Forces Expanding In Area of Tokyo Forces Expanding In Area of Tokyo
American occupation forces extend reach toward Tokyo with initial Tokyo entry planned for Friday. MacArthur authorizes requisition of food and medical care for POW camps, while Japanese authorities transfer camps to top officers. About 100000 troops expected on Japanese soil by nightfall, with 6000 plus in Kanagawa and Shizuoka prep for occupation.
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Yokohama
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Funk's Mortuary and Chapel Ad
Funk's Mortuary and Chapel offers ambulance service with contact at phone 119 for reliable local funeral arrangements and transport assistance.
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Funk
Port City Nabs Russians Hold Undamaged by Fleet
U S Seventh Fleet reports Dairen in Dalren Manchuria under Russian control and largely undamaged. Destroyers Evans and Hubbard scouted for missing American POWs from Guam Waka and Corregidor and found Soviet flags and lend lease gear in use. Russians coordinate with Cmdr Wood as civilians adapt to new administration and halted local activity.
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Dalren
Manchuria
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Guam
Waka
Corregidor
Evans
Hubbard
Yellow Sea
Mukden
Naijren
Chester C. Wood
Seventh Fleet
Dairen
Washington Postwar reshuffles loom as top officials near retirement
Washington dispatch reports that Gen. Marshall may step down soon with Eisenhower possible as chief of staff while Gen. Stimson contemplates retirement. Truman will name new leaders for loan administration and a Supreme Court vacancy as senior officers like King and Arnold may retire, with Ickes expected to stay on.
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Washington
Gpi
Japan
Truman
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
John W. Snyder
Walter J. Cummings
Chicago
Mr. Truman
Robert P. Patterson
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Austin
Naval Operations
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Henry H
Hap) Arnold
Army Air Forces
Carl Spaatz
Ira C. Baker
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Arrivals From Europe Reported For Three Servicemen
The Associated Press notes arrivals of servicemen from Europe. T/Sgt. Ralph E. Irwin of 1805 Maine Street is aboard the Marine Raven tied up in New York. Pfc. William E. Bradford of McLouth is due to reach Boston aboard the Stephen Douglas. Pfc. Jack G. Tillon of 1045 New Jersey Street is aboard the Philip De Neve, due at Newport News on September 10.
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Associated Press
Ralph E. Irwin
Maine Street
Marine Raven
New York
William E. Bradford
McLouth
Stephen Douglas
Boston
Pfe
Jack G. Tillon
New Jersey Street
Philip de Neve
Newport News
Sedgwick County approves 1945 tax levy rise
The Sedgwick County Commission announced a 1945 tax levy of 3.91 dollars per hundred valuation, up six cents from the 1944 levy of 3.85. The increase takes effect in Wichita on September 4.
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Wichita
Sedgwick Board of County Commissioners
Truman Receives Kansas City Leader In Personal Call
Roy A. Roberts of Kansas City met with President Truman at the White House on September 4 and described the visit as a personal call to the president.
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Truman
Washington
Roy A. Roberts
Kansas City
White House
Japan Adopts New Course After War Termination
Tokyo reports say the Japanese House of Peers resolved to rebuild the nation and safeguard the state after terminating the war. Emperor Hirohito opened the session urging national unity and reconstruction while ministers explain war events and conditions.
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San Francisco
House of Peers
Hirohito
Japan
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
MacArthur
Tokyo Radio
Dhiet
Yukio Ozaki
Oxx Receives Distinguished Service Medal
Brig. Gen. Francis H. Oxx former army district engineer based in Kansas City earned the Distinguished Service Medal. The War Department cited his conspicuous success as commanding officer and commanding general of the Peninsular Base Section in the Mediterranean theater of operations.
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Kansas City
Francis H. Oxx
Army District
War Department
Oxx
Mediterranean Theater
Insurance man Frank Gentry dies in Kansas City
Frank Gentry aged 61, general agent for New England Mutual Life Insurance, Kansas City, died today. He was a past president of the Kansas City council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Kansas City
Frank Gentry
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Atomic Bomb Devastates Hiroshima City
Report from Hiroshima by Vern Haugland describes postwar ruins and a city stripped of buildings and life. He notes 53 000 dead by then with many dying of injuries or infection and details the lone B 29 delivering the blast. Two guides recount survivor risks and the city’s sudden ruin.
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Sacramento
Calif
Washington, D. C
Hiroshima
Traylor Family In Midland Crash Hurts Man and Child
Mrs. Joe Traylor and her son Jon eight suffered arm fracture and head injuries while their car driven by George Wolf left the road a mile north of Midland. Mrs Traylor and Wolf grandmother Mrs Bertha Wolf were killed in the wreck at Memorial hospital condition listed as fair with no visitors allowed.
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Joe Traylor
Jon
Kentucky Street
Midland
Memorial Hospital
Traylor
George Wolf
Leavenworth
George
Prisoners of War Count in Southeast Asia Theatre
The Southeast Asia command estimated 115,854 Allied POWs held in its area as of Sept 4 and said 2,792 had been evacuated. The territory includes Burma Thailand French Indo China Malaya Hong Kong Sumatra Java and nearby islands.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Southeast Asia Command
Burma
Thailand
Indo-China
Malaya
Hong Kong
Sunaata
Java
Islands
Eas
British Ships Return to Singapore Harbor After 30 Years
British warships rode at anchor in Singapore today for the first time in more than three decades. Occupation forces were expected to land to take over the naval base from the Japanese, with preliminary arrangements to be completed before troops go ashore.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Singapore
Southeast Asia Command
Abolish Class 2-B Federal Selective Service Action
Washington Sept 5 Selective service today abolished class 2-B the classifications for occupationally deferred workers in war production All registrants in class 2-B as of August 31 will be shifted to class 2-A the classification for all other occupationally deferred workers defined as those whose jobs are in support of the national health safety and interest A man shifted from 2-B will retain 2-A classification until expiration of deferment or until by change of status his classification is reopened and he is classified anew Selective Service said National health safety and interest is defined as (1) production of services to maintain armed forces during occupation of enemy territories (2) research development and manufacturing of weapons or other items for national defense (3) transportation and other activities for demobilization of armed forces (4) reconversion to peacetime economy (5) other activities the local board considers essential locally boards directed to give special consideration to registrants 18 through 25 taking full-time medical or related study in recognized schools The memorandum to local boards also directs special consideration for registrants in national defense projects and key personnel in reconversion activities.
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Washington
Selective Service
United States
Hicks Resigns From Kansas Veterans Advisory Panel
Pittsburg native P H S Hicks who was elected state commander of the Kansas American Legion resigns from the state veterans advisory committee. Gov Andrew Schoeppel says the resignation was accepted and Hicks cited possible embarrassment from his Legion candidacy. A replacement will be chosen in a few days.
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Topeka
P—H. S. Hicks
Pittsburg
Kansas Department of the American Legion
State Veterans’ Advisory Committee
Andrew Schoeppel
Schoeppel
Hicks
State Legion
Kansas Office of Veterans’ Affairs
Legion
Farm Superintendent Burns In Tractor Fuel Fire
Robert Wilson, superintendent on the Roger M Williams farm near Lawrence, suffered severe burns to his right leg and arm when fumes from gasoline poured into a tractor ignited by a wind gust and an exhaust pipe. He managed to remove burning trousers and threw dirt on the blaze, confining damage to the tractor. Wilson received medical treatment in Lawrence and is up but unable to work.
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Robert Wilson
Roger M. Williams
Lawrence
Wilson
Liberal air tourists complete 548 mile goodwill jaunt
The goodwill air tour in Liberal Kansas ends the first leg of a 548 mile trip. Nine planes finished the 335 mile first lap yesterday visiting businessmen in nine cities across four states. Six planes will cover 231 miles today visiting nine Kansas and Oklahoma cities.
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Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Flowers of Distinction Show Ad Sparks Stock Market Note
The clipping links a Friday stock index reading of 60 stocks at 67.5 with an advisory for the Flowers of Distinction Flower Show by Anlsore Snodina, suggesting a promotional tie in a fragmented market blurb.
Truman drafts comprehensive message for Congress
President Truman has prepared a broad message for Congress this week and will separately submit views on the atomic bomb. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said final plans would be announced after a meeting with congressional leaders, with delivery method and date undecided. The message, completed on a Potomac cruise, outlines reconversion plans and five key administration proposals for employment, unemployment benefits, surplus disposal, agency reorganization, and wartime controls' termination. A draft law row focuses on halting inductions, with Rep Hoffman poised to push to end the draft when Congress convenes.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Capitol Hill
Potomac River
Potomac
Heat to Persist Across Kansas This Week
Topeka reports continued heat with highs 95 to 100 degrees, a few spots over 100. The weatherman forecasts scattered showers later, offering limited relief for crops. Overnight lows range 65 to 76 as several cities record top temperatures yesterday, led by Phillipsburg at 104.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Independence
Wichita
Manhattan
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Goodland
Concordia
Coffeyville
Kansas City
Japanese officers surrender on Guam jungle hideout
Four officers and 64 enlisted men surrender on Guam as Lt. Col. Hideyuki Takeda leads the group from a jungle hideout. Takeda, the highest ranking officer captured on Guam since August 1944, had received surrender leaflets and sent emissaries to the rendezvous warning that no others would surrender next.
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Guam
UPI
Hideyuki Takeda
British Labor reviews Middle East policy amid Palestine quarrel
London reports the British Labor government launching a broad review of its Middle East policy. Bevin called diplomats in Arab states to London to discuss the Arab Jewish Palestine dispute. Wartime supply and political arrangements in the region also face scrutiny as the Arab League's rise shapes Britain’s approach.
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London
Middle East
Palestine
Ernest Bevin
Arab League
San Francisco
Britain
Veterans aid program set in motion at university Red Cross
George O. Starkey, chief yeoman at the R U Naval Training program, organizes evening visits at the Community Building Red Cross office to help veterans with G I Bill of Rights questions. Funded by the Community Chest, Starkey will be on duty 6:30 to 8 pm weekdays, except weekends, aiming to connect veterans with proper officials. An executive committee will supervise, including Red Cross, Community Chest, Selective Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He can be reached at K U 199 for appointments. residence 1126 Tennessee.
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George O. Starkey
Yeoman
R. U. Naval Training
Red Cross
Community Chest
Pacific
Starkey
Bureau of Visual Education
University
Ogden Jones
Selective Service Board
Selective Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
K. U. 199
Tennessee
Ann Birdwell Marshall seeks annulment after discoverin g alive first husband
Mrs. Ann Birdwell Marshall 19 files in Jackson County circuit court for annulment of her marriage to Jack Marshall 33 after learning her first husband Sgt Gene Birdwell 21 survived captivity in Yokohama Japan He was reportedly aboard the Reeves evacuation ship off the Japanese coast The bride married Marshall 12 days before learning Birdwell was alive attorney Donald E O Hara plans to seek immediate court action and waive the 30 day rule if Birdwell signs papers
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Kansas City
Ann Birdwell-Marshall
Jackson County
Jack Marshall
Wichita
Gene D. Birdwell
Borneo
Yokohama
Marshall
O’hara
Delinquent Auto Use Stamp Buyers Face Summons
About 100 motorists were summoned today by internal revenue deputy collectors for lacking federal auto use stamps on their windshields. They must appear at Room 205 in the Post Office to show cause. a $5 penalty plus the stamp price applies if excuses are not valid. Checks on motor vehicles continue tomorrow.
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Internal Revenue
Revenue Office
Venice
Merger Creates First National Bank Presidency
M F Jarvis of the First National Bank announces the merger with the Winfield National Bank. The merged institution will be named the First National. The acquisition involves Noel Mullendore and D H Mullendore of Miami Oklahoma. Circus shows at 3 and 8 p.m. on 21st and Louisiana. Ride the bus.
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M. F. Jarvis
Kew Institution
Winfield
First National
Winfield National Banks
First National Ank
Jarvis
Winfield National Bank
Noel Mullendore
Howard
D. H. Mullendore
Miami
Okla
21St
Louisiana
Ady
Circus Arrives in Lawrence for Long Awaited Show
The Brothers Combined Circus rolled into Lawrence from St Joseph Missouri arriving at 9 30 a m after delays from a freight train. Afternoon performance starts at 4 00 p m with a night show at 8 00 p m at Twenty first and Louisiana streets. The event excites locals as war era restrictions ease and includes acts like an elephant ballet trained horses and a bareback seal. Tickets are sold at Round Corner Drug with reserved seats and general admission same prices.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
St Joseph
Union Pacific
Lawrence-Leavenworth
Twenty-first
Louisiana Streets
Bagdad
Florence Fiore
America
Marquis of Queensbury
Harry
Fis
Round Corner Drug Company
Japanese Boats Confiscated Near Yokosuka Base
Third Fleet headquarters in Tokyo Bay reports 20 Japanese suicide attack boats confiscated around Yokosuka and nine submarines boarded by American prize crews. Navy units also seized numerous midget submarines and one man torpedoes along with 44 Baka bombs.
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Third Fleet
Tokyo Bay
Sig Yokosuka Naval Base
Navy
Japanese Troop Transport Arrives From Marcus Island
Third Fleet headquarters reports a high speed Japanese transport arrived at Marcus Island Tokyo Bay carrying 300 Japanese troops, the garrison from Marcus Island.
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Marcus Island
Tokyo Bay
Third Fleet
Weather District Forecast for Sep 4 7
Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska forecast shows above normal temperatures with cooler spells in parts of Nebraska and northern Kansas, scattered showers and thunderstorms possible late period. Kansas remains fair and warm with highs near 98 to 100, light precipitation near the period end. Gas Office Record notes 5 PM readings and yesterday's high 96, low 68.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
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