Guerrilla drill tests Texas guardsmen near Dallas
Major Ted Dealey commands the 28th division guardsmen in a guerrilla warfare drill to defend Roanoke with an imagined enemy force. Two soldiers, Joe Davis and T. W. Griffiths, exchange capture roles in a mock prisoner exchange while scouts clash amid rolling hills and oak patches. The exercise, meant to harden units statewide, highlights the challenges of prisoner handling and rapid reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferhugh Williamson
Itas
Tex
Texas Defense Cnt
Robert Bistopher
Dallas
Ted Dealey
Texas
Dealey
Roanoke
Bald Hill
Rovanoke
Major Dealey
Joe
Davis
T. W. Griffiths
Griffiths
Prescott News roundup highlights visits and a marriage
Prescott News notes Mrs Roy Adams and son Glenn of Little Rock visiting Dr and Mrs C A Archer of De Queen. Mrs C G Gordon in Arkadelphia with daughter Mary Sue Gordon. Smith-Gist announces Margaret Smith to Charles Leonard Gist of Prescott with Gist family ties. Scrap metal collection in Nevada county starts second week in August with cards sent to residents to indicate availability. Civilian Defense officials urge consolidation of scrap metal for trucking collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Adams
Glenn
Little Rock
Imon Gee
C. A. Archer
de Queen
Elbert Wilkes
Ethel Ava
C. A. Archer Jr
Charles Waters
Camden
Owen Waters
Frances ‘Thrasher
Hot Springs
Prescott
Andrew Davis
Hugh Zagst
Martha
Centralia
Illinois
A. S. Buchanan
C. G. Gordon
Arkadelphia
Mary Sue Gordon
Henderson State Teachers College
Nevada County
Oil and Gas Filings Lafayette July 28 1942
Ed Boyd et al to Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp lease secured for 10 years dated June 12 1942 filed July 27 1942 NE of NEM of Sec 14 Twp 15S Rec 25 West. Quitclaim Mineral Deed 124 interest dated July 3 1942 filed July 28 1942 Alfred Revenger and wife to E L Miller Beginning at SE corner Sec 14 Twp 15S Rec 25 West containing 13 acres more or less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Eunice Triplett
Ed Boyd Et al
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Alfred Revenger
E. L. Miller
Professor Lindeman Puzzles War Era Washington Visit
Professor Edward Lindeman of the New York School of Social Work calls on a dozen top officials and even the White House during wartime Washington. First Lady arranges dinner hour to let him catch his train back to New York, a social scene amid a busy capital. Dick Jurgens, new to Manhattan, signs a seven thousand five hundred dollar weekly deal for September at the Strand, with hits Elmer's Tune and Careless. Basil Fameen reports from Atlantic City about joining the army and touring, noting his Russian background, multiple languages, and instrument innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
New York
Washington
Edward Lindeman
New York School of Social Work
First Lady
Professor Lindeman
White
Ieader
New York City
Dick Jurgens
Manhattan
Strand
Broadway
Kyser, Dorsey
Kaye
Sacramento
Calif
Jurgens
Elmer
Basil Fameen
Atlantic City
Ciro
Hollywood
Brazil
Copacabana
Detroit
Basil Foreen
America
Land of Liberty
Lone Man
Texas Battalions Receive New Weapons Amid Training Push
Three Dallas battalions the 19th 29th and 26th have been issued ten submachine guns each, adding to their existing machine guns rifles tear gas bombs and magnesium shells. Other Texas battalions are getting new arms as soldiers adapt quickly to the evolving kit and tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Pie
Faust
Paul Lukas Talks New York and Broadway Fame
Hollywood star Paul Lukas, famed for The Watch on the Rhine, reflects on his rise from Broadway success to film stardom. He discusses New York’s climate, audience warmth, and the danger of typecasting, hoping for more varied roles beyond labels like gangster or matron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
New York
Hollywood
ABC
Heis
Bette Davis
East
Himland
Broadway
Asher
Paul Lukas
Ottawa Lights Sparkle Despite War Haze
Ottawa Ont July 29 wide world war has not dimmed the night lights of Canada capital with bright Parliament Hill illumination and lively downtown signs. Many women in government wartime roles wear Canadian Women's Army Corps and Royal Canadian Air Force uniforms as returning soldiers remark how the lights lift spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Ottawa
Canada
Washington
Parliament Hill
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAP
Paul Lukas Returns to Films With Refurbished Name
The article notes actor Paul Lukas, known for Nazi spy era roles and traffic cop parts, returning to cinema after being considered too tough for Hold Back the Dawn. Director Herman Shumlin cast him in Watch on the Rhine, refining his image as he resumes screen work with a renewed profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Shumlin
Lukas
Paul
Paul Lukas
Ottawa Hums Amid War Center Rumors
Describes Ottawa as the war nerve center, a crowded room city with jammed hotels and busy streets. Theaters show American films, rents rise, and a restrained atmosphere curbs spirits despite bustling nightlife on the Quebec side, where dance floors fill with restless crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iite
Ottawa
Quebec
Ottawa River
Radio figure praised by Tokyo paper as Japan’s spokesman
Sent to Tokyo for training he enrolled at Tokyo Imperial University and became a graduate student. The Nichi Nichi newspaper called him a success and later assigned him to broadcasting. Early 1938 saw government praise for his work as a Japan radio spokesman, while Americans viewed him differently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo Imperial University
Tokyo
Nichi Nichi
Broadcasting
Nichi Nie Iwronet
Utah Slayer II Executed in Salt Lake City
Utah prisoner Donald Lawton Condit, 25, was executed by firing squad at 6:08 a.m. for first degree murder in Salt Lake City after hitchhiking with victim Harold A Thorne whom Condit killed. Five county men fired, one gun with a blank, Condit remained calm, wife Betty Jane Condit and officials present. Burial planned in Salt Lake City. wife to return to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Donald Lawton Condit
Harold A
Thorne
Condit
Ron County
Bot
Tan Ehaiy
John BK. Warris
Betty Jane Condit
Morgan. Coombs
Martin Bredburg
San Pedro
Calif
Los Angeles
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Kroger Grocer and Baking Company
Robbin Goons
Geneman
Oshkosh
Luc ‘Kas
Alfred E. Smith
Brown Derby
White House
Hall Bros
Hall Bros. Cleaners & Hatters
Utah Slayer II
McPherson
Kas
Catrolman
Ira Grant
Grant
the Wesson Ol
Stubarts
MANA
Canova Coffee
P&g Soap
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K. C. Chuck
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Stubart
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