Supervisors Vote To Duplicate County Highway Units
Division of Maricopa County highway construction into three units was approved by a majority of supervisors, to take effect February 1. County Engineer Julius Irion said the plan requires substantially more equipment, including at least ten 22,000 pound five yard dump trucks, with six already on order, and about seventy thousand dollars more for trucks and support gear. Supervisor Lecky opposed the move, warning it could drain postwar development funds and hamper federal aid matching. The plan aims to expedite road work and reduce delays by avoiding cross-district equipment shortages.
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Maricopa County
Julius Irion
George Frye
D. P. Kimball
James 0. Lecky
Irion
Lecky
Frye
Kimball
Oleomargarine Stages Comeback During Year
The Agriculture Department reports oleomargarine demand rising again, led by colored margarine, as butter prices stay high. A proposed tax repeal on colored oleomargarine could improve its price edge over butter, with further declines possible if fat supplies drop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Iwo Jima Hero Visits Pals of Phoenix at Premiere
Iwo Jima flag raisers among the six men who raised the banner on Mount Suribachi in 1945 were brought to a film premiere for Sands of Iwo Jima. Hayes toured Washington with Rep. Harold Patten and viewed the Potomac river site and the Washington Monument.
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Washington
Iwo Jima
Ira Hayes
Phoenix
Mount Suribachi
Pacific Island
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Hayes
Harold Patten
Arizona Democrat
Potomac River
Washington Monument
Fire crews respond to Phoenix Union High hot plate fire
Fire fighters were dispatched at 7 20 a m today to Phoenix Union High School after smoke was seen in a student canteen room. Two electric hot plates, apparently left on all night, burned out and scorched the table they rested on.
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Phoenix Union High School
R H Payne Re elected Phoenix Community Chest Head
R H Payne was re elected president of the Phoenix Community Chest for the coming year. The Foenix Coca Cola Company general manager, Mrs John S McCall secretary, and Earle F Barrows treasurer were re elected. Ben Projan named new vice president. Board includes 38 members with wide representation and three year terms for many. Payne praised federated funding and noted larger budget committee.
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Phoenix Community Chest
R. Payne
Foenix Coca-Cola Company
John S.mccall
Earle F. Barrows
Ben Projan
Jesse O’brien
Herb Askins
Barrows
Jeanette Daley
F. T. Fahlen, Jr
Norman Hurley
Walter Bimson
Submarines Make Soviet Navy Very Powerful
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman warned that Russia’s navy is strong and suited to the war Moscow would wage, focusing on undersea warfare to deter a mass Allied push. He argued U.S. need for effective anti submarine forces and discussed future navy missions and amphibious operations in Pegasus.
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Sherman
Washington
Admi
Forrest P. Sherman
Russia
Moscow
Europe
Asia
United States
Pegasus
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Company
Globe
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Air Power Defended By Spaatz
General Carl A. Spaatz defended strategic bombing at a gilt-edged eighth birthday party for the Eighth Air Force in New York on January 27. He credited the Eighth with weakening Germany's air power aiding Normandy and preventing Russian tank gains, while six Medal of Honor recipients from the unit attended alongside Linda Darnell and Jinx Falkenburg who cut the cake.
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New York
Carl A. Spaatz
America
Spaatz
Air Force
Eighth Air Force
Eighth
Normandy
Edward Michael
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
John Morgan
Denver
Linda Darnell
Jinx Falkenburg
Design Picked For Barkley Honor Medal
Beatrice Fenton of Philadelphia designed the Barkley Medal chosen by President Truman and three jurors at the White House for distinguished public service. The jury included Chief Justice Vinson and Speaker Rayburn with Senator Lucas. Four other artists submitted designs and Congress allotted 2500 dollars for minting. Karl Gruppe advised the jury.
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Washington
Beatrice Fenton
Philadelphia
Alden Barkley
Truman
White House
Vinson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Scott W. Lucas
Milchois
Senate
George H. Snowden
Los Angeles
Carl Mose
St. Louis
Suzanne Silvercrays Stevenson
East Norwalk
Conn
Charles Keck
New York City
Congress
United States Mint
Karl Gruppe
New York
National Sculptor Society
Grayish bulge spotted on Mars sparks global alert
Albuquerque astronomer Walter Haas and Tsuneo Saheki of Osaka reported a grayish bulge on Mars on January 16. If volcanic ash, the cloud would imply Martian volcanoes, challenging views of Mars as an old, inactive world. Observers were asked to monitor Mars, with Earth approaches expected February 3 and March 23 bringing it closer by about 40 million miles.
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Albuquerque
N. M
INS
Mars
Walter Haas
International Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
Haas
Tsuneo Saheki
Osaka
Japan
Oriental Astronomical Association
Saheki
New Mexico’s
University
Association
United States
Earth
Constellation
Virgo
Sadeki
Osaka Municipal Planetarium
Two New Phoenix Post Offices To Open Wednesday
Two additional contract post office stations will open Wednesday at Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road and at 1841 Grand Avenue. Full mailing facilities will be available at both locations. The Seventh Avenue site will be operated by Ryan-Evans Drug Store and the Grand Avenue site by Service Cleaners, per Phoenix postmaster W. J. Jamieson.
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Seventh Avenue
McDowell Road
Grand Avenue
W. J. Jamieson
Phoenix
McDowell
Ryan-Evans Drug Store
Service Cleaners
Ex-Bandits Ruling Tsingtao Over They Are Communists
Tokyo dispatch by Wayne Richardson describes ex-bandits in Tsingtao who call themselves Communist rulers. They seized control after Nationalists fled, align with Russia, and enforce strict authority with traffic police and palace-like villas. The city shows signs of neglect, with shabby streets, but American-made cars remain common among officials.
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Tsingtao
Tokyo
Shantung Province
China
U. S. Naval Base
Flying Arrow
Shanghai
Russia
Stalin
Euro
United States
Hsin
Hong Kong
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St. Joseph
Sears Watch
R. H. Payne
Barkley Honor Medal
Planet
By Wayne Richardson
Pean
E. Washington &T
Polaire
Polaire Cooler CO
E. Jackson
Cort
Devilbiss
KAZ
Ith Street
Arizona Republic
Raskin’s
Central Ave
Adams
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