Sergeant Tucker’s 38 Japanese fallen on Kwajalein Atoll
Marine Sgt Frank A Tucker from Hugo Oklahoma credited with killing at least 38 enemy on Kwajalein Atoll during night action. He endured leg and equipment wounds while manning a rifle in a shell hole alongside 11 comrades. Pvt Stephen P Hopkins and others supported, with about 50 Japs dead overall in the trench during the morning mop up.
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Kwajalein Atoll
Marshalls
Frank A. Tucker
Hugo
Okla
Kwajalein
Tucker
Marsghall Islands
Maine
Amur Island
Coat Tree
Cmu
Stephen P. Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Presti Roosevelt
Hopkins
Iun
Sgter
Film industry urged to seek free access to world markets
Harold Hopper urged immediate formation of a special committee to push free access to world markets after the war. He predicted an end to raw film rationing this year as essential needs of the armed services are met. Hopper resigns from the WPB motion picture section to return to private life while remaining as an advisor.
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Washington
Mar
Harold Hopper
WPB
Hopper
Armed Services
Los Angeles
Corsairs Of Marine Corps Set Aviation Records in Pacific
In Bougainville, the Corsairs squadron led by Maj. R. Gordon Owens Jr. shattered several records with 1354 enemy planes shot down in 18 weeks. Lt. William K. Holt notes 854 planes in January, 104% in a six week tour, and 10 aces. Capt. Harold L. Spears adds 15 planes in the Rabaul area as battles continue.
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Bougainville
Mar. 1
R. Gordon Owens, Jr
Greenville
S. C
South Pacific
Army
William K. Holt
Clarksburg
W. Va
Marine
Robert M. Hanson
Newtonville
Mass
Donald M. Aldrich
Chicago Ill
Hanson
Rabaul
Harold L. Spears
Ironton, O
Ohio U
GE to mine Brazilian iron ore for war uses
International General Electric plans to start annual production of 500000 tons of ore from Brazil's iron region for a decade to supply war needs of the United States and Great Britain. Geologists estimate the area holds 5 billion tons suitable for high grade steel and Mesabi remains about 1.135 billion tons in Lake Superior.
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New York
General Electric
Brazil
Great Britain
Equipmnt
Gen- 1 Electric
Mesabi Range
Lake Superior
Corsair aces dominate Pacific dogfights near Rabaul
The top ace in the squadron has most victories earned over the Rabaul area more than 200 miles from allied bases. Seven other aces are Arthur Warner Jr. Maplewood Edwin Herman Dallas Maj Owens Gerard Williams A Roger Conant Creighton Chandler Richard Braun. Chandler has one tour left Williams has two more to fly.
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Rabaul
Arthur T. Warner, Jr
Maplewood
N. J
Edwin J. Hernan
Dallas
Tex
Owens
Gerard H. Williams
Summit
A. Roger Conant
Marine
Phoenix Fire Fighters Get New Ladder Truck
Fire Chief L. D. Barnum announced the arrival of a new 21000 hook and ladder truck for the Phoenix fire department. The 85 foot all steel aerial ladder truck, shipped from Seagraves Manufacturing Co in Columbus Ohio, arrived after a nine month delay due to war priorities and will supplement the department existing 1921 truck.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Mar
L. D. Barnum
Seagraves Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Ohio
Oldest English Tennis Court Linked to Henry VIII
A historic note states the oldest tennis court in England was built at Hampton Court Palace for Henry VIII in 1530, marking a key early site in tennis history and royal activity.
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England
Henry VIII
Hampton Court Palace
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U. S
Heart of Brazil
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East Pennington Street
Phoenix Fire Fighters
Santa Rita Rendezvous
Santa Rita Hotel
Harl Smith Orchestra
Theo Penn
Gene Akern
Puffle
Joe Palooka
By al Capp
Dick Tracy
Chester Gould
Jane
Tarzan
Chic Young
Ape-Man
Snadak
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Witch Doctor
United Feature Syndicate
LitTle
Orphan Annie
Harold Gray
What ON Earth
Turks Gang
John
Donald Duck
Daisy
Walt Disney
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