Arizona Trust Lists Summer Sales Totals 132000
Arizona Trust company releases a list of 30 day transactions totaling 132 920 dollars. The record includes numerous lot sales and new homes across Tucson and surrounding areas with buyers and addresses named.
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Arizona Trust
Arizona Trust Company
Edward Vander Vries
W. E. Guerin
Frederick Usher
el Encanto Estates
Myrtle Eleanor Richey
John J. Ellis
East Tenth Street
M. J. Cooper
William Cox
East Fifth Street
George Fansett
Eva de Concini
Berison Highway
Fred Fickett
P. T. McMurray
Luther Davis
East Seventh Street
Herman Courson
Rotary Parley Set in Phoenix
The annual state conference of Rotary club presidents and secretaries moves from Nogales to Phoenix due to Tom Davis, Rotary International president from Butte Montana. He will lead an open forum Tuesday at 2 p.m. and speak at a dinner that evening.
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Phoenix
Rotary Club
Nogales
Tom Davis
Butte
Mont
Rotary International
Scottish official calls wild-bird eggs idea silly
Secretary John M. Crosthwaite of the Scottish Society for the Protection of Wild Birds says the plan to augment Scotland's food supplies with wild bird eggs is silly and would be economically idiotic due to the labor required to distribute eggs to market.
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Scotland
John M. Crosthwaite
Scottish Society For the Protection of Wild Birds
Swiss Electrified Landscape Reaches 99 Percent
Ninety nine percent of Swiss buildings and homes are now wired for electricity, marking near universal electrification across the country and signaling a major milestone in national infrastructure.
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Switzerland
India to Build Delhi Radio Station Ten Times Stronger
India plans a new radio station in Delhi ten times more powerful than any current station, signaling a major boost to national broadcasting capabilities and regional outreach. The project underscores a push to expand state media influence across the country.
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India
Delhi
New Rest Home Opens Sunday on Sixth Avenue
A rest home for arthritis and asthma patients opens Sunday at 637-39 North Sixth Avenue under Mrs. Ruth A. Grimes who will reside in the city. The three connected buildings are being remodeled and redecorated to house 25 total, with the first unit ready for 10 to 12 patients. Nurses and staff will occupy the third building, as Mayor Henry O. Jaastad and medical professionals plan to attend the opening.
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North Sixth Avenue
Ruth A. Grimes
Henry O. Jaastad
Permits Issued For Three Homes And Additions
E D Herreras city building inspector approved permits last week for three new houses and an addition to Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph. Projects include roofs at Park View hotel, 159 West Pennington, $90 and M G Marsland, 1132 West Alameda, $60. brick addition for MT&T, 124 East Pennington, $48 500. multiple signs and repairs for Tucson area businesses and institutions with costs ranging from $15 to $800. remaining permits cover dwelling builds on North Plum mer, East Seventh, and other streets, with totals from $20 to $6 300 and a burned adobe dwelling at 1203 North Norris avenue approved for seven rooms and three baths.
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E. D. Herreras
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Office
Park View Hotel
West Pennington Street
M. G. Marsland
West Alameda Street
L. Keasley
East Speedway
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
East Pennington Street
Hazel R. Quincy
East Adams Street
Wall
Tucson High School
East Sixth Street
John W. Murphey
Leo B. Keith Building Company
North
Stone Avenue
Baker Shoe
East
Congress Street
W.E. McWhirt
East Mabel Street
Luther Davis
East Seventh Street
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
North Mountain Avenue
Fox Theatre
West
Apache Tire Company
North Stone Avenue
J. W. Scott
East Congress Street
Associated Oil Company
Sixth Avenue
Charles Malone
Fremont Avenue
M. Pennington
Fre Mont Avenue
Paul Monier
North Plummer Avenue
Stacy Kyle
East Fourth Street
Arizona Trust Company
George Olman
Norris Avenue
Baker Shoe Stores
Middle Atlantic
Federal Housing Administration
Plastic replaces tips on shoelaces in defense drive
Wilmington, Del. Aug. 16. DuPont reports replacing metal tips on shoelaces with plastic could save over 500,000 pounds of tin for defense this year. One pound of plastic substitutes for more than three pounds of metal, cutting material use in a small, ubiquitous component.
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Wilmington
Del
E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co
DuPont Company
Arizona Wool Production Surpasses 1940 Mark
Arizona produced 4,740,000 pounds of wool in 1941, up from 4,471,000 in 1940, the federal agricultural marketing service reported. The 10-year average is 5,061,000 pounds, though the weight per fleece reached 6.5 pounds, above the 10-year average of 6.1.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Trends in FHA 1940 Housing Shows Smaller Homes and Fewer Garages
The Seventh Annual FHA report notes a shift to smaller homes with five rooms or fewer and fewer garages as new construction trends. About 45 percent of new homes used wood exteriors and 28.5 percent of buyers earned under 2000 dollars, while 56.8 percent earned under 2500 dollars.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Thomas Re elected by Auto Workers
R J Thomas was re elected president of the UAW CIO at the union’s sixth national convention in Buffalo New York. The vote was nearly unanimous with few dissenting delegates and no other nominations. Thomas, a former Chrysler welder, has led since January 1939 after Homer Martin was ousted.
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Buffalo
N. Y
R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Cio
Therganization
United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers
William Marshall
Detroit
Thomas
CIO
Chrysler
International
U S Buys All Output Of Mexican Mercury
Washington August 16 Leon Henderson price administrator said the United States would buy the entire Mexican output of more than 2 000 flasks of mercury a month for its stockpile. He predicted a price decline of about 192 a flask and said the extra supply would ease civilian access.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
United States
Henderson
Home ownership reach for moderate income families grows
The text notes that 20.4 and 42.2 percent figures illustrate increased access to home ownership for moderate income families. It contrasts 1940 with 1936, showing only 4.5 percent of new buyers earned over $5,000 in 1940 versus 14.6 percent in 1936.
Civilian Projects Hearings Delayed in Arizona
Phoenix Aug. 16 Emergency civilian defense projects in Arizona have been postponed until August 29 at the request of regional social security officials in Denver, announced by R. C. Stanford coordinator. Projects financed by the Public Works Administration. Twelve of 29 projects recommended already have priority ratings.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Denver
R. C. Stanford
Public Works Administration
Cuban order for six German consuls and Italian envoy to quit
Havana reports the Cuban state department ordered six German consuls to depart by September 1 after their consulates were closed for alleged improper activities. The Italian consul Amadeo Barletta in Havana was also ordered to leave by September 1, linked to an automobile agency on a U.S. blacklist.
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Havana
Cuba
Cuban State Department
Amadeo Barletta
U. S
Zone Control and FHA Standards for Growing Cities
The FHA urges zoning and subdivision controls to support orderly growth and cites mortgage risk linked to neighborhood quality. It analyzes eight factors from economic stability and zoning protection to schools, transportation, utilities, taxes, and neighborhood appeal to rate neighborhood life expectancy.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Hints Outlined To Ease Problem Of Small Homes
In FHA insured mortgage plans moderate income families can cut costs by simple construction tips. Build stairs between partitions, avoid exterior gingerbread trim, use short length floors with good finish, omit eaves gutters with gravel bed, finish plaster with water paint and later wallpaper. Often no basement needed. if required, not under entire house. Place the chimney to serve heating flue as well.
Rumors Sweep Camp Davis Over Woolen Blankets
In sweltering heat a quartermaster began distributing woolen comforters to troops triggering rumors of an Icelandic assignment. Soldiers bombarded officials with inquiries as camp phones rang. the blankets were withdrawn. Brazil's merchant marine now lists 280 vessels.
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Camp Davis
N. C
Iceland
Brazil
Zoning standards affect FHA insured housing limits
The text notes that planning and zoning regulations can largely control urban development. It acknowledges FHA insured mortgages in many cities but observes some areas lack zoning or are inadequately zoned, highlighting regulatory gaps.
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FHA
United States
Decorative Windows Shape Modern Homes
Modern homes use windows for architecture and decoration as FHA officials note. Prominent windows frame scenes like trees or landscapes creating living pictures. Bay dormer corner and casement styles balance exterior appeal with interior light and ventilation.
Nine hydroelectric stations planned on Zanga River
Nine hydroelectric stations are planned along sixty miles of the Zanga River in Armenia. Water would flow from Lake Sev six thousand feet up in the mountains to drive the turbines.
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Zanga
Armenia
Sevan
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