Navy Enlistment Drive Adds Ten Recruits in Phoenix
The Navy announced enlistments of ten men at the Phoenix recruiting station led by quartermaster chief W. B. Gray. High school graduates gain quicker entry as quotas rise, with limited openings in airman ratings and electronics training. Five Phoenix men enlisted including Jimmie L. Langston Jr. and four others from local addresses, plus eight more from distant cities expanding the pool of new sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
W. B. Gray
Phoenix
Gray
Navy
Jimmie L. Langston, Jr
West Virginia Avenue
Thomas W. Godbehere, Jr
West Pima Street
Tytle W. Richter, Jr
North 13Th Avenue
Granville Higgins, Jr
Altona Park
Kenneth L. Simmons
South Fourth Avenue
John E. Kellogg
Goodyear
Richard L. Blakeman
Coolidge
Richard F. Haight
Seattle
Wash
Fred A. Burkhardt
Baltimore
Ralph A. Muller
Baton Rouge
Phoenix PTA Chapters Set 53rd Founders Day Observance
Phoenix chapters plan Founders Day programs to mark the 53rd anniversary of the PTA. West Phoenix High School students present Our Beginnings with Milton Kirkpatrick directing and a fashion history display featuring eras from 1897, 1922, and 1950. Past presidents attend, silver tea at Madison PTA, and dinners for Garfield PTA invitees accompany meetings across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
PTA
West Phoenix High School
Lawrence Henderson
Robert Rohwedder
Milton Kirkpatrick
Madison Pta
N. M. Whitelock
George Gaskin
Louise Thompson
Leslie Lloyd
Delmar Fisher
Donald Lindemann
Bert Cross
Phoenix City
P-Ta Council
James F. Murphy
Madison P-Ta
Stanley Gray
Verne Littlefield
John O’dell
C. R. Sullivan
F. W. Brown
Garfield Pta
Ralph Dixon
Frank E. Porter
Lottie V. Rey
O. W. Agee
C. A. Kenyon
O. N. Cratte
Balsz Pta
Room Mothers Club
Sara Jance
Cil
Grandview Pta
William Grove
Whittier Pta
Gertrude Holton
Christine Nichols
James Harvey
Association
Snow Water Dips to Third of Last Spring on Verde
Burke Peterson of the Soil Conservation Service reports Verde River watershed snow water content at 85 percent of normal with nine stations showing reduced runoff. Snow courses from Camp Wood to Mormon Lake average 3.19 inches of water versus 11.6 inches last year. Mormon Lake depths run 18 to 24 inches. Salt River Valley Water Users Association cautions that spring runoff will be small without further precipitation.
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Verde River
Burke Peterson
Soil Conservation Service
Camp Wood
Prescott
Mormon Lake
Salt River Valley
Arctic survival manual endorses broiled mice delicacy
Fort Nelson B C February 4 UP in a Royal Canadian Air Force training manual for a two week Arctic survival course a note says broiled mice can be a tasty delicacy when food supplies are scarce. The guide also mentions bats snakes walruses and a herb called lousewort as possible foods.
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Fort Nelson
B. C
Royal Canadian Air Force
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