McDermott Post Seeks Gifts for Hospitalized Vets Drive
cDermott Post of American Legion reports a drop in Christmas gift donations for hospitalized servicemen and women at military installations. The drive aims to reach about 450 gifts to cover all in need, with post and auxiliary urging early participation and local support for the national hospital rehab plan benefiting Arizona veterans.
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McDermott Post
Icials
Post
T. O. Krabel
Rt McCurdy
Can Legion National
Arizona
Masters' Club Ill Meet Tomorrow
Twenty five members enrolled in the Toastmasters club will meet in the evening to discuss What To Talk About with G Benner Kelly assisted by John Baum and Lloyd G Fowler. Alex Makarov serves as chairman with Robert Siddall and Martin as hosts. A routable discussion on current subjects will be led by Makarov. The session starts at 7 p m in Superior Court No. 2.
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Toastmasters’ Club
G. Benner Kelly
John Baum
Lioyd G. Fowler
Alex Makarov
Ers
Robert Siddall
Martin
Tes
Glenn Wood
Akarov
le P. m
Superior Court No. 2
Reunion on Troop Train Delights Hitt Family in Tucson
A small reunion occurred Saturday as Clerk Carl M. Hitt and Seaman 2-C W. W. Hitt met on a troop train stopping in Tucson for 20 minutes. The elder Hitt was en route to the West Coast to join a Navy yard for hospital corps training, recalling his earlier operation of a local drug store.
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Carl M. Hitt
W. W. Hitt
Seaman
Tucson
An Hitt
The
Brook Navy Yard
Erly
Listone
Jose Gamez Dies After 14 Years in Tucson
Jose S. Gamez aged 67 of 1340 Ontario Street died Saturday in a local hospital. He leaves wife Casimira, daughters Mrs. Cruz Camacho Mrs. Amelia Cardenas and Mrs. Enriqueta Carranza 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services at 4 30 p m today Holy Family Church with burial at Holy Hope Cemetery. Tucson Mortuary is in charge.
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Ontario Street
Tucson
Casimira Gamez
Cruz Camacho
Amelia Cardenas
Enriqueta Caranza
Holy Family Church
Holy Hope
New Gambling House Raided Near Phoenix
Phoenix December raid leads Sheriff elect E W Roach to file charges against four operators of a Camelback gambling house. Officers seized $10 000 and gaming equipment including a roulette wheel dice table blackjack table and chips from a second floor residence. Roach noted it was one of the biggest layouts in recent years and took names of more than a dozen patrons.
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Phoenix
E. W. Roach
Maricopa County
Roach
Services For John Lamb Held Tomorrow
John Lamb aged 77 of 3302 East Flower Street died at home Friday after a 32 year Arizona residence and 19 years in Tucson. He came from Ireland. Surviving are wife Mary Anne Lamb and son John C. Lamb, both Tucson residents. Services at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Bring's chapel with Elder Sam Anges officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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East Flower Street
Arizona
Tucson
Ireland
Mary Anne Lamb
John C. Lamb
Bring’s Chapel
Sam Anges
Evergreen Cemetery
La Plazita Christmas Party Planned Tonight
La Plazita hosts a Christmas week program tonight featuring carols and an all Spanish show. Quarteto Janitzio directed by Frank Du and the Granada clubbers chorus perform in the city recreation department event.
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la Plazita
Quarteto
Luftwaffe used only in emergencies in Rhine frontier drills
Allied forces press in the Aachen Duren sector as the main push toward Duren and the Rhine gains momentum. American and Ninth Army units drive toward the Roer river, enduring harsh winter conditions and heavy casualties while pursuing the Boer line and aiming for a river crossing soon.
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Bombers Hit Nagoya and Central China Fronts
Superfortress raids against Nagoya scored direct hits and visible fires despite heavy antiaircraft. One bomber was lost. Nagoya's center is modern, but much of the city is flammable and densely populated. Simultaneous strikes by LeMay’s 20th command hit central occupied China near Hankow on the Yangtze.
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Nagoya
Mitsubishi
H. S. Hansell
21St Bomber Command
Curtis le May
20Th Command
Central
China
Hankow
Yangtze River
Chungking
Teeming
Zoning Officials to Update Governor on Conference
Zone Commission Head To Confer With Osborn A. W. Voorhees and Andre Faure will meet Gov. Sidney P. Osborn tomorrow to present details of actions taken at the statewide zoning conference. Preliminary plans for the new zoning law are to be discussed.
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City Planning Commission
County Postwar Planning Board
Andre Faure
Sidney P. Osborn
First World War? No, World War II air raid details delay
Reports describe a large air raid by B29 Superfortresses on Manchow area, the first such raid not announced the same day by the War Department. The strikes targeted two zones nearly 1,300 miles apart as Libera tors and other China-based units had attacked the region previously. Further details to follow.
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China
Manchow
14Th Air Force
War Department
Night of terror in mud as Germans massacre wounded
Pvt William F Geem and others recount a brutal battle scene in which wounded soldiers were killed by German non coms and a Tiger tank. Survivors hid in freezing mud for hours before breaking for the woods as the tank fired.
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William F. Geem
Elizabethtown
Charles F. Appman
Verona
Harold W. Billow
Mount Joy
Police Work Boosts Captain Weinzapfel’s Routine
Police duties were added to his regular stint and Captain Weinzapfel welcomed the extra duty as a means to raise overall department efficiency.
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Weinzapfel
Blocking tactics praised in allied air force report
Aerial units on front and rear areas shifted planes from planned targets to new objectives. Reports to the control room described tanks and trucks destroyed pillboxes attacked enemy troop columns strafed ammunition dumps blown up and gun emplacements knocked out. Coordination between ground and air chiefs highlighted.
British and Greek Forces Rig Alert in Athens After Elas Infiltration
British and Greek troops occupy recaptured sections of Athens and guard key streets and houses to prevent further Elas infiltrations. The move comes as fighting resumes after an exchange of notes between EAM and Lt Gen Ronald Scobie, the British commander in the Athens area.
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Elas
EAM
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Wool Cloth Output Channeled To Army
The War Production Board announces a five month freeze on worsted yarn to boost military and civilian supply. Effective December 31, the measure follows a committee recommendation and will divert woolens output to essential needs with similar actions for other wool products to come.
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Washington
War Production Board
Woolens and Worsteds Industry Advisory Committee
Songs To Remember Lum n Abner Froman Bradie
A compact note highlights the radio segment 5 20 Songs To Remember and 1 30 Lum n Abner featuring Froman Bradie in a nostalgic program.
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Abner Froman
Bradie
High Priority Military Clothing Orders Noted
The document lists limited procurement focusing on uniforms battle jackets shirts and socks plus essential civilian garments to meet urgent military needs. It underscores prioritized supply lines for immediate deployment and support sectors within the armed forces.
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