Red Army Enters War With Japan Across Manchuria Fronts
Soviet high command announced a broad invasion of Manchuria and northern fronts after the declaration of war against Japan. Advances reached up to 14 miles with Manchukuo and Kwantung forces engaging, while Tokyo and Moscow reported fighting began around midnight.
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London
Red Army
Japan
Manchuria
Worthern
Amur
Ussuri
Emen
Moscow
East Asia
Korea
Ma Chukuo
Tokyo
Kwantung Army
Hainking
Sugar deadline set for 1945 canning sugar
The final filing date is September 15 for the 1945 sugar canning season. The county quota for August through September totals 70,000 pounds. The local office has received 7,442 first and 2,331 second applications, with last year totaling 13,242. Third applications will not be accepted per Wichita district headquarters.
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Wichita
Dute
Etee T. Wetzel
Nagasaki Bomb Second Atomic Strike on Nagasaki
Nagasaki, a western Kyushu port with about 285000 people, faced the second atomic bomb strike, following Hiroshima's devastation. The target was an important military and industrial hub with Mitsubishi plants and weapon works, amid broader Allied offensives and Russia's war declaration.
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Nagasaki
Morehan
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Radio Repo R
Russia
Japan
Manchukuo
Liroshima
Kyushu
Spaats
U. S. Army Strategic Air Force Headquarters
Sirita Sanane
Altho
Halsey
Mitsubishi
Electric
Five Point Plan Aimed at Quick Reconversion Goals
President Truman outlined a five point plan to speed industry reconversion to civilian production. He urged the War Production Board to keep key controls while promoting private enterprise and prioritizing scarce materials for essential low priced goods. The plan followed debates with Krug and Bowles over timing and scope of controls.
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Washington
Truman
WPB
J. A. Ere
War Production Board
Pla
Krug
Chester Bowles
Bowles
John W. Snyder
William H. Davis
OPA
Arrivals From Europe: Lawrence Servicemen aboard Queen Elizabeth
Four Lawrence service members are listed as aboard the SS Queen Elizabeth docked in New York on Saturday morning. S/Sgt. Lloyd Purcell Jr. of 831 Louisiana. Sat. Clarence L. Henderson of 1245 Rhode Island. First Lt. Albert O. Kiesow of 942 Missouri. Cpl. Raymond G. June of 112 unknown street.
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Lawrence
New York
The
Journal-World
Lloyd Purcell, Jr
Louisiana Street
Clarence L. Henderson
Rhode Island Street
Albert O. Kiesow
Missouri Street
Raymond G. June
U S Planes Beat Back Japanese Raiders Off Japan
Admiral Halsey Third Fleet repelled a Japanese air attack near Nippon as 1,200 carrier aircraft of Task Force 38 roamed northern Honshu. Two small ships sunk near Hachinohe and Om inato, several enemy planes burned, and no American ships were damaged.
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Halsey
Japan
Admiral Halsey
Nippon
Hopshu
Russia
Matsushima
Hachinohe
Ominato
Petain trial witnesses recall Darnand and BriNon statements
Paris reports on the Petain trial feature Darnand saying the aged marshal reproached him in a long letter written as American forces advanced into Brittany. Fernand de Brinon testified Petain distrusted Britain but sought closer ties with America. A brigade witness described Petain resisting German help against Allied North Africa landings.
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Paris
Joseph Darnand
Himmler
France
Petain
Darnand
Rennes
Brittany
Vichy France
Fernand de Brinon
Vichy
Britain
America
Andre Mornet
de Brinon
Marshal Petain
North Africa
Edouard Archambeaud
Radio war declaration drew Japanese ire say FCC monitors
Federal monitors report that Japan resisted hearing Russia declare war as Komsomolsk aired the text. Safe savers are insured up to 5000 dollars per person by the Federal Savings and Loan Association.
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San Francisco
Komsomolsk
Federal Communications Commission
Sawnnpore
Federal Savings and Loan Sre Corporation
Law Building and Loan
Associa
Third Fleet Strikes Nippon Shores With 1200 Carrier Planes
Admiral Halsey leads the Third Fleet in daylong raids on Honshu with more than 1200 carrier planes. Japanese air opposition is low as two enemy planes are shot down. no ships reported damaged. Surface units shell Kamaishi as the campaign mirrors prior heavy assaults.
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Tokyo Radio
Honshu
Kamaishi
Nimitz
al Dopking
Sea of America
Dopking
Navy
Japan
Halsey
Copking
A Date Parlor To Be Part Of Church Annex
A date parlor described as a boy-meet-girl parlor and possibly a soda fountain will be part of a $500000 annex to the First Baptist Church, the third largest in the Southern Baptist convention. Planning chairman HH Marshall said a parcel across the street was purchased for the 800 seat chapel Sunday school rooms and a large gym. An underground tunnel and an over the street passage will link the annex to the existing building.
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Oklahoma City
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Marshall
British deny charges of mistreatment in Germany camps
The British military government rejected World Jewish Congress claims that displaced persons in German camps faced harsh conditions. After reviewing camp reports, officials said accommodations and meals were adequate given circumstances, countering the assertion of “callous” neglect.
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Bath
Wige
World Jewish Congress
Germany
Seanadan
Seance Announcement Misidentifies War Status
A formal reading by Radice New Yor a2 9 up mutal seance Bal tanoenen claimed Russia and Japan were at war, but listeners were told to stand by. The item appears as a misdated wartime notice with unclear provenance and distorted names.
Talk With Truman About New Bomb Talk With Truman About New Bomb
President Truman met with top military and scientific leaders to discuss the atomic bomb after Japan was struck. Attendees included General Groves, Secretary of War Stimson, Secretary of State Byrnes, Dr. Bush, Dr. Conant, and George L. Harrison. Groves said he would have held a press conference if asked.
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Washington
Truman
Japan
Stimson
White House
le Groves
Groves
Byrnes
Russia
Vannevar Bush
Office of Scientific Research and Development
James Conant
Harvard University
George L. Harrison
New York Federal Reserve Bank
General Groves
Senator Schoeppel seeks OPA relief for veteran oil stove
Topeka Aug 9 Senator Andrew Schoeppel Kansas says he will urge Congress and CPA channels to overrule OPA rules denying Norbert Sanders Timken oil stove certificate. Sanders, honorably discharged June 22 1945 after North Africa service, faced stove purchase denial due to six month oil use rule.
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Topeka
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
Conergy
OPA
Norbert Sanders
Timken
Kan
Kansas Opa
Schoeppel
U. S
CPA
North Africa
Anders
Bison
H. O. Davis
Wichita
Aders
Sanders
A.iScheuts Hardware
Schentz
la Cross Rationing Board
O.P.A
Rationing Board
Garden City
Truman to Address Nation on War Situation Tonight
President Truman will report to the nation via a half hour radio address beginning at o clock central war time. The speech was expected to cover the Potsdam meeting and the new atomic bomb, and now includes Russia's declaration of war on Japan.
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Washington
Truman
Potsdam
Russia
Japan
Nagasaki
Nippon
Manchurian
C.W.T
Pacific
Asia
Vladivostok
Red Armies
United States Navy
Kurile Islands
Moscow
Stock Market Index and Flower Shop Contact
The index shows 600 stocks at 65.3 and yesterday's level 64. For Flowers of Distinction contact Allison-Thomas Flower Shop by phone.
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Allison-Thomas Flower Shop
Japan Faces Surrender Or Destruction As War Shifts
Washington reports Japan circling in defeat with Soviet entry into the war and the atomic bomb campaign pressing Nagasaki as the next target. Secretary Byrnes urges urgent action while Truman signals a war-ending moment and potential allied cooperation to seal Japan’s fate.
Light scattered showers forecast across Kansas
Weather outlook for north central and northeast Kansas shows prospects for moisture but no reliable rain now threatening crops. Light showers expected today tonight and Friday with temps around 60 to 70s and slightly warmer tomorrow. Rain totals reported include Tribune 0.24 inches Phillipsburg 0.80 Goodland 0.60 Hanover 0.6 Quinter 0.3 Centralia 0.3 Herington 0.4 Concordia 0.4 Walker 0.1 Topeka Leavenworth Kansas City area saw traces. Highs reached near 75 to 80 at Boise City and Wichita. Goodland dipped to 5 degrees last night.
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Faneka
Aue Upi
Pias
Kansas
Tribune
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Hanover
Quinter
Centralia
Herington
Concordia
Walker
Topeka
le Leavenworth
Kansas City
Manhattan
Riley
Boise City
Wichita
Britain Hails Red Entry Into War
Prime Minister Clement Attlee said the Soviet Union would join the Allies against Germany after Western victory. He praised Britain for its sacrifice and strain in the war as he conveyed confidence that Russia would stand with the allies on the eastern front.
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Britain
Toda Onder
Reunion
Clement Attlee
Great Britain
Attlee
Germany
Russia
War Labor Needs In Lawrence And Sunflower Works
The Lawrence office of the United States Employment Service seeks over 100 workers locally and 650 needed at Sunflower Ordnance Works. Jobs are in war industries. production trails due to worker shortages. Manager Harry R. Barnard urges patriotic residents to visit the office to discuss openings and possible short after hours shifts to speed victory.
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Lawrence
United States Employment Service
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Harry R. Barnard
Allied Air Forces Target Japanese Withdrawal Routes
Chungking August 9 Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer said American air forces have hammered Japanese withdrawal routes northward for a month with fore knowledge of Soviet entry into the war. Russia reportedly knew of U S plans since Tehran 1943 and detailed coordination plans exist with Chinese parachute troops and ranger forces acting behind Japanese lines.
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Chungking
Albert C. Weyermeyer
Russia
Japan
Tehran
Wedemeyer
U. S
China
Kweilin
Hengyang
Hunan
Yangtze
Rationing for servicemen could move at separation centers
Kansas City Aug 9 CP Representative Scrivner urged expediting rationing for furloughed servicemen by issuing food and gasoline coupons at army and navy personnel centers. He wrote to OPA head Bowles noting delays as service members wait in forms and desks, suggesting centers process at separation and receiving stations.
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Kansas City
Kan
Scrivner
R-Kan
Army
Navy
Chester A. Bowles
OPA
Anderson Confers With Cattle Producers To End Subsidies
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said he is working with cattle producers on an agreement to drop subsidies to move more beef to tables. He reported to President Truman and said the American National Livestock Association has polled its members. subsidies would end July 1, 1946, with an expectation of more beef by next winter.
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Washington
Anderson
Truman
American National Livestock Association
Lawrence residents among 23 injured in bus crash near Kansas City
A Greyhound bound for Kansas City overturned on U S highway 40 two miles west of Kansas City Missouri injuring 23 people. Nine of the injured were local residents from Lawrence including Mrs Callahan and Mrs Rowlands visiting Kinney family. Driver Hamby said he tried to pass a truck causing the collision.
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K. C
Lawrence
Kansas City
P. Fritz
Maine Street
L. B Sraith
West Fifteenth Street
Jomes
Callahan
Willan Rowlands
Harry Hile
Anna Harbaugh
Maine
Ella Emery
Alex Hopkins
Donald Hopkins
Rowlands
Cleveland
Ohio
E. D. Kinney
Louisiana Street
Less Corn and Sorghum Grain Expected This Year
Kansas state college economist Gerald J. Brown reports a sharp drop in Kansas corn and sorghum output for 1945. July corn crop estimate is 54 million bushels vs 114 million the prior year, sorghum acreage down 17 percent to 800 thousand acres, with livestock numbers rising but feed shortages a risk for winter and spring.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Gerald J. Brown
Kansas State College
Brown
Damage estimate of Hiroshima by atomic photo officers
Guam reports photo officers evaluating Hiroshima damage from the first atomic bomb. They say the observed destruction equates to about 150 Superforts with high explosive bombs, noting this does not reveal the weapon's maximum potential and that death toll guesses are uncertain.
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Guam
Hiroshima
Weather Quiet Tonight Mostly Warm Friday Kansas
Partly cloudy weather with scattered light showers in eastern and central sections. Warmer this afternoon with little temperature change tonight. Friday will be warmer with highs in the lower to upper 80s across the state.
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Kansas
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