Victory bond queen contest ends Wednesday in Pima County
Queen candidates race to sell Victory bonds in a last hour drive as the competition closes at 6 p m Wednesday. County Chair man Fred Dragonette urges a $200,000 Roosevelt Memorial Victory bond week to push Pima County over its quota. Local leaders Bernie Strenger Betty Ann Hedberg Jackie Thomas Joan Hall Phyllis Exall Louise Marshall Barbara Blevins Callie Arrington Dottie Svelc Edith Schrage vie for top positions. The county winner advances to Phoenix for the state crown, then Los Angeles for the western states queen title on December 17.
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Fred Dragonette
Pima County
Dragonette
Berii Strenger
Betty Ann Hedberg
Jackie Thomas
Joan Hall
Phyllis Exall
Miss Hall
Louise Marshall
Barbara Blevins
Callie Arrington
Dottie Svelc
Edith Schrage
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Pension Asked by Sgt Moon For Disability
The petition of Police Sgt Albert Moon for temporary disability pension due to illness was to be considered at 4 p m in the police pension meeting. Moon a 10 year veteran is in Cali receiving treatment and has been granted a year of absence. He served as acting captain during the war period.
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Albert Moon
Sion
Moon
Cali
Charles Finney
Don J. Hays
Sytses Herron
Milo Walker
Trolman
Harry E. Foley
C. W. Otey
City Treas
Carl Hitt
Court ruling on estate tax in community property states
The Supreme Court held that for federal tax purposes all community property must be included in the estate of the spouse who dies first. The decision, covering cases from Louisiana and Texas, reversed district court rulings that the 1942 revenue act violated the due process clause under community property laws.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fed
Department
U. S. District Court
Louisiana
Texas
California
Arizona
Idaho
Evada
New Mexico
Washam
Stone
Jackson
Mrs Jina Martinez 94 Dies. Rites Planned
Mrs Jina Martinez 94 died at a daughter’s home in Tucson. A requiem high mass will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at San Agustin Church with burial in Holy Hope Cemetery. She was born in Santa Sonora Mexico on November 3 1851 and came to Tucson 24 years ago. She is survived by daughter Gertrudis Ozuna and two other daughters Ramona Goldsmith and Carmen Martinez, two sons Pascual and Jose, 31 grandchildren, great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Bring’s mortuary is in charge.
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Jina Martinez
Gertrudis Ozuna
South Avenue
San Agustin Cnthe
Holyope
Martinez
Santa Sonora
Mexico
Tucson
Ozuna
Rtinez
Ramona Goldsmith
Carmen Martinez
Con
Pascual
Jose
Bring’s Mortuary
Pruning Tips: Trim Twigs Just Above the Bud
When pruning twigs, cut just above the bud for clean growth. Do not leave long stubs that can invite disease or dieback, and use sharp pruners to make a smooth angled cut for rapid healing.
Yale Holiday Break Schedules Start December 21
Tucson public schools close after classes December 21 and reopen January 7 per superintendent Robert D. Morrow. University of Arizona breaks begin December 19 with return January 3. Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind closes December 19 and reopens January 3. Nearby schools share the same dates.
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Tucson
Robert D. Morrow
University of Arizona
Arizona State School For the Deaf and Blind
SS. Peter and Paul
Wrightstown
Ft. Lowell
Tempe Veteran Dies While Hunting Indian Relics
Harry Mitchum 25 of Tempe died after falling from a 50 foot cliff at Canyon Lake while hunting for Indian relics with two companions. He served in India with the signal corps and was discharged November 20. He died en route to hospital about four hours later.
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Phoenix
Harry Mitchum
Tempe
Canyon Lake
Sheriff's Office
Mitchum
India
Signal Corps
Two Drivers Fined in City Court for Reckless Driving
Ray Leon McPherridge 26 of Stuart Oklahoma and Robert Earl Wilson 29 of 344 East Lincoln Street were fined £50 or 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to reckless driving. McPherridge drove an Allied van causing multiple sideswipes on South Sixth Avenue. Wilson sped down South Stone Avenue and abused officers, attempting to tear down the city jail for 24 hours before surrendering.
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Ray Leon McPherridge
Stuart
Okla
Robert Earl Wilson
East Lincoln Street
McPherridge
South Sixth Avenue
Wilson
South Stone Avenue
Joseph E. McGuire
Sixth Avenue
McGuire
South Stone
Factories Favored for Chihuahua Mexico Resources
A government representative proposes establishing regional plants in Chihuahua to use local geology. Suggested are a plaster factory, ochre and clay processing, fertilizer and ammonia from water, plus a fruit dehydrating and packing house. Juarez would get cotton textile mills, Tomosachic potato facilities, Meoqui sugar mills, and Aldama a fruit and vegetable packing plant.
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Mexico City
Chihuahua
Juarez
Tomosachic
Aldama
Jap Envoy Sought Talks With Baruch
In Washington last year Jap Ambassador Kurusu said two top Americans aided parleys with Tokyo to avert war. Frank Walker and Bernard Baruch identified as the cabinet member and influential unofficial figure. Desveraine letters tied Baruch to Japanese contacts until FBI probes surfaced.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Kurusu
Pearl Harbor
Frank Walker
Bernard Baruch
Plans Made To Remodel High School Floor Next Summer
Superintendent Robert D. Morrow said the high school top floor will be remodeled next summer possibly into a library and study area rather than into several small classrooms. The floor has housed classes since the annex was built and may free the current library for classroom use.
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Robert D. Morrow
Morrow
Old shower curtains repurposed into home textiles
Readable text notes that old shower curtains can be transformed into aprons bibs place mats or sash curtains for the bathroom. The item offers a compact, practical reuse idea suitable for DIY projects and household improvement.
Armour Prize Recipient Tours Chicago After Swift Essay Win
Lester Armour Jr., 24 and great grandson of Armour founder, wins Swift & Co. prize for a college essay on the meat middleman. He tours Chicago with all expenses paid, staying at a first class hotel. He is a GI student at the University of Arizona.
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Lester Armour, Jr
Philip D. Armour
Armour & Co
University of Arizona
Chicago
Swift & Co
Armour
Swift
Lake Forest
Ill
Ralph W. Jorgenson
Lester
Yale
Army Air Forces
Arizona
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Police Board
Supreme Tribunal
Rs. Martinez
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Twentieth Street
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Pennsylvania
Heywood-Wakefield
Heywood
Wakefield
Custom Studios, Inc
Broadway
Baruch
Pearson
Raoul Eugene Desvernine
Crucible Steel
Liberty League
Desvernine
Kazuo Nishi
New York
Yokohama Specie Company
Nishi
Mr. Nishi
Desveraine
Pacific
FBI
Bernie Baruch
Justice Department
Asthmanefrin
Lester Armour
Meat Firm
New Today
East Congress
Given Bros
E. Congress
Daniel Green
Son
Broadway Village
Prescription Drugg
East Broadway
Ncomes
East Congress Street Department Stores Inc
Herb Farm Shop
Jacome's
Christmas Thrifty Club
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