Pantomime used to get surrender idea to Japanese
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70,906 see Yankees-Tigers divide doubleheader – Senators whip Browns twice
Largest crowd since 1941 witnesses holiday battles
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Jeep, Hoop Jr. sweep two sections of Wood Memorial classic at Jamaica
Record crowd of 64,537 sets new wagering mark
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Talkative women wisecrack revived by German incident
By Dorothy Dix
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War costs $1 trillion – $500 for everybody in world
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‘Werewolves’ harass French
By Paul Ghali
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Broadcast says Bormann’s last days spent in pagan orgies
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The Windsor Daily Star (May 31, 1945)
Two pincers being shut on Japanese
Battle on Okinawa nears final phase
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Voroshilov is favored
Likely to head Allied Control Commission
By Phil Ault, United Press war correspondent
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Tough battles are expected
Navy anxious to test strength
By Richard W. Johnston, United Press war correspondent
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The Pittsburgh Press (May 31, 1945)
Gracie Allen Reporting
By Gracie Allen
I guess that pretty soon they’ll be reporting the Washington news on the story pages. There’s been another fistfight in Congress, the second in a few weeks.
Three Democrats and one Republican are now entitled to wear combat zone ribbons. One of the men got his mouth hurt. I support that’s about the worst thing that could happen to a Congressman.
This fight was about the members of the House voting themselves a $2,500-a-year tax-free allowance for expenses. The way things are going they’ll need that money. Trainers and boxing instructors get high salaries.
A while back when Congress tried to pension itself, some people started a “Bundles for Congressmen” movement. My goodness, I think we need another one right now – “bandages for Congressmen,” or “liniment for legislators.”