Penny wise and pound foolish creates Phoenix tax problem
Phoenix auditors warn that 1943 44 tax cuts from 1.79 to 1.72 per hundred dollars cost about 150000 in lost revenue over three years. City manager Halseth proposes raising to 1.81 while cutting over a million in 1946 47 requests. Auditor Mosier cites omitted police and fire additions and aging equipment, urging a postwar reserve and a realistic tax plan to fix roads water and transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Alice Mosier
Odd S. Halseth
Fire Department
Health Department
Transportation Department
Water Department
American Can Company
Urban League Welcomes New Executive Secretary Williams
The Phoenix Urban League will meet on Tuesday evening June 4 to greet Executive Secretary John C. Williams. A former Army captain with wartime service, Williams served as a racial trouble shooter for the San Francisco Area and studied at the University of Nebraska. The Arizona Sun extends a warm welcome and hopes for broad local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Urban League Board
John C. Williams
Urban League
San Francisco
Williams
University of Nebraska
The
Arizona Sun
Mr. Williams
Timmerman Takes Stand Against Right-To-Work Bill
Phoenix reporter notes Timmerman of Maricopa County District 3 is first legislator seeking re election to declare a firm stance against the right to work initiative. A railroad unionist and veteran lawmaker, he reiterates past opposition and urges voters to know each candidate’s position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
ALJ
Fletcher West Timmerman
Maricopa County
Timmerman
House
West
AFL
Labor Journal
Labor
Urban League Forms Woman's Division in Phoenix
About fifty Phoenix women gathered at the YWCA on May 25 to organize a Woman's Division of the Phoenix Urban League. Temporary chair Wade Church led the luncheon meeting with praise for Dr. Anna Julian, who helped establish the division. Officers include Wade Church president and Madeline Houston vice president, with a board featuring Maxwell, Kinsolving, Solomon, Upthegrove, Nelson, Brown, Hedgepath, Roderiquez, Benson, Oby, Welch, Small, and others. Distinguished visitors included Mrs. Roosevelt Boettiger Grady Gammage and Mrs. Richardson of Tempe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
YWCA
Phoenix Urban League
Wade Church
Anna J. Julian
Chicago
Woman’s
The
Urban League
Woman
Madeline Houston
Irene McClellan
Mary J. Caruso
Walter Maxwell
A. B. Kinsolving
D. M. Soloman
Ethel Upthegrove
L. B. Nelson
Thomas Brown
L. P. Hedge
Tolleson Serviceman Drowned Last Week
Last rites for Clarence Edward Dixon Jr were held May 25 at A H McClellan Funeral Home Chapel led by Rev A L Johnson of Wesley Methodist Church Miss Sadie Hagler played My Buddy The Tilden White American Legion Post 40 served as pallbearers and flag bearers Dixon a Navy veteran of three years had just four days at home when he drowned while swimming with his brother in law Born in Manzanola Colorado on March 5 1922 relatives listed in Tolleson include Arthur Wilson Sr Helen Davis Mary Mitchell Arthur L Wilson Jr Velma Wilson Wilma McCarry and Thelma Hughes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Edward Dixon, Jr
A. H. McClellan
A. L. Johnson
Wesley Methodist Church
Sadie Hagler
Buddy
Tilden White American Legion
Clarence
Navy
Manzanola
Colo
Tolleson
Arthur Wilson
Helen Davis
Mary Mitchell
Arthur L. Wilson, Jr
Velma Wilson
Wilma McCarry
Thelma Hughes
Fingerprint ID Pioneered by US Surveyor in 1882
Gilbert Thompson of the U S Geological Survey first used fingerprinting in 1882 to guard commissary orders amid a New Mexico survey. The move marked the start of official fingerprint identification in the United States, leveraging his thumb print to deter forgery.
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United States
Gilbert Thompson
U. S. Geological Survey
New Mexico
Political Study Club urged to inform Negro Phoenicians
The Arizona Sun proposes a Political Study Club to educate and mobilize Black residents in Phoenix about issues and candidates. It argues for informed voting, measures FEPC and anti-lynching, and cites Joseph D. Bibb on practical politics and Black political potential nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Arizona Sun
Political Study Council
Phoenix
FEPC
Arizona
California
Joseph D. Bibb
Pittsburg Courier
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Supreme Court
Mason-Dixon Line
Arizona Sun drives statewide effort to register Negro voters
The Arizona Sun sponsors a state-wide drive to register every eligible Negro in Arizona for the July primary election. Create a one-person committee and urge friends and neighbors to exercise their franchise and participate in the voting process.
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The
Arizona Sun
State of
Arizona
Registration Rules for Arizona Voters
The notice explains state and county residency requirements for registration in Phoenix. Voters must reside in the state one year, in the county six months, and in the precinct three months. If not voting in the last November General Election of 1944, re register at the County Recorder's office in the County Court House Phoenix Arizona.
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County Recorder’s Office
County Court House
Phoenix
Arizona
Vickers Quits Small Mine Operators
E F Vickers a forty year labor member leaves the Small Mine Operators Association in protest of endorsing the Right to Work Bill He says the group has been taken over by anti labor forces and cites a letter to secretary Charles Willis urging removal from the member list Describes his career under closed shop agreements and urges membership resignation
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Phoenix
ALJ
E. F. Vickers
Organized Labor
Small Mine Operators Association
Vickers
Charles F. Willis
Mr. Willis
Boy Scout Carnival Planned at Youth Center
Boy Scout Troop No. 7 schedules a carnival at the Youth Center on 12th and Adams next Wednesday evening June 5 at 8. Proceeds aid troop members to attend summer camp. A movie and other entertainments by the boys, with hot dogs and punch, will be offered. Public invited.
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Boy Scout Troop No
12Th
Adams Streets
Fifty-One Landlords Refund to Forty-Tour Renters in April
In Phoenix on May 30 the district Office of Price Administration announced that fifty-one landlords in the Phoenix-Salt River Rental Area refunded 56 tenants a total of 3597.93 dollars for April overcharges. The list names recipients such as Mrs. Lee Corica, Grace Wurst, Bunk House Motel, Jayhawk Trailer Court, Lebannon Hotel, and others, with amounts ranging from 1.25 to 240 dollars.
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Phoenix
ALJ
Phoenix-Salt River
District Office of Price Administration
E. L. Campbelle
Avondale
Grace Wurst
East Fillmore
Lee Corica
N. 17Th Avenue
W. G. Wagstaff
East St
Mesa
F. T. McElroy
Frank Lizotte
W. Fillmore
Quida N. Cox
E. Indian School Rd
Alice Zufelt
S. Newell St
William M. Way
W. Lincoln
E. van Buren
W. O. Hosick
Mahoney Ave
G. E. Robers
W. 8Th St
Neil Johnson
Dora M. Pool
N. 2Nd Ave
A. W
S. 12Th St
C. H. Brooks
N. 9Th St
T. F. Bircsak
W. Roosevelt
R. C. Easter
W. W. Duncan
Tolleson
George Moody
N. 7Th St
Joseph Cascio
E. Durango
Orange Court
Eunice Looney
Rt. 3
Leon D. Coder
N. 15Th St
Fae L. Allen
W. 2Nd Ave
G. S. Billington
Monroe
Commission Grants Rezone Petition For Jefferson Madison Streets
The city commission unanimously approves a petition to rezone Jefferson and Madison streets from 12th to 18th from business and industry to residents C and to rezone the south side of Washington Street between 12th and 16th from business B to business A. A public hearing is scheduled for June 18, with strong local support cited by Wade H. Hammond and Rev. Thomas J. Townsend of the Urban League. The panel also notes an Adjustment Board recommendation restricting automobile wrecking yards to strictly industrial areas, hearing on both matters set for the same date.
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Jefferson and
Madison Streets
Washington St
12Th
16Th Sts
City Commission
Jefferson Street
Madison Street
Washington Street
Wade H. Hammond
Thos. J. Townsend
The
Urban League
Hammond
Urban League Board
Townsend
Adjustment Board
Forest Fog Shields Surrounding Fields From Weather
Fog formed by dew from forest trees drifts over adjacent fields. Cooler trunk and branch temperatures cause dew that air currents carry, offering protection against summer hail and spring and fall frost.
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Boy Scouts Plan
the Sun
Arizona Crippled Children’s Home
Dudley M. Clements
Arizona Wholesale Beer and Liquor Association
Sidney B. Moeur
U. S. Brewers Foundation
Richard C. Simis
Arizona Society For Crippled Children
Francis Ames
Arizona Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Irving L. Diamond
Arizona Beverage Journal
Edward M. Andres
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