Tucson Veterans Clash Over Recall Bid and Housing Talks
In Tucson the recall plan against Mayor Jaastad was halted as veterans, city officials, and housing authority figures clash over management. Patten denies mayoral run, urges housing for veterans, while Adams criticizes recall as improper. Armory Park meeting canceled, Legion veterans to decide next steps.
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H. O. Jaastad
Jaastad
Tucson Housing Authority
S. T. Adams
Harold A. (Porque) Patten
Morgan McDermott Post
American Legion
Dr. Adams
Janstad
Armory Park
Veterans’ Crusade
Tucson
United Veterans Organization
Legion Building
Veterans’ Organizations
Selection Megal
Housing Authority
Washington
M. L. Tophey
61 Head Of Cattle Bring Record Price
A Chicago livestock market record was set when an Iowa cattle raiser sold 61 cattle for 30 per hundredweight. Ted Reiter of Cascade Iowa fed the herd averaging 1425 pounds and sold to an eastern buyer. The sale surpassed the prior record of 29.50, with OPA ceiling at 18 per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Iowa
Ted Reiter
Cascade
WAC Captain Aided Search and Kronberg Jewel Case
Testimony in Frankfurt shows Maj John D Salb recovered 193 items from Capt Kathleen Durant in Hudson Wisconsin including Queen Victoria jewels after a note and code word cemetery. Other witnesses describe Durant associates Col Jack Durant Maj David Watson and Roy Carlton and trial includes charges of conspiracy larceny and embezzlement. Meanwhile Tucson police aided in arrest of jewel thief George Ford after he broke the Pitts window and recovered rings and a pistol.
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Frankfurt
Germany
John D. Salb
Hudson
Wis
Kathleen RB. Durant
Salb
Phoenix
Roy C. Carlton
Kilgore
Tex
Maj
David F. Watson
Durant
Watson
Ariz
WAC
U. S. Army
Washington
Queen Victoria
England
Capt. Durant
Eileen Lonergan
Sixteen Indicted In August 10 Race Riot Case
Athens Alabama reports sixteen teenagers indicted for the August 10 race riot. Names and charges are withheld until warrants are served, with authorities citing ongoing investigations into the mob beating of Black residents.
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Athens
Ala
George C. Johnson
Cleveland investors plan 365 room hotel project
One of the last blocks still owned by locals was sold today for about 16500 dollars. Harold D. Adamson’s home, the block’s sole building, went to Better Homes Inc through a firm representing Robert Brickman and Cleveland businessmen. Nearby properties of Cecil and Mrs. Moore, O A Mann, Travis Jones and others changed hands for cash sums totaling 28500 17000 and 18500.
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Cleveland
County Recorder’s Office
Harold D. Adamson
Better Homes, Inc
Robert Brickman
Cecil Moore
North Park Avenue
Speedway
First Avenue
Sam Nanini
O. A. Mann
Drachman Street
Ninth Avenue
R. B. Wheeler
Albert Gibson
W Travis Jones
East First Street
William A. Lewis
Hogan Oliver Lead Golfers In Semifinal PGA Play
Bantam Ben Hogan of Hershey Pa built a six up edge after 18 holes over Jimmy Demaret in Portland Oregon while Ed Porky Oliver of Chicago led Harold Jag McSpaden of Sanford Me two up. Oliver shot a 69 to McSpaden 72 as Hogan parred with a 65 for his total.
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Portland
Ore
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Porky) Oliver
Chicago
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Sanford
Oliver
McSpaden
Hogan
Demaret
Nehru to Head Interim Rule in India
London Aug 24 Jawaharlal Nehru named to head a new interim government for India to take office Sept 2. King George VI appointed the cabinet as the first step toward independence, though it faces opposition from the Muslim League whose boycott threatens government function. Viceroy Wavell urged the league to join, saying the interim government can be reformed if they come in.
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London
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
India
George VI
Lord Wavell
New Delhi
OPA Prepares Tough Meat Price Rules for Sept 9
Price Chief Paul A. Porter announced the OPA will press a stringent enforcement program when meat price ceilings restore on September 9. He warned black marketeers to beware as controls tighten and noted September may bring scarcer supplies due to hog markets and abundant corn. Porter stressed ceilings will stay firm except as required by law and urged the public not to blame the OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul A. Porter
OPA
Porter
Air ROTC Unit To Be Activated At University
An air corps ROTC unit will be activated at the University of Arizona on Sept. 1 under President Alfred Atkinson. Col. Thoburn K. Brown says the program will be taught by air corps officers with ground training only no flight component. Initial staff includes one officer on duty at activation and two officers with three enlisted men by Nov. 1. Enrollment is voluntary with a minimum of 100 students required by the War Department, open to freshmen and sophomore first and second year basic military training students. An advanced course may follow later.
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Air Corps
University of Arizona
Alfred Atkinson
Thoburn K. Brown
University Cavalry Rotc
Col. Brown
War Department
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
Chicago 8 Boston 2 and New York 8 Pittsburgh 1 lead NL action. In the AL Boston 6 1 Chicago 5 3 St Louis 9 New York 2 Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 4.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Turkey Blocks Red Strait Plan
Ankara rejects Soviet demands for joint defense of the Dardanelles and for limiting strait control to Black Sea powers. The note argues Turkey will defend itself against aggression and seeks equal goodwill from the Soviet Union to foster peace and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Greenwald
Ankara
Dardanelles
Russia
Black Sea
Turkey
United Nations
Soviet Union
May Call Off 4 H Roundup
The state-wide 4 H club roundup at the University of Arizona for September may be cancelled due to a polio epidemic. The Arizona health department will decide if the outbreak is serious enough to interfere with the event. About 360 members aged 12 to 20 were to attend livestock judging homemaking contests lectures and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
Kenneth McKee
Arizona Health Department
McKee
Yugoslavia Shifts From Allied Image to Hostile Regime
AP columnist Dewitt MacKenzie notes Yugoslavia loosening its old friendly stance under a totalitarian regime allied with Moscow. He cites Tito's government pressuring anti aircraft protests and recounts Capt. William Crombie’s positive interactions with a Yugoslav liaison, suggesting Western interference is the target in a broader bloc context.
Czechs Press Tough Clause in Hungarian Treaty
Paris Aug 24 The Czech delegation urged the peace conference to insist that Hungary be named as an Axis partner and ally of Hitler Germany in the draft treaty. Valdimir Clementis led the push while discussions on the preamble continued. Hungary's bid to insert a gratitude clause failed. Romanian amendments also stalled as work paused to preliminaries.
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Paris
Czechoslovakia
Peace Conference
Hungary
Valdimir Clementis
Wallas B. Smith
Germany
Romania
Dimitri Manuilsky
Ukraine
Avdo Humo
Gen. Smith
Tito Yells Spy At U S Fliers
The death of all five American crewmen of a U S army transport downed by Yugoslav fighters Aug 19 is confirmed. Ambassador Patterson will move the bodies to Belgrade with full military honors. Names listed: Crays Schreiber Freestone Conko Lower. Tito accuses U S primes of air space violations and warns of further action as U N debate looms.
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Associated Press
U. S
Richard C. Patterson
Ljubljana
Belgrade
Robert H. Crays
H. F. Schreiber
B. H. Freestone
Corp
M. Conko
Corp. C
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
America
United States
Italy
Tito
United States State Department
United Nations’ Security Council
U.S
Koprovinik
Paris
Washington
Patterson
Cascade Laundry Set to Open in Two Months
Harold Kalish and Robert Berne announce a new Cascade laundry at 249 South Park Avenue. About 50 local workers will be hired. The $50,000 project, funded via veterans priorities, will feature family washings and modern delivery trucks. Roy Drachman arranged the real estate deal.
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Cascade Laundry
Harold Kalish
Robert Berne
South Park Avenue
Kalish
92Nd Cavalry
Kingston
Berne
University of Arizona
Cleveland
346Th
Roy Drachman
Greek complaint to UN over Greek Albania tensions
So viet Ukraine filed a formal complaint with the UN Security Council accusing Greece of provoking war with Albania. Dmitri Manuilsky urged immediate action to remove the threat to peace and cited British intervention and troops as destabilizing factors in the Balkans. The complaint says Greek armed groups cross into Albania to provoke conflict to justify seizing northern Peiras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ukraine
Greece
United Nations’ Security Council
Albania
Dmitri Manuilsky
Balkans
Council
Manuilsky
Paris
Peiras
Sheriff Nomination Sparks Turbulent Maricopa Meeting
In Phoenix on August 24 the Maricopa county Democratic central committee convention opened to nominate a sheriff candidate. Ray Busey faced attacks over process while supporters of Sheriff Cal Boies urged fairness. Candidates included Gordon Smith Carl Laney Everett Bowman Otis Goddard and George Frye amid fights over secret ballots and precinct input.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
Democratic Central Committee
Ray Busey
Cal Boies
Board of Supervisors
Ernest Roach
Busey
Boies
Gordon Smith
Smith
Carl Laney
Roach
Everett Bowman
Otis Goddard
George Frye
Pilot Captain Believed to Be Harold Farnsley Schreiber
New Albany residents confirm Capt. Harold Farnsley Schreiber, listed among five crew killed when a U S Army plane was shot down over Yugoslavia, is their son. Early Yugoslav dispatches used initials and misprinted his hometown. His wife Marcia and their 2 year old daughter were visiting Minnesota relatives and hoped to join in Germany. His brother Ralph was in New Albany.
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H. F. Schreiber
New Albany
Ind
U.S
Tucson
Marcia Williams
Merc
Prank Everts
East Sixth Street
Schreiber
Sanaa
Marcia Jean
Alexandria
Minn
Germany
R. H. Crays
E. H. Freestone
Army Air Force
Yugoslavia
Harold Farnsley Schreiber
Ralph Schreiber
Ljubljana
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Forrest J. Priser
Charles J. Brady
Army
Davis-Monthan Field
Pitts
Thomas G. Koontz
George A. Haws
Congress Street
George C. Ford
Malden
Stone Avenue
Joe E. Rice
A. G. Jackson
Pennington Street
Ford
Rice
Jackson
Southern Pacific
Bosque
Flamingo Club
Arizona Hotel
Paul J. Cella
Pima County
Don J. Hays
Lt. Koontz
Hans
D-M
Tucson Police Department
Win ‘Dow
Nehru
Department of Which
Dewitt MacKenzie
Sam
William Crombie
East Longmeadow
Mass
Crombie
Moscow
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Bill L. McNew
Atlanta
Vienna
Robert C. Wilson
Tanjug
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