Congress debates sale of surplus war goods and property
Washington August 25 lawmakers rejected an amendment to limit transfers of surplus war goods and property under a bill allowing the government to renegotiate sales profits. The measure would set purchase priorities for states and local entities, restrict or expand how land and camps could be sold, and influence reconversion timing as the war winds down.
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Shington
Et Johnson
D-Coro
Chamber
Senator New
D-Calif
Westeruse
Tors McKeller
D-Tenn
East
D-Miss
McFarland Jiz
Storm County Jail siege ends after armed men surrender
In Jacksonville on August 25 Sheriff Rex Sweat said five men forced their way into Storm County Jail, held officers captive, and later surrendered after a siege. They had earlier assaulted the county armory and armed themselves with rifles and submachine guns as city, county, and state forces surrounded the jail. Details on names and motives were unclear, though some thought the act aimed to free a prisoner.
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Jcksonville
Fla
Rex Sweat
Rar
Ley
Iff
Paris Battles in Street Fights for Paris City Center
American and French forces pressed a siege on Paris as German defenders clashed in the Louvre area and on the Île de la Cité. Regulars crossed the Michel Bridge at dawn to clear Rue St. Jacques while Allied troops moved toward the city, aiming to lift the siege and reach the capital.
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Poilas
Lore
Michel Bridge
Rue St. Jacques
Pont St. Michel
Te de la Cite
Paris
Police Preire
Seine
Louvre
Las Tuileries Gardens
Miller
Rers
Europe
Wwe
Is Wd
Capital
Poisonous Reptiles To Take Part In Old Snake Dance Tonight
On the Hopi reservation at Shunga pov Mesa the ancient snake dance will be performed before sunset. Fewer white spectators are expected due to gasoline shortages and mesa isolation. The Shipaulavi snake clan plans the ritual. Hotevilla may join in September after the death of their snake priest.
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Holbrook
Shipaulavi
Hotevilla
Levy's Looted Of 400 Dollars In Apparel
Police believe juveniles locked in Levy department store at 77 East Congress after closing. They allegedly seized shoes sport shirts and handkerchiefs and damaged 14 shirts. Detectives Burke Camacho and identification expert Monvy Savior investigated. goods value about 400 dollars.
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Levy Department
East Congress
Thomas Burke
Jesus Camacho
Ard
Mon Vy Savior
Scott Street
Burke
Robinson Under Scrutiny At City Police Hearing
Testimony details Robinson aiding a 19 year old with a room and directing calls from her hotel room. Detective Robbins accuses him of releasing women charged with vice, while Chief Wheeler defends discretionary actions and disputes gambling leak claims. Hearing spans from morning to late afternoon with more testimony scheduled.
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Southern Pacific
Robinson
Tucsonia
Jackson
Louis
Louis Robbins
Robbins
Wheeler
Louis Barrasso
Barrasso
Allied push toward Paris tightens as Seine bridgeheads held
Allied forces pressed from north west and south around Paris while French armor moved to relieve the city. Montereau fell to American troops and bridgeheads near Melun Fontainebleau strengthened as Germans counterattacked the Seine crossings north of Elbeuf. US third army and Patton columns advanced toward Troyes and Sens region amid heavy combat.
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Seine
Elbeuf
Second Army
Conches
Great
Paris
Second Armored
Montereau
Melun
Fontainebleau
Mantes
George S. Patton
U. S. Third Army
Sens
Troyes
Montargis
France
Right Side Forms For A Book Gasoline Rations Open
Application forms for the basic A book gasoline ration will be available tomorrow at filling stations banks and Chamber of Commerce for about 17 950 A coupon drivers announced M A Hazard clerk of the local board. Coupons become valid Sept 22 1944 and mail to the board 180 North Meyer Street. Processing starts now to have renewals ready before expiration Sept 21 1944. The A book provides eight gallons monthly with four gallon coupons four every quarter totaling 24 gallons. Back cover sign must accompany application and tire inspection record. Applications handled by mail only. no personal intake at board. Volunteering help is needed at the local board.
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Chamber of Commerce
M. A. Hazard
North Meyer Street
Hazard
Phoenix Humane Group Tackles Rabies in Maricopa County
Phoenix August 25 The Maricopa county humane board formed to combat a rabies menace begins with pet licensing and stray dog control. Members include Dr Donald Miller Dr Paul McCracken Dr Vega Mikkelson Mrs Lydia Agee S E Wolcott and others across veterinary health and civic groups.
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Phoenix
Maricopa
Lydia M. Agee
Arizona Sheep Sanitary Commission
S. E. Wolcott
Sahuaro State Kennel Club
T.ou Ella Archer
Phoenix Humane Board
Jap American UA Grad Both Killed in Italy
Poston residents plan a memorial at 8 59 p m Saturday for two war casualties Pfc John Yamamoto formerly of Compton and Oceanside California and Pvt Joe Shiomichi a Brawley high school and University of Arizona graduate. Yamamoto died July 15 and Shiomichi July 19 while serving with the U S Army in Italy.
Gyrations to Jive Ends Rialto Burlesque Era
In Chicago the Rialto theater ends almost 30 years as an epidermis emporium with a switch from gyrations to named bands. The press agent cites changing audience tastes and draft era as reasons while nostalgia rises among long-time patrons. Notable burlesque alumni include Abbott and Costello, Mae Murray, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Bert Lahr.
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Betty Prosser
Chicago
Rialto Theater
Rialto
Jack Hess
State Street
Abbott and Costello
Benny Fields
Blossone Seeley
Art Jarrett
Ben Turpin
Eva Tanguay
Mae Murray
Rags Raglan
Phil Silvers
Margie Hart
Gypsy Rose Lee
Fanny Brice
Bert Lahr
Allied Air Strikes Hit 14 German Czech Targets and Brest Port
More than 1,600 American heavy bombers with escorts attacked 14 targets in Germany and Czechoslovakia while waves bombed Brest in Brittany. The raid included 1,100 Flying Fortresses and Liberators, 500 Italian planes, and aimed at Peenemunde and several factories, air bases, a research center, and a synthetic oil plant.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Brittany
Brest
Britain
Italy
Lyon
France
Marseille
Peenemunde
Berlin
Eisenhower
Flood Waters Of Rio Grande Rising Today
Heavy rains along the lower Rio Grande and San Juan River push flood waters south from Rio Grande City toward Brownsville. Officials warn the river may rise above normal in many areas within 24 hours as livestock owners brace for flood menace. Rains disrupt rail traffic at Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros. cotton in Matamoros damaged by housing shortages. A hurricane‑origin disturbance from the Caribbean drove inland near Tuxpan.
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Edinburg
Tex
Rio Grande
Mexico
San Juan River
Rio Grande City
Brownsville
San Juan
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Monterrey
Mexico City
Nuevo Laredo
Matamoros
Tamaulipas
Caribbean
Tuxpan
Reverend Wesley P Ford to Speak at First Christian
Sacramento California guest preacher Reverend Wesley P Ford will occupy the pulpit of the First Christian church this Sunday as a guest speaker.
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Wesley P. Ford
Sacramento
Calif
First Christian Church
Kiwanis Club Shows The Life of J. C. Penney
At noon the Kiwanis Club met at the Pioneer Hotel. A screening titled The Life of J. C. Penney was presented for members.
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Kiwanis Club
Pioneer Hotel
J. C. Penney
Nine Arizona soldiers wounded in action named by war
The War Department released names of nine Arizona servicemen wounded in action. Capt Henry C. Wick of Scottsdale is listed from the Central Pacific area. at European, Staff Sgt Lee R. Cain of Casa Grande, Pfc John G. Garcia of Wickenburg, Pvt Oscar J. Powell of Tolleson, Pvt Manuel A. Vasquez of Florence. Mediterranean lists Pfc Rosendo Chavez of Nogales, Pfe Johannes Guderjahn of Phoenix, Pvt Jose Martinez Jr of Sonora, and Pvt Jon Okitsu. Also noted is Colo rado River War relocation center at Poston.
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Washington
Arizona
War Department
Central Pacific
Henry C. Wick
Constance Bowman Wick
Scottsdale
Lee R. Cain
Emma E. Cain
Casa Grande
John G. Garcia
Wickenburg
Oscar J. Powell
Tolleson
Manuel A. Vasquez
Dorothy
Florence
Pfc
Rosendo Chavez
Henriqueza Chavez
Beck Street
Nogales
Pfe
Johannes Guderjahn
Phoenix
Jose Martinez
Julian Lara
Sonora
Jon Okitsu
Efikichi Okitsu
Colorado River War Relocation Center
Poston
Shriners Hold Executive Meeting In Tucson
The Tucson Shrine club convened at the Masonic temple with Melvin O Hloefle as new president calling an 8 p m executive committee session to plan playgrounds and teen recreation. officers include Dr Darrell Hayhurst vice president Frank Minerik secretary and Fred C Goodell treasurer. The club opens membership to Shrine members across jurisdictions and schedules its regular meeting next Tuesday at 8 p m at the temple.
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Masonic Temple
Tucson
Wallace Thanks Maine For Convention Support
Vice-President Henry A. Wallace visited Portland Maine to thank supporters and offer a nonpolitical goal of boosting liberalism. Harold Young said the trip thanked people who treated him well at the Chicago Democratic convention where he failed to win renomination to Senator Harry Truman.
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Portland
Henry A. Wallace
Maine
Harold Young
Chicago
Missouri
Harry Truman
Vesa Lieutenant Drops 2 Planes From Luftwaffe
London reports Lt. Ted Lines of Mesa Arizona credited with two confirmed Luftwaffe kills among ten planes shot down by escort fighters supporting U S eighth air force bombers to Germany yesterday.
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London
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Germany
Ted Lines
Mesa, Ariz
Utility deal debates rise over Duff & Phelps valuation
City officials and observers clash over an $9 million valuation for the utility purchase proposed in 1943. Backers cite potential savings and earnings while opponents warn of higher costs and delayed voters' approval. Durand paper warns of lost revenue from delays and urges immediate action.
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Max Pooler
Burns & McDonnell
Tennessee Valley Authority
Durand
Mathews
William R. Mathews
The
Arizona Daily Star
Assessment to be Carried Out Again
Democratic candidates for state office met with Secretary of State Dan E. Garvey and agreed to assess five percent of their 1945 salaries for the general election campaign. Gov. Osborn was among the candidates. The assessment to fund the general campaign has been a longstanding custom.
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Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
Osborn
Postmasterships Sent to Senate by FDR for Arizona
The President has sent to the Senate the nominations for Arizona postmasterships. Armon D. Cheatham of Laveen and Bessie L. Savage of Sells are named for the positions. Confirmation follows from the Senate.
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Senate
FDR
Washington
Arizona
Armon D. Cheatham
Laveen
Bessie L. Savage
Sells
Punch Bowl crater hosts giant baseball crowd in Honolulu
The extinct Punch Bowl crater in Honolulu is described as large enough to hold a baseball game for about 60,000 spectators, illustrating its immense scale and potential use as a public venue.
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Honolulu
Three Estates Sold and Recorded in Local Transactions
Mr and Mrs Lawrence V Kaplan will occupy a 151 East Sierra Vista Drive home bought for 20000 with furniture. Arizona Trust Co and Anna J Strahl arranged the deed. Two 7000 deals include a Margaret and Seneca residence bought by Mr and Mrs Joe Wilhotte from Wayne Webb. J Nelle Leach sold Delano and Estrella property to Francis Vesey via Smoot Harner in Coronado Heights.
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Lawrence V. Kaplan
East
Sierra Vista Drive
Recorder
Arizona Trust Co
Anna J. Strahl
Margaret and
Seneca
Joe Wilhotte
Wayne Webb
New Deal Acres
J. Nelle Leach
Delano and
Estrella
Francis Vesey
Smoot-Harner Agency
Coronado Heights Subdivision
Road improvements to begin at Sanctuary of Perpetual Adoration site
The Benedictine Sisters plan road grading from Third Street to Anderson Boulevard on land they own with a deed accepted by the county board. Martin Construction Co. will grade two and a half blocks and plant a palm lane with oleander around the property as part of broader grounds improvements referenced in a letter to the Citizen.
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Third Street
Anderson Boulevard
Benedictine Sisters
County Board of Supervisors
Martin Construction Co
Tucson
City
Perpetual Adoration
Regional Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Public libraries hold vast book collections nationwide
Public libraries in the United States outside colleges and schools house over 114 million books with an annual circulation exceeding 425 million volumes, reflecting broad access to printed works across communities.
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United States
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William Killen
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Thomas J. Collins
Tom
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James C. Clark
University of Arizona
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Stover
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Janstad
Eugene F. Durand
Durand and Company
Tucson - Phoenix
SUN Valley
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Sierra Vista
Anna Strahl
FT. Huachuca
Greyhound Terminal
E. Broadway
Tucson-Nogales
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Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Saturda
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Babe Ruth
Warren Sweeney
K. C
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Atlantic Spotlight
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Amigos
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Casa Loma
Garden Land Garden Gate
Bluw
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Hoagy’s
Durante and Moore
Boston Blackie
Hollywood Theatre
Soldiers of the Press
Edwin M. Clough
Sports Glassews
Glenn Hardy
Greene Orch
Chet Huntley
TUC
Marvin Clemens
KTU
KTI
Ted Musing
Kvua
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