Circle City remembrance urged for V Day celebration
Candid notes urge the Corona Chamber of Commerce to organize a broad community tribute to V Day when Germany falls. A committee of youngest members would coordinate with schools churches service clubs and leaders for a citywide day of rejoicing prayers and tribute led by local groups. The Corona Circle Drive era is recalled with Barney Oldfield's racing fame resurging in local headlines. Lt Arno Heying flies Mustang over Europe from Italian bases while Henry M Schall marks his birthday with family memory.
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Toronan
Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Elvin Downs
Coronan
Anaheim woman loses control in accident after candy slips
Mrs Frances T Betcheler of Anaheim and a passenger were treated for minor injuries after a car crash while attempting to rescue a slipping candy. The collision occurred at a street light post and both occupants were hospitalized briefly.
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Anaheim
Germans Withdraw From Florence as Battle Shifts
Allied dispatches report German forces have largely pulled back from Florence while fighting continues in the eastern and western outskirts. Eighth Army patrols avoid urban streets to protect historic sites as troops clear the south bank of the Arno from east of Florence to Montelupo, with limited pockets near Montelupo and Signa.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Arno
Montelupo
Signa
London Radio
CBS
Pisa
Fifth Army
PFC Robert Ruth of Corona Wounded in Action
Mr and Mrs Otis G Ruth of 1023 Railroad Street received a message from Washington DC that their son Pfc Robert G Ruth was seriously injured in action in France on July 6. Ruth has served about three years and has been overseas nearly nine months.
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Otis G. Ruth
Railroad Street
Washington, DC
Thei
Pfc
Robert G. Ruth
Rance
Ruth
Disabled American Veterans Meeting Notice
Chapter 56 of the Disabled American Veterans will meet Wednesday at 7 30 PM at 212 West Sixth Street. All members are urged to be present.
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Netherlinds
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Netherlands East Indies
The
Disabled American Veterans
West Sixth St
Wounded in Action Names Include California Soldiers
The War Department released a list of 1511 U S soldiers wounded in action. Among Californians named are Vernon O Lieb Corona and Pvt Franci Mahach Riverside with next of kin listed.
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Vernon Lieb
WAR Dept
Washington
War Department
U. S
Asiatic Area
Mahach
Franci
Eleanor Mahach
9Th St
Riverside
Southwest Pacific
Lieb
Vernon O
May. Téer
Magnolia Ave
Corona
Corona flier earns Distinguished Service Cross for Dummer Lake action
Lt. Col. James C L Stewart of Corona earns the DSC for extraordinary heroism in an aerial battle near Dummer Lake Germany in March leading nine Thunderbolts against 90 enemy fighters. He dispersed a 50-ship bomber–level group and held attackers at bay until aid arrived, destroying 25 enemy planes with no bombers harmed.
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Forch
England
James CL Stewart
Francis St., Corona
Europe
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Dummer Lake
Germany
Eighth Fighter Command
Col. Stewart
Thunderbolt
Hubert Zemike
WTO
Fughth Fighter Command
Clarence DD. Stewart
Francis Street
Corona Grammars
Chaffey Junior College
Ontario
Glendale
Randolph Field
Tex
Kelly Field
DSC
Lumber Plant Destroyed by Fire in The Dalles
A fire driven by strong winds gutted the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company plant and equipment in The Dalles Oregon, with extensive damage to the adjacent soda works. Estimated loss ranges from 50 000 to 75 000 dollars.
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Dalles, Ore
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company
Dalles Soda Works
Three Days of Assaults Staged Against Japanese
Allied forces announced heavy three day assaults along a mile front near Guam and Bonin Islands. Admiral Nimitz reported Marines reached near Tlaputo Point on Guam as carrier task forces damaged Japanese ships and installations on five islands and bombed targets in the Bonins and Volcanos.
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ADM. Con Moldlats
Guam
Mount Machanao
Pharl Harbor
Saomile
Japan
U. S
Tokyo
Bonins
Chester A. Nimitz
Tlaputo Point
Nimitz
Seventh Amar Air Awerce
Siipre Navy
Gorin
taelidiIngy
Tne
Tui
Muko Jimi
Ani Jini
Haha Jima
Chichi Jima
Iwo Jim
Transit Strike Ends in Philadelphia Amid Army Presence
Philadelphia transit workers’ strike ends after federal probes consider criminal conspiracy. Army guards remain at subway and trolley lines as service returns to normal. government says operations back to full strength while prosecutions loom.
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Philadelphia Transit Oy
Eretors
Prand Jury Investicutbor
Army
Henry St. Stubsam
No An
Massive Allied Assaultes Hit German Positions in Europe
Allied forces launch a broad offensive across European fronts pushing toward key targets. Reports describe heavy bombardment, advances near major ports, and sharp resistance from German defenses as the campaign escalates.
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