Mountbatten Awaits Jap Envoys as Fighting Continues
London dispatch reports Admiral Mountbatten awaiting surrender envoy replies while fighting along the 100 mile Burren front. Japanese forces reportedly prepared for complete land sea and air surrender arrangements in the theater as Allied commands coordinate a regional handover.
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Lord Laury Mountbatten
Messive
Asla
Eavoys
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Maraha
Kaichi Terauchi
Hin Teas
Manila
MacArthur
Whe
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TerAuchis
Burma
Indo-China
Singipore
Thailand
Burne
Rangno
Nyagiebln
Tokyo
Fire guts salvage firm building in San Antonio
Fire Chief Hart estimates 980000 in damages after a two alarm blaze gutted the Waste and Salvage Company at 401 South Medina Street. The fire started in waste paper piling, heavily damaging a stockpile used for school salvage. Ten more companies fought the flames preventing spread to adjacent businesses Alamo Paint and Wallpaper and Williams A Heusinger.
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A.’ Hart
San Antonio
Selvage Company
South
Medina Street
Alamo Paint and Wallpaper Company
Williams A.heusinger Company
Wilfie
San Antonio Oil Works
Yexctavie
Eagle Fuenlinre Company
Titan
Letindry and Dry Cleaners
W. Lb. Bothstind
Refugio Street
Suesday
W., Lane
Cumberland Road
Now She Shops Gash And Carry Be Wary Of Back Pain
Painful backache and kidney discomfort are addressed by a diuretic remedy promoted for over 40 years. The ad urges readers to consult a druggist for Dain’s Pills, claiming relief from frequent urination, swelling, fatigue, and dizziness by flushing the kidneys and bladder.
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Dain
Dasn
Lload
Casualties Flight Officer Killed Over Philippines
Flight Officer Altess Campbell Deutsch Jr., 20, was killed over the Philippines on June 5 while serving as navigator on a B-24. On combat duty in the Pacific since April 1946, he was the son of Col. Albert C. Deutsch of Acton. Survived by a brother, James Edward Deutsch. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. Additional notes mention Navy wounded and a wife in San Angelo.
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Philippines
Altess Campbell Deutsch Jr
Acton
Philippints
Pacific
Liew
Albert CG. Deutsch
Fast
Craig Place
Tie No
Butr Road
Hn Ale Ta
Jamea Edwad Dertael
Boer Road
Warenasy Departmenta
Sauth
LeNnsensinky
Navy
Ignacio Hin § Hernandez
U. S, MO
Anita Hers Onnuts
San Angelo
Cost Prorating At Airport Studied
City civil authorities studied prorating airport repair costs at Municipal airport. They estimate the city should bear about 20 percent of repair costs given wear and damage from civilian landings and takeoffs, while privately owned tug vehicles and salvage equipment cause minimal damage.
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CAL Otnorimaioaday
Mynt Aon
Japs Warned To Follow Middle Course
Report from Manila describes mixed impressions of Japanese actions during occupation. Delegates say Japanese requests were properly treated and conduct efficient while military personnel were treated with respect. Radio Tokyo notes rail service disruption for workers in affected areas and government promises to maintain food contributions and services.
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Harap
Manila
Maria
Radio
Tokyo
Police Arrest 7 Teen-Age Youths
Seven teenage youths, ages 13 to 16, were arrested after a theft in the Inn area on Tuesday. The group included a stolen Livick and a car-prowling incident near Main and Savistront. One suspect escaped from the county home. the others were described as part of the same ring linked to the Honey Kist fee Overta company.
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Main
Savistront
Honey Kist Fee Overta Company
South Mamas Trent
Wrk
Aye
Vom Mie
Sauth
Patvelian Ale
Zapata
Tiny
Lewis L. Holton
The
Royal Catrts
Driver Beats Off Assailant Near Highway Patrolman
A motorist wrestled a 6 foot 2 inch robber from a running car on a highway near Toelsday. Oscar Warnke, county highway patrolman, said the man attacked the driver as he was returning from work. The driver knocked the robber down and escaped, but could not identify the assailant.
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Oscar Warnke
Aughway
Vance-Jack
We Can Build a GREAT City (Continued from Page One)
A civic appeal urges Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio readers to support a bond issue to finance a grand coliseum. It argues improving parks, tourism, and historical assets will attract visitors, create jobs, and boost wages while stressing citizen voting power and responsible government in shaping a prosperous, future city.
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Dallas
Houston
Seeguin
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Gront
Last Rites for T H Flannery Finnern in San Antonio
Funeral services for Thomas J Flannery Finnern 76 of MT Hast Flymore place were held at 1130 am Tuesday. He died Monday morning in a local hospital after moving from Platte City Missouri in 1893 and becoming a real estate leader in San Antonio. Survived by daughter Mrs M T Nelson and son John Flannery, brother William Flannery, two sisters Annie and Minnie Flannery, and six grandchildren. Active pallbearers included Samalahat C M Smith and William W Flannery among others with honors for postal inspector T D Dawkins and local officials amid warnings about misinformation on stamp-related letters.
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Thonas Jevey Pinney
MT Hast Flymore Place
Flannery
Platte City
Hard Attonio
Bite Josephine Olge Mannety
Neal
Hawaa
Real Estate Board of
San Antonio
Vie
Travis Park
William K. Flannery
Annie
Mintle Flannery
Fous
Atomic bomb usage debated in wartime dispatch
Manila reports authorities deem the atomic bomb no longer practical for wartime use against Japan and foresee no need for further atomic weapons in peace. MacArthur’s occupation plans proceed with large American forces. A separate Miami Beach note cites Mayor Brink urging Truman to test the bomb against a tropical hurricane to disrupt storms.
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Manila
Japan
MacArthur
Panation
High Command
Miami Beach
Fig
Herbert A. Brink
Truman
Redeployment Fifth Army to Return to the United States
U S Fifth Army redeployment to the United States slated for December with two divisions remaining for occupation. Headquarters near October sail, possible September. Three divisions already left: First Armored on occupation duty in Germany, 10th Mountain and 12th Infantry back home. Other units slated for sail in October. Total Mediterranean theater deployment reached 86,627 by month’s end. Air force moves to Pacific aided, 14th Airborne to return. Units to survive in eastern ports, New York and Fort News detail comprehensive unit lists aboard ships.
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U. S
Fifth Army
United States
Fifth Ermy
Germany
Mediterranean
Pacific
Weahington
Tourvive
Caat Conde
New York
Caboard Queen Mary
36Th
Une Paatile
Edith Air Airvice Group
Siavol Company
Be 50Th Fighter Group
Newfort News
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Petition Reopens Yank Rape Case
Federal court reviews a 25 year rape sentence for Donald Bink of Kingston N Y as backers seek relief. Judge John Biggids hears habeas petitions from 1823 residents of Corby England questioning the trial and the reputation of the witnesses involved.
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Donald Bink
Kingston
John Biggids
Corby
England
Stock Place
Wemart
Polio Case Reported in City
Dr Lewis C Robbins city health officer reports the 23rd polio case this year in the 400 block of Steves Avenue. The majority of victims are under ten with 24 percent under six, 72 percent ages six to ten, and four fifths underneath ten years old.
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Steves Avenue
F& A Yeio
Occupation Plans and Plane Return Reported in Tokyo Dispatch
The report outlines MacArthur stating there will be no concessions beyond preserving the throne, with no clear decisions on first landings or the navy's role. Tokyo notes a surrender plane returned after engine trouble, delayed landing between Tea Island and Tokyo, with a second plane stranded nearby overnight.
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Nugust
Hla
MacArthur
Dap Hompland
Je Laland
Water Board Critic Says City Needs Fresh Board
Commissioner P L Anderson lashed the Water Board on Tuesday over delays and lethargy in San Antonio. He urged creation of a new city water board with aggressive members to tackle outages and rising costs from privately owned water companies selling city water at inflated rates. He recalled complaints from Harelandale and other annexed areas about tax-funded water and urged citizen petitions to address the situation.
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P. L. Anderson
al Antonio
Anderton
Harelandale
Huntness
San Antonio
Anderson
Petitlona
Magazine Features Junior Deputies in August Issue
The August issue of the national magazine Future, published in Chicago by the junior chamber of commerce, highlights San Antonio's Junior Deputies of America. The feature traces the group's origins to Browat's juvenile delinquency plan, which gained national attention.
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Future
Chicago
Junior Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Junior Deputies of America
Tic
Junior Deputies
Sherill
Willam F. Browat
County Board Recesses Equalisation Ruling Pending Tax Roll
The county board of equalisation recessed Wednesday after completing work on the rendered tax rolls. Work will resume September 7 when the unrendered rolls, now in process of binding, are ready. Commissioner Rudy Blappenbeck was named county judge pro tempore for the equalization board during the recess.
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County Board of Equalisation
Gomralsaioner
Rudy Blappenbeck
Pra-Tem
Equalization Board
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