Blood Need Raises Plea for Blood Drive in Tucson
Tucson's Red Cross blood center at 136 N. Park is open until 8 p.m. in a drive to meet Korea war front quotas without depleting local supplies. The first blood shipment leaves tonight via American Airlines to Los Angeles and on to Japan and Korea. Free ham burgers and root beer are offered to donors, courtesy of the Watkins-for-Governor group.
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Tucson
Red Cross Blood Center
Red Cross
N. Park
Korea
American Airlines
Los Angeles
Japan
Red Cross Center
Watkins-for-Governor
Wainwright Receives $1 A Day Prison Camp Pay
Retired Gen. Jonathan Wainwright received a $1,210 check representing $1 per day for the time he spent in Japanese prison camps during World War II. The 67 year old said he would deposit the funds to his general bank account and use it to pay his income tax.
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San Antonio
Jonathan Wainwright
Bazaar
United States Army
Hamster Debate Draws Letters to Chamber of Commerce
A Tucson inquiry to the Chamber of Commerce on hamster care spurred 12 calls, a letter, and three visits. Respondents offered mixed views from shirt carrying to daily sleep patterns. Manuals and feeding guidance were collected, noting hamsters’ prolific breeding and use in labs.
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Daily Citizen
Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Sisters Wed in Mutual Wedding Rites in Nogales
In Nogales on August 31, two sisters married in separate ceremonies read by Superior Court Judge Gordon Farley. Carl Etta Pierson 18 wed Provoyce Hayes 20, and Mary Pierson 19 married Henry Jones 23. All four previously from Tucson served as witnesses for each other.
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Nogales
Superior Court
Gordon Farley
Carl Etta Pierson
Provoyce Hayes
Mary Pierson
Henry Jones
Tucson
Airliner Makes Safe Emergency Landing
An American Airlines twin engined airliner with 23 aboard made a 11 mile per hour landing at Philadelphia International after hydraulic system failure. Pilot Gordon Pierce detected the fault in New York where fog prevented a landing on the Indianapolis leg. With no hydraulic pressure he could not lower flaps, wheels were extended manually and firefighters police and a rescue squad met the craft on arrival. The plane was brought to a smooth stop with reverse propeller action.
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Philadelphia
American Airlines
The
International
Gordon Pierce
New York
Indianapolis
Pierce
State Game Refuge Parley Call Set For Late Today
A conference on re establishing the state game refuge will be held at the Chamber of Commerce with invitees from the Tucson Mountains association Tucson Game Protective association and the state game and fish commission. The refuge’s cancellation opened 5000 acres to hunting while 30000 acres in the county Tucson Mountain park remain closed by law. A separate suit in superior court seeks 17091 damages after a hammer injury at painter Joseph Molinsky's shop.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Mountains Association
C. Edgar Goyette
Chamber
Tucson Game Protective Association
State Game and Fish Commission
The
Mountains Association
County Park Commission
Tucson Mountain Park
William Solomon
Tucson Bivd
Superior Court
Joseph Molinsky
Solomon
Molinsky
Seventh Ave
Award to Lavochkin on 50th birthday honors aviation pioneer
Semyon Alexeevich Lavochkin, renowned Soviet aircraft designer, was awarded the Order of Lenin in recognition of his work in aviation equipment, announced on the occasion of his 50th birthday.
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Moscow
Semyon Alexeevich Lavochkin
Yuma Councilman Proposes 1 Percent City Sales Tax
Yuma councilman J. B. Bailey plans to introduce at the next meeting a proposed city ordinance imposing a 1 percent tax on all retail sales. He argues the levy would reduce or eliminate city property taxes.
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Yuma
J. B. Bailey
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