Car Sharing Bureau Formed At C C Office
The Cham ber of Commerce subcommittee led by F L Ginter set up a community car sharing bureau to pair riders with drivers amid CPA fuel limits. Registration opens tomorrow at 80 South Stone Ave with weekday hours 10 am to 1 pm.
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C. C
CPA
Community Car Sharing Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
F. L. Ginter
Bureau
Chamber
South Stone Avenue
Ginter
Consolidated Vultee
Ton
OPA
Polish Underground Battle Rages in Warsaw Under Siege
The Warsaw underground led by the elusive General Bors has been fighting street battles since Tuesday evening in the northern city. The group, in contact with Soviet forces across the Vistula, seeks ammunition and antitank weapons as civilians reportedly join in similar past efforts elsewhere.
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Bors
Warsaw Underground
Vistula
London
Lwow
Wilno
Permit Issued for Haskell Linen Supply Addition
A $10,000 brick addition 65 by 75 feet will be built at the Haskell Linen Supply Co. plant located at 301 Park Avenue. The permit was issued today by City Building Officer E. D. Herreras with M. L. Tophoy named as contractor for the project.
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Haskell Linen Supply Co
Park Avenue
E. D. Herreras
M. L. Tophoy
Coneee
University Heights
First US Locomotive Bought from England
A historical note states the first locomotive operated in the United States was purchased in England, marking the transatlantic origin of American steam railroading.
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United States
England
Postal Inspector Nets Wanted Man While Lake Swim
Chicago August 3 Postal inspector Sam G Chrvall spotted Herbert Lee Nelson an escaped convict while he swam at Lake Mills Wisconsin. He borrowed a motor boat and arrested Nelson and his wife Anne Nelson. Nelson escaped Montana state penitentiary June 19 and is sought for a Fairview Utah post office burglary July 23. He had been serving nine years for a 1940 Butte Montana filling station robbery. Ohrvall said Nelson confessed to burglarizing the post office and that loot including checks stamps and parcel post contents was left at a Rockford bus depot last Sunday.
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Chicago
Sam G. Chrvall
Lake Mills
Wis
Herbert Lee Nelson
Anne
Chrvall
Nelson
Montana State Penitentiary
Fairview
Butte
Mont
Ohrvall
Rockford
Governors Outline Policy At Conference
In a St Louis meeting 26 Republican governors issued a policy statement warning the New Deal could spark national disaster and urging private enterprise to meet peacetime jobs. They endorsed a six point plan on state federal cooperation, veterans’ job planning, and fair tax distribution, while preserving state self-government and the national guard.
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ST. Louis
New Deal
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Washington
National Guard
Army of the United States
Fields Brown Property Deal Largest Of Three
Three property transfers recorded yesterday totaled 18000 dollars in cash. The largest, at 7000, saw Mr and Mrs Frank Fields on Adelaide drive Hedrick Acreage transfer to Mr and Mrs Earl H Brown. The Goodrich Maple and Hawthorne corner Nob Hill sale to Mr and Mrs Gonzales was about 8600. Drachman-Grant handled the deal. Robbie H Roberts sold Luna and Estrella property to Mr and Mrs James Hearon for 5000.
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Frank Fields
Adelaide Drive
Hedrick
Earl H. Brown
Charles H. Goodrich
Maple and
Hawthorne
Nob Hill
Leo Gonzales
Drachman-Grant Agency
Robbie H. Roberts
Luna Street
Estrella
James H. Hearon
Bar Speaker Proposes International Bill Of Rights
Jacob M. Lashir of St. Louis urged an international bill of rights before the third Inter American bar congress in Mexico City. He argued that global peace hinges on individual freedom and acknowledged skepticism as valid only if standards differ among United Nations peoples.
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Mexico City
Jacob M. Lashir
St. Louis
Lashly
United Nations
Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro Equal Distance From New York
The statement notes that both Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro lie at the same approximate distance from New York City, highlighting a geographic equivalence in travel or measurement terms.
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Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro
New York City
Mustangs Seek Postponement Amid National Tournament
Davis-Monthan officials say Tucson semipro teams should pause conflicting games as the Mustangs head to the national semipro tournament in Wichita August 11 to 25. If peers refuse, the team may withdraw from the local league to avoid forfeits, with Aug. 9 likely to stay on the schedule and Convair pressing for Aug. 20.
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Rodger Nelson
Arizona
Mustangs
Tucson
Davis- Monthan
Davis-Monthan
D-M
Southern Pacific
Marana
Convair
al Krumweyde
Art Feay
Advances in Personnel Outpace Materiel Says Lions Speaker
Ma M A Strange told the Lions Club at the Pioneer hotel that advances in personnel exceed those in materiel in this war. He urged a strong postwar military training program to prevent future wars and aid rehabilitation, noting many deaths stem from inadequate training rather than material shortages.
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Ma. M. A. Strange
Lions’ Club
Pioneer Hotel
Strange
Maj. Strange
Riot Strikes City as Subway Service Fails and Clashes Rise
Riot over city subway stoppage paralyzed portions of Philadelphia with 13 hospitalizations and property damage. Interracial clashes flared as 140,000 workers missed shifts, a rainstorm cited as providential while officials weighed a federal seizure to end the strike. Morris Miller defended his action after a store attack left one assailant wounded. Police reported Erwin Odrick among the injured. War manpower officials said 140,000 workers missed work, hitting retail sales and city business.
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Philadelphia
Transport Workers’ Union
CIO
Washington
Morris Miller
Miller
Guy E. Parsons
Parsons
Erwin Odrick
War Manpower Commission
Lumber and Its Byproducts Have Widespread Uses
The article notes that there are more than 15,000 distinct uses for lumber and its byproducts, underscoring the material’s versatility across industries.
Robinson Faces Time Limit to Answer Civil Service Charges
Former city police captain Roy G. Robinson must answer charges within 10 days after his dismissal by Chief Harold C. Wheeler. The case, filed with the civil service commission, includes detailed accusations of tip offs to gamblers, interference with under cover police work, neglect of duty, and spreading rumors against department members. The charges were prepared by City Attorney Thomas Elliott and will be answered through Robinson’s attorney John D. Lyons.
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Roy G. Robinson
Civil Service Commission
Harold C. Wheeler
Robinson
Albert Hesselberg
Hesselberg
John D. Lyons
Thomas Elliott
County 1007 Under Its Budget For First Month
Pima county reports its first month of the new fiscal year underexpenditures of 1007 dollars. July allotment was 49170.71 with 48163.31 spent. The yearly tentative budget stands at 590048.50. Major underexpenditures occurred in general health general clinic health prevention and board of supervisors. Expenditures exceeded budgets in recorder 62.79. treasurer 197.52. elections 25000. Primary costs reached 7295.97 despite not being complete.
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Pima County
Board of Supervisors
Population Milestone Reaches New Wartime Benchmark
At the end of February 1944 the United States population was estimated at 137,700,000, a figure matching the previously projected end-of-1945 total. The count reflects wartime demographics and national living conditions during the period.
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United States
Continued Heat Threatens Forage Growth Near Tucson
Ed McPhaul of the Coronado National Forest says extended high temps threaten grazing on Tucson area ranges. He notes 1944 has been hotter and drier than 1943, with sporadic rainfall and a shortened growing season. Fire guards remain at posts beyond normal removal time due to fire risk.
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Tucson
Ed McPhaul
Coronado National Forest Service
McPhaul
Santa Catalina
City Sets All-Time Water Pumpage Record Amid Heat
City water department reports 13,400,000 gallons pumped in a day, topping the prior 13,200,000 by 200,000. July total reach 360,925,590 gallons, with daily average 11,642,742 gallons, as northside wells bear the load and test wells show drawdown.
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City Water Department
Water Department
Northside
Three Local 17YearOlds Enter Navy This Week
George Nealy Clark son of Mr and Mrs Richmond O Clark 471 East 32nd street is among three 17 year old enlistees entered in the U S Navy this week Frank Valencia Acuna ward of Mrs Maria Ortega 1024 Kroger Lane and Manuel Eugene Turner son of Mr John A Turner Howe Okla are also awaiting call for active duty Turner has one brother in the Army and Clark two brothers in the Army and one in the Navy
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George Nealy Clark
Richmond O. Clark
East 32Nd Street
U. S. Navy
Frank Valencia Acuna
Maria Ortega
Kroger Lane
Manuel Eugene Turner
John A. Turner
Howe
Okla
Turner
Young Clark
Navy
George Freestone to Accept Emergency Loan Applications
George E. Freestone field supervisor for the emergency crop and feed loan office will receive loan applications at the county agricultural agent office from 9 to 12 on August 8.
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George E. Freestone
Charles Young Post 38 to Hold Special Meeting
The American Legion Charles Young Post number 38 will meet tomorrow night to finish plans for the upcoming Legion convention. All members are requested to attend.
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Charles Young Post
American Legion
Legion
Turkey to Tokyo trip without confirmation on severed ties
Turkey plans departure for Tokyo today while denying any firm Japan move to cut ties. Turkish police guard 3,000 Germans in Ankara for repatriation with 100 leaving tonight and the rest within about 10 days. German diplomats gather in Ankara for exchange with Turkish envoys in Germany as Switzerland assumes protection of German interests. Exchange Telegraph notes Ankara not under blackout or air raid precautions. streets lit and garden restaurants open.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ankara
Germany
Switzerland
Exchange
Nazis Kill 7300 French Underground Fighters
London dated report states German forces killed 7,200 French underground fighters and captured 4,700 since D-day June 6, as announced by the German command.
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London
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Elsie Brown Lawrence
OPA Community Service
A. F. Burke
ODT Transportation
By Jack Bell
Fields-Brown
Roy Robinson
EL Conquistador Hotel
Ise
Somild
Ralston
George Clark
Turkey
Londonderry
Howard Street
San Francisco
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Pennington
Buffalo Bill
Junior
Hiawatha
Arizona Brewing Company, Inc
Phoenix, Arizona
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