Heroic Nurse Eva Bacheler Speaks at Rotarian Luncheon
First Lieutenant Eva Bacheler of the Army Nurse Corps, aboard the hospital ship U S S Comfort after a Japanese suicide attack off Okinawa, tells Rotarians of the ship’s narrow escapes and the Pacific war’s harsh conditions. She praises fighting men, notes medical advances, and urges home-front sacrifices.
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Evelyn Bachelor
Army Nurse Corps
U.S.8. Comfort
Okinawa
H. D. Bachelor
Gary Merrill
A. L. Merrill
Washington, D.C
F.C. Paulsen
Pocatellan
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
E. Marksheffel
Salt Lake City
H. T. White
PFE
San Francisco
Laurence Perrish
Clarence Hart
Eastern Idaho Production Credit Association
Frank DeKay
Blackfoot
Lloyd Cunningham
Ed Cunningham
Chicago
China
Philippines
Esther Kissane
Bachelor
J. P. Halliwell
EB. Norman Vaughn
Arthur Miner
Miss Bacheler
Pocatello
Idaho Southern University
Army Medical Corps
Bacheler
U.S.S Comfort
U. S
Army
Navy
Pacific
Bevan Calls Names In Parliament Exchange
Aneurin Bevan a former miner called Lady Astor an old gas bag during a Commons debate. Lady Astor, 65, replied dear and demanded order as Bevan pressed subsidies for house building. Bevan insisted the remark was intolerable and repeated his critique.
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London
Aneurin Bevan
Lady Astor
Commons
Virginia
Plymouth
Bevan
Police Investigate Burglary at Home Keefe Residence
Police report a burglary at C. J. Keefe 522 South Fifth Avenue. Jewelry and currency valued at 377 dollars were taken during a 25 minute period around 5 p.m. The front door was used and other entry points remained secure. Missing items include a diamond ring a cameo ring and various cash amounts.
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C. J. Keefe
South Fifth Avenue
Russian drive in East Asia faces Russian question
The article outlines a history of Japanese expansion from the 1904-05 war through 1931, detailing losses of Port Arthur and Manchuria, Korea, and the Sakhalin half, plus Japan’s later aims in Asia and threats to Russian Siberia during global conflicts. It frames Japan as a rising aggressor challenging Russia and Western allies.
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East Asia
Russia
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Sakhalin
Tokyo
Korea
Russian
Siberia
China
Germany
America
United Nations
Officers Raid Bars In Lava Hot Springs
Sheriff Alma Marley led raids on liquor selling venues in Lava Hot Springs on Wednesday afternoon. Arraigned in Justice of the Peace court D A Snow were Al Neeser John R Ault Mrs Madeleine Davis and Bert Pozzi with illegal liquor sales and gambling charges. All pleaded not guilty and posted bonds of 200 each. Trials will be set later. The arrest in Bancroft included Serlena Howard and Maxine Neubau m on illegal liquor charges with bonds of 150 each.
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Alma Marley
Lava Hot Springs
Court of Justice of the Peace
D. A. Snow
al Neeser
John R. Ault
Whitestone Bar
Madeleine Davis
Yellowstone
Bert Pozzi
Mission Bar
Marley
Bancroft
Serlena Howard
Howard
Maxine Neibaum
Justice Court
Martin Wistisen
Roosevelt Returns to Guam After 78 Days at Sea
Lt. Comdr. Frank Lin D. Roosevelt Jr. arrived at Guam aboard a destroyer escort after 78 days at sea in the Okinawa campaign. He will return to the states for assignment at the Navy War College after serving in the Luzon Iwo Jima and Okinawa invasions since October.
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Guam
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Okinawa Campaign
Roosevelt
States
Navy War College
Pacific
Luzon
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Waves Get Lodge Farragut Near Coeur d'Alene
A Waves lodge for Farragut service women opens on Coeur d'Alene Lake to provide weekend diversions. Reached only by boat from Coeur d'Alene, the lodge sits about a mile and a half south of the city, owned by Dr Henry Day of Wallace, and is offered free to navy service women for a second season.
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Farragut
Coeur d’Alene Lake
Coeur d'Alene
Henry Day
Wallace
Navy
Stilwell Confers With MacArthur in Manila
Gen. Joseph W Stilwell commander of army ground forces, in Manila conferring with Gen. Douglas MacArthur commander of all on to Tokyo ground forces. Stilwell visited forward areas, inspected troops and terrain, and consulted with theater commanders.
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Manila
Joseph W Stilwell
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
MacArthur
Stilwell
Narcotics Use by Japanese in Okinawa Reported
Navy doctors Lts. Frank Xavier Dwyer and John J. Schneider say Japanese forces on Okinawa relied heavily on morphine derivatives due to scarce medical facilities. They note large caves held morphine, opium, heroin and cocaine, and say military personnel, not civilians, used the drugs.
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Vern Haugland
Naha
Okinawa
Navy
Frank Xavier Dwyer
Kansas City
John J. Schneider
Minneapolis
Dwyer
Church protests as ODT eases racing ban but limits Bible study
A WILKINSBURG official for the American Council of Christian Churches sends a letter to President Truman criticizing the office of defense transportation for lifting its horse racing ban while continuing restrictions on Bible conferences. Council Secretary W. O. H. Garman says ODT denies member denominations the right to meet for Bible study unless programs include more recreation and reduce Bible study.
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Wilkinsburg
American Council of Christian Churches
Truman
Office of Defense Transportation
Council
W. O. H. Garman
ODT
Juicy Steaks Under Ban
Washington announces July and August food allotment cuts for most restaurants and hotels. The 20 percent slash in meat fats ration will end heavy meat services at hotels and eateries, effectively ending steak houses as they were before the war. Caned fruit and vegetable allotments drop 12 to 15 percent, sugar ration down 20 to 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Price
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Tydings Proposes Philippine Aid Plan
Senator Tydings of Maryland proposed a U S aid package for the Philippines including 100 million dollars in outright assistance plus loans and tariff guarantees for up to five years to restore the islands economic stability.
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Washington
Tydings
D.-Md
U. S
Philippines
Fumes Kill Child in Utah Cave Playground Incident
Five children were treated after releasing fire extinguisher solution in a cave near Helper Utah. Twelve year old John Herbert Emms died from exposure while four companions were unconscious but expected to recover. a coroner's jury investigated the fatal incident.
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Helper
Utah
John Herbert Emms
Air Pincers Likely Against Japan From Siberian Bases
Aeroplane magazine suggests pincer air operations against Japan with attacks from eastern Siberia within 600 miles of Tokyo. Plans are advanced for final war stages and an air assault to herald and support invasion of the Japanese mainland.
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London
Aeroplane
Japan
Siberia
Tokyo
Nazi Jet Ship Too Late
Alexander de Seversky told a press conference that Germany planned a four engine jet bomber to bomb New York and eastern U S cities if the war had continued He said Reichsmarshal Goering spoke of a Me 264 and that one was to be sent against the United States after a longer war He noted an experimental model was found in France and that Allied bombing had destroyed about half of Germany’s cities with populations over 100 000.
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Paris
Alexander de Seversky
Europe
New York
United States
Carl A. Spaatz
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
de Seversky
France
Stimson
Germany
Reich
Sun-Mercury distance noted at 35.7 million miles
A science note reports the sun lies about 35.7 million miles from Mercury, the solar system's closest planet. The distance underscores Mercury's swift orbit and proximity to the sun.
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Mercury
Rain Soaks Pocatello Course Forcing Temporary Closure
Pro Roy Horne reported heavy rainfall has closed the Pocatello golf course to play until conditions improve. Greens are soggy and at risk of damage, though overall the course remains in excellent condition.
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Pocatello Golf Course
Roy Horne
Mines explode near Esbjerg kill Germans and Danes
A store of 5,000 old German land mines exploded near Esbjerg on Denmark’s west coast today. Four Germans and three Danes were killed and 85 people were injured.
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Copenhagen
Esbjerg
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