Greek Patriots Take To Sea To Fight Germany
Greek guerrillas the first to take to the sea against Axis shipping in the Aegean as photographs in German press depict their actions. Reports say pirates operate small boats, with Axis patrol craft and seaplanes patrolling. Balkans invasion jitters and troop redeployments across Yugoslavia Greece Crete Cyprus are noted.
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Stockholm
Axis
Balkans
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Die Woche
Aegean
Balkan
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Ninth Army
Syria
Palestine
Berlin
Russia
London
Ankara
Yugoslavia
Greece
Crete
Aegean Islands
King George VI Visits Malta After Tunisian Campaign
The King received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath for services in Tunisia then traveled by British cruiser to Malta to praise the population and garrison for withstanding massed enemy bombers. He earlier served in Jutland and witnessed the 1940 41 bombings, later visiting British armies in France.
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Order of the Bath
Malta
Hitler
Jutland
England
France
Allied Air Power Pounds Axis Targets Across Europe
British and American bombers struck targets in Hitler’s fortress Europe for a sixth night, totaling at least 6100 tons. Avro Liberators and Western forces hit Sicily Sardinia Greece and Greece stations while 500 Allied planes attacked from Flushing to Cherbourg. 12 German planes were destroyed and many more damaged at airfields rail yards and power stations.
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Jaeger
Royal Air Force
Adolf Hitler
Africa
Mediterranean
Sicily
Sardinia
Sedes
Greece
Flushing
Holland
Cherbourg
France
Strikes Spread Across States Amid Coal Shortage
Labor actions ripple through Alabama Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio as miners resume or extend strikes. Nearly 30 thousand West Virginia and 28 thousand Alabama locals vote to back or call back workers while Republic Steel and Frick Coke facilities limit output. Miners in Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Kentucky Iowa and other regions report varied compliance with strike orders amid wage and policy concerns.
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Coke
Alabama
West Virginia
UMW 1
District 17
Sha Ae
Labor Board
House Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Republic Steel Co
Fayette County
Wynncoke
H. C. Frick Coke Co
Duncan
Charles P. Frock
Frock
Eirton Coal Co
Greene County
Crucible Steel Co
Bridgeport
Phillips
Frick Co
UMW
Fayette
Greene
Westmoreland
Steven Ezar
District 2
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Minois
Progressive Mine Workers of America
AFL
Indiana
Kentucky
Hazard
Harlan County
Iowa
Veto Blocks War Industry Strike Proposals
President vetoes bills to outlaw strikes in government war industries and to curb walkouts in private plants. The measures would empower the War Labor Board to settle disputes and ban union political contributions, while seeking to use the draft as a tool against strikes. Congressional plans to override the veto and pass similar provisions face swift opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Congress
Senate
House
WLB
What To Eat Question Confusion At Ice Cream Counters
A humorous look at how ice cream orders confuse customers. From milkshakes to sundaes to sherbet, the piece notes inconsistent shop rules, rationing quirks, and the difficulty of getting the desired treat. It idly suggests olives as an unregulated alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Serr
OPA
Benj D Harelson Called By Death
Benjamin D Harelson 79 retired farmer and Tuc son resident died Wednesday at a local hospital He lay in state in the Arizona Mortuary until Tuesday morning then will be sent to Paducah Ky for services and interment He is survived by three sons Marion Floyd and Vernon two brothers Sam and John Arizona Mortuary in charge of arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin D. Harelson
Tucson
Arizona
Harelson
Paducah
Marion
Prince Road
Floyd
Vernon
Miami
Fla
Sam
Melba
John
Mount Vernon
Phillips the Arizona governor and lawmaker profile
A biographical sketch of Phillips, Arizona official and jurist. From probate judge 1902 to governor 1930, he served in territorial court, state senate, and house, and built early Capitol ties. He defeated Hunt in 1928, faced defeat in 1930, and earned respect from Osborn upon his passing.
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Hunt
Phillips
Territorial
House of Representatives
Senate
Arizona
Capitol
Phoenix
State House
Osborn
Statehouse
Rome reports Axis air and sea actions over North Africa
The Rome broadcast claims Italian torpedo planes sank three Allied steamers totaling 31 000 tons after night raids and reports three more damaged. It also says Bizerte and anchor ships were attacked, 33 Allied planes shot down over Sardinia, two Italian planes lost, and Berlin reports no German losses. Salooniki hits and Salonika base notes follow with civilian and military impacts and a note on Invasion base history and population.
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Rome
Bizerte
Berlin
Sassari
Chilivani
Golfo Aranci
Cairo
Salonika
Franchet D’esperey
Balkans
Alexandria
Egypt
Aegean
Army Should Not Be Punishment for Striking Workers
Leaders in both the house and senate military affairs panels voiced that the Army is not a penal organization and should not be used to coerce war workers. Backing for the President’s work-or-fight plan came mainly from sponsors of the legislation.
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House
Senate
Tucson meeting to view fish and wildlife films
City briefs report a Tucson Game Protective Association meeting tonight in Superior Court Number 1 at the county courthouse. Attendees will view moving pictures of fresh and salt water fishing and lion hunting in Mexico, discuss new game seasons, and draft recommendations for the state game commission. The meeting is open to the public.
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Mexico
Tucson Game Protective Association
Superior Court
County Court House
State Game Commission
State Board to Meet Tomorrow at Welfare Building
The Arizona State Board of Social Security and Welfare will convene at 9 a m tomorrow in the county welfare building for its meeting.
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Arizona State Board of Social Security and Welfare
County Welfare Building
Doctor Henry Neumann Addresses Kiwanis on Life and Work
Dr Henry Neumann visiting professor at the University of Arizona summer session spoke to the Kiwanis club this noon on Making a Living and Making a Life. He leads the Brooklyn Society of Ethical Culture.
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Henry Neumann
Brooklyn Society of Ethical Culture
Kiwanis Club
Neumann
University of Arizona
Holmes Buy Speedway Heights Lots in Pima County
The sale of four lots in Speedway Heights on East Speedway between Norton and Wilson avenues for about $16 000 was recorded today with the Pima County recorder. The property was purchased by Mr and Mrs W T Holmes from Fern L Bradbury.
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Speedway Heights
East Speedway
Norton and
Wilson Avenues
Pima County Recorder
W. T. Holmes
Fern L. Bradbury
Woman Auxiliary Dorothy Rosenfeld Begins Fort Des Moines Training
Auxiliary Dorothy Rosenfeld of Tucson has begun training at the First Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps center in Fort Des Moines Iowa, an official release from the public relations officer shows.
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Dorothy Adelaide Rosenfeld
S. 3Rd Ave
Tucson
Woman’s Army Auxiliary Corps Training Center
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Want More Jazz
Dwight Culver reports from Bogota Colombia that Latin Americans value goodwill wirelessed programs but want more American jazz not just rumbas sambas and tangos. He notes American schools teach Castilian Spanish while Mexican Spanish is used south of the border.
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Palo Alto
Calif
U.P
Dwight Culver
Bogota
Colombia
Special Services Loves Impossible
London dispatch profiles United States Army Special Services under Maj. Ward J. Walker. It details help for soldiers including theater tickets, dinner invitations, gift purchases, stamp collectors, and iceboxes, plus organizing sports leagues and cultural events like Menuhin concerts and Eve of St. Mark. The unit runs libraries and promotes venereal disease awareness.
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London
United States Army
Special Services Section
Joseph W. Stilwell
Special Services
Ward J. Walker
Spokane
Wash
Special Services Office
Frieda Rowland
Mavis Labertouche
United States
Rowland
Labertouche
William Sterns
Summit
N. J
Walker
Maxwell Anderson
St. Mark
Yehudi Menuhin
Noel Coward
Arizona Guayule Shows Highest Rubber Content
The office of war information reports Arizona guayule yields 175 pounds of rubber per acre, higher than California and Texas. Experimental plots near Litchfield show 5.9 percent pure rubber, averaging 4.2 percent in Arizona, with additional plots near Tucson Marana Chandler and Picacho.
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Phoenix
Guayule
Arizona
Office of War Information
California
Texas
Litchfield
Tucson
Marana
Chandler
Picacho
OWI
W. W. Twoomey
Unsuccessful Professor's Daughter Declines Marriage Offer
A quip from Capper's features a professor's daughter refusing a marital arrangement for lack of funds. The student expresses confusion, and she clarifies that her prior statement explains her position.
William E Archer Funeral Arrangements Noted
William E Archer of 441 South Fifth Avenue Tucson passed away June 22 in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 3 30 PM in the Arizona Mortuary chapel with Rev Walter Fischer officiating. Disabled veterans will assist. Interment will be in Ev cemetery. No family survives him.
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William E. Archer
South Fifth Avenue
Tucson
The
Arizona Mortuary
Walter Fischer
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Benj. D. Harelson
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Speedway
James McGlincy
Coward
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Langers
Stone
Pennington
Qeeta
America
Japan
Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Inc
Lawrenceborg, Im
Nogales
Mrs
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