D M Paces Model Planes Win At Randolph Park
The 15th air group based at Davis Monthan won the strategic air force model airplane contest at Randolph Park with 26 points. D M scored 12, Travis AFB 10, and March AFB 4. LT Col Robert E Thacker and Sgt Joe Brancik from D M will join nine others to represent SAC at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls on July 15.
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15Th Air Group
Davis- Monthan Base
Strategic Air Force
Randolph Park
D-M
Travis Air Force Base
March Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Robert E. Thacker
Joe Brancik
Floyd G. Richards
Lindell
B. Perry
Offutt Air Force Base
James A. Summersett
Emil C. Abend
Air Force Base
Joseph V
Austin P. Wallaker
Honat Ez. Johnson
Barksdale Air Force Base
Eighth Air Force
Biggs
Bergstrom
Biggs Air Force Base
Beer overtakes sake as Japan’s top drink says Japan’s breweries rise
Tokyo June 29 Beer now the No 1 drink in Japan surpassing sake in popularity. Demand outpaces supply with output rising from 38.8 million gallons last year to 44 million this year. Nippon Breweries Ltd anchors the industry formed from government roots and private investment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Nippon
Land of the Rising Sun
Sapporo
Hokkaido
Germany
Australia
Eiichi Shibuzawa
Nippon Breweries, Ltd
Underage Vets Await Discharge From 45th Division
TOKYO June 29 Three soldiers of the U S 45th division wait discharge from the army and home to Eufaula Oklahoma claiming they are too young to be soldiers The youngest is Pfc Yale Cowan who joined the Oklahoma national guard at age 15 last week he was asked for his correct age for the first time Cpl David Jones and Pfc Alvin Whisenhunt also await birth certificates before final discharge papers are approved at Camp Craven Hokkaido where the 45th is training Ages not reported but likely 17
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Tokyo
U.S. 45Th Division
Army
Eufaula
Okla
Pfc
Yale Cowan
Oklahoma National Guard
David Jones
Alvin Whisenhunt
Cigarettes Bound for Far East Troops Stolen in England
A truck in Rotherhithe, England was robbed of a shipment of cigarettes intended for about 70,000 troops in the Far East. Police investigated the midnight theft and recovered few leads.
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Far East
Rotherhithe
England
Summer Band Concert At Amphitheater Tonight
The Amphitheater summer band co sponsored by the county recreation department and Amphitheater school offers its third weekly indoor concert at 8 p.m. The advanced band, with adults and college students, performs marches concert selections and popular tunes. Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 30 p.m. An intermediate band starts next week meeting weekdays at 8 a.m. Registrations are available at the school.
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County Recreation Department
Amphitheater School
Driver Faces Long Sentence for Repeat Drunk Driving
Douglas Fanning, 39, of 2104 S Plumer Ave, faces prosecution in justice court for a second drunk driving offense within a year. The new state code sets minimums of 90 days jail and up to one year plus a $1000 fine. his prior December conviction and two earlier offenses occurred before the new code took effect last July 1.
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Douglas Fanning
S. Plumer
Justice Court
Fanning
Stops Short Never To Run Again In Long Beach Clock
Charles E. Hilkey, 70, who tended a downtown tower clock for 44 years, died after a trip to Kingsburg. The clock he helped install in 1907 stopped Sunday night just before 9:30 when a metal piece jammed the cab, and Hilkey fell ill and passed away a few hours later.
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Long Beach
Calif
Charles E. Hilkey
Hilkey
Kingsburg
Fresno
Birthday Joy Amid Hospital Stay For Betty House
Betty House marked her 12th birthday at Icson Medical Center with two birthday cakes cards and gifts as she traveled the halls on a stretcher. Polio patient recently released from the iron lung spent the day in extended physical therapy and a planned party for friends and staff at the hospital. Betty is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Curtis D House of Cloudroad whose plight drew national attention when her horse was brought to her room window.
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Betty House
Polio Betty
Iron Lung
Icson Medical Center
Betty
Curtis D. House of
Cloudroad
Betty Hutton Silent After Vocal Cord Surgery
Hollywood star Betty Hutton rested at home after an operation on her vocal cords to remove corns from years of singing. She is temporarily unable to speak and uses a slate to write messages for visitors.
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Hollywood
U.P
Betty Hutton
Miss Hutton
Pyles Receives Jail Time After Alcohol Charge Verdict
Obie Pyles, 47, was sentenced by Justice of the Peace James M. Howsare to 15 days in jail and a $100 fine after pleading not guilty to a drunk driving charge. Patrolmen and Davis-Monthan base air force police testified he was very drunk, while Pyles claimed nerves caused his stumbling during the incident on route 3.
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Justice of the Peace
James M. Howsare
Obie Pyles
Pyles
Air Force
Davis-Monthan
Route 3
Lawyer rejects sleep loss claim for legal fees
Superior Judge G. Frederick Frost ruled against attorney R. deBlois LaBrosse who sought 2500 for sleepless nights over a client's divorce case. The decision records the suit as an unsuccessful claim for special compensation due to the attorney's alleged mental strain.
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Fall River
Mass
Ard
G. Frederick Frost
Atty. R. deBlois LaBrosse
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