Enemy Picket Boats Hit Hard By Navy Fliers
Navy air wing 18 patrols and bombers strike Japanese picket boats and coastal targets around the Marianas. In weeks of combat 20 pickets sunk and 19 damaged, with 59 ships sunk or damaged overall, as 44 Japanese planes destroyed or damaged.
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Navy
Tinian
The
Marianas
Fleet Air Wing 18
Japan
Honshu
Okinawa
D. F. Ketcham
Adm
Greer
Pilot Wounded as Bomber Returns Under Watchful Eye
In a four plane patrol action against Japanese picket boats, bomber crew battled damage with Lt. L A Wilson wounded in both legs and arms. Copilot Ens D A McCarthy also wounded, tail gunner H M Sadler took control and landed the ship with brakes failed after two field passes. Navigator W W Van Dalsem aided as an ACM.
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L. A. Wilson
Denver
Colo
Ens
D. A. McCarthy
Boston
Mass
H. M. Sadler
Newport News
Sadler
W. W. van Dalsem
Hiawatha, Kas
Star Dust lyricist Mitchell Parish featured on KTUC program
Mitchell Parish, lyricist of Star Dust and many hits, talks about his writing craft on Music For Millions. Evelyn Knight hosts the interview with Mark Warne’s orchestra providing the musical backdrop as Parish’s new song debuts on KTUC at 5 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoagy Carmichael
Mitchell Parish
Evelyn Knight
Mark Warnew
KTUC
Spellman May Be New Papal State Secretary
Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius XII intends to name Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York as papal secretary of State with a cardinalate likely in a late fall consistory. Appointment to secretary of State would follow.
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Rome
Pius XII
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Vatican
Spellman
Stilwell trained Chinese sixth army fights Japanese in Hunan
Gen Liao Yao Hsiang commands the Stilwell trained sixth army composed of peasants in American gear. The unit flown from west China fought at Chihkiang and Myitkyina, aided Kweichow defenses, and now engages in the Hunan campaign. The commander says his force is built for attack and aims to recover lost territories.
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Hunan
Free
China
Joseph Stilwell
India
Sixth Army
West China
Chihkiang
Myitkyina
Kweichow Province
Chungking
Liao Yao Hsiang
Pima Sets Aside Funds for Its Bonds
County comptroller Fred C. Goodell says funds will be set aside in the coming fiscal year to cover all bonded indebtedness. Total outstanding obligations exclude schools at 157000, with school bonds another 918500. Specific district totals include Tucson High 123000 and Tucson Elementary 609000, plus 186000 in other districts. Old county road bonds mature January 13 and county courthouse bonds pay December 1. US securities on hand total 7999. Allocations from surplus sales tax will bring in 113000 to help cover payments, leaving about 32000 still due on old courthouse bonds due 1951 and 1952.
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Pima County
Fred C. Goodell
Tucson
Phitheatre
U. S
Old Court House
Americans Praise Sixth Army in China Campaign
The speaker notes a desire to recover native town Paoching and praises the Sixth Army as a model for training and equipment. Americans on the front hold a high opinion, saying they “really look like soldiers.” The aim is to equip and train other Chinese units to match the Sixth Army’s readiness.
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Paoching
Sixth Army
China
China Theatre
Off St Joseph Aspirin 100 Tablet Bottle Deal
Promotional note touts large 100 tablet bottles of Off St Joseph Aspirin for 35 cents. Claims big family value with “nearly 3 tablets for 1 cent” and “no pay” offer phrases. Ends with unclear foreign characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.oseph
Cabs in Ohio Taxicab Fleet Receive Radios
A portion of Ohio cab fleet is fitted with two way radios to speed service. The radios improve dispatch efficiency and public access to faster transportation. More cabs are expected to be equipped as part of a modernization plan.
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Yee
Ohio
Arizona Wheat Crop Estimate For 1945 Set At 575000 Bushels
The U S bureau of agricultural economics estimates Arizona's 1945 wheat crop at 575000 bushels, up from 528000 last year and near the long term average. The report notes comparisons with prior years and highlights statewide production projections for the season.
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Phoenix
Arizona
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Output Briefs for 1934 43 Crops
The report cites a yield of 844000 bushels for the 1934 to 1943 period. Oat production is listed at 275000 bushels and barley at 2567000 bushels.
Bananas Wrapped in Tinfoil Enter Market History
A fragment notes bananas arriving in markets wrapped in tinfoil during the later portion of the previous century. The remark hints at unconventional packaging practices from a past era.
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Nogales
Sonora
Plasa
Internacional
Arizona Mortuary, Inc
East Third Itees
Verna E. Yocum
West Congress
Star Dust
Papal State
Stilwell
George Wang
PIMA
Grunewald
ADAMS
East
Congress
Tucson Warehouse & Transfer Co
Cash & Carry
Wallis Cleaning Service
East Ninth St
Nathan Mur
East Pennington Street
Chiffon
Adeline
N. Stone
Tucson Gas
Electric
H. V. Kaltenborn
KVOA
Ktuc Mon
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