Floating Naval Base Supplied U S Ships Near Japan
U S Navy reports Squadron Six served as a floating base off the Japanese coast during the final war phase. Under Admiral Beary, it supported Halsey’s Third Fleet with fuel, ammunition, bombs, and provisions for operations around Iwo Jima and Okinawa, enabling continuous strikes on Japan. The force transferred cargo at sea using a cable and net method, and sustained replenishments despite typhoons and submarine risks.
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Earnest Hobbrecht
U. S. S. Detroit
Tokyo Bay
Navy
Japan
Squadron Six
Rec
Donald Beary
Wil F. Halsey
Beary
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Missouri
Hollywood Psych Counselor Treats Fame Stress in L.A.
Hollywood writer visits Alice Lavere head of the Personal Adjustment Bureau, who runs an office in San Francisco and now in Hollywood. She describes how actors seek help for personality worries and marital strain, using diagnosis to guide patient led progress over time.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Hollywood Trade
Personal Adjustment Bureau
Alice Lavere
New York University
San Francisco
Miss Lavere
Lord Halifax’s warm diplomacy shapes U S ties
Washington notes how Britain's Earl of Halifax built public trust through frequent speeches, attendance at events, and friendly outreach. He balanced Conservative roots with Labor engagement, earning broad respect despite initial doubts about his fit as ambassador to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Lord Halifax
Earl of Halifax
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
Lord Lothian
Massachusetts Avenue
Sir Ronald Lindney
England
Churchill
Britain
District of Columbia
Labor Party
Ress
The Story of the Atom No. 4 Radium Stepping Stone
The article traces X rays discovery by Roentgen in 1895 and Becquerel's radioactivity findings in Paris 1896. It Covers Curie and Debierne isolating radium polonium and actinium, radium’s heat, and transmutation of elements. It notes potential energy implications and hints at the atomic bomb as a later outcome. Tomorrow: Einstein's role in paving the way for the bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
Antoine Henri Becquerel
Paris
Roentgen
Becquerel
Pierre Curie
Marie Sklodowska Curie
Andre Debierne
France
Tury
Earth
Employment Bill Poses Many Issues
Washington readers confront the Full Employment Act’s potential. The bill’s aims include assuring full-time jobs for Americans who seek work while preserving free private enterprise. If passed as written, Congress and the President would guide efforts to fulfill the promise of widespread employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stiinnett
Washington
Congress
United States
Postwar employment bill and salvage campaign end
The article notes that a seating vote would not immediately provide jobs for veterans or discharged workers, delaying full employment machinery this winter. Former Treasury secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. endorses the bill as a basis for postwar analysis. Sen. Murray and Rep. Patman had introduced it eight months prior. In Arkansas, salvage campaigns fade as the War Production Board closes its conservation division offices Sept 30 per state manager Wallace Cowan.
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Kenry Morgenshou
Secretary of the Treasury
America
Sen
James F. Murray
D-Mont
Rep
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Little Rock
Arkansas Conservation and Salvage Division
War Production Board
Wallace Cowan
Modern Josephs and God's plan for nations and individuals
Sunday School lesson argues that God plans for individuals and nations as shown by Joseph and Paul. It compares biblical planning with postwar needs, calling for modern Josephs who plan and act with consecration to God's purposes to prevent famine and hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Gilroy
D.D
Joseph
Paul
Israel
Egypt
Josephs
God
Starvaton
Japan Reports Pacific War Casualties Rising to 5.64 Million
Japan disclosed to the Imperial Diet that total Pacific war casualties reached about 5.64 million, with 554,350 civilians killed or wounded in air raids. The army recorded 4.47 million casualties among its 4.93 million losses, many listed as sick.
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Hennen Hacket
San Francisco
UPI
Japan
Radice Tokyo
Tokyo
Shortage of Labor Fell Over State
Little Rock area reports labor surpluses due to war plant closings while Pine Bluff and Camden also show surplus. Seasonal demand in September and October should absorb much of the surplus as harvests and canneries provide work. Harvesters may face higher demand than available labor. holidays offer temporary openings. By year end reconversion should bring permanent employment opportunities.
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Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Camden
War Manpower Commission
D. O. Rushing
Rushing
WMC
Tribune Seeks Rehearing Over AP Antitrust Case
The Chicago Tribune and publisher Col. Robert R. McCormick urge the Supreme Court to rehear the anti trust case against the Associated Press. They contend the court misconstrued the arguments and that the June 5 3 decision upholding AP by laws violated the Sherman act and should be reconsidered with full appraisal of all material and evidence.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Supreme Court
Associated Press
The
Tribune
Robert R. McCormick
U. S. District Court
New York
Japan Cut Off Rice Imports by Allied Blockade in 1944
By 1944 Allied blockades had halted imports of rice, Japan’s main staple, totaling 2,000 ships and 7.8 million tons. The blockade left Japan with depleted food supplies and mounting hunger as war pressures intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Quisling Declares Himself Patriot in Trial
Vidkun Quisling, on trial for his life in Osio, proclaimed I am Quisling the patriot. He said he worked 40 years for Norway and rejected the label traitor, arguing the name carries old Norse meaning and that the riddle is in the Norwegian people. His lawyer urged acquittal, noting the legal backdrop surrounding prewar actions and the 1941 London statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Nordn
Osio
Worll
Quisling
Vidkun Quisling
Bjornson
Ibsen
Norway
Henrik Bergh
Fas
Europe
London
Bergh
Question and Answer Highlights on Insecticide Use and Military News
A Q and A roundup notes DDT mixed with interior paint to help homes shed insects as it nears full commercial release. It also records the USS Enterprise sinking claims at six with 15 damages, Lt Ernest Liotta Jr winning a Grand Casting title, and Sgt Tommy Bridges' Army rank upon release. A Hot Springs report identifies Pvt Graydon Gilman from Camp Robinson as the pool death victim.
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Hot Springs
Fountain Lake
Pvt
Graydon D. Gilman
Camp Robinson
Desota
Wis
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