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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
8
Inventor Byron Brown unveils a lightweight eye glass using selenium to convert light reflections into sound imaging for the totally blind. The device, worn like a hearing aid, transmits sound to the skull to detect obstacles and even distinguish car colors, moonlight, and traffic.
The Baptist home mission board elected Chaplain Fred A. McCaulley as general field worker in New Mexico Arizona and California. He is a former Oklahoma Baptists secretary and Texas pastor. The agency expects to spend about $100 000 next year in the three Western states.
A discharged sailor, Robert Spencer, waited 3½ hours to buy the first box of shotgun shells at an Indianapolis store that sold a limited lot. He compared the Navy’s ammunition handling speed to the store line.
PHOENIX Dec. 12 The Santa Fe railroad system has made Arizona a separate and independent zone of operations with headquarters in Phoenix. The area from the Pacific coast to Albuquerque has been administered from Los Angeles. Thomas H. Murray of Phoenix is promoted to general freight and passenger agent, formerly an assistant general agent. Murray cited wartime traffic and increased business as the reason for the change. Murray began with the Santa Fe in 1919.
Phoenix December 12. The Arizona tax commission will hold a hearing December 27 on Glendale’s application to exceed its budget by 21,500 dollars for improvements and extension of municipal services.
Repatriates cramped in dirtied Uraga barracks near Tokyo Bay face bleak conditions under Japanese control. Civilians describe broken windows, dirty blankets, and no heat while receiving meager rations and rough facilities, prompting complaints after leaving American ships.
World War II veterans would gain preference rights to Boulder Canyon project lands watered by the Gila canal in Arizona under a bill approved by the house irrigation and reclamation committee. Rep. Murdock of Arizona said earlier laws favoring veterans on Boulder Canyon did not apply to the Gila canal. The bill now heads to the senate.
Phoenix reports State Auditor Ann Frohmiller announced that state government expenditures for the fiscal year ended June 30 totaled 24,198,931 dollars. The figure represents total spending across all state departments and programs.
Revenue during the period reached 23 698 513 dollars with sufficient reserve funds to prevent red ink. Total tax receipts exceeded 15 000 000 dollars while the balance came from federal aid, indicating a balanced financing mix.
Officials report the Nebraska Humane Society cared for one deer one semi trained wolf two cows 23 horses 75 cats 804 dogs and 48 miscellaneous animals in Omaha this year.
In Denver report, since wartime restrictions ended a year ago, over 2,000 Japanese relocatees in Colorado have moved back to western homes. The Colorado registry shows more than 7,000 Japanese Americans registered in the state.
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