U.S. Occupation Views Split Japan Germany
Gallup survey finds 60 percent think Japan handled well under MacArthur while 24 percent approve of Germany. Public criticizes lenient administration and demobilization, cites zone divisions and discipline issues, with veterans less satisfied in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Japan
Germany
Istitute
Douglas MacArthur
Jagent
Weir
A Woman's Crowning Glory Hair Care Ad
A vintage advertisement extols hair beauty with soft water noting hard water leaves residue. It promotes 100 percent soft water for shampooing, claiming hair becomes soft, lustrous, and gleaming. Consumers are urged to dial 9307 for home soft water service and a representative will call with complete information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial
Soft Water Service
Objects From China On Display At Rainbow Beauty Window
Lt. Bill F. Jeanes who served in the 332nd troop carrier squadron is injured in a May 1 plane crash and lies in a Shanghai hospital in satisfactory condition. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Jeanes display a collection of Chinese artifacts in a Rainbow Beauty shop window at 1013 Main, including cloisonne pieces, jade, ivory carvings, a Formosa governor gift teak statue, and a kimono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Bill F. Jeanes
Frank H. Jeanes
Rainbow Beauty Shop
Jeanes
Chiang Kai-Shek
332Nd
Formosa
France
Shanghai
Mrs Carmichael to Be Buried Monday
Funeral services set for Mrs Fred Carmichael 41 at 2 30 p m Monday at First Christian church with Rev H G Gantz officiating Burial will follow in Lubbock Cemetery under Plains Funeral home direction An inquest verdict of natural causes was returned after her body was found Thursday on the kitchen floor She is survived by her husband a daughter two sisters and one brother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Fred Carmichael
H. G. Gantz
Lubbock Cemetery
Plains Funeral Home
Justice of Peace
C. E. Lynn
Amarillo College Seeks New President After Resignation
Amarillo on June 8 reported that Maj. John F. Mead resigned as college president after the board rejected his recommendations on operations. Mead, in uniform, will return to Germany for occupation duty after a 45 day leave. E. C. Shearer will serve as acting president until a permanent successor is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo College
Maj
John F. Mead
Mead
Germany
E. C. Shearer
Death of S T Sgt B K Mitchell Jr
Final notice states T Sgt Bishop K Mitchell Jr son of Mrs Davie M Griffin of 2205 Avenue Q was killed in action. He enlisted five years six months ago signing for three foreign service, served in Puerto Rico before the war, a 1937 Lubbock High School graduate, born July 13 in Lubbock. Survivors include mother and stepfather D P Griffin, brother M G Mitchell AMM2c, a stepbrother W E Griffin, a stepsister Mrs O L Meredith, and stepbrother Everette P Griffin who served 20 years in the Navy and was aboard the USS Houston when it sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop K. Mitchell, Jr
Davie M. Griffin
Avenue Q
War Department
Puerto Rico
Lubbock High School
Lubbock
Toughy nickname fits Wichita Falls boy after car crash
Norman Joe Weaver, three, earned the nickname Toughy after leaping from a taxi door at 40 mph and fracturing his skull. He recovered with headaches and fainting, but a brain specialist in Oklahoma City found no lasting damage and predicted he would likely live to 100. The father returned from overseas duty to learn of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Norman Joe Weaver
Weaver
Norman
A. J. Weaver
Army of Occupation
Weavers
Oklahoma City
Doctor Fritz Coins Word Appendicitis in 1886
Dr Reginald Heber Fritz, an American physician, coined the term appendicitis in 1886. Before the coinage, the condition was described as acute appendicitis or peritonitis appendicularis adhoesiva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Heber Fritz
Riethmayers to Leave Lubbock
Dr. Leo C. Riethmayer associate professor of government at Texas Tech resigns to join the University of Colorado in Boulder where he will assume duties June 14. He joined Tech in 1938 and has served in state and local government research and wartime civil service roles. Mrs. Riethmayer teaches in the home making department at Lubbock Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Leo C. Riethmayer
Texas Tech
Riethmayer
Tech
Department of Political Science
Bureau of State and Community Service
University of Colorado
Boulder
Southwestern Social Science Association
Fort Worth
American Political Science Association
American Society For Public Administration
American Academy of Political and Social Science
American Association of University Professors
Pi Sigma Alpha
Kiwanis Club
Japanese Repatriate Finds Life in Nippon Not Bad
Tom Yoshiyama, who renounced U.S. citizenship, adapts to life near Hiroshima. He plans to pursue politics in Japan while remaining devoted to democracy. He supports democracy for at least fifty years and works as an interpreter for a U.S. military contractor in Kure. He recalls earlier fears at Tule Lake and maintains a mixed life of American and Japanese customs with his wife Hisaka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Uraga
United States
Yoshiyama
Tule Lake
Calif
Hiroshima
Kure
San Francisco State College
Japan
Philippines
Hisaka
Tule Lake Relocation Center
Riethmayer Family Planned Move To Boulder Housing
A mother and her seven year old daughter Nan will stay in their current location while awaiting secured housing in Boulder. The note indicates preparation for relocation once arrangements are confirmed.
Record Set In Texas U. Oil Gas Leases
AUSTIN June 8 U P A new all time record was set in UT lands oil and gas leases. The total of 3 319 500 paid yesterday was the highest proportionate amount ever received in the state. The sale covered 16 527 acres. Phillips Petroleum paid 280 000 for 153 acres and Gulf paid 422 000 for 1600 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Bascom Giles
Giles
Phillips Petroleum
Gulf
Jaunt In 1940 Car Is Profitable To Couple
Detroit June 8 1946 Mr and Mrs George C Green of Lambertville New Jersey earned a 1946 Hudson convertible coupe for their 1000 mile journey in a 1904 Oldsmobile to attend the auto industry Golden Jubilee. They won the award for age distance and parade performance. Avignon France was the papal seat from 1309 to 1377.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
George C. Green
Lambertville
N. J
Local Red Cross Seeks Help For Europe Orphans
Houston reports a drive to finish 150 shirts and 144 diapers for destitute European children. Mrs. Jack O Stone leads the sewing committee with Mrs. J O Ellsworth cutting. calls welcomed at 6134 or 2709 Twenty ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Jack O. Stone
Red Cross
J. O. Ellsworth
Stone
T. C. Ingram
Louisiana Town Curfew Enforced After 10 P.M.
BOSSIER CITY La June 8 Under a new city ordinance it is unlawful for anyone under 18 to be on a public street or any public place after 10 p m unless accompanied by a responsible adult. Parents of violators may be fined up to 100 dollars or jailed 30 days or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bossier City
Higgins Man Dies by Own Action in Despondent Shooting
In Higgins on Friday night William B. Smith 62 died from 32 caliber shots fired into his body while seated in his apartment. Justice R E Stoker said the death was ruled a death by own action with witnesses noting weeks of heart ailment and despondency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
William B. Smith
R. E. Stoker
Smith
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U.S
Gallup
MacArthur
Mrs. Carmichael
Baker Company
14Th ST
Ave
B. K. Mitchell
D. P. Griffin
M. G. Mitchell
AMM/c
Hutchinson
Kas
W. E. Griffin
O. L. Meridith
Everette P. Griffin
Navy
Houston
Mitchell
Toughy
Riethmayers
Mrs. Riethmayer
Nippon
Duane Hennessy
Associated Press
Tom Satoshi Yoshiyama
Hisoka
Yoshiyamas
Nan
Texas
Avignon
Jim White
Borden
Ournal
Page $ Houston Boy
Gerald W. Linker
Ann. Dotson
E. A. Linker
Ben Allen
Linker
J. A. Kinker
J. A. Linker
T. C. Linker
Clovis
N. M
Fort Worth Army Airfield
James Trotter
James
Louisiana
Qing
Bur
Ton, Prince Gardner
Hickok
Paris
Ktema
Pop
Zippo and Others
Cotte
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