officials in Little Rock on August 29.
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Little Rock
Cooper Jaceway
Pulaski
Arkansas
Truman
OPA
Internal Revenue Department
Arkansas Theater Man
Columbia
Truman seeks write off of 42 billion Lend-Lease
President Truman told Congress the United States should write off more than 42 billion dollars spent on Lend-Lease to Allies. He cites three major gains including victory over the Axis, reverse Lend-Lease worth over 5.6 billion, and postwar trade cooperation commitments. He ordered Lend-Lease halted effective V J Day and discussed peacetime credits with Britain.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
United States
Germany
Japan
Arkansas Supreme Court ruling on liquor licenses upheld
The Arkansas Supreme Court finalizes an interim ruling superseding Pulaski Circuit Judge Auten. It grants a final order directing the Revenue Commissioner to issue retail liquor licenses to four dealers. An exception preserves Meadows of Texarkana who had a license issued but not delivered.
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Little Rock
Lawrence C. Auten
Otho A. Cook
Arkansas Supreme Court
Cook
Griffin Smith
High Court
James Bowles
Keiser
A. M. Marks
Fort Smith
R.S. Meadows
Texarkana
Auten
Pulaski
Lawrence Auten
Arkansas Revenue
State Supreme Court
R. S. Meadows
Meadows
BE. A. Price
Barbs Coming Soon Groceries Delivery Ban Lifts
The notice reports groceries delivery ban ending November 1 and sugar rationing fading as daily life remains calm. Tokyo radio cites Japan’s Education Minister ordering the removal of military training from schools. World Health Organization comment follows.
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Tokyo Radio
WHO
Arkansas officials protest film dialogue ridiculing state
Publicity director Glenn A. Green of the Arkansas Resources and Development Commission protested Columbia Pictures dialogue that mocked a mythical Arkansas air field. He said he would write to the Hays Office to urge censorship and bar producers from using dialogue that ridicules or maligns any state.
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Glenn A. Green
Arkansas Resources and Development Commission
Green
Columbia Picture
Arkansas
Will Hays Office
Red Cross secrecy at atomic plant zones revealed
Washington reports on the Santa Fe Y project and Clinton Tennessee safety drills show the Red Cross aids amid tight security. Feisel and other workers faced FBI and Army vetting, blindfold transfers, and sealed confidential envelopes while Santa Fe Y drew top artisans under strict isolation and no family access.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Red Cros
Red Cross
Clinton, Tenn
Ellis Feisel
Atlanta
Feisel
FBI
Army
Mr. Feisel
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxille
Oak Ridge
Clinton
Red Corps
Santa Fe
Santa E
Red Crops
Santa Fe Project
N. M
Tennessee
Washington State
Los Alamos
Santa Fe Y
J. Robert Oppenheimer
University of California
Gerald B. Tyler
WMC
War Labor Board
New Mexico
Santa Fe-Y
Santa Feyy
Rail excursions resume to beach and mountain resorts
Railroads announce return of regular excursion service to seaside and mountain resort spots. Acknowledgment of postwar travel revival signals renewed leisure trips. General MacArthur’s symbolic role mentioned in surrender ceremony aboard the Missouri without further details.
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Japan
Missouri
General MacArthur
Warning Order in Bain Divorce Case Hempstead County
In Hempstead County Arkansas a warning order issues against Betty Jean Bain in a chancery case with Earl Francis Bain as plaintiff. Betty Bain must appear within thirty days and answer the complaint. Clerk C. E. Weaver signs with attorney W. S. Atkins for plaintiff and Lyle Brown as the attorney ad litem. seal date August 23 1945.
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Chancery Court
Hempstead County
Ark
Earl Francis Bain
Betty Jean Bain
C. E. Weaver
W. S. Atkins
Lyle Brown
John Garfield on Pride of the Marines and subversive activity talk
In an MGM interview Garfield reflects on Pride of the Marines and Al Schmid, a blind Marine he bonded with during filming in Philadelphia. He recalls meeting Schmid at the Hollywood Canteen founded by Garfield and Bette Davis, and notes Schmid’s strong will and personality.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
MGM
John Garfield
Rankin
John
Studio
al Schmid
Guadalcanal
Warner Bros
Philadelphia
Schmid
Hollywood Canteen
Bette Davis
San Diego
Bormann Sought as Nazi Powerhouse Still at Large
A Soviet spokesman said Martin Bormann remains at large and not in Soviet, British, American, or Allied custody. The war crimes tribunal may try him in Absentia, with Hitler’s fate still unresolved and bodies unrecovered.
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Edward V. Roberts
London
Martin Bormann
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
I. T. Nikitchenko
United Nations
Borman
Bormani
Nuernberg
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Nikitchenko
Bormann
War Crimes Tribunal
Hitler
American War Crimes Commission
British War Office
This Was the Night I. C. Changed Track to Standard Gauge
Baton Rouge recalls Illinois Central midnight gauge change on 565 miles from New Orleans to Cairo in a single night by mobilizing local residents. The effort simplified freight movement by converting rails and journals to standard gauge between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. The radar industry delivered 3.7 billion dollars worth of equipment to the Army and Navy in early 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
I. C
Baton Rouge
Harry D. Wilson
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Cair
Army
Navy
MGM Seeks Cain Novel Tie to Lana Turner Film
The discussion notes MGM wants a tie to James Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice in a story featuring Lana Turner and John Garfield. Carey Wilson produced, Tay Garnett directed, Sid Wagner photographed. Ex-Marine character expects audience reception once the project moves forward.
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Sible
MGM
James Cain
Lana Turner
John Garfield
Carey Wilson
Tay Garnett
Sid Wagner
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