Ready to Pay for Homes Survey Finds Millions Ready
Architectural Forum reports 2 778 000 of 37 million U S families have money ready to buy or build homes within three years and 555 600 may sign within a year. One in three is interested. 7 5 percent are solid prospects with funds in hand.
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New York
Architectural Forum Magazine
Forum
United States
Central United States
South
West
Northeast
Department of Justice
Dragon Lady Clears 100 Miles of China Coast
In Shanghai a Chinese woman guerrilla nicknamed Dragon Lady and Army Lt Phillip Bradfield of Nashville aided by two male companions cleared 100 miles of the China coast and offshore islands of Japanese forces. She entered a Japanese town to seize weapons, then built a wider resistance in the Kiangnan plain.
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Shanghai
China
Jeader
Dragon Lady
Army
Phillip Bradfield
Nashville
Tenn
Chekiang Province
Kiangnan
Few Fanatics Are Left Japanese Reporter Says
Atsugi airdrome report quotes Mayo Kato a Japanese Dome news agency correspondent who says Kamikaze death by action groups are few and being quickly controlled. He notes disarmament of elements and rapid disbanding of the secret police ahead of occupation.
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Atsugi Airdrome
Mayo Kato
Dome
Japan
Kato
Washington, D. C
Site picked for Washington national war memorial stadium
A site at the foot of East Capitol street has been selected by the national stadium commission for Washingtons proposed 25 000 000 national war memorial. The stadium would seat about 177000 and host the Olympic games perhaps in 1948 along with major football games and world fair exhibits.
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Washington
East Capitol Street
National Stadium Commission
New Fireball Uses Jet and Propeller
The Navy unveils the Ryan FR-1 Fireball, a fighter combining nose propeller and built in jet tail nozzle. It can operate on either engine, reaches 320 mph with a propeller alone and 300 mph on jet power, 207 mph cruising, 1500 mile range, carries two 50 cal guns per wing and can lift 1000 pound bombs or rockets. Built by Ryan Aeronautical of San Diego, the jet tech mirrors the Bell P-59.
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Washington
Navy
Ryan Aeronautical Company
San Diego
Calif
Army Rejects Allowing G I Marriages with German Girls
Berlin report says U S group control council will not permit marriages between occupation troops and German nationals nor billeting of troops in German homes in the American zone. Zone commanders may relax nonfraternization, but policy states no intention to grant these privileges in the American zone.
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Berlin
United States Group Control Council
Allied Control Council
Duck Callers Compete For $1 000 Grand Prize
In Stuttgart Arkansas 130 national duck callers competed for the $1 000 grand prize. Chick Major of Stuttgart won the national crown and prize with Ruth Lynch of New York City named best woman caller. Judges scored bail feed mating overwater chuckle and come-back calls.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Chick Major
Ruth Lynch
New York City
Stuffed Wildcat Played Part in Tokyo Missions
RAIDOSO New Mexico reports the disappearance of a prize stuffed wildcat a year ago. Bud Sheff received mail with two photos of a Yank bomber crew and the wildcat, plus a note saying the animal helped complete missions over Tokyo and will be returned intact and unharmed.
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Tokyo Missions
Raidoso
N. M
Bud Sheff
Sheff
Tokyo
Permit Jap Scientist To Use Atom Splitter
Tokyo report notes that Dr. Y. Nishina may operate his cyclotron after a study by Drs. F. L. Moreland and Karl H. Compton found the device unlikely to advance research harmful to Allied interests. The decision grants limited research use.
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Tokyo
Supreme Headquarters
Y. Nishina
F. L. Moreland
Karl H. Compton
A Christmas Plea for Hospitality to Service Men
Kathleen Norris urges a compassionate Christmas amid scarce goods. She calls readers to contact Red Cross or hospitals, host strangers, and prepare hospital packages. She suggests simple gifts, homemade costumes for children, and thoughtful gestures over costly toys, highlighting acts of shared care.
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Red Cross
Italy
China
Share Joy This Christmas Reach for Those in Need
The piece urges happiness after hardship and urges readers to brighten sad days for hospital and aged care residents or orphans and wounded veterans. It suggests inviting someone to one's home or visiting them and giving small gifts if possible.
Margaret’s Miracle Day Gifts Family Love at Christmas
A sister cherishes a recurring gift from Teresa, a day free of worry for Margaret and later every year as Margaret’s life and children grow. The piece links the holiday to love, home, and financial relief, suggesting warmth and traditions amid changing times.
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Margaret
Teresa
Good Dress Pattern Helps To Avoid Homemade Look
Farmers' Bulletin 1968 explains how to choose the right pattern and measure the figure for extra width or length. It shows alteration methods with sketches and urges updating the pattern yearly as shoulder and armseye lines change with fashion.
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Farmers’ Bulletin
Yank Soldiers Bust Nazi Spy Ring in Japan
U S counter intelligence raids in the 8th army zone arrested 13 Germans and placed 13 under house arrest in Japan. Authorities seized 900000 dollars from key figures including Karl Heck and Walter Theiss while naming figures such as Heinrich Loy Karl Hamel and others as leaders or operatives of the Nazi party and Gestapo networks in Tokyo Yokohama Karuizawa and Kawaguchi.
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Tokyo
Japan
United Press
U. S
Mampei
Karuizama
Nazi Party
Karl Heck
Walter Theiss
Theiss
Kawaguchi
Gora
Karuizawa
Sendai
Yokohama
Wer
Heinrich Loy
Karl Hamel
Gestapo
Loy
Col
Josef Meisinger
Walter Pekruhn
Meisinger
Alarich Mosaner
Two Men Robbed in Hotel Room of Fortune in Gems
In Boston a New York diamond salesman and a Chicago electrician were robbed at gunpoint of about $6,000 and uncut diamonds valued at thousands of dollars by two men in a 12th floor hotel room. Graber lost $5,000 and gems. Yeager reported $800 cash and a $125 diamond ring.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
Benjamin Graber
Solomon Yeager
Graber
Yeager
Escaped Woman Convict Mourns Over Her Luck
CANON CITY COLO A 30 year old woman convict who climbed a 16 foot steel fence at the state penitentiary recently tells her captors that a woman escapee has no chance. Mrs Jean Anderson’s gamble was costly as she loses credit for good behavior after three to five year sentence.
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Canon City
Colo
State Penitentiary
Jean Anderson
Chap Neds Beside Curb Still Reaps a Harvest
Loganport Indiana story: Leo Mow, tired after shopping, sits on a milking stool by the curb with son Ed. He sleeps, his hat falls upside down, and passers by place coins in the hat, yielding an unexpected small windfall.
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Neds
Logansport
Ind
Leo Mow
Mow
Fisherman’s Hook Backfires In Local Clinic Incident
In Poplar Bluff Missouri a fisherman visiting a doctor for a removed fishhook on a plug caused another hook to lodge in the doctor's hand. A second physician had to free both hooks with careful maneuvering.
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Poplar Bluff
U S Marines Describe Okinawa Typhoon Survival Sharks
Two U S sailors from Okinawa recount battling seven story waves and sharks after minesweepers were crushed. Ralph Harrison of California and Lowell Bemis of Washington shared how they survived by clinging to rafts, praying, and finally being rescued after days adrift. Harrison’s raft crew of nine dwindled to five. Bemis swam to safety after 56 hours with two companions drowned. A shark bit Bemis on his arm during the ordeal.
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Honolulu
T. H
Okinawa
Ralph Harrison
Whittier
Calif
Lowell J Bemis
Port Angeles
Wash
Harrison
Bemis
Saipan
Blast in Britches Puts Atom Plant Boss on Feet
Oak Ridge Tennessee foreman William Blandon was shot outside a tourist camp by a stranger using a shotgun. Police say the motive was simple rivalry or personal grievance as Blandon awaited friends. He told officers he does not know a Mary Ellen and grimly noted it hurts to sit.
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Britches
Atom
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Knofville
Foreman William Blandon
Foreman Blandon
Mary Ellen
Brandon
Glowing Hands Expose False Alarm In Kansas City
Fire chief Francis Wornall said Jesse Thomas, 33, confessed to turning in a false fire alarm. Thomas received 30 days at the Municipal farm after ultraviolet powder on hands glowed under a lamp revealing the culprit.
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Kansas City
Francis Wornall
Jesse Thomas
Australian doctor amputates legs in war prison camp
Melbourne radio reported an Australian brain specialist amputated the legs of 150 inmates at a Japanese war prison camp using a carpenter's saw to combat tropical ulcers. About 50 survived. others died from lack of dressings and malnutrition. The neurologist, Colonel Coates, used spinal injections as anesthesia.
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San Francisco
Melbourne
Coates
Truman Seeks Major Overhaul Of Federal Departments
President Truman called for reorganizing more than 1,000 federal units to reduce duplication and waste. Comptroller General Warren reported 39 bureaus lend government funds, 34 buy land, 16 preserve wildlife, 65 gather statistics, 75 handle transportation, 15 manage lands, 15 develop housing, 28 welfare, 12 plan communities, and 10 construction. The piece notes the sprawling structure arose postwar and must be streamlined for clarity and efficiency.
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Truman
Warren
House of Representatives
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