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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1945
Page
5
Japanese captors tortured, starved, and feasted for two weeks on Wake Island prisoners after seizure. Marines and civilians describe being stripped, bound, lashed, and packed into an underground bunker while interrogators pressed about Midway and American defenses.
American authorities say numerous Japanese war criminals shielded by the Black Dragon Society are hiding in small villages under assumed names as they evade punishment for torture killings of Allied POWs. Yui Yokoyama, 65, leads the group and amassed millions from Mitsui connections and other zaibatsu. Counter intelligence plans to detain him for investigation after noting the society’s potential to organize underground resistance to occupation.
East Side notes describe the fall reopening of the Church School at the Church of the Ascension with 9 am service and a breakfast address by Rev. Arthur Lt. Rice. Plans include preschool to primary sessions starting Sept 16 and early morning attendance, plus teen clubs Di Gamma and Kappa Gamma forming next week. Also reported are sewing group activities, upcoming Triumph Rebekah Lodge meetings, Christmas care orders, and local residents Mrs. Charles M. Wiley convalescing after surgery, plus Louis C. Helm family visiting relatives.
Washington reports that while the Office of War Information closes, agencies like OPA the War Manpower Commission and the War Production Board still employ thousands. Price Administrator Chester Bowles notes price ceiling rules through June 1946 but peacetime demands rise.
Mr and Mrs Louis S Helm at 12 Blakeley Court and Mr and Mrs William Helm with children Billy and Nancy of 9 Hawthorne Avenue returned after a ten day vacation at Lake George.
British officials in Hereford investigate a report on a strike at the German site of The Sriteh Centre Commission. No further details available in readable text.
A sweeping campaign aims to purge Nazi influence from bulb manufacturing sectors. Officials identify firms tied to the regime and impose compliance measures. Workers and managers face scrutiny as inspectors visit plants to ensure adherence to new standards and denazification laws.
The fragment notes a storage sale related to a railway track with an estimated amount around 3 000 tien. No additional context or individuals are provided in the readable text.
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