Hodges Seeks Best Army Security Across World
Lt. Gen. Courtney Hicks Hodges, famed for leading the invasion of Germany and later commanding the Third Army, argues the U S must maintain the best army in the world to deter aggression. He praises American weapons and soldiers and notes public attention faded from his early warnings as he built a powerful force.
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Washington
United States
Courtney Hicks Hodges
United States Fleet Army
Relch
Hodges
Congress
U. S
Joe Bouls
Jack Dempsey
Sbilantry
America
Bunninghaim
Ale
Port Sam Houston
Texas
West Point R
George 3
Patton
Germany
Bell
Third Army
Hodnes
Hodges Receives Distinguished Service Medal for Leadership
The general, praised by superiors for sound judgment and skill as commanding general of the replacement, is married to Mildred Lee Buchner of Birmingham. His wife admires his prowess, describing him as wonderful, while the officer is noted as a crack shot and fond of shock shooting. Hodges is en route to Berlin as his forces pursue German targets.
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Hodges
Mildred Lee Buchner
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Belgian Liberation Celebration In Underground Café Shelter
A Belgian group plans a liberation celebration in an underground shelter at 1780 Division Avenue. Six families will attend as Rudolph Dewinne, cafe owner, serves Belgian honey cake coffee and holeless doughnuts from 1 to 3 PM. A Belgian sing song will close the event.
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Division Avenue
Belgium
Rudolph Dewinne
DeWinne
WASP Director Visits A Fields Foritory Flight
Miss Jacquelin Cochran director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots the WASPS visited local fields in Antonia. She arrived at Randolph Field aboard a trainer aircraft with WASP Elizabeth Helen Deltswoller accompanying. Final bond set at 800 for Nicolas Morens, 25, charged with immigration law violations before U S Commissioner A M Knight.
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Jacquelin Cochran
Women's Air Force
Nicolas Morens
U. S
A.M Knight
Housing Men To Talk Health at Wheatley School
Federal housing authorities predicted 129 attendees for a health institute at Wheatley negro high school on October 6. Dr R Verwood from the state health department will lead a communicable diseases clinic. Housing officials and interested men and women from Bastrop Hondo Austin and San? Mavens are expected. Project managers will attend a conference in Galveston September 25 to 29. Father F L Tranchese proposed paving Brazos and Colima streets near the Alanan Apache courts.
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Wheatley Negro High School
R. Verwood
State Neatehs Department
Housing Patrole
Cornus Joxristl
Bastrop
Hondo
Austin
Stn Mavens
Galveston
Father FL Tranchese
Brazos
Colima
Family Fight Triggers Police Return Visit at Morales Street
James B Broadfax of 1214 Morales Street reported a bullet wound to his forehead after a family argument. Four hours later police responded to a second disturbance at the same address and arrested individuals for further disorder.
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James B. Broadfax
Morales Street
Jini
American War Correspondent Describes German Town Entry
William Randgow Hearst dispatch from somewhere inside Germany dated Sept 13 details jeep patrols crossing the border, the first German town captured by American troops, shelling and near misses as reporters and troops move through roads and ditches. The writer describes civilians absent, a grey whiskered elder, milk for thirst, and dangerous retreat as artillery and enemy fire press them back toward the jeeps.
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Thas
Hearst Newcvaners
Germany
Two Mustang Aces Missing in France Action
U S Ninth Air Force base France Sept 15 Two leading Mustang fighter aces Ma Don Beerbower Hill City Minn and Capt Wallace Emmer St Louis missing in action after raids on French airfields. Beerbower’s plane hit by anti aircraft fire as he escorted bombers to blast German positions. Flak downed Emmer as well. Beerbower credited with destroying 18 planes in the air and two on the ground.
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U. S
Beéerbower
Kramer
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Geoffrey L. Gheshire
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William Randgow
Hearst All
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Mickey Ekinal
Albany
Huck Finner
Millertown
Bob Crome
Chicago Tribune
Robert 5. Shultz
Ghirago
Ony
Invnet
Bob
Buffalo
James A. Willis
Goodwill Industries
Dylfie
Alamo Plaza
Frank Bras
Mustang
Childs
Trank Bros
San Antonio
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