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Berkeley GAZETTE, April 3, 1946
Gen. Arnold Presents His AAF Discharge Pin to "The Hangar"
By BEN JOHNSON

There is a new souvenir on display at Mother Tusch's "Hangar" today - the Army Air Force discharge pin worn by General of the Army H. H. 'Hap' Arnold.
The pin was presented to Mother C. A. Tusch and "The Hangar" yesterday afternoon by the General himself when he dropped in with Mrs. Arnold to pay his respects to Mother Tusch and to sign the fifth volume of the Pilot's Register. 

And if a person was ever excited over a visitor, it was Mother Tusch yesterday.  General and Mrs. Arnold rang the doorbell and when "Mother" answered the door, Mrs. Arnold planted a big kiss on her cheek.  It was a big moment in the life of a lady who has done so much to make life pleasant for servicemen in two wars.

SECOND VISIT

General Arnold who made his visit to "The Hangar" yesterday, was high in his praises of Mother Tusch and the work she is doing.  "This is the finest collection of air force souvenirs of any place in the world," Arnold said.  "Its final destination should be a special room to be dedicated as the Mother Tusch Air Trophy Room in the National Air Museum.  A bill for this Museum is now pending before Congress, and I will do all that I can to see that these trophies are properly located."

In addition to signing the Pilot's Register, General Arnold traced his hand print on the wall and wrote, "To Mother Tusch, who helped so much with our young fliers during World Wars I and II... H. H. Arnold."

GOOD LUCK DOLLAR

General Arnold also signed his name on the wall along with such famous fliers as Admiral Richard E. Byrd, General Jimmy Doolittle, and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.  The General's first visit to "The Hangar" was on October 19, 1923, when he signed "Major H. H. Arnold."

Perhaps what prompted the General to drop in on Mother Tusch yesterday was the fact that he carries one of the Mother Tusch Good Luck Dollars. And naturally, Mother Tusch is extremely proud of the fact, and was still beaming delightedly long after General and Mrs. Arnold left.
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Oakland TRIBUNE, January 26, 1948

U.C Seeks Land for Expansion
Cramped Facilities on Campus Force Purchasing Action

BERKELEY, Jan. 26. – Immediate purchase of additional property to expand University of California holdings for a campus that will eventually extend along Bancroft Way from Fulton Street to the hills is being pressed today by campus authorities.

This was learned as cramped University facilities forced action for land acquisition and building expansion temporarily halted by way.

Remaining to be purchased in the block bounded by the west side of Telegraph Avenue, Union Street Allston Way and Bancroft Way are a half dozen or more additional properties, including Stiles Hall, the University YMCA at 2227 Union Street, and "The Hangar" air museum of Mrs. C. A. ("Mother") Tusch at 2211 Union Street.

The University will not seek to preserve the Tusch museum, visited by the famed airmen of two World Wars, for in a statement, campus authorities said that if this structure is to be moved to a new site, it must be done so by patriotic or other interested organizations. 
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'Mother' Tusch [[Has?]] Flyers' Ceremony

"Mother" C. A. Tusch, [[known as?]] "mother to all flyers from wars" last week held special ceremonies in her hangar shrine located at 1122 Union street, Berkeley.  Local members of [[War?]] Flyers of America attended in

Notables from all over the [[?]] have joined the group's [[cam?]] for a permanent site for the Hangar soon to be moved aside for campus expansion.

Saturday evening, a mass [[?]] from Los Angeles was climaxed [[?]] dancing at the Claremont Hotel Berkeley, under the auspices [[of the?]] San Francisco Chapter.
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Women Flyers to Be Honored

Officers of the Bay Area Chapter Women's Flyers of America will be guests of "Mother" C. A. Tusch at a special Mothers Day ceremonies today in her famed "Hangar Shrine of the Air," 1122 Union St., Berkeley.

Backed by the women Flyers and a group of famed air officers, including Gen. James Doolittle and Gen. H. H. (Hap) Arnold, the campaign is now under way to preserve the "hangar" as a permanent shrine.

All four walls of the "hangar," a tiny cottage where "Mother" Tusch makes her home, are covered with messages and mementoes from the hundreds of flyers she entertained there during two world wars.
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[[image – an older motherly woman with curly gray hair, center, faces a man on the left handing her something; another man stands on the right; they stand in front of a wall covered with photographs and mementos, one photo behind and above her head is a portrait of the woman]]
[[caption]] Mrs. C. A. ("Mother") Tusch (center) received a special Mothers Day tribute yesterday from flyers who gathered at her home, "The Hangar," 2211 Union St., Berkeley. Col. Ray Elsmore, (left) presents her with East African spears for her collection.  At right is Robert Fowler, of San Jose, pioneered transcontinental pilot. — Tribune photo. [[/caption]]
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[[invitation]]
[[logo]]
AIRMEN OF WORLD WARS I AND II
REQUEST THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY
ON MOTHER'S DAY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 9, 1948
AT THE HANGAR
"MOTHER" TUSCH'S SHRINE OF THE AIR
2211 UNION STREET
BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA
U. S. A.

R. S. V. P.

NOTE:  This occasion will be reported and photographed by new services, national magazines, newsreels, etc.  It is not a fund-raising campaign, but a party to honor "Mother" Tusch and to publicize The Hangar with a few to initiating Federal legislation for its perpetuation.
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