McNew Heads Red Cross At Marana Field
Everett L. McNew 35 of Spokane Washington is named Red Cross field director at Marana Army airfield succeeding Carl H. Lyons who moved to Kingman Arizona. Lyons began in 1942 and helped 196 loans totaling 9300 dollars and handled 95 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett L. McNew
Spokane
Wash
Red Cross
Marana Army Airfied
Carl H. Lyons
Kingman
Ariz
McNew
Red Cross Service
Davis- Monthan Field
Tucson
Lake Field
Phoenix
Luke
Marana
Marana Red Cross
Carole
East Washington College of Education
Cheney
University of Washington
H. L. McNew
Lyons
Marana Army Airfield
Davis-Monthan and
Lake Fields
178000 Farms Covered By Federal Crop Insurance
The War Food Administration reports about 178000 farms have crop insurance for spring. Wheat, cotton, and flax coverages are listed for 26000, 116000, and 36000 farms respectively. Winter wheat insurance and experimental programs for tobacco and corn are under study with deadlines and participation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
J. Carl Wright
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Congress
Arizona
Court upholds spanking claim in divorce dispute
In LaPorte Indiana Superior Court Judge Robert S Baker ruled that a man may spank his ex wife when she resists taking back his legal property. Lawrence A Kuta admitted spanking Gertrude but said she rushed at him with a stick as she tried to keep household goods awarded to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Superior Court
Robert S. Baker
Lawrence A. Kuta
Gertrude
Wheat crop forecast for 1945 reaches over a billion bushels
Agriculture department forecasts 1,084,652,000 bushels of wheat for 1945. Winter wheat projected at 797,255,000 bushels, spring wheat 287,397,000, with last year achieving 1,078,647,000. Indicated yield 17.0 bushels per acre versus 18.8 last year and 15.3 10-year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Arizona
Ruins of Prehistoric Olmeca Indians Found
Mexico City June 12. Discovery of Olmeca ruins at a Vera Cruz site called San Lorenzo near Coatzacoalcos. Mathew M. Stirling of the American Bureau of Ethnology reports carved figures including jaguar god a woman with child jaguar heads and large male heads unearthed alongside 12 other objects. Mrs Stirling and Richard Stewart assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Vera Cruz State
Matthew M. Stirling
American Bureau of Ethnology
National Anthropology Institute
Stirling
la Venta
Tabasco
San Lorenzo
Coatzacoalcos
Richard Stewart
Wealthy Germans Reside In Spain
Madrid reports a large German presence in postwar Spain with 20,000 to 50,000 Germans, many arriving since the war. They include diplomats, technicians, and businessmen living as wealthy refugees while cash flows and properties are managed under Spanish rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Sigismund von Bibras
France
Reich
Sofvndus
Germany
Spanish Foreign Ministry
Pierre Laval
Barcelona
Stay At Home Allergic Are Told By Doctor
Hay fever sufferers warned by University of Michigan allergist Dr Buena Ventura Jiminez to avoid roaming north for relief. He says moving to higher latitudes sensitizes victims to pollen and leaves nowhere for immunity, urging diagnosis and home treatment to defeat pollens through immunization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
North America
Buenaventura Jiminez
University of Michigan Allergist
Jiminez
Purple Heart Awarded Tucson Soldier in Reich
Pvt. Francisco D. Rodriguez 24, of Tucson, awarded the Purple Heart after serving since 1944 and overseas since November 1944 with a famed infantry division in Germany. He holds the Combat Infantryman Badge for ground combat. Corp. Arnold Z. Bayless and unit add a Bronze Service Star for Normandy campaign service with the Ninth Air Force Service Command, arriving on Normandy beaches in July 1944 and serving under enemy air activity through year end. Bayless, 20, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Bayless of 1014 Rubio Street, enlisted June 1943 and has about 16 months overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco D. Rodriguez
Alfred D. Rodriguez
Erie Street
Rodriguez
Germany
Tucson
Arnold Z. Bayless
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Corp. Bayless
Normandy Beach
Joe S. Bayless
Rubio Street
Corp
Bayless
Promotion and Medal Honors in Army Air Forces Unit
Col Albert J Shower announces Ray Narcho promoted from corporal to sergeant in the 467th bombardment group based somewhere in England. Narcho, an aerial gunner on a Liberator, is the son of Mrs J J Narcho of 361 West 22nd Street, Casper airfield prior to overseas. Staff Sgt Richard L Lopez, 21, tail gunner on a B 17, earned a third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for courage and skill during eighth air force strikes. He is the son of Mrs Lucia Lopez of 1030 West Colorado Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Narcho
Albert J. Shower
467Th
England
Narcho
J. J. Narcho
West 22Nd Street
Casper Airfield
Casper
Wyo
Richard L. Lopez
Eighth Air Force
Army Air Forces
Tucson
Lucia Lopez
West
Colorado Street
Lt Edwin Noll Receives Oak Leaf Cluster at 76th General Hospital
First Lt. Edwin Noll husband of Cecile Noll of 1230 Lowell Avenue has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart. He is convalescing at the 76th General Hospital after a slight wound on March 24 in Germany while serving with a field artillery unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Noll
Cecile Noll
Lowell Avenue
General Hosital
Noll
Germany
Soldier Andrew J. Mendez Returns Home on Furlough
Pfc. Andrew J. Mendez age 23 husband of Irene Mendez and son of Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Mendez of 514 West 36th street arrives home for a 30 day furlough after being wounded in action in Germany in March 1945. He will return to Bringham City hospital to continue recuperation after the furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Mendez
Irene Mendez
Joaquin Mendez
West 36Th Street
Mendez
Germany
Bringham City Hospital
Army air crewman earns medals for World War II service
Staff Sgt. Brigham A. Arnold of 1441 East Fifth street is authorized to wear the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque for his unit’s superior performance on the Fifth Army Italian campaign front. First Lt. Gerald R. Styer and his Seventh Air Force crew completed over 30 missions including the Philippines and Yap Truk Marcus Palau raids, earning the Air Medal with Oak Leaf, the Philippines Liberation Ribbon, and a Battle Star. Corp. Manuel Y. Sanchez of 508 West 18th is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham A. Arnold
Virginia P. Arnold
East Fifth Street
Gerald R. Styer
Mary Styer
North Sixth Avenue
Seventh Air Force
Styer
Philippines
Yap
Truk
Marcus
Palaus
Navy Man Redman Sent to War After Tucson Education
Street is stationed at Pratt Arm airfield as a member of a B 29 group slated for overseas action soon. Before service he worked as a warehouseman for Crystal Coca Cola. Redman, a Tucson High and University of Arizona alumnus, was a shipfitter at Matson Navigation in San Francisco before enlisting in May 1944. His wife and two children live at 516 East 17th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
University of Arizona
Redman
Matson Navigation Company
San Francisco
Calif
Navy
Judith Lee
Julia
East 17Th Street
First Lt. Bob G. Baker Earns Distinguished Flying Cross
First Lt. Bob G. Baker 23 husband of Norma E. Baker 301 East Fort Lowes Road receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in eighth air force bombing missions against Nazi targets. He guided his fortress through heavy flak and bad weather to strike vital German installations on December 23 February 3 and February 22. Baker, a Tucson High School 1938 graduate, attended the University of Arizona before enlisting in July 1942 and earning wings in September 1943 at Deming New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob G. Baker
Norma E. Baker
Fort Lowes Road
Eighth Air Force
Baker
Germany
Tucson High School
University of Arizona
William P. Baker
Laguna Beach
Calif
Deming
N. M
Redmon Promoted to Seaman First Class in USNR
F E Redmon son of Mr and Mrs Fred E Redmon of 1303 East Broadway has been promoted to seaman first class in the United States Naval Reserve at the North Pacific force headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Redmon
Fred E. Redmon
East Broadway
USNR
North Pacific Force
Wednesday Afternoon Radio Schedule Snippet
A fragment lists a mid afternoon lineup with news, serials, and a few shows. Programs include Lamett News at 1:30, Seventh War Loan themed segments, Portia Faces Life at 2:15, and Here Comes Tony among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srelie Lamett
Widder Brown — Winters
Portia
Life
Newsewsroom
Roll
Clem S McCarthy Ei
Miners to Get Washrooms After Work in Washington
Olympia authorities approved and Gov. Wallgren signed a bill mandating wash houses for coal mine employees. The law aims to end coal pallor by providing on site washing facilities for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia, Wash
U.P
Washington State
Mon C. Wallgren
Twilight Definition Cited by Astronomers
The statement explains twilight ends officially when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, a standard astronomical criterion. It notes that this definition marks the end of civil or nautical twilight and the start of complete darkness.
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Marana Field
Spokane, Wash
Schoolman
Pilot
Nathan Mur
Subway
Grandma Cakes
Langendorf Cakes & Cookies
Fritos
Beeman's Potato
Beeman
Tater Flake CO
Akia
Johnny
Nts
Charles Foltz
Hal Boyle
State Theatre
Priser
Citizen Auto Stage CO
Nogales
Egve Wessens
Ave Nogales
Lyric Wee Prace
Dennis Morgan
Irene
Bruce Cabot
Lynne Overman
Gene Lockhart
Abant
Tetey
Wis
Marjorie Reynolds
Robert Lowery
Aiies Brooks
Paramount World News Rial
Anderson Music Company
4Th Ave
Manuel Y. Sanchez
Jesus D. Sanchez
Schenley Laboratories, Inc
Robert
Cummings
Rialto Theatre
Laas
Ara AO Cha
Bill Bradford
Carlistas
Armandita Chiros
San Carlos Opera Co
Jules and
Webb Fun Makers
Herbert
Marshall
KVOA
Emilio Tuero Y
Maria Luisa Zea
Juan Soldado
Buddy
Donald Barry
Ruth Warne
Plaza
Mothers and Wives Association
Lega
Herbert Marshall
Man Called
NBC
Andor
Vagabonds
Ieee Ae
Ces Fous
Sigmund Romberg
Hollywood
Edwin
Gren
Newsews News Newsroom
ABC Newsroom
Saney
Len Trent Joyce Jordan
M. D
Gal
Hardy
Tony
Bill
James Krantz
Arlis G. Galloway
New Guinea
Dry Cleaners
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