Armory Feeds Cooler System At South Fifth Avenue Armory
The armory on South Fifth avenue now operates in summer with a cooling system from Tucson Iron Works city shops and federal aid. The unit delivers 50 000 cubic feet per second enabling daytime and evening dances and athletic events and eventual dormitory use for transient servicemen. The project began in 1943 and finished last spring after Fe commingled funding from Lanham act via FWA to cover a $150 carpenter cost.
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South Fifth Avenue
Tucson Iron Works
Iron Works
Federal
FWA
Tucson Marine Wounded in Action Report
Washington Aug. 7 Navy department announces Pfc Juan T. Aldama of the U S Marine Corps has been wounded in action. He is the son of Mrs Maria Aldama of 534 West 17th street Tucson Arizona.
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Washington
Pfc
Juan T. Aldama
U. S. Marine
Navy Department
Maria Aldama
West 17Th Street
Tucson
Ariz
Luther Burbank Chestnut Trees Grow Fast From Seedlings
Luther Burbank cultivated chestnut trees that produced edible nuts at six months old, despite being only a few inches tall.
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Luther Burbank
Tucson Friends Both Marines Reunite After Year
Staff Sgt. Cornelius Warner and Corp. William Crowell, both Tucson High graduates from 1941, met in the South Pacific for the first time since boot camp. Their officer granted a day off for the reunion, and the pair, now stationed nearby, toured the island and recalled old Tucson days.
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Cornelius Warner
Corp
William Crowell
U. S. Marine Corps
South Pacific
San Diego
Albert Warner
West Congress
Ernest Crowell
South Third
Tucson
Tucson High School
Pacific
Salaz Wins Promotion to Corporal in 13th AAF Unit
Juan O. Salaz promoted to corporal with a 13th AAF B 24 Liberator group in the Pacific. He arrived overseas in March 1943 and serves as an automobile driver and mechanic. Before enlisting in October 1942, he lived with his parents at 401 El Paso Street Tucson Ariz.
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Juan O. Salaz
Corp
Salaz
Corp. Salaz
el Paso Street
Tucson
Ariz
Local Servicemen Return, Receive Promotions and Awards
Staff Sgt. Robert Taylor Jr. returns to combat duties after a 10 day rest in Australia. He serves as ball turret gunner in the Long Rangers of the 13th AAF B-24 Liberator group in the Southwest Pacific, with 41 raids since June 1943 on Rabaul Truk Yap and Biak. Marine Pfc. Sherry C. Rawson starts aviation machinist mate training in Norman Oklahoma after serving at Camp Pendleton. her brother Capt. Fred H. Rawson is a POW in Germany. Santiago Moreno of Tucson is promoted to staff sergeant. Pfc. Burton R. Jones Jr. earns silver wings at Harlingen Field. Lt. David F. Lindsay in France is recommended for the Legion of Merit.
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Robert Taylor
Sells Star Route
Tucson
Australia
Taylor
Long Rangers
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Truk
Yap
Biak
Solomons
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Harlingen Field
Tex
Aviation Machinist’s Mate
Norman
Okla
Marine Pfc
Sherry C. Rawson
Fred B. Rawson
West Aviation Drive
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Fred H. Rawson
Army Air Forces
Santiago Moreno
Panama Coast Artillery Command
Moreno
Coast Artillery
Eliosa Moreno
Ruth Moreno
Ruben Moreno
East 35Th Street
Drachman, Mansfeld and
Carrillo
Burton R
Promotion for Sgt Olegario Valenzuela in Italy
Sergeant Olegario L. Valenzuela, son of Mrs. Santos L. Valenzuela of Tucson, has been promoted to staff sergeant with the third Maine Division of the Fifth Army in Italy. The notice cites his mother Mrs. Jennie Maxey of 241 South Cherry Avenue.
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Jennie Maxey
South Cherry Avenue
Fifth Army
Italy
Olegario L. Valenzuela
Santos L. Valenzuela
South Main
Tucson
Third “Maine
Mustang pilot destroys two Focke-Wulfs south of Paris
Lt. Ralph L. Michelena from Solomonville Arizona, promoted to first lieutenant, strafed an enemy airfield south of Paris destroying a Focke-Wulf 190 on the ground and damaging another. He and his eighth fighter command Mustang group claimed twenty German planes in the mission, pushing the group past 400 victories in the European theater. He recently received the Air Medal for meritorious service.
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Ralph L. Michelena
Solomonville
Ariz
Paris
Michelena
Rebecca Jaime
Florence
Eighth Fighter Command
Mustang
William J
Wild Bill) Cummings Jr
Lawrence
Kansas
Eighth AAF Fighter Honors Lt. Eshelman for Air Medal
Lt. Francis L. Eshelman of Tucson Arizona receives a second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious aerial service after scoring his first Luftwaffe kill a Messerschmitt 109. Sgt. John B. Shelton, Slaton Texas, lands in France with the first service group after D-Day. Aviation cadet Travis F. White of Tucson graduates at Columbus Army Airfield earning his flying wings and a flight officer appointment.
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AAF
England
Francis L. Eshelman
Tucson
Ariz
Eighth Aaf Fighter Command
Harry E. Eshelman
East 8Th Stree Tucson
University , Arizona
John B. Shelton
Slaton
Tex
France
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
Normandy
Shelton
Lundy A. Shelton
South Stn Street
Texas
Frances B. Shelton
North Campbell Ave
Travis F. White
J. C. White
N. Park Avenue
Columbus Army Airfield
Columbus
Miss
Army Air Forces
F-O White
Albany
Greenwood
Judge Cella Finds Paul Cella Guilty After Mock Trial
Magistrate Paul J. Cella recounts a humorous accountability tale in which he, acting as his own prosecutor, finds Paul Cella guilty over an overtime parking ticket. The magistrate orders a $1 payment to the desk sergeant and vows to avoid future trouble with the law.
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Charles Darnell
Paul J. Cella
Paul Cella
Valley National Bank
Cella
New Brake System Uses Copper Iron Powder Surface Layer
American aircraft designers unveil a novel brake for planes made from strip steel with a surface copper iron powder layer. The innovation aims to improve braking performance and heat resistance in flight.
14 Marriage Licenses Issued Here Saturday
Applications for marriage licenses surged Saturday with 14 licenses issued in the superior court according to marriage deputy Mrs. Pattie B. Robbins. Some applicants were rejected for proof of age while June set a record with 187 licenses. the office averaged seven licenses daily.
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Superior Court
Pattie B. Robbins
Belle D. Hall
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Armory
Woolworth
David F. Lindsay
Legion of Merit
Davis F. Lindsay
Utes I
Martin's Drug Company
All Drug Stores
Firestone
Tom Gregory Service
Bill
East Broadway
S. 4Th Ave
The
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
E. Pennington Employment Office
Alma
Broadway
Village Drug Store Prescription Druggists
Power & Home Equipment CO. Complete Home Furnishings
Park Avenue
Tucson Warehouse and Transfer Company
Valens
Tucson Warehouse & Transfer Co
East 6Th Street
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