New Salvage Methods Cut Waste at Ordnance Depots
Kansas City June 3 UP reports new salvage methods at ordnance field depots and arsenals to save taxpayer money. Waste paper, brass and empty shells yield thousands. fiber containers and cartridge parts are separated and repurposed to cut manpower and boost profits.
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Kansas City
Ncw Department
Army
Ste
Army Prdnee
Lake City
Independence
Ordnance Field Service Det
Ihe
Ordce Field Service
Brass Bridge
Ordnance Department
J. A. H. Gardner
Ordnce
Four Arizonans Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
The War Department announced the Distinguished Flying Cross awards to four Arizona airmen from the Eighth Army Air Forces. They are First Lt. Edward S. Michael of Douglas Tech Sgt. Raymond B. Soto of Solomonsville Staff Sgt. Arvil E. Hale of Flagstaff and Staff Sgt. Harold Shinn of Phoenix. Staff Sgt. Shinn has been a prisoner of war since April 11, 1944.
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War Department
U. S. Eighth Army Air In
Edward S. Michael
Douglas
Ariz. Tech
Raymond 8. Soto
Solomonsville
Arvil E. Hale
Camp Flagstaff
Harold Shinn
Phoenix
Shinn
Artillery From Anzio Pounds German Defenses On Mt Peschio
From Mt Peschio's summit 3000 feet high US artillery pounds German lines on Mt Cave and pillboxes. Lt Richard Grousset of New York City notes fresh hits force Germans from dugouts as artillery gains high ground once held by Anzio forces.
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Reynolds Packard
MT. Peschio
Mt. Cave
Richard Grousset
New York City
Anzio
Jungle Air Commandos Report Fierce Burma Battles
Col. Philip G. Cochran commander of the first air commando force in Burma returns to report to Gen. H H Arnold. He describes jungle fighting and airfield tactics behind enemy lines, noting airlifted troops and difficult strips with both sides holding ends. Accompanying officers include Lt. Col. Olson and Lt. Col. Mahoney.
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Washington
Philip G. Cochran
Burma
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
War Department
Cochran
Flip Corkin
Arvid E. Olson
Chicago
Grant Mahoney
Vallejo
Calif
Robert L. Petit
Berkeley
Mack A. Mitchell
Oakland
John R. Alison
New York
Ernest O. Bonham
Carbondale, Ill
Robert T. Smith
Beverly Hills
Acting Superintendent Named By School Board
Prescott reports Russell A. Ramage named acting superintendent of Prescott schools by the board of trustees to serve during Hendrix’s absence and until a permanent appointee. Martin H. Munz is named permanent high school principal after acting in that role since Hendrix’s appointment.
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Prescott
Russell A. Ramage
Prescott High School
Board of Trustees
A. W. Hendrix
Ramage
Donald R. Sheldon
England
AMG
Martin H. Munz
Hendrix
Convair Leader with 26 Years in Army Air Forces Joins Tucson Plant
Col. Ames S. Albro, retired first commander of Davis-Monthan Field, returns to Tucson to coordinate Convair Tucson division production of B 24 Liberator bombers and align it with the San Diego plant. He previously commanded D M Field from Feb 1941, served in Alamogordo, and overseas in Europe before leaving active duty Nov 16 1943.
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U. S. Army Air Forces
Ames S. Albro
Davis-Monthanfield
Tucson
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Col
Albro
Convair
Army
San Diego
D-M
Davis-Monthan Field
WPA
Davis-Monthan
Frank D. Lackland
Alamogordo
N. M
Army of the United States
Ralph Sowards Hosts Saturday Night Emcee Role
Ralph Sowards serves as emcee for KVOA broadcasts every Saturday at 9:00 p.m., guiding the program with his hosting duties.
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Ralph Sowards
KVOA
Conviction of Cult Members Draws Mixed Reactions
Salt Lake City June 3 District Judge Ray Van Cott convict ed 15 Salt Lake City men for unlawful cohabitation with 55 women. Reactions range from praise as an excellent termination of an insult to marriage to ridicule of the fundamentalist cult that advocates plural marriage.
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Salt Lake City
Ray van Cott
van Cott
United States
Utah
Texas
Solomon
Army Aviator Completes 26 Years of Service
A veteran who began with the signal corps reserves in November 1917 and served entirely in Army aviation retires after 26 years of dedicated military duty.
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Signal Corps
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening Programs and News
The listing shows a radio lineup with 9:00 Truth Tonight hosted by Lee Sims and a Sunday night slate including Bakers Salute Armed Forces and The Star and the Story. Afternoon blocks feature Portia Faces Life Guiding Light and Today's Children, with World News updates and musical Serenades.
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Bakers Salute Armed F’c
Ned Calmer
Rita
Portia
Life
Guiding Light
Malone
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Convair Head
Col. Albro
U. S. Signal Corps
Tucs Orchestra
Hal Greene
AL Donahue
Blue Moon Ballroom
Paramount World News
Lew White
California
StarRadio
Edgar Bergen
Harlie McCarthy
Gracie Fields
Burns and Allen
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Judy Garland
Ray Noble
Amd
Hic Prochsetay
Evor
Boston Symphony
John Philip Sousa
Rossini
Gershwin
Allis
Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers Deeler
Mlaza
Simon Bolivar
Don Julian Soler
Marina Tamayo
Carlos Arellana
Domingo Soler
Anita Blanch
Casa DE Mujeres
Las Pasiones
Bastara
Panado de Mujeres
Anita E
Isabelita Blanch
Gaby Macias
Elena _D'Orgaz
Hilda Kruger
Amparo Morillo
Carroll
and Gale Sondergaard
Skylark
Claudette Colbert
RAY Mill and
Brian Aherne
Slyric
Mae West
HEAT
Victor Moc
Carroll Way Ward
William Axt
Klondike
Ann Savage
Tom Neal
Otton
Pioneer Hotel
Arthur Crowell
Hammond
Uawles
CDI
Keenan
Harry Kumitz
Marion Hargrove
Wesley Ruggles
George Haight
Kay Kyser
Sender
Lena Horne
Lee Sims
News of the Worldews
Dick Halleethg
World News
Sally Sears
KVO
KTV
KTUC
Golden Gate
Maurice
Voice of Prophecy
Joe Hubbard
Arch of Christ
Warren Scha Frecaes
Lutheran H
G Hardy
America
Lou Trinity Presbyterian Church
J. Thomas International News
Shwerd R. Murrow
NBC Symphony Orch
William L. Shirer
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