Vets at Purple Heart meet recount war wounds and courage
Veterans from World War I and II shared harrowing accounts of battlefield injuries and survival at a Purple Heart convention. Andres Espinoza described being trapped in a tank that hit a land mine in Italy, while Tex McLeod recalled gas and machine gun fire at Belleau Wood. Others, like Kemp and Southard, recalled air battles, torpedo strikes, and personal losses, highlighting enduring suffering despite changing tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andres Espinoza
E. Villetta
Italy
Espinoza
Tex McLeod
St. Paul
Belleau Wood
Europe
William
Zyder Zee
Holland
Kemp
Tokyo
Tucker Southard
W. Gregory
Highway Department
Leyte Bay
Sigfried Hanson
St. Paul, Minn
Sister Kenny Reveals Secret Incurable Disease
Sister Elizabeth Kenny, famed for polio treatment, says she is treating herself for an incurable illness, not contagious or ugly, and expects only a few years to live. She plans a two month travel to the United States, England, and Europe to discuss polio and hear other doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny
Sydney
Australia
Elizabeth Kenny
Associated Press
United States
England
U.S
Buttermilk Is Essentially Skim Milk With Bacterial Flavoring
Buttermilk and sour skim milk are essentially the same substances. Practically, all buttermilk manufactured today is skim milk to which a laboratory-controlled strain of lactic acid bacteria is added for flavor, body and texture.
American civilians eat an average meat per capita figure
The report states that American civilians consume about 148 pounds of meat per person annually.
State Okays Welfare Fund Release To 198
The State Department of Public Welfare approved release of 198 welfare checks delayed earlier due to recipients not filing quarterly economic reports. Acting welfare commissioner Ben Hildreth said 142 checks remained withheld. Of 340 August withdrawals, 128 went to old age, 50 to dependent children, nine to blind, and 11 to general welfare recipients amid tightened welfare rules by the Arizona Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Welfare
Ben Hildreth
Hildreth
Arizona
Housing Units Ready for Occupants in Phoenix Projects
About 100 public housing units at Marcos de Niza and Matthew Henson additions will be ready to occupy by September 1, with roughly 40 more at the Frank Luke Project by October 20. Applications are taken at 1301 S. Third Ave. Disabled veterans have rental preference. Marcos de Niza is at Third Ave and Yuma, Matthew Henson at Seventh Ave and Sherman, Luke Project at 500 N. 20th St.
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Marcos de Niza
Matthew Henson
Roy B. Yanez
Phoenix Housing Authority
Frank Luke
Housing Authority
S. Third Ave
Yanez
Third Avenue
Yuma
Seventh Avenue
Sherman
Luke
20Th St
Army Air Force Lists Recruits From Phoenicians
Recruits accepted for service in the U S Army or air force at the local recruiting station 213 N First Ave include Norman W Lawshe of 2004 FE Van Buren Daniel R Lopez of 1804 S Sixth Ave Ascension M Galindo of 1714 E Grant Thomas E Preuss of 4212 N 20th St and Billy D Tyler of 2607 W Earler Also named are Gerald R Blumlein Charles D Pilon and Harold H McKernan all of Winston Edward P Villalobos and Manuel S Padilla both of Tucson Pat P Torres of Prescott Wiley S Wasson of Snowflake and Duane Carpenter of McNeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Air Force
N. First Ave
Norman W. Lawshe
FE. van Buren
Daniel R. Lopez
S. Sixth Ave
Ascension M. Galindo
E. Grant
Thomas E. Preuss
N. 20Th St
Billy D. Tyler
W. Earler
Gerald R. Blumlein
Charles D. Pilon
Harold H. McKernan
Winston
Edward P. Villalobos
Manuel S. Padilla
Tucson
Pat P. Torres
Prescott
Wiley S. Wasson
Snowflake
Duane Carpenter
McNeal
U S Reported Turning Into Wallflower Nation
Bandleader Les Brown laments fading dance culture in the United States amid a stagnant band business. He cites high salaries, bebop, and lack of originality as causes, but foresees a rebound with more record label promotion and growing military personnel. Brown and the Bob Hope troupe navigate uncertain schedules and travel.
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Hollywood
United States
Les Brown
Brown
Bob Hope
Dizzy Gillespie
Glenn Miller
Miller
Hope
Korea
Germany
Victim Improves After Stabbing by W C Edding
Earl Cook, 50, of 817 S Third Ave, is improving from stab wounds. Police say W C Edding, 35, attacked Cook during a dispute with Bruce Goodrich, proprietor of OK Market at 1102 S Seventh St. Cook was stabbed twice in the stomach, once in the arm, and once in the head. Edding is being held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Cook
S. Third Ave
W. C. Edding
Edding
Bruce Goodrich
OK Market
S. Seventh St
Cook
Chicago Wife Found Slain
Mrs. Ruby Florence Johnston, 40, wife of a Chicago businessman, was found shot to death in an alley. A shopping bag near the body contained 25 letters and cards addressed to Joseph Kafka, who later killed himself on a golf course. Kafka was found on the first green at Marquette Park with a .38 revolver.
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Chicago
Ruby Florence Johnston
Joseph Kafka
Marquette Park
First Known Mention of Coffee in Arabian Encyclopedia
The earliest reference to coffee appears in an Arabic medical encyclopedia from around 850 A D. This fragment notes coffee as a medicinal beverage within early Islamic scholarly writings and marks the item’s first recorded appearance in known sources.
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Howdy
Purple Heart
Westward Ho
Military Order of the Purple Heart
John D. Goodwin
Johnson City
Tenn
Stanley Kirschbaum
Detroit
Michigan
John T. Mullins
Greater New York
Enemies of Freedom
Purple Heart Convention
McLeod
Michael Faraday
Hanson
By Gordon Tait
Westinghouse
E. Washington
Army
Goo
Tire Headquarters
van Buren
Mademoiselle
Ling
Gunmetal
Hanns
Hae Street
Eoecores
Ose
Eveeere
Hannys
Adams
First Street
By Bob Thomas
the Phoenix
Aka
Ake
Crystal CF
Hanny
de Fas
Aluminum
Koolvent
East Washington
Hanny's College Fashion
Phoenix Little Theater
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