Tire surplus tires to be sold for civilian use by OPA
The Office of Price Administration set wholesale ceiling prices for worn direct from the warfront tires no longer fit for Army service. The division of treasury will sell at 30 dollars per ton fob to manufacturers and 40 dollars per ton fob to tire dealers. Manufacturers will resell to dealers for repair and resale to the public. Consumers will face ceilings per the tail rubber tire regulation based on tire condition. No estimate on civilian turnover.
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OPA
F.o.b
Partment of Treasury
Yire
Capt Anderson Home On Visit From Ft Riley
Capt Maurice F. Anderson dies in Tucson on Friday evening from his post in Ft. Riley where he has been stationed the past year and a half. He is son of Mr and Mrs F Anderson of 1347 North end avenue. His wife Isabelle Recordum of Winslow and two sons reside at 4504 East wood. Capt Anderson will be in Tucson until after Christmas. Second Lt Quentin H Miller, son Harold L Miller of St David, assigned to the DeWitt General Hospital as property officer the medical and surgical wards. Miller entered the Army Sept 1942 and has served at various posts in the ninth corps command. He completed OCS training at Camp Berkeley and is now at Ft Douglas. St Miller is a graduate of the University of Arizona. Staff Sgt Joseph F Kalil, son of Freda Kalil, 2744 East Adams Tucson, recently graduates the school for reconditioning patients. Brig Gen James E Baylis commands the Ft Lewis Washington service force training center. Sgt Kalil’s wife Marion also resides at 2744 East Adams Street.
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Maurice F. Anderson
Tucson
Ft. Riley
Ft. Anderson
Tubigh School
University Arizona
M. F. Anderson
North End Avenue
Fort Isabelle Recordum
Winslow
Eastwood
Capt. Anderson
Quentin H. Miller
Harold L. Miller
St. David
DeWitteral Hospital
Miller
Army
Ninth Ie Command
Camp Rkeley
Tex
Ft. Douglas
St.er
The
Unity of Arizona
Joseph F. Kalil
Freda Kalil
East Adams
Ctars
James E. Baylis
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Service Force Training Center
Kalil
Marion
East Adams Street
Frank E. Munoz
E. S. Munoz
Melwood
Ted States
Try
Canada
Panama al Zone
Miramar
Army Ground and Service Force Distribution
Santa Bar
Munoz
E Army
Ly Engineering
Air Medal recipients and promotions from 7th AAF in Pacific theater
The story notes First Lt. Maurice E. Smith of Tucson receives the Air Medal for seven medi bombardment missions in the Pacific. It also mentions Lt. Frank E. Munoz of Tucson returning to the U S after 26 months with Allied forces in Canada and the Panama Zone, and Lt. Gerald R. Styer of Palouse Wash promoted to first lieutenant for his work with Liberator crews striking Philippines targets.
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Maurice E. Smith
Tucson
7Th Aaf
Vy Air Forces
Smith
Benmin A. Smith
Tucson High Ool
AAF
Gust
1940
Philippines
Rald R. Styer
Palouse
Wash
Styer
R. Jver
Promotion of Second Lt Virginia Lee Cady at Holabird Depot
Col Laurence Watts announces the promotion of Second Lt Virginia Lee Cady WAC to first lieutenant effective December 4. Cady serves as identification officer at Holabird signal depot Baltimore since March 1944 after basic training at Fort Des Moines and postings at Fort Devens Camp Lee Daytona Beach Fort Crook and Washington DC. She is a native of Bristol Oklahoma and daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Cady of Tucson.
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Laurence Watts
Holabird Signal Depot
Baltimore
Virginia Lee Cady
WAC
Cady
Bristo
Okla
Los Angeles
Calif
Ft. Des Moines
Ft. Devens
Mass
Camp Lee
Daytona Beach
Fla
Ft. Crook
Neb
Washington, D. C
Lt. Cady
C. F. Cady
Tucson
Arizona Pvt. Rafael Sota Returns From Europe
Pvt. Rafael C. Sota of Patagonia Arizona has returned from a year overseas in the European theatre aboard the U S hospital ship St Olaf. He is being treated at Stark General Hospital before transfer for definitive care. He wears the Purple Heart Presidential Citation and the European Theatre ribbon with two stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael C. Sota
U. S
St. Olaf
Stark General Hospital
Patagonia
Ariz
Victoria C. Florez
Pvt
Soto
Varela Receives Good Conduct Medal as Army Cook
Corporal Charles H. Varela now stationed at a large combat supply headquarters in Belgium is awarded the Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior efficiency and fidelity. His wife Mrs. Sarah A. Varela resides at 34 East Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Varela
Belgium
Sarah A. Varela
East
Lincoln Street
Dumbarton Oaks Plan Revision Proposed by Mexican Foreign Minister
Mexican Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla urged revising the Dumbarton Oaks proposal to empower the general assembly in world security matters, granting more authority to all member states, large and small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Ezequiel Padilla
Dumbarton Oaks
Bracamonte Divorce Judgment In Superior Court
Frank S. Bracamonte sues Amelia Bracamonte in the Superior Court with a divorce judgment entered for the plaintiff. The case records indicate a final divorce decree issued by Judge Evo De Concini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Bracamonte
Amelia Bracamonte
Paul J. Cella Presiding Over Quiet Court Session
A sparse docket shows only a handful of individuals suspected of intoxication in a routine hearing presided by Paul J. Cella. No major motions appeared, and proceedings remained brief.
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Paul J. Cella
Briggs Strike Ends as One Plant Returns to Work
About 1,450 Briggs Manufacturing outer drive plant workers returned today after yesterday's strike over transfer of an inspector. But Fruehauf Trailer Co and Bohn Aluminum plant No 3 continued walkouts, with 1,300 idle at Fruehauf and nearly 500 at Bohn. Fruehauf locals again voted to protest a supervisor's time study despite Army appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Bohn Aluminum Company
Fruehauf
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Ballet Russe On Small Tucson Stage Receives Mixed Reviews
Ramuntcho Matamoros writes that Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo faced a cramped Temple of Music and Art stage with an oversized pit orchestra. He praises the Pas de Deux Bluebird and Dances Concertantes, notes uneven costuming, and questions program choices amid overall capable dancing and choreography by Balanchine.
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Tucson
Temple of Music and Art
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Mile
Boris
M. Danielian
Hugh Laing
Ballet Theatre
Franklin
Danilova
Balanchine
Stravinsky
Copland
Miss de Mille
Herbert Bliss
Nicholas Magallanes
Dorothy Etheridge
Ramuntcho
Governor Disposes Of Two Pension Measures
PHOENIX December Governor Osborn certified that two pension measures on the November 7 ballot were defeated by a majority vote. The article notes unrelated information about silkworms and honey bees being domesticated insects.
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Phoenix
Osborn
Holds Gas Coupon Thefts Result Of Carelessness
The district ration board in Phoenix warns service station owners to safeguard gas ration coupons after a rise in thefts. Tucson chief clerk M A Hazard says stolen coupons cannot be replaced and cautions against keeping stamps in cash registers or unsafe places. The report notes an increase in stolen ration stamps during November.
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District Ration Board
Phoenix
Roal Board
M. A. Hazard
Tucson
Haz
Ard
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St. Lo
East Speedway
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University of Arizona
Public Records
Superior Court
Evo de Concini
Briggs
Gillette Tire
United States “Rubber Co
East Ninth St
Plbg. & Metal CO
E. Toole St
Ballet Russe
Music Temple
Cash & Carry
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Pacific Northwest Project
U. S. Employment Service
WAR Manpower Commission
East Pennington
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