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Show lAY, DECEMBER 27, 1945 rm - JL-J- . rt-t- fKESS, tr. in mil, PAGE FIVE UTAH rree rress rresmfrs hmnn lofirv or II lie m IIIIIIIIM.W.. I t TT.T I...J.III, mm .. UJ, ll ll.. pi man 111WIV1 Iff Si army attacks north of German's Belgian the Germans attack American lorces maoe Jvever'.fl m liaiy. in uie raiiiic an Diaries raid Luzon and Negros f ; '"Vance in 1 gn i Dnilmni &!&. n- - V ri. .e in Belgium compressed AUita gams. under General MacArthur m Philippines. Pulish capital, falls to Rus- - ' FDR-AP- JAPS SURRENDER l Oder river. forces reach St Vith ctrikee tJ.:'. J aat'j,,t aavancenpar norm 01 1XM 1 s4 12 RIL W4. uii 'lY'vrajaust ay f m aUial kltUaaW 1- tfabdavl ft E- ATOMIC BOMB I U V . - V:f DAY V-- E V British fans rach a point 93 miles from k American liura Biiny enicia r avy ui firct Hm nfnr fiherhaiisen n forces also smash across border. S falls to U. S. forces. ins I . . ist, at of Big Three meeting annAlinMH - f L Ik- , - Septernber I Main force of U. S. Eighth army lands at Yokohama and spreads out In sur- rounding area. 1 JAPANESE SURRENDER TERMS OFFICIALLY SIGNED on U. S. BatUeship Missouri In Tokyo bay. 6 Army and navy casualty figures released. Total army dead since Dec. 7, 1941, all theaters is 203,379; navy. 53.617. Wounded, army. 571.589: navy. 79,672 10 Japanese Imperial staff ordered dissolved by General MacArthur. 11 Former Jap premier HldekJ To Jo attempts suicide by shooting, but falls and is saved by American medical aid. "Big Five Conference opens In London, as foreign ministers of the United States. Britain. Russia, France and China meet for preliminary arrangements of peace problems. take Chaling, Important strong- Hunan province. 1 gne. Germany s lourcn urges i 1 10 U. a. rirai rr:iy.of io hit by 1.000 tons Incendiary in heaviest raid. Is- Mindanao invade erican troops en, I frea I bombs launched and Holland. fcj jenz, Germany, captured by U. S. of Japanese on Iwo ends .f jistance r inn? fierce battle. Third army enters Ludwigshafen. -i iS. r.man trooDS in rout. armies advance east of the 3; ten Allied river. n T i m hit by V-- 2 Belgium Gen. George Patton removed as military governor of Bavaria. 5 Japanese cabinet resigns. 9 Pierre Laval, condemned to death as a traitor. 22 French Communists win largest number of seats in Assembly. 24 Vikdum Quisling. Norwegian collaborationist, executed as traitor. 28 Chinese Central government and Communist forces clash. 2 ' T s Tenth armv Invades Okinawa. capital of Austria, capitulates i Ukrainian armies of Russian forces. p httn city or uermany, iaus uj 1 Ui S. First. S. Seventh takes Nuremberg, Nazi Ui "Arine" city. i -- ?lin encircled by first two Russian 8?iies. t impn falls to British Second army. Bassians capture aieiun, niipuiiam dsi- fccport. ' V 6. First army meets Russian First t" mlnlan army on bridge over Elbe Torgau. .r.' near tanks tfican push across border to 'AvJ-.- a and capture Gegenbach. It. Gen. Kurt Dittmar gives self up .at Jlagdeburg, admitting war Is over. surrender report denied officially tliv President. ,.t"".fc Mussolini, former Italian Is executed by Italian partisans (gear Dongo, Italy. ,U. 8. Seventh army entets Munich, 'rtttplace of Nazi party, Italian t'ensee and Milan, major cities, (411 U. S. Fifth army. flina mrav Harman Roirh. 55.1 t building, as resistance weakens. - J November 1 tj 2 10 i 18 20 pre-"riw- ri JO General MacArthur orders arrest of 59 prominent Japanese as war criminals, including Prince Nashimoto and two former premiers. 9 U. S. lends 550 million dollars to France bank credit for through Export-Impor- t rehabilitation purposes. Yamashita, 1 Jap Tomoyuki general "Tiger of Manila," condemned to die war crimes. by hanging for to allow Chinese na11 Russia agrees tionalist troops to fly into Manchuria and take over several strategic cities. 13 British and French sign pact on Syria and the Levant. 16 Prince Fumimaro Konoye, of Japan s royal family, committed suicide rather war criminal. as trial than stand Russia, Great Brit17Foreign ministers of States ain and the United begin atomic parley at Moscow. Premier staun of Russia in May cay proclamation hails approaching Allied victory, saying "the collapse of Hitlerite Germany is a matter of the Immediate future. A million German soldiers, sailors and airmen In Italy and part of Austria surrender, under unconditional terms signed April 29 at Caserta, Italy. Berlin capitulates to Russian armies under Marshals Zhukov and Konev. Allied combined forces invade Borneo. 4 All German forces in northwest Ger many, the Netherlands, Denmark, Helgoland and the Frisian islands surrender unconditionally to British Field Marshal Mnntr?nmerv. t German army group G, comprising 400,- 000 men, surrenders to U. o. General Devers In the north Russians take and two important isSwmemuende, lands. U. S. Third army advances Into Czecho slovakia and Austria, taking Pilsen and Karlsbad. I German high command representatives. headed by (Jol. Gen. uustav jodl, meet Allied officers to arrange surrender details at Reims. France. SURRENDER OF GERMANY FORMALLY RATIFIED IN BERLIN, ENDING WAR IN EUROPE AT EUROPEAN 11:01 CENTRAL I t-- TIME news January 3 6 fi:M F.WT.l 9 war and navy secretaries release on Japanese s, DomD-carryin- g stating that they are of slight military importance. British forpes land at Hone Kong. hit by 4.000 tons of Incendiary DomDs irom 3uti supenonresses. capture Nanning. une -- U. S. Third fleet, under Admiral Halsey, ralHa .Tartan frriTTi fnrriM This raid made on Osaka. marKs the 7Ttn supertortress raid on Janan resistance on Okinawa ends after t bitter B2 dav ctrusele. during which 80.401 R Japs were killed, 4.000 captured. Amenoan losses were ii,zou auiea, m, 789 wounded. 8 All of island ot Luzon, largest of Phil m ippines. U liberated. 11 kyo 20 27 19 Henry A. Wallace Is confirmed astosecretary of commerce by senate, M 32. William Davis is appointed director of economic stabilization by the President, to succeed Fred Vinson, lft Nine army officers are raised to full are: generals by the President ThejSomerMcNarncy, Bradley, Krueger. vell, Spaatx. Keiuiey, Clark, Devers and Randy. 23 Subsidy en beef to slaughterers Is raised 50 cents a hundred pounds by OPA. J7 Rationing of gasoline made more rigid by OPA. affecting "C" card holders In particular. 1 T LIB- VIHTU-- 1 AND CAMPAIGN JuHATEi), ALLY OVER, GENERAL MAC ARTfi- TJR ANNOUNCES. H U. S. Third fleet battleships shell Eon-- i shu island bases, only 37S mile north f Tokyo. This is first direct naval at--1 tack on home Islands of Japan, p Labor party wins British election. U. S. destroyer force of Third fleet shells Shimlzu, aluminum production center en Honshu island, Japan. I U. S. Twentieth air force drops leaflets f on 12 Japanese cities, warning them mat tney were marked tor oestrucuon. Soft coal miners sign a new contract, ending serious strike threat DIES at ROOSEVELT 12 PRESIDENT Warm Springs, Ga., of cerebral hemor- rha8eVice President Harry S. Truman takes oath of office as President He asks cabinet members to continue to serve. 18 President Truman addresses a Joint session of congress, saying that "we must carry on as Roosevelt would want us to do." 24 Senate extends draft for one year, with amendments. 25 United Nations conference opens at San Francisco with 4B nations represented. 27 War Production Board revokes 40 controls over industry, affecting a variety of consumer goods. 11 - Berlin conference on Germany's future enas. -- ATOMIC BOMB USED FOR FIRST TIME IN WAR, levels four square miles of Hiroshima, Japan, kills 60,000 NEW ERA IN WARFARE BEJaps. GINS. -- RUSSIA DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN and begins offensive operations in Man- churla -- SECOND ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED d ON NAGASAKI, JAPAN, razing of city. Total killed 10,000. This one that bomb was more powerful than blasted Hiroshima. 1 i one-thir- j 4 J Flood of Mississippi river tn U. S. Supreme court upholds Office of Price Administration in its method of de- termining maximum 13 6 Gen. George Patton, prices. Lt. Gen. James Doolittle return to U. S. and receive ovations. Gen. Omar Bradley, who came back June 7. is honored at birthplace in Randolph Co., Mo. 30 James F. Byrnes appointed secretary of January 1 July 12 16 20 28 Southern California V. wins annual Rose Bowl game, defeating Tennessee. Other scores, Duke 29. Alabama 26; Miami 28. Georgia Tech 12; Shrine at San Francisco. West 13. East U. 35. National U. of ; Southwestern 25-- state by President 2 May J Sammy Snead wins Los Angeles Open score of 283. 28 golf tournament with New York Yankees sold to syndicate headed by Larry McPnail. 13 24 0 j J ll JAPAN OFFERS provided Emperor power. Russians advance TO SURRENDER, Hlrohito Is left In miles Into 105 Man- - ,2 President Truman replies to Japanese peace oiler that mrohito wui De re- Russian continue armies advance, It JAPAN I UNCONDI SURRENDERS TIONALLY. Emperor Hlrohito agrees to accept terms of Potsdam declaration. President Truman announces capitulation of Japan at 7 p. m. Genera! MacArthur is appointed supreme commander for the Allied powers, to make all arrangements on sur render uetalis. and to set up miutary government. Me Jananese......cabinet formpd. headed Ull... tlln..kl Vnnl h O- -l JaDanene rnmmflnrfprj of Truk. Rota. Yap and Jalult .negotiate to lay down . valuable player award given to Frank Sinkwich of Detroit Lions professional football club of NaUonal league. National AAU women's swimming meet at Chicago gives title to San Francisco team, star of which Is Ann Curtis. Toronto Maple Leafs win National Hockey League Stanley Cup, beating the Red Wings In playoff, 2 Most slaughtered at Inspected slaughter houses, a IS per cent In15 crease over July. 7 Addition of 158.000 barrels a day of high test gasoline to national quota practi22 cally doubles supply to civilians, petroleum administration announces. 8 President Truman signs United Na-- . tions charter, making U. S. first nation Sen. Albert 24 Major to accept famous document in fulL ,0t tf,, lllerselect of Kentucky as 14 Official presidential proclamation ani"a,1son-to Fj fssioner nounces end of war with Japan. M. Landls. .n Not tired War manpower controls are lifted en- Hank tirely. WMC announces. I don'ti 15 Gasoline, fuel oil, canned fruits ; ;fl Pane- etables removed from ration 1WSW CTse wTeas e w vi Ib r imm aAH wj t e already 16- wjr and navy procurert-s- t, 'you Army 1 Cfl( mania in nfu! ton the rest of ij ?kakes "Big Fore" golf Ships and Supplies for 16 U,S"'i'Utlonyf1.,' etroit, aeteauns oyron Riotous peace celebration 7n rmlra Cisco ends with ten dead, FfL1 f oy that 6 U? and property damage and I ""lureri I ' FWtpr looting very heavy. Nauu'es elore we t sessional tennis title won Darred from city. Horn. r! 19 Churches of nation offer pr u.e-.wui 4k.i..inii Boston Braves right m n xor victory. Tjyw horizon inantts . u , . i i it r aks modern mark for hits uote 61 cuua, CAi:cpi lui i m mes Dy nuung in ments already made but not denft ' e!5 to get P3 u, army announces aemoDiuzauon p eC of Marquette U., speeieaudry wins NAAU decathlon In lHht,..4Jft, September N. J. JrBloomfield, - i . a Z President i in radio address on o: an aMfM gvu anil van oy mu iTiciauii J in day praises armed forces. fnnrnamnt at fhieafirn. 5 Congress reconvenes. Reconversion, ai f mobilization, taxes and budget August among great problems faced. 8 Hambletonian t s message io Stake, nation's leading rresiueoi ungicaa uuure21 to tains trotting horse race, won by Titan speed points, designed turn to peacetime living. Hanover, driven by Harry Pownall, at 12 House votes to restore country to standGoshen, N. Y. 12 Michigan State college wins men's Na-- , ard time, effective Sept. 30. tional AAU swimming championships. 20 Senate passes compromise unemploy22 Pitcher Robert Feller, released from ment benefit bill, providing for payto from 26 to $28 at $18 weeks ments up navy rejoins Cleveland Indians, and wins first game. weekly, as determined by state laws. 26 President Truman states that he will 30 Green Bay Packers, professional football team, defeat collegiate take full responsibility for development In annual game at Chicago. 19 to 7. of the atomic bomb and atomic energy. The secret of the bomb will not soon be assures. he divulged, September Strikes spread, involving oil Industry, 2 Mr. Sarah Cooke of Boston defeats auto manufacturing, coal mining, snd Miss Pauline Betz, Los Angeles, for numerous service industries. women's national tennis title, at Forest 28Round-the-worair service Initiated. Hills, N. Y. First flight begins from Washington as 3 Sgt. Frank Parker wins men's amateur Skymaster takes off on first national tennis title at Forest Park, Journey, with stop at leg of N. Y. Bermuda. 23 Professional football season begins. clinch national league 31 Chicago Cubs October j pennant by defeating St Louis. asks for creation 3 President Truman of commission to control atomic bomb. October 17 strike of coal miners ends. 10 Detroit Tigers win world series from an23 Radio system to replace wires the Chicago Cubs. Total paid attennounced by Western Union Telegraph dance for seven games, 333.457, a new record. Receipts, gross, $1,592,454, outlines 27 President Truman also a record. program on foreign policy. of American 14 The Louisville Colonels subrecommends 30 President Truman Association win "little world series" stantially higher wages," but warns International of from Newark Bears factory workers and others that they league, four games to two, at Louiscannot expect the same "take-hom- e ville, Ky. ay ' as during wartime, Louis and Billy Conn sign for auonlng oi snoes enaea. heavyweight champion fight tor next succeed v.i ''."f an',-V'e- rr-r- ) tir-- a Kob'"Sni 5 mn ,. W( I I f , jrms. In General Varnsshita pre-Philippines, A .,.( 9 First of U. S. occupation troops land In IUTM JPn. Lt. Gen. f v- - Jonathan Walnwrlght and 33 other officers of American, British and Dutch armies who had been of at prisoners Mukden, China, are Japa " "" w XviiuiirviitK. General MacArUiar establishes head-- I quarters at New Grand Dotal la Yeko-- , kama, . . . j 18 Controls on manufacture of farm maby chinery lifted on most items Board. Only 19 of the prenow limited. 8 articles vious 21 Most of utrlking coal miners return to work. Only seven of the 333 mines seized by the government hold out 23 Several changes in cabinet made by President Truman. Thomas Clark , places Francis Biddle as attorney gen- eral; Lewis Schwellenbach becomes Perof la'oor, replacing Francis kins; Clinton Anderson replaces CUude Wlckard as secretary of agriculture, 0 sec-reta- . J 28 August 6 28 '.'ft All-Sta- 23.147-mil- June. November Senate passes bill reducing Income tax levies, and repealing exaess profits tax and automobile use tax. conference opens In S Washington. 10 British Premier Attlee arrives to Wash- lngton. 15 Pearl Harbor Inquiry opens. President Truman asks congress for national compulsory health Insurance act 21 United Auto Workers union goes on strike at all General Motors plants. 13 All rationing of meat and butter terminated. 27 Strikes begin at several Montgomery, Ward and Co. planta and stores. rank 28 Admiral Halsey raised to 6ve-stof admiral ot the fleet Fourteen school children and a bus when a school bus plunges off an embankment Into SO feet of water in Lake Chelan, near Chelan. Wash. 29 Four killed and 22 Injured when bus strikes oil truck on highway near Lum-berto26 driver drown tional league. Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers' pitcher. Is voted most valuable player In American league. 1 10 I 11 ar Navy SMI Army beats Redskins win eastern Waahlngton Fire kills four children when home bums down In Fox River Grove, ILL by violent Snowstorm, accompanied wind, leaves 33 dead in path across states. northeastern Passenger train rams troop train In Chicago. More than a hundred sailors Injured. 1 I 13 JgAjM0RAMA Seven billion dollars' worth of liquor was swallowed in the United States during 1944, not counting bootleg, the department of commerce reports, an 18 per cent increase over 1943. 18 "Somewhere down the line someone made a mistake," regrets Secretary of War Stimson, referring to the bumping of three servicemen from an army cargo to make room for a dog. The - plane mastiff was consigned by Col. Elliott Hoosevelt to his wife, Faye, In Hollywood, Calif. It had been purchased In England. 30 Adolf Hitler, broadcasting on 20th anniversary of accession to power, tells German people, "However grave the crisis may be at the moment, it will, despite everything, finally be mastered by oui unalterable will." Most popular songs, according to survey by Variety, theatrical magazine, are "Don't Fence Me In," "Accentuate the "I Positive," "Hum and Dream of You," and "There Goes That Song Again." Greer Garson, screen actress, receives gold medal as "most popular star in the United States," as chosen by Gallup 7 Cocoa-Cola- 24 J 19 persons die and hundreds, iwotumi. mjurea Dy a uarnaao through Meridian, Miss., eastward to Ala. Montgomery, orty-thre- Blng Crosby and Ingrid Bergman receive Academy of Motion Picture Arta and Science awards ("Oscsrs") for outstanding performances. 1 13 26 9 MOTORISTS BARBER SHOP I)ItINc YOUR AUTOJVIIILE WILL EE 29 "Axis Sally." who broadcast Fascist In English on the Turin, Fropaganda Is Identified as Rita Louise Zucca, a native of the U. S. Deanna Durbin, singing film star, and Felix Jackson, movie producer, are married In Las Vegas. Nev. Merle Oheron, movie star. Is married te Lucien Ballard, film camerman. by proxy in Juarez, Mex. 15 Friday 415 East dt7-.- Nrul i iltUud' Most popular songs, according to Billthe board, theatrical magazine, are "On Atchison, Topeka and Sanla Fe," "SenTroustimental Journey," ers," "If Loved You," "Golta Be This or That." 1 WENDELL SKINNER PHONE Total eclipse of the sun, beginning at 7;5fi a. m., eastern war time, Is visible In path extruding from Idaho through Monlnra ard lit" f'anada. Virginia iGinnyi Simms, radio and screen sini;cr, is married to Hyatt R. Dohn, housing executive. In Beverly Hills. Calif. Anpurt TROUPES THIS WEEK T North SATIPfit.,have.ON NEXT WEEK Saturday Next Door to Powers' Shoe Store February 2 E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson, 82, leader In prohibition crusade, dies in Binghamton, N. Y. Wllltam Charles W. Bryan, brother of William s goverJennings Bryan, and nor of Nebraska, tn Lincoln. Neb. three-time- April 5 Alfred V. De Forest. 55, noted engineer, and radio Inventor, in Crofessor, H. 12 18 PRESIDENT FRANKIJN HOOSE- Heber J. Grant, 88, Dav Saints (Mormon Lake City. 6 Sen Hiram D. C. president of Latter church), In Salt W. Johnson, 79, In Wa.thlng-ton- , He entered the senate in 1S17. September 16 2 18 Screen and radio actress Betty Huttons weds lneonore tirisKin, tintunu uui-nesman, In Chicago. star, Shirley Tempie, former child offilma Lake weds Sgt. John Agar, scion fortune, in Forest, 111., Los Angeles. There Is al' Frefl Press ' newspaper more news In the u any other Lehl GA.. Ernie Pyle, famous war correspondent, bullet on le Island, killed by machine-gunear Okinawa. May 14 D. VELT DIES AT WARM SPRINGS, OF CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE. John McCormack, famed lyric tenor, tn Dublin. Eire. 81. November 10 John Thomas. m Washington. il U. S. D. senator from fdho, C. at 71. Jerome Kern, noted song writer, at 80. In New York City. Robert Benchley, 58, dramatic critic, York City, playwright and actor, In Newformer comGen. Alexander Patch Jr., mander of the Seventh army, and later He Tex. Antonio. of the Fourth, at San was 55. Dwlght Davis, 88. secretary of wur la cabinet of Calvin Coolldga. In Washing ton, D. C. Beleaaed by Weetern Newapaper Unko. y w When we say TTappy' New Year to you as 1916 is ushered In we say it not for just a day, hut for 365 clays. During most of these 305 days we will be completely at your service. We look for- ward hopefully to a renewal of our very pleasant relations, September njeat-packln- g Thursday Calif. U. S. Senator Francis T. Maloney. Dem.. Conn., serving second consecutive term, dies In Merlden, Conn. popular songs, according to Va; "Dream." "There I I re Said It Again." "Candy." "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time." Leland S. (Larry) MacPhaU. part owner of the N. Y. Yankees, marries Jean B. Wanamaker. In Baltimore. She had been his secretary. Lauren BacaU and Humphrey Bogart, fllra stars, are married In Mansfield, O. "Bell-Botto- T( Valiejo, Most July ROGER'S 10 1946. March ATTENTION at hospital January 28 Vanderbllt, Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdlck, pastor of the Riverside church. New York city, lecturer and author, anand nounces his retirement effective May, e Ohio river, In highest flood stage since 1937, spreads destruction In five states, and halting paralyzing transportation estimated at war factories. Damage half billion dollars. Ten daaths and many Injuries result. In Navy Jane February fare are May i Day nursery ta Auburn, Me., burns' down. Sixteen children, one woman lose lives. . 11 an heiress of the famous Vanderbilt fortune, la married to Leopold Stokowikl. noted orchestra conductor, tn Mexico. 21 12 ,' poll. 2 $1 Sale of great hoard of precious stones held by alien property custodian begir.-tMore than 300,000 jewels seized from German Interests are being released. 3 New treatment for allergy ailments announced by University of Illinois college of medicine. Drug Is called benadryl- 9 Delicate operation performed in ar!j more on Judy "JiefcroaB of Seattle in effort to rev life. Baby's heart is too small. (' for 10 Carole Landls, movie sjr, Is married W. Horace fourth time. Ntw husMnd Schmidlapp. movie producer. General George S. Patlon Jr.. ear hero, suffers broken neck in suto accident In Germany. 13 Mysterious ULrrss strikes 74 U. S teamen returning from Philippines. They 2 August February pro- January December 16 i President Truman's aid asked ta housing shortage (Crisis. to fat cattle J Grand chamtMonshlp won for fourth consecutive time Hoffman and Robert at Chicago riy Karl Storz of Ida1 Grove, Iowa. 5 Government agencies announce that 400,000 tirs will be released to civilians from mitary stock piles within a month, ssith more to follow. delivers 7 Govemot Green of Illinois ,a,,inn at Hmihllean National committee that Is considered first bll,st in 1946 Congressional cam- palgn. 12 Sugar atlonlne will have to extend to 1947, leclares Earl D.Wilson, cruei oi A. ranch U. b. sugar ceilingsPresid nt Truman asks for pricereinstateon old and new housing, and f priority ment system on ouuuui mater: :1S tv,, man lAld down U. S. pol- -16 Presid lev in hina ns C.en. George C. Marfor Far East. shall di n March January II Gloria fessional football title by sofeatlng Raw Vnrk mania 17.Q Blf league baseball meeting fa Chicago j 1.U t aaaguaj inlaw tnOl, league status. U. 8. navy men rep!y to by Hawaiian bullies by sxakhrnf property in Honolulu. Fifty aasiars are arrested 16" Two new elemer.ta are discovered as result of atomic lnveugatiO!. by uranium 238 and IS. Dr. Cienn Seaborg of U. of CaiiJurcia announces. New elements are and known merely as "i5" and "taj ' 28 A propeller-driveplane attains spre4 ot 500 miles per hour in level flight. u..tst rate ever reached, excepting by et planes Flight made at Wraftt fieid. near Dayton. Ohio, tn army expertmea-ta- l model called December April December A thousand C N. 15 Cavarretta, Chicago Cubs first baseltPhil man, voted most valuable player In Na21 Hurricane strikes Miami and travels Inland with peak velocity of 143 miles injuring au ana causing Ser hour,ot 60 million dollars. March November 1 December , hour for three days, causing floods and wind damage to many cities oi coastal region. November V-- " r September IS November XP-47- killed, 40 Injured, when second section of crack train hits rear of first section near Michigan, N. D. Hurricane roars on coast of Texas at Thirty-fou- per -uar-r- , New Jersey cause damage estimated at two million dollars The Berkshire mountain area tn Massachusetts also Is inundated with serious property loss, running between one and two million dollars. A bomber crashes Into Empire State building in New York City. The three occupants of the plane and ten persons In building killed, 23 injured. Fire sweeps entire Boor. Damage amounts to $500,000. April 3 OPA raises to 100 per cent of base quota the number of cattle that may be blue-whit- XT 23 Floods In northern meet August - 13 July Byron Nelson wins New Orleans Open. after playoff of tie golf tournament with Jug McSpaden. New York Athletic club retains team title in National AAU track and Geld 17 IS Collision February 2 J of passenger and tre'rht train near Milton. Pa., kills 19. injures 20. A broken journal la cause. Round the world fllrh! of the Clobe-ater- a ends In Washington. Flight covered 23.279 miles in hours 44 minutes, including 33 hours 21 minute ground time. Moat jopular songs, to Billboard magazine are- according "nil the End of Time"; 'Til Buy That Dream"; "On the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe;" "Along tbe Navajo Trail"; "Lf 1 Loved You." lk Jane 0. Mexico President Truman presents United Nations charter to senate, urging "prompt ratification." Penicillin made available to public, beginning Aug. 1. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson advises that food supplies are short, especially meat, fats, and dairy products, and that the nation shuuld eat 5 per cent less than in the previous year. House passes senate bill on Bretton Woods International money accord. Senate ratifies United Nations charter. a.-t- The President asks for reductions In 1940 federal budget, totaling 80 million dollars. Various war agencies are affected. President Truman names Robert H. Jackson, associate Justice of the U. S. counsel for Supreme court, to beon chief the allied war the United Stales E. Robert tribunal. Hannrgan, crimes chairman of the Democratic national postmaster-general Is committee appointed succeeding Frank Walker. 4 -- Great meteor flashes across sky of cast S'.'ilrs. Explosions ami no U.iiti-rlifihls noted in shook;: and eastern Pennsylvania. Maryland. Now Delaware. and Jeisi' b - President ollicially announces sun coder of Germany. Nation celebrates quietly. October Louisiana forces lo.owi people io evacuate their homes. A tornado smashing through parts of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, Illinois, kills 100 persons, Injures hundreds more. Hsrdest hit is Antlers, Okla- - where M die. com-petiti- April August ; All places of entertainment are ordered closed at midnight by War Mobilization Director Byrnes, to save li&ht and fuel. March ISLANDS ' Congress reconvenes. Sam Rayburn is speaker of the house. President Roosevelt delivers message to congress, urging a National Service act; use of 4F in war service; a draft of nurses; universal military training after the war; a new tax program for peace. President's budget message sets expenditures for 1946 fiscal year at 83 billion dollars. Office of Defense Transportation orders cancellation of all train schedules to tourist resorts. for Roosevelt inaugurated President fourth term. Government's seizure of Montgomery Ward Co. plants in seven cities ruled Illegal by federal Judge. February ft-- AH fuly I ENTIRE PHILIPPINE , S 11 U. S. British government plans to "nationalize" civil airlines, radio and cable systems. Arabian Nationalists call general strike, and riot in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine. Chinese Central government troops clash with Chinese Communist forces near Shanhaikwan. British Indian troops open drive against rebel army in Java. Revolt flares in northern Iran, In jone occupied by Russian troops. German war criminals go on trial at Nuernberg. Russian troops evacuate Teheran, capital of Iran, but refuse to allow Iranian forces to enter territory now occupied by Russians. December Ma- -i B J April June October 3- A V ID) Ui iBriFSgJ 1 Yal- - troops land on Bataan, outside Thunderbolt planes bomb Jesgaden, Germany, Hitler's mounretreai. i in ii life' dJ I capital, falls to Hungarian tx; 1 cavalry enters Manila. irt army gains control of main ver dam. Superfortresses raid Japan from Dase, imuilK iwjw uiu-- i ui ' jvv 1 LEHI BAKERY Main Street LeHl v "t |