U S Agriculture Forecasts 1945 Cotton Crop At 10 Million Bales
The Agriculture Department projects a 1945 cotton crop of about 10.0 million bales due to heavy August moisture, the smallest since prior years, with a reserve of over 11 million bales from earlier crops and projected exports and domestic demand possibly reaching 3 million bales. Texas output and statewide yields are noted, along with ginning statistics and per acre yields.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
New Mexico
Lt. Hite's Mother Recalls Son Return From War
Mrs. Hite spoke of her son Captain Hite who was missing in Jap occupied China until January this year. He survived 40 months in captivity in Shanghai Nanking and Peiping and learned the war was over at Peiping. He later returned to the United States and received back pay of 7547.80 along with a captaincy. He expressed a wish to stay in the Army.
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Capt. Hite
First’ Baptist Church
Earth
Hite
Grid
Westas
China
Tokyo
Hute
Solitary
Cape
Shanghai
Nanking
Peiping
Pieping
States
Ira
Washington
Part Of Thunderbird Group Sails For Home
The 45th Thunderbird division including the 179th and 180th infantry regiments sailed from Southampton to Rome aboard the Acquitania. The unit, a National Guard formation with many original personnel from Oklahoma, fought in Sicily, Italy, Southern France, the Rhineland, and Southern Germany.
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Thunderbird Group
Southampton
Births Reported in Plainview and West Texas Area
Fragmentary notice details births including a daughter born to Mrs Cline Brashear weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces at a Texas hospital and a son born Friday to Mrs T E Needham in Plainview with weights around 4 pounds 7 ounces, all noted in West Texas records.
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Cline
Oclocy
Exas Hospital
T. EB. Needham
Plainview
Riday
West
Texas
Chattanooga auditorium tour highlights flaws and praise
The visit critiques Chattanooga’s Community Hall design with three stairs to the main floor and poor acoustics due to a large seating capacity. Officials note the city now funds maintenance, while future planners are urged to study prior projects to avoid similar mistakes. The tour includes meetings with city leaders and industry figures.
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Thompson
Chattanooga
International Association of
Surrender reported of 23,000 on Bougainville Solomons
San Francisco dispatch from U P says 23,000 Japanese on bypassed Bougainville and nearby Solomons completed surrender at noon. Lt Gen Kanda and Vice Adm Samejima were reported to sign for the Japanese. Australian Major General Milford was to accept surrender in southeast Borneo.
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San Francisco
U.P
Bougainville
Solomons
Melbourne
American Broadcasting Co
Kanda
Samejima
Milford
Borneo
Discharged veteran confesses slaying in Fayette County
A medically discharged war veteran Frederick I. Hauser twenty years old confessed to killing Anna Elizabeth Dreyer seventeen after meeting her at a restaurant. He said he beat her four to five times during an attempted drive home and strangled her with a belt then dumped her body in a country road underbrush.
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Uniontown
Anna Elizabeth Dreyer
Andrew Hudak
Frederick I. Hauser
State Police Corp
Charles H. DeWitt
Hauser
Miss Dreyer
Germany
Admiral Kimmel Offered Court Martial at Pearl Harbor
Senator Walsh disclosed that Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, commander at Pearl Harbor, was offered a court martial if he desires it. Secretary Forrestal’s letter to Congress referenced confidential material from a naval court of inquiry into the Pearl Harbor disaster. No response from the admiral had been received as of mid-afternoon.
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Washington
Walsh
D-Mass
Navy
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Congress
Naval Court of Inquiry
General Wainwright Receives Warm Welcome in San Francisco
General Wainwright, greeted by hundreds of officers and troops, saluted on the runway as the Western Defense command band played Sempre Fidelis. A sister surprised him at the event, and he planned a parade with Mayor Roger Lapham before heading to Washington for his prison camp report.
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Albert N. Jones
San Francisco
Wainwright
Western Defense Command
Milton L. Bronstein
Petaluma
Calif
L. C. Beebe
Fredcue Mears
Seattle
Roger Lapham
General Wainwright
Washington
Army Gridders Triumph Over Pacific in Stockton
Camp Beale's Army grid squad powered by former college stars won 13 to 7 against undermanned College of Pacific in the coast region's second fall football game.
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Army Gridders
Stockton
Calif
Camp Beale
Army
College of Pacific
Discovery of Solomon Islands By Mendana in 1567
In 1567 the Spaniard Mendana discovered the Solomon Islands while seeking gold for Solomon's Temple, believing the islands held the precious metal.
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Solomon Islands
Mendana
Solomon's Temple
Dawson Grand Jury Returns Four Bills
Lamesa reports four indictments by a one day 106th district grand jury. Named are Lloyd Sealey for burglary of J D McFall Motor Co, Tom L Shelton for felony theft, Joe Bisel and a man named Clayton for felony theft of money, and a Mexican unarrested for theft by false pretenses. The jury was discharged and next term opens in October.
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Lamesa
106Th District
Louis B. Reed
Lloyd Sealey
J. D. McFall Motor Co
Tom L. Shelton
Joe Bisel
Clayton
Calloway Huffaker
Occupation Schedule Sets Allied Move into Japan
U S forces plan to occupy key Japanese centers from Osaka to Hokkaido in early October with Tokyo to be entered by tomorrow. U S Sixth Army officers head to Kyoto to arrange the occupation while Japanese intellectuals urge listing war criminals for public view. Tokyo’s occupation appears orderly with troops arriving by jeep and trucks as preparations for a peaceful entry proceed.
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Osaka
Honshu
Aomori
Hokkaido
U. S. Sixth Army
Tokyo
Kyoto
Japan
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
William ‘C. Chase
Release Of V-12 Boys Delayed In Dallas Areas
Navy V-12 medical dental and theological trainees in Dallas area schools will not be released to inactive duty until December and January according to Lt. Hugh B. Wood. Navy plan calls for 8 500 students to be released Nov. 1 with 1 500 trainees affected by the stoppage at UT Austin Rice Baylor Houston and UT Galveston campuses per Houston Navy PR officer.
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Associated Press
Medical
Dental and Theological Navy
Dallas
Hugh B. Wood
Navy
University of Texas, Rice Institute
Baylor Medical School
Houston
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Houston Navy
Labor-Management Parley Date Set for October or November
Washington officials announced a postwar labor management conference in Washington will be held October 29 or November 5. The date was kept flexible due to CIO leaders likely attending the World Trade Union Federation meeting in Paris. Secretary Schwellenbach and Secretary Wallace issued the notice after talks with top industry and labor heads.
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Washington
CIO
World Trade Union Federation
Paris
Schwellenbach
Commerce
Wallace
Children of Japan Cheer U S Troops In Occupation Scene
The text describes Japanese children in ragged clothing waving American and British flags, learning a few English words, and receiving candy and gum from soldiers. Children approach soldiers for help, sweep quarters, and shine shoes, while officers warn against formal fraternization. The piece notes long term hope for better future relations.
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Alresi Ly Haa
Africa
Japan
Mei
Van
Como
Yokosuka
Tokyo
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
High Nazis Telling Off On Each Other
Nazi ring leaders are snitching on each other while questioned for war crimes trials. Some defendants point fingers at ex-colleagues to gain consideration. Joachim von Ribbentrop shows recurring neuralgic pain, others display mental strain as psychiatrists are rushed from Paris.
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Mernberg
United States
Joachim von Ribbentrop
British Troops Die in Milan Amid Civilian Attacks
Eight British enlisted men were killed by armed Italian civilians in Milan over the past week, according to official reports released today.
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Milan
Nitroglycerin Surpasses TNT in Strength by Volume and Weight
A comparison notes nitroglycerin is stronger than TNT, exceeding TNT in both volume and weight measurements, indicating higher explosive yield per unit.
Former Castro County Residents Plan Afternoon Watermelon Feast
Former Castro County residents will hold a watermelon feast this afternoon at 2 near the parking lot north of Mackenzie State Park swimming pool. Each family should bring melons. Sgt Rex Jackson of Bryan Army Air Field visits his parents in Draw com Stanney Lynn county and friends in To Hoka and Lubbock. Jackson is being transferred to a California station. New committee rosters and delegates to the Fort Worth state convention September 23-24 will be named at Allen Bros American Legion post Monday night.
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Lookout
Lubbock
W. C. Wood
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Wood
South Plains
Alex McDonald
Hub Jones
J. B. Hutchinson
Earl Hunt
Castro County
Mackenzie State
Rex Jackson
Bryan Army
Bryan
Tex
Nee Jackson
Fort Worth
Allen Bros
American Legion
H.J. Kendrick
Kendrick
Japs Claim 126 000 Killed At Hiroshima
Domei reports 126000 killed at Hiroshima from the atomic bombing, a figure double prior Japanese counts. Instant deaths 66000, died of injuries 60000, missing 10000, seriously injured 14000, slightly injured 104.
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Hiroshima
Tokyo
Domei
Hiroshima Prefectural
Enlistments Sought By Marine Corps At Lubbock Station
S/Sgt. D. N. Pope at the Lubbock recruiting office announces Marine enlistment for men ages 17 to 25 with eight grades of schooling and parental consent for 17-year-olds. Eligible also are Selective Service men without induction orders and men 25 to 32 with prior active service. Enlistees receive longevity and service credit. reenlistment within 90 days of separation may allow temporary rank and furlough.
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U. S. Marine Corps
D. N. Pope
Lubbock
Sgt
Pope
Personnel Of ATC To Be Reduced
Fort Worth dispatch reports Lt. Gen. Harold L. George announcing the Army Air Transport Command will cut personnel from 210,000 to about 75,000 by next June. Stations worldwide will drop from 437 to 100, and air pence use will fall from 3,400 to ground 2,800. George spoke in Fort Worth en route from San Francisco to Washington.
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ATC
Fort Worth
Army Air Transport Command
Harold L. George
Snead shoots 69 to challenge in Dallas Open golf
Slammin Sammy Snead, the Hot Springs star, carded a 69 to grab a share of the lead in the Dallas Open at the three-quarters mark with 208, one stroke ahead of Harold McSpaden and Ben Hogan at 211. Hogan and Ghezzi stood two back, while Byron Nelson held fifth at 213.
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Dallas
Sammy
Snead
Harold
McSpaden
Hot Springs
No. 5
Sanford
Wee Ben Hogan
Hershey
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Johnny Rulla
Atlanta
Bechtel Gillory Shine in Texas Scrimmage rout
In Austin on Sept 8 the Texas Longhorns hit hard in a condition scrimmage. First and second teams crushed the third and fourth by 66 to 0 with long scoring bursts and aerials. Gillroy led with three rushing scores and two passes, Berchtel added two rushing touchdowns and a 90 yard punt return, Harrelson caught a 38 yard scoring pass, and Bechtel snagged Gillroy’s two TD tosses as Gillroy completed eight of nine passes.
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Bechtel
Gillory
Texas Austin
Texas Longhorns
Longhorns
Byron Gillroy
Marshall
Fred Berchtel
New Orleans
Rice
Southwestern
Monroe Harrelson
TCU
Hubert Bechtel
Lubbock
Gillroy
Judge Jackson Dies After Heart Attack in Court
W C Jackson 79 longtime judge of the 112th District died after a heart attack in the Sonora court room this afternoon. He collapsed in the courtroom and died about 40 minutes later at a local hotel.
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Jackson
San Angelo
W. C. Jackson
112Th District Court
Sonora
Siam to be re adopted as Thailand name
The Thai legation announced that foreigners will know the country as Siam once again. The name had been changed from Siam to Thailand in 1939 under a prior government.
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Siam
Washington
Thailand
Bell Resumes Post At SMU After Navy Release
Commander William M Bell USNR athletic director and head football coach returns to Southern Methodist University after three years at the Georgia Pre-Flight school. He leaves Dallas for the move and Lt. Comdr Don Heap USNR replaces him as athletic director following a year in England.
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Athens
William M
Matty
Bell
USNR
Georgia Navy
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Texas
Centre
American College Football Coaches Association
Texas A
Texas Christian University
Carroll College
Wisconsin
Haskell Institute
Kansas
SMU
Navy
Don Heap
Northwestern University
England
Over 1 000 000 Unemployment Claims Filed After Japan Surrender
The Social Security board reports 1,059,162 initial unemployment claims filed in the weeks ending August 25 and August 31 after Japan's surrender. War Manpower estimates 2,100,000 workers lost jobs in 134 labor markets through August 31, with 679,000 openings in those areas.
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Washington
Japan
Social Security Board
War Manpower Commission
Kenneth Funderburg 13 Fatally Wounded in Park Shooting
Amarillo report says Kenneth Funderburg was shot in the head while bird shooting in a park. He and two companions were riding bicycles when a small caliber rifle discharged. Kenneth was the son of Mr and Mrs Jack Funderburg who were in Elk City Oklahoma at the time.
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Amarillo
Kenneth Funderburg
Kenneth
Jack Funderburg
Elk City
Oklo
Ruling Sought On Co-Op Hospital Law
Secretary of State Claude Isbell asked the attorney general for an opinion on a 49th Legislature law allowing small towns to establish cooperative hospitals and suspended charter grants. He cited groups in larger cities seeking charters for hospitals just outside city limits. The measure targets towns of 2,500 or less.
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Austin
Claude Isbell
Brownsville Army Air Field Inactivated September Fifteenth
Brownsville Army Air Field will go on inactive status Sept. 15, the commanding officer Lt. Col. R L Baseler said. Hundreds of fighter pilots learned to handle P 40 Warhawks and P 47 Thunderbolts there in eight months. He notified local businesses to present bills for payment before inactivation after the field was turned over to the training command last January.
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Brownsville Army Air Field
Brownsville
R. L. Baseler
Training Command
Air Transport Command
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