Tucson Derby Winner Heads to Akron for National Finals
Howard King, 12, Tucson Soap Box Derby champion, departs at 10 55 a m for Akron Ohio aboard the Southern Pacific California train bound for the All American and International finals Sunday. He will stay at the Mayflower hotel and be escorted by David Henes of the Tucson Daily Citizen. The event features car inspections and a Saturday test run to orient local champs at Derby Downs with Fred King and Jack Tuner among spectators.
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Howard King
Tucson
Southern Pacific
Akron
University Heights
Ohio City
Thursy
Mayflower
Young King
David Henes
Tucson Daily Citizen News
Citizen
Howard
Derby Downs
Mayflower Hotel
Fred King
Jack Tner
M. O’niel
Hayden secretary on honeymoon after wedding in Washington
Paul R. Eaton of Yuma Arizona assistant secretary to Senator Hayden and Mona Marie Coulson of Dover Minnesota wed Saturday night at Foundry Methodist Church. They plan a September return to Washington after a honeymoon in New England and the Great Lakes region.
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Washington
Paul R. Eaton
Yuma
Ariz
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Mona Marie Coulson
Dover
Minn
New England
Great Lakes
Foundry Methodist Church
Eaton
Paul K. Eaton
Phoenix Union High School
University of Arizona
George Washington University
Newell E. Coulson
Labor Department
Alien Registration Cards Returned for Faulty Prints
C J Gorman Civil Service Secretary announced 425 alien registration cards were returned from the Tucson post office due to faulty fingerprint records. Many workers have mortar plaster or other materials in their fingers and older age complicates prints. 5 605 cards were filed in Tucson and the correction must be completed by September 6.
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Tucson
C. J. Gorman
Civil Service
Iman
Thest
Gorman
Bridge Spans Village River and Railroad at Crutchfield NC
A single bridge connects a village to a river and a railroad at Crutchfield in North Carolina, spanning three features in one structure.
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Crutchfield
N. C
Silk Industry Threatened By Silk Stocking Ban
New York Aug 11 The silk embargo may end a long era as Americans rush to buy stockings. Nylon and rayon threaten silk as synthetic fabrics replace preferred qualities for parachutes and clothing. Japan’s export controls reduce raw silk, while U S efforts push synthetic fibers to fill the gap.
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William Pinkerton
New York
The
Special News Service
America
Milady
du Pont
U. S
Treasury Department
Silk trade shift from China to Japan changes in US weaving
After Civil War tariff policy spurred factory silk weaving in the United States. John E. Atwood of Stonington sparked the shift to machine weaving and Japanese silk's rise. Paterson New Jersey emerged as a silk center while synthetic substitutes later reduced costs.
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Milady
Nippon
Japan
Britain
United States
B. C
Li-Ling
China
Imperial Garden
Orient
Mediterranean
Rome
Italy
France
John E. Atwood
Stonington, Conn
Paterson
N. J
Strike Ends As 348 Naval Yard Workers Return
In Philadelphia 348 AFL carpenters and drydock workers went back to work at the Navy yard after a one day strike that delayed defense projects. Arbiters will seek to resolve overtime pay issues for Saturdays under a general Atlantic seaboard shipyard contract. Workers move to a six day week and previously earned double time.
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Philadelphia
AFL
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Naval Defense
Atlantic Seaboard Shipyards
Bellevue man pulls teeth with pliers in night ordeal
John Falcetti of Bellevue woke in pain from four teeth and chose to pull them himself with pliers rather than endure more. Ernestina Yanez of Tucson is mentioned, with funeral arrangements handled by Tucson Mortuary.
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Bellevue
Ill
John Falcetti
John
Ernestina Yanez
Tucson
Tucson Mortuary
General Electric
General
Weekend Unmarred By Auto Crashes
Tuvesonians enjoyed a quiet weekend with no crashes though three people were arrested for reckless driving. Andres Sanchez was fined 50 dollars and jailed 30 days while Floyd Carnes must pay 30 dollars or serve 30 days. Isaac Trejo of 801 South Main Street was arrested yesterday and awaiting arraignment in justice court.
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Tuvesonians
Andres Sanchez
Floyd Carnes
Paul Cella
Isaac Trejo
South Main Street
Arizona
Stowell Speaks at Tucson Air Base Vesper Service
E. C. Stowell the Catalina council Boy Scout executive spoke on The Way during vesper services at the Tucson Army air base held last night. Over 200 men attended as Elmer F. Coble arranged the devotion with a community song and guitar duets by Miss Margaret Hale and Miss Palimia Upshaw.
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E. C. Stowell
Catalina Council
Tucson Army Air Base
Elmer F. Coble
YMCA
Margaret Hale
Palimia Upshaw
Dr Norman Laffer Accepts Post With Lederle Labs
Dr Norman C Laffer assistant professor of bacteriology at the University of Arizona resigns to join Lederle Biological Laboratories New York as medical lecture staff. He will lecture in vaccines antitoxins and pharmaceuticals across the northwest United States and eastern Canada. He joined Arizona in 1935 earned a Ph D from Illinois in 1936 and spent time at MIT this summer. He begins the new role August 19.
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Norman C. Laffer
University of Arizona
Lederle Biological Laboratories
New York
Laffer
United States
Canada
Methodist Men’s Club
Toastmasters Club
University of Illinois
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Beauty Contest Ends In Joint Prize for Twin Winners
Judges faced a dilemma at the St. Louis beauty pageant as they eliminated all but Betty and Barbara Wallis twin sisters and finally awarded the prize jointly, citing equal beauty.
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ST. Louis
Betty
Barbara Wallis
German researchers find weight reduction cuts fuel use more than streamlining
Researchers in Germany report that reducing a car’s weight lowers gasoline consumption more effectively than streamlining alone. The study highlights weight as the primary factor in fuel efficiency improvements and suggests engineering focus on lighter materials and components.
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Germany
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Patty Moomaw
Estes Park
Colo
Stowell
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Rollings-Dawson Motor Company
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