Kiwanians Entertained By Amateur Magician at Pioneer Hotel
Kiwanians were entertained at their noon meeting by Howard Miller of Wild Horse ranch who is an amateur magician. Lt. Bob Perry, guest and member of the 158th division of the old national guard, who has won the Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart, was introduced by A. L. Slonaker.
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Pioneer Hotel
Howard Miller
Wild Horse Ranch
A. L. Slonaker
Bob Perry
Perry
Bushmasters
158Th
Old National Guard
Allies advance toward Toulon amid German defenses
American columns push from the northeast seize Cuers and press toward Toulon while another column moves west of Hyeres. The push aims to seize the naval base before German demolition crews wreck installations. Draguignan falls to paratroops as the broader drive cuts key east west routes.
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Toulon
Hyeres
France
Maures
Draguignan
Frejus
Dragui
MacArthur closes on Halmahera as next leap in Pacific drive
Blitz reports say Allied forces fortify Halmahera as a southern anchor of the Halmahera-Philippine line and neutralize Japanese posts north and south of Tokyo. Analysts anticipate a seizure of Halmahera followed by a leap toward Mindanao in the campaign to recapture the Philippines.
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3Aum
Saipan
Tinian
Marianas
Japan
Tokyo
Kuriles
Bonins
Volcanos
Marimnasa
Carolines
Halmahera
China
MacArthur
Halmaheran
Mindanao
Red Cross Sends 40000 Books to Indian POWs in Europe
More than 40,000 books have been dispatched by India's Red Cross to prisoners of war in Europe since early 1943.
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India
Red Cross
Europe
Apples and OPA rules stir clever Apple Packing debate
A humorous look at OPA apple regulation confusion as readers question what counts as slightly slack or tighter in standard containers. The piece riffs on containers, baskets, boxes, and various apple types while hinting at evolving prices and inspections.
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William Tell
Newton
OPA
Chicago
University Announces Five Staff Changes
The University of Arizona announces five staff changes including resignations and new appointments. Alice Beasley moves to western Kansas, Jessie Obert becomes nutrition director for Maricopa Red Cross, Joseph Foster joins the armed forces, Owen Hewitt departs for New York, and Janet Marsh becomes library circulation assistant. Additional appointments include part time instructors in home economics and leadership shifts in residence halls. Morocco bans sale of electrical appliances due to electricity shortages, with exemptions for newlyweds, the ill, and refugees.
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Apache
Navajo
Kansas
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Maricopa County
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Oscar Colcaire
New York
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Hewitt
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Soviet advance on Sandomierz stiffens East Prussia bridgehead
Marshal Ivan S. Konev's 1st Ukrainian army pressed its bridgehead on the west bank of the Vistula beyond Sandomierz, 115 miles south of Warsaw. German counterattacks, more than ten on the day, failed to dislodge the Soviet assault as street fighting raged inside the city and a Soviet unit crossed the river to strike the southeastern sector.
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Ivan S. Konev
Vistula
Sandomierz
Inquest Set Into Phoenix Death of Raymond Bonillas
An inquest into the death of Raymond Bonillas about 35 of Phoenix was scheduled for today before Justice of the Peace Wesley Bolin. Bonillas died after a truck backed into him at an intersection. he is survived by a wife and five children.
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Phoenix
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Wesley Bolin
Justice of Peace
Bonillas
Seek Penalties For Spreaders Of Information
WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson urged Congress to enact stiff penalties for anyone who reveals confidential industrial information given to agencies. House Judiciary Chair Sumners quickly introduced the proposed legislation after Nelson pressed for protection that the data be used only for war production.
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WPB
Donald M. Nelson
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Sumners
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Nelson
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
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James Walker Moore Dies After Brief Tucson Residence
James Walker Moore aged 48 died at his home 250 South Fourth Avenue after living in Tucson four months coming from Beaumont Texas. Native of Virginia he leaves wife Alice and eleven relatives including three daughters and three sons. Body to be sent to Beaumont for burial. Williams and Cassinella Funeral Home in charge.
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Washington, D. C
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USN
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
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Detroit
Mich
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Soil Conservation Group To Set Buckeye Hearing
The Arizona state soil conservation board will set a Buckeye hearing on a petition signed by 43 landowners seeking creation of a soil conservation district. The petition was presented to the board by Buckeye residents after formal sufficiency is determined.
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Phoenix
State Soil Conservation Board
Buckeye
Paris Front Push Reports May Herald Paris Fall
Paris authon indicates heavy fighting near Etampes as Allied forces close on Paris. Vendome Falls completes isolation of southwestern France. Gorrell notes signs Germany may quit Paris with no fight while Eisenhower aims for complete destruction of northern French German forces.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Training for National Good: A Path to Law and Order
A speaker argued that thorough training would benefit the nation by promoting law and order and teaching youths to get along, framing it as a positive national program.
Pacific War Seaborne Logistics Strain Deepens Philippines Defense
MacArthur reports shrinking sea communications due to inadequate barge traffic, jeopardizing the Philippines Halmahera line. Allied air strikes expand as 1,000-ton freighter sinks in Davao gulf and 87-ton Halmahera raid destroys 88 planes on the ground in half a month. Nimitz says land based bombers hit Chichi Jima and raids continue near Paramushiro. No interceptions noted.
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Bus service cut as tire restrictions curb Utah Arizona run
Phoenix and Salt Lake City schedules reduced by one daily round trip due to government tire restrictions. The 1 p.m. Phoenix departure and 9 a.m. Salt Lake City departure were cancelled.
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Utah-Arizona
Phoenix
Santa Fe Trail Ways System
Salt Lake City
Japs Press Hunan Retreat as Chinese Hold Rail Hub
In CHUNGKING Aug 18 Japanese forces strike from north and south to cut off Chinese troops retreating from Hengyang. Major General Tseng says Japan added two divisions to Hunan, totaling over 10 divisions or about 210,000 men south of Changsha. Chinese attacks continue near Ichang and Tungting lake to block Japanese reinforcements. Liverpool raises 400000 dollars to aid ex servicemen after the war.
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C. C. Tseng
Henan
Nanking
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Ichang
Tungting Lake
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