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Yuma Postwar Program is PlannedIMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTALLING $1,108,000 PROPOSED BY MAYORA. plun of post-war improvements totaling 51,106,000 for the city of Yuma was revealed at the regular meeting of the city council by Mayor Walter S. IngaUs last night.While no official action has been taken to carry out the spending of Ibis sum, Mayor Ingalls disclosed that he had submitted an estimate of work to be done after the war’s end at the request of the special committee on post-war planning of the IF, S. House of Representatives.Highways, roads and streets claim the major portion of the estimated cxpeiuiilurcs With'$400,-000 being allotted for that purpose In the mayor's estimate.'Two hundred thousand dollars is. alr located, for 7 sewers, water and sanitation improvement and 5188,-000 is, the amount estimated • to construct a park'containing a - golf course and-a swimming pool. .• Other Improvements ; ■ Other improvements'are'as fol-!nw: / , ; . •, •Fire house, $50,000; civic building, $88,000;' d£y hall, $34,000; swimming pool, (ror whites) 538,-000; fire alarm system, $43,000.Tt. was not brought but clearly how much of the proposed amount would he furnished by the federal government but it was presumed that the greater share of all postwar, work wiii be borne by Unde Sam- 'Application Rejected The council turned down- the application of Hbvai A.-Power for a license to sell beer at retail. On file was a. protest against'the approval of'such license by. the Yuma County Liquor Dealers' association setting out four objections as .follow: ' • 7,1. The 'proposed place of bus? iness 'or -premises where the: b-cense, will be, effective if. granted-' is now; a pool hall. ' .2.'' That it is not the-intent ofthe law that alcoholic drinks be served where minors frequent witfiout restraint, loiter and spend their time.3. That a. sufficient number of licenses are ■ now in effect to adequately serve the City of Yuma.4. That said license if granted by the City of Yuma, will probably, under the rides and regulations of the State Department of Liquor 'licenses and CGBtKd,=be rejected.”Clyde Phillips Is Wounded in Action in FranceMr. and ■ Mrs. J. L. . Phillips, Route-l, Box 26, Somerton,: received word from the war department on July 20, advising' them thut their son,. S-Sgt'. Clyde Phillips was seriously wounded , in action in France. ,His brother, J. L.- {Bud) • Phillips was also wounded In action over 'Germany a few days- ago, the parents learned. '. 'Sergeant Phillips -. • a 11 e ri d.e'd Yuma Union high school' and was a Arteoiia. 7 State-Resolution Adopted• The council adopted a resolution approving-the closing of-the alley running north and' south between 3rd and 4th- streets between 1st avenue and Madison avenue during the'construction arid operation of the trailer camp, now be-.ing constructed.at that site. ^ ' ■Resolutions approving lenses' to the'jHjausing Authority of tbe City of Yuma- were ;adopted for trailer cdiips“ at thfr,.east. end’ of the Yuma''army, air Yield, between 9th and -11th - avenues 'at 2nd - street, nil between 1. Maiden-; Lune. and Gila'strcets midwn.y between 4th and 5th streets.-; A. letter of- resignation from the Swimming -Pool, Commission by. •Henry, F. ColmSn was. read' arid accepted. Mr. Colioan gave heavier; demands upon,his time as his 'reason for wishing to be. relieved ■of hiB.'duties, l/piym- Ingalls, appointed Wm.,H..Ytfestover as'Mr. Cohnaii’s successor, -• VThe; salary--of James .Birmingham, patrolman - ori the-police force, was:. raised; to' that 'of ■ a sergeant; :. ;-.Present./for last nighbs meet'; Jug witre Mayor Waiter S.: Ingalls, Councilman B. A, ■ Giuati, W.- B-Dabbs ’and.;' ; Albert McIntyre, George R- '.Robinsbtn. fire ' chi^f, Harold Breech, .acting chief , of polices . Mrs. Helen Bean,; deputy- re; colder, fi. B.'-Haupt,;su'perintehd-'erit of-streets and’ Dave Sheridan; city .assessor. ' ' ^ V'Teachers college at Tempc. He spent several .months in Panama and arrived- In. England on January 4 of this year. He went iii with the invusion troops on D-Day,. his parents said., -2 Yumans Are Sworn into WAC At Air FieldItalian Soldierial DamEfforts of a .rescue ’party, with the respiratbr'from: Yiim’a failed to revive ah Ttnlinn; soldier at Imperial dam who drowned when he feii into a small lake below the dam late. Sunday: .• ••' . .. c . • -'J/,: The soldier, whose nahie: was not',, teamed, fell into .’the. lake while washing his. clothes,; Bill; Joyner of. the' Yuma fire' department saijjJ .Companions' at' the: camp .brought him out.' within'--ten' ^mlhutia.and ' commenced artificial;. ' respiVti Uoif and .''called to 1 the Yuma 'county sheriff’s -office.; fOrth e\ r espl ratbr.'■ Sheriff.TiH; New.iftan’ 'and Joyner sped ‘to.the cahip ivitli ■ the respirator and worked bn.'the man', Tor .{in . hour, before .the army doc-'tor in 'attendance pronounced him. dead. ■ ;V- ■ ■ ■; ... ,. Y.iima Army.Air Field,.Yumflj, . Arlz., Aug. 1—Lovle ’Moseley, 278 First avenue,' and .Millie Wooder ■ of the Yuma General.-/hospital • were sworn ..into , the Women’s , Army 'Corps . Monday night At■ -Yuma, army' air;field by L.t. Mar- 7, ion R. Canaday, of the .'AAF Wac -recruiting service in EhoenLx.Private. Moseley,/who was-prom.- v merit in local. USO .activities and-- ■ worked at the- Yuma- telephone-'; company, has. applied.. for. - general . Assignment. witk-tiiafStAte whUfe==: Private. Woode, popular employes ... of 'the.. Yiimn General”hospital, has enlisted In the WACs for.se r-vice, with' the' Army Air ! Forces,''. . Both women ' will' leave: the second of September for- Ft. - Des ; Moines,. 'Iowa ail'd' six week's .of basic training. ■ ' '■; Privates Moseley ’.and' -; Woode Were sworn into . the 'WACs. oh'the' .- ; stage, of ;the':Yuma-.'aray.-3Jr':f leld Y ; post .-■ theater- before,, Mjippwyiijgltf:.. audience .of Air ;Fprcffir;s6idiera.x ; . :• On . that, samie;:- ^ayV..anQ§ter.. J yuma. .woman,-, Emelin M. Ghtotto,-• ifeft -for; basic --training ^'iH:WACs; at. Ft- •U^ijMdines,' Pri^Stfe''} _ Ghiottp; had: been'; a: long'.' time.. em-j^ pioyee' of; the /-Yunia . ;pbatoffica G; before.: - ehiisting . in the ■ ^omen’9: 7 Army'-^Gorps.'-•; ^v:•MCxicali' Vbef or C. ::itcould 7 bfe -r'dcV's-', jtVefed-'across tb.e;' bonfecdittO;the;.;;Wi Ci SUTTON, MEMBER OF CREW WHICH SET RECORDUmted:;v;Sb.te3..:;::Iti-;:\v11 lirought 7-MckF?td' where.Wamer'aald.',': V;7;' i i vd‘:-.yy-i-tj'iF.y'7J^f^i-Ifiihtfw’Ayho;.was;ayco^r^: pahion;-:6f ^^the:;/'dead.Tgit'Tat^ tiniejbLtiieclaimed ;to.:;he. her stetewi.is^h0n: Fheld in} eUstbdy..: by- $htriifc.Rpbe^.7 ^Vhre ’at M;lt;^iim.'BfehaS;giyen:^authbi-itics'yaripus .-places .7about;7it he’-'.- Uni ted sBtates'; • hbmeVbUtthas; not/di'sicigse^wli^'• An' Eighth 'Air- Force liW:
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Yuma Weekly Sun
Yuma, Arizona, US
Fri, Aug 04, 1944
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