Shidehara Named Japan Prime Minister After Retirement
Baron Kijuro Shidehara, 73, selected to lead Japan as premier amid militarist pressure, vowing a truly liberal government and to win Allied approval. He reappointed Yoshida as foreign minister and aims to form a cabinet within days, hoping it endures beyond the forthcoming elections.
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Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
Karon
Japan
Hirohito O
Higashi-Kuni
Shidehara
Allied Command
MacArthur
Kohito
Yoshida
Hhigeru Yoshida
Domei
General MacArthur
Shidehara Bidd Ho
Keran
Hirohito
U.S
United States
Siop-Gan
Richard K. Sutherland
Mac
Arthur
Ripnon
Shideharra
Patterson Clears Engineer Who Supervised Defense Construction
Washington reports that Secretary Patterson closed the army inquiry into Col Theodore Wyman Jr former head of Hawaiian defense construction finding no facts to discipline him The investigation highlighted lavish parties by Hans Wilhelm Rohl but found no evidence of disloyalty or leaked information to the enemy nor influence on Wyman's actions regarding Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lv Barretary Patterson
Army
Pearl Harbor
Col
Theodore Wyman
Hans Wilhelm Rohl
Wyman
Patterson
Rohl
United States
Atomic power and taxes dominate postwar Congress
The postwar session opens amid debates on atomic policy and heavy economic aid. Truman travels to Blytheville and Caruthersville after a rain delayed flight, attending a wedding in Berryville, while labor disputes threaten strikes in coal, oil, auto, and shipping sectors.
Teachers Hear Rice at Douglas County Meeting
Prof. W C Rice of Baker University spoke to the Douglas County teachers association in Liberty Memorial High School auditorium. Baldwin grade school students Lois Warner Carol Ann Arnold Carol Joan Cook Lucille Gooding and Patricia Franklin sang Santa Lucia and National Hymn. Oakdale student Lois Detwiler read Entertaining Sister's Beauty. Nancy Hedrick played Trout Brook on violin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Rice
Baker University
Douglas County Teachers' Association
Liberty Memorial High School
Lois Warner
Carol Ann Arnold
Carol Joan Cook
Lucille Gooding
Patricia Franklin
Baldwin Grade School
Lois Detwiler
Army to Release Surplus Enlisted Men on Limited Service
Washington reports the army will discharge surplus enlisted men now serving in the United States. President Truman signed legislation to spur voluntary enlistments. Eligible soldiers must not be age or point disqualified, not qualified for foreign duty, have two years since Sept 16, 1940, be surplus to force needs, and not retrainable for scarce skills.
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Washington
Army
United States
Truman
Champ Clark Best Man Steals Wedding Spotlight
In Berryville Virginia on October six 1945 President Harry S Truman attended as best man for Champ Clark of Missouri and Violet Heming wedding. The 51 year old bride formerly starred as Wendy in Peter Pan while Clark 55 had been married before. A separate incident in Manhattan Kansas saw James Coder lose control of a car and strike the Meyer Milk plant but no injuries or major damage occurred. Kansas War Dads chartered in Topeka with Bert A Hedges as resident agent. Stock market note reports an index of 60 stocks at 71.9.
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Washington
Truman
Berryville
Bennett
C. Clark
Violet Heming
Martinsburg
Henry T. Meyers
Army Air Transport
National Airport
Caruthersville
Missouri
Bennett Champ Clark
Barry Truman
White House
Wendy
Clark
James Coder
Manhattan
Kang
Meyer Milk Company
Locust Street
Charles Owens
Wamego
Kans
War Dads
Topeka
Kansas State Association of the American War Dads, Inc
Wichita
Bert A. Hedges
Work Resumes At Phillips Sinclair Refineries In Kansas City
About 1,600 oil workers return to jobs as navy takes possession of Phillips and Sinclair plants in Kansas City. Refineries statewide reopen under navy direction after C I O strike front folds, with 7,000 workers back in the Houston-Texas City area and Port Arthur voting to reopen more plants. Tulsa area plants also resume under federal navy guidance.
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Kansas City
Navy
Phillips
Sinclair
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Port Arthur
Q. A. Knight
Oil Workers International Union
Ocala
Houston
Texas City
Corpus Christi
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Navy Department
Weather outlook with clear skies across Kansas weekend
Kansas skies to stay clear with sun and highs of 76 to 80. Neosho River floodwaters should recede by Sunday or Monday, bringing level back within banks. Temperatures range 50 to 55 east and south and 46 to 50 in the northwest with slight showers reported in a few towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Neosho
Ioa
Oklahoma Line
Tha Neosho
Asas
Kansasa
Lecompton
Olathe
Chanute
Kansas City
Goodland
Prisoner of War Camp at Concordia Is Being Closed
The Concordia Kansas camp for prisoners of war has been declared surplus. About 300 German officers have been sent to the Trini-Colo camp, while a small group of enlisted prisoners remain to aid in closing the facility.
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Concordia
Omaha
Kan
Seventh Service Command
Trini- Colo
Don
Tax collections fall in Kansas from year prior
Federal tax collections in Kansas for last month totaled 61,732,831, down over a million from a year earlier. For the first nine months of the year, receipts exceed the same period in 1944 by about 36 million dollars, per the collector of internal revenue office.
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Wichita
Kas
Kansas
Colllector of
Internal Revenue
Arrivals From Europe Reported Roster on Victory
The La Crosse Victory arrived in New York on Thursday with a passenger list naming Set. Anthony F. Dele of Lawrence and Cpl. Phillip G. Williams of Baldwin.
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Associated Press
la Crosse Victory
New York
Set
Anthony F. Dele
Lawrence
Cpl
Phillip’ G. Williams
Baldwin
Censorship Lifted for Allied Press
Tokyo reports General MacArthur ended military press censorship for allied correspondents with immediate effect. The War Department authorized lifting or maintaining censorship in Japan and Korea at his discretion. Accredited correspondents must still submit doubtful material including cryptography and intelligence on combat operations.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Korea
War Department
Army
Free Union Protest Delivers Four Hour Telephone Stoppage
Union workers nationwide protest NRLB actions at Kearny plant while a four hour work stoppage at the local telephone office tested emergency lines. Supervisors handled the switchboard with 30 operators while the public cooperated, and calls declined as the period wore on.
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Idridge Grill
National Labor Relations Board
Kearny
N. J
Western Electric Company
C.I.0
Traffic Department
At & O'Clock
National Federation of the National Telephone Workers Union
NRLB
Kearney
Robert H. Lockwood
Thorely
B. P. Baker
Tockwood
Mildred Angell
Joseph G. Quigley
R. U
Tigers Rally in Fourth to Tie World Series Two Games Each
At Wrigley Field Detroit breaks out in the fourth inning to beat Chicago 4 to 1 and even the World Series at two wins apiece. Dizzy Trout shines on the mound, while Hank Greenberg and Cullenbine drive key hits to erase a scoreless tie and put the Tigers ahead for good.
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Wrigley Field
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Trout
Cub
Ray Prim
Prim
Rudy York
Claude Passeau
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Outlaw
Highes
Flrat
Lowrey
Richards
Trout
Hner
Hack
Cubs
Livingston
Tett
Greenberg
Hughes
Webb
York
Mayo
Cavarrett
Tiger
Cramer
Cullenbine
Feld
Paul Derringer
Johnson
Greenberg LeOrie
Quilenbine
Cavarretta
Nicholson
Derringer
Frank Secory
Secory
Heck
Hy Vandenberg
York Fire
Cavarretti
Pafko
Cevarretta
Vandenberg
Heinz Berker
Cingied Tato
Kansas Projects to Get U S Aid
Federal Works agency advanced over 800000 to finance planning of public works in 147 communities. Funds are to be repaid without interest when construction begins, with listed Kansas projects including Sedgwick county channel work 287000 Hays street improvements 162165 Sterling sewer facilities 90660 and 138000. Oklahoma Chickasha sewer facilities 150000 and 3000 Sulphur board of education facilities 90100 and 4400.
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Washington
Nct
Federal Works Agency
Kansas
Sedgwick County
Hays
Sterling
Oklahoma
Chickasha
City of Sulphur Board of Education
Pica
Jayhawkers and Cyclones Battle to Scoreless Tie
The University of Kansas and Iowa State played to a scoreless first half in their Big Six Conference opener. Kansas led 6 0 after a late first half drive but the halftime margin stood at zero. A 4 000 strong crowd watched steady defense and balanced offense in windy conditions.
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University of Kansas Jay+hawkers
Iowa State Cy_clones
Kansas
Jayhawkers
Valia
Iowa State Wia
Iowa State
Cyclones
Terminations at Sunflower Ordnance Works Reach 1108
The Sunflower Ordnance Works reported 1108 terminations in the week ending yesterday noon, including 1093 women and 85 men. The U S Employment Service logged 234 inquiries, 177 by men and 169 by women, with 131 women and 101 men referred to openings. 44 employer confirmations show hires from referrals, 27 women and 17 men. Local openings totaled 129 this morning.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
S.O.W
U. S. Employment Service Office
B-29 Crashes Into Pacific Off West Coast
A B-29 bomber returning from the Western Pacific crashed into the ocean about 300 miles off the Pacific coast at 5 A M Pacific Standard Time. The field reported 20 aboard, four unaccounted for. coast guard said some crew were rescued. Unofficial word had 16 of 20 saved, with full official details pending.
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Sacramento
Calif
Western Pacific
Pacific Coast
Mother Field
Coast Guard
San Francisco
Ford projects 75,008 cars after plant reopens
Ford Motor Co. President Henry Ford II says the company expects to produce more than 75,000 passenger cars and 60,000 trucks by year end if production resumes without further strikes. The Detroit plant planned to reopen Monday after a six week shutdown caused by a 4,500 worker strike at Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co., a major Ford supplier.
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Associated Press
Thanj
UAW
Kelsey-Hayes
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
NLB
Ford
General Motors
New York Harbor
Afj
Pacific Northwest
Sailors Union
A.F.L. Lumber
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Young Ford
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co
Lawrence BPW Club observes anniversary week in October
The Lawrence branch of the Business and Professional Women's club marks anniversary week from October 7 to 13. The Timekeeper program talks at 7:80 will be aired on WRNN. Officers include Miss Marguerite Coseriif jof askell president Mrs Ross Wultkuh vice president Miss June Burton recording secretary Mrs Arthur Colburn corresponding secretary.
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Lawrence
Business and Professional Women’s Club
WRNN
Lawrence Branchare
Marguerite Coseriif Jof Askell
Ross Wultkuh
June Burton
Arthur Colburn
Regents Approve University of Kansas World War II Memorial
The Kansas State Board of Regents approved a living memorial for KU veterans. A carillon tower on campus will anchor a memorial drive from Marvin Grove to Potter Lake, honoring about 200 Fallen KU students and 7,000 who served.
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Kansas State Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Marvin Grove
Kanssa Stadium
Potter Lake
Hugo T. Wedell
Charles B. Shaeffer
Kansas City
Show Winners Named In Kansas National Horse Show
Wichita reports at the Kansas National horse show last night winners emerged in major stakes. Hugh Dempsey rode Skyrocket to defend the five gaited title for Beck stables of Smithville Missouri. Society Ann the Almorel star mare of Omaha won the three gaited stakes with Simmons Up. Gallant King owned by Adolf G Storz driven by Fred Newhouse took the harness stake with My Divorces second. Queen Merry Girl owned by Fields and Irvin shown by Robert C Fields won the Tennessee walking horses stake.
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Wichita
Kan
Hugh Dempsey
Skyrocket
Beck Stables
Smithville
America
E. Woods
Spencer
Art Simmons
Society Ann
Almorel Star of
Omaha
Simmons
Gallant King
Adolf G. Storz
Fred Newhouse
Almorel
Tennessee Walking Horses
Queen Merry Girl
Fields and
Irvin
Robert C. Fields
Lebanon
97 Douglas County Men Discharged This Week
The U S Employment Service reports 97 Douglas county men received notices of separation this week. Twenty seven had conference with Albert I. Decker and twelve were referred to jobs. Many veterans plan to start their own businesses. None reported were disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Albert I. Decker
U. S. Employment Service Office
Decker
Douglas County Teachers To Attend Topeka Zone School
Mrs Hihe president of Douglas County Teachers association and Edith Hammond secretary are certified to attend the zone school for local officers and delegates in Topeka October 12 and 13. The events are sponsored by the Kansas State Teachers association and the National Education association.
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Hihe
Douglas County Teachers’ Association
Misa Edith Hammond
Mary Martin
Douglas Country Teachers Association
Margaret Hurley
Topeka
Kansas State Teachers Association
National Education Association
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Yooung
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Champ Clark
Phillips and Sinclair
South
Ork
Arge
Federal
Europe
Allied Press
NLRB
Hallmark Greeting Cards
Hal! Brothers, Inc
Greenbere
Cullendine
Cavaerretta
Hret
Cube—Cavarretta
Patko
Tosa
Hale
Acon
Pttee
Pumphrey
Robinson
Kansan
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West Coast
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Douglas
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