14 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1945
Page
1
A Tokyo radio statement reports the Japanese cabinet remained in session late last night and will reply to Allied demands after completing legal procedures. Arthur is slated to lead occupying forces into Japan, amid Britain and the United States awaiting a response to their terms.
Agencies seek guidance on peacetime production as war contracts face cancellation. State and local offices report awaiting orders, with industries delaying plans until outcomes are clearer. Agriculture programs continue under existing plans for the season and draft boards anticipate no further calls this month. Selective Service aims to reinstate returning veterans but faces an uncertain postwar future across agencies.
Hyattsville police found the body of Albert Wolf aged 44 from Bladensburg Maryland in the rear seat of a car parked in a Baltimore boulevard garage of which Wolf was part owner. Police said a hose had been connected to the exhaust pipe and extended to the interior through a ventilator.
Aussie Beaufort bombers fly over Bougainville positions with a "Japan Surrenders" banner and leaflets after first peace offers appeared. Reports of a brutal Japanese attack on the Aussie Third Division emerged as New Guinea frontlines quieted and the Sixth Division held ground. Russian forces on New Britain celebrate potential end to war with concerts and dances after trapping 40,000 Japanese on Gazella peninsula.
A Tokyo radio forecast said Japan would accept the Potsdam terms but warned delivery to Washington would take time. Messages would pass Bern for decoding and translation before reaching President Truman, with Paris later reporting a coded reply had been sent to Switzerland this afternoon.
Congressional leaders debate salary controls and expense allowances while pushing for better staffing for members and committees. Proposals include executive staff liaisons, a Kefauver question period, regular recesses, lobbyist registration, and a six-year limit on committee chair terms.
City inches toward official word on Jap surrender with a potential parade timing rule. Siren signals determine whether the celebration parade occurs same night or next night, closing hour for businesses and two day holiday liquor sales noted. committee predicts an elaborate march with many organizations and a city choir performing patriotic works at the Fairgrounds.
A jubilant crowd flooded streets as war ended, workers paused, and a broad parade formed with Co. K State Guard under Capt McDermott and sailors joining the ranks. War Department suspended draft calls while allied victory paraded through town in a day of extraordinary celebration.
Yugoslavia’s delegate Nikola Petrovic urged that nations that fought Italy be allowed to voice concerns before relief is allocated. He insisted Italy receive relief on terms same as other liberated states and that France Greece Ethiopia Albania and Yugoslavia be heard prior to aiding an enemy nation.
A long list of 44 proposed projects across Maryland counties covers upgrades to water and sewer systems, road paving, bridge work, and new facilities. Notable items include new hospitals in Hagerstown, a Western Shore airport improvements, concrete paving, storm drainage, widening roads, and sewer treatment plants, with total costs shown for each item.
Legal authorities say the six month draft window begins only after a peace treaty, presidential proclamation ending hostilities, or a Congressional joint resolution. May argues Congress or the President must act to stop inductions before next May, otherwise draft continues to meet military needs. May adds no need to draft more once Japan quits and urges returning drafted personnel to civilian life.
The Potomac Edison accd ent prevention committee warns parents to check kites sold locally labeled army and Navy Target Kites wired with copper cord. A recent batch used 2,000 feet of insulated wire capable of shocking or killing a child when contacting overhead lines. Stores removed wire after danger was flagged. Safety rules urge cotton or linen string, open fields, no pole climbing, and no crossing streets to retrieve kites.
A message from Emperor Hirohito expressing extreme concern for the calamity caused by the United States was transmitted to Japanese editors in the Orient. Federal monitors recorded the transmission and planned to release it later.
Gen Malin Craig former Army chief of staff died at Walter Reed Hospital July 25 and spent summers at Blue Ridge Summit leaving an estate of 265554 exclusive of Missouri real estate. The summer home goes to his son Malin Craig Jr with life income from the estate while Craig serves in Germany. A separate note records Pentony of Funkstown claiming a seasonal catch of a four pound two ounce small mouth bass in the Potomac at Harpers Ferry with Lloyd Stouffer.
Economists warn of 5 to 9.6 million unemployed as postwar readjustment looms. They predict 5,000,000 munition workers may lose jobs within two months of V J Day, with many not counted as unemployed. Other workers will be affected by secondary closures and discharges. War agencies ease restrictions gradually and wage adjustments may occur without triggering price rises.
An uninvited guest won the grand prize at the Lowry reunion in City Park on Sunday but faced a $25 fine plus costs after a disorderly conduct arrest. William W. Munn, 32, of Lovettsville, Va., claimed a 64 mile distance, then reportedly gave the prize photograph away.
Clark Gable stars in Call of the Wild at Henrys Air Conditioned Theatre. Loretta Young and Jack Qakie co star in a rugged Yukon gold rush spectacle noted for action, danger, and romance.
Navy and Army personnel from Maryland and nearby towns are profiled for service actions. Seaman First Class Porter M. Lee Jr. of Hagerstown, promoted from Aviation Electrician's Mate school, may see duty with a Naval Air Unit. Pvt Robert E. Willis transfers to Fort Ord. William B. Detrich, Seaman First Class, aboard a destroyer, participated in major Pacific actions including Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Two Maryland sailors on a battleship repair ship helped cut patch time by 20 percent at Okinawa. Cpl. T Calvin Giffin, with the 35th Infantry Division, returns on furlough after 24 months overseas with ETO ribbons and seven battle stars. FiC Sivert TD. Faulders serves with Assembly Area Command in France.
Route home from Europe with the 5 Star Santa Fe Division after ten months across the Elbe within 42 miles of Berlin. Pfc Faulder wife Ruth Faulders Booksboro Md wears Combat Infantry Badge and battle stars. Mrs Bruce Rubeck Clear Spring receives merit certificate from husband Pfc Robert E Rubeck Fifteenth Air Force. T/4 Harry S Hughes discharged after four years five months with Africa Italy overseas service 112 points five campaigns Silver Star and Presidential unit citation. Sons of Mr and Mrs Paul Hughes Boonsboro Route 1 in service Staff Sgt Robert Hughes home on furlough and brothers Donald Wilmer in Pacific Russell in Germany Robert in Colorado.
Patrolman and Mrs Max Rickard received hundreds of sympathy letters after their son Pvt Richard M Rickard died in a German prison camp on May 10. The article notes the Doolittle raid as a historical aside, stating it occurred four months and 11 days after Pearl Harbor.
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