Marines Endure Two Hour Night Vigil on Guam Hilltop
On Guam a two man Marine guard on a hilltop spotted two unseen Japanese soldiers. After three hours of tense silence the Japanese prepared a grenade. Cpl. D. J. Tyler shot the first foe as he menaced the grenade and the second Japanese was killed when the grenade exploded. Nearby Alaskan flowers note white and yellow blooms with rare blue or pink varieties.
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Third Marine Division
Guam
D. J. Tyler
St. Paul, Minn
Pfc
T. J. Hansbury
Atlantic City
N. J
Tyler
Phillips 100 Octane Gasoline Powers War Effort
Phillips Petroleum Company touts 100 octane aviation gasoline production rising tenfold in thirty years, reaching 21 million gallons daily. The piece highlights extra power for bombers and fighters, with Phillips expanding from labs to mass production in the Midwest and stressing wartime chemical plant capabilities.
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U.S
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips
Middle West
Phillips Refineries
Bartlesville
Okla
U S Camps Ban British Papers In Britain
In U S army camps in Britain sale of British newspapers and magazines was banned until after the presidential election under the soldiers voting law. Troops may still buy outside camps. Post exchanges also restricted American publications to avoid reflections.
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London
United States
Britain
Papen Reportedly Arrested on Return to Reich
Franz von Papen former ambassador to Turkey was reportedly arrested upon entering Germany on his return from Turkey. The report came from Istanbul as ships were described being launched side ways in sections and upside down.
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Papen
Reich
Istanbul
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Germany
Paramount Hopes Alan Ladd Stays Busy With Salty O Rourke
Hollywood notes say Paramount wants Alan Ladd to finish Salty O Rourke before any service call. Raoul Walsh is set to direct with Ladd atop fan polls alongside Sinatra and Van Johnson. Health concerns linger for Ladd as he awaits reclassification if drafted again. Virginia Lederer sold Marry at Leisure to RKO for $20,000 and is drafting another book. Anne Shirley has left the hospital and will be idle for months after major surgery and triple anemia recovery.
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Tollywood
INS
Paramount
Alan Ladd
Salty O'Rourke
Raoul Walsh
Errol Flynn
Warners
Alan
Frank Sinatra
van Johnson
Daunmonnt Raiily
Hac Seamothine
Chatien
Hollywood
Anne Shirley
Air Medals Awarded to 3 Cedar Rapids Flyers in Europe
Capt Robert G Petranek 3 Cedar Rapids natives receive Air Medals for World War II service in Europe. Petranek flew 37 B 24 missions over France Italy Germany Austria Hungary Romania and Yugoslavia before May deployment to Italy. Montgomery and Haberle served aboard B 24 Liberator bombers with combat missions over Vienna and Ploesti oil fields.
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Robert G. Petranek
Emil J. Petranek
Eighteenth Street
Tech
Victor C. Montgomery
Harry C. Montgomery
Seventh Street
Albert R. Haberle
Hazel G. Haberle
Petranek
Italy
Vienna
Ploesti
Theatre Timings For Wednesday At Local Houses
Paramount shows Going My Way at 1 40 4 15 6 55 9 30 with short subjects 1 15 3 50 6 25 9 IOWA screens Christmas Holiday at 1 15 4 05 6 55 10 05 and Stars on Parade 2 50 5 40 8 50 STATE presents The Eve of St Mark 1 4 6 50 9 50 and Bermuda Mystery 2 55 4 45 8 45 PALACE runs Destination Tokyo 2 16 5 44 9 12 and Never a Dull Moment 1 17 4 45 8 13 RIALTO shows Westward Bound 1 3 40 6 20 9 and He Hired the Boss 1 55 4 35 7 15 9 55 TIMES offers Uncensored 1 15 4 10 7 05 10 and Timber Queen 2 50 5 45 8 40 MARION features Knickerbocker Holiday 7 10 Tunisian Victory 8 40
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Gazette
Paramount
Iowa
St. Mark
Bermuda
Tokyo
Rialto
Marion
Knickerbocker
Local War Hero Earns Europe Theater Ribbons
Sgt Montgomery, overseas since April, is authorized the European-Middle East theater ribbon with one battle star for the Italian campaign. Staff Sgt Haberle, of a veteran B 24 squadron, has flown 250 combat attacks and the flying gunner completed 44 missions. A Roosevelt high school graduate and former Collins Radio employee, he joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He also wears the Good Conduct medal, Distinguished Unit Badge with Oak Leaf Cluster, and European African Middle East campaign ribbons.
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Montgomery
Haberle
Tacks
Roosevelt High School
Collins Radio Company
Army Air Forces
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