Nothing!<\/p>\n
In the Aug. 31 issue, however, I found the following: The United States Navy\u2019s mighty 45,000-ton battleship, the USS Missouri, will end her WWII career in a blaze of glory this week in Tokyo Bay when she serves as the scene of the historic unconditional surrender of Japan to the United Nations.<\/p>\n
I was 11 years old and remember yelling and racing around the yard with my brother when the news came by way of the radio that Japan had surrendered.<\/p>\n
In the Sept. 7, 1945, issue of the Times-Tribune were mostly items of local interest.<\/p>\n
Miss Florence Halls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Halls, has enrolled in the Cadet Nurse training program.<\/p>\n
In the past weeks, two more teachers have been added to the staff of the school, and everything is in readiness for the first day of school on Monday.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Ira Kelly and Mrs. Clay Bader entertained six tables of bridge at their ranch home Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Vivian Bone returned home Monday afternoon from Albuquerque, where she had been visiting her husband, Sgt. Robert Bone.<\/p>\n
Jim Weaver and Carl Bauer had a narrow brush with death during the storm Sunday morning. The men say that what seemed to be a large ball of fire passed through their car, stunning them momentarily and leaving their arms and shoulders numb.<\/p>\n
Dr. and Mrs. Trotter were Friday evening supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Decker.<\/p>\n
Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Mallett spent the Labor Day weekend in the San Luis Valley.<\/p>\n
Fred Wagner is employed by the state highway department with the road crew working near South Fork.<\/p>\n
Clyde Sheek returned this week from service with the Army Air Corps in England for a 30-day furlough.<\/p>\n
Charles Potts announces that he will stage another dance at the Checkerboard hall Saturday night. Roy Freeman and his orchestra will furnish the music.<\/p>\n
Mrs. H. Nelson and infant daughter, Louanna, have returned from the Durango hospital and are staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dean.<\/p>\n
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Lovett retuned this week from Denver, where they had taken their son, Sgt. Emery Lovett Jr., to report for duty.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Herman Wagner entertained the Wednesday night bridge club this week.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Frances Howard and granddaughter, Jimmy Kay Bauer, returned Thursday from a two week visit in Aztec.<\/p>\n