Air Power Can Hand A Nation Knockout Blow
Lieutenant General Carl A. Spaatz argues Allied air superiority can end a war by striking the heart of any nation. He cites Pantelleria and Tunisian air victories, says the United Nations build better aircraft, and outlines a plan to first defeat Germany then Japan with strategic air forces. Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle listens as a key ally, likened to a blowtorch for flexible use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Pinkley
Northwest Africa
Carl A. Spaatz
Spaatz
United Nations
Axis
Germany
Japan
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Senator McFarland Attends Douglas Graduation
Senator Ernest W. McFarland visited Douglas to attend the Army airfield graduation exercises and review the civilian housing project for airfield workers. Col. C. L. Brignall Lieut. Jack Coleman of Lakefield and Frank Beer wing commander of the Civil Air Patrol joined the visit, with Col. J. F. Wadman base commandant hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Ernest W. McFarland
C. L. Brignall
Jack Coleman
Lakefield
Frank Beer
Civil Air Patrol
J. F. Wadman
Power for Steel Sets Coal Demand for Battleship Build
POWER FOR STEEL states that fabricating 35,000 ton battleship steel requires 40,000 tons of coal or a complete day’s output. The note links heavy industry with coal supply to sustain ship construction.
Hold Funeral Services For Arizona Pioneer
WILLCOX June 22 William Allen Severin buried here after long illness at Douglas hospital. Born January 24 1875 at Fort Collins Colorado he came to Fort Bowie with father Henry Severin in 1875. Survived by mother a wife and two daughters Mrs L C Johnson Los Angeles and Bonnie Marie Severin Lordsburg. War has just ended South Africa's gold production rising since 1932.
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Willcox
William Allen Severin
Douglas
Severin
Old Fort Bowie
Henry Severin
Company L
Old Sixth Cavalry
Fort Collins
Colo
L. C. Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
Bonnie Marie Severin
Lordsburg
N. M
South Africa
Giraud Retains Command as Allies Seek Unified French Defense
Algiers dispatch says the French Liberation Committee discussed keeping Gen. Henri Giraud as commander in chief of French armed forces. US and UK informed Gaulle and Giraud that Giraud must lead French Africa while a broader plan to unify French forces under a new eight member committee with both leaders as co chairs is considered.
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Algiers
French Committee of National Liberation
United States
Great Britain
Henri Giraud
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
French Africa
United Nations
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunisia
de Gaulle
Army
Navy
Air Force
Impetuous Youth Tries to Kiss Station Master at Downey Station
Glen R. Robertson, 19, lunged for Mrs. W. L. Helzer as a train pulled in at Downey station. He missed the kiss and was run over by the train, rising with a scratched leg. He was promptly arrested by the station master.
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Downey
Cal
Glen R. Robertson
W. L. Helzer
U S Submarines Superior To Japs
U S submarines sink ships faster than Japan can build them as officers claim American undersea craft show improved mechanical and tactical prowess. In Japan waters, one patrols sank 45,000 tons of shipping, damaged 20,000 tons, and a naval cross was earned for bagging two transports within five minutes during a night snowstorm off Japan.
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U. S
Pacific
Japan
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Philip H. Ross
Annapolis
Ross
Nation's Live Stock Dealers Face Failure
Chicago June 22 B B Brumley president of the national livestock producers association says government control programs making feeding uneconomical must be changed or eliminated. He urges OPA ceilings on beef be raised to cover costs and warns cattle feeders nationwide are reporting losses and many will discontinue feeding once current stock is marketed.
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Chicago
B. B. Brumley
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Brumley
OPA
Directory saves paper in Chicago telephone book
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. saved 57 tons of paper by streamlining Chicago’s new directory, removing running headlines at page tops. The directory contains 790000 listings, up 25000 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago. U.P
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Last Of Holland's 180 000 Jews Sent To Live In Poland
London reports the last Jews of Amsterdam have been deported to Poland by the Nazis completing removal of Holland's Jewish population. About 180000 Jews were recorded in 1940, with deportations staged by geography from eight of eleven provinces on April 10 and remaining areas on April 23, Amsterdam excluded until May 14.
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Italy
Mussolini
Foggia
Bari
Brindisi
Lecce
Taranto
Cosenza
Catanzaro
Matera
Reggio Calabria
Sardinia
Sicily
Switzerland
Naples
Olbia
Trapani
Messina
Comiso
Holland
Poland
London
Aneta
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Mrs. Mary A. Wooten of Willcox Succumbs
Mrs. Mary Ann Wooten, 74, of Willcox, died yesterday afternoon at the county hospital after a paralytic stroke. Born in Eden Texas, she had lived in this county 30 years and considered Willcox her home. Surviving son Clyde E. Wooten of Willcox is named in the notice.
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Douglas
The
Daily Citizen
Mary Ann Wooten
Willcox
Eden
Tex
Clyde E. Wooten
Tucson Methodist minister honored at provisional conference
The Rev. S. D. Athans was named superintendent of the Arizona and Imperial Valley district of the Latin American Methodist Church and will also serve as pastor in Tucson. Other appointments include Ezekiel T. Alvarado to Flagstaff Ash Fork Grand Canyon and Williams and Sabino Gonzales to Jerome and Prescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
S. D. Athans
Arizona and Imperial Valley
California
Mexico Seeks Calm After Zoot Suit Clash In L A
Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla defends his handling of Mexican interests amid Los Angeles zoot-suit clashes with U S sailors. He says protests were lodged, consular protection provided, and that international customs prevent hasty direct intervention while noting relief efforts to calm the Mexican community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Ezequiel Padilla
Los Angeles
United States
U. S
Adolfo de la Huerta
Children’s Summer Sandals Available Despite Rationing
Washington June 22 The shoe industry says children may wear summer sandals with rubber soles this year despite rationing. A plentiful supply exists on dealers’ shelves and L. E. Langston of New York, executive vice president of the National Shoe Retailers Association, says the sandals are as valuable as winter oxfords or more in some cases.
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Washington
U.p
L. E. Langston
New York
National Shoe Retailers Association
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Air Power
Gen. Spaatz
Sen. McFarland
Tucson
Park
U. of A
Livorno
Bastia
Corsica
Ibizerte
Tunise
Florence
Palermo
Trapaniy
Rome
Pantelleria
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Materag Ae
Catania
Lonion
Reggio
Calabria
Arizona
Gen
Eisenhower
Armstrong
Stone
National ‘Association
Mary A. Wooten
Mexico
U.S
Montgomery Wark
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