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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1944
Page
5
July weather in Tucson nearly set a monthly record with a mean maximum of 101, just below the 111 degree all time July high. The month saw 27 days at or above 99 degrees, 11 cloudy days, and 12 clear, with 1.17 inches of rain and a 0.44 inch departure from normal since January.
Hopi village of Hotevilla faces possible extinction of its snake clan as the eligible priest declines service after recent deaths and illness. Burton Ladd says succession rules block others, threatening the biennial rain prayer with live snakes. Ceremonies in two other Hopi villages remain unaffected.
Allied forces push into Brittany and Normandy as American and British units drive toward Avranches, Brest, and Lorient while Russians close on East Prussia and Warsaw. In Italy, the British Eighth Army fights near Florence with limited gains as Germans withdraw slightly.
At an Army air field in Topeka Kansas officials announced the name Pat Pending has been approved for a new plane. The aircraft is piloted by an expectant father. If a boy, the child will be Patrick. if a girl, Patricia.
Kansas City's merchants prepare for V Day when Germany surrenders with plans to close stores after the first word. The merchants association urges rapid securing of valuables, erects boards, posts victory signs, and suspends deliveries to allow crowd festivities.
Advertised as giving a baby-texture complexion the Lady Esther Face Powder claims to last long hours. The copy emphasizes a harmless finish suitable for extended wear without danger.
Tucson Regional Plan Inc reports 350 members so far with a push to more than triple this figure in the coming weeks. Members are urged to join by contributing and helping with plan work, as a steady yearly revenue base begins July 1 under the new basic membership model.
Hart Danks composer of Silver Threads Among the Gold died in a ruined house after separating from his wife in later years. Years afterward Mrs Danks also died alone in a poverty stricken Boston tenement district.
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