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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1946)
Homma Admits Ordering "Bataan Death March" By The Associated Press Lt. Clou. Musiihuru Homma acknowledged tndny he ordered the march of 70,000 American nml Filipino prisoners from Bis (nun. (ho bloody trek In 1042. Tho formur Philippines com' munder It churiiod Willi rosuon- ity mr unit murcM. on wnicn 17,000 died or wore killed by K'c yoke. In Tokyo, allied headquarters 'I nm nuirnllv i-nwnnnHlhlit fnr anything (hut hnpponed under my comimuul," Homma totlf led under croBs-uxiimliiiilloii ut till war crimes trial In Manila, HU udmlsslon cllmuxed weeks of testimony describing the civilians ullKo under the Jop- anesc iinoimced General MacArthur would decide tomorrow the fate of Lt. Gen.' Tomoyukl Yuma sliltu. former Philippine com' minder sentenced to the gallows upon conviction of condoning countless atrocities. Tho U. b supromu court upheld the deel lion of military court In Mu nllii, but final Judgment wag left to MucArtmir. Trusteeship Political developments In the Orient were marked oy un nouncomciil or aiircomonl be' twoen the United States ond Htiwilii ort thairomuwork of Joint trusteeship for Korvu. No datalli were disclosed. Tho announce' menl ended a three-week confer ence of Amerlcun and Soviet occupation authorities charged with Implementing the' flvc-yeur allied trusteeship agreed upon at tho Moscow conference, Seoul, tho Korean capital, wni designated as. the irat of 10' member American and Itusslan commission to help the eastern Asiatic nation along the road to independence. In Chungking. Chinese Minis ter of Information K. C. Wu said Itussia wus being consulted on the wlthdruwel of Soviet troops from Munchurlu. He added that transportation was a factor de laying the withdrawal beyond the Feb. 1 deadline. The allied list of war criminal suspects In Japan was length' enod again, this time by the names of Gen. Sadashi 'Shlmc- mura and 18 other militarists. Shlmomura, post-surrender war minister, was said to havo signed final orders for the execution of throe Uoollllle filers In 1942. ) Hurd Unable To Post Bail Nelson Woodrow Hurd. who yesterday was arrested by city pollco for burglarizing Ole .tavern on main street Monday lllht Ulka i..nl.1- n m..L.. .1 $1000 cash ball sot In Jusilco court and Is hold In the county -jnu to ioco a cnurgo or burg' Iary not In a dwelling. Tho 23-year-old ex-soldler waived preliminary hearing In justice court Tuesday afternoon and also waived Indictment by the grand Jury, Ha admitted to notice when he was arrested thut ho broke Into tho tavern through a back window and pried open the cash drawer with a screwdriver, taking about $200 In currency auver. Hurd was arrested In his room at the Pelican hotel after George Roy Dell, burtender at Ole s, remembered him ai hav lng been In the establishment at closing time Monday night ana having seen the money placed in ma drawer. Injury Suffered By Millwright Ivan Bernard, 1310 Kane, for several years employed as mill wrlght at Ewnunn Box company. suffered an Injury to the back and shoulders Monday when he supped on tne steps or the plan Ins mill. Bernard worked dur ing tho dav but later was moved to Klamath Valley hospital for treatment. His hurts are not considered serious and hospital attendants said uurnnrds condition was good today. U1IM1 ON FUHLOUGH Pvt. Eric Ivor "Ike" Btrld, son of Mr. and Mrs. Polo M. Strld, 101D McKlnley, Is home on fur lough from Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Btrld has been In tho service seven months, first at Fort Lewis, Wash., then to camp (jrowaor, Mo., and now stationed at Fort Lcuvenwortn Where no win re turn this Suturduy. He was graduiitcd from K.UHS In 1044 where ho was a member of the lll-Y und afterward was emnloyed by Lorenz company and the post office. Ills slstor Brlta Helen Strld was In the South Pacific 10 months us un army nurso.i his brother Louis Hulgcr strld in tne tiu two fears with the urmy and another brother. Pete Murtln Strld. 28 months in the South Pacific with tho army. All thrco are discharged. Death Takes Aged Woman Mrs. Willie. Ann Churchill, who was UO years old on Christ mils duy, dlt-d ut her home in Koseburg Monday night follow ing a brief Illness. Mrs. Chur chill wiui the eldest sister of the lato It. A. "Bob" Emmltt, Klam ath pioneer. She wus tho aunt of Mrs. Ivy Propst, 720 Pino; Mrs. Paul Johnson of Phoenix. Ariz., and Mrs. George Mlcrs of aaniii urnz, cnllf. Final riles will be held Thurs day with interment In Coles vol ley near Koseburg. Mrs. Chur chill was a nutive of Douglas county and spent her entire life time there. sho Is also survived by three elderly sisters In Rose burg. Mrs. Propst plans to at tend funcrol services for her aunt If tho weathor permits, 52 Veterans Initiated By Legion Fifty-two veterans of World War II wore Initiated Into Klumnth Fulls post No. 8 of the American Legion lust night In ceremonies conducted by the 40 et 8 at the Legion hull. Approx imately 430 paid up members uro reported by the membership chairman, Walt Wlescndungcr. About 40 others, unable to be on hand last night, will be In itiated In a few weeks. coroner, suld tho girl Hud iO tomar. rum uuerocui rc cuts on her fucc and head, somo ported that tho district conven of them one to two Inches deep, ' tlon ut Grants Puss voted to re- Liquor Dealers To Meet Thursday ' The Oregon Bovorugo associa tion will hold a meeting In the Wlnemu hotel at 2 p. m. Thurs day. R. C, CudmiiH, senior Inspector of tho Oregon liquor control commission for Klamath und Lake counties will speak to all liquor dispensers and licensees. Woman Found Lying By Sidewalk Dies EVERETT, Feb. 6 (P) Three hours after Bernlce Honrath, 20, wus found lying alongside a sidewalk in a park In the cen ter of the city lost night, sho died without naming nor ussuil-unt. Dr. W. J. S. Wugner, county divide the southern Oregon ter- rltory und consider Josephine, Juckson, Klamath and Luke counties as one district. This proposition will bo submitted to the state convention for rati fication. Two vucancics were declared on tho executive committee, by u majority present, and Don Everitt and Dave Hogs, World War II veterans, ware elected to fill tho vucancics. J. E. Vul antzs, sergeant -at -arms, sub mitted his resignation as he Is a civilian technician with the navy department und will leave shortly on a flying trip to Eu rope, via Kodiak, Aluska. Asks Action Carl Schubert asked that the lucul post take uctlon to in crease, veterans' preference and priorities for obtaining surplus material, and after discussion it wus referred to the executive committee to take the necessary official steps. L. L. Lombard, speaking as chairman of the chamber of commerce housing committee, announced that definite assur ance had been received that all federal housing in the Klamath area will be reserved for re turned veterans and their fami lies and that war-workers' pref erence no longer exists. Baling Clothes Three more sessions for bal ing clothes collected during the recent Victory clothing drive were announced by Don Ev critt, general chairman of the Legion sponsored drive. A call for volunteers has been issued for tonight and Friday night, 7 to 0:30 p. m., and all day Sun day from 9 a. m. until the work ia completed. The clothes must Wednesday, Feb. . 1948 HERALD AND NEWS THREE be shipped to national head quarters by the middle of Feb ruary. At the next regular meeting, February 19, the Legion auxil iary will entertain with a pot luck dinner preceding the busi ness session. This will start at 6:30 p. m. sharp. wtuusur SKI TOGS AadariH-Tfc apnea, flerber Brit i ft. Aoeeuerla SUGARMAN'S Ik Mala Gas on Stomach tiU m I aimrtM m 4mU jrw ary bck Whm ifm itoowh add iumi painful, luffttat fsi . tour ftoOMh and heartburn, doctors utiullf pTMtfrtiM the faatMt-svUflf madlelrpe known for raptoiDatle rallaf avMltelxaM Ilka Uwm Id BcII'Im TabUta. No IimiIti, Ratl-ina brlnra ennfnrt In a Jiff or ratura bottle U w (or double awoer beck, aba. NOTICE! -AEROSOL- : For direct application of fine penicillin mist to Infections of nose, throat and lungs. . (Asthma, Bronchitis, Colds, Sinusitis, Hay Fever, Etc.) McATEE CLINIC ; 122 So. 7th Phons 6535 LFive Huge Poplars Being Topped Five huge poplars, set out more than 40 years ago by the late Levi WilllU, are in tho proc ess of being topped this week at the Willlts home, S. Sth and Klamath. 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