U.S. Occupations in Japan Favored Over Germany
George Gallup reports Americans view the Japan occupation as more successful than Germany’s. about 60 percent approve Japan, 30 percent approve Germany, with MacArthur’s leadership and smoother administration cited as key factors. Veterans and civilians alike favor Japan. criticisms focus on Germany’s lenient demobilization and divided zones.
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George Gallup
Institute of Public Opinion
Ceton
N. J
Japan
Germany
Institute
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Rset
MacArthur
A Woman's Crowning Glory Hair Care Advice
A skincare focused ad extols hair beauty noting hard water leaves residue and argues soft water gives soft lustrous hair. It promotes 100 percent soft water for home use and offers home service from Dial 9307 THE SOFT WATER SERVICE CO for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soft Water Service CO
Objects from China On Display In Rainbow Window
Lt. Bill F. Jeanes and items from China are displayed at Rainbow Beauty Shop 1013 Main. The show includes cloisonne pieces, jade, ivory and silver works, carved bowls, camphorwood fans, a jade box and a Chiang Kai Shek medal. Lt. Jeanes, of the 332nd troop carrier squadron, was injured May 1 in a crash and is listed in satisfactory condition in Shanghai hospital.
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 will be held at 2 30 p m Monday at the First Christian church for Mrs Fred Carmichael 41 of 2206 Thirtieth with Rev H G Gantz officiating Burial will be in Lubbock cemetery under Plains Funeral home direction An inquest verdict of death from natural causes was returned Friday by Justice of Peace C E Lynn 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 College officials move to appoint a new president after Maj. John F. Mead resigns following a board dispute over college operations. Mead, in uniform, ends 45 day leave and returns to Germany for duty. Acting president E. C. Shearer will continue until a permanent leader is chosen.
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Amarillo
U.P
Amarillo College
Maj
John F. Mead
Mead
Germany
E. C. Shearer
Death of S T Sgt B K Mitchell Is Confirmed
Final notice from the War Department confirms the death of S T Sgt Bishop K Mitchell Jr son of Mrs Davie M Griffin of 2205 Avenue Q. He served five years and six months and had signed for foreign service in Puerto Rico before the war. He was 1937 graduate of Lubbock High born July 13 in Lubbock. Survivors include his mother and stepfather D P Griffin a brother M G Mitchell AMM1c stationed in Hutchinson Kansas a step-brother W E Griffin 2304 Tenth and step-sister Mrs O L Meredith 1809 Seventh. Everette P Griffin a Navy veteran served 20 years and was aboard USS Houston when sunk.
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Bishop K. Mitchell, Jr
Davie M. Griffin
Avenue Q
War Department
Puerto Rico
Lubbock High School
Lubbock
D. P. Griffin
M. G. Mitchell
AMM/c
Hutchinson
Kas
W. E. Griffin
O. L. Meridith
Everette P. Griffin
Navy
Houston
Toughy nickname fits Wichita Falls boy after crash
Norman Joe Weaver, a three year old from Wichita Falls, was nearly killed when a taxi door opened and he fell from a speeding car. He fractured his skull but after brain specialist checkups in Oklahoma City doctors pronounced him good and likely to live to 100, earning the nickname Toughy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
U.P
Norman Joe Weaver
Weaver
Norman
A. J. Weaver
Army of Occupation
Weavers
Oklahoma City
Physician Fritz Coined Term Appendicitis in 1886
Dr Reginald Heber Fritz an American physician coined the term appendicitis in 1886. Before that era physicians described acute appendicitis as peritonitis appendicularis adhoesaiva.
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Reginald Heber Fritz
Riethmayers Exit Lubbock Educator Departures
Dr. Leo C. Riethmayer resigns from Texas Tech government faculty to join the University of Colorado Boulder on June 14. He served since 1938 with wartime service and has degrees from Texas Tech and the University of Iowa. Mrs. Riethmayer leaves Lubbock Junior High home making department. both active in local civic groups.
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Lubbock
Leo C. Riethmayer
Texas Tech
Riethmayer
Tech
Department of Political Science
Bureau of State and Community Service
University of Colorado
Boulder
Bureau of the Census
Secretary of War
University of Iowa
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
Duane Hennes Reports From Hiroshima
AP staff writer notes that Americanized Tom Satoshi Yoshi yama finds promise in life in Nippon. The piece frames postwar adjustment and personal perspective in Japan.
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Duane Hennes
Associated Press
Hiroshima
Japan
Life Between Two Worlds Yoshiyama Marriage in Nippon
A report on Japanese American life focusing on Hisaka Yoshiyama and her husband Tom. The couple blends cultures with modern clothes and an American home, yet they retain traditional practices such as a Buddhist shrine. Hisaka serves as a helper in the household while navigating shifting expectations.
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Nippon
Hisaka
Yoshiyamas
Hisoka
Tom
Repatriated Tom Faces Life in Japan After Citizenship Renunciation
Six months after renouncing U S citizenship, Tom seethes at scarce rations and dirty quarters in Japan. He plans to run for office, insists the occupation will last decades to teach democracy, while his fellow returnees like Yoshiyama adapt in Hiroshima with families and jobs.
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Tom
Uraga
United States
Yoshiyama
Tule Lake
Calif
Hiroshima
Kure
San Francisco State College
Japan
Philippines
Hisaka
Tule Lake Relocation Center
Riethmayer Family Seeks Housing in Boulder
One child Nan, age seven, accompanies Mrs. Riethmayer as they remain locally until suitable housing is secured in Boulder.
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Nan
Record Sets in Texas U. Oil Gas Leases
AUSTIN June 8 A new all time record for UT lands oil and gas leases was set with 3 319 500 paid yesterday, the highest in state history. The sale covered 16527 acres led by Phillips Petroleum at 280 000 for 3153 acres and Gulf at 422 000 for 1600 acres.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Bascom Giles
Giles
Phillips Petroleum
Gulf
Jaunt in 1940 Car Is Profitable to Couple
DETROIT June 8 The 1000 mile trip by Mr and Mrs George C Green of Lambertville New Jersey in their 1904 Oldsmobile to attend the auto industry's Golden Jubilee earned them a 1946 Hudson convertible coupe today The award went to car owners judged by age distance traveled to the jubilee and parade performance last Saturday Avignon France was the papal seat from 1309 to 1377.
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Detroit
George C. Green
Lambertville
N. J
Help Needed for European Garment Drive by Lubbock Red Cross
Mrs. Jack O Stone chairs the sewing committee with 150 shirts and 144 drawers cut for destitute children in Europe. Volunteers are asked to contact Stone at 6134 or visit 2709 Twenty-ninth, as the production committee led by Mrs. T Ingram coordinates a timely finish. Gerald W Linker recently discharged from the Navy visits his mother Mrs. J A Linker along with Miss Ann Dotson and Mrs. E A Linker and son Ben Allen. Lt T C Linker, J A Linker’s son, was moved from Clovis New Mexico to Fort Worth Army Airfield.
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Europe
Jack O. Stone
Red Cross
J. O. Ellsworth
Stone
T. Ingram
Gerald W. Linker
Navy
Ann Dotson
E. A. Linker
Ben Allen
Linker
J. A. Linker
Lubbock
T. C. Linker
Clovis
N. M
Fort Worth Army Airfield
Louisiana Town Puts Curfew Into Effect
In Bossier City Louisiana a new curfew ordinance makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to be on public streets places or amusements after 10 p m unless with a responsible adult Parents of youngsters caught prowling may be fined up to 100 dollars or imprisoned up to 30 days or both
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Bossier City
Houston Boy Decides To Let Guns Alone
Eight year old James Trotter, shot while playing with a friend, said he would stop handling guns. Hospital officials reported he is in fair condition with a bullet lodged near his side and chest. doctors will remove it when he gains strength.
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Houston
U.P
James Trotter
James
Higgins Man Dies by Own Action in Despondent Shooting
Justice R. E. Stoker ruled the death of William B. Smith aged 62 as self-inflicted. Witnesses testified Smith had suffered heart ailment distress for weeks and fired two 32 caliber bullets while seated in his Higgins apartment, dying last night.
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Higgins
U.P
William B. Smith
R. E. Stoker
Smith
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Mrs. Carmichael
Baker Company
14Th ST
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B. K. Mitchell
Toughy
Riethmayers
Mrs. Riethmayer
Texas
Avignon
Jim White
Borden
Sipe
Louisiana
Cne
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Ton, Prince Gardner
Hickok
Paris
Page Houston Boy
Rett
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Crothsie
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