Subdeacon Joe Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I know that many people see 15 August, when Japan announced that she accepted the terms of the Allies, but the instruments of surrender were not signed until 2 September, and that is the day that Truman declared as VJ Day. https://www.newspapers.com/topics/world-war2/vj-day/ 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I realize this has nothing to do with the thread, but I can't help noticing that the Seattle Sunday Times - the Sunday paper, the big paper of the week - has an ad on the front page above the fold. They didn't have any other news in Seattle that week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 1 hour ago, Alpo said: I realize this has nothing to do with the thread, but I can't help noticing that the Seattle Sunday Times - the Sunday paper, the big paper of the week - has an ad on the front page above the fold. They didn't have any other news in Seattle that week? A front page ad is MONEY, all news is secondary. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alpo said: I realize this has nothing to do with the thread, but I can't help noticing that the Seattle Sunday Times - the Sunday paper, the big paper of the week - has an ad on the front page above the fold. They didn't have any other news in Seattle that week? In the context of the time and the event, no, there was no other news. My guess is that Studebaker paid a hefty premium for that ad placement, and likely had contracted for it weeks before. "We know that this is coming soon, whatever you want for an ad on the front page when this happens we will pay." No, or very few, new cars for several years, a major world event that pretty much guaranteed people would be reading every word on that page, what better place for a car ad? ADDED; I don't think that's above the fold. Look at the bottom of the image, you can see the perferations that are at the bottom of a page. Edited September 2 by Subdeacon Joe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Zook Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) Interesting side note is the Cincinatti newspaper had a front page article about the USS Indianapolis sinking on July 30th (1st survivor's only found 4 days later by a PV-1 on patrol) & 72 yrs later (Aug 19, 2017) she was found at a depth of 18,000 ft. Also, was pretty accurate in the reporting of the number of sailors on the ship 1,196 vs Navy report of 1, 195. Of that number only 316 were plucked from the sea... another interesting little piece of history: "Little Boy", the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was also inscribed with numerous autographs and graffiti by ground crews who loaded it into the plane. One of them read: "Greetings to the Emperor from the men of the Indianapolis". thank you for posting these newspapers!!! Edited September 2 by Dr. Zook historical tidbit added 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 in my home the indianapolis was the sad side of the story that my father [on saipan] said brought them home , the two flights orriginated on tinian accross the way a short distance , we always had discussions of those two drops - my father believed that saved a lot of lives in spite of taking a good many in japan , later in life we had close family friends that were japanese and i grew up with no animosity at all , my folks always said we fought the war - we didnt want it or start it but we won it , that was the end of it as an aside , i met a survivor of that sinking that had written a book on his experience in nashville at a sporting clays event , a very moving conversation as my father had been dead for a few years at that point , my father never knew of it till he was home from the pacific , later in life yet , my wife grew up in japan , navy brat , my father and hers got on very well before they both passed on , our home is decorated some with japanese art and artifacts , i feel my parents would approve - i want my kids to understand that the war was over and no one needs carry any animosity as i was raised , 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) Found this interesting. Beer Parlors ; , Closed VJ-Day Alberta's beer parlors will close in observance of the provincial holiday to be proclaimed on VJ-Day, John A. King. Alberta Liquor Control Board chairman, said here today. He said no actual order to close the parlors has' been issued by the board. However; the Alberta Hotel Association had requested that, their employees' be allowed to join in the VJ-Day holiday celebrations. This request has been approved by the liquor board. Liquor stores will also be closed. If word of Japan's surrender is received in the city while the beer parlors and liquor stores are open, they will be immediately closed. Victory' Crowd Stones Victoria Liquor Store VICTORIA, Aug. 14 (CP) A crowd of several thousand civilians and sailors were dispersed by police, helmeted sailors and the navy shore patrol early today after they converged on the downtown Humboldt St. liquor store and hurled rocks through the front windows. The demonstration was a follow-up to earlier celebrations here and at Esquimau, 1 huge west coast naval base four miles outside the city, following radio reports the Japanese government had accepted the Allied governments' surrender terms. City police were on hand when j the crowd arrived and issued a ' rush call for reinforcements. Authorities dispersed the mob into several sections before entrance was made to the store and set up a strong guard of marines .' armed with heavy truncheons to ; prevent further scenes. However, the crowd then made their way toward the mam liquor store on Johnson St., six , blocks away, where they were met by a strong force of marines brandishing .truncheons. The crowd kept at a distance. Shortly after the reports of acceptance of the surrender terms circulated throughout the city, dockyard workers," sailor and civilians started a celebration, cheering and millin? in the streets. ' " ' ' t During the height of the demonstration a sailor was arrested for questioning following a tussle with a Chinese cook. Folic , See Page'2 Edited September 3 by Sedalia Dave Corrected some spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 16 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: cheering and millin? in the streets You don't know milling? Milling around? People just randomly walking around in circles kind of. Like they do in Times Square on New Year's Eve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, Alpo said: You don't know milling? Milling around? People just randomly walking around in circles kind of. Like they do in Times Square on New Year's Eve. Being as the small print on the posted page was not readable, I looked for the original. I copied and pasted the above text from a website that had done an OCR scan of the original. Based on all the bad spelling and gaps The OCR software was not the best. I corrected what I could and left the rest as is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 6 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Being as the small print on the posted page was not readable, I looked for the original. I copied and pasted the above text from a website that had done an OCR scan of the original. Based on all the bad spelling and gaps The OCR software was not the best. I corrected what I could and left the rest as is. Obviously missed Alpo's humor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 JFWIW my wife was born on VJ Day 1946, a year after it happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I wonder what you would call that? My first thought, when I read 40s post, was it was a one-year pregnancy. His in-laws celebrated VJ Day, and then a year later the baby was born. Now when the kid comes out a few weeks or a month or so early, it's "premature". But I wonder what you call it if it comes out late. I'm fairly certain that it wouldn't come out 3 months late, but still, past the normal nine months. Is there a term for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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