Meier Named Acting Public Relations Officer at Davis-Monthan
Capt George F Meier a Illinois native and former pilot with seven months on the Hump in 1945 has been designated acting public relations officer at Davis Monthan field His wife Betty Lou and daughter Melissa of Peoria IL are noted His prior duty included assisting Lt Orson Secrist at the base since arrival from Smyrna Tenn in July 1945.
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George F. Meier
Illinois
Kellyfield
Tex
India
China
Davis-Monthan Field
Orson Secrist
California
Meier
Davis- Monthan Field
Smyrna
444Th
Jer
E Secrist
Davis-Monthan
Keefe Offered Traffic Study Fellowship at Northwestern
Capt. Frank E. Keefe of the Tucson police department received a 650 fellowship to the Northwestern university traffic institute at Evanston Ill funded by the Kemper foundation. He would attend September 9 to January 25 1947 if the city council approves. Keefe joined the department in 1933 and has served as traffic chief since 1940 after Navy service 1942 1946. He and his wife have two sons.
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Frank E. Keefe
Tucson
Keefe
East Eighth Street
Navy
Horse Meat Probe Urged In Phoenix Restaurants
The Arizona Restaurant association meeting urged Dr. C H Bugbee to clarify his claim that some Phoenix eateries serve horse meat as ground beef substitute. President Tom Mason led the motion asking the health director to name the restaurants tied to the practice as an investigation is begun into horse meat sales after OPA price ceilings were lifted.
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Phoenix
Arizona Restaurant Association
C. H. Bugbee
Phoenix City Health Department
Tom Mason
Bugbee
Police To Check Cars After Hit And Run Incident
Mrs. Sophie Louras reports a hit and run damaged her garage by $100 early yesterday. Investigating officers found tire imprint at the scene and will cast it for comparison with cars passing the station.
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Sophie Louras
South Fourth Avenue
Auto damage suit filed for 10956 dollars in Superior Court
R C Elwell filed a suit in superior court seeking 10956.34 dollars from Citizens Red Line Taxi and Citizens Auto Stage. He says on June 22 1945 a Red Line taxi dropped him at Greyhound depot and a Citizens bus backed into him pinning him between the bus and car. He seeks 340 for medical care 90.53 for hospitalization 306.24 for lost wages and 10000 for pain and suffering. Odin Dodd represents Elwell.
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R. C. Elwell
Superior
Citizens’ Red Line Taxi Company
Citizens’ Auto Stage Company
Elwell
Greyhound
Red Line
Citizens
Odin Dodd
Pasquel Ends Truce with U S Major Leagues
Jorge Pasquel, head of the Mexican Baseball league, says his raids on major league clubs resume with the exception of the Cardinals due to loyalty to Sam Breadon. He targets stars to lure them with big salaries and rejects Stan Musial’s offer to move to Mexico.
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ST. Louis
Jorge Pasquel
U. S
Cardinals
Star-Times
Pasquel
Mickey Owen
Brooklyn Dodger
America
Sam Breadon
Stan Musial
Mexico
Musial
Breadon
Mickey Owen Delayed Return to Baseball This Season
Harold Ruel said after a conference with Mickey Owen that the former Brooklyn catcher cannot be reinstated this season. The advisory noted by A. B. Chandler's office explained Owen must wait until next year.
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Mickey Owen
Cincinnati
Harold
Muddy) Ruel
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Brooklyn
Neighbors Testify Against Accused Driver in Court
Leon Stewart faced reck less driving charges in a justice of the peace court this morning. Several Monte Vista neighbors testified against him, he pleaded not guilty then switched to a guilty plea for speeding. Magistrate Paul J. Cella fined him 25 dollars or 25 days.
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Leon Stewart
Justice of the Peace Court
Monte Vista
Paul J. Cella
Restoration Of Hoover Dam Name Demanded By Phillips
Rep John Phillips of California moves to rename Boulder dam Hoover dam to honor former president Herbert Hoover. He urges immediate use of Hoover dam by the Interior Department, with Congress to take up the bill next session. The dispute traces to 1933 when officials shifted to Boulder dam and has resurfaced repeatedly in Congress.
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Hoover Dam
Phillips
Washington
Colorado River
John Phillips
Calif
Boulder Dam
Hoover” Dam
Herbert Hoover
Interior Department
Interior
Harold J. Ickes
Congress
Ickes
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Bureau of Reclamation
Elwood Mead
Wilbur
Ed Taylor
D-Cole
House
Taylor
Mead
Department of Justice
Homer Cummings
State of Arizona
Arizona Wool Clip In 1946 Rises From 1945
The department of agriculture estimates Arizona's shorn wool crop at 3,551,000 pounds for 1946, up from 3,521,000 pounds the previous year. National wool production is 298,978,000 pounds, the smallest since 1927.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Congress Debates Boulder Dam Name Change to Hoover
Since 1930 Congresses used Boulder dam. In the last congress Abe Murdock blocked a name change bill calling it disruptive. The Utah Democrat argued the rename would be disruptive to policy and history.
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Boulder Dam
Abe Murdock
Hoover Dam
Murdock
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William B. Pyle
Robert Rickman
Thomas H. King
Ohio
Oliver Drachman
FP. FE. Howell
Pyle
Drachman
Mose
Florida
University of Arizona
Kiwanis Club
Reggie Russell
Maestro Music CO
Anderson Music CO
Jake
S. 5Th Ave
Bet
Broadway
J. PF
Joe” Cacioppo, Jr
Frecar von
Caas
Tucson Merchants Association Credit Bureau
Rosemarie Mullany
Bulova
Daniel's
Westinghouse Emerson
Aviola Air King
Stewart-Warner
Jewelers
Congress ST
Eversharp
ACK
J. Kang
S. Miller
Builder's Outlet
H. V. Halladay
N. E
Ariz
West Pereiag Ton
Stcc ET Phesee
Homeguard
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