Tucson Leads In Air Development
A. R. Bone of American Airlines told Tucson Rotary at the Pioneer that the city has advanced air transportation relative to its population among 75 system cities and highlighted postwar plane improvements and airline government cooperation. He noted Army-Navy use of airliners after Pearl Harbor and discussed Burma route logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Bone
American Airlines
Rotary Club
Pioneer
Bone
Tucson
ATC
Burma
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Barr
Pershing Hails Paris Liberation as Step Toward Berlin
General Pershing, former commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, calls Paris liberation a great step toward Berlin. He recalls Paris under German occupation and praises American soldiers alongside British, Canadian, and French allies for helping free the city in 1944.
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Gen. Pershing
Paris
Berlin
Washington
UPR
John J. Pershing
AEF
France
Pershing
Births At St Marys Hospital Tucson List Of Newborns
A list from St Marys Hospital records births on August dates in Tucson. Recipients include Edward Thomas Dubin, Russell E. Hearn, Morris E. Mills, Alfonso Robles, Troy B. Taylor, Curtis A. Bell, Denibio B. Duran, J Harmon, Starling Stewart, and the late Lt William Eugene Northcutt with times and addresses in Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Thomas Dubin
N. 3Rd
Tucson
Russell E. Hearn
N. Cherry Ave
Corp
Morris E. Mills
Box
Alfonso Robles
S. 11Th Ave
Troy B. Taylor
E. Speedway
Curtis A. Bell
Denibio B. Duran
W. Council St
J. Harmon
Gleeson
Elfrida
Ariz
Starling Stewart
E. Drachman St
William Eugene Northcutt
Pioneer Edward Reid to Celebrate 88th Birthday in Prescott
Prescott, Aug 23 Edward Reid Arizona pioneer will celebrate his 88th birthday today at the Pioneers home. Born in Randolph County Mississippi he came to Arizona in 1890 when Prescott was a small village with Whisky Row as its main street. He farmed in Verde and Miller valleys and recalls Lincoln's assassination and the Civil War in which his father served. A grandson Pat serves with U S forces in England.
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Prescott
Edward Reid
Arizona
Randolph County
Miss
Verde
Miller
Lincoln
Pat
U. S
England
Coolers To Be Installed In Two City Laundries
Permits issued by the city building inspector indicate two large coolers will be installed by Hoefle Sheet Metal Works in separate laundry plants. The Tucson Laundry and Dry Cleaners at 48 East Sixth Street will spend about 2500 dollars, and the Unit Laundry at 300 East Seventh Street will install a larger cooler costing around 4500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoefle Sheet Metal Works
Tucson
East Sixth Street
East Seventh Street
Oatmeal Eaten With Wine and Beer in 17th Century England
A historical note states that in early 17th century England people ate oatmeal with wine strong beer ale and milk. The comment links grain meals with beverages reflecting dietary habits of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Old Adobe Restaurant Set to Open on Broadway
The Old Adobe restaurant will open next Sunday at 40 West Broadway in the former Studio Patio site. Proprieties Grace Gale and Bessie Brown say all equipment is new and home cooked meals will be served. Hours include daily lunch 11:30 to 2 except Sunday, dinner 5 to 8, and Sunday special dinners 12 to 2:30 with a 5 to 9 buffet.
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Studio Patio
West Broadway
Grace Gale
Bessie Brown
Westward Look
Old Adobe
Rambouillett Heroism Highlighted By Maj Genung
West of Versailles August 22 delayed report says Germans were cleared from Rambouillett after four days of fierce fighting. Maj. Burton E. Genung praised Pfc. Elwood Haubrich of Kenosha Wisconsin for shooting down ten Germans with a quick burst from his 30 caliber machine gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Rambouillett
Burton E. Genung
Tucson
Ariz
Pfc
Elwood Haubrich
Kenosha
Wis
Robertson And Locke File For Incorporation
Phoenix Aug 23 P R C Locke and L V Robertson of Tucson filed papers with the Arizona corporation commission yesterday as incorporators of the Locke Cattle company which will have a 100000 capitalization and headquarters in Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
P.R. C. Locke
L. V. Robertson
Tucson
Arizona Corporation Commission
Locke Cattle Company
Grants Buy Jamison Ranch Holdings Near Tucson
Mr and Mrs Van H Grant formerly of the Locke Mol tacqua ranch northeast of Tucson acquired the Jamison brothers ranch holdings by contract from Conner Jones The purchase covers cattle real estate and business property at the Tucson Florence highway Oracle road junction The contract totals 145000 with 45000 cash and includes ranch buildings state land under contract and leased land
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van H. Grant
Locke Moltacqua
Tucson
Conner & Jones
Jamison Brothers
Tucson- Florence
Oracle Road
Recorder of
Pinal County
Rape-Charged Papago Awaiting Grand Jury
Christopher Rios a Papago from the San Xavier reservation faces federal rape charges after a preliminary arraignment before U S Commissioner C Wayne Clampitt Rios pleaded not guilty and was bound over for the grand jury with a $1000 bond the alleged assault occurred on the reservation August 17 and was filed by local FBI officials with Indian agent M Clark testifying for the government
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Rios
San Xavier
U. S
C. Wayne Clampitt
Rios
FBI
M. Clark
Wetmore Son Killed in France July 18
Word to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Wetmore of 4520 North Oracle Road confirms their son Robert Wetmore was killed in action in France on July 18 during the European war theater. A Tucson native and Amphitheatre school graduate, Wetmore served in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Ralph A. Wetmore
North Oracle Road
Robert
France
Wetmore
Tucson
Amphitheater School To Show Movies Tomorrow
Amphi theatre auditorium on Prince road presents a screenings evening at 8:30 p.m. Superintendent George T. Stewart announces a technicolor India film a cartoon and three short subjects for public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Road
George T. Stewart
India
Jaguar Catches Fish by Perching on River Bank
A jaguar sits on the river bank and scoops prey as fish swim by, using a stealthy ambush tactic to capture its meal.
Paris readies as German forces close in in June 1940
Parisian preparations surge as Wehrmacht advances toward Paris. Paris barriers rise and Champs Elysees fortifications brace for assault while General Weygand offers a grim message calling the crisis Paris’s last quarter-hour before the government flees the next day.
Paris Liberated as Gendarmes Take City and Resistance Collapses
Paris falls under full control of French forces after gendarmes seize the police prefecture on Ile de la Cite and throw out Nazi defenders. Counterattacks fail, with organized resistance crushed by nightfall. Traitors held for trial as Koenig proclaims the city French again after four years of German occupation.
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Ile de la Cite
Seine
Notre Dame
He de la Cite
Paris
FFI
Koenig
Eiffel Tower
Bordeaux Last German Pocket Amid French Resistance
Bordeaux, a 260000 population port at the Gironde delta, was the last organized German resistance in southwest France. The city housed a Nazi submarine base during the Battle of the Atlantic and could become a major Allied supply debarkation point. It was the Reynaud government seat in 1940 when the armistice with Germany was decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien
Bordeaux
Gironde
France
Reynaud
Germany
Perpignan Occupied, French Interior Forces Report
London reports that Algerian radio claimed Perpignan has fallen to French interior forces. The fortress city on the Mediterranean near the Spanish frontier was said to be occupied after Allied planes landed to establish liaison with French interior troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Algiers
Perpignan
Mediterranean
France
Arcachon
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Hasson
Halmahera Freighter Survives Series of Near Misses
In the harbor Halmahera faced several near misses with an 8,000 ton freighter. In the Central Pacific American bombers hit Marcus harbor shipping four hours from Tokyo. Two cargo vessels were attacked in masthead sweeps leaving one burning and the other noticeably slowed and smoking heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Marcus Harbor
Tokyo
World War II War Toll and Bombardment Reports
The report notes immense losses with 5,300,000 Russian soldiers dead or missing and millions of civilians killed by Nazis. It also cites massive Chinese casualties from Japan and describes allied Lend-Lease deliverables and Allied air raids on Yap, Dublin, and Moen during ongoing campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Russia
Marianas
Yap
Carolines
Dublin
Moen
Truk Atoll
Silk control in Occupied China favors Japanese firms
One Japanese company operates all the large silk factories in Occupied China while Chinese mills receive only a fifth of all cocoons, signaling tight Japanese control over silk production resources and output in the occupied territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Paris Rising Eyed as Allied Aid Turns Tide
Wartime capital Paris sees a major revolt with German forces reportedly down to 15 000 to 20 000 troops. Hundreds of thousands join the uprising as Paris police switch sides, aided by Allied parachute drops and air strikes that disrupt German reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
France
Allied push folds over Grenoble and Marseille encirclement
Allied forces press into Grenoble as American troops clear the city and Marseille nears encirclement. Other columns reach Velaux and Toulon areas within miles of key ports while 17,000 prisoners are reported captured in the invasion’s first week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenoble
Marseille
France
Toulon
Velaux
City
Great Salt Lake
Mediterranean
Henry Maitland Wilson
Duff & Phelps utility report outlines bond funded expansion
The Duff and Phelps study recommends spending 1 465 million to add generating capacity and facilities. It calls for a nonpolitical operating board, retention of current management, independent utility control under civil service rules where possible, and funding via revenue bonds under Arizona law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
Pooler
Nichols
Max Pooler
Tucson
New York
Duff & Phelps
Allied Push Sets Stage for Evacuation of Southwest France
Report notes evacuation threats as American armored units advance toward Grenoble. German forces in the region near Corsica and Italy face entrapment with Allied lines closing from the south and north, suggesting a rapid retreat from the area between the southern beachfront and Paris-ward advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Corsica
Grenoble
France
Paris
Toulon Shelters Battle Storm as Guns Open Again
Ground attack persists as shells crash near troops while Toulon endures from three fronts. In Ireland, County Dublin farmers urge the Eire Minister for Justice to make trespass on farms and gardens a penal offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Toulon
County Dublin
Eire
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Aviation Center
A. T. Bone
Rotary
George Barr
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Arizona
Bill Dolph
Marine Air Corp
John A. Magee
Ninth Service Command Unit
Willcox Rotary Club
ASTRP
Bisbee
Douglas
St. Mary's Hospital
Maj
Genung
Harbour’s Super Service
Arizona Insulation CO
4Th Ave
Robertson and Locke
Locke
Robles Ranch
Silverbell Road
Robert Wetmore
Europe
Warsaw
Belgium
Maginot Line
Somme
Champs Elysees
Maxime Weygand
Arizona Clinic
E. Congress
Aaryecan
Halmahera
Bellans
Sturis Photo Studio
Letty Photo Dept
E. Pennington
Pioneer Hotel
Tool and Die Makers
The
United States Employment Service
Consolidated Vultee
Zotos
Dermetics
Santa Rita Hotel Beauty Shop
Marinello System
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Pennington
America
Coca-Cola Company
Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling CO
6Th Ave
Coca-Cola
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