Personal notices from St Louis to Mt Vernon and area
A long list of local visits and travels shows Miss Beulah Ramsey and Mrs. W. Donidson in St Louis, families visiting Scheller, and residents returning home from Mattoon and Grayville. Military personnel including Pvt Noel A. French and S/Sgt Harry Shearer are noted with furloughs and stationing at Fort Leonard Wood and Camp Grant. Other residents conduct business in Centralia, Mt Vernon, and nearby towns.
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Beulah Ramsey
W. Donidson
St. Loui
Dorothy West
Patsy
Orval Barnett
Mattoon
Scheller
C. C. Baker
Noel A. French
Fort Leonard Wood
Oleta French
Norman
Opdyke
RR 1
Moge" Corder
Hy Parker
Marion
Fredugh
Corrine McCurdy
Grayville
Mary Catherine Sammons
Clyde Sammons
Centralia Road
Lewis McBride
Dix
Woodrow Keen
Keenes
Walter Ceglinski
Ashley
Barbara Bolen
Belle Rive
Mt. Vernon Monge
Loren Finley
Johnsonville
Ray Boyer
Macedonia
Carl McIntire
L. L. McIntire
Cherry
China
Burma
India
Harry Shearer
Camp Grant
Lucille Ragland
Lois Walker
Springfield
Eugene Clark
Wilfred Parker
Galesburg
George Williams
Betty Johnson
Shirley Mattix
Glen Eberhart
St. Louis
Sterling Pittman
Patosky
Kay Atkins
Virginia Mudd
Mt. Vernon
Russell Nelson
20Th Armored Division
Germany
Virinia Nelson
Druie Linville
Jeanny Elserman
New Haven
Duke of Windsor Meets President Truman at White House
The Duke of Windsor paid a courtesy call on President Truman at the White House in Washington. He arrived with J Balfour and said they discussed the Pacific war and the atomic bomb. He recalled meeting Truman in 1919 during a Pershing inspection tour in France.
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Associated Press
Washington
Duke of Windsor
Truman
White House
J. Balfour
Mr. Truman
General Pershing
France
President Truman
Your
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Local Births at Two City Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Ferman Braddy welcomed a daughter Kathleen born August 11 at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds nine and three fourths ounces. Mr and Mrs J Ham McPherson of St Louis welcomed a seven pound twelve ounce son born at Mestian Hospital at 10 am.
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Ferman Braddy
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kathleen
J. Ham McPherson
St. Louis
Mestian Hospital
Hospital Notes: New Patients and Discharges at Good Samaritan
August admissions include Frances Braddy, Larry Karch, Lonnie Ramsey, Vena Davis, J Holland, and William Green. Discharges list John H. Brake, Helen Gaunt, Roxie Parsons and infant, Marguerite Sanford, Alice Gilbert, and George Egman returning home.
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Frances Braddy
Larry Karch
Lonnie Ramsey
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vena Davis
J. Holland
William Green
John H. Brake
Belle Rive
Helen Gaunt
Roxie Parsons
Marguerite Sanford
Fairfield
Alice Gilbert
George Egman
Engagement and Weddings Highlight Local Society Notes
The First Presbyterian church G and G class picnic is postponed indefinitely. Mrs Nelle Montroy of Alton announces the engagement of her daughter Marjorie Ruth to James Meredith of Alton with a wedding planned soon. Marjorie’s brother, a U S N T C Great Lakes graduate, is expected home for the event. Miss Rule Mae Capps marries Floyd Hell Jr at Old Union Baptist Church with Rev Bird Green officiating.
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First Presbyterian Church
Nelle Montroy
Alton
Dix
Marjorie Ruth
James Meredith
Great Lakes
Marion Cappe
Belle Rive
Rule Mae Capps
Floyd Hell, Jr
Delafield, Il
Old Union Baptist Church
Bird Green
Bates Circle
Women's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
H. L. Bates
South 19Th Street
Herman de Witt
America
French Knauss Reunion Highlights 102 Attendees
At Lizzie French home on Sunday August 12 a reunion drew 102 relatives and friends including Cecil and Oliver Knauss families from Morengo and De Kalb plus guests from Carmi Okanville Vandalia St Louis and Louisville Also celebrated Lizzie French's 80th birthday.
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Lizzie French
Cecil Knauss
Morengo, I
Oliver Knauss
de Kalb
Ben Bradshaw
Carmi
C. A. Absher
Okanville
Pfc
Thomas Martin
Arthur French
Vandalla
Ermil French
St. Louis
Robert Kerby
Louisville
Mt. Vernon B P W Club Meets for August Gathering
The Mt. Vernon Business and Professional Women's Club met in the Egyptian room at Hotel Emmerson. Guests included Worth Lacey Grace Fenton Evelyn Kirk Imogene Richardson Beulah Rubottom Deanie Almstead Louise Kent Mrs Whitney Mary Henn Ethel Fern Knecht and Mary Adeline Epler. Members sang The Prayer and The National Anthem, pledged allegiance, and heard a history talk and emblem ceremony.
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Mt. Vernon
Velma Ruth Pigg
Harriet McCracken
Betty Rutherford
Mabel Davis
Rosalie Carner
Helen Hawkins
Elmira Scott
Ann Schmidt
Helen Wheeler
Worth Lacey
Grace Fenton
Evelyn Kirk
Imogene Richardson
Beulah Rubottom
Deanie Almstead
Louise Kent
Mrs. Whitney
Mary Henn
Ethel Fern Knecht
Mary Adeline Epler
Plea of Japanese General To Ditch Military Withdrawn
The Japanese Comet agency broadcast a statement by Lt. Gen. Reikiichi Tada denying a plea to liquidate the military. He urged abandoning vengeance, focusing on culture through science, trusting the imperial will, and warned against dreaming of weaponry or atom schemes.
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Associated Press
Comet Agency Today
Reikiichi Tada
Board of Technology
Tada
Mrs. Dona Lee Sugg Dies in Pontiac Michigan
Funeral services were held in Pontiac for Mrs. Dona Lee Sugg wife of Walter Sugg who died Saturday in Pontiac Michigan where she had lived recently. She formerly resided in Mt. Vernon and is survived by her husband two daughters Myrtle Elvadeen Barbara two sons George and six grandchildren all in Pontiac.
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Dona Lee Sugg
Walter Sugg
Pontiac
Mich
Peace news sparks celebrations across U S and Pacific zones
Reports of Japan's surrender trigger widespread public rejoicing. In Indianapolis a parade of 100 cars forms on Monument Circle while troops and sailors celebrate, demand for extra beer, and civilians kiss servicemen. In Guam Marines view the surrender skeptically as Manila Honolulu and Victoria BC see wild scenes with lights, fireworks, and disturbances.
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Pvt
Tim Varling
Indianapolis
Varlang
Monument Circle
Guam
Manila
Honolulu
Victoria
B. C
World waits as Japan mulls surrender in August timetable
A Washington wartime timeline lists events from August 11 to August 14 showing Byrnes statement to Bern, no Tokyo reply, false UP flash, and cautious notes that the war might end. Officials include Truman, Ross, Wei Tao Ming, and shorthand reports from the Swiss legation and Tokyo radio. The record captures the tense vigil before an Imperial reply.
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Washington
Japan
State Byrnes
Tokyo
Legation
Bern
Truman
Charles Ross
White House
United Press
Ross
Switzerland
Byrnes
United States
China
Wei Tao-Ming
Potsdam
Damel
White Mouse
State Department
Joman
Japs Accept Terms Report Sparks White House Action
Leaders raced to verify Tokyo reports that Japan would accept Allied surrender terms. Secretary Byrnes relayed the Swiss memorandum to President Truman as newsmen tracked timing. Officials warned final surrender required signing by Japanese leaders and projected MacArthur to lead occupation.
Train Wreck Kills 26 Soldiers Near Goch Germany
GOCH Germany Aug 14 Twenty First Army Group authorities said 26 British and Canadian soldiers were killed and 50 injured in a head on collision of two leave trains near Goch early yesterday.
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Associated Press
Goch
Germany
Twenty-First Army Group
Radar Pioneer A. Hoyt Taylor Key Figure at Navy Lab
Dr. A Hoyt Taylor serves as Chief Consultant and Chief Co ordinator of Electronics at the Naval Research Laboratory in Anacostia Washington DC. Radar ranked beside the atomic bomb as a crucial war secret and vital Allied asset.
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A. Hoyt Taylor
Naval Research Laboratory
Anacostia
D. C
Millions face job losses as war plants close after victory
Economists warn up to 9 million may be unemployed by next year as 5 million munitions workers leave plants and veterans return home. Secondary effects hit restaurants and other sectors while transportation and peacetime production adjust to the transition.
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War Manpower Commission
Campaign updates from World War II in the Pacific
General MacArthur reports ongoing battles for Borneo oil fields with Japanese losses and Allied casualties. Australian commanders plan to round up about 71,000 retreating enemy troops in the southwest Pacific as Japanese forces face renewed pressure in Manchuria and the Philippines amid rugged mountain warfare.
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Pacific
MacArthur
Borneo
Oil production rises nationwide with Kansas gain leads
Tulsa report notes a weekly rise in crude output with the Oil and Gas Journal showing total daily production at 4,933,600 barrels. Kansas adds 10,700 barrels to 268,250 and Michigan up 2,350 to 50,100 while Oklahoma's west Edmond Field reaches 83,050 from 617 wells. Illinois down 200 to 203,800 and Rocky Mountain states fall 750 to 142,950.
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Tulsa
Okla
Kansas
Oil and Gas Journal
Michigan
Oklahoma
West Edmond
Inois
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
New California Senate Appointment Named by Warren
Governor Earl Warren announced the appointment of Maj. William Knowland to succeed U S Senator Hiram Johnson who died last week. Knowland is a Republican and former California state senator.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Earl Warren
Maj
William Knowland
U. S
Hiram Johnson
Japs Claim Wonder Drugs Cure Burns
Japanese scientists report two drugs named koha and shi ko that rapidly cure air raid burn victims and may also treat chilblains. A Domei broadcast carried the claim.
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Associated Proas
San Francisco
Dome
Albert Meyer Named City Editor At Carbondale Free Press
Albert Meyer aged 37 was appointed city editor of the Carbondale Free Press today. A native of Jefferson County, he is married with two children ages five and three.
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New Carbondale
Associated Press
Carbondale
Albert Meyer
Carbondale Free Press
Jefferson County
Meyer
Mayer-Molick nuptial license recorded in Nashville Mt Vernon
A marriage license is recorded for Lester Mayer of Nashville and Gertrude Molick of Mt. Vernon. The filing indicates a formal union between the two individuals pending further records.
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Lester Mayer
Nashville
Gertrude Molick
Mt. Vernon
Meetings of Royal Arch Masons A. D. Webb Chapter No 160
Special convocation announced for Wednesday evening August 15 at 7 30 p m to perform Work in the Mark Master Degree under T Glenn Rollens and H P L O Tate with secretary notes. Also includes Chicago cash grain prices for August 14 showing wheat corn oats barley rates.
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Royal Arch Masons A. D
Webb
T. Glenn Rollens
H. P. L. O. Tate
Associated Press
Chicago
False Peace Flash Narrowed To Three Points In Old South
United Press false flash claiming Japan accepted Allied surrender terms traces to unknown source. UP, AP officials demand arrest, offering 5000 reward. Earl Johnson says three spots in the old South are the likely origin. drunk or crank speculated.
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Old South
Accociated Press
New York
United Press
United States
Canda
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Chester J. Laroche
American Broadcasting Co
Cooper
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Earl Johnson
Johnson
Hugh Baillie
United Press Associations
Laroche
V J Day prompts automatic shutdown at Illinois Ordnance Plant
Maj. R W Kurtz announced the Illinois Ordnance Plant will cancel production and halt outgoing ammunition shipments following V J Day. Shell and bomb lines will finish current loads, with decontamination and gradual layoffs over three to six months as Sherwin Williams Defense Corp holds the contract.
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Associated Prees Carbondale
Illinois Ordnance Plant
Japan
R. W. Kurtz
Kurtz
War Department
Sherwin-Williams Defense Corporation
Ordnance Department
Livestock Market Report From National Stockyards Aug 14
At National Stockyards II on August 14 USDA notes brisk activity in hogs with top slaughter barrows and gilts at 14.70 and sows to 13.95, feeders 16.25 to 16.75. Cattle receipts near 35 percent cows with steady to active demand. steers 13.50 to 15.50, grassers 12.85 to 13.85, heifers 12.00 to 15.00, cows 9.25 to 13.00, bulls 11.00 to 13.00. Sheep at 4,000 head, lambs dominating, market generally steady with packer bids 13.50 to 14.00 for good lambs and culls 9.00 to 10.00 to slaughterers.
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Associated Press National Stockyards
USDA
Hoyts
Chicago Produce Prices Hold Steady As Markets Open
Butter unsettled with receipts 997059. Eggs firm with receipts 99053. Live poultry firm with 1 truck receipt and no cars listed. Market tone remains steady after early trading.
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Chicago
Associated Press
St Louis Produce Prices Unchanged in Market Report
The Associated Press reports in St. Louis on August 14 that produce prices remained steady with no net change across measured commodities. Traders noted stable demand and consistent supplies as the market closed for the day.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
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