Nurses Aid Wounded In India Area
U S nurses fly with air transport command in Assam to bring wounded and sick American servicemen to hospitals in India. The crew, led by Col. Don D. Flickinger, develop new medical techniques as operations continue over the dangerous jungle route to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Transport Command
Assam
China
Burma
India
Fort Hertz
Georgia E. Insley
Bellefontain
Bond
Betty Ann Berry
Wilkensburgh
John F. Duncan
Audrey E. Rogers
Burkburnett
Tex
Don D. Flickinger
Long Beach
Cal
Frank J. Kilikowski
Chicago
William H. Spruell
Russellville
Ala
Col. Flickinger
Driver Training to Expand in Arizona High Schools
Phoenix May 24 Plans to provide driver training in every Arizona high school next year are announced by the state highway department traffic safety division. In the past year 842 juniors and seniors in 18 schools took part, with 364 completing a 20 period course and earning certificates usable for license issuance and certain military assignments. Schools include Bisbee Flagstaff Globe Jerome Mayer Morenci Peoria Prescott Seligman Superior Thatcher Wickenburg Willcox Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
State Highway Department
Arizona
Bisbee
Flagstaff
Globe
Jerome
Mayer
Morenci
Peoria
Prescott
Seligman
Superior
Thatcher
Wickenburg
Willcox
Williams
Yank Planes Spur Chinese In Burma Area
United Press report from May 24 describes Maj. Claire L. Chennault's 14th Air Force providing air support for the Chinese Expeditionary Force in northern Burma. American planes bomb and strafe Japanese positions, boosting morale while widening air superiority and targeting supply lines deep in the enemy rear. The 69th Wing under Col. John C. Kennedy handles difficult Salween area targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ravenholt
United Press
Sailween
Burma
Maj
Claire L. Chennault
Fourteenth Air Force
China
Ite
U. S
69Th Wing
John C. Kennedy
Asia
Salween
P-40 Fighters Support Kennedy Trail Drive Missions
The report notes fast flying P-40 fighters strafing enemy troops along trails. pilots must navigate high gorges while Kennedy relies on air support. Gen Frank Dern's Y force staff and a liaison officer assist the drive with expeditionary air power.
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Kennedy
Frank Dern
Eggs in parcel post reach Sgt Craycraft in England
Mrs. E. M. Skates mailed a dozen hard boiled eggs dipped in paraffin to her son Sgt Robert Craycraft in England. The eggs arrived overseas safely with only a few cracked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
E. M. Skates
Sgt
Robert Craycraft
England
Students Pass First Aid Exam
The Red Cross advanced and standard first aid course at the University of Arizona, led by Robert S. Soeb, lists Alvin Friedsam Jr, Ralph V. Jordan, Harold Livingston, William O. Poindester Jr, and Daniel Sammons as successful. The U S immigration border patrol course led by Laurence R. Kesler names James Hnett, William C. Cox, Ralph G. Johnson, Robert M. Jones, Bernard O. Lager as graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Robert S. Soeb
University of Arizona
Alvin Friedsam, Jr
Ralph V. Jordan
Harold Livingston
William O. Poindester, Jr
Daniel Sammons
Laurence R. Kesler
U. S. Immigration Border Patrol
James Hnett
William C. Cox
Ralph G. Johnson
Robert M. Jones
Bernard O. Lager
Arizona students complete Red Cross lifeguard course
Donald L. McLaran Gordon R. Pet tingill A. Wilton Stubblefield Fred N. Thomas Andred G. Tremain and Paul G. Watson completed the Red Cross life saving and water safety course conducted by Robert S. Loeb at the University of Arizona. Robert Caroon John C Walker and Arthur L Warner joined as course participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. McLaran
Gordon R. Pettingill
A. Wilton Stubblefield
Fred N. Thomas
Andred G. Tremain
Paul G. Watson
Red Cross
Robert S. Loeb
University of Arizona
Robert Caroon
John C., Walker
Arthur L. Warner
Mansfield valedictorian speaks as brother lies in tragedy
Miss Thelma Ruth Davis, valedictorian of Mansfield high school, delivered her valedictory before 1000 attendees in Springfield while her brother Sgt Lowell M. Davis lay dead at their parents' home after a recent plane crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Thelma Ruth Davis
Mansfield High School
Sgt
Lowell M. Davis
Leather tanning bark supply from the tropics
The barks woods nuts and pods grown in Haiti Nicaragua Mexico and other Central American countries provide much of the tannin used to tan leather for Army shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Nicaragua
Mexicio
Middle American Countries
Pimples Disappear Overnight Claim Ad
An advertisement touts a redacted liquid named Kleerex that dries pimples overnight. It claims users see clear skin by applying before bed and praises the product, noting it is sold at Martin's and drug stores. The copy includes dubious endorsements and warnings of aTMback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleerex
Tate
Martin’s and Drug Stores
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Seaut
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