Burma battle near Walawoum marks key advance
American infantry units in Northern Burma completed a 200 mile jungle march and attacked Walawoum with artillery and mortars. Japanese defenders were repelled after counterattacks as mortar teams held ground and earned praise from leaders including J Ted Hughes for stopping attempted enemy advances.
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Frank Hewlett
Burma
U.P
Walawm
Lawburn
Thomas Farrell
Toledo
Postal Rate Changes Take Effect March Twenty Sixth
Postmaster Harold Collins announces new postal rates under the revenue act. One cent increase for first class inland letters, higher air mail charges beginning March 26, and adjustments for parcels and fourth class mail. Overseas armed forces mail via Army Navy post offices also affected.
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Anges
Harold Collins
Army Navy
Expect Army Hospital Peak 31 Years From Now in 1975
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines told the House Appropriations Committee the veterans administration projects 300000 hospital beds needed by 1975 to serve 207000 veterans from the present war and 91400 from past wars. He noted 63351 beds were in use with 10230 domiciliary beds occupied and 9854 beds idle.
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Army Hospital
Washington
Mar
Veterans’ Administration
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Administration
House Appropriations Committee
Hines
Veterans’ Organizations
Government seeks injunction against Tucson realty firm over rental housing sales
The U S district court was asked to stop Consolidated Realty Co of Tucson from selling houses built under wartime priority for rental use. Officials say a racketeering pattern exists with purchases tied to tenancy, some requiring upfront money. The Tucson War Housing Committee moved to curb new private unit allotments to avoid surplus postwar.
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Tucson
U. S. District Court
Consolidated Realty Company of
War Production Board
Defense Company
Tucson National War Housing Committee
Miami Man Appointed to State Highway Commission
Kenneth Hoopes of Miami has been appointed by Governor Osborn to the state highway commission to succeed E. H. McEachren of Miami who resigned. Hoopes will serve until January 31, 1945 and cannot be reappointed. his successor will come from Apache county. Hoopes operates a lime quarry near Miami and was a highway department foreman in Gov. Moeur’s administration.
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Phoenix
Mar
Kenneth Hoopes
Miami
Osborn
State Highway Commission
E. H. McEachren
Hoopes
Apache County
B. B. Moeur
Government sues over sale of temporary housing units
A firm faced a court order under stipulation to answer a suit within a month. The case seeks to halt further payments and block additional sales of the temporary dwelling units, pending government action. The government argues against the firms selling the houses at reduced prices.
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Robert Carr
Angeles
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van Savestox Mon
Diamond & Perri
Watch & Clock Hospital
E. Congress Ph
Walgreen
Joe Palooka
Aknei
SKONE
Big Barnsmell
Barney Nsmell
Th’ Air Skone Works
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Dick Tracy
Chester Gould
Hollywood
Blondie
Chic Young
Gene Ahern
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Big
Tarzan
Jane
Plume Island
Likle
Orphan Annie
Eir
Wolff
Woertel
Hahn
BY Haro Giay
Auntie Sally
Spike
Donald Duck
Walt Disney
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