Civil Service Change To Be Taken Up In City Charter
Mayor H. O. Jaastad heads a drive to place a civil service amendment in the city charter with a planned meeting before January 1 to approve or reject the proposal. Tucson attorneys and officials discuss department head selection and appeals, with hearings to civil service bodies and courts, and a demand for voter consideration in a special election.
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H. O. Jaastad
Jaastad
Robert Darnell
Tucson
State Social Security and Welfare Board
John Durkin
Harold Adamson
Samuel H. Fowler
Fred D. Lee
William Stuart
Nicholas
Lee
Parnell
Civil Service Commission
Tucson High presents Dickens Christmas Carol in school play
Students at Tucson High staged Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol directed by Lillian Cavett with Danny Romero assisting in dance. Bill Dolph led as Scrooge. cast included Bob Long Marley Robert Abernathy Al Lent Fred Scrooge nephew Milton Wiggins and Tiny Tim Emerson McHenry among others.
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Tucson High School
Charles Dickens
Lillian Cavett
Miss Cavett
Danny Romero
Scrooge
Bill Dolph
Dolph
Bob Long
Marley
Robert Abernathy
al Lent
Milton Wiggins
Fred
David Schaeffer
James King
Dan Harper
Bob Cratchit
Geraldine Clemens
Eleanor Albertson
Sue Lesher
Barbara Eyer
Helen Vinson
Sarah Moses
Hugh Jennings
Dick Lester
Frank Smith
John Low
Flynn Maxey
Ann Morton
Teddy Kiel
June Ganz
Merlin Quo
Lew Donahue
Tom Jones
Report on Loans for Cotton Storage by Government
The Commodity Credit Corporation reported 2,503,143 bales of 1940 crop cotton stored under government loans through December 16, with a loan value of $120,654,352. State specifics include Arizona with 34,686 bales valued at $1,664,766.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Arizona
Holiday Buying Reaches Record Decade Pace in Trade Review
The Dun and Bradstreet weekly review reports holiday buying at its best volume in a decade. Store traffic ran at capacity in many large cities, with retail turnover the heaviest since 1929. Dollar volume up 6 to 9 percent year over year, with regional gains clustered in the south and middle west. Last minute rush orders for Christmas goods were heavy, wholesalers busy, and deliveries strained to catch up.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet Weekly Review
South
Middle West
New England
East
Southwest
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Bank clearings in big increase across major cities
Dun and Bradstreet reports a surge in bank clearings last week, total $7.146 billion for 23 cities, up 2.8 percent from a year ago. New York totaled $4.189 billion, Chicago down 9.2 percent, 22 outside cities up 8.5 percent led by Detroit and Houston with large gains.
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New York
Chicago
Dun & Bradstreet
Dallas
Donkey Mistaken for Air Raid Siren Stuns Antrim Village
Investigators in Annagh, Belfast area, found villagers slept soundly after a local “air raid siren” alarm turned out to be a braying donkey. The incident puzzled residents and sparked relief at the absence of danger.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Annagh
Uruguay Decree Lets Landlords Evict Unemployed Workers
The government authorizes eviction of unemployed laborers by landlords and promises compensation to landlords for losses.
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Uruguay
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