Ed Serpas In Action Shines Amid War News And Local Sports
Ed Serpa, once a standout at Maynard Union High, earns honors on APLE San’s team as a World War II era column blends local sports praise with wartime heroism. The piece notes his Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, reflecting a broader report on American boys balancing school sports and military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Serpa
Maynard Union High School
AL Ue
Serpa
Abeid
Waywerd
Apele San
Tie
Sgt
Hayward
War Update Traces Allied Offensive Scope and Key Milestones
The report outlines the Allied strategic plan from Cassino to Saipan and Cherbourg, linking the European and Pacific campaigns. It highlights Rome’s liberation as a goal, the rapid Cassino and Saipan advances, and the collapse of German defenses while American forces push toward Japan and the Philippines. It notes Soviet summer offensives and Japan’s dwindling ability to halt Allied advances, framing the conflict as a coordinated global effort converging on a final phase of the war.
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Tehran
Cassine
Thuy
Rome
Italy
Saipan
Marianas
White Rassithe
Cassina
Cherbourg
Peninsula
Woileatsaia
Sapa
Thiasia
Europe
Pacific
Germany
Japan
Wiley
Adler Walle
Flagrinty
A Year With Angelica opens in New York unseen
Mary Lou Fenton, daughter of an Army colonel, learns her artist mother left money for her two sisters to spend two years in New York. She arrives to find Angelica absent and a disheveled male lodger in Apartment C2 who implies Angie's unpredictability. The scene sets for a suspenseful sisterly reunion amid art, intrigue, and a looming adjustment to city life.
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Mary Lou Fenton
Mary Lou
Angelica
New York
Ibeau
Charles Melvoy
Mac
Mae
Angie
Hayward Civil Service Commission Origins and Duties
Hayward established a Civil Service Commission by ordinance on February 16, 1942 to administer examinations certify highest rated applicants and handle grievances. Wartime measures allowed emergency hires without standard exams, with later reversion to civil service testing. The commission studied salaries pensions and city finances, while noting department heads fall outside its jurisdiction.
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Civil Service Commission of
Hayward
W. F. Flierl
Chris E. Nielsen
T. L. Kelly
C. W. White
Chris. E. Nickett
Commission
California
Filer
Orchids avid Onions and a Baby in the Grocery Basket
A humorous column lampoons war shortages and the sight of a child riding in a grocery store food basket. It parodies esthetics obsession, recalls chain-store chaos, and imagines penalties for improper baby handling during wartime shortages. The writer cites public health guardians and a mock legal notice about unsanitary practices.
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Junior
Mumma
Ceylon
Guardians of the Public Health
Mom
Hatter
Graham
Your Birthday Today By Stella Wednesday July 5
Born today you have versatility and tenacity of purpose. you are capable of focusing on one object at a time and may find definite early success. You may pursue more than one career, but will excel in any you undertake. You possess a gift for writing and speaking and good business judgment. Monday favors starting new projects. You have a deep emotional nature.
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Lone Ranger
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New
Daily Review
Carriges
Balloe
Aginde
Hxelighon Aelk
Wolurs
Botton Schools
Mentaul
Keemle
By Louis P. Kmeemle
United Press
Louis F. Kerman
Hermapet
Cassino
Frances
Ure Igland
Marins
Ley Pan
Tauapag Harbor
United Peature Syndicate, Inc
Mary Len
Miss Angel Falcon
Mary Low
Fein Amudieas
Hig
Bam
Mary Lau
Arcadie House Inc
Hayward Civil Service
Civil Service Com
Haines
Kelly
J. &. Haines
Florence McGehee
Tme
Hawkshaw
Stella
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