Tucson Naval Hero Wins Bronze Star for Okinawa Action
Lt. Cmdr. Wilbur Evans Blake, UA alumnus, awarded Bronze Star for heroic action as fire control officer aboard the destroyer Evans near Okinawa on May 11, 1945. He directed damage control during fierce fires, helped keep ship afloat amid Japanese air attacks. Blake served in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theaters including Iwo Jima and Saipan campaigns.
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Key West
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Arizona Air Force Seeks Guard Squadron Base
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale announced the Army is ready to organize an air squadron for the Arizona National Guard. He and three aides visited Phoenix to locate an airfield for the base. The 197th fighter squadron with 25 P-51s and support aircraft was prepared to begin training once a field is secured.
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Willis H. Hale
Fourth Air Force
Army
Arizona National Guard
Hale
Arizona
National Guard Recruiting Under Way in Arizona
Phoenix August 10. Major General A M Tuthill says recruitment for Arizona's reactivated national guard is underway at the state adjutant general's office. Activation of the guard headquarters and detachment is tentatively set for September 1. Several Phoenix men have already joined, with enough applications to meet the quota. Men may join now and transfer to future units when formed.
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France Sees Bumper Wheat Crop Yet Faces Food Shortage
Paris reports a strong wheat yield this year due to a wet spring and heat, with an estimated 6 million tons total but only 4.5 million suitable for human use. France will still need 0.9 million tons imported as bread rationing remains in place amid labor and fertilizer shortages. County-wide cultivation areas have fluctuated since 1942, with postwar replanting continuing and wine production affected by shortages.
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Inventor Silences Snoring Device Heads For Market
Capt. Thurlow Reed of Beaverton Oregon designed an antisnoring device tested and accepted by the Army. He plans to manufacture and sell it, offering hope to sleepless couples and happier nights.
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Tucson Firm Seeks Airline Helibus Network Expansion
Southern Arizona Airlines seeks CAB approval to operate eight helicopter routes in Arizona with Tucson as a terminus on five routes. Plans include mail and cargo service to boost small communities lacking landing fields, following a state franchise granted by the Arizona Corporation Commission. Routes cover Tucson Phoenix, Tucson Douglas, Tucson Morenci, Phoenix Yuma, Phoenix Boulder Dam, and Phoenix Williams.
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Christian Endeavor Offices Moved to Columbus
The world Christian Endeavor union and the International Society of Christian Endeavor will relocate their head offices from Boston to Columbus Ohio. About 40 people will take part in the move planned for late September, announced by Dr. Daniel A. Polling, president.
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World’s Christian Endeavor Union
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Burroughs Finds Tarzan Character From Africa Misconception
Burroughs devised Tarzan of the Apes before visiting Africa. He initially imagined wild tigers there, a notion corrected by a geography teacher. The character and books became a global phenomenon with over 30 million copies sold in 56 languages.
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King Features Syndicate
Labor Party Losing Ground in British By-Elections
The British Labor party led by Clement Attlee remains the largest party but has seen a notable drop since defeating Churchill a year ago. Three by-elections in late July show Labor vote shares down about five to six points from 1945 levels in North Battersea Pontypool and Bexley with turnout at 86 percent.
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Clement Attlees
England
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British Institute of Public Opinion
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North Batterysea
Pontypool
Bexley
Laborites
Polls That Predicted a Labour Victory in 1945 Election
The British Institute’s May 1945 England survey forecast Labour strength at 47 to 49 percent, with Conservative and allied parties at 41 percent. Though many expected a Churchill victory, Labour won with 49 percent of the popular vote to 38 percent for the Conservatives, a lead the poll had seen two years earlier.
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Labor Party
England
British Institute
Churchill
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Labor
French To Inaugurate New York Paris Flights
Paris Aug 10 The French airline Air France announced it would inaugurate a new Paris New York flight on Aug 20 stepping up its schedule to three flights weekly from Orly passenger airfield.
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Air France
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Orly
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