Japs To Pexan Up Those On Wanted List
In an interview today leaders said militarists and industrialists knew the war was lost before the first atomic bomb. Tojo ate for the first time since his failed suicide attempt as others faced capture or death. Navy minister Shimada surrendered to an American officer and faced possible court martial while Field Marshal Sugiyama killed himself in his office.
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Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Shigetaro Shimada
Honshu
Kanto Plain
Gen
Sugiyama
Emperors Palace
Tanaka
Japanese War Crimes Seeks Widely Escaped Figures
General MacArthur hunts for key suspects in postwar purge list as Sugiyama and seven Black Dragon Society members face arrest. Reports say Na kano and Uchia are dead while Ogata denied links. Homma fled to his eastern coast family home as Higashi-Kuni cabinet convenes for review.
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Japan
Kwangtung Army
Sugiyama
MacArthur
Black Dragon Society
Russell Brines
Associated Press
Seigo Nakano
Arohei Uchia
Taketora Ogata
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
Waruhiko Higashi-Kuni
End of Shoe Rationing May Be Oct 1
Government officials suggest shoe rationing could end by October 1 with only about 3,000,000 pairs short of the 1939 rate. They argue rationing is effectively over and continuing coupons drives up prices as shoppers buy pricier shoes to last longer.
Magistrates Rule In Manslaughter By Automobile Jurisdiction
Maryland trial magistrates have full jurisdiction over manslaughter by automobile cases despite a failed 1945 bill. The Attorney General ruled that under the 1941 Act this offense remains a misdemeanor and magistrates may hear, try, and determine the charges concurrent with circuit courts.
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Maryland
Attorney General's Office
Senate
O'Conor
Toy trends shift away from warlike items this Christmas
Analysts note a wartime hangover in toy buying with guns and battleships down and wooden toys rising to about 75 percent of stock. Shortages of metal parts persist as manufacturers reconvert and workers shift back, but retailers expect Santa to still deliver enough toys for stockings this year. The article adds a postscript crediting Sir John Monash as the top Australian WWI general.
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WAT
Santa
How To Hold False Teeth More Firmly
Improve denture fit with FASTEETH powder sprinkled on plates for firmer comfortable wear. It is a non acidic alkaline powder that reduces slipping during eating talking and laughing with no gummy taste. Denture odor is checked and it is sold at drug stores.
Greece and Allies Tonder Talks on Italy Peace and Greece
Secretary Byrnes met with Greek regent Archbishop Damaskinos amid Allied talks on a peace settlement with Italy and Balkan issues. Diplomats indicated Greece seeks Dodecanese guarantees and reparations while the US and Britain weigh economic relief versus penalties.
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London
James F. Byrnes
Damaskinos
Italy
Balkan
Byres
United States
Great Britain
Russia
France
China
Mussolini
Little Kingdom
Britain
Greece
Dodecanese
Dardanelles
Balkans
Moscow
Hero Welcome Given Wainwright In New York
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright lands at LaGuardia after a 17 gun salute in New York. He is greeted by Mayor LaGuardia, Col. Eugene F. Gillespie and an official reception committee as he arrives with Mrs. Wainwright aboard a C-54 from Washington.
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New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Bataan
Air Transport Command
Washington
LaGuardia Field
Wainwright
F. H. LaGuardia
Eugene F. Gillespie
ATC
War era home building declines in three cities
Combined housing in Hagerstown Cumberland and Baltimore fell 64.3 percent in volume and 38.9 percent in value, reaching an eight year low. D E Ryan of Investors Syndicate disclosed the figures noting eight year lows and a drop from pre war totals.
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Hagerstown
Cumberland
Baltimore
D. E. Ryan
Minneapolis
Ryan
All-Time Record Hay Crop Forecast for Maryland
The Maryland State Crop Reporting Service projects an all time hay crop of 625 000 tons plus a feed grain crop eight percent above the ten year average. Can ning tomatoes are seen at 173 000 tons, about half 1944, and the 795 000 bushel apple crop would be the poorest in nine counties since 1934. Cannery sweet corn and snap beans exceed 1944 totals by over 40 000 tons.
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College Park
Maryland
State
Chocolate King Hershey at 88 Reflects on Success
Milton Hershey, founder of the chocolate empire in Hershey Pennsylvania, marked his 88th birthday noting a secret to success and saying he rises late and goes to bed late. He has donated about 60 million dollars to orphans from his fortune and built a home fashioning a candy shop into a large enterprise.
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Chocolate King
Hershey
Milton
Fall-Winter Fashion Book Patterns Offer Easy Kids Clothing
The notice advertises pattern No. 3545 a front-button jumper and bow blouse for sizes 3 to 8 with simple sewing instructions. Send 16 cents for patterns and include name address and number. A Fall-Winter Fashion Book with 150 designs is available for 150 cents and ships from Hagerstown Daily Mail New York.
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Patte
Hagerstown
Fairchild Plant Remains Busy as Army C-82 Work Continues
General Manager Richard Boutelle said the Fairchild Air craft plant remains active with Army C-82 Packet production despite aviation contract cancellations. He noted the Packet offers the lowest operating costs for non stop cargo flights up to 500 miles, and the plant can switch to commercial production once Army demand abates.
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Fairchild Aircraft
Richard S. Boutelle
Army
Boutelle
Fairchild
Glenn L. Martin
Japan
State to institute five day working week
Governor O Conor announced Maryland will begin a five day working week on Saturday Sept 15 matching federal departments under President Truman plan. State employees will not work less but Saturday hours end earlier by half an hour and department heads may extend weekday hours to complete tasks. Hospitals and seven day agencies exempt.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Truman
O’conor
Manley Named Associate Judge of Baltimore City Bench
Michael J. Manley, former Baltimore Bar Association president, is appointed associate judge of the Baltimore city supreme bench succeeding retired Judge Eugene O Dunne. He won more than twice the votes of other candidates in the bar association balloting. Also, Sgt Alfred Jack Leisenringer was granted an absolute divorce from Gladys Marie Leisenringer with Calvert K Hartle representing the complainant.
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Annapolis
O’conor
Michael J. Manley
Baltimore Bar Association
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City
Eugene O'Dunne
Manley
Bar Association
O’dunne
Alfred Jack Leisenringer
Gladys Marie Leisenringer
Calvert K. Hartle
Konoye Says Small Clique Alone Knew About Pearl Harbor
Prince Fumimaro Konoye, Japan’s vice premier, stated he believed war might have been averted if his plan for a personal 1941 meeting with President Roosevelt had succeeded, while he was premier in Tokyo.
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Konoye
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Japan
Roosevelt
Former Municipal Band Member Returns From War Service
Sgt Richard M Hannon Jr son of Mr and Mrs Robert M Hannon 111 East Baltimore Street arrived yesterday in New York after three years overseas He served with the 29th Division and took part in many battles after joining the service He expects an honorable discharge at Fort Meade Maryland and plans to return to Ha serstown
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Richard M. Hannon, Jr
Robert M. Hannon
East
Baltimore Street
New York
Hannon
Municipal
29Th Division
Fort Meade
Ha, Serstown
Tropical Storm Moves Westward Near Puerto Rico
A tropical hurricane, the season’s eleventh, lies about 80 miles northeast of St. Thomas and is forecast to pass about 70 miles north of Puerto Rico today. Winds reach 73 mph as it moves west at 16 mph, with 50 mile gales over regions up to 150 miles north. Storm warnings extend along Puerto Rico’s north coast to the Virgin Islands.
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Miami
Fla
St. Thomas
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Virgin Islands
Devereux Denies He Asked More Japs Be Sent To Wake Isle
Tokyo dispatch reports Lt. Col. James P. Devereux denying he sent the famous radio message and recounts his Marine garrison on Wake Island in December 1941. He says they faced overwhelming forces, ordered cease fire three times, and remained in command of a camp in northern Hokkaido awaiting prisoner removal.
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Devereux
Wake Isle
Tokyo
James P. Devereux
Wake Island
Hokkaido
al Martin
Roanoke
Topeka
Kans
Leutenant
Lift Restrictions On Group Travel
The Office of Defense Transportation lifts all group travel restrictions and travel agency activities effective October 1. The July 21 order barred organized group travel and sale of railroad accommodations to agencies but was loosened August 17 to exclude business travel.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Army dismisses convicted Gould from service
Former Captain Joseph Gould once a boxing manager was convicted by court martial last fall of taking bribes in Army contracts and sentenced to a year of hard labor. The Second Service Command announced Gould has been dismissed from the Army and removed from the Green Haven Disciplinary facility.
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New York
Joseph Gould
Army
Second Service Command
Gould
Green Haven
Goulds Discharge Termed Honorary Release
A military officer received two months off for good behavior after serving eight days of a sentence in Dutchess County barracks. He completed the remainder on Governor's Island. The command termed Gould's dismissal an equivalent to an honorable discharge.
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Dutchess County
Governor's Island
Gould
Comand
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