Private In Three Wars Is Record Of Businessman
CAMP SANTA ANITA Calif Dec 24 A wealthy Washington businessman says he is the only man in the United States to enlist as a private in the last three wars. Eugene Mann aged 67 retired from business is fit and has served in the Spanish American War as a corporal World War I as a second lieutenant and now holds sergeant rank in a special service unit.
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Camp Santa Anita
Calif
Wen
Wash
United States
Eugene Mann
Uniformed Veteran Seeks Southern California Clubs
A former Camp Santa Anita recruit two years ago, now identified with five corporations, longs for exclusive Southern California clubs where he winters. He says he simply feels better about being in uniform.
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Camp Santa Anita
California
Japanese Diet Opens in Tokyo Amid Emperor Hirohito Script
The Japanese Diet convened in Tokyo today as monitored by U S government observers and relayed to OWI. An imperial recital from Emperor Hirohito and the formal opening ceremonies were planned for today.
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New York
Tokyo
U. S
OWI
Hirohito
Death anniversary of Emperor Tenno noted
A note marks December 25 as the anniversary of Emperor Tenno's death and states the diet will not meet tomorrow.
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Tenno
Portland retires debt for civic auditorium design prize
Portland, Oregon completes retirement of a 1913 bond issue of 35000 dollars used to fund a prize for the civic auditorium design. Interest at 4 percent pushed the total cost to 42000 dollars. The payoff follows the death of designer Joseph H. Freedlander.
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Portland
Ore
INS
Portland Civic Auditorium
Joseph H. Freedlander
Writer Tells How Allies Will Storm Beaches To Breach Hitler Fortress
A wartime feature depicts Allied invasion planning with Col. Paul W. Thompson at the helm. It portrays the preparation of mock beaches, pill boxes, and barbed wire defenses for a future assault on occupied France.
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Hitler
England
Channel
France
Europe
Paul W. Thompson
Alliance
Neb
Col. Thompson
America
U. S
Berlin
West Point
Wehrmacht
Thompson
Edwin P. Lock
Alexandria
John B. Horton
Washington, D. C
Louis P. Ely
Philadelphia
Russell T. Finn
Peoria
Ill
Myles W. Bueweter
Arlington
Lucius P. Chase
Kohler
Wis
Alfred C. Day
Sparta
N. J
William F. Lee
Amherst
Mass
Morris T. Warner
Staunton
William Metheny
Belton
Missouri
Thomp
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Teheran
Ae Hee
Pianist-turned-worker keeps art alive in Vanport housing
Vienna-born Edward Franklau a former New York concert pianist now a shipyard worker in Vanport City Washington stays true to his art. He practices each night on a community piano at the Vanport housing project and recently performed in Portland Oregon.
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WAR and Prace
Vanport City
Wash
INS
Edward Franklau
New York
Vanport
Portland
Oregon
Christmas Work in New Guinea and Soldier Wedding
ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUARTERS New Guinea December 24 Christmas will be another working day for American troops in New Guinea and nearby operations General Douglas MacArthur will spend the day working and conferring with officers. Red Cross YMCA and service units plan programs for troops and patients in hospital wards receive decorations from nurses palm and flame tree branches brighten mess halls. A soldier and his bride exchange vows near Asheboro after obtaining a Guilford county license the ceremony being performed across the Randolph Guilford line by a minister who drove to the scene.
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Advanced Allied
New Guinea
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
The
Red Cross
Ymca J
Special Service
Asheboro
N. C
Guilford County
Randolph-Guilford County
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