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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
2
Western Union dispatch reports Japan facing intensified Allied air and sea pressure with shortages looming in Europe as Allied operations broaden across fronts. The note flags editorial viewpoint from Western Newspaper Union analysts.
American and Australian troops pressed new assaults on Sakhalin in the Sea of Okhotsk and pushed toward Balikpapan on Borneo as part of a broad Pacific campaign. Tokyo reported U S surface ships breached Kurile defenses and bombed Sakhalin while air raids devastated Japanese cities and airfields.
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau resigns, making six current cabinet members to depart during Truman's presidency. His departure follows other top officials like Frances Perkins and Edward Stettinius, while Associate Justice Owen D Roberts also resigns from the Supreme Court in an unexpected move.
General Douglas MacArthur declares the Philippines won back and transformed into bases for advancing on Tokyo after 250 days of fighting. American forces claim 17 divisions defeated 23 Japanese divisions with an estimated 420,000 Japanese killed. China Russia talks raise questions on future allies. Europe warned to boost food production as relief ships may fall short. 650000 bushels of wheat and flour expected to depart from the U S and Canada.
Soviet commander Barinov hands Berlin’s control to General Bradley as American flag rises over Hitler Barracks. A 4000 vehicle convoy moves from Halle to Zehlendorf as Berlin enters Allied occupation under joint Russian American and British oversight with Britain controlling the northwest including Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf.
War Production Board chairman J A Krug reported a massive 1944 output including 96 359 airplanes 16 048 heavy bombers 30 889 ships 17 565 tanks 595 330 army trucks 3 284 heavy field guns 7 454 light guns 152 000 rocket launchers 215 177 bazookas and 1 146 774 tons of ground artillery ammunition the US produced 45 percent of the world s munitions.
Public health officials in Bavaria report a Nazi starvation station near Kadfbeuren, 45 miles southeast of Munich, with 4 German doctors and 3 attendants arrested. A woman confessed to killing 211 children for extra pay. American Legion backs UN charter, urging Senate ratification and praising the San Francisco charter as viable for peace.
The navy department announced the sinking of two American destroyers, the William D. Porter and the Twiggs, and a submarine off Okinawa in two separate aerial attacks six days apart. Casualties reached 244, with 186 on the Twiggs after a bow was blown off, and 61 wounded on the Porter in a bomber attack.
Washington Digest outlines how Nazi planned terror aimed to destroy individuality in Germans, turning prisoners into docile masses. Bettelheim details stages of arrest transport and camp life, tortures, and the erosion of personal initiative under Gestapo rule.
In Copenhagen authorities sentence Terben Wulff, Gestapo informer, for acts aiding the enemy and causing the murder of Danish patriot Arbee Rasmussen. The report notes a national purge of traitors as wartime law takes effect. In Munich, the famed beer hall near Berchtesgaden is slated to become a GI club, with Red Cross official Frederick Carroll saying repairs to the bombed hall will begin soon.
General George C. Marshall and Admiral Ernest King urged universal military training at the 37th annual governors conference on Mackinac Island. They argued it would secure future U S safety and allow rapid mobilization if another war comes, without a large standing army.
The Civil Aeronautics Board issued certificates authorizing operation of North Atlantic air routes to Pan-American Airways Transcontinental and Western Air and American Airlines. Designated terminals include New York Boston Philadelphia Washington Chicago and Detroit. The seven year term allows review after a reasonable period, with President Truman approving the action.
Moscow broadcasts report gradual normalcy in Berlin suburbs amid occupation tensions. A July bicycle race is noted and U.S. anti fraternization rules face pressure in Germany. Petroleum administration estimates three million barrels of products lost to strikes. Two thousand seven hundred Liberty ships damaged beyond use. many scrapped after destruction.
A vintage treadle sewing machine is dressed with a removable ply top to keep level top surface. The cover blends with room decor and doubles as a dressing or serving table. Book 9 offers this homemaking project and more than 30 money saving home ideas.
The article notes a greyhound stride of 13 to 21 feet with 21 feet cited for rapid sprints, compares it to a horse’s 25 foot leap, and states greyhound racing emerged about 30 years ago after researchers found dogs with a light sense of smell chase a tin rabbit. It also mentions ancient coursing in Egypt and uncertain ties to the pure greyhound breed.
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