American Patrols Enter Tokyo as MacArthur Plans Flag Rising
American reconnaissance patrols entered Tokyo to coordinate the entry of the first cavalry troops and General MacArthur. About 30,000 U S troops are in the Tokyo Yokohama area with more units arriving, while surrender talk shifts to Australian General Hitoshi Inamura who accepts Japan’s capitulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Tokyo
First Cavalry
General MacArthur
U. S
111Th Corps
MacArthur
11Th Airborne
Tokyo-Yokohama
Oine Islands
Korea
Pacific
Radio Tokyo
Casablanca
Rome
Berlin
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Hitoshi Inamura
President Truman seeks broad wartime powers in 16 000 word message
President Truman asked Congress for authority to handle the wartime emergency and proposed many laws. He urged raises for Congress and federal workers, an increased minimum wage, unemployment support, and a permanent fair employment committee. He also pressed for continued draft, public works, farm price support, and executive branch reorganization.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Capitol
White House
Executive Branch
Labor Department
Most Rationings Expo Stop This Year
OPA told Congress that most rationing ends this year with rent control lifted in 75 to 100 cities within four to five months. Meats and shoes to be unrationed by year end. fats oils may last into 1946. tires rationing uncertain to year end. Tenant protections extend waiting period for eviction to move in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Congress
Americans Face Smallest Share In German Reparations
Berlin reports financial experts predict the American share of postwar German reparations will be the smallest among the four occupying powers. The United States may receive about five percent of the Soviet share, roughly half of Britain's and slightly less than France's.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
Britain
France
United States
Allied Control Council
Germany
Council
Switzerland
Argentina
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Sweden
Unio
United Nations
Eisenhower
Twenty five Applications For Police School
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis announced about 25 applications have been received for the Winchester Police Training School opening Monday. He said enrollments may double by Monday night as the program gains momentum with help from the FBI State Police and ABC Board. Commissioner C. R. Anderson will welcome enrollees Monday night.
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C. W. Hollis
Winchester
Hollis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Police
ABC Board
C. R. Anderson
Be a careful driver guard against car theft
The Virginia State Police advise drivers to ensure car is parked with windows closed doors locked and motor off. They emphasize checking all security steps even when not driving and warn an unattended car can invite theft or harm.
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Virginia
Pa Frederick
Nippon Diplomat Denies Pearl Harbor Involvement
San Francisco dispatch quotes Saburo Kurusu saying he knew nothing of the December 7 attack plans and was deeply hurt by American accusations. Kurusu tells ABC correspondent Frederick Opper he left Tokyo before the raid, and that his home was burned in a B 29 raid while his son died in combat over Tokyo.
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San Francisco
Saburo
Kurusu
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Frederick O. Opper
American Broadcasting Company
Tokyo
Opper
Yokohama
Hull
Kichisaburo
Nomura
Tojo
Cider Apples Wanted by Heinz Co Winchester Virginia
Advertisement notes Heinz Co seeking cider apples on Valley Pike in Winchester Virginia. Contact terms listed with plant location for suppliers and delivery details.
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H. J. Heinz CO
Valley Pike
Winchester
Roush Fire Co. to Hold September Meeting
The Rouss Fire Co. announces its regular monthly meeting will be held Friday evening September 1 at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend. C. C. Dettra, President.
H L Kackley Dies After Being Struck by Car
H L Kackley 87 of Berryville dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car while crossing West Main Street in Berryville. The incident involved Vera Racer and Ray Shiflett, who was following in a second car. Shiflett, recently discharged from the Army, is held for a preliminary hearing. The accident is described as unavoidable.
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Harrison Lot Kackley
Clarke County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Kackley
Berryville
West Main Street
Vera Racer
Rackley
Ray Shiflett
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Miss Racer
Winchester Hospital
Shiflett
Winchester
West Virginia
Hampshire County
Rent Control Inspectors to Visit Winchester Twice Weekly
L. L. Loving announced that starting next week two inspectors will visit Frederick County War Price and Rationing Office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The inspectors Preston M. S. Bird and Daniel F. Burner will hear landlord tenant rent control issues in Winchester. No director has been named yet for the Winchester area.
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L. L. Loving
Winchester Defense
Frederick County
Preston M S. Bird
Mt. Jackson
Daniel F. Burner
Woodstock
Winchester
Loving
Strasburg
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Notice Tonight at Eight
The Friendship Fire Company will hold a meeting this evening at 8 o clock. All members are requested to be present. A. Ryland Conner, Captain.
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Friendship Fire Company
A. Ryland Conner
Wanted Presser Apply Pingley Carper Clehers
Wanted notice for employment or service with Pingley Carper under a vague listing. Readable details are sparse but include a location or firm names. The fragment hints at an appointment or request process in a local hiring listing.
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Presser
Pingley & Carper
Clé
Chinese Soldiers Fly To Coast
U S Army Air Force planes began transporting 80 000 Chinese soldiers and their equipment to eastern coastal provinces from Chungking to Nanking and Shanghai. The operation, directed by Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer, includes two main routes: Sixth Army airlift to Nanking and 94th Army airlift to Shanghai, using C-54s and other transports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Moosa
Chungking
U. S S. Army Air Force
China
Sixth Army
Burma
Nanking
Hunan
94Th Army
Liuchow
Kwangsi
Shanghai
George E. Stratemeyer
U. S
Dancing Nights at Shady Rest With Live Acts
The Shady Rest offers dancing three nights weekly from 9 to 12. Thursday features Bob Ott on drums, Saturday hosts Bobbie Carper and two Hawaiian guitars, Sunday presents strictly square dancing with Good Ole Mountain Music by the Knight Riders. Tables reserved on request.
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Bob Ott
Bobbie’ Carper
Sun
The
Knight Riders
Mgr
Shady Rest
Opequon Presbyterian Church Plate Lunch Event
Kernstown church hosts plate lunch featuring fried chicken and sides from 6 to 9 pm on September 7. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
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Opequon Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
War agencies to stay until peace pledge shapes peacetime
The Chief Executive cites Attorney General Clark on wartime statutes remaining in effect until formal peace or earlier termination. Some laws end when hostilities cease or Congress proclaims peace. The aim is to streamline government into a peacetime organization promptly.
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Clark
Truman
Man Burned In Explosion At Robinson Storage
Bernard W. Hodgson of 20 East Cork Street suffered second degree burns about 2 PM when a gasoline torch exploded while he repaired a coil in a freezer room at the C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Company. He was treated by Dr. E.
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Bernard W. Hodgson
East Cork Street
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Company
Hodgson
Man Held by FBI Over Car Theft Case
Robert Lee Popkins of Bluemont was accused of stealing a car on Tuesday in Charles Town and driving it to Harrisonburg where the vehicle wrecked. He has been turned over to federal authorities and faces charges there.
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Robert Lee Popkins
Bluemont
Charles Town
Harrisonburg
Truman urges Congress to extend war powers for reconversion
President Truman asks Congress to keep war powers in force during reconversion and outlines a 21 point program for postwar stability. He warns abolition of controls could cause chaos, while pledging gradual lifting as material allows.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
Truman Cautions Capital Labor During Reconversion
President Truman warns employers and unions against wage cuts or strikes during the reconversion period. He urges cooperation to keep production steady and to minimize labor disputes, and plans a conference with organized labor and industry leaders. Secretary Schwellenbach sets up the meeting and agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Labor
Schwellenbach
Commerce Wallace
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
Eric Johnson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Continued Mild Weather Forecast In City
It was cloudy and cool in the city today with a low reading and a 61 degree low last night. The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with morning fog drizzle and higher temperatures expected tonight and tomorrow.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Plans September Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. is scheduled for Friday evening September 7 at 8 PM. All members are requested to be present as captain Alten M. is to preside.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Price Actoate Alten M
Men Wanted for Work in Packing Houses
Hiring notice for packing house work at Hurst Packing Co. in Winchester Virginia. Apply in person at N. Kent location or call phone 3770. Post date 9 6 8 1p 2t.
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Hurst Packing Co
Kent
Winchester
Bombers Fly Mercy Drops to POW Camps in Honshu
Food from Superfortresses continues mercy missions dropping 7 000 pounds of supplies for prisoners of war in 25 Honshu camps.
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Honshu
Two business college girls seek light housekeeping rooms
Two business college women advertise for light housekeeping rooms. Phone number 4701. Post notes 9 5 1p 4t form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business College
President urges wartime policies and social program funding
The President calls for reduced barriers, reconversion, and a $30 billion expansion of peacetime economy while seeking higher salaries for Representatives and a national health security program. He backs drafts for 18 to 25 year olds for two years, unemployment coverage for federal workers, and up to 25 dollars weekly for 26 weeks. He warns the 40 cent minimum wage is obsolete and urges a substantial increase. He resists price and wage pressures with wartime powers, arguing Americans deserve firm assurances.
Wanted Buy Over 16 Apply To One Carpenter
Classified snippet indicates a wanted buy over sixteen applies to a carpenter cleaner position, page reference Page 2 Col. 6. No further details provided.
Heinz Co seeks presses and laborers at Va station
Help wanted at H. J. Heinz Company Vatley Pike station for service tendants and laborers. Apply General Service Stating Harper Braddock and Leaven streets. Wage information or shift hours implied by the ad.
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Harper Braddock and
Leaven Streets
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Ican
Daniel DE Luce
Marcus Island
Nippon
Winchester Cold Storage Co
H.L. Kackley
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Bloom
Trenton
N. J
Eleanor Cahill
Richfield
Robinson
Vatley Pike
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