Airmen in China Say 8-29 Raid Only Beginning
Western China June 17 Brig Gen Kenneth B Wolfe head of 20th bomber command says the 8-29 Superfortresses raid on Japan is only the start. He notes logistics remain a major issue and bomber command is still experimental while planes must carry large fuel and payload over long distances from western China bases. Some bombers were converted to tankers to shuttle fuel and others to transports for parts and personnel.
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Pwentieth Bomber Command
China
INS
Japan
Ug Lot
Kennet B. Walfe
20Th Ember Command
Wolfe
Anneral Wores Supercriesset
First B 29 Superfortress in action on a shakedown flight
The June 17 dispatch reports the first B 29 Superfortress entering combat inadvertently on a shakedown flight over Burma last April when 10 Zeros attacked. The pilot and crew survived after downing two enemy planes while the attackers fled. General Hansell and key commanders discuss the aircraft’s performance and rigorous testing that preceded production.
Ration Questions and Answers from the War Price Board
The weekly Light column presents the top ten rationing questions with concise answers. Topics cover sugar rationing reasons, canning sugar applications, Base One testing steps, gasoline ration book renewals and losses, grade certificate appeals, and price controls on household items and dealer inventories. The piece notes processing times for tire and ration book applications, plus a backlog of about five thousand pending applications.
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Bexard County
War Food Administration
Vans Stimer
Henty
Ocr
Waait
Final Rites Held For William Ives
Funeral services were held at 1 a m Saturday at the Charles Hane avan chapel for William Bruce Ives 78 a retired Los Angeles manufacturer who died Tuesday at his home 3844 West Travis street Interment with military services at Fort Sam Houston National cemetery will be under the direct tunn of Eugene J Hernandez camp No 1 Spanish American War Veterans He is survived by two brothers John B Ives Sr Sam Antonio and Fred Ives El Monte Calif
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Charles Haneavan
William Bruce Ives
Los Angeles
West Travis Street
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Eugene J. Hernandez
John B. Ives Sr
Sam Antonio
Fred Ives
el Monte
Calif
Man Freed After $500 Bond For Harboring 97 Mexican Nationals
Browzaville resident Maria Fuentes, 45, posted a $500 bond in U.S. Commissioner A.V. Koight's court on a charge of harboring and concealing 97 Mexican nationals smuggled across the Rio Grande. The case centers on alleged protection of illegal entrants and related offenses.
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Maria Fuentes
Browzaville
U.S
A.V. Koight
Rio Grande
Sex Offenses Thefts Lead Juvenile List
May juvenile delinquency report shows sex offenses tied with thefts for first with 43 cases. 237 new cases plus 64 carryovers bring total May working cases to 301, 251 disposed, 29 sent to institutions, 18 runaways returned, 30 of cases reached courts. Race breakdown notes Latin American, Anglo American and African American counts.
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Dora
Davenport
Bexar County
Yawata Fires From Wheat Japs Explain
In a broadcast from Tokyo the Japanese blamed U S fires on burning wheat stalks near a farmhouse at the Yawata steel center in the American raid. The broadcast claimed the fires were caused by wheat stalks and alleged American planes suffered heavy losses while the Japanese sustained no damage.
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New York
Jap Yawata Steel Center
Nicaragua Honors Kelly Commander at Wings of Honor Luncheon
Col. Paul S. Blair received the Wings of Honor from Capt. Rafael Espinosa Altamirano at a St. Anthony hotel luncheon. The presentation cited Blair's meritorious work in advancing Inter-American understanding and promoting cooperation in Nicaragua.
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Paul S. Blair
Major Foss Ace Becomes Father in Santa Barbara
Major Joe Foss, renowned Marine Corps ace with 26 confirmed kills in the South Pacific, became a father yesterday to a seven-pound daughter born at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Foss has returned to the South Pacific several weeks ago.
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Santa Barbara
Gallf
INS
Joe Foss
Marine Corps South
Texan on B-29 First in Action
Fort Worth rear gunner Harold D. Lanham credited as the first man to injure or damage the enemy in a Superfortress operation. His plane was attacked by six fighters near the Indo Burmese border last April during early B-29 combat. after 25 minutes the enemy broke off.
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Seattle
Allison
Hardy Wichia
Boepag
China
INS
Harold D. Lanham
Fort Worth
Bomber Command
Lanham
Rocky Mountain Fever Now Spreading Across U S
Rocky Mountain fever once thought limited to the Rocky Mountain region is now reported as spreading nationwide across the United States. Health officials urge monitoring for symptoms and seeking early treatment to prevent complications.
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U. 8
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Inss
Burma
New Superbomber
Hanford S. Hanseller
20Th Air Force
Boeing
Wichita
Kan
Genneth D. Wolfe
Riverside
20Th Bomber Command
John E. Upston
Tawas City
Mich
Tokyo
Hansell
Army
Bochig
Fle Wi Force
Boeby
Horing
Sesson
Aero Haute
Flying Fortress
Iberator
Mitchell
Col. Cu, A. Horn Tomber
Wolte
20Th Aaf
J. FE
Upston
Turing
Lloyd Electric Co
St! el Paso
William Ives
L.c.finley
Optometrist
Nicaragua
Kelly
Major Foss
Ace
Shaw
Texan
G. W. Mitchell
G12 Builders’ Exchange
Shaw's
Tay
KTLA
Texas
East
Houston Street
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