Speed Brush Leads 40th Division in Negros Victory
In the Philippines June 26 1944 Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush commands the 40th division as five Yank battalions rout up to 15 000 Japanese on Negros. The captured officer lauds the force noting their rapid pursuit and retreat. brush earns praise from Lt. Gen. Eichholzberger who pins a Silver Star and affectionately nicknames him Speed Brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bergholz
40TH
Philippines
Rapp Brush
40Th Division
Brush
Negros
Robert L. Eiichelberger
Eighth Army
Negros Front
Speed
Army
Philippine
Lingayen
Luzon
Dan’l H. Brush
Rapp
Iloilo
Visayan
Zamboanga
Phillips Exeter Academy
University of Illinois
S. P
San Francisco
Sgt Clark Bishop Hospitalized in Palm Springs
Sgt. Clark W. Bishop co owner of the Red and Blue drive in East Third street is hospitalized at Torney general hospital Palm Springs Calif after seven months front line service with the 10th infantry regiment in Europe He earned the Combat Infantry Badge and a Bronze Star along with a European Theatre Ribbon Also details on other local service members and awards follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark W. Bishop
East Third Street
Torney General Hospital
Palm Springs
Calif
Bishop
Camp Roberts
Camp Hood
Tex
Camp Blanding
Fla
10Th Infantry Regiment
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Sgt. Bishop
Helen Bishop
Calle el Centro
Tucson
University of Arizona
Husband Is Arrested In Tavern Slaying Near Kingman
A board of officers probes the fatal stabbing of Tech. Sgt. Waldeman A. Verdet Jr. and Mrs. Lila Laws in a local tavern. Corp. Thurman Laws, husband of Mrs Laws, is in custody after Verdet dies en route to a hospital and Mrs Laws dies Sunday. Verdet was single. Laws’s mother is in New York and Laws’s father-in-law is J. M. Orman of Visalia Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman
Tech
Waldeman A. Verdet, Jr
New York City
Lila Laws
Corp.4Thurman
Window shade care guidance from old sewing tip
If window shades become soiled, turn them upside down, stitch a new hem, and tack the old hem to the roller. This practical tip preserves shade fabric by reattaching the hem and reversing wear for continued use.
Sloan the Secret Service Guard to Retire This July
James Sloan Jr known as Jimmie of the secret service will retire July 1 after 32 years guarding Presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman. He plans to return to Danville and recalls boxing wrestling and long White House patrols while protecting leaders and screening crank callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Sloan, Jr
White House
T. R
Truman
Jimmie
Secret Service
Sloan
Danville
Theodore
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
Ae Dent
Coolidge
Senate Bloc Seeks Silver Coin Recognition Tie-in
Washington June 26 A Senate silver bloc aims to link silver currency recognition to Bretton Woods. Leader Sen Thomas of Oklahoma proposes two measures: minting coins with an ounce of gold and using excess silver to fund part of the US subscription to the international monetary fund not required in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Bretton Woods
Sen. Thomas
D.-Okia
Banking Committee
Treasury
International Monetary Fund
Rommel Ended Life To Escape Hitler Wrath
Lt. Gen. Fritz Bayerlein, Rommel's former chief of staff, told Allied officers that the Desert Fox killed himself to avoid the death penalty for allegedly taking part in the July plot against Hitler. He claimed Rommel chose death over punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiesbaden
Erwin Rommel
Fritz Bayerlein
Hitler
Bayerlein
Rommel Wounded In Air Attack On Roadside Car
Field Marshal Rommel was wounded when an American fighter bomber strafed his car on the road. The attack occurred as his vehicle traveled, causing injuries to Rommel and prompting immediate medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rommel
Harvesting equipment production rises through 1944
The value of harvesting equipment produced in 1944 reached 82.8 million dollars, up from 48 million in 1943 and 55 million in 1941, reflecting a significant year over year increase.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sgt
Clark Bishop
George M. Johnson
East Broadway
86Th Regiment
Fifth Army
Italy
Don W. Wilson
India-China
William H. Tunner
Air Transport Command
Ond
W. B. Wallace
East Fifth Street
George Charles Sontag
West 32Nd Street
U. S. Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
George W. Sontag
Pfc
Sontag
Missouri
Marine Corps
Hawaiian Islands
Marianas
Ellice Islands
Saipan
Tinian
Kenneth C. West
Grace West
Oracle Star Route
Camp Maxey
Pvt
West
Japan
Jose Diaz
Diaz
Kasumigaura
Tokyo
Ada
Elida Avenue
Wyelke Aer Leks
Thornton & Minor
Reckal
Rath Si'ierta
Wal- 5
Bowyer
Stone
Arizona Mortuary, Inc
East Third
Verna E Yocum
4Th Ave
Nadine Lucas
Guard of Presidents
Jimmie of
Rock Creek Park
Tucson Daily Citizen
Arizona
N. Stone
Langendorf
Beeman's Potato
Tater
Tucso
Ana
Oxfords
Rochelle” Arch
MCC
Oxford
Aoe
WARDS
Sporting Goods
Red Cross
China
Child's
Nance DY
Rloo
Montgomery Ward
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