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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1945
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analysts summarize global events with focus on Japanese war leadership changes a drop in hog slaughter results and Britain seeking financial aid. The note clarifies editorial perspective from the Eastern Newspaper Union.
The Japanese government led by Premier Higashi Kuni takes charge of arrest efforts and faces a four power military tribunal in Tokyo for war crimes. Tojo, Sugiyama and Koizumi killed themselves as American troops neared. Tojo remained tight lipped on his sickbed amid medic supervision.
Mrs. Vashti McCullom of Champaign Illinois sues the local school board to halt voluntary religious instruction in public schools claiming establishment of religion violates the first and fourteenth amendments. She says her 10 year old son Terry faced embarrassment and pressure to participate. The board says the program is voluntary, outside curricula, and funded by religious groups. The case could affect 1856 communities in 46 states with North Dakota and New Hampshire as the only states lacking such courses. The suit is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court if lost.
Senate finance committee splits on Truman plan to raise jobless pay and extend state benefits. Proposed a 60 percent federal share with $200 relocation help, while current state benefits range from $15 for 14 weeks to $28 for 30 weeks. Also notes radio engineers strike over who should represent platter jockeys amid AFM and Petrillo row. DDT caution from Dr. Fishbein on safe use.
The piece analyzes political risks of postwar conscription as veterans weigh enlistment versus discharge and a potential shift in public mood. It notes mounting anti draft sentiment, possible troop reductions, and the impact on the 1948 election, with U S forces in Japan and Europe noted for future drawdown timelines. Major Gen C P Gross cites return schedules of over 1.75 million Pacific troops and 2 million from Europe by mid 1946, while occupation logistics and staffing questions persist.
Army records show 31 vessels sunk and 2 damaged in the Pacific out of 200 058 ship tons lost at sea while en route from the United States. Total army cargo shipped to Pacific areas in 44 months was 43 520 000 ship tons, about 0.46 percent. Including outbound losses to Europe and other regions, total cargo lost at sea amounts to 737 714 ship tons.
The piece notes Mexico freeing German prisoners with citizen options and a land stake, while prisoners harvest cranberries by machine. It mentions a rumor from Business Week about prefabricated moving picture theaters at eight thousand dollars. YANK reports that Japanese chow is worse than that in American outfits, where cooks come from the motor pool.
A pattern kit offers a complete guide for building and painting bathroom cabinets with diagrams, exact cutting sizes, illustrated assembly steps, and tracing outlines for old-fashioned garden flowers. It includes color guidance, border designs, and decorative flowers for assorted containers. Pattern No 284 and No 285 priced at 15 cents each.
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