One of 19 Americans Fights On in RAF After War Ticket
Royal Air Force veteran Scotty Cooke 33 remains in a British hospital nine months after joining 19 men who paid their own way to fight the Axis. He is the sole survivor, living with back injuries and constant pain, yet determined to represent the group and his sister Barbara Lambert in Berkeley California. Cooke, once a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer script writer, recalls his fellow volunteers from across the United States who traveled to Britain for duty before U.S. entry.
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William R. Downs
Royal Air Force Hospital
England
Alex
Scotty” Cooke
Los Angeles
Scotty
Cooke
RAF
Barbara Lambert
Berkeley
Calif
United States
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
300 Men To Stay At Fair At Amarillo Air Base
Approximately 309 men from Amarillo Army Air Force Technical School will be stationed at the Tri-State Fair grounds beginning August 1 Col E C Black announces. Two fairground buildings will serve as barracks with the Merchants Building and a kitchen mess hall area. Headquarters for the squadron and base will be at the fairgrounds until construction at the school is finished.
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Amarillo
Last of Dalton Boys Faces Manslaughter Trial
Robert E. Dalton of Meridian Mississippi faces the second trial session in New Orleans for manslaughter in the April 18 1940 hotel lobby stabbing of Lee Meyer a New York salesman. Medical experts differed on death cause with Dalton’s wound cited as primary and pneumonia as immediate by prosecutors. Dalton admitted slashing Meyer after an alleged insult as he regaled bell boys with bravado.
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New Orleans
U.P
Dalton Boys
Robert E. Dalton
Meridian
Miss
New York
Dalton
Lee Meyer
Meyer
Bell Boys
Church Provides Recreation Room for Soldiers
Polk Street Methodist Church opens a recreation room in Fellowship Hall basement for armed forces personnel. Dr. Earl G. Hamlett announces games and a radio, with hours Saturdays 2 to 10 30, Sundays 2 to 7 45 and a Sunday plate lunch at 7 15. Aimed at fostering goodwill between the U S and Mexico.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Earl G. Hamlett
Fellowship Hall
Farley Roosevelt feud fuels New York delegate fight
A bitter clash between President Roosevelt and James A. Farley over New York's 1944 Democratic delegates dominates headlines. If John J. Bennett wins the gubernatorial nomination, Farley may seek control of the state delegation and influence the convention. Mead is backed by Roosevelt as a potential rival.
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Amarillo
Texas
Farley
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
James M. Mead
Buffalo
New York
Mead
St. Anthony's Hospital
Striken
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance
Floyd Dean
John Bardo
Washington
James A. Farley
John J. Bennett
Food Poisoning Victims Improve After Train Stop
Five people removed from a Rock Island train after food poisoning are reported to be in fairly good condition today.
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Rock Island
San Pedro Residents Return After Arkansas Visit
The article notes residents of San Pedro California returning home after a visit to Arkansas as railroads carry more than a portion of U S mail.
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San Pedro
Calif
Arkansas
Townsend Club Meets Sunday at Courthouse
The Townsend Club will meet Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the courthouse.
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Townsend Club
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