Militarist Plot and Surrender Shadow in Japan War News
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie reports on Japan's wartime militarists plotting to block surrender even after atomic bomb power proved decisive. He notes prison camp outrages and a palace coup attempt by young officers on August 14, highlighting the Emperor's religious- political hold and the Allies' warning about renewed aggression in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
A Jong
Nippon
Johore
Singapore
Itagaki
Asia
Gilbert and Sullivan
Tokyo Bay
Russel Brines
Associated Press
Tokyo
MacArthur presides as Tokyo victory celebration ends
General Douglas MacArthur salutes the flag at Tokyo as peace settles over the city. Lt Col Eugene P Walsh offers a prayer for world peace. MacArthur smiles, shakes hands with Eichelberger and Halsey, then leads to waiting cars amid hopeful cheers. Pfc Paul E Davis becomes the first enlisted man to step into Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo Ay
MacArthur
Eugene Patrick Walsh
Richmond
Eichelberger
Halsey
Congress to Probe Pearl Harbor Fallout This Week
As tensions rose after the Pearl Harbor affair, lawmakers pushed for a joint Senate House investigation. Senate Democratic leader Alben Barkley urged the inquiry with Truman’s approval, while Republicans pressed for equal committee seats. The plan moves to the House Monday amid partisan friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alben Barkley
Senate
Truman
Senate House
House
Burkley
Congress
Bataan
Jonathan
Hiram Johnson
Renate
Methodists Seek Million Members
Meadville Pa September 840 Methodist Church leaders will push evangelism and a nationwide drive for one million new members during the coming year. Rev J Brent Cook of Erie reported the Pittsburgh district including the Erie Conference had met its 1 3 million n quota by 25 percent in the Crusade for Christ. The Erie Conference exceeded its 286 000 quota by 64 000 and several ministers were announced to retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
J. Brent Cook
Erie
The
Methodist Church
Brent
Fittsburgh
Ray
J. H, Anderson
du Bois
Rey
L. M, Barnard
Repley
N. Y
N. Y. Rey, W. Qo, Brainard, South Dayton, N. Y. Rey, J. M. Frampton
Ringgold
L. W. Miller
Cambridge Springs
L. R. Phipps
Townville
R.x
Rumbaugh
Brockton
Solon urges change in conditions in northwestern PA towns
Washington dispatch reports Congressman Gavin demanding state health department action and new statutes to fix deplorable sanitary conditions in Force Byrnedale and Hollywood, as 50,000 tons of coal have been lost since July 16 due to Shawmut Mining miners’ walkout. Meanwhile, the AG forwards a Justice Department inquiry into the firm’s 40-year federal receivership based on miners’ petition, while noting Columbia University’s 1753 origins at Trinity Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jaen H. Gavin
Qil City
State Department of Health
Pennsylvania
Force
Byrnedale
Hollywood
Congress
Gavin
Shawmut Mining Co
T. U. Clark
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Ithe
M Mining
Mary Muldowney to Return Home After Two Years Abroad
More than 2,200 American servicemen arrive at east coast ports from Europe aboard eight troop carriers. Ships dock in New York Newport News and Boston with troops from multiple fighter and depot groups. Mary Muldowney of Indiana State Teachers College returns to Indiana after two years, resuming as ear training and solfeggio teacher and choir director, after serving as a USO advisor and organizing music programs for WAVES WAC and Air Technical Service Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Europe
New York
Newport News
Androne
Boston
Montclair
91St Air Depot Group
Air Depot
908Th Signal Depot Company
Pollock
W. Paca
Joseph Maron
Air Force Mobile Training Unit No. 182
Air Force
Mary Muldowney
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana
Miss Muldowney
USO
Highway workers guard pollution on Pennsylvanian roads
Harrisburg dispatch reports Highways Department orders to prevent debris and bridge flooring from entering streams during road and bridge work. Secretary John A. Shroyer instructs staff as legislation against stream pollution is highlighted. Also listed are land transfers and property descriptions in counties including East Wheatfield and West Wheatfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Highways Department
Charles C. Montgomery
Wil Tiongert L. Frain
West Wheatfield
Charles A. Lauffer
Charles A. Wise
Young
Donahey
C. Donshey
Indiana
Mary R. Uber
Gerald W. Polack
White
Randald R. Brown
Harold Tarkett
Rayrw
Jobless Payments in Pennsylvania Rise This Week
State Treasurer Ramsey Black announced that $272,337 was paid in 15,455 unemployment checks to Pennsylvania workers this week, up $79,871 and 3,784 checks from last week. Veterans’ payments under the service men readjustment act totaled $152,028 in 7,600 checks, down $3,787 from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ramsey
Black
State Police Warn Drivers About Slippery Fall Highways
Authorities urge heightened alert during fall months for slick road surfaces. Drivers should match speed to conditions, maintain safe following distance, and sharpen driving perception to meet emerging hazards.
Redeployed Soldiers At Indiantown Carding Entries
A list of redeployed soldiers with ranks and home towns including Fred Pividori Kent, Robert E. Walls Kittanning RD, Edward R. McKenzie Salisbury RD, James P. Sombiante Philadelphia Ave Barnesboro, Joseph J. Sposito Crosby Ave Barnesboro, Walter W. Woods Kittanning, Thomas L. Frampton Clymer RD 2, William L. Hetrick Barnesboro RD 1 Pfe, Mike Lockomb Dixonville, August Kosis Sagamore, Charles W. Henry Jr McIntyre Pfe, Thomas D. Lasher Adrian, Colin Maxwell 770 in St Colyer, Mike Zayachak Lucerne Mines, Bruno M. Zambotti Auli man, Major George C. Martin Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pic
Fred Pividori
Kent
Robert E. Walls
Kittanning
Edward R. McKenzie
Salisburg
James P. Sombiante
Philadelphia Ave
Barnesboro
Joseph J. Sposito
Crosby Ave
Walter W. Woods
Thomas L. Frampton
Clymer
R. D
William L
Discharged Men Listed From Indiantown Gap Center
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation separation center discharged 400 men daily. Friday September 7 lists include James V. Young Belle Vernon Sgt Charles L. Ochs Kittanning Sgt James G. Gillen Kittanning Corporal Floyd F. Hinton Indiana Corporal Harold J. Wensel Kittanning Staff Sergeant John Lorelli Punxsutawney Staff Sergeant John Costa Burnside Staff Sergeant Robert P. Bell Homer City Road 1 Staff Sergeant Robert B. Long Barnesboro Frank Bethel Creekside Sergeant Dempsey Howard New Florence Sergeant William C. Mack Blairsville Corporal John W Relign Kittanning Staff Sergeant Wayne M Burkett Punxsutawney R D 2 Staff Sergeant Joe J Jendresky Arcadia Staff Sergeant Eugene C Harrold Punxsutawney Francis V Sheehan Patton Sergeant Michael Voytko Spangler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiantown Gap
John Lorelli
Oakland Ave
Punxsutawney
John Costa
Burnside
Robert P. Bell
Homer City
R. D
Robert B. Long
Barnesboro
Ait
Frank Bethel
Creekside
R. Wi
Dempsey Howard
New Florence
William C. Mack
Blairsville
John W. Relign
Kittanning
Wayne M. Burkett
Joe J.jendresky
Arcadia
Eugene C. Harrold
Marlon Aye
T-Set
Francis V. Sheehan
Patton
Michael Voytko
Spangler
Service Men Report 550th Anti Aircraft Unit In England
The 550th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion in Barton Stacey England acts as housekeepers for Barton Stacey Camp. Troops awaiting shipment home are staged there with capacity to depart on Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth. The unit fought in Germany and near Czechoslovakia before VE Day. Members include Cpl Floyd A. Decker of Indiana.
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550Th
Germany
Barton Stacey
Southampton
England
Hugge Barton Stacey
United States
Czechoslovakia
Chermnitz
Luftwagge
Cpl
Floyd A. Decker
Indiana
Brothers Reunite in Okinawa PX Surprise
Cpl Jack Mark of the U S Army Air Corps encounters his brother Pvt Wesley Mack of the 14th AA Bn in a Okinawa PX on August 25 1845 They had not seen each other for five years Cpl Jack has three years service and 29 months in the Pacific prior to overseas duty prior furloughs since enlistment Sept 28 1942 Wesley has been in the army a year and a half and spent a furlough with his wife and parents in June They are sons of Mr and Mrs John W Mack of Indiana Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Jack Mark
U. S. Army Air Corps
Pvt
Wesley Mack
14Th AA. Bn
Okinawa
Jack
Pacific
McClelland Field
Calif
Brawley
John W. Mack
Indiana
Eight More Japanese Internees Arrive at Bedford Springs
The State Department reports eight more Japanese internees captured in Germany have been sent to Bedford Springs Hotel, bringing the total to 160. Of these, 33 are men, 24 women, and 37 children, with plans to repatriate once General MacArthur authorizes return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Germany
Bedford Springs
Bedford
OPA Drops Livestock Controls and Fair Distribution Plan
The OPA removed all controls on slaughtering amounts and discarded the fair distribution plan that directed geographic shipment patterns used in early 1944. The actions do not immediately change meat rations, but as livestock marketing rises, rationing could end soon. Australia is described as level in surface and outline of the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Returning Over Seas Service Men Arriving Home
A column noting service men and women returning from overseas includes those discharged or on leave visiting home. The item covers personnel arriving back in the United States after service abroad and visiting their families.
Sgt Alexander Pozik Returns From Overseas on Furlough
Sgt Alexander Pozik son of Mr and Mrs August Pozik of Lucerne arrives home from 28 months on the Russian supply line for 30 days recuperation. Inducted April 23 1942 he holds the European Middle East Ribbon Good Conduct Driver's Record and Mechanics Badges. He will report to Fort Jossethorpe Georgia when furlough ends and came home by plane.
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Alexander Pozik
August Pozik
Lucerne Iene
Tran
Pozik
Ft. Jossethorpe
Dystrophy Strikes Roselle Child In New Jersey
Muscular dystrophy reaches Roselle New Jersey striking 9 year old Paul Fearn of 248 West Third Avenue who will miss school after his muscles waste away. His father Walter said doctors doubt a cure but hope lies with scientific and European research foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fearn
Europe
Army Ends Cigarette Purchases for Army Civilians
The army reports it has stopped buying cigarettes and canceled orders for 165 million packs. It also terminated contracts for 20 million packages of chewing gum and decided it does not need 20 million half pound packages of peanuts, freeing these items for civilian distribution. The Pan American Union flag is noted as a pennant adopted in 1907 representing the western hemisphere republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Pan-American Union
Western Hemisphere
Monkey on the loose spooks Latrobe residents
In Latrobe Pennsylvania two boys walking dogs reported a four foot tall beast weighing about 100 pounds roaming Wildcat Hollow. Game Protector William Mathews suspects a circus escape, possibly two monkeys, with sighting by Norman White and Joseph Seville on Seville's lawn. A posse failed to catch it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latrobe
Wildcat Hollow
William Mathews
Mathews
Norman White
Joseph Seville
Norvel
Seville
Coal Orders Law Despite 46 Outlook
New York September 8 The Bituminous Institute reports retail coal orders for home delivery lag due to public inertia and wartime preoccupations as stockpiles sit at multi year lows. Officials warn of a major deficit this winter with 15 million tons of bituminous and 12 million tons of anthracite needed. The group cites postwar plans to spend 250 to 300 million dollars over five years to replace worn equipment enabling larger coal production to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Institute
United States
Coal Institute
Presbyterians Gain 63,781 In 45
The Presbyterian Church in the United States reports 2,161,872 members, a record high, with a net yearly gain of 63,781. For the year ending March 23, receipts totaled 59,609,015, per capita contributions at 28.32, and 1,304 candidates for the ordained ministry, the largest in 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
William Barrow Pugh
Assembly
25th Anniv Flight Marks Transcontinental Mail Run
United Air Lines Mainliner departs LaGuardia at 7:42 a m for San Francisco to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first transcontinental air mail flight. The craft lands in San Francisco at 2:28 a m Pacific Time, covering 19 hours 53 minutes. The inaugural flight went from Mineola to New York in 82 hours and 23 minutes. The Mainliner carried 13 passengers, 11,103 pounds of mail and 1,281 pounds of express and baggage.
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New York
United Air Lines
la Guardia Field
San Francisco
Mineola Field
N. Y
Obituary notices for Samuel Lowry Fairman and Rosetta Rice
Samuel Lowry Fairman 79 died at home in Creekside after a years long illness. He was born June 7 1868 in Indiana County and was a retired farmer. Surviving are his widow Etta and seven children, with six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Rosetta Eulalia Rice last member of Indiana County pioneer families died at Indiana hospital of cerebral hemorrhage aged 87. She had lived with nephew Edward Sogner at 1198 Oakland Ave Indiana and was a St Bernard’s parishioner and Catholic Daughters member. Family will receive visitors. requiem mass at St Bernard’s on Monday. Burial in church cemetery.
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Samuel Lowry Fairman
Creekside
Indiana County
Elliott Fairman
Etta
Spencer) Fairman
Harvey
Aliquippa
Lyle
Weirton
W. Va
Dean
Harold J
Ft. Benning
Grace Wissinger
Graceton
Marion Nelson
Indiana
Francis Martin
Salisburg
Annie Conner
William
Francis
Charles
Robinson Funeral Home
J. K. Boston
Oakland Cemetery
Rosetta Eulalia Rice
Induking Hospital
Terrence
Mary Lanshan Rice
Edward Sogner
Oakland Avenue
St. Bernard's
Catholic Daughters of America
Mary Rice
Margaret
Emily Rice
Pittsburgh
Margaret Segner
Alex Segner
Indiana R. D
Edward
St. Bernard’s
James Brady
Orr Elected Commander Of Indiana Legion Post 141
Carlyle Orr was elected commander of Indiana American Legion Post 141 at the annual reorganizational meeting held at the post home. Orr, deputy prothonotary of Indiana County, succeeds Clinton E. Myers. Other officers for 1945-46 include Elmer Cooper as senior vice commander and James Silvis as junior vice commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle Orr
Indiana American Legion
Orr
Tary
Indiana County
Clinton FE. Myers
Elmer Cooper
James Silvis
John Everett
Richard Watson
Albert Lahr
Walter Peterman
Charles Shaffer
Clinton Myers
John Lowry
Dominic Violi
Noyle Murdick
Lawrence J. Redding
William Hagney
George
Parnell Sr
Roy Sill
Indiana ,County American Legion Committee
Legion
Grid Game Is Mystery To Latins
Latins at Bucknell University studying American life and language for eight weeks find football puzzling yet fascinating. Forty professionals from Rio de Janeiro to Latin America attend courses ahead of graduate study at Harvard North Carolina Penn State Michigan Tulane Texas Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Bucknell University
Leo Ferrer Alves
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Dies At Hotel J Ernest McQuaid Of Pottsgill Pa
Pottsgill Pennsylvania resident Ernest McQuaid who had been staying at the Indiana Hotel for the past month died this morning at 6 o clock The county coroner Dr BE L Fleming classified the cause as a heart condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest McQuaid
Pottsgill
Indiana Hotel
Bel. Fleming
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Columbia
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Yokohada
Indiantown
Floyd Decker
Australa
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Iwa Ikuko Toguri
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