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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
5
The Pima county salvage committee urged Tucson residents to collect discarded rags and prep them in salvage paper packages for citywide collection starting immediately. Bundles should be left at designated sectors and bin locations, aiding war efforts with rag uses from gun wadding to map construction.
The Office of Price Administration plans ceilings for manufacturers resuming civilian output. Senator Reynolds protests tight controls delaying production gains. Officials say ceilings hinge on production costs, with field offices handling rulings. WPB’s civilian goods order to take effect tomorrow. Reynolds vows action if agencies fail to adjust prices as industries pivot to civilian work.
The 1941 United States domestic air express average haul stood at 547 miles, reflecting the era's long distance air transport capabilities and cargo routing patterns across the nation.
Gen Charles De Gaulle and the French Committee of National Liberation issue a nationwide appeal urging every Frenchman to join the struggle. The statement says duty to participate in the country’s supreme war effort is sacred and immediate, in fields, factories, workshops, and streets.
The Pima County budget for 1944 45 was formally adopted with a $600 increase for Ajo deputy and superior court help raising the total to $590 284.97. The plan includes transfers in health welfare and school admin and sets August 21 to fix the tax rate.
Adiocate Pacheco, 52, of Tucson, arraigned before U S Commissioner C Wayne Clampitt on a charge of selling liquor to an Indian. Held for grand jury action under 750 dollar bond. He was arrested after allegedly selling a bottle of wine for 3 25 to an Indian. Federal officials say he has been arrested three times before on the same charge.
The data shows a dramatic jump in air express transport in the United States from 2.822 billion pound-miles in 1986 to 8.3 billion pound-miles in 1941, indicating a reversal in the timeline for comparative figures.
Heat and drought grip the Midwest east of the Mississippi, worsening corn and soybean damage across southern and central Illinois Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. The Agriculture Department projects a total corn crop of about 2.93 billion bushels, down from last month, with losses concentrated in Indiana and Ohio. Chicago Board of Trade officials warn yields have fallen further since the August forecast.
The Knights of Columbus fourth degree will host an outdoor buffet supper at 342 North Country Club Road on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Tomorrow is the Feast of the Assumption with Catholic masses at San Agustin Cathedral and All Saints on South Sixth Avenue. Tucson Rapid Transit notes the closing of the East Gate at Davis-Monthan Field has canceled bus Route No. 7 beyond Alvernon Way, with all turning traffic entering the west gate.
E. J. Adams, a local tree surgeon, has been employed to trim and treat trees around city hall and may be used in parks. Adams was at work today trimming the palms at the city building and improving their appearance, city manager Phil J. Martin Jr. said.
Peace talks at the Dumbarton Oaks estate discuss creating special peace police by earmarking portions of each nation’s armed forces for peace enforcement. Congress would be asked to authorize use of forces to suppress aggression anywhere in the world whenever the world organization calls on the United States.
Nimitz mond Kelley Turner outlines plans for a large invasion base at Saipan. He discusses with Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, commander of task force 58, and Maj. Gen. Rey S. Geiger, Marine corps leader, and pledges that all American services in the Marianas are prepared and will not let the nation down.
A special 7 50 pm meeting will hear the zoning of South Sixth avenue after weeks of protest. The planning commission urged retaining R 4 as set by the ordinance despite resident petitions for business zoning. The council will take final action after tonight’s hearing.
The county recorder's office received 25000 publicity pamphlets from Secretary of State Dan Garvey. The mailer covers the 60 at 60 plan and old age assistance referendum questions to be voted on at the general election on November 7. Over 22000 pamphlets must be mailed at about one cent each, with 75 days before election mailing deadline.
Maricopa County board of supervisors approved a 68 cent property tax levy for the 1944 45 fiscal year, up 39 cents from last year. The rise partly funds a special $648 675 90 fund with 500 000 dollars earmarked for postwar planning.
Recorder records show three residential property transfers Saturday totaling 22 000. The highest sale 9 000 concerns the Simon Kivel property on Speedway bought by Ole Andrew Simley. Robbrach Realty handled the deal. A. J. Jardella bought land on the Tucson Florence highway for 7 500 in section 13 township 12 south. Palo Verde addition property changed hands from Raymond A. Dougherty to Samuel L. Goodson for 5 500.
London dispatches quote a German spokesman declaring a new secret weapon named V-2 is completed and to be used by the army navy and air forces at the supreme tactical moment. He says it is not a variation of the V-1 and can be fired from ships at sea over long distances.
Forty year tests at the U S fisheries laboratory at Pivers Island North Carolina show that diamond back terrapin can be bred as easily as chickens.
Tucson city sales tax receipts surpassed June by over a thousand dollars, reports deputy city treasurer C. V. Budlong after state department totals arrived. The July settlement stood at 11,247.39 dollars, with June at 10,193.56 dollars.
The city reports July 1943 receipts totaling 10925 dollars and 35 cents. For the current fiscal year the sales tax income stands at 21440 dollars and 95 cents.
An old time advertisement touts Moroline Hair Tonic for lustre and tame ends. It claims natural oils benefit dry hair and suggests a five ounce bottle priced at 25 cents to improve appearance with a crown worthy finish.
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