New Japanese Map Shows Shrinking Empire Portrait
National Geographic Society releases Japan and Korea a 10 color war map detailing Japan with 47 prefectures in contrasting colors and key transport routes. The map marks Tankan Bay as Pearl Harbor attack point and retains Japanese names in Korea while adding Korean names in parentheses for clarity.
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Public Debate on Money Virtue and Santa Claus Reflections
Quixotic, Jr. critiques money worship and virtue in public life. The piece argues Americans respect money and foundational philanthropy over commandments, noting politicians seek funds and foundations bolster legacies. It warns against equating wealth with virtue and questions money's moral value.
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Two US officials Solve Auto Freeze With Vodka
James L. Stewart of Los Angeles and Richard W. Beckman of Ames Iowa emptied three bottles of vodka into a car radiator to combat a hard freeze. The improvised anti freeze fluid proved effective despite the drink's strong taste and novelty.
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Tientsin
United States Information Service
James L. Stewart
Los Angeles
Richard W. Beckman
Ames
Iowa
Twelve Tons Planted Seed Cotton In Laguna District
Twelve tons of American cotton seed were planted this year in the Laguna district of Mexico as farmers push for improved yields. Local growers expect better results with the imported seed and aim to expand planting next season.
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Laguna
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Unarmed U S Marine Shot Near Tientsin In China
A US marine sergeant was shot from a horse by three Chinese civilians at a narrow bridge near Tientsin. He was wounded in the face, jumped into an icy canal, and later was taken to a hospital after assistance from locals and a Russian woman. The incident follows a prior marine fatality and wounding nearby.
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Rice riots loom as MacArthur orders land reform
A clash of policy and farm anger surfaces as influential farmers warn of inevitable rice riots without stronger agrarian reform. General MacArthur demands immediate abolition of feudal land ownership, expanding farm access to long term, low interest loans, while arresting 27 war crime suspects and three naval officers in Japan. Surrendered officials include Mazaki Okabe Ishigara as the occupation intensifies.
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MacArthur
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Tohoku
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Cabanatuan
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Smal Fry
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Jinzaburo Mazaki
Nagakoge Okabe
Hideki Tojo
Koichiro Ishigara
Kinjuro Shidehara
Hulutao Manchuria War Port Stripped by Forces
In Hulutao a once busy Manchurian port sits idle after fighting, with Japanese and Russian troops long gone. Chinese government forces now rebuild as American officials observe, while peddlers in black shoes sell peanuts to arriving troops amid ruined warehouses and shell-damaged harbor.
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Joy Ride Chaos Intercepted By Kansas City Police
Eleven motorcycle officers were lining up for roll call when an eleventh bike roared off with a stranger aboard. Ten patrolmen chased with sirens, catching the offender at 5 20 p m before resuming roll call with all units present.
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Sparrow Flew From Coal Heater In Night Incident
In a coal mining community, carpenter Steven Smith lifted a scuttle to bank the heater for the night when a sparrow flew from the heater unharmed. He opened the door and the bird disappeared into the night.
Deaths Last Night Shuffle of Notables Across Cities
The AP reports a string of notable deaths including Alfred Lucas 79 in Cairo last principal survivor of the British archeological party who helped open King Tutankhamen's tomb London MP J E Whittaker 48 Labourite Madrid finance minister Manual Arguelies 70 and former Banco Espanol de Credito vice president Theodore Henriksen 50 entomologist in Champaign Ill Philadelphia lawyer John R Scott 77 and former Republican congressman Wenner vania listed. New York pianist Alexander Lisot 72 noted for Liszt interpretation Paris scientist Henry Joly contributed to motion picture development.
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British Archeological Party
King Tut-Ankh-Amen
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Manual Arguelies
Spain
Banco Espanol de Credito
Milwaukee Dry Cleaners elect officers at fifth anniversary
Edward Miller of Milwaukee was elected president of the Wisconsin Dry Cleaners association at its fifth anniversary meeting Sunday. Melvin Pearson of Madison was named vice president and E W Peck of Milwaukee was reelected secretary treasurer. Directors serving three year terms include Frank Walker Green Bay Alfred Miller Wausau and Jasper Gentile Kenosha.
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Edward Miller
Wisconsin Dry Cleaners’ Association, Inc
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Madison
Atty. E. W. Peck
Frank Walker
Green Bay
Alfred Miller
Wausau
Jasper Gentile
Kenosha
Construction Workforce Figures Contrast 600000 and 2200000
The article notes about 600 000 workers are employed in construction now while 2 200 000 were in 1941. It highlights a dramatic drop in construction employment over time.
Household loan plan offers cash with long repayment
A plan to obtain 50 to 850 dollars by phone or in person from Household promises no endorsements or outsider help and allows repayments over up to 18 months for loans including salary, car, or furniture without external assistance.
Poison Gas Used Against Yanks Reported in WWII
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Loucks said Japan used poison gas in a few isolated cases against American troops, including March 5, 1945 at Biak New Guinea, with several Americans sickened but none killed. He noted a Japanese gas school at Narashino was abandoned in 1943.
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Linus Roehm Elected President Of La Crosse Shrine Club
Linus Roehm of West Salem was elected president of the La Crosse Shrine Club at its annual meeting held at the Masonic temple. Other officers from La Crosse include vice president John Strand Jr, secretary Oscar Dean, and treasurer James G Peterson. Special guests were 10 children formerly treated at the Minneapolis Shriners hospital for crippled children. A 6:30 p.m. dinner followed by entertainment from a Camp McCoy group.
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la Crosse Shrine Club
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Ibsen’s habit of detailing stage characters’ lives
The author Henrik Ibsen often created complete backstories for his dramatic figures before the curtain rises. This habit shaped how he presented motives and tensions from the first scene onward.
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Henrik Ibsen
Best Service Given Patients At Sanatorium
Miss Helen Hanson, county nurse, says sanatoriums offer best care for tuberculosis with medical and nursing specialists and access to all treatment methods. The Wisconsin system includes 206 sanatoria across state and private facilities, all accredited by the American College of Surgeons, with Wisconsin first in 1943 to have all facilities accredited.
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American College of Surgeons
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