Hitler Silent, Phenomenal Invasion News
Allied dispatch from London notes Hitler’s disappearance from public view during the June 6 to invasion period. His absence from command and symbol of leadership is analyzed by Allied psychologists, with speculation on his fate, retreat to Kalzberg, and limited appearances by satellite leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Edward W. Beattie
London
Adolf Hitler
Cherbourg
Cernauti
Fuehrer
Red Army
Reich
Mexican Railroad Men In Country Giving Blood
Ninety Mexican railroad workers brought to Portland three months ago donate to the Red Cross plasma bank to support the war effort. The first group of 35 gave a pint each yesterday and pledged to return for more as soon as allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Red Cross
Tucson Gunner Claims Down German FW 190 Over Berlin
Staff Sgt. Ramon C. Rodrigues of Tucson Arizona used thirty rounds to shoot down one Focke Wulf 190 during an eighth Air Force attack on Berlin's war communications center. He fired at 800 yards, the enemy aircraft smoked and burned, and the kill was confirmed by an eighth AAF evaluation board. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Ward of 930 South Eighth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon C. Rodrigues
Tucson
Ariz
Berlin
War Communications Center
Rodrigues
Arizona Flier
Eighth Aaf
AAF
James Ward
South
Eighth Avenue
Tucson Pilot Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
First Lt. Hugh A. Barrasso age 21 of Tucson has been awarded the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal. He flew a B 24 Liberator bomber from Italy in sustained operations against the enemy and earned the citation for meritorious achievement in aerial flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. Barrasso
East Fifth Street
Tucson
Italy
15Th Air Force
Local youth Leo Lipp promoted to technician fifth grade
Leo Lipp 25 son of Mrs. G Lipp 706 East Seventh Tucson promoted to technician fifth grade in the Army an equivalent to corporal. He trained as a draftsman in the construction service headquarters of the services of supply China Burma India theater of operations. He studied drafting at the University of Kentucky before going overseas and had basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. He has served in India for ten months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo L. Lipp
Services of Supply
China-Burma-India Theater of Operations
Lipp
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
India
Pvt Jose Acuna Receives Army Expert Infantry Badge
On June 15 Pvt Jose Acuna of Company I 321st Infantry Regiment 81st Wildcat division earned the Army Expert Infan try Badge for outstanding infantry work after passing stringent tests. Sgt Larry E Langers, tail gunner on a B-17, received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement over Europe and has completed seven combat missions.
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321St
81St Wildcat
Pvt
Jose Acuna
Company “I
Pilot Capt. DeMont Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
Capt. Russell D. DeMont of 10 West 28th Street Tucson receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in bombing missions over Europe. He flies Liberator bombers with the oldest Liberator unit in the Eighth Air Force and has earned Air Medal three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Unit Badge. The B 24 group was cited for action at Ploesti on August 1 1943. He took part in raids on Ploesti Rome Werner Neustadt Leghorn Foggia Oslo Bremen Kiel Gotha and Pas de Calais targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel D. DeMont
West 28Th Street
Tucson
Europe
DeMont
Eighth Air Force
Porter chosen for officers' communication course at Fort Sill
Second Lt. Robert R. Porter of Tucson has been selected to attend the officers' communication course at the Field Artillery School Fort Sill Oklahoma. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard E. Porter Jr route four Tucson. Porter attended Princeton University and reported at Fort Sill from the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center Camp Roberts California.
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Robert R. Porter
Tucson
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Okla
Porter
Willard E. Porter, Jr
Route Four
Princeton University
Princeton
N. J
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Camp Roberts
Calif
Air Medal Awarded to First Lieutenant Holderness
First Lieutenant Arthur W. Holderness Jr., 23, of 2324 East Hawthorne Street Tucson, receives the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial flights in the European theatre. He earned the medal during pre invasion aerial assaults as a fighter pilot with a Ninth Air Force unit after graduating from the U S Military Academy on June 1, 1943.
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Arthur W. Holderness, Jr
East
Hawthorne Street
Tucson
Holderness
Ninth Air Force
U. S. Military Academy
14 British Work Stops During Fortnight
During the first fortnight of the invasion Great Britain had 14 work stoppages affecting over 1,000 workers in non coal industries. Labor Minister Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons that nine were settled.
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London
Great Britain
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Postwar Period Advertising Is To Be Greatest
Neil H. McElroy of Procter & Gamble told the Newspaper Representatives association that the postwar era offers the greatest advertising opportunity. He urged a goal of 55 million employed, linking mass selling to boosting output from 97 to about 140 billion dollars, and praised newspapers for supporting waste fat salvage.
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New York
Neil H. McElroy
Procter & Gamble Co
Newspaper Representatives Association of New York
McElroy
Life Insurance Policy Loans Peak in 1932
Policy loans for life insurance hit a record $3.805 billion in 1932, marking the highest aggregate total on record.
Local Bus Service Tucson Phoenix Schedules
Daily departures from Tucson to Phoenix at 7 a m 12 30 p m 6 p m and 11 30 p m Ride the Sun Valley Bus Lines Broadway Phone 7088.
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Tucson - Phoenix
SUN Valley Bus Lines
Broadway
Two Tucsonians On List of 7 Arizona Prisoners
War department released a list naming 1,508 American prisoners held in Germany. Among them seven Arizonans include Tech. Sgt. Thomas D. Bradley and Staff Sgt. Lloyd K. Burke with spouses in Tempe and Phoenix, Lt. Harold E. Gendron of Tucson, Lt. William C. McSpadden of Phoenix, Tech. Sgt. Gregorio Oliva of Winslow, Staff Sgt. Harold E. Shinn of Phoenix, and Pfc. Ramon R. Valdivia of Tucson with family addresses provided.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Germany
Tech
Thomas D. Bradley
Kathleen B
Tempe
Lloyd K. Burke
Margie H
Phoenix
Harold E. Gendron
East Eighth Street
Tucson
William C. McSpadden
Virginia M. McSpadden
Gregorio Oliva
Maximina F. Oliva
Winslow
Harold E. Shinn
Juanita C. Shinn
Ramon R. Valdivia
Maria Valdivia
South Main
Kay Carlysle Sings Softly on NBC Grand Ole Opry Night
Kay Carlysle, a hillbilly singer, performs on NBCs Grand Ole Opry program. The vocalizing sweater girl croons softly in the Saturday 830 time slot on KVOA.
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Pretty Kay Carlysle
NBC
KVOA
Radio Schedule Fragment From KTUC KTNC Listings
A scrambled listing shows various radio programs and times including news, music, sermons, and shows across stations KTUC KTNC with entries like News, The Star and the Story, Bible programs, and talent shows. The fragmentary page preserves a schedule mosaic without a single coherent program sequence.
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Gracie Feilds
Ned Calmer
Manhattan
Fred Allen
Bob Crosby
Whistler
News
Glenn Hardy
Rex .Miller
Walter Winchell
Chet Huntley
Hal Greene
Monday Radio Schedule Highlights News Programs and Shows
A scanned listing outlines Monday morning and afternoon radio programming with segments such as News of the World La Hora Mexicana World News and the Republican Convention coverage. Notable shows include Mary Marlin Stella and Lorenzo Jones with musical interludes and sports updates.
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Barl Ives
Joe Hubbard
Church of Christ
Warren Spegner
Valley Chapel
Glenn Aenee
Southern Baptist Church
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Radio Periodico del Altre
Dick Hall
Edwin M Clough
Sally Sears
Hollywood Star Playhouse
Portia
Life Guiding Light
Nway
Dr. Malone
News
Treasury
Mary Marlin
Ma Perkins
Stella Las
Lorenzo Jones
Widder Sys
Land of Ours
Fulton Lewis, Jr
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der Fuehrer
Stalingrad
el Alamein
Tunisia
Kalzberg
Fuhrer Befehls
Benito Mussolini
Hungary
Adm
Nicholas Horthy
Joseph Goebbels
Ludwig Sertorius
Ogie
Evor
Boston Symphony
Arthur Fiedler
Eiger, Rodgers & Hammerstein
Ischaikovsky
Allis
Ghalmers
Larry E. Langers
Route 5
Sgt. Langers
Henry B. Langers
University of Arizona
The
Langers Floral Company
Neil McElroy
Standard OF California
Standard Symphony Orchestra
Conducted By
Edwin McArthur
Kvoa E
Arizona
Helen Forrest
Bobby Armbruster
His
Richard Rodgers
KTUC
Steeny
Rae Wea
Southwest
Blue Moon Ballroom
Blue Cross Hospital
E. Lester
FT. Huachuca
Greyhound Terminal
E. Broadway
LYE Kids
Rrink St
Olaza
Mexico City
Miliza Korjus
Medela DE Novarro
Imperio
Joaquin Pardave
Julian Soler
Rene Cordona
Vienna
Mexico
el Marco del Castillo de Chapultapec
NOVIA
Manuel Medel
Josefina Escobero
Miguel Ferriz Y
Narscisco Busquets
Franchot Tone
Marsha Hunt
Caruso
Fourth Avenue
Omerealattt
Paul Lukas
K. T. Stevens
Rialto
State
DR. Wassell
FOX Tucson & Lyric
Gary
Cooper
Laraine
Corydon M
Sailor
Wassell
van Johnson
Jimmi Durante
Jose Iturbi
Gloria Dehaven
Lena Horne
Harry James
Xavier Cugat
American Legion Auxiliary
Navy Mother's Club
VFW Auxiliary
Tucson-Nogales
Citizen
Greyhound
Pioneer Hotel
Arthur Crowell
Hammond
Mirece Mitey
el Charr
Venice Ga
Avette
Etty
Chest Rd
Swan Roads
L Dor Ray
Riverside
Congress
Ernie Lewis
Vocalist Meade Powell
Hia
Gloria Jean
Patric Knowles
Pardon MY
Rhythm
Edward R. Murrow
Boake Carter
Jonsey
Yanks
Sublime
Glen Hardy
Voice of the Army
Thomas Peluso Orch
Three Suns
See Sims
Thomas Anthony Orch
St. Francis Hotel
Orch
Ktnc—A
Arlvaw In
John Charles Thomas
International News
Edward R. N
Eddie Garr
Superman Kaltenborn
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