Enraged mess sergeant leads cooks in galley raid
In the Pacific theater a mess sergeant and cooks attacked Jap pilferers near a regimental galley. Joe Arclous from Portland and fellow cooks chased intruders, firing with shotguns and improvised weapons. One attacker was killed, others fled, and the galley remains under guard as the raid is reported.
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Ty Sergt
Cyril O'Brien
TE. S
Pacific
Aieling
Nickary Plekhandic
Matler
Joseph Arclous
Portland
Ore
Tiet
Avis
Joe
Dale
Gheyne
Kanabh Falls
Gre
Masten
Jayne
Pie
L. Smith
Waco
Texas
Smitty
Strug Bears
Doe
Ely Fort
Colonel Flies Ist and Last Mission of Mitchell Group
Colonel Malcolm A Bailey led the 440th Bombardment Group in its first and last combat missions in the Mediterranean theater. He flew 71 missions against targets in Tunisia, Pantelleria, Sicily, the Balkans, and Southern France, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross with one cluster and the Air Medal with nine clusters.
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Litut
Malcolm A. Bailey
Death Louise Bailey
Prederickaburg Road
Mediterranean
Groun
Africa Corps
Southern Pacific Plans Service Day Observance
Southern Pacific workers across the system join officers to mark the third annual War Service Day on June 14. R J Simmons will lead a 10 30 a m service at the company repair yards with invites extended to families. Employees will wear miniature service flags bearing 19 000 and pledge support to those serving.
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Gan Astonia
San Francisco
New Orleans
R. J. Simmons
Eny
Marvin L. Jones Commissioned at Bravest Marshal General School
Marvin L Jones of 1007 Bilisan Drive was among 132 officers commissioned as second lieutenants at graduation exercises held Saturday at Camp Bulle Col William H H Meili commanded the school delivering the graduation address and Chaplain Chats W G Leal opened the ceremony with an invocation
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Miaryly L. Jones
Bilisan Drive
Clase
Camp Bulle
William HH. Meili
Chatits
W. G. Leal
Officer Leaves English Hospital
Lieut. Dantel B. Jurnachek, 21, son of Mrs. Macy H. Jurnachek, was discharged from the 33rd Convalescent camp in England after full recovery from wounds received at Linz, Germany, in March.
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Dantel B. Jurnachek
Macy H. Jurnachek
West
King’s Highway
England
Linz
Germany
Solon Defends Subsidy Proposal in Price Control Debate
Solon defends a subsidy amendment to price control policy. He argues subsidies would aid farmers operating at a loss, not raise prices. Bowles warns the Thomas amendment could wreck the OPA program, prompting a Monday vote as lawmakers debate extending price controls.
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Vaccineton
INS
Benator Elmeroomnas-Okla
Deq
Bowles
Thomas Souks
Witch Bose
OPA
Sill Senaine Wagner
D.-N
Beunle Danking Committee
Cqairyan
Thoms
Senate
Thomas
Rowdy
Valley crops face plow up as tomato canning slows
The Rio Grande Valley reports tomato fields being plowed up as heavy harvests ease. Canneries face high labor and delivery costs with prices near the subsidy cap under wartime policy. Overall fruit and vegetable shipments to June rise, while melons and cotton pickups begin in Hidalgo and Willacy counties amid strong demand and variable prices.
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Overthy Smith
Texas Canners' Association
Wealaco
Food Administration
Smith
Fred Lomsto
U. S
Ab Weslaco
Jickconville
We Valley
Hidalgo County
Boston
Agenld
A. Qswalt
Fxtinburg
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