Marana Army Airfield new commander named
Col Louis W Proper 34 year old veteran with over 4000 flying hours began command at Marana Army airfield bringing a record as a top administrative and training officer. He previously directed training at Moffett field 1941 43 and organized pilot training schools at Gardner field California.
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Louis W. Proper
Marana Army Airfield
Pinal County
Western Flying Training Command
Col. Proper
Moffett Field
Calif
Army Air Forces
Gardner Field
Marana
Charles Backes
Stockton Field
Career of Gardner Field Commander Traced
The article outlines Col. Proper’s rise from second lieutenant in 1939 to full colonel by 1943. It notes his Bakersfield training role, service at Santa Ana, and command at Gardner field where he helped establish the Western Flying Training Command Instructors School and a pilots training program for secondary tactical duties.
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Marana
Charles Backes
James L. Grisham
Western Flying Training Commans 35Th
Col. Proper
Col. Backes
Stockton
Calif
WFT
Heber V. Tilden
Charles W. Sawyer
Jerald F. Holzapfel
H. F. Chen
Manuel Carlin
Jerome B. Levy
William C. Kernan
Young
Army Air Forces
Gardner Field
Taft
RAF
Proper
Stanford University
Engineering College
Air Corps Reserve
Kelly Field
Tex
Modesto
Stanford
Hamilton Field
Regular Army
Hamilton
List
7Th
Clarence L. Tinker
7Th Group
Luke and Hickam Fields
Hawaii
Minterfield
Bakersfield
Santa Ana
Western Flying Training Command
Gardner
International Communications Meet Planned in Washington
The State Department announced a two day meeting in Washington August 11 and 12 with representatives from government agencies including the FCC and radio and telecommunications firms plus allied concerns. It aims to gather industry ideas on forthcoming problems in international communication. The United States operates most radio facilities commercially, while Britain controls most cable facilities.
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Washington
State Department
Department
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Britain
OPA Seeks 29608 14 In Overcharge Action
The Office of Price Administration filed in U S district court a complaint for treble damages of 29608.14 against Northern Arizona Wholesale Liquor of Flagstaff for beer overcharges. Operators Fred Nackard and Monica Nackard allegedly sold 33311 cases at 9869.38 above legal ceilings, an average overcharge of 29 cents per case during August 1943 to July 1944.
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Phoenix
Office of Price Administration
U. S. District Court
Northern
Arizona Wholesale Liquor Company
Flagstaff
Darrel R. Parker
OPA
Arizona
Fred Nackard
Monica
B29 Base Snares Hoax Warship Count
At a Western China B 29 base the control tower intercepted a bogus code claiming 450 Japanese warships approached. After confusion the bomber crew admitted they misread their code book and apologized for the error.
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China
Allied push widens Normandy corridor toward Paris
In Normandy American forces advance toward Barenton and Fougeres to widen the corridor between Normandy and Brittany and flank Caen. British Canadian units seize towns near Caen while German withdrawals hint at a trap. In Italy, fighting centers on Florence as Germans pull back north of the Arno. Russian forces press toward Krakow and Silesia as Warsaw streets brace for further action.
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Lorient
Vannes
Normandy
Paris
Barenton
Avranches
Fougeres
Brittany
Caen
Villers-Bocage
Vire
Amare-Sur-Orne
Esquay
Evrecy
Vieux, Landes
le Mont
Odon
Orne
Krakow
Silesia
Ivan S. Konev
Vistula
Silesian
Germany
Berlin
Nowy Korczyn
Stopnice
Tarnow
Suwalki Triangle
East Prussia
Suwalki
Warsaw
Praga
Florence
Arno
Autocar 1904 Proved Pioneering Lubrication System Car
The first automobile to provide a circulating motor lubrication system was the Autocar model of 1904, built at Ardmore Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autocar
Ardmore
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