Service Unit At UA Aids Military Personnel Family Support
The ninth corps area service command unit at the University of Arizona will aid Tucson area military personnel and families not served by other posts. Col. Phillip B. Shotwell announced the designation while Maj. John A. Magee was named personal affairs officer. The unit offers help on medical, legal, pay, death gratuities, VA benefits, and tax returns. A women’s volunteer committee will assist, reflecting expanded personal affairs outreach for servicemen and families.
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Tucson
Ninth Corps Area Service Command
University of Arizona
Phillip B. Shotwell
Service Command
University
John A. Magee
School of Military Science and Tactics
Col. Shotwell
Los Angeles Denver air route battle shifts to CAB
United Western TWA and Continental clash as counsel debate route allocation. Western argues Denver as gateway boosts west coast connectivity while United warns of monopolies and favors direct transcontinental links. TWA contends it can operate LA to Denver at no extra cost.
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Berdice
UPR
Westernnes
Civil Aeronautics Board
Los Angeles-Denver
United Airlines
West
Western
Denver
United
TWA
Continental Airlines
CAB
Darling
Albert Beitel
Los Angeles
Paul Godelin
Salt Lake City
George Spaater
Los Angeles Denver
Whittle
British Small Talk Fascinating Posh
London dispatch outlines witty English quirks in small talk and slang. Notes include pork and oysters by season, phrases for feelings, reactions to illness, and terms like the flicks cli p ies and smashing. Concludes with brisk street banter and casual slang usage.
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Hal Boyle
London
England
Hollywood
TWA Survival Depends on Size Near Major Carriers
The speaker contends that TWA must reach a scale close to American Airlines, which is currently twice its size, and United, which is 35 percent larger, to ensure the airline's continued existence.
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TWA
American
United
Missionaries Escape to Chungking From Henan Siege
Thirteen American and British missionaries flee Henan for Chungking after a 350 mile trek using wheelbarrows carts and besieged railways. The party includes Mr and Mrs H Nowack and several named missionaries as they reach Loyang and seek safety in the American Lutheran compound amid Japanese shelling.
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Chungking
UPR
Henan
Loyang
H. Nowack
Mivang
Louise Arnold
A. Applegate
Chumatien
K. D. Murray
Chengchow
Addie Cox
Welshih
Green
Sian
Elsie Dawdow
Canadian
F. M. Watson
C. Mud
M. E. Mud, Jr
Nowack
Miyang
Unin
Notable Notices and Jokes From Chelsea to Wales
A Chelsea resident posts a restrained garden notice asking to keep lilac bits. a doctor humorously bills three guineas for services. London observes a strict Sunday in Wales, where a pilot discovers his parachute fails because nothing opens on Sunday.
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Chelsea
Blank
London
Wales
War incomes boost U S savings to vast total
Washington reports war incomes raised US savings to 128 billion dollars, far above prewar peak. A E Taylor of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce testifies that individuals hold about 95 billion in liquid assets, with corporations at 29 billion and foreign accumulations around 4 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
House Special Postwar Planning Committee
A. E. Taylor
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Small Boy and Baby Sister Die In Trailer Fire
In Chandler a fire swept through a parked trailer home killing Edward Eugene four and Mary Evelyn eleven months the children of Mrs Edith McKay Their mother had left briefly to run an errand Their grandfather William Veach a mill night watchman suffered burns in a futile rescue attempt The fire likely started from a cooking stove
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Chandler
Edith McKay
Edward Eugene
Mary Evelyn
William Veach
Missionaries Escape Chinese Tunnel Amid Bombing Ordeal
Mrs Nowack recounts a tunnel siege as Japanese bombing and strafing plagued the line day and night. The coach filled with fumes and smoke and passengers nearly suffocated during a three night two day passage. The Nowacks, after two weeks in Sian and plans to return to the United States, reflect on 39 years in China and aging to adapt to a new station and dialect.
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Sian
Chungking
China
Mrs. Nowack
Nowack
Nowacks
United States
Yank Infantry Filters Past German Lines
American troops staged a dramatic stealth advance behind German lines south of Rome. They moved hundreds through moonlight to reach a ridge near Monte Artemisio Velletri, trapping German forces and reaching positions overlooking Velletri with minimal firing.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Rome
Monte Artemision
Rede Velletri
Velletri
Alban Hills
G.i.’S
No Man’s Land
Infiltration Mission Behind German Lines Readied
The unit prepared for a high risk infiltration behind enemy lines near the front. Commanders stressed stealth with no rifle firing and no cartridges loaded. Orders emphasized silence and no smoking as the operation moved toward a behind the lines town.
Low-wattage Heaters Keep Aircraft Guns Ready in Extreme Cold
Air force crews use low wattage heaters to maintain firing readiness of aircraft guns in temperatures reaching 110 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Equipment remains capable during extreme cold, ensuring operational reliability in Arctic conditions.
Beef cattle on reservations rise from 1942 to 1943
Beef cattle on Indian reservations increased from 100867 head in 1942 to 111590 head in 1943, highlighting growth in livestock on tribal lands.
Insurance Men And Women Plan Dinner
Members of the Tucson Insurance Agents' association and the Tucson Insurance Women's association will hold a combined dinner and business meeting tonight at 7 30 at the El Rio Country club. A business session will follow the dinner with talks on new dwelling house forms, the mercantile form, and a comprehensive personal liability policy.
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Tucson Insurance Agents’ Association
Tucson Insurance Women’s Association
el Rio Country Club
C. K. Jones
Drachman-Grant
Harold Tovrea
H. C. Tovrea
R. Norris Martin, Jr
Arizona Trust Company
Insurance Agents from Phoenix to Discuss State Issues
A Phoenix insurance agents group will meet to discuss state association matters and industry concerns affecting practitioners across the region. Local leaders and members are expected to share updates and policy implications for the upcoming season.
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Surance
Phoenix
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