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TEDDY: a- 'Ah Indiana County Newspaper That Serves Every Member of the Family (fitasritt? COVERING THE WORLD FROM THE COMMERCIAL CENTER OF WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Made to Indiana 6v-tilng dazetta, Ita news-paper boys, and sub- scrfbera (or their patrl- The Nazis have surrendered unconditionally. Now the Job is to move troops and ship? to the Pacific to give our boys aid in overcoming the Japs. otte aupport of tha War Savings Program. TEN PAGES INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1945. VOLUME 45.

NO. 223. TELEPHONE 500-501 THREE CENTS LM The Unconditional Surrender Agreement Was Signed 8:41 P. Ml. Sunday, All (Interested Parties NEW YORK, May 7-CBS Correspondent Edward Murrow reported from London fhal both PresidentTruman and Prime Minister Churchill were prepared to broadcast the official news of the German surrender at noon Eastern War Time, but that they were delayed because Premier Stalin, whowastospeakatthesame time, was not ready.

NEW YORK, May 7-CBS reported at 11:35 a.m. I EWT) an announcement by A BS IE, the official American broadcasting station in Europe, saying "Germany has surrendered unconditionally. The, war is officially over in Europe." ABSIE said President Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin "Are expected to speak fofhe world shortly and announce the official end of the war in Europe." "is NEW YORK, May ment for publication to German capitulation in Paris), there was no embargo on the flash or the subsequent material received fr6m Kennedfo who told Hawkins (Lewis Hawkins, of the AP London staff): "'That's official; gei it out: "Later Kennedy inquired of Pitkin ID wight Pitkin of the London staff) if the copy was moving satisfactorily thru that hour concerning the complete surrender of all German fojrces in Europe, and that no story to that effect is authorized: This announcement, from SHAEF in Paris, did not deny the truth of Edward Kennedy's dispach from Reims giving details of the formal signing of the surrender, merely saying that no story of MPJ-Tfte following was heard in New York at coming via a special voicecast channel from Paris to American news agencies and networks: "Supreme Headquarters authorizes correspondents at 1645 Paris time ft 0:45 a.m. Eastern War Time! today to state that SHAEF has made nowhere any official state- With reference to the statement voicecast from Supreme Headquarters, Robert Bunnell, managing executive for the Associated Press in the United Kingdom, cabled as follows: "In reference to this statement, which raises the possibility that an embargo might have been imposed there I at SHAEF Memories Never Forgotten All Churches Will Hold Special Services Tonight 9 Submarine, Merchant And War Ship Crews Ordered To Quit To calebrate V-E Day In the United States the Ministers of the churches of Indiana announce that special services of Prayer and Thanksgiving will be held in each of the churches this evening at 7:30 T.rMTinN Maw 7 IAP P.rnnH Admiral Karl I O'ClOCK tOT UUS day OI Eisenhower Not Present LONDON, May 7 (AP) The greatest war in history ended today with the unconditional surrender of Germany. The surrender of the Reich to the Western Allies and Russia was made at Gen.

Eisenhower's headquarters at Reims, Fiance by Col. Gen. Gustaf Jodl, chief of staff for the German army, and the Supreme Allied Command by Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, chief of staff for General Eisenhower. It was also signed by General Ivan Suslo-paroff for Russia and by General Francois Sevez for France. Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Western Allies and Russia at 2:41 P.

M. French time Sunday. (This was at 8:41 P. Eastern War 'Time Sunday). The surrender took place at a little red school house which is the headquarters of Gen.

Eisenhower. flanarul FiiAnnnwar wu-i nrtt rirpsp.nr ftfc Doejiitz ordered his German submarine crews to cease' Victory the people of our wiitoo community have long It is IS mniminilavi in Nnranv site nf most of the remain-i prayed. aitogeiner that we should intr TT-hnnf. hnspR nlreariv hflii Ridied Allied surrender! fitting gather this evening in our terms. respective churches and In a broadcast order of the day over the Flensberg hearts to God radio Doenitz told the submarine crews: "Crushing;" graUtSde.

nunnnini-ifir Viae nmni'oeoa ita in fit a X'OW nni'i'mw roil Continuation of the struggle is impossible from the bases that remain." MeiXiaiUS COSeCf Earlier the new self-styled Nazi Fuehrer had directed) CAiCS Tftftatf crews of all German warships and merchantmen not to ViV9 I wwqy scuttle their ships. comDlUnM lhe These developments stirrea nopes in wnaon mat a dopted by MercllinUi V-E Day proclamation Was at hand, but in the SOUth tll Association of the Indiana Chamber Allies continued to meet resistance from the last German of Commerce and tiic Homer City armies battling on the continent. V-E Day whs announced this morn ing at 8:41 (Eastern War Time The instructions tor closing as adopted by the Merchants Associa Prague in an effort to wrest their capital city from the Nazis. Gen. Patton threw at least 10 U.

S. Third Army infantry and armored divisions into the battle for Czecho tion of the Indiana and Homer City Chamber of Commerce are support- slovakia, cauturiiiir Pilsen. 50 miles southwest of the signing, but immediately afterward Jodl and his fellow delegate, General Admiral Hans Georg Frideburg were received by the Supreme Commander. They were asked sternly if they understood the surrender terms imposed upon Germany and if they would be carried out by Germany. They answered yes.

Germany, which began the war with, ft ruthless attack upon Poland followed by su vessive aggressions and brutality in internment Saa EISENBOW6 Continuad on paa two Russian troops in Czechoslovak smasnea into we ea oy iMyn; v-ounai 01 me rt -too American Ieijion and the Veterans1 OUtSKins OI tne war preuueuun cwuer or 0f Foreign Wars. Be it noted that! miles soumaasc OI rrague. twu ouviet iu iumanoithtse hourt do not eitect places and German-annexed Sudentenland were threatening to where war materials are reduced, trap thousands of Nazi troops in a pocket developing east! "ds'frMt'. Olmeutz as the Nazis sought to retreat toward Prague. cioied Dt tune loday Th 0ve but never "Over Here" for those whose Set CUWi OBPisttD I woxideatetTdwer.

'l loved one will lwy remain "Over There." Contjnued on pag two.