U S Moves to Take Over Japan in Occupation Plans
U S forces outline occupation steps after surrender. MacArthur to lead Allies with Nimitz, Fraser countersigning. Japan to ground planes, disarm ships, evacuate forces as Tokyo Bay area is secured. Domei figures show 260,000 killed, 9.2 million homeless. Hiroshima and Nagasaki totals. Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek strengthens position with U S support amid Moscow and London pressures. Postwar rationing eases as industry resumes full civilian production and the United States pledges six billion dollars in credits to bolster recovering economies.
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U. S
Atsugi
Tokyo
Yokosuka
General MacArthur
Admiral Nimitz
Admiral Fraser
MacArthur
Higashi - Kuni
Domei
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Domeli
Orient
China
Far East
Chiang Kai - Shek
T. V. Soong
Chiang
Russia
Britain
U.S
Hurley
Inner Mongolia
Manchuria
Leo Crowley
Crowley
FEA
Marines Recount Unusual Fish Drive Off Thega Island
Two Marines on Thega Island in the Ryukyus describe a remarkable fishing method. After an unopposed landing and limited supplies, fishermen were allowed to enter reef waters and improvise nets between paired crafts. Swimmers in loin cloths slid into the water and by coordinated action steered fish into the captured nets.
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Thega Island
Ryukyus
Bob Hilburn
Quisling Trials and Pacific Base Control Report
The trial shows Vidkun Quisling denying Nazi collaboration while evidence links him to German invasion plans and repression in Norway. Separately, the House Naval Affairs Committee urges U S control of Pacific bases from Hawaii to Noumea to deter attacks and support a strong defense, citing wartime losses and costs. The treasury loosens wage rules allowing raises under limits while prices stay capped.
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Vidkun Quisling
Norway
Quisling
Scandinavian
Russia
Germany
Europe
Pacific
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Vinson
Dem. Ga
Philippines
Ryukys
Marshall, Caroline and Marianas Islands
Manus Islands
Australian Admiralties
Guadalcanal
British Solomons
Espiritu Santo
Harry S Truman
War Labor Board
Treasury
WLB
Food and faith in Joseph's famine lesson
The lesson links Genesis 41 to temperance and stewardship, urging dependence on God and careful grain conservation. It warns against using grain for alcohol, stresses personal government care over rigid directives, and calls for family and societal responsibility to protect the vulnerable as famine tests faith.
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Joseph
Egypt
America
Army outlines eight tropical skin disease centers
Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk announces eight centers for tropical skin disease treatment. The army states no risk of widespread tropical infections in the United States as diseases are noncontagious and infectious patients will remain in army hospitals until noninfectious.
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Norman T. Kirk
Army
Adorable Jumper and Jacket Pattern for Girls
Pretty checked plaid pattern No 8910 for sizes 2 to 8 years. Includes a full cut jumper with gay button trim and a matching jacket. Requires 1 and a half yards of 35 or 39 inch material for the jumper and one and a half yards for the jacket. Send your order to the noted address.
Saturday and Sabbath name origins across languages
The term Saturday is linked to Saturn while Sabbath aligns with Sunday in several Christian languages such as Russian French Italian Portuguese Spanish and High German, reflecting linguistic connections between days and celestial or religious terms.
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Japan
Western Newspaper Union
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Port Arthur
Dairen
Hong Kong
London
OPA
Tanners Council of America
Ask Bases
Flere
France
Rhineland
Charles de Gaulle
Jeff
Washington, D. C
Truman
International Council of Religious Education
Harold L Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
B. F. Goodrich
Bfgoodrich
BT Rubber
Sa Pollan
Eveready
National Carbon Co., Inc
UM Aly Alter
Sloan
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