Ten Arizona Officers Commissioned Into Regular Army
President Truman announced ten Arizona officers were among 900 new regular Army appointments yesterday. The list includes First Lt. Bruce D. Biddlecomb of Phoenix and Lt. Kenneth Bilby of Tucson with infantry ranks, plus other Arizona officers in Phoenix Tucson Yuma and Flagstaff area postings.
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Washington
Arizona
Truman
War Department
Bruce D. Biddlecomb
Phoenix
Kenneth W. Bilby
Infantry
Box
Tucson
James M. Bush
North Jones Boulevard
Oscar E. Davis
East Sixth Street
Robert C. Hess
Yuma
James L. Jacobson
Robert A. McLane, Jr
Kenneth W. Rasmussen
Cavalry
Taylor Hall
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
William L. Sanders
Douglas
Merlin O. Tryon
Hotel meeting set for Grand Canyon lodge in September
The Arizona Hotel association will hold its fall gathering September 19 to 22 at the Grand Canyon lodge on the north rim, with John F. Murphy announcing the event. Frank E. Snider, manager of Hotel Monte Vista, will preside as association president. Joint sessions with the Rocky Mountain Hotel association will occur during the meeting.
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Phoenix
Arizona Hotel Association
Grand Canyon
Union Pacific Railroad
John F. Murphy
Frank E. Snider
Monte Vista
Flagstaff
Arizona Association
Rocky Mountain Hotel Association
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Nonresidential Construction Cuts Ordered by Civilian Production Chief
Washington Aug 28 Civilian Production Chief John D Small ordered a further 20 percent cut in commercial and industrial construction He said the program limiting commercial construction and approving essential projects would be lifted to Housing Expediter W Wyatt as soon as practical He denied a rift with Wyatt and noted decisions on new cuts were made at a weekend conference with Reconversion Director John R Steelman Steelman reportedly had been brought in as referee.
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Washington
John D. Small
Small
W. Wyatt
Wyatt
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Rendon Vet Visits Parents During Four Week Tucson Stay
Frank O. Rendon, a Tucson high school 1940 graduate and Medill journalism major at Northwestern, arrives from Chicago for a four week visit with his parents at 235 East 24th Street. He enlisted in the Arizona National Guard in 1940 and served four years before a medical discharge in late 1944.
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Frank O. Rendon
J. O. Rendon
East 24Th Street
Chicago
Rendon
Northwestern University
Medill School of Journalism
Arizona National Guard
Tucson
Alien Soldier Rule Expiring in 1946
The Immigration and Naturalization Service law of 1940 allows aliens serving in U S armed forces before December 28 1945 or currently serving to naturalize. It expires December 31 1946. In Tucson 105 have become citizens under relaxed rules and about 10 000 nationwide have benefited. Eligible lawful presence suffices. no residency or education requirements or fees. Veterans face race barriers removed. Info at immigration office room 224 federal building.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Armed Services
United States
Tucson
Immigration Office
Federal Building
Arizona Posts Rank Among Nation's Legion Members
Two Arizona American Legion posts are among the largest in the nation. Phoenix post No. 1 has 4,300 members and ranks 16th. Tucson post No. 7 has 2,809 members and ranks 42nd. Nationwide, 422 posts exceed 1,000 members as total membership surpasses 3,125,000.
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Indianapolis
Arizona American Legion
Legion
Phoenix
Tucson
Tombstone Earns Notorious Reputation Overhyped
Cochise county records show 147 fatal gun fights in the county from 1879 to 1890, but only 29 occurred in Tombstone. The town's moniker The Town That’s Too Tough to Die is challenged by historical figures and events.
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Tombstone
Ariz
U.P
Cochise
State tuberculosis control conference sets Sept 6 meeting
A sectional meeting of the state conference on tuberculosis control legislation will be held Sept 6 in Prescott with subsequent meetings in Tucson and Bisbee. Frank R. Williams, conference chairman, says the group aims to broaden the legislative program for the next regular session.
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Phoenix
Prescott
Tucson
Bisbee
Frank R. Williams
State Department of Public Health
T. G. Cuvellier
Arizona
4-H Activities Carrying On After Tucson Roundup Cancelled
4-H activities continue with judging and demonstrations as winners will be chosen from mailed booklets and essays. Kenneth McKee states state winners may attend the national congress in Chicago this September. The state roundup is likely rescheduled for June, and the Tucson meet scheduled for September at the University of Arizona was cancelled due to polio.
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Tucson
Kenneth McKee
McKee
Chicago
University of Arizona
Ted Williams Escapes Injury In Auto Crash
Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams escaped injury when his car collided with another on a rain-wet highway en route to a Rhode Island exhibition game. Williams wife was severely shaken. state trooper John Blake and Mrs. Blake were traveling in the Williams car.
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Holliston
Mass
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Williams
John Blake
Patent calf skin bags on sale now
Sale notice shows bags described as plastic calf or patent assorted styles marked down from 3.95 to 2.95 per bag. No further details available from the fragment.
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Seauin
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