August-September 1944

ISSUE NO. 5Tucson, Arizona

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WOUNDED IN ACTION: Marine PfoJuan T AldauQ, son of I.rrs MariaAlclama ,5~~4 wi l? th, on June 17, inthe South Pacific.

Pfc Frank A Gradillas, so~ ofMrs Rosa A Gradillas, 1010 StMary's Road, in tho Meditcrrunoan.

~?Y BIRTHDAY!

Esteban R Molera - AUb~st 3Mike zazueta - AUGust 5Ruben V Dominguez - August ?Andy Alday - August 9August 15 - Frank Acevedo, JrJoe Verdugo - August 15Juan 0 Salaz - August 16Gilberto V Vidal - August 19Fred Wall - Augus~ 22Jerry Delgado - ~ust 26Andrew P Spenley - August z?Richard Rojas - August 31

BIRTHDAY READING FOR 1'H03E BORNJULy 22 TO AUGUST 22 (LEO)

These people are warm hearted,generous, kind and very magnetic.They are very inspiring to others.They are good conversationalists,have a good sense of humor and arevery popular. They are very fondof their familius and show adecided adeptness at ffianal.ing theichildren. These people have uninclination toward laziness. How­ever, when the situation arises,they are ready to work hard butthey are slow at gettine startedat the job at hand. Leo people areusually musical and if this talentis cultivated they have greatopportunities of suooess.Becauseof their inspiriI1G ne ture, theymake great generals (:), actorsand fluent speakers. The force oftheir personality can win for themmany friends and achievements.

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on my' vacation sm.1C: tiLll':: thismonth, so I' i) pUblishin[" "Oha ttur"tho first 811(1 third Sunduy insteadof the· socond and fourth. as h0re­t9foro, so that you'll cot two

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AB0p1' OUR .§..OLDIEll~

Sgt Raoul B Lopez, son ofUicucl B LopGz, 906 S li;yers st.

Sgt Manu01 G Rossini, son ofMrs l,lanuela HerrE.;ra, 5'16 W Clark.

Pvt Arturo R Aros, non of MrsLupo H ArOS, 4410 Arulayolis.

Pfc Jesus Roberto Molina, sonof N'u' and Mr s R 1Iolinu, 664 SNain (slightly woundod).

MIssn~G IN ACTION: Pvt RULlon Dclardino, son of Mrs Je;:;us sardina,624 ~iost Poak, frissing in actionin France since June 16.

GERIlIWJ PRI~Olf"~ OF HAR: PfcDeLletrio M ~uintero, brother ofMrs Ascension Quintero Tapia,343 E 36th st.

KILLED IN ,dCTION: Cpl William CCo eio, of tho U. S. l,iar in<;s, aveteran of bloody Tarawa, who waswounded during the conqu0st ofSaipan, died aboard a hospitalship and was buri~d at S00, aceord­inc; to informu tiOl re:c0iv-::urcc0ntly by his f~thor, Manuul JCocio, 405 U Court st.

Thu last word his f~l thorrecc:ivcd frOB Hilliu eU:.1LJ fromHawaii about a uonth .lGO tellinghow he hod won the uiddlewei[:;11tund liGht heavyweight LaxinGchampionships of his l.l<:Jl'inu dlvi­sion.

As the youncust lilClllbc:J.' of thefil;htlrl[; Coolon, Hillie \'Von stateQlilateur li~htweight chanl)10n3hipsin 1969 and 1940. Three of hls .brothers ore in the onJcd forces,dnd U fourth, nrturo, is 16, tooyoung to enlist. They nrc Sgt.Manuel Coeio, former state Golden~loves Qiddleweicht titlehol~er,

J.n the IM.F at Tyndull Fj.eld, Flo;l)vt Juues Coeio, forTlwr st;:.tefea thorwelgh t clw.IJ.pion, \:i"Lh theL~rinc air corp8 at Zl Centro,Culifornia; end Eddie with the .navy und belicvad to be in Hawaii.

Cpl Coeio had served in the \marines ebout throe yoars, return­ing home ovor G yocr uLo bei'orebeinG shipped out Dnd tckinc purtin the Tarawa nction.

Vlillie \,,'£.\8 prominent inathletics at Tucson Hi, was anoutstanding softball anu. baseballplayer and was a Ilenbcr of theArizona Daily Star Junior OowboyTeam which captured the utnteohanpionship in 1938.

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A,:.;us"Lin JacOI;lc is on his way tocombat dutjr SO!:l0Viheru in the110ci1'ic.

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Pvt ~rthur G LopGz, %2, son of t~

cind. -Ilil'::; Juan l•.i Lopi:.: z, 919 N 12thAve, and d illUlilDer of the para­trooI)Ors, who l1au been OVG1'3(;c;:Sfor over a yU:Jr, is 11mi sOf,lEJwherein Eugland and hus roc.:ovor0dfrom an injury recoivud wll(;;ntaking pElrt in the action i1:Fr811c8. Pvt Lop0z also 3nw Cictionin Sicily and It~ly. His broth~r,

Fred G Lopez, is with tho !J8VYin tho Southwest Pacific.

PROMOTION: Cpl Rudolph Balderrama,son of 1irs R&rilOna i381 iierrai,w, 1022S 8th Ave, who is with the airforces in InG-ia, has been promo­ted to sergeant. Rudy attendedlocal schools and VlaS 8I'lployedby the S.P. before enter inc theArmy•

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Stoff Sgt Ramon C Rodriguez, 19,'son of ~rs Sarah Ward, 030 S 8th,has now a total of four Oak LeafClusters added to his Air ~edal.

Ray is [, turret t,;unner somev,'herein EnGland.

Sgt Alberto V I-.1urriot ... , :Jon of I'I:rsIi!ariu Valvnzu\)leJ, 623 ;;) Uain st,is now in EnGlund. Clnu will beposted at Gn Amcricun i'i:',~~rt\.;rplane base.

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In aduition to hi::> father andfour brothers, Willie leaves threesisters: Mrs Ben Ruelas and MrsArsenio Lopez of Tucson, and MrsCasper Carey of Binghampton, N.Y.

~ED IN APTION (Continued)

v/ord has been receiveri from thewar departnent of the d0ath of PfcManuel D Olguin on June 17 inFrance.

Pfc Olguin, the son of Mr andMrs Manuel OlGUin, 608 WCiJt MesaStreet, is reported to have diedof wounds received in action. He'enlisted in the Army on I\iarch 20,194;'~.

Manny's brother, Leo, Hnlistedin the Marine corps several rrlOnthsago and is now stationed in SanDieGO.

OB, ~iHEIlli, OIl, \,lHZRE? .A chancer:ieetin~.:; in the Southwest Pacific,recently broucht tocether for thefirst time in a year ~nu a half,two brothers--Pfc Alfonso MEspifios~, 19, and Pfc rtobert ~

E:3pinost.i, 2~S. They are sons of :furand 1\:irs Antonio BspinLJsc:, 50? N7-Gh Ave.

A thirQ'son, citaff Sgt ErnestM EspinosEl, 32, is a stenographer-

GOING 1~ PRE-INDUCTIOt flIY~IC~L interpreter in "Com-Air Fo~ward,"EXAlJ: Gilbert G Urias, Fidel A a C6ntral Pacific oru;iHi<:ationBurruel, Manuel L l1unoz, Peuro v/hich directs all land-based air-Preoiado, Edwardo Martinez, Joe orc:ft 0~)0rations in that area.Alaroon, Oscar Leon, Henry If Ernie was emploJred for two yearsBasUl'to, Rioardo Trujillo Reyes, as a stenogrupher in the scienoeAlfred Le0n Elias, Roy Serrano and history de.partBcnt of theElias, Angel ~anohez Rive~a, Jaine U of A.David Hooper, Bernardo Maxirllilinno The LleetlIlg of the - two brothersRivera, Ootavio Pain, Reuon Lobia, occurred when Alfonso, ric11n['; byManuel \'barra .AltamiraIlo, Gavino in tl jeep, twp.p8neu to recocnh:eGonzalez Altamirano, Jose Rocha Dob. Alfonso is selivini!, in uSanohez, Antonio liadril Jaiaos, rifle coml)8ny of the veteranE~uardo Santa Cruz Ortega, Fred American Division and recently wasEscalante, Enrique David Cruz, awarded the Combo. t Infc..lntrym,ll1Kenneth Francisco Falimo, Badge for uctioll on Boul;uinville.Franoisco Mirenda, Bylv8st0r Toro, Defore entering tll<) aray h<3 played,Felix Cipriano ,l1lson, Reynaldo semi-pro bnsub:.ll for the A~Lecns.',Montenegro Romo, Pantilo Va~enzuel~ Bob is [l f.lC1ilber of a mediculJoe 'falansntes Ml;)ndoza, Davld GOI;le~ detachment.Soto, Ygnaoio Oros Ybal'ra, R~lUl 114Reyes Reyn/:lldo E Ochoa, JUf:lIlRosas 'Patino, John Herlland8z, Ru1 l>h)4 ~artinez, Juan VicJ.Cll Rume, EdviGrdAnthony Ram~iroz.

NAVY 1DiLISTMENTS: Htlnr~r VasquezValdenegro, BOOof l,:1's Louisu IJ.'Vusnuez 315 S Main; Adolfo Valda

':\, , d" ,\"to'Coluya, son of 1rr <.:1l 1\1rs "" J:

Celaya- 265 S Meyer; RudolphRendon' son of Mr and Mrs Gabo

, Rondon' 115 E 24th st; Monuel ,'Vasque~ Uarmolejo, ,son o~ ~~ andMrs Alonzo lIIarmolc JO, 401 VivStPrinoe Road' Louis ~.Iut;;how Pellon,son of lJr a~d Mrs Louis M.Pellon,1045 N'lOth; Gilbert Garcla. ,Alfaro son of IJrand 1~q Vlcente'Alf ' 919 S 6th /:lnd brother of

aro, " th"'Armando Alfuro, one . 01 ~Association's SUp-Dlrectors.

WAC Pvt R S Gonzal~st da~lter of1~ and Mrs'Juan W Gonzalos, 711n Anita St, loft the Fort DesMoines Iowa training ccnter'fordut:i' at th8 Santa Ana, Ca.lif, ArmyA~ B -2-I'-'-r ase.

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Mrs Manuela Trujillo, 74, 514VI 17th St. Survivors: I;Irs Fran­cisco Reyes and ll~rs Ic;nncioTrUjillo, da~hters.

Work OIl the reCOHver.:non of thetwo-story adobe building at 110E 14th Street into a parochialschool has beGun, Gnd is to beready for use in Septenber. Theschool will oe knoviIl as the AllSaints' Parochial School andVJill include the first four graces.

ArLlando hlfaro, Second Sub-Directorof our Association, left recentlyfor Mexico City via airplane. Hisradio program over KVDA, "LaHora Mexicana," ','Jill be in chargeof Car~en Celia Beltran. BonVoyage, Armando!

11" S BOTI We had one of thehottest Julys ever, and Augusthas eiven no indication ofbreakinG the hot spell imrfl'3diately.

DEA'l1LS: I...Ir Raruon Camaoho, 56, 377S Convent. Survivors: wife,Josefita; son, Rauon, Jr;daUghter, Alicia; brother, Ysidoro;sisters, Mrs Anita Duarte, Jose­fina Cuen, Alvina Valenzuela,andMiss Jesus Camacho.

Miss Franoes Altamirano,daughter of Jose and DoloresAltamirano, 820 S Herbert, wasrecently married to Armando Levie,son of Santiat.;o ancl RCiDona Lowe,of Tubac. The ceremony was per­formed a t the San to Cruz Church..AttendinG the couple were Arnulfoend Maria Grad,illas, and naids ofhonor: I',11sses Georci a Handros,Alice Huerta, Jo;.;ofina DOLlint.;uez,and Lorraine Dustill~nte.

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FURLOUGHJesus Castel Del Oro, Seaman

Second Class, is here OL a 28-dayleave. Chu is son of ~jrs AnitaCastel Dol Oro, 990 S Mission Rd.

Pfc Carlos Bustamante leftTucson reoently after Gpending afurlough visiting hiB parents, Mrand Mrs C B Bustmaante, 516 SouthRUBsell ~venuo. This waB his firstfurlough in two' and one-half yoarsof arL~ service, two years ofwhich were spent in the AleutianIslands. He is a fonaGr student of·Tucson Hi.

Marine Cpl Gus G fu8zon, Jr, isin Tucson on a furlough visitinghis parentJ at 1813 E loth St. Hehas just returned fram 16 ~onthsin the South Pacific whuru he wasconnElcted with u marine air wine. Jose Miranda, 73, of 610 West

1elen. Survivors: son, Rafael;Pvt Joso Chacon is spc.:ndinc· a two daughters, Mrs Lucy Lopez and

short furlough with' his £:lother, rs Josefina Garcia, of. TUC!30n.Mrs Angelita Chacon, 12EJ \1 AviatiolDrivo. Joe has finished his train­ing at Camp Roberts, California,and will bo stationed on tho eastooast.

Marine Pvt Gilo P Mejias, son ofMrs wercedes P Ruelas, 907 S 11thAve, has been graduated from theinfantry school at Camp Pendleton,Oceanside, California, ~~d is nowawaiting assignment to a combatunit. Gilo attended Tucson Hi andwas employed as a machinist herebefore joining the Marine corps.

Sgt Horacio P Rodriguez, ~on of Drand Mrs Frank Rodriguez, 1403 WestNiaGara Street, is a flight mecha­nic at an Air Service COl.1IilCtnd depotin Erl£::land.

Marine Pfc Thomas Lopez, Jr, son of1lrs Maria Lopez, 1815 E Miles St,is now resting at the Marine CorpsRehabilitation Center, Klar~th

Falls, Oregon. Tommy participated'in the Murshall Islands invasionand has boen overseas 23 uonths.

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Pfo Arthur Lopez and hisbrother, Staff Sergeant ~rne~tLopez are on furlough v~sit~ngtheir'parents, Mr and Mr~ R~uonLopez, 189 N Myers. Art ~s vnththe AAF in Lincoln, Nebraska, andErnie is wi~h the Infantry inLouisiana. '

TUCSON NE~/S

Mrs Carmen Rios, President ofour Association and ~other of theFive Fightin'g Rios Broth~rs, wo~eout a pair of shoes sell~nD bonuS.She issued an SOS for a s~oe stampand Mr Fred DraGonette, PLOaCounty War Finance Chairman, sawthat she got it.

Mrs r,~anuela Carpio, 42, 1304S 6th ~ve. Survivors: Sisters,~frue~ Otilia Garcia, Elena Con­treras, Catalina Basurto;brothers, Jesu3 und FelixPesClueira.

Mrs Elena Costello, 68, 006 W29th. Survivors: husband,Francisco; son, Fernando; daughter,Mrs Francisca Olivas.

BIR'lliS: Pvt and Mrs Ben 01',Iartinez,682 nnita, a son.

Pvt and I\~r 3 Ruynond G Cardenas,1340 W Ontario, a daUGhter.

~.;r and Mrs DOLlingo Valencia,1422 S 8th, ~ son,

Seaman First Class and Mrs GilOlivas, 431 Elias St, u sirl.

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BALANCE IN TRBASURY OF J\.;>SOCIATIOIJAS OF AUGUST 1, 1944: $662.0l.

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NEW MEl\iDERS OF OUR AJi30ClA'I'ION:Manuela G Herrera, Rita Burruel,Car~en A Nunez, GUADALUPE AROS,Artenisa Gonzales, lliaria A Canclo,Teresa Torres, Rita B Noreno,Refucio B l,iorales, Lup8 C ZULlano,Clara Guerra, Lupe ~scandon,

Loreto J Carrillo, Carmen C ortiz,Carwen R Ortiz, Victoria Garcia,Victoria ~ndrade, VaudeliaCaballero, Maria G Valancia,Juana Wejia, Lupe Montoya,Angelita Perez, and Maria Busta~

Ll6nte.

The Association is honored inhaving a new Lleruber, Mrs GuadalupeMOS, 4413 .Annapolis, 'l'Iho is themother of SIX sons in the service.They are: Concepcion R ArOS, inItaly; Rar.lOn R Aros, in Australia;Francisco R ~ros, in Honolulu;Frank R ArOS, in NeVI Guinea;(yes, she has two Franks) ArturoR Aros, in England~nd ·Victor R~ros, who is on his way overseas.

DEATH:' 1.lrs Carruen Montijo, 52,121 Veterans Boulev~rd.Survivors:Husband, Lauro; daughters, lill'sGuadalupe Gonzales, ~.D:·s l\IaryHendricks, Nrs Cruz Perez, MrsDelfina ~dy, Miss Socorro and:Miss Helen Montijo, all of Tucson •.

July 29, 1944

-I'll get by, as long as I have you'Tho' there be -rain and darkness too SWORN INTO NAVY: Frank ValenciaI'll not complain,I'll'Dee it thru. Acuna, ward of 1~s fuaria Ortega,Tho' I may be far away, it's true, 1024 Kroeger Lane.Say, what oare I, dear,I'll get by, as long as I have you

1 • .Amor2. I'll Be Seeing You3. Long Ago and Far ;'way4. Swinging On A Star5. I'll Get By6. Time \Vaits For No One7. Good Night ~fuerever You Are8. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles

Quiet9. It Could Happen To You

I'LL GET BY

HIT PARADE

July 2~, 1944

1. I'll Be Seeing You2. Swinging on a Star3. Long Ago and Far ;''vvay4. ADlor5. I'll Get By6. Good Night Wherever You Are7. Sweet Lorraine8. And Then You Kissed !.ie9. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles

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THANKSto Pvt H D Oros, somewhere in IranGilbert Juarez, in ~lisconsin;Fortino Contreras, in Italy; AbeMendoza,' in Iran; Williillu Rosen­berg, Jr, in the So~th ~~~iJ-~c1aand Tony Lopez, Jr./,~!frJ¥l~ ,letter of thanks for "Chatter."We're glad you eno'oy it, and we'llkeep it coming.

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Thanks to Mr Roy Laos of theOccidental Bus Lines for gi~ingfree bus rides to the ma1bers ofthis Association every ~lesday,so that they may attend themeeting.

~iss Rosalie and Lawrence Villa,1243 N 13th, won the Jitterbug ,Contaatat Blue Moon on July 18,reoeivins first prize of ~18.7598sh• The!+ brother. Mike ,\Jitterbug) Villa, ~s an ~.P. inEngland and their mother,Tulita,is an o~thusiastic member of theAssociation.

Lyric: "All Through the ~ibht"

and "The l1ajor and theI\Iinor. "

Plaza: "El Tormento En La Cumbre."Fox: "The Impostor" and "Phantom

Lady."State: "Cover Girl."Rialto:"Story of Dr. Wassell."

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.American Mothers & Wives Assn •38 North Church street,Tucson, Arizona.

All revenues from the sale of thispaper to be used for the erectionof a Recreution Center for theSpanis!l-ALlerican 301diers from.Tucson•

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Earine Pfc ~crardo D Robles, son'of ~·.Ir arid I.irs Frnacisco 1i Robles,506 Riversid8 Drive, was killed inaction on June ~1: at .:iaipan Island.lvIcrar'(w 8 ttended R0SY..1'U{;e Jr Hiand Inter V:,;;J t3r:l.IJloye<1 by t.he PiuaLmlb0r COEl.::luny •

Lieutenant Edv:arc.1 Tully, son of Mrand l~irs Alberto Tull:,r, 109 E 2nd~t, wu~ killed in action on ~ay 24over Har;lburG. GerLlany. ~d I)arti­cip:.ltc...d in nWJ.erous air attacks undhad beeH a\larded the Air Medal c:.ndOuk Leaf Cluster. Besides hisparclltz, he leLives his wife, Irene]Jlunohe Tully, of 916 N Warren .Ave;a brotht;;;r, JoS!;;), who is sijrvillG inthe Sou el Pacific.

~i~uel Reyes, son-in-law of Mr and'.Irs JuaJ; CarJ.pillo, 701 \I 19th st,.88 bC0~ I'0po~tod missing in actionov '~l' G-l;:rElUIl~l. t:iikc is u t urre t""WUlor, '::111.:1 v~as ed..ucotod hore.

Pfc RefUGio V Lop~z, son of MrsSantos V Lopez, 1419 \lost Hiagara.

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C~l Raul P 1\~()raGa, 2~, Gon of I.IrsVictoria No~aGa, 30 S Convent,has,been reportc( killed on July 15.He Vie..:3 )reviuusly listed as miss­inG in aetior. with the infantry inItbly. ~2ul lived in Tucson allhis lire and &ttanded SaffordSel'ool, v.'orkillG for the JenkinsEattres~~ Company before 6nteringthe Al'r:lj; in 1942. Besid.es hisIJ.oth3r, he leaves two sisters:Alicia and Consuela Moraga; andthre.:; brothers, all in the armedi'orc8d: Fernand.o, in the SouthwestPacific; Juan, in Louiuiuna, andRobert, in California.

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ABOUT OUR SOL~IER3

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KILUD IN .ACTIOH: Pfc Paul JDer'l.\men, son of l.Ir s Iviar ia L Berumen,497 S Stone Ave, was l:illed nearLaurel, Nebraske, wher, t·,iO FlyiHe.;Fortress bombers collided..

Sgt Alfonso M Hernandez, 24, son 01'Mr and Mrs Jesus Hernt.;ndez, of 515Oury Street, was killed in actionin Italy on April 24. Al :lad beeIlreported missing in action. He hadbeen in the service for fOl~ years,entering on September 24, 1940,two years of ';vhich we1'e S,D8nt over­seas with the 7th infantry ot UwFifty Army. His brother, PvtGabriel, has been in Italy for thelast two years. SurvivinG, besideshis parents, are two broth~rs:

Pvt ~briel and Isidoro,' at home;three sisters:' Josephir.c, Mrs Del­fina Gradillas, of Tucson, and ~rrs

.Alexandra Carollo of LOG .Angelo~;.

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Marine Pvt Anibal J l~or Z3f.;aray , 10 ,son of Mrs Angelina J Rui~, of 1301S Mission Ave, was tilled in nctionin the South Pacific. He was nnative Tucsonian, attended locnlschoo~s and was a graduate ofSafford Jr Hi. He had been overseaseight months. Besides hi;J mother,he leaves his step-fath..;r, Ellin JRuiz; two sisters: Evanc;elineNorzagaray and Mrs Sarah Flores;three brothers: Ricardo Norzag~rQY,

..... who expects to leave for 'che ~,rrSSING n~ ACTION: Staff Sergeantservice soon, Pvt David J N'orzagaray; FernalJ.do ]jelis, 22, son of r.lr andin the ArrllY in California, and Pvt 1.Irs Jose :;$(;li;,; of 710 N lOth .Ave,Armando J Norzagaray, wli:.h an has been reported missinG inartillery unit in FranCe'). action ov..:.r Franco. Nando has been

overSGas for six months and wasrecently ar:arded the Air Uedal; he

Corp Manuel R Lapo z, . 2 r;, son of l.~r· is U GunIwr v.'i til a bor.lbcr s quadror

and l'Jrs Manuel Lopez, 922 S Tyndall statlol1-:'cJ. i.r. :inc1and. Two of hisI has been killed in action in the brotbul'.3 ur<.,; in the s(;rvic0: PvtSouth Pacific area. ~anny WQS born Bi~l, in VirGinia, and 3~cman

in Tuoson and was educatsd here, Thi::-u C1<':ss ~l:i'redo, in California.l~ter working for the SundtConstruction Company until heenlisted in the l..iarine Co!'ps on:Febrnary 13, 1942. Be8iilc~~~ l~is

porents he lQ~lVen t~lrce sisters:liirs Luis .tU·~aI!liruno, 1,:J.sJesEleanor and Margaret Lucy Lopez;and two brother.:;: Larry andSantiaeo Lopez, the latter enlist­ing in the Ar[~:r la st February.

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iilliam Rosenberg Jr who is w4 th1 · " ...1e ~n6lneers in the South Pacific ,

IUS recently promoted to Privateirst Class. Bill worked for theity EnGineerinG Department before

le enlisted. He is tllO son of Mrl~d Llrs Vlilliar&1 Rosenberg, sr235 E 16th st. '

Sr,t Joe R Vega, 21, son of Mr andMrs Ranon Vege. of 1216 S 8th·,Avehas received the Air Medal and a~Oak Leaf Cluster. Pepe is a. radiocunner on a bomber and is sta­tioned in England.

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Roy R Vvaer, son of Mr and Mrs M GWaer, 948 N Elder, received a pro­motion to Private First Classbe3ides the Good Conduct Medal andthe Driver's Badge for his except­ional work.

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Juun 0 SRlaz, son of Mr and MrsFelix N Salaz, 401 El Paso Streethn8 beon prmaoted to corporal witha 10th AAF B-24 heavy bombardmentgroup in the Pacific theatre ofoperations. Juan arrived overseasin Maret., 1943.

Sgt Olegario L Valenzuela son ofMrs Santos L Velf:llzuela i49 SMain, has been promoted'to StaffSergeant. He is scrvi!l6 with theord "Marr:e" Division of the FifthArmy in Italy.

Promotion of Santiago Moreno fromsergeant to staff sergeant wasannounced. recef'.tl~r by t11e Panaraucoast artillery comru~nd. Jlli~es isa gun commander in an anti-air­craft artillery battery ar-d husserved with the Panama coastartillery forces since January,1942. His mother, ~rrs EloisaMoreno; his sister, Ruth, and hisbrother, Ruben, reside at 4~8

East 35th Street.

Mr and 1irs Juan M Lopez of 929 N12th Ave, have received a letterof comr.lcndation from Ensign WilliamVI Earknes::l, reG~rdinp' their son·S F

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caman lrst Cla:::;s Fred G Lopez~'Yho i:3 ser:rif.lC ;;d.th thc U.S.l~avY.In the Paclflc. Fred was educatedil~ rrucson schools and worked for~ox and Sons. His brother, ArthurlS a paratrooper who took part in'the invasion in France.

BALANCE IN TR~~'URY Olt' Ai.:k30CIhTlONAS OF AUGUST 15, 1944: $727.51

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CONGRATULA'l'ION.§.!

Cpl Bernard C AlZUI:I, Jr, son of Mrand Mrs Bernard Al:l.ua, 2~1 N Myers,has graduated and received hiswines from aerial gunnery sohool atrr~rndall Field, Florida, and has boon~8Rigned to Chatham Field, Georgia,~o take specialized training as uflight"engineer-Cunner on a B-24.H?I.~ley, who is enguged to CadetrU~'se Ruth Wa.kefield of Pennsylvaniawo~ked for Consolidated-Vulteebefore ent6rinB the ~my.

Gilbert A Canoio, son of Mr and· MrsAbe U Cancio, 626 W 43rd street,reported on July 16 at the NavyReoeiving station at Phoenix, foraotive duty. He will receive hisboot training at San Diego. He isa graduate of Tuoson Hi.

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~: Jose Ernesto V~c;a, 'l'ony RQ,uihuis, Henry Garcia Gestelum,Manuel"R ATIparano, Jesus GutierrezArvizu, Franl( C ~'8uirre, Manuel GSalomon, Jr., Raul F Yslava, AlbertS Noriega, Jesus B Martinez, ManuelR Oohoa, Francisco D Rodriguez,Robert G Ochoa, Manuel M Ochot arena,Joe B Maohado, Joe E Rocha, andFernando R Ruiz.

Manuel Robles Sandoval, SecondClass Pharmacist's Mate . son of Mrand ~~s Fernando~Sanche~, 719 SFremont.

Gilberta B Vidal, nephew of MrsMaria B Castillo, 1409 WNiagara,wounded in France on July 27.

Technician Fifth Grade Gilbert RRuiz, son of Mrs Maria Ruiz, 738N Main.

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rA.YI: Charle:t Dail y BeEit es, son ofkr and Mrs Ben V Benltcs," 1140 S 5tl~ve; Rudolpho M Provencio," son of Mrand Mrs ~lbert R Provencio, 439 E23rd St; James Jesse Contreras, sonof Mr and Mrs James R Contreras,225 E Kelso.

WOUNDED IN· ACTION: Marine Pfc JuanH Jauregui, brother of Mrs Maria JLivas, 318 N 3rd Ave.

Pfc Charles L Lopez, son ofLopez, 1840 WNiagara, woundedthe Southwest Pacific.

Pvt George F Nunez, son of MrsCar~en Nunez, 1143 N 13th Aye,serlously wounded in France onJUly 28.

OBi 'dEERE, OH, WHERE?Pvt Joseph S Brena, hus.bE:tnd of

Mrs Isabel Erena, of 1104 st Mary'sRoad, has joined the 37th InfantryDivision, veterans of two majorSo.l.omon Island campaigns. J·oe leftfor overseas duty in Feb~uary, 1944.

.,.v-Gil~erto C Ortiz, son of Carmen andRoberto Ortiz, 33 ~l Kennedy, i.3 anIva? in Alabam.a. He Vl~S educnted inTucson sohools and worked at the SPaHe has been li years in the service.

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Cpl Yldefonso Gastellum, Jr, sonof Mr and Mrs Yldefonso Gfistellumof 119 W 29th st, writes his MOllithat he is safe on Guam and seEther some Jap pCllJer money. He husbeen serving wi -ell the Marines illthe South Pacific for over a yeurand saw action [,t Bout;;ainvilleend Er:l1ru. Islanci.s. His brother,Gilbert, recently enlisted in theNavy and has left to begin histrainir.g.

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Joseph Al t%urano, Yeor.J.an ThirdClas3, SOIl of Mr and Mrs J BAlt-':tI:J.ira~o, 820 SHerbert.

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Pvt Joe Salaz, son of Mr u.nd MrsFelix Salaz, 1419 S 4th Avenue.·He is statioaed at C~lP Roberts,California. Joe was a formernvsmber of the Ca.rlis ta Quartet te.

Pfc Alfred ~ Cu~tano, son of MrsM E Casta.no, of 22 West 5th st,Al is a mcuber of the 2nd MarineDivi~ion, thi8 b~ing his firstleave after 2i years overseas dutydurini:.~ v.tlich he participated inseveral ffiejor Gilcagements in theSout;~lest Pacific. He formerlywork~d at Monte Mansfeld's garage.

Pvt Carlos Burruel, son of Simonand Apolunia lJlU-ruel, 1016 Erie,on furlOUGh 1'1'oL1 Virginia.Tech. Corp Valdenfir Yanez, son ofMrs Carmen A Yanez 01' 576 SouthConvent. After his furlough, hewill retUl~n to Beau.I1LOllt Ho~pi tal,El Paso, where he will recuperatefrom wounds received in action.

Seaman Second Class James GKennedy, son of James H Kennedy,Jimmie was in 8 major battles inthe Facific ar88, and is dlUiousto GO back for more. He workedfor Leon and Price beforeenlisting. His femily resides at101 Pennsylvania Drive.

Cpl Plutarco Goycoochea, son ofI\~r und Mrs I,,!arcial Goycoochea., of502 E 18th. He was all outstandingstudent of Tucson Hi Gnd workedfor ~onte Mansfield beforeenlistinb • After his furlough,hewill report to Fresno. He hastwo brothers in the service:Robert, \vi th the Navy in SanDiego, anc1. Alfonso, with the ~Corps in Fort Riley, Kansas.

Cpl Armando Tully, son of Alfredand Gertruc1.is Ttilly, 235 N West­moreland, from Louisiana. Hisbrother, Alfred, is a Marine inSnipan, ~iving the JaJ?s heck.Another brother, Will~am, is in

1 Eawaii. Armbndo' s wife is Maryt Contrera'-l Tully, of 27 Telles St.

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Cpl Joe D PulidO, son of Mr and MrsM D Pulido of 387 N Myers, recen~lycOlJ1pleted an orientati?ll cCJtU'se ~n

Erl~land designed to br1.uge the gnpbetween training in the States endoombat soldiering QGainst tho e!lenyin- France. Before entering the AmyAir Force, he was eaployed as aoashier and clerk by the GrandCentral Market-.

Mrs and Mrs Ben Dernal's worries areover; they reoeived a V-muil letterfrom their son, Narine Pfc Den, Jr,written at Saipan where he was withthe first assault troo~s. Benattended Safford Sc~ool and was aTuoson Hi student before he joinedthe Marines. His family resides at1141 S 11th Ave,

.•.V-A/C Robert H Vasquez, son of M~sAnita V~squez, 934 N Anita, isattending bombardier school at theSanta Ana Air Base, California. liewas oduoated in Tucson and workedfor Consumer's Market, His motherreoently returned from a two months'visi t with him.

Maj Adolph Solomon, Ron of Mrs Ch~s

S Solomon of 876 E 3ra st, was senton business from New Guinea toAustralia, and he noted that his WACdriver had e Spanish accent. Hespoke to her in Spanish, and shereadily replied--they were both fromTuoson: She is Pvt Lucy Robles,daughter of Mrs Rudolph Robles of625 N Herbert.

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Pfe Honry P I,,;oreno, son of MrsGcrtru~is P Moreno of 928 N 13thAvc. He served 26 months with theinfa~try in the South Pacific.ilis ~rother, Franc, iu with theij f'nntl'~- in Italy.

At the meeting of the Associationheld August 15, the followinglilembers were prosented withcertificates frau the U.S.Treasury pepartoent in appre­ciation of their servicesrendered in behalf of the 'vial'Finance Program, Fifth ViaI' LoanDrive: Lmt>S C",r":lC;l: ~Rio~ ,_ ~r:.urea

Ga'..i~si, ~U·c;j, FOLtes, l;.iargar~ta

Leon, Antonia Ca;~rillo, Ger­trudis Vlllu, Carlota Escobedo;Misse::; Lucy Castro, iliuma vergara,and ROSE:: B Rod.riguez, and IYIrRosalio Ronquillo (Bendito tueres entre 'Godas lus r.lujeres:)The Association was also pre­sented 'Iiitll e citation for itscooperation.

TIo<lolfo (tlCucallito tl ) Lara isvisi tinc hi:J vfifp, l\~ar~r. .tiftorhis furlough he \'Jill report toII hospi tal vJhere, for the pastsix months, he hus been recupe­rati~. from injuries receivodin an accidollt While on duty.

LAST 1fThU'TE NEWS; pvt RobertRUbio~30n of Mrs hni~a Rubio,102 W 20th st, wes killed inGction. Two brothers are in the:wrvic e: Pvt Marcello , with thelnfentry in Franco, and Pfe Paul,in ~n infantry unit in Louisiana.

I(EW ~jBblli) OF OUR .ASSOCIATION:Lupe ROLlol'c, Ramona Gurcia, InezCorella, Josephine H Gonzales,Sara a Martinez, ~ercedes VFeccio t Beatriz 0 Ferra, Helen a]'erra, Antonia R Salcido, ..uta­er~cia B Torrez, Rita Flores,Rosa G Gill, Belon D Garcia~

Ar.lelia Pt,r'3z, Rosa L Chevalier,Librada V rt3uirez, JosephineHerrerus, Delfina Andrade,Agri­piml D i;ilson, Nestora .rl

DominGuez.

"CHATTER" i8 published everysecond and fourtl! Sunday (exceptthis month) by Spanish-AmericanMothers & Wives ~30ciation,

38 North Church Stroet, Tucson,Arizona.

.All reV8nue~ fron tht: sale ofthis paper to be used for theerection of u rtucr8ution Centerfor the S'p<..Hli3h-JU.leric~ln soldiernf'rOl:l Tuc30n.

August 5,1944

HIT PARADE

1. I'll Be SeeinGYou

2. Amor3. SwinciD0 On A

Star4. Time Waits For

No One&- Far Awayn]:.Jottles

Q,uiet

5. Lone AbO6. I'll Gut

7. Mi+y. Man, Keep Those

SWINGING O~-! STAR(::'roJ:.l "Going My \iay" VI i til ulng

CrofJby)A mule is em aninol wit!: long funny

ears,TIe kioks up at anythin~ he hears,His book is brawny and his brain

is weak,He's just plain stupid with a

stubborn streak,And by the way if you hate to Co

to sohool,You may grow up to be a m.ule;Or would you like to ~ming on u

star,Carry moonbeams home in a jar,And be better off than you are,Or, would you rather bo b pig?

TUCSOH !iSH.3

Can't tell you when, militaryseoret and all that, you know, butWE FINALLY HAD RAIN! No Bore isit, "Ay, oaraIaba, que oolor," butit's- "Q,ue linda la lluviu!"

R. It Could Happen To You~). Good Night WherevGr You Are

A~ust 12 J 1944

1. J' 11 Be Seeing 'You'8 • .Amor3. Swinging On A Star1. I!ll Get By5. Long Ago and Far Awuyo. I'll Walk Alone7. ~ilk Man, Keep Those Bottles

Q,uiet.8. Time v/ai ts For No Oneg. I~) You Is Or Is You Ain't?

Mrs Aurelia Valencia, lOu, (No,you didn't read wrong--I saidone-oh-six), 61 \lest JaclG3on.3urvivors: daughters, wI'S UcnerandaFraijo, Mrs Mercedes Fisher, ~iss

h~lrelia Rocha, and grandchildren.

DEATHS: Mrs Antonia Escalante,u5,155 S Convent. Survivors: twonephews, Jose and Carlos Esoalan te,and one niece, Josefa Escalante.

G~uz Aguirre, 75, 1207 N 14th st.Survivors: Wifo, Mrs Fruncisc3.IV"uirre, and several nist(:)r wholrve in California.COUTRATULATION3, Seaman SecondClass Eddie Cocio, 135 E 30th st,for baby girl born .nuc;u~;t 7. -4- ""fhtl'~ ifiLl

Tucson, ArizonaSepteI:lber 10, 1944

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Pfc Rafael C Huerta, son ofJose and Rita·C Huerta, formerlyof 541 S Main, Tucson, but who nowreside in California, was killedin action on July 16 in France.Hisbrother, Jose Huerta, is VIi th thearmed forces in the Pacific.Besides his parents and brother,other survivors ar8: Mrs BrunaMolina and Misses Estela andArmiCi<:, Huc;rta, sisters.

Pfc Flavio V Islas, son of MrsDolores V Islas, 379 S Convent,died August 22 in New Guin.:.:a ofburns received AUGust 18 whengasoline which he was handling wantup in flan18s. Bus ides his mothur,other survivors are: his rother,Adolfo, Sr; a Bistcr, !,irs Evelia'Cocio; and four brothers: .hdolfo,Jr. and Arsenio, fron Tucson, andNorberto, a Marine, and Laoneio,U.S. Army.

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HAPPY BrnTIIDAY:

Staff Sergeant Tony n nios, sonof Mr and Mrs EUL;une G Rios, 673W 42nd St, was.drowned AUGust 20 atHollandia, Now Guinea. Ho had beenin the array four years and overseasthe past throe. Tony was originullywith the 158th Infantry, end priorto leaving Tucson was on the localstaff of the Alianzq Hispano­Ar.wricana. lIe attundud Tucson Hiwhere he VlOn numerous raedals foroutstandinG acilievements inathletics.

ABOUT OUR SOLDIERS Four brothers are in the armedKILLED n~ ACTION: Staff Sergeant forces, two of them also formerlyJElSUS ("Churl") P Espinoza, over- with the 158th Infantry: Staff Sgtseas six months, was }~iJ.lad in Rom.ero, in the South Pacific, andaotion in Italy on July 17, the Staff S~t Richard, recently wounded

and returned to active duty in theWar Department informbd his ' South Pacific; l,:3rine Cpl Ray, nowparents, Mr and 11rs Manuel Espinoza, stationed in a base hospital in San124 S Convent. "Churi" vIas a Francisco after beine in action ingraduate of Safford Jr Iii- and a the South Pacific, nn<l Cpl RUdy,member of tho R.A.T. Club, 1939 formerly on duty in tlw Canal Zone,c1ty baseball champion:..;. He joined ow on Guard duty vtith the warthe infantry b8foro Pearl Harbor. l~risoner:..-; at Curnp Brady, Texas •RudySurviving, besides tho parents,. is at present in Tucson visiting hisarc his w1fe, Sofia, and one ch11d; fanily on an emergency furlouch.a brother, Miguel; two sis tel's, irs Carmeli ta Rios is president ofMrs Ernestine Camaron and Mrs' he Spanisll-iuuerican Mothers andErminia JaureGui, and a niece ,Dora iives Associu tion, beine one of theGoldbaum, all of Tucson. utstanding ffiembers •

•••V- •••V-Pvt George F Nunez, 30n of'Mrs C~l Agustin MarQuez~ son of MrsCarmen Nunez R 1 Box 819 \lho was I· D~ega Marquez, lyO W 24th, has C!

wounded in a&tion' on July ~8, has beer: hOl:lOrablr d~scha:rged: He ",awbeol returned to duty I act10n 1n New GU1nea an~ 1S novhJ

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Ray DelGado - September 3Gregorio V Basurto - depteillber 5Edmundo S Audclo - Septenber 8Albert Warner - Septel!lber 9Albert Vergara - September 10Alberto G Diaz- Septcnber 11Ramon R Aros - September 12Gustavo L Garcia - Septenber 17John C Haro - September 19Frank R Aros - September 23Rodolfo Haro - September 27

BIRTHDAY READING FOR 'iliOSE BORNAUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBSR 23 (VIRGO)

These people have a love fororder and harmony and dislikediscord because it causes them:aonsiderable mental suffering.Theyare not attracted by extremes andare very moderate, level-headedpeople. They are Quite methodicaland analytical. They are quick toobserve and take great int(~rest inhelping others to straighten outtheir affairs. Their desire tochange the lives of others oftenbrings them great trouble. Theyare apt to become naggers and theirtongues are inclined to becomesharp. They imagine IDllny ailm.entsand are inclined to use medicinesto extreme. Although they possessa strong loving nature, they arenot demonstrative and dislike dis­playing their affection in public.

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CONG~~TIONSl

Riohard hi 1ic.d.lpin - SKU.S.S. Castl~rook

U.S.N.R.B.Kirklan~, \fushington

Pfo Frank :P Romero.n..S.N. 38001004Co. B - 359 Inf.A.P.O. 900/0 Postmaster - NeVI Yor!<

No sean malos; Gscribanles, eh?

WAC Pvt Rachel Rivera, sister ofMrs Henrietta Currillo, 20~ SStone, has been assigned to HoffGeneral Hospital in Santa B~rbara

as a ward attendant.

Aviation Cadet Filiberto BarmudezSoto, son of Mr and Mrs A 0 Soto,2807 S 12th, has reported at .Carlsbad, N.M., Army Airfield,where he will receive advanoedfli~lt traininG in hieh-levelbombardiering and dead-reckoningnavic;otion.

Cpl Hilliar.l G VusCluez, grandson of~rs H Enoiso, 40~ N Court St, iscorapleting his trainin(:; on a Libbomber at Pueblo Army Airoasc. Heis a radio ope~ator and GUliller •His mom and step-dad live at022 N 9th.

Thirty-four Arizona men in thearmed services in the Soutt. Pacificassembled at a buse r~oefitly for aparty celebrating Arizona Day.Men from Tucson at the party were:Teoh Sgt Frank Hoses, Radio MaohSecond Class Hurry J Willis, PvtReuben L Espinoza, Serunan FirstClass David GilJoney, Motorman'sMch Mate Lloyd H FiCkett, and_Chief Shipfitte~ L Rittoff.

SPE~I~#rS.O.s.: The followingwould l~ke to hear from theirfriends:

S/Sgt .rilfrodo C Mendoza~.~.i~. 3807279IIClS ~llth FiGhter GroupA.P.O. 4870/0 Postmaster - Hcm York

,Pvt Ruben Gabusi, son of Mr and MrsJohn B Gabusi, 822 S 5th Ave, hasoompleted his oourses in basictraining for aCuy Air Forcessoldiers at the basic troiningcenter at -"marillo .tU-r.lY Airfield.

Pfc Clemente H Llardeau, son of Mr~tonio Bardeau, 23 E 15th St,hasreceived his wing~, and boots afterhaving oompleted his training asa Paratrooper at Ft Bennine, Ga.

ech Sgt Joe H Orona of the 158thnf'antry wrote us a very interest­ng letter on Jap paper, end gave

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The "Mitey Miranda u is what hisMarine buddies oall Pfc JoseMiranda, 710 Carmen St. Joe earnedhis niokname first l for his dimi­nutive size (5'-4"J and second,for his ability to pick off Jopsnipers hiding in caves. While outwith a fi~e-man deuolition patrolassigned to blow up enemy c~~e

positiolls, "Mitey" was oredit3dwith shooting three Jap snipersin one p.m.

Cpl Edward D DuPont is a para­t~ooper with the 82nd AirborneDivision and took part in the invasion on D-Day.Pvt Ralph Garcia, 19 WBelen St,is serving as a truclc driver witha Quartermaster truck companyattached to the uir service (~om­

mand in North Africa.

Pfc Carlos T Gastelum, 30n of Mrand Mrs Santiago Gast~lum, 431Elias st, is serving us ° cook atthe largest air service cOl~and

depot in Britain.

Pvt Mmando T Membrilo, son of MrsJ ~ ~eQbrila of 210 W 32nd St, hasgraduated from the Marine radioschool at San Diego and is to joina leather neck oomlJat unit asradio speoialist.

Pvt Luis M Valdez, son of MrsJesus ~ Valdez, of Tucson, wasrecentl~r VJounded in action in theEuropean area.

Pvt Frank P Moreno, 30, previouslyreported missing in action1 hasreturned to duty and is now servingsomewhere in Italy. Pancho' is theson of Mrs Gertrude Moreno, 928N 13th Ave.OH, WHERE I OH WltERE?h.'Cpl George Diamos, son of Mr andMr~ Nick Diamos, 1401 E Mabel, isserving with a r.lotorized divisionin France.

•••V-Pfc Louis Peralta, son of Mr andMrs J C Peralta, 519 W 37th St, hasbeen seriously wounded in actionin France. Louie was a student inTucson Hi vWlen he entered the armyand was an employe of the T and TMarket, 2048 S 6th Ave.

WOUNDED IN ACTION: Marine PfcHector D Carrillo, son of ~rr andMrs E B Carrillo, 340 S Scott, waswounded in action on Saipan June24. Hector is a graduate of TucsonHi and ~ vet of Tarawa and foughtin the campaign for the Marianas.His brother, Marine Cpl Ernest FCarrillo, has been in the SouthPacific for two years.

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Phillip N Grace, Aviation Mch Mate,Second Class, has won ~he NavyAir Medal and a citation for par­ticipating in the first nightphoto-reconnaissance bo~binG

mission by Aleutian based planesto the northern IDlrile Is18nQs.Anthony S Leon, Jr, 423 E 3rd,waspromoted from second to 1st looie.Alfredo A Morelcs, son of Mr andMrs Caledonia fuorules, 324 SRailroad, and who is at presentstationed at Camp Butler, NorthCarolina, has been promoted tobuck Sergeant.

Cpl Edward J Otero, son of lV"ll'SFrancisco Otero, 273 N Church,hasbeen awarded the combat medal foroutstanding brave~y in :J.utch NewGuinea battles. :tie has threebrother3 in t1.le Army: S/Sgt Dan,in Burma; Pfc Manuel E, in thesouthwest Pacific, and pvt Alberto,in Kentucky.

Staff Sergeant Charles Rey, son ofMr and Mrs Charles Rey, Sr, 1611E lOth St, has been commissioned 8second looie with the 754th RailwayShop Battalion, Persian Gulf Com­mand. The commission ilBS presentedto hin at ceremonies held at CampAtterbury, Teheran, Iran. CharlieVlorked with the PFE prior to hisinduction.

Ray T Salazar, 345 E 13th st, hasbeen promoted to Yeoman First Class"and is now in charge of the ship'soffice aboard hh; ship in thePacific. He attended the U of Aand was employed at the pOGt office.

Pfc Anselmo Sicre, son of Mrs LupeSicre, 529 N 6th, was recentlyawarded the Good Conduct Medel. Heis wi th the arIllV air forces inEngland. .

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First Lt Joe Diaz visiting familyof 311 N Court, from Florida.SGt Manuel R Montflno, son of Mr andrs M R Montano, 40 \i ]'ranklin,

after 27 months of duty in theleutian Islandu.

arine Pvt ArI:lando Leon, son ofr and ~~5 Cayetano Leon, 1632 Sighland, from San Diego.Cpl Lalo Redondo, son 01' Mr and

,Mrs Luis Redondo, 551 SMyers,from Missouri.

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Hospital apprentice, first class,Conchita R Flores, daughter of MrTito Flores, Sr., 916 S 6th,recently completed her trainingand graduated with honors as a Cpl Henry R Molera, son of Mrsdental technician at the U.S. Juanita R MolcrEl, 27 S Convent,Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.. from Santa Ana, Califol'nia. HenryOonchita enlisted in the WAVES ~n has 3 brotheru in the service:October, 1943. Her brother, Pfc Pvt Esteuan, in New Guinea; 11M3/CTito ("Mecho") Flores, Jr., is George R, in Hawaii, and Pvtserving with the 5th Army in Italy. Ernest R, in Ajo. Mrs Molera is

I an active member of the Association.

us the following names of the boyswho received the Combat Infantry­man Badge for oxemplary conductin action against the enemy:Tech Sgts Joe H Orona and CaesarG Ramirez; Staff Sgt8 Tony G DavilaArsenio S Lopez, Kdward M Oclloto­rena, Martin M Ochotorena, RomeroR Rios, Tony R Rios, Hilliam LRivera, Frank M Terrazas; SergeantsErnesto B Coronado, Walter 4McDonald (excuse it, please,' vlalt-­Joe tells me you also received theSilver Star and I didn't mentioni t--so sorry--no sliGht tleant)Lupe R RiesGo, Manuel G Rossini;Privates First Claas OscarAlvarez, Robert G .Aros, RobertBarcelo, Rueben Casillas, GeorgeG Hernandez, John A Hernandez,Robert G Lisalda, Rudy E Lopez,Alfred N Maldonado, David CMorales,"Mike 0 McKenna, Juan MOlivarez, Manuel H Orona, Rudy MQuintero, Dan M Rosovich,"ManuelSalcido, Frank M Sandoval,Reynaldo MUrQuides, Jel~( BVerdugo, Luis B Vidal, Henry HWhitman, and last, but certainlynot least, Pvt Richard R. Rios.

Richard Aros, son of Mr and Mrs JBAros, 819 S 5th, has been pro­moted from Sergeant to Staff Sgtwith an air corps unit in Italy.

Ben Dailey Benites, son of Mr andMrs Ben Benites, 1140 S 5th,received recocnition as eligibleto qualify for the petty offioerrate of radionan third class inrecent graduation exercises at theNaval training school (radio) onthe campus"of the Univ of Chicago.By the way I betcha his folks

/ get writerfs cramps from writingto their SEVEN sons: Sgt Ernest,in the air corps; Cpl William,with the infantry; Pfc Edward,medical corps; Robert, S.M. 3C,with a submarine unit; Pvt Roy,air oorps; Ben, Marine corps,

"and Charles, Navy.

Dick A Fierro," son of ~r end MrsRicardo Fierro, 621 S 4th Ave,wasrecently promoted to Corporal.Dick is with the army air corpsnear Pearl Harbor.

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Pvt Richard J Rojas, whose parentslive at 849 E 16th, from. Utah.

Cpl William Daily Benites, son ofMr and Mrs B~n Benites, 1140 S 5th,from Cmlp Roberts, California

Pvt A F Boltares, son of Mrs FlaviaBoltares, 810 Carmen St, from nearLiberEll, Kansas.

Pfc Arthur Bustamante, Jr, visitingfamily at 712 W17th St, from CampRoberts, Oaliforni~.

Pfc Tommy Durrazzo, son'of MrsRoyella-Benton Durrazzo, 392 'Granada, from Ft Leonard Wo?d,Mo.

Mari.ne Pfc Frank S Figueroa, son ofMr and Mrs Ysmael Figueroa, fromoverseas.

Marine Pfc Johhny B Lopez, visitiniwife and dauVlter at 412 E Distric~

, from overseas.

Bill Marquez, visitir~ family at911 Anita St, fro~ oyerseas.

Marine Raul Martinez, visitinG wifeEva Gradillas Martinez, and daughter

Cpl Alfonso Pesqueira, visi ting ~-­

Maclovia, 127 W 20th, from NorthAfrica.

Lt and Mrs Arthur S Rosenberg,son of Mr and Mrs Willibm Rosenberg1235 E 16th, from Camp Bowie,Texas.

Cpl John Gabusi, son of Mr and MrsJ B Gabusi, 822 S 5th, from NewYork.

Tucson senior and junior hi schoolsopened Sept 5 and elementary ­schools on S0pt 11.

Only one package of cigarettes toa customer.

The Alianza convention VIas heldhere recently and ~r C B Sedillowas re-elected Supreme President.

Every Yank at hone and abroad willget turkey this year, and it willb~ d?no without depriving usc~vv~es of the holidny bird.Richard C Salvatierra, ArizonaDaily Star reporter, left recentlyfor Washington, D.C. to accept aP?sition ~3 iDfor~nlation-publicistw~th the Office of the Coordinatorof Inter-American Affairs.His wifethe former Clara Roseboro, and 'small son accompanied him. Diokserved as a-lieutenant in' the Armyfrom August, 1943 to June, 1944,when he. was retired. (Dick: I sawEddie, Ismay arlO Ohildren in L.A.and they're all fine. El Eddieesta. tan_ancho d0 gordo).

From Acapulco, i.;cxico comes thenews that the Argentine vessel,RioDe La Plata, in whioh Dr Vallesand his farllily of Tucson, werepassengers, burned in the harbor.Most of the passengers were ashoreand none was injured. iUl thepossessions of the passengers werelost, and the Ship was a totalloss. Dr. Val18s and his wife Bara e

and daughter, Bettina Gill, w~re •on their way to Oallao, Peru tomake their homo.

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DEATHS a Jose Garcia, 400 Sierra st;survivors: Wife, Rosa; dauchters,JUlia, Maria, Josefina; son, Juan.

Jesus Villa, +143 N 13th.Survivors: wife, Maria; brother,Juan.

BIRTHS: To Pvt and Mrs JoaquinE Jimenez, 1310 WSonora, a boy.

Pfo and lIrs LezarnadoRodriguez, 1001 Delaware, a girl.

Pvt and-Mrs Raymond B Rivera,139 W 31st, a girl. .

Pvt and ~ITS Edward Garcia,1009Del&v/are, a boy.

Pvt and Mrs :Mike L ObreGon,346 W 2nd, a Girl.

Ml' and Mrs I-ienry Jacome, 629 N7th, a boy. -

Sgt aud Mrs Rubon Montoya, 440WCOfigress, a Cirl.

Pvt and Mrs Joe Brena, 1104St Mary's, a Girl.

Pvt and Mrs ~ex Canez, 344 W39th, a girL

Mate 3-C·and !vITS Sosino Fierro,1311 E 10th, a boy.

Pvt and ~rs George Norton(Hortense zamora), 633 N Perry,a girl.

TUCSON NEWS

The oruiser, USS TUCSON, waslawlohed in San Francisoo on'Sept 3 by Mrs Emmett Claunoh,whowas seleoted by the Navy MothersClub,of which she is an-aotive~ember.

Henry Busse and his band playedreoently at Davis~onthan Field.Tuoson stores closed on Labor Day,exoept OPA, post office andhousing oer~er-no mail delivered•

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ADIOS!

WACS: Mrs R08emary~Johnson,dBl8JtBrof ~rs Rosa C Olivas, 69 W Jackson.She has two brothers in the serviceseaman first olass Gilbert, withthe Navy in the South Pacifio; andPfo Edward C.

MARINES: Alberto Brioht~, 165 SStone, son of Mr and Mrs A C BriahtaEdmundo Cota, non of Mr and MrsEmiliano M Cota, 410 S 3rd.

NAVY: Ernest Maldonado Gallego,son-of Mrs Lupe Gallego, 808 SlOthFruderiok B Figueroa, son of MrsRosa Figueroa, 1510 WNiacara.

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HIT PARADE

AmorSwinging On A StarI'll Be Seeing YouTime Haits For No OneI'll Get ByLong Ago and Far AwayI v{alk .AloneIt Could Happen To YouIs You Is Or Is You Ain't

September 2

I'll Be Seeine YouSwinging On A StarMorTime yiai ts For No OneIs You Is Or Is You Ain'tI'll V/alk AloneI'll Get ByIt Could Huppen To YouI tHad 'ro De You

August 26

I'll Be Seeing YouTime Waits For No· OneSwinginG On ~ Star.Am.orIt Could H3p~en To YouIt had To Be YouI Halk ~lone

I'll Get ByPretty Kitty Blue Eyes

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IS YOU I~a OR IS YOU AIN'T?

BALANCE D~ TREAb~Y OF ASSOCIATIOr~$032.61 (Ain't we getting rioh,though?)

Is you is, or is you ain't, ma'. baby,

The way you're actinG latelymakes me doubt.

You'se is still my baby, baby,Seems my flarue in your heClrt I s

done gone out.A woman is 6. creature that has

always been strange,Just when you're sure of -one you

find she's gone and make 8 changeIs you is,_or is you ain't rna' babyMaybe baby's found somebod.y new,Or is mat baby still r~' baby true.

INEW MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATIONMaria H Guerrero, Petra E Lares,Bessie Chap~an, Dolores Ruiz,Carr,len U Villa, Epifania Rodriguez,Florencia Ybarra, Luisa Ybarra,Margarita M Ochoa, RaL1on"i ~;ard,

Julin Urquides, Carmen D Muniz,Trinidad M Valdez, Maria SGonzales, Bertha S Delgado, MariaRefugio Lopez, Juana Martinez,Teresa Valdovin, Jovita Reggio,Victoria G Sandoval, Jesus MMartinez, Antonia Basurto, Cruz ROtero, Clara Real, Lupe Garcia,Susana Durazo, Magdalena Valen­zuela, Teodosa Vega, Cruz Wilson,and Miss Dora Talavera.

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ATTENTION I BUSHMASTERS!

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DEATHS: (Continued)Carlos Martinez, 60, 704 Carmen

St. Survivors: Sons, Carlos, Jr.,Albert, Estevan (serving with thearmed forces in Italy), and Fred;daughters, Mesdames Arturo Corrales,Ignacio·Felix, Jose ~eon, Frank~uiroga, & Edward Martinez. DonCarlos was an employe of the Cityfor 20 years.

Isadore Goldberg, 56, oVlner andoperbtor of Goldberg's JewelryStore, 37 W Congress.

Arizona Demooratic SenatorErnest WMoFarland has protested tothe War Department that formerArizona National Guardsmen havebeen kept in the South Pacificjungles too long without relief. Hehas asked an investigation as toWhy these boys have not at leastbeen sent back to rest camps, andolaims that the Army's plan ofrotating troops in order to returnmen from various theaters is doingvery little good. The Assooiationsent a wire to the Senator thank­ing him for his aotion and urginghim to continue fighting untilthese boys are ~iven relief.

...v-THANKS to the·followil~ kids forletters reoeived: Manuel Orona,Riohard M MoAlpin ("Ml.lcarpio del 1Cheri"), "Nonie" M Olivas, Guadalupe 2'L Lopez (You needn't excuse yourself, 3:Lupe, you write good Spanish),· 4Telesforo T Marin, Tomas Gallego, 5'Gustavo Trejo, Severo S Lopez, Roy 6'Gomez, Leonardo Larribas, Hector 7·Cervantes, Frank P ROLlero, Joaq~in 8:("DUke") Carrillo, the "Lucky S~x" 9.in England--Eduardo "Wahon Lopez,Leonardo (Baby Face) Moreno,Reynaldo (Pulido) Santa Cruz,Manuel Banta Cruz, Arturo MWlOz,andHenry Talavera; Frank P Acevedo,Silvestre P Castro, "Cnente" PCastillO, Johnny Alduma, Raoul GDuarte (these last three reportthey are in good health, and belongto the 2nd Marine Division, havingtaken part in the-invasion ofSaipan and Tinian, Tarawa and .Gilbert Islands), Juan P ~uijada,

Gilbert A Ward, Jose E Duarte,Domingo Valencia, who says that hohas met some Tuoson boys where heis--Elmer Gallego, Manuel Gallardo,Frank Rossini, Maurioe Ruiz, andManuel Rodriguez; Fernando E Valdez(remember how he used to let hisbeard grow out?), Tito Flores, Jr,who tellS us 011 about his travelsin Italy, JolUlnie Hernandez, andJoe H Orona.Thanks to Telesforo T Marin for Japmoney and to·Manucl T Chioffino forFrenoh money, which the Associationwill keep as souvenirs.

THANKS, Mrs Hortense Verdugo,for helping me with "CHATTER,"

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ITHE EDITOR TAKES A TRIP l While taxis still exist, you

. " just don't bother to cull theru--"Why, Rose, where are you going?" you knO'vLtotter. "Send a taxi

inQuired my friends az I nervously to so and 50, pl~asu, 3lid rightstood at the depot, with a ton of away." And thl;)jr allswer, \'Oh,luggu[e clasped in hund. "Ahem," yeaa? Hal Hal lt And they haec up.I'd readily reply, e~Tes gleaming, a Mr. Cool HeEitl..er UllSt havesmile from ear to ear, Itto the hnovm I was coming, for hu lefto08st--Los Angeles. 1t I h~ard the in a hurry; Mr Heat was ull !letwhiBtle of the incomirlg train-- up, and so Vias I. Tulk aboutgood old Ntunber Five which would cooperation, the he<.it, th8 oli.lDg-take me to cool weatLer and beaut i- clanging of the trolluys, and theful sights. I rushed to a con- cooooooOOOOOO of the sir0ns allduo tor ~d asked him where to get got togother to disturb myon, and he direoted me over there. peaoeful slumber.I sped, a-toting the burdensome After the fourth day of livingbaggage, and after pushinc thru in tIle hotel, the OPA kicked methe mob, he directed me back to out--four days vms the maxiIutun.over there, ~lere I was at first. So to my aunt's house I w0nt, 'wayThus I was sent from conduotor to out in the Styx, aft€.:r waiting foroonduotor, until I finally boarded a trolley that didn'~ suy ~ext

the train, toneue hanginG out, Car, Pl~ase" (notice how politeperspiration rolling down my fac:e, they are), for 3~ hours. Youand incipient blisters on my should have seen me, that famoush . I' th 1 l' t . ~Uit case in hand, rushing tifter~nCJ.s. .was - e on y w 11. e WOnElfi he troll.E:y and I fel t Iik~ as~tting ~n that coach full of ope ~s ~t ~hizz~a DY leuv~ng.mecolored women babies and soldiers, fr~wn~I].gl vllth ny mouth o~en, ~n

d th 1 , t t' I f the safe~y zone. I'd lov down myan e on yean re emps ~u - suit-case sit on it for"a while,fered vIas a mashing of m.y r~ght then back' to the: sidevvalk ]., d gOtfoot when I took my shoes off and until another trolle

i'" appeared.

dozed and spread out my foot on walked back. twelve bocks b0forethe aisle and a burly colored I squeezed ~nto an over-crowded

ldi ' d b d t t' car.so er passe y a~ se .~s The day I waB to !lav" gone toponderous foot, wi t.l those G.I. the :i."-:.mous PalladiULl I decided toshoes, on it. I let out a yelp COl~e back to 'l'ucson to rust erethat woke up the snorers, "vv'hassa Dtarting to work again, els~ Imattah lla'ro?" And I hated them ndcd another vacat~on. I came 9ack

i' .' r t "1' by bus 'nuff s..:;d. No reSCI'vat~onsfor co ng r~cht baol. 0 OJ eep for bO~d SCElts to Arizona I.wasafter telling them of' my plight. tOld ust uisle seata. N~t.tJ.~ngAnyvJay, I ~earned.to be ~ contor- m!t~~~ d ~l~~~~I'TIa~nd~l!~~~~C~I~~--tj:onist Vlh~le try~ng to 1ell ~rlzont\,Ptha~~s Ja!l I vJ~nt. f.rhcasleep. driver was 0~~hor a Q~n~ao or a .

.All Los "",-peles at last! I madman.! or both~ He d+dn't heep h~s, ,~ eyes on th0 roaQ or h~s hunds onlooked allover the depot for my the wheel--one of the fidGety type,relatives, but no one was around. you know. When he wasn't oleaningA phone call brought them a-flying the persp~rat~on off ~te.wheel hein their jalopy xt home I was was cle~nlng ~t 9ff h18 race,

• b' or p~sh~ng the w~ndow up, or pull-given a so?bingweloome Y my , 1116 ~t devin, li[")ltine a ci~arett·e,homesick s~ster, who recently fidd!i~ around Witf'i the l~ghts,moved to L.A. and who, in three and ur ing eroundh a shee Wfi;t . h

f · d was he cOm~n(! be nd Ull. \'I1Swee}(s. had been unable to ~n a .L na naQ. f.1Y stlurs W~ th me. h~shouso for rent--she was hO~oless last~d s~x, lofi~ drawn-out ~ours--and ready to COLle baCK to Arizona. a lifetime, un~ll he l'lagcea. down

~. onother b~s go~ng to L.A,# flndVery handy enough, there WaS ~ traded wiuh the a:r~ver• .L Sle.pthotel 2~ blooks from her, so ~t the rest of thu ",vay uS J~d allwas tht;re that I sprawled on a those who had stuycA up wlth me

_ .. ..,. d to ~ray. AS I vialked hOr.lG, stillsoft bed that vor~ n1ght an tot~ng thut suitcaso I met someenjoyed my only night of peaceful of my- 'fri ..mds VIllO inquired, "Why,sleep duriN~ all my vaoat~on. Rose, where did you go?" Gritting,And it was from there that I trod my teeth, clench~n~ my fists, a~dmy way every day to see my s1s-- ~akinG a deep breath, almost g01ng

li' . ,. ~nto a paroxysm of anger Ih~r and ten others v1ng 1n a 0 retortea, "Cali1·ornitll".~(&~~#"rOOill flat. . Yep, the oditor took D tr~p--

The trolley si tuation ~3 quite t-r-i-p, says \lobster, alr.h) m~ansserious; there is alw<1ys some a f.lisstep or stufu.ble; i.l ulunder,oasualty. You either cet ::3quashed, a mistake! (Rose Rodriguez,Ed.)kicked, or elbowed,.und rou have - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -no choice. But Cal~forn~a people "CHA'iTER"- is publish0d every secaneare very polite--they always say, nd fourth Sunday by SpaIli:':';l~.-

''Excuse r~e" before you're squashed, A1merican 1Iothers &. Wives Associa­"I'm sorry," aftar they elbow you, tion, 38 N Church cit, Tuc30n,nriz.and in retaliation, they warn, ~l revenues f~om the sale of this"I'~ going to kick you:" ·iuld they peper to be USGU for the 0rectiondo. of a Recreatioll center for the

Spanish-~orican soldiers fromTuoson.

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FELICITACIONES, Robert A Espinos~,

hijo de los csposos Tony EspillOa[1" 507c~lle 7 0.1 norto. hn sido nscondidon enbo.

El Sgt Teoh pntrick L Gonsales hijodo Mo.nuel Gonzo.les, 215 00.110 ~9 0.1oesto, y'csposo do Adeln pncheco doGonJnles, do In mismn dirocci6n, estdon In grnn brot~~.

El oubo Fr~nk S Rucl~s, hijo do loscsposos Fr~nk Ruelas, 1104 c~lleAln­

mode. [1,1 este, esM on Inglnterr:-o, sir­viendo en un[1, estnoi6n do bonili~rderos.

Pvt Gilbert Urins, hijo de los ~sposos

A T Urins, 2504 cnlle 3 ~l eate, hacomplct~do au primor entre~~ento

como m:lrinoro en Snn Diego y ho. si~

n5ignndo [1, unc. esouol[\, dol mo.r.

El Snrgcnto Elfc.s A Lopcz, hijo do losCsnosoe imtony B Lopez, 748 o~llc Fre­mont nl sur, h~ rccibido l~ Mcd~llo. doCombato de Inf~nturtn por h~bor pcloe.docon valor en las i81':\5 ;.dmir::'.lty.

Dos hermnnos, BM'or y Heriberto Sell­gndo; hijos de los esposos Jos~s Snl­ge.do, 1302. 0:1.110 13 d norte, so hnnonoontrudo por primer vcz en un nffo anuna isln dol pnoffieo del Surooste.

Borboa y Pvt J~mes A Borbo~. pertene­cientos n los Cuorpos de l1[trines h:-.ntonido el'plnoer do estnr juntos eUA­tro moscs, on 01 4r~ dol Pno!fioQ dolSuroesto.

E1 C~bo Vfilliam A Hnll. tecnleo doradio ~nool cuerpo de comunienelonosen Itnlin. hn roeibido In Mednlla deCombnte y uno. Estrellc. poP uno. ~t~llnmnyor. En Uno. cnrto. escrit~'n au her­~nn Ad01ine.. 415 enlle Wood, 1e diooque su oompnfifn'fue 10. primern on cru­Jur 01 rio Arno, eorriondo ~ 108 ~lo­

manes h~st~ e~ otro l~dO. Willie oshijo de nuestr~ hermnnn miembr~ en~

tusiust~ do l~ ~sociaci~n do Madres,Sr~ Petra A B~11.

Fu6 asoendido a Cabo en el norte deAfrioa e1 joven Leonardo B Hart!nez.Su hermana, Sra Rosa M le6n reside aquty es empleada de la Muebler!a de Reuben.Leo eucnta ro n 10. Medalla de Duena Con­dueto. y el List6n de Campana de Ins4rens de Europn, Africa y CoreQnoOriente.

Sargento Frank F Mondes, hijo de l~

SruoAlioin Mendez, 7~9 calle Fremont ~1sur quicn csta'slrv1endo en 01 Pac!f1_co Jel Surocsto, ha recibido In I.iedullndel Combute de In Intnntcrfn.

Tuoson, ArizonaSeptember 24, 1944ISSUE NO. 8

DE NUESTR03 SCLDADOO

Kt1ER1~OO EN ACCION, El'j~ven Tucsonen­Ie, de ednd de 26 ~OSf e1 soldado rasoFillberto S Aguirre, veter~no de 1nscampnftal del Norte Sioi1in, Itnlin yFrancia mur10 en nooi~n en Frxnoia e125 de ngosto. En su 41timn enrtn eaeri­tel. de Fra.noia, eomunicnbo. quo estabo.muy ooupndo hno1endo trinehems y quepor eao no podf~ eseribir muoho. F11i­berto era nativo de Tuesen entrando alej'ro1to en mayo de 1942 y en ese midmoaflo maroho a ultramar~ Su madreoita,Sra Carolina S Garola, reside en 333Avenida Melwood al sur. Deja temb16nllorando au muerte sus hermanos Genaroy JeS\\8 y una hermana, Sro. de Mike Mar..tfnez, todos de Tu086n.

HERIDOO EN Ace ION, La Srl1 Nellie More­no, 922 enlle 13 a1 norte. ha sido in­tormada que au esposo, e1 Soldndo m80J08e C Moreno, ha sido herido 1evemen­te an llcolan CIID Nuovo. Guinea 01 dfn 2de septiambro.' Joa8 e8 hijo de Sr ySra G F Moreno, 928 00.110'13 al norte.Antos do irso 0.1 servioio, Pepo rue am­plondo del PFE en Tuc86n.

El aoldndo do primero. clnso Roy GPerQltn, hijo do Sr y Src. Lupo G Por~l­

to. 621 00.110 Holon nl ooste. tu~ ho­rido on nooi6n en Frnnoin 01 26 dengosto. ,Roy tionc tros hormanos on 01sorviolo~ Pvt JOS~3 Porn1t~ on CnmpBowio, Toxns. Cnbo Porfirio Pornlt~ enHnwnli y Pvt Alox G Pornltn on Nuovo.Guinoo..

El soldndo rnso Louis Valdez, hijo del~ Sr~ JOS~8 Vnldoz. 331 00.110 30 nloosto, quion fu~ rooientamonto horidOon ncoidn, hn rogrosndo n los estndosunidos y 80 enouentrn roeuporo.ndo de8US ~~los on Brighnm City, Ut~h. Hi1~­

rio Vnldoz, hc~~no del herido 1 t~­

bi6n rocibi~ horid~s on 01 pnclficodol sur y 10 dioron su "disehnrgo".

DONDE ESTANT Los osposos M~nuol y Ro­sit~ Borbon. 484 onlle Convonto, hnnoido intormados quo sus hijQ8 pfo G A

FELIZ CUMP~~OI

Frank OChoa • Septi embre 18(Pobre, esU solito y su alrna, pero Jl.>

rue mi oulpa--no me hab!an da.do su nom..bre hasta e1 otro d!a. Peor hubierasido que no hubiera salido, verdadT)Tambi8n pertenece Frank al signo delhoroloopo VIRGO, que es un signo mng­nftioo y oomo a los Virgos no lesgusta fa d1soordia, estoy retesegurnque me va ~ diaponsar. Que dice,PanohoT

LICENCIil3 f:iATRIMONIALES:George ~ Perkins y Elsie M RiveraCharlie E Valenzuela y Teresa 1.) G9.rc!aFcrnanu.o Bigo, Jr y Erruna HicoyFrancisco Moran y lliur!a A F~lix

George D Martin~z y Lucy Villa

MtJER'tF..8 :MiL~e f'acio, 25, 1833 S 6th. Lloran sumuert,) sus padre:;, Sr y Sra t.~iguel Facio;$U hermann, Miss Benny P~cio, y un her­mano Pfc 1~nuel Facio.

Sra Trinidad t;arda, 65, 2013 S 5th. L0sobreviven sus hijos, Alberto y Genaro;sus hijas, las Sras Ernestina Obreg6n,Dolores de Celaya y Adelina Flores.

Sra Concepd6n Romero, 93, 640 ~'f Mabel.Le sobreviven susdos hijos, Pablo yJos~ y tres hijas, Sras Carmen Rodri­guez, Adelia Soto y lmr!a ~arc!a.

Francisco Tapia, 66, 523 ~ 6t~. Le so­breviven su esposa, Sra C~rlvta Tapia;seis hijos, Francis(lo, Rosalino, lHguel,Albert, Manuel y Jos6 Mar!a; dos hijas~

Sras Curlota Jaquez y Lue!a V~lencia;

dos hu~nanos, Miguel y Manuel.

VIVA ~.iEXICO 1

Resultaron lucid!simns las Fiestaspatrir..sl H8 aqu! la Junta Patri6tica:

Pros Hon - Alcalde do Tucson, HonH a Jaastad

Pres Ejecutivo - Sr Rosal!o Ronquillo(puchi para Clml!0--en todoest4 menos en misa!)

Vice-Pres - Sr Arma.ndo AlfnroSecret~rio - Sr Juan CumpilloTesorera - Sta Rosa B Rodri~uez

Sub-Tesorer~ - Sr~ Lily OronaVOCALES

Srt:'. Juanita Rortriguez (tnmbien as! sell~l In! Mam&, pero esta as otra senora) •Sr Joso B Al tamiruno, Sr Paz I,I La6n, SrMiguel MRodriguez, Sr LorGnzo ~ Rodri­~lez (so volvi6 puro Rodriguoz laouesti6n), toda esta Junta bajo l~ di­recci~n del Hon Consul de M6xico, SrAngel Tollez

Por fnlta do espucio no las rl~r~ el pro­grnma en date-lle, pero los dar6 los"highlights. "

DIA 15 - en el Armory pnrk, 8 p.m.Maestro do Ceremonian, Sr Armando Al­faro - Gran vontn. dt~ bonon y programamusical. Jupiter Pluvius nos corri6 alos salonendo l~ Alianza, donde si~i6

el ploogramn, amer~i Z:1.do por Ie. magnfficaorquesta, los Mariac his de Nogales,Sonol'a.

OIA 16 - Honores al pa.bellon NacionalMaxioano en el Consulado de M6xico;rElccpci6n y almuerzo; mise. f:11 Ia Cate­drn.l de San Ar;usUn on honor de losH6roes de In Indepondencia y do los de10. present-a gu~rra. (Hfl.stu. que estuvoChe.l!o en nisal) Programa·literariomusical en 01 Te~tro Plaza, ~\cstra deCeremonias, Sra. Carmen de Bodout. POl'1& tarde, de las 2 a las 4, programadeportivo on 01 di~nante de Ie. calle 22y avonida. cuurta, ~e.estro de Ceremonias,Sr Ronqui 11 0,

La noche del 16 - ·pro[r:unn. ·:m b. Plazi­tn d;) Sun 11./:,\15 t!n, d.edi ce d~ pOl' 01 HonGobernador de Arizona, Sidn0Y D Osborn;Mi\cstro de Ceromoni~,~" S1' Juan Cn.mpillo.Baile en In. calle para 01 p6blico engenar:~l r '.lm"mi?ado pOl' 103 Mari.;'.(~his, yr,1copC'ion en 10. Ali~l;'lZa paron c:l ;;ober­nad:>r, lion J"lc~ldo, e invi ta.dos cohonor.

MI TIEPu'.\A CJ1TJj..A1(DeclC\m"da per el int.-=lip;entc Sefior,P:lZ M L06n)

Yo soy de una tierra chula,Que hay mas all~ de las ffiJ.rcs,donde el clelo 85 rrmy azuly es de a tiro tibio el aireproqu8 Dios so puso chango,y.no neccsitn a nuiden••••nl abanico pa echar viento,ni cobija po. tapurs0.

All! no somos rOllosos,nada os chico, todo (S grnnc1:J,por su ~lturn 10;' volcQnes,por nu nlmota las mujeres,por su camnno los 1rboles,por sus hazanas los heroes ••••

All! todo es pintorcsco,la.s costumbres y los trajes,01 reboso de bolitaque es tun fino cual bordQQopor las manos de los ~nbclcs

el bordado zagalejo que esrojo cono la sane.;re••••el sombrero galone;'ldo que en lasjubilos~s tardes cae or~ulloso

a los pies de la que buila el jarabe••••Vivo. mi tierra tan chula 1Viva M~xico, compadrcs ••••el de las lindus !._ujeres ,el de loc altos volcanos,e1 del rojo zacn10jo,y los torrentcs do sangre.

Yo solo Ie pido aDioscuando me toque pelarme,un minuto po. rezar-­para mortaja un zarape,una canci6n mexieana pa cantur mis

funerales,y un cachito de mi tierrapa que mis huesos fuarde;pera que all! me los dejenpa que a gusto descallsen,porque P-ll mi tierra tan chula,de que les entra cl cornje,hasta los dijuntC'G mandancon J.n m6sica U CItra. parto••••pero yo soy el q·J.C soy yo,no me parezco a l~iden••••

~,Hr;:-;~-}r~H*,

Sr y Sra Mike Mcndozn, 204 N Meyerhan recibido noticias que su hijo,Pvt R Mendoza llego a la area del Pa­cifico, y les pide a sus ~nieos que nodejen de escribirle a la si~liente

direccion: 521288 / USMC / 8th FieldDepot / c/o FPO / San Francisco, Calif.

El Col. Eugene B Bayley acaba de anun­ciar que ascendieron a Manuel R Lopez,hijo de la Sra CandeJAria Lopez, 446avenida Elias al sur, a sargento. Ma­nuel esta en Hill Field, Ogden, Utah.

Tan patriota yo--no se fijan en elpapel que he usado? Verde, Blanco, yColorado 1

El sold:l.do de primer:.. cL\se i:l~,nuol VMorales, Jr, hijo de los esposos'Ho.nue1V Moro.10s, 560 c~ll0 29 al ocst~, ho. 1"0­

cibido un~s do 10.5 modo.llo.s mas envi­di~do.s--llcdo.llQ de Expcrto on Info.nto­r!n.

Lo. Sr~ Cruzito. Ot~ro, QSPOSo. del srtr­gunto de estndo mnyor D~niol Otero, o.s!COllO Ie.. r.lO.drcci to. do Dardel, 31"0. Fr;,:,n­cisc~, Otl;ro, 273 co.110 Church 0.1 norte,ost~'1 muy orgul1"s~.s, y con mucho. r:~­

z6n. H~cc poco rucibioron ost~s dossanor"s ur.,:. b::..nder:: jG.ponuso. quo Do. ••niol 10s ItL:1nd6 dbspu6s do l~. cr::.!dn lloMyitkyinn, Burm.~. Estn bo.ndero. fu6presonto.dr::. ("\ D~niQl pOl" 01 Coronol Y STQng, ~ ien Ie uscribi6 un mo~so.gu enla bo.ndero., diciondo qU0 5'J b, pres:m­to' pOl" 10 vr".leroso y honroso quo 80 pOl"­t6 Do.niol on t::.n br~.ndo bc.t~.. llo..

Folipe Ybnrrr::., del 511 a.vonid~ molrose0.1 norte ho. side o.scendido a. Cabo.

Aqu! ha.y unos pocos d0 los nuestros quoso hem hocho ciud~do.nos o.morico.nos:cEn Itr\.lir~., Pfc Fr::1.nk Ga.rc!"., 57 culle5 ("\1 ooto, en Nuovo. Guinen, Pvt E A~oz, 1013 Del:~,~ro; o~ 01 P~c!fico,

dol Suroosto, prc Arnu1fo D Trejo, 494co.lle Convonto.

BIENoJENIDOS, ;.i"iIGOS 1

pre H:.mucH R Co.stro viono de L-~. Juntr::.,Colora.do, 0. vel" a. au ~drocit("\ y de~a

fa.m11ia.ros--y 0. poco to.mbi6n no vionoa. Val" 0. sus ~~orcitosl Este Don Jua.ntiona como media. doceno. ue 'chGch~s'

nqu!. sog11n me 10 hnn clicho pOl" ~.:l!. ycunntt,s deJ~r!n on Colorc.do?

Pvt Alborto G D!&z vino ~ visit,.).' nsus p~drus, Conchita. y Ju~n D!o.z, 1014Dolnwa.ro. Doff~ Conohit~ os socio. do10. Logi6n do M:.\droG, y ostrt onco.nto.da.con tonal" a. su hijo'~ su 1o.do. D~s­

pu~s do su 'va.ca.ci6n, ;.1 rogros'.r~ nPort Lewis, VTo.shington.

Cnbo Roy Gnbusi ~iono do Florida. a. V1Sl­ta.r 1 sus p~dro~, 81" y Sr~ John B Go.­bus1, 82? S 5th, ~~! como·t~~~i6n a. suOSp08:1., ll~ry, y n su n~n0, Junior.

TuV1m03 01 gr::m gusto Y rl:'.cer de sn.­ludnr n los hijos do dos do 1a.3 ,~\drQ­

c1to.s socir.:; do nucstrJ. ;.soci'.\ci6n.Cpl Henry R Holer~\, hijo de Sro. Jua.ni­ta. R Molor~, 27 S Conv0ntJ ns! conoFvt R:l.~l Gom6z, hijo do los espososGeorge GOl:leZ, 134 CC'.llo 33~ En unn 1"0­cienta sasi6n do l~ Lvgi6n, ostos dosj6vonos nos visit'\ron. Henry viano deSnnt:1. ;.nn., C:1liforni:1.. HC'.111 vione do10. Nuov:.\ Guina::--. Estc jovon rocibi610. ostro1lo. do pl~t~ pOl" su v~lor on 10.b::l.t:Uh de lr. ish Los Nogros. Ere.miombro dol f~noso l58th Inf~ltry ytc.n luogo como o.c:~b~lo au v:i.c:lci6npa.rtir~ ha.ci~ SJ.nt~ B1rb~r~, Co.lifor­nin, dondn ser1 tlsign:-.do do nuovo. Nosdi6 muchn riso. con Ro.11l porque cunndonuostro director, 01 Sr Ronquillo, nos10 prosont6, luogo se puso muy nor­vioeo, y ca.d~ voz que Ch~l!o dvc!~

nlgo bueno do Ra111, volto:',bo. Ra111 a.vor 0. su ma.drecita. quo to.n foliz os­ta.ba. sonto.dit~, y Ie pelnbn unos ojospOl" ha.berl0 trn!do a. nuestro. junta..

Lo peor os quo tuvo que d~cir un~s

cuo.nto.s pa.l:l.br~s, y 10 pri~ero quo dijofu6 quo Ie 'con!o. mr.s mi0do 0.1 micr6fonooue ni ~ los j~ponos(;s, v le's dir6' que;! p'.\.roc!::-.. pero C0n m.icdo y toue:, losdos j6v-:n0s (~uedr.ron r.lUY bien y nosotrosl:l'..1V con~;0ntos do hr,borlo::: tc..:ni~o 00:1no;otr03. ~ vel" cua.ndo vior.on'ustodes0. e:nfrcnt~rf;Q con el r:ri.cr6feno.

T::rnbi6r. ost~n ~qu.!dsit3.ndo:

Ra~l Lujdn, marinaro de se~undu clase,quien viane a vel' a. sus p!l.'.~res, 31" ySrQ Jos6 LUjdn, 225 c~lle 31 ~l 00stelpvt Arturo V M:lrHnez, 'riei t:::.ndo ':l. ::lUesposa y tres hijitor., Galle Cannen ~2~,

Humborto P~dr~s, ~rocedarte del puc!fico~

del Sur, visitar.do Q su m~drocitu, Srnfu1itQ de V~rgo.s, 2932 Co.lle 4 ~l osta;Pvt Johnny Ravo.go, visitc.ndo a. sus po.dres272 cCllle 33 ill oe:::te. Johrmy'sirvi6on 01 cambato du Nuova BrotQnn, y re­sult6 horido.

ADIOS !

N!~'Y: Charles Josop~ M~e6n, hijo do81" y Sra. GUti ~az6n, 1821 E lZ~i.

Hico11s Ochoo. Alvarez, hijo de la Sr~

C<1n,10li to. 1\ _'.lva.rez I G38 -'; In;l (DonQC~.rrr.eli to. .JS '..1nC, soci:" muy biur. o.pro­cind~ pOl" todos nosotros). '

Genuro Pcre~ 3err~no, Jr., hijo do81' y ;o·ra Gen:.'.ro Perez S(;rr~~r:c, 1118 S6th ;.venue

Robert Arri~~o. ~bril, hijO de losespoeos llobvrt Zazu0tt~ ,',hr1l, 1114 ','f

Dolnw:l.roNestor Vc,squez ,hijo do 10. Sr:J. j~t\rie

.',~ico'l;:.'. -Vo.squcz I 301 E j..ir,bol

;,Ri,iY: ; ..'1bol S'::.nchoz Rivc:ru I Loui::; Lopoz,H<.lnry Vill:-, C-Jr;r" Secondino Floro3 Gomez,Dennis Nori0(;C' I,i-.;s::, ,'.dolfo t':-,ldol1C,doCon-crerus, Rorn:'.rdo Ll:.:.x Hi vern., j:I:'.lnuolFr:',ncisco VcL1squez, SU:1tos Gonzo.losCh::-.vc~, Edw,:-.rd anthony ;{amirez, _,urclioOsuna., Jr, ;.ntonio c~stillo B~llcstoros,

Octo.vio P::,.in, l.I~nucl S~llt:;llo Gutiorroz,y ;Jltonio ;.lto.m.ircmo P.::cmir0z.

N'UE"v••S TUCSWENSES

(NoticiJ.s, chicos--no mucha.ehas:)

iueson Hi Ie ro.no C'. los Coyotes dePhoenix, 28-GI 01 16 de: septiombrel

TUCSON HI Ie g:".no :1 100 Pum~\3 de BISBEE,26-14, el 22 de ~~pt10mbre!

Cole 131"03 Circus usbr::t aqu! ul 27 desopti.::mbre.

La. com,."t:-iin ;.rizon:J. Purtl:.nd Cc:m0nt vn.0. ponor una. plC\nto. do curnento que: loscosto.r~ como un mi1l6n do d61arcs corco.de Rillito, l~ vf~ dul S? y cl c~[dno

que vn. C'. Ph00nix. Estr. s er'. 1", I1nic::.plantn dc 05t~ clo.se un todo 01 03t~do,

y ompez~r1n ~ oonstruirl~ t~n prontoCO:':'lO t(;n:;~n mc.turio.les y l~s condicior.csdebid',~s ~ l~ gucrr~:, 10 pcr:ni t::-.r...

C,\S.',1.iIEHTOS: E1 cnl::tc0 m~trimod~\l del~ Srtc Luisa Ybarr~ con el joven Con­ro.do· Bond tuvo lug:-',r en 1[\ C:,·,tr:Q!':'.l h~,cc

poco. Ell~ ~s hij~ da los ~3pC~OS ~l­

borto Yb::l.rrc.., 214 S' Gr:'.nd, "f d os h1jode los eSl~os0s J~,j;1':;5 ;. Shunnkcr

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HIT PARADE NUEVAS SOCIAS DE NUE3TRA ASI)CIACION

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MOCHAS GUCIAS I U~\.DRECITAS, POR SUSCONTRIBUC IOW'..:.s- pjul.:. PAGAR EL M.\.TERIiLQUE SE USA EU tlCHATTER:" SRA CONC&\ GDIA~..1 TULITA VILLA, ROSA OLIVA3, YJESu::i DE SARDINJ1, Andrea Gabusi yAngelita Oohoa.

BALANCE EN EL FONDO DE NUESTRA ASOCIA­CION. $885.36

ULTI1.1:15 NUEVAS

Pvt Leo R Urrutia, Jr, hijo de lososposos Leo Urrutia, 623 S 4th, est'osto.cionado on nueva york como instruo­tor de radio e intcrpreto. Tiane a sucargo los cadetcs de M~xioo. Dice Leoque est4 encantado con la~ costurnbreade los Mexicanos nacionales, y ~ue

cuando venga la Victoria; se ird aM~xico a ~ducfJ.rs0. Oyes, Leo t tambi~n

to irds a haccr rnuy romdntico, porquequo bonito hablan de amor los mcxicanosde por al141 Ahhhhl

Socorro P Christen30n, M~riana Chavez,Refugio Sandoval, Francisco. Otero,Ma.rgurita Arredondo, Gertrudis Q Avila,Dolores F Sanchoz, Lupe R Mondib10s,Magdo.lenll de Grndillas, Horten.:::is. RToledo, Salome R Le6n, JosefhVoga,Mada Redondo, Aurolia BAros, }'iissAngeli te. RodriGuez, Rosa viudn deOlivas, ~pa.ro Lopez, y Mari~na Palmer.

CHATTER is publishod every secondfourth Sunday by Spani sh-i.mvrlcanMothers and Wives ~ssociution, 38 N.Church st, Tucson, Arizona

Los escolnres entrnron a Ia cscueln eldIn 5 (los menores no cmpozaron a su­frir hasta 01 db 11); para que seacuerdon de ollos 105 daremos unasdefiniciones, dcbidas a. un Sr :unbroseBier~e, poriodi3ta ~~ericarto que on1913, a 18. edad de 71 anos, se fu~ al.;~xico sin decide a nadie por qu~. Zlsenor nunca rogres6, pero --aqul les va.BORE-A person who talks whtm you wish

him to listenBR/.IN-An apparatus with which vre think

that we thinkWINE-God's next best gift to 1IlfL'"l1PEACE-In intornati0nal aff~irs, n period

of cheating botween two periods offighting.

HERS-His.TWICE-Once too often

Ya oyeron el ouento de Manuelito, edad51 Su moon4 10 llev6 al oine, y pormala suorte rcsu1t6 sar una poHculamuy tristo, pues n.ll! estnban echandoa unos pobres I~rtires cristianos a lasfieras salvajes 6. que los df)vorn.r~n.

La senora not6 que estabn visiblementoagitado el nino al vor aquello, y paraoalrnarl0 le'dijo, "No llores, Manueli to,al cabo que no os mas que una vista, Ynos les ·vttn n hacer nnda." "Sf," dijo01 nino todo.v!n con (,1 gri to en 01(~1e10, ~poro s1 esc leonei to que est4alIa atras no se npura, los otrO$ sovan a comer su p~rto. y a 01 no 10quedarl! nada."

TRA~KS

To the to110win~ kids tor letters re­oeived oomplimentinc: us on lIChatter ll

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It's just our American way of bolster­ing your moralelBill Raymond, Tech Fifth Grade-l\. '1' Rosas, who sends a big lIhello ll toall lds Tuoson friendsRnm6n "Monch le" V Braoc.unonte (Yes,

we'll koep it oOming), andSbt Arthur R Aros, who reports that heronde a oombat jump over France and waswounded. Art has earned the PurpleHeart, Infantry }o~xperts Badge and Presi·dential citation

(Ay. muohaohos, por andar en vuoltase1 16 do septiembre mo fu6 imposible0star pendionte del Hit Parade-­pE:rd6nenme, eh?)

Magio is the moonlight, On thislovers' June night, .

As I see the moonlight, Shi~ling

in your eyes JCan't resist their power, In this

!l1oonli t hour,Love began to flower, This is paradise.Living 1n the splendor, of your kiss

so tender, Makes my heart surrenderTo your love divino;Magio is the moonlight, more than any

June night, .Magic is the moonlight, for it made

you mine.

~equita linda, de oabellos de oro,de ¢ientes de perlas, 1abios de rub!,

D1mo a1 me qu1eres, como yo te adoro,81 de m1 te aouardao como yo de tt.y a vaoes escuoho un aco divinoQue envue1to en la·brisa paraoe decirlSf te quiero muoho, muoho, muoho, rnuoho,Tanto oomo ontonoes, siempre hasta.

morir.

;V.GIC IS THE MOONLIGHT(chorus)

TE QUIERO DIJISTE

"Te Quiero Diji:;te ll

Se acuerdan de aquella. pieza que erae1 tema musical de Tony Corral y suorquesta 7 Pues ahora est4 muy p0ftula.r.La to06 Xavier Cugat en 1a vista 'Bath­ing Beautyll, estrellando a Red SkfJl tonoon Esther Williams, Harry Jo.mes y suorquesta, y Carlos RarrJrez.

Aquf les va. en ingl~s.

September 2::;

1. I'll Walk Alone2. 13 You Is or Is You Ain't3. I'll Be Seeing You4. Timo Waits for No One5. It Could Happen to You6. S¥nnging on a star7. How Many Hearts Have You Broken?8. It Had to Be You9. Amor

All revonues trom the sale of this paperto be used for the erection of a. R~oroa­

tion Center for. the Spanish-4tmerionn soldiors trom Tuoson, ilrizana.