Foxhole Rabbits and a Soldier’s Narrow Escape
War dispatch describes rabbits Butch and Whiskers aiding front line troops in France. Butch, in Sgt. Lawrence Swain’s pocket, drew fire during a patrol, while Whiskers rides a grenade pack with Pfc. Leo Silkey. Pvt. Wilfred Roberts survives a mortar hit behind a hedgerow, part of tales of lucky escapes and buried alive club lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
France
Butch
Whiskers
Lawrence Swain
Vernal
Utah
Swain
Silkey
Pvt
Wilfred G. Roberts
Dallas
Tex
Asparagus Continues to Grow After Harvest Heading to Market
Readers learn that asparagus plants continue to grow after being cut, extending the productive period before reaching markets. The piece notes ongoing growth and supply implications for merchants and consumers.
One-Time UA Students Listed as War Captives and Missing
University of Arizona reports 43 former students as prisoners of war and 34 missing in action in a revised roster. Captives include Eugéne Boyt and Walter Ewing among others. locations include Romania and Switzerland. many cases list hometowns and addresses in Arizona and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
Romania
Switzerland
Japan
Germany
Trade In Car Not Required In Auto Deal
The office of price administration states that dealers cannot force a trade in to complete a sale or require financing through a specific agency. It aims to prevent hidden price rises from unnecessary interest charges, especially where dealers provide own financing. Local boards report dealers pressuring buyers to trade in, which is forbidden and unfair to buyers without a car to trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Prominent Names Tied to Arizona and Phoenix Figure in Obscure Listing
Readable fragments show Arthur Kendal Whitehead '39 of Laguna, California and Marlon Alonzo Yeager ex '43 of Phoenix linked to a street scene in Tucson. Other details remain unclear in the damaged OCR segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Presley E. Phillips
Avondale
Harry L. Picard
Urpana
Til
Linden H. Price
Pasadena
Calif
Robert H. Quesnel
Third Street
Jack C. Rogers
Warren
George T. Scholey
Seattle
Wash
Walter Martin Sorenson
Winslow
William H. Stephens
Prescott
Harrie Badger Stewart
F Prescott
Charles R. Tinker
East Hedrick Drive
Gilbert A. Tolby
Tolleson
Edward A. Torren
Phoenix
John W. Turner Jr
Silver City
N. M
George Wender
Superior
John James Ward
North Martin Avenue
Ilenry J. Webber
Wlagstaff
Donald Westerbeke
Costburg
Wis
Frederick George White
Florence
Janes R. Whiting Jr
Oliver B. Witten
Deming
Charles P Anderson
St. Johns
Raymond W. Bliss Jr
Governor’s Island
Richard Www
Carlisle
North Cherry Avenue
James G. Dennison
Douglas
Robert Eliott Sensminger
Indianapolis
Ind
Howard Ralph Evans
Jack Arthur Ford
Los Angeles
Frank Freeland
New York
N. Y
John Colonby Gray
William JL. Hart
Tred Marton Hughes
Wellton
John M. Jones
Canto
John J. Knight Jr
Kenneth L. Koebel
Mark Henry Kolter Jr
Winona
Minn
Christian If’, Lauesen
Chicago
Ill
Robert T. Luepke
Clarkdale
Graham L. McBride
Robert McCain
Yuma
Joseph L. Narr
Hickman Mills
William E. Nordyke
Marana
Norman V. O'Connell
Mamaroneck
Warry O'Neeill Jr
Paso
Tex
Carmelo P. Pelosi Jr
Second Street
Warren O. Perkins
Williams
Dave T. Perron
Wilmette
Robert L. Priser
Congress Street
Paul W. Schurtz
William W. Steinke
Wayden
Harold R. Stewart
East Seventh Street
Edward Tappan
Jack Newton Tidwell
East Sixth
Arthur Kendal Whitehead
Laguna
Marlon Alonzo Yeager
Prizes at Sydney political social event
A Sydney political social event offered prizes including one bottle of whiskey, one bottle of gin, twelve bottles of beer, two bottles of wine, and three pairs of fully fashioned stockings as part of the raffle.
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Sydney
Australia
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Purple Heart
Roberts
John 1
Jensen
Arco
Ida
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Asa
Thornton & Minor
Martin Drug Stores
Ady
Norwich
Nero UU Ly
Tucson Motor Service
Mer
Frank Howe
6Th Ave
Texaco
Eugéne P. Boyt
Drumright
Okla
Dwight R. Cable
Fourth Street
William M. Cummings
Patagonia
Malcolm Douglass
Teast Speedway
Walter Charles Ewing
North Fourth Avenue
Frederick James Gallagher
Philippine Islands
Jerome A. Gordon
Venice
John D. Harris Jr
Dwight C. Harlle Jr
Preston B. Hogue
Nast Second Street
Loren Hlwood Jackson
East Fourth Street
Bertram
Jerman
Bisbee
Harold A. Jimerson
David M. Jones
Hayden
Ernest William Jones Jr
John Janastor
el Paso
William P. Leisenring
Rhinelander
Lewis W. Lowe
Gilbert
Floyd I. Mac Spadden Jr
Ignacio
Cole
Milton R. Moore
Charles J. Mosse
John Arthur Noble
Inast Speedway
Londonderry
Howard Stree
San Francisco
Cailf
Gracie Allen
Will van Johnson
George Burns
Bill Goodwin
van Johnson
KTUC
Junor
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Borden Cow
Borden
Borden Co. G
Consolidated Valtes
Ramall
Air Flivvers
Consolidated Vultee
San Diego
Vultee Field
Fairfield, Calif
Tucson, Ariz
Fort Worth, Texas
New Orleans, la
Miami, Fla
Nashville
Tanne
Louisville
Arcraft War Product
Oberator Express
Coronado Patrol
Catanna
Vengeance
Allentown, Pa
Elizabeth City, N. G
Valant
Sentinel
U.S.A
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