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Nix-Compree

Vol. III, No. 68 / Regensburg, Germany / March 4, 1946

4 pages scanned

Names

• Banas, Pfc. Walter C. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Barlatta, Miss Jane — Brooklyn, N.Y.; ‘Girl of the Day’ subject; girlfriend of Pfc. De Paola
• Beelitz, Pvt. Charles F. — Company C; departed for Neun Dettelsau theater signal school
• Bernard, Sam — USO show ‘Good News’ cast; toured 8 months with ‘Flying High’; quoted on re-enlistment and Germany
• Black, Julian — former manager of Joe Louis; definitively out of champion’s fistic family
• Bowman, Lee — actor; starring in ‘She Wouldn’t Say Yes’ at Capitol Theater, Regensburg
• Braddock, James — former heavyweight champion; knocked out by Louis in 1937, Chicago
• Burgess, Charles — baton conductor, ‘Good News’ USO show
• Burnham, T/5 Kenneth R. — Company A; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Bush, T/Sgt. Kenneth R. — Service Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Calace, T/5 Lawrence P. — Company A; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Cheathan, S/Sgt. Jack A. — Company A; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Clementine — accordion performer, ‘Little Maxie Show’
• Conn, Billy — boxer; upcoming heavyweight title bout vs. Joe Louis; discharged from Armed Forces
• De Paola, Pfc. Phillip — former Co. C member; now in the Ozarks; girlfriend is Jane Barlatta
• Denny, Alma — USO show ‘Good News’ chorus member
• Desmond, Danny — starred as lead in USO show ‘Good News’; role in ‘Walk in the Sun’
• Eagan, Commissioner Eddie — New York Boxing Commission; showed tally-cards at Louis-Conn screening
• Elliot, Pfc. Charles S. — Company C; emergency furlough to Chillicothe, Ohio
• Eric — accordion performer, ‘Little Maxie Show’
• Fayart, T/4 Warren E. — Service Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Friedman, T/4 Jack — Headquarters Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Fugett, Pfc. Wendell M. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Gebhardt, T/5 Russell G. — Service Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Goddard, Paulette — actress; objected to bare-bosom fashion trend
• Goebbels, Joseph — named in letter to Nuremberg tribunal as Reichstag fire plotter
• Goering, Hermann — named in letter to Nuremberg tribunal as Reichstag fire plotter
• Greer, Jane — actress; tried bare-bosom fashion
• Hall, Cliff — overseas ‘Junior Miss’ cast member; named in ‘Good News’ article context
• Hallagan, Tom — cast of ‘Red Mill’; USO show ‘Good News’ lineup
• Hamilton, Ruth — vaudeville headliner; USO show ‘Good News’
• Hayworth, Rita — photo caption ‘Nice Teeth Huh?’
• Hitler, Adolph — referenced re: Reichstag fire 1933; not named as plotter per tribunal letter
• Hutton, Betty — actress; quoted on bare-bosom gown debate
• Jacobs, Mike — boxing promoter; continuing to promote boxing for Garden until June 1951
• Jacobs, Trinity Pictures — acquired rights from Mike Jacobs for Louis fight film
• Jarvis, Bobby — directed and produced London version of ‘Good News’
• Kelly, T/3 Leo J. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Kent, Gail — Mutual Networks singer; USO show ‘Good News’ lineup
• Kilpatrick, Brigadier General J. R. — Garden’s president; signed Mike Jacobs for new agreement
• King, Mackenzie — Soviet newspapers’ characterization; Canada’s prime minister
• Kirkman, Sam — played ‘Rosalinda’ in overseas cast
• Kraft, S/Sgt. Henry L. — Service Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Lament, Mr. — tap dance performer, ‘Little Maxie Show’
• Lewis, T/5 James K. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Louis, Joe — heavyweight champion; upcoming title defense vs. Billy Conn; born Lexington, Alabama, May 1914
• Martin, T/4 James — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Menzel, Pfc. Harry R. — Headquarters Company; detached service to 465th AAA Battalion
• Miller, T/5 Donald G. — Headquarters Company; detached service to 465th AAA Battalion
• Moroney, T/4 James — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Mullare, T/5 Earle D. — Service Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Parker, Penny — USO show ‘Good News’ chorus member; quoted in article
• Patterson, Pat — University of Wisconsin Dramatic School graduate; USO show ‘Good News’
• Pontarelli, Pfc. Michael A. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Quatraro, Pfc. Frank L. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Ratajczak, T/4 Warren — Service Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Rieger, Jack — made $100,000 offer for motion picture rights to Louis-Conn fight
• Roxborough, John — Louis’s manager; still is manager per Joe’s statement
• Russell, Jane — actress; comments on bare-bosom fashion
• Russell, Rosalind — actress; starring in ‘She Wouldn’t Say Yes’ at Capitol Theater, Regensburg
• Saltz, T/5 Myron — managing editor, Nix-Compree
• Sayad, T/5 Edward S. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Schmeling, Max — knocked out Louis in twelve-round bout (referenced historically)
• Schreiner, T/4 William V. — Headquarters Company; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Seasonmons, Manny — Joe Conn’s manager; West Coast tour report
• Sloan, Pfc. Clyde W. — Headquarters Company; departed for Neun Dettelsau theater signal school
• Smith, 2nd Lt. Joseph C. — advisor, Nix-Compree
• Stalder, Pfc. Richard B. — feature editor, Nix-Compree; byline on Louis-Conn sports article
• Stenglein, 2nd Lt. James W. — Company A; detached service to 465th AAA Battalion
• Thoma, T/5 Henry C. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Truman, President — referenced at Waldorf-Astoria USO meeting
• Ware, Bobby — USO show ‘Good News’ chorus member
• Watts, George — University of Wisconsin Dramatic School graduate; USO show ‘Good News’
• Wexler, Pfc. William P. — Medical Detachment; transferring to 197th AAA Brigade
• Yatoff, Mr. — magician, ‘Little Maxie Show’; rolled up sleeves to disprove age-old belief

 

Locations

• Arkansas, Hot Springs — Billy Conn’s training quarters setup location
• Chicago — site of Louis-Braddock heavyweight title bout, June 1937
• Chillicothe, Ohio — home destination for Pfc. Elliot on emergency furlough
• Forchheim, Germany — headquarters of 197th AAA; destination for transferring key men
• Frankfurt, Germany — dateline for Inter-Theater Ski Meet announcement
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — site of Inter-Theater Ski Meet; 1936 Winter Olympics site; Third Army Winter Sports Center
• Germany — occupation zone; general context throughout issue
• Harlem, New York — location of proposed Louis-Jacobs restaurant
• Iran — Soviet troops presence; Iranian parliament protest; Allied treaty reference
• Le Havre, France — transit point for Pfc. Elliot’s emergency furlough flight
• Lexington, Alabama — birthplace of Joe Louis
• London, England — where Bobby Jarvis directed ‘Good News’ for two years
• Los Angeles, California — offered to host Louis-Jacobs fight
• Madison Square Garden, New York — proposed Louis-Conn bout venue; Jacobs promotion base
• Mediterranean Theater — All-Star Ski Team competing against European Theater team at Garmisch
• Michigan State Prison — where John Roxborough is serving one-year term
• Monmouth County, New Jersey — test site for new VA medical plan
• Moscow — Soviet newspaper dateline; Mackenzie King characterization
• Munich, Germany — Military Government finance report dateline; Bavarian Finance Ministry
• Neun Dettelsau, Germany — location of Theater Signal Corps School
• New York City — multiple datelines; boxing venues; fashion news; telephone strike
• Nuremberg, Germany — tribunal proceedings; Reichstag fire letter
• Nurnberg, Germany — dateline for News Summary tribunal item
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — offered to host Louis-Jacobs fight
• Regensburg, Germany — publication location; Capitol Theater; S.S. Argentina docked here for USO show
• Sonthofen, Germany — location of Headquarters 465th AAA Battalion
• Teheran, Iran — Iranian parliament protest dateline
• Washington, D.C. — War Department announcement; Veterans Administration golf courses

Units

• 10th Armored Infantry Battalion — subject unit; Nix-Compree publisher
• 197th AAA Brigade — receiving 22 key men transferred from 10th AIB
• 465th AAA Battalion — detached service destination for Stenglein, Miller, and Menzel
• 4th Armored Division — converting to Constabulary; accelerating specialist training
• 6th Cavalry Group — providing cadre instruction teams to 10th AIB
• Fourteenth Constabulary Squadron, S-3 — issued cadre training memorandum
• Medical Detachment, 10th AIB — ten members retained then transferred to 197th AAA
• Theater Signal Corps School — destination for Sloan and Beelitz (13-week training)
• USO Shows, Inc. — presented ‘Good News’ ET premiere at Regensburg
• Veterans Administration — golf courses; new medical plan for vets