Recreation Centers Approved In Tucson And Fry Arizona
Government approval funds of 32000 for a Negro recreation center in Tucson and 80000 for a Fort Huachuca men’s center at Fry Arizona were announced by John R. Batchelor. The Tucson center will feature a large 85 by 55 foot recreation floor two small basketball courts a 1000 seat gallery and terraces with a lounge kitchen and restrooms. A six person operating staff and separate facilities are planned. Work start dates were not given.
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Tucson
Fry, Ariz
Fort Huachuca
John R. Batchelor
Federal Security Agency
Batchelor
Fry
Public Records Listings for Tucson and Nogales Residents
Armando J Norzagaray 21 Tucson Frances C Federico 20 Tucson Henry Heister 53 Nogales Francisco Ramirez 41 Nogales Harold G Meek 37 and Nannie Pauline Allen 34 both Tucson William Albert Bates 28 Los Angeles and Floye Anena Conyers 21 Los Angeles
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Armando J. Norzagaray
Tucson
Frances C. Federico
Henry Heister
Nogales
Francisco Ramirez
Harold G. Meek
Nannie Pauline Allen
William Albert Bates
Los Angeles
Floye Anena Conyers
Vagrancy and liquor sale cases listed with penalties
Robert Russell Paul Richman and Pat M Dolan vagrancy fined ten dollars or ten days. Manuel Gonzales liquor sale to Indians cited. U S David E Wilkerson reckless driving fined thirty dollars or thirty days
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Robert Russell
Paul Richman
Pat M. Dolan
Manuel Gonzales
U. S
David E. Wilkerson
Borough clerk reports burglary case bound over in court
George Pinner held to answer in superior court on burglary charges with a $1,000 bond. L. D. Scott faces statutory rape charges. preliminary hearing waived and bound over to superior court with a $1,000 bond.
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George Pinner
L. D. Scott
Students May Ride University Horses at Arizona Stables
Tucson students enrolled at the University of Arizona may ride horses owned by the university military department next week. Lieut. Col. Louis G. Gibney announced 40 horses prepared for the new term and students desiring to help exercise the animals may report at 8 a.m. on weekdays.
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Tucson
University of Arizona
University Military Department
Louis G. Gibney
Gibney
Juvenile Held After Alameda and Driscoll Crash
Police report a 15 year old driver left the scene after a collision with Mrs Eva McDivitt at Alameda and Driscoll streets. A five year old riding with Mrs McDivitt sustained injuries and authorities consider disposition of charges.
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County
Eva McDivitt
North Vine Street
Alameda
Driscoll Streets
Dog named Skippy Foxy Hotshot wins custody in court
In Hapeville Georgia Justice Neill Leach ruled the spotted Boston bulldog Skippy Foxy Hotshot incompetent as a witness. After calls from Mrs. Hover and claimant C S Nichols the dog chose Mrs Hover and the court awarded custody to her.
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Hapeville
Boston
Neill Leach
T. W. Hover
Skippy
C. S. Nichols
C. S. Nichols and the Obliging Pet Abandoned Mrs. Hover
Nichols
Hotshot
Justice Leach
Leach
Skippy-Foxy- Hotshot
U S Industries Are Remade To Meet Defense Emergency
National defense prompts widespread industrial conversion as firms shift from civilian to military production. From rubber to cosmetics and pipe organs to coffin makers, plants repurpose to supply shells, cots, fuses, percussion caps, bomb bodies and fins amid wartime demand.
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U.S
Kohler Corporation
Kohler
Wis
Linden
N. J
Invitation to Staff Sergeant Tomasello Reception at McKilligan Canyon
City employees received a formal invitation for a Saturday evening reception in McKilligan canyon near Fort Sam Houston Texas honoring Staff Sgt Rosario Tomasello. Signatures on the invite were Lt Contzen and Mr Reymond. First Lt Contzen commands the fifth cavalry band. Reymond is the director. No explanation was offered for Tomasello's identity.
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McKilligan Canyon
Rosario Tomasello
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Contzen
Reymond
Fred Contzen
Fifth Cavalry Band
Couple Burned When Auto Ignited On North Stone
Mr and Mrs Genaro Schiavone of 19 West Luna street were treated for burns at the county hospital after their car traveling north on North Stone avenue in the 2600 block caught fire and was destroyed. The sheriff reported the blaze at 12 54 am caused unknown and extinguished by deputies and neighbors.
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Genaro Schiavone
West Luna Street
North Stone Avenue
Woman Hurt in Truck-Car Crash Near Highway 80
Mrs Paul Pavlow wife of a naval officer stationed at Pensacola Florida was treated for shock at the county hospital after a collision 23 miles east on highway 80 A freight truck driven by Stanley Coleman 40 of Lordsburg New Mexico swerved as wires under the dashboard smoked and forced the Pavlow car off the road A small trailer on the Pavlow vehicle was damaged
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Paul Pavlow
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Glenn Johnson
Stanley Coleman
Lordsburg
N. M
Coleman
Soldiers Training in Texas Reach About Twelve Percent
The report notes that roughly twelve percent of all U S soldiers are undergoing training in Texas reflecting a surge in state based military education and readiness efforts.
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The
United States
Texas
Marmola Ad Promises Weight Loss Without Starvation
An old Marmola advertisement claims adults with thyroid-related obesity can slim down by sensible eating and Marmola tablets. It notes Marmola has sold over twenty million boxes in thirty years and warns it is not a cure-all or diagnostic tool, urging readers to consult a physician.
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American Institute of Laundering
Bantam Boom From Aluminum Barber Chairs To Bomb Seats
A Bantam Connecticut shop welds a leap from aluminum barber chairs to bomber seats as defense needs drive conversion. Industrial experts scout plants that swap peaceful products for wartime gear and shipyards race to equip the Army and Navy.
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Bantam
Conn
National Defense
Army
Navy
33 Hotels In Frisco Facing Strike Threat
San Francisco faces a possible strike by AFL culinary and bartenders unions at 33 major hotels. Negotiations over the closed shop issue broke down, with 24 hours notice given. The strike could affect about 3,000 workers and 2,000 more may honor picket lines, impacting hotels like the Mark Hopkins and Fairmont.
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Frisco
San Francisco
U.P
AFL
J. D Sullivan
Hotel Employers Association
CIO
William McCabe
McCabe
San Francisco Central Labor Council
Jack Shelley
Mark Hopkins
Fairmont
St. Francis
Palace
Sir Francis Drake
Empire Whitcomb
Chancellor
Sabino Canyon Lake Gate To Be Closed
The flood gate on the Lower Sabino Canyon lake dam will likely close by September 1 according to H Garvin Smith assistant supervisor Coronado National Forest The gate was opened earlier to drain the lake for sediment clearing and once closed the water should rise rapidly.
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Sabino Canyon Lake
H. Garvin Smith
Coronado National Forest
Small Miners Meet Over 12 Cent Copper Price
Small miners in the Tucson area will gather at 8 tonight at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss loan problems and marketing for mineral development. Miles Carpenter states 30,000,000 tons could be mined if copper rose to 16 cents, and plans include parity pricing, RFC loans, and required clerical work by miners.
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Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Small Mine Operators Association
Miles Carpenter
Arizona Mineral Resources Board
Bureau
Carpenter
Arizona
Mojave
Minerals Reserve Board
RFC
Mongrel dog saves mistress from blaze then dies
In Philadelphia a 18 month old mongrel named Duke warned his 27 year old mistress Mary Denofa, forcing her to flee a garage fire. Believing her still inside he burst through flames and searched, returning with his own fur aflame. He was severely burned and later destroyed.
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Philadelphia
Duke
Mary Denofa
Miss Denofa
Chinese Sudden Move Recaptures Futsing From Japan
Chinese troops attacked Japanese garrisons along the Min river in Fukien province and recaptured the coastal town of Futsing thirty miles south of Foochow under cover of darkness. Japanese troops fled Futsing and retreated toward Foochow as Fukien coast line shifts to cut supply routes to Chungking.
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Hong Kong
Min River
Fukien Province
Futsing
Foochow
Fukien
Chungking
Longest Letter to Soldier Tops 62 Pages Derby Leader
Pvt. Richard Rathkey of the Army air corps received a 62 page letter from Miss Edna Bowers a Lancaster Pa school teacher. Rathkey formerly worked as a Lancaster electrician and said it took over an hour to read her report of town happenings and other public notes. The Lake Field public relations officer stated this 62 page letter surpasses a 39 page note claimed by Camp Callan Calif. soldier for the longest letter to a soldier.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Derby
Richard Rathkey
Army Air Corps
Lake Field
Edna Bowers
Lancaster
Rathkey
Refugees Reach Rio de Janeiro by Spanish Ship Cabo de B
About eight hundred European refugees crowded aboard the Spanish ship Cabo de B when it arrived recently at Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The vessel carried displaced people seeking safety and new beginnings amid postwar turmoil.
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Europe
Cabo de B
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
First New York City Taxicab Cruised Fifth Avenue in 1904
A brief note records that the first auto taxi in New York City operated on Fifth Avenue in 1904, marking an early milestone in urban vehicular transit.
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New York City
Fifth Avenue
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Negro Center For Recreation
Huachuca
Public Records
Belle D. Hall
Paul Cella
Justice Court
Skeeter
U.S. Fleet
Navy Yard
Silversides
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo
Calif
Jack Stinnett
Washington
OPM
B. F. Goodrich
Texarkana
Willys- Overland Motors
Canyon
Texas Fort
Armstrong Cork Company
Nature
Poe Toma
Doan
Adv
Sabino Canyon Lake Gate
Ninth St
Liservice
Adolph Coors CO
Golden
Colo
U.S.A
Imerica
Rocky Mountain
Sears, Roebuck and CO
N. Sixth Avenue
Pennington St
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