Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur . Plans Dost Nkang of troop car Fleeta Farmer delivers his wife a 3 girls St. Albans. It. June 17 cans a Fred Bourger was As proud As any fatties Over the birth of three baby girls to tils wife. He was even prouder of the fact that he delivered them himself. When or. F. F. Swisler arrived at the farm Home at nearby Georgia Plain Mother and babies were doing Fine. Hie triplets raised the number of children in the Bourger family to eleven. Civilians find Tiit h not time for play Donald m. Nelson. 50jm orders giant clippers Hollywood june 17 Cap a Donald m. Nelson will become president of the society of Independent motion picture producers on june 29. The former War production Board chairman and special emissary to China disclosed his acceptance of the position after meeting with representatives of 29 smaller studios composing the society. The society did not divulge Nelsons salary but other sources reported it will be 50.000 dollars a year. Miami. June 17 cans a super air dippers that will Dwarf present operations and carry up to 904 persons at mor than 300 Miles an Noti Are now on order. Pan american world airways reported. Juan Trippe president said the use of larger fatter planes would drastically reduce fares and cargo charges. Withholding Setalla for military Security reasons Trippe disclosed the giant clippers have been ordered from Douglas i pfc heed and consolidated Vultee he said some types accommodating 204 trans Ocean passengers plus mail and cargo would Mdse in the sub stratosphere at More than 300 Niles an helping vets win j0b8 Dayton. Ohio june 17 ans a getting a Job should prove a cinch for any wounded aah crewmen returning to the . For discharge the air technical service command is practically taking returnees out of Hospital Beds and putting them in civil service jobs. Already some 900 veterans have taken advantage of the command s two month old placement program according to ool Ralph memo chief of the ats service personnel. Quot and we want More Quot the colonel added. Thus assured of a Quick return to civilian jobs returnees Are being distributed among 127 ats installations throughout the .widow, family get new Home wont sell Road to 18-year-old Blythe Vujs ark., june 17 ans a the widow and eight children of an infantryman killed in Luxembourg in january moved into their new fund Home. Funds for the Home were raised by contributions from servicemen and civilians. A Short time after the infantryman pfc . Privett was killed Jodie Nabers a grocer teamed mrs. Privett and the children were living in a four room Bungalow. He suggested to friends and neighbors that they raise a fund to buy the Privetts a larger Home. After news of his Campaign was printed Money poured in from servicemen All Over the world and from civilians and school children in the country. The total collected was 7,000 dollars plus some 2,000 dollars in material and labor Given by merchants carpenters and plumbers. Washington june 17 ans a Howard Bonsall has a surplus Railroad on his hands but can t see Selling it to an organization with an 19-year-old president. He told the interstate Commerce commission he would rather abandon it and use the equipment and manpower for War Worts the Road 77 Miles Long is the Yosemite Valley Railroad co. The Pacific railroading association wants to buy it. The president of the association is of. M. Mcfad Den a minor clerical employee of the Pacific electric railway. Clark to succeed Biddle Washington june 17 ans a Noel nation of Tom c. Clark of Texas As attorney general succeeding Francis Biddle has been confirmed by the Senate. Clark will take office july 1. Claims Cash set aside by circus Hartford conn., june 17 ans a the ring Ling Broe Barnum and Bailey circus has set aside 1,285,000 dollars out of its earnings to pay claims arising from the 7>lg top fire in Hartford last july the circus has made an agreement with the Hartford county bar association to turn Over All its earnings above operating expenses until All claims Are settled. It has been estimated that claims arising from the Blase in which 168 persons were kitted and hundreds injured will amount to 2 is seeking Tode Naify Pwns a nurses pay will be raised Washington june 17 ans a the salary scale for nurses in the veterans administration service will be raised to Between 2,000 and 4,000 dollars yearly plus overtime under an order granting them professional status. Effective july 1, the increase is expected to Speed recruitment of 3,000 nurses needed in veterans hospitals. Washington june 17 ans a the army is seeking to de Naify and re educate germans held in this country by showing them motion pictures of american use and allowing them to read american publications and listen to the radio according to Brig. Gen. B. M. Bryan jr., assistant Provost marshal general Field to Beer Pyle s name Camp Maxey tex., june 17 ans a a training Field at this North Texas infantry training Camp will be named for the late Ernie Pyle at official ceremonies Friday National infantry Day. Mary Margaret Trumam daughter of president and or Harry 8. Truman dances the Virginia reel at the 6ith anniversary Celebration of the founding of the pan american Union min Truman s partner is capt Everett walk. A a phone monday firm 18 1945 the stars and strikes Page 5
