Hendryx recalls wartime internment in Manila camp
AL Hendryx of Lubee recalls being interned at Santa Tomas in Manila from 1942 to 1945 after the December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. He describes brutal hunger, reduced rations, and filth, noting about 3,700 civilians confined there with over 200 deaths. He recounts relief from Red Cross help, formation of basic self government, and eventual transfer with others back to the United States.
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Japs Urged To Keep Clean On Osaka Radio Broadcast
A San Francisco dated dispatch reports an Osaka radio call urging Japanese to keep streets and homes clean and wear neat clothes to improve American opinion. The analyst notes Americans once viewed Japanese as dirty and warns that stigma is hard to erase, urging careful conduct in America.
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Surrender of 105000 Japanese Prisoners on Ryukyus Islands
Dallas Morning News chief Ted Dealey witnessed Gen Joseph Stilwell announce the surrender of 105000 Japanese POWs on about 60 Ryukyu islands. Stilwell ordered the prisoners out after a nine minute ceremony led by Lt Gen Toshiro Nomi and aided by Gen Frank Merrill. The event occurred as the Tenth Army band played.
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Austin hunters face uncertain prospects after Texas outbreak
Report from Sept 8 notes difficulties for Texas hunters amid an outbreak, with officials weighing permits and safety protocols as the situation unfolds.
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Singapore Area Damaged Dockyards Harbored by Japanese
Allied bombs left Singapore dock installations heavily damaged and in need of rebuilding while most Japanese garrison troops moved into Malaya. Only two Nachi class cruisers a destroyer and 70 small boats remained. Afloat docks were sunk by B 29s and a British task force led by Admiral Power accepted surrender after hard fighting.
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Texan On OSS Rescue Team In World War II Mission
A September dispatch identifies 16 OSS rescuers across three teams who freed Gen Jonathan M. Wainwright and thousands of Allied prisoners. The five man Mukden, Manchuria team parachuted in mid August and freed over 1,000 including Wainwright. key members include Maj. Robert F. Lamar of Kansas City. Another unit parachuted to Weishien on August 17 to free concentration camps inmates, with member Fosign J. Walton Moore of Abilene.
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Tall Tale of Runaway Youth Traced Across Three Nations
A 14 year old boy described as Bud Leberman told Elizabeth New Jersey police of his two year wanderings through the United States Canada and Mexico. He claimed to have hopped doorways dodged rope and sought a home and his mother. His mother Mrs Waldron Ward wife of an Army sergeant said he had run away from four homes including Father Seamen's Boystown in Omaha and a Grand Rapids Michigan hospital.
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Atomic Bomb Control Studied By Congress
President Truman said he will propose recommendations on atomic power after Japan's bombing. Senator Vandenberg urged a joint six member House and Senate committee to study development and control. Senator McMahon introduced a federal control bill banning private exploitation. Du Pont denied seeking secrecy control. Buy A War bond today.
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War talk and Pacific war notes amid Texarkana reports
Reports from Texarkana summarize wartime remarks by Imamura and Takata about Pearl Harbor and submarine actions, noting ships and losses while detailing postwar statements on air power. Separate Texarkana items cover Lone Star Defense overtime suits and a minor traffic accident with several injured.
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