British create housing shortage in Hong Kong base debate
Hong Kong residents voiced discontent over Britain's selection of Hong Kong as its chief Pacific naval base. Rigid wartime rent controls and key money payments strain locals as housing and supplies crumble. Shuttered warehouses, scarce building materials, and crowded hotels amplify hardship while authorities struggle with corruption and price gouging.
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Hongkong
Hong Kong
Britain
Pacific
Shanghai
New York
Homecoming Yanks Irritated by Walkouts
Returning service personnel write home about the harsh reception they face upon coming home to a nation striking. One sailor cites Overseas service and U.S. anger at idle workers, while a marine in Frisco loses a phone call to strike actions. A Seattle civic club item notes distant visitors and a Spokane clergyman among contestants.
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Missouri
Seattle
Joel Harver
Spokane Wash
Jefferson City
Military notices report servicemen transfers and discharges
Major Schiller F Shore stationed at Camp Robinson Arkansas to Fort Sill Oklahoma. Pvt Noah Eberhart now in Leghorn Italy. Seaman 1/c A H Patterson Jr discharged at Great Lakes and returning home. Thornton A Hemphill discharged and reopened real estate in Lawrence. Loren William Donner machinist's mate 2c aboard USS Saugatuck in Pacific and arrived in San Francisco.
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Everett Eberhart
Pvt
Noah Eberhart
Leghorn
Italy
Loren William Donner
Navy
Hic
Pacific
Japan
East China Sea
Donner
San Francisco
Discharge Pending for U S Navy Yeoman Frandle
Mrs. Donner of 529 Walnut Street notes yeoman 2 Don Frandle of the U S Navy will receive his discharge on February 15 in San Francisco after serving 15 months aboard the Amador. He arrived in Seattle from Leyte last month and is to return home to Perry with wife and two daughters Nancy Ann and Sarah Margaret. He is brother to Mrs Charlee Welter of Lawrence.
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A. H. Patterson, Jr
Luella Patterson
North Sixth Street
Great Lakes
Navy
New Caledonia
Guam
Liberty Memorial High School
G.I
Thornton A. Hemphill
USNR
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Camp Bradford
Camp Shelton
Norfolk
G. W. Hemnhill
East 19Th Street
Elsie Fern Bahr
Gridley
Thheir
James
Charlene
Rhode Island Street
University of Kansas
Lawreace
Business College
Don Frandle
Yeoman
U. S. Navy
Seattle
Leyte
San Francisco
Yeoman Frandle
U.S
Amador
South Sea Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Hercules
Frandle
Perry
Nancy Ann
Sarah Margaret
Charlee Welter
New York School
Roy Bailey enters race for Sixth Kansas district seat
Salina Kansas January 23 7 State Senator Roy F Bailey editor and general manager of the Salina Journal announced candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress from the Sixth Kansas district He outlined a platform opposed to waste and inflation favoring citizens rights fair prices and decent living and working conditions He postponed announcement after his mother death in Topeka He cited Frank Carlsons advice about supporting Carlson for Congress or governor and noted his own long residence and investment in the Sixth district He is joined by State Sen Henry Bozick Jr the only other declared candidate both terms set to expire in the state legislature
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Salina
Kan
Roy F. Bailey
Kansas
Bailey
Topeka
Jas
Frank Carlson
Concordia
Kaneas
Carlson
Congress
Washington
Kansas Day
Atra
Mailey
Henry
Bozick Jr
Sylvan Grove
MacArthur Trusteeship Policy Under Soviet Attacks
Tokyo reports a Tass claim that U S southern Korea command seeks to discredit General MacArthur and push changes to occupation policy. In Seoul Lt Gen Hodge counters, defending Moscow trusteeship plan and saying no restriction on Koreans’ speech exists while a joint Soviet American commission works on Korea’s rehabilitation.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Tass
U.S
Korea
Moscow
John B.ledge
Macjarthurs
Rupb
88Th cl. Tass
United States
Britain
Russia
Communist Party
Japan
Seoul
John R. Hodge
U. S
Hodge
State Department
Monkey theft at Portland club shocks owner
John L. Vaskes of Bismarck North Dakota reports a clothing shortage as his monkey allegedly steals a suit at a Portland Oregon nightclub. Vaskes claims the incident proves the shortage is serious and his pet will back his claim.
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Monker
Portland
Ore
John L. Vaskes
Bismarck
N. D
Vaskes
Digestive Relief Pills Ad Patter With Fuzzy Claims
Fragmentary ad style copy touts ulcer and indigestion relief with promises of fast action and a double your money back guarantee. Mentions a product name and a broad drug store distribution, but text is garbled and difficult to verify.
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Sam
Nature
Carter
Heroic Navy Chaplain To Be Honored by President
Washington January 22. The 40 year old navy chaplain Joseph T. O Callahan of Cambridge Massachusetts and Holy Cross College the first Jesuit priest to enlist in the naval service in this war receives the nation s highest award for valor today from President Truman. He had been aboard the USS Franklin when the ship was set ablaze by bombs near the Japanese coast last March 19. Wounded himself he manned a fire hose organized firefighting and rescue parties wetted burning magazines to prevent explosions carried wounded men aloft and administered last rites to the dying. He inspired the unwounded until rescued.
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Washington
Jan
Navy
Franklin
Truman
Joseph T. O'Callahan
Cambridge
Mass
Holy Cross Collége
Father O'Callahan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Althn
Japanese Officers Charged With War Crimes Abroad
Tokyo reports Gen MacArthur says war crimes charges prepared against Lt Shiger Aona a medical officer accused of aiding brutal acts by his staff at Hakodate camp and of personally brutal acts against British prisoners. Hitaro Ishida named for drowning exposing naked prisoners to winter winds and brutal beatings with clubs ropes. Victims include American airmen and other prisoners. News notes farmers selling livestock and farm goods monthly.
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Tokyo
Gener MacArthur
Shiger Aona
Hakodate
Hitaro
the Bull
Ishida
Cri
Clyde KR. Waller
Cushine Okla
Tie
Darby Smith
Lepanto
Ark
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