Survivors Arrive After Jap Attack on Montebello
Thirty eight survivors from the Union Oil tanker Montebello arrived at San Luis Obispo after an attack by an enemy submarine off Estero Bay. Capt. Olaf Eckstrom and five crew members were rescued. others were treated for submersion and bruises, with two lifeboats landing at Cayucos and Cambria.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Montebello
Estero Bay
Cayucos
Here
Cambris
Olaf Eckstrom
Eckstrom
Richfield
Larry Doheny
12Th Naval District
San Francisco
Istero Harbor
Cambria Pines
M. F. Waltz
the Cambrian
Waltz
Kenneth McClean
John Young
Edgar F. Smith
Bill Frez
John Smith
David Chase
Morro Bay
San Luis Obispo Sanitarium
Standard Oil
End of Munich Shows Flag Moments Silent Return Home
After the final film in Munich the German flag is displayed, audiences fall silent and then depart for home. This brief moment closes the screening with quiet patriotism observed by attendees.
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Munich
Germany
Strong Buying Power For Agriculture To Be Continued
The report by Howard R. Baker, university extension economist, says demand for agricultural products remains strong in 1942 but supplies may tighten and prices may stop rising as sharply. Farm prices rise outpacing equipment costs, yet this advantage may not last. Record cattle slaughter volumes were seen nationwide, while hog slaughter is rising after a dip.
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Howard R. Baker
University Agricultural Extension Economist
Baker
Soong Appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Amid Allied Talks
Soong T. V. Soong named China’s foreign minister in Chungking replacing Quo Tai-Chi. The appointment coincides with Churchill and Roosevelt discussions on Allied cooperation. Soong, Chiang Kai-shek’s brother-in-law, chairs the Bank of China and has led China Defense Supplies in Washington since 1939.
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T. V. Soong
Washington
China
Quo Tai-Chi
Cherman
Foreign Affairs Association
Supreme Rational Defense Council
Soong
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai- Shek
Bank of China
China Defense Supplies, Inc
Phoenix lawyers awarded $6900 in receivership case
Judge William G. Hall in superior court awarded the Phoenix firm Tennemore Craig Aller and Bledsoe attorney fees of 6900 for work in the T. F. Dempwolf vs Pacific States Savings and Loan case. Receivers B H Ormand and Thomas E Campbell were ordered to pay through December 9, plus miscellaneous costs of 69.24.
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William G. Hall
Phoenix
Tennemore
Tea Leaves Lose Weight Through Processing
A historical note explains tea production losses: four pounds of fresh leaves yield one pound of tea after processing, with three pounds lost as the leaves are dried.
Auto License Tax and Plate Fee Details
A 1935 table explains auto license tax on low priced models and notes a license plate fee of 3.50 dollars. Automobile licenses went on sale last week.
Drama Marks Paths Leading To Citizenship
In Los Angeles WPA offices officers help hundreds prove citizenship using baptismal records and old papers. Amory says proving birth is vital for defense jobs, with about 7,000 people helped so far. Cases reveal long lost relatives, discoveries of foreign birth, and complex proofs required by the program.
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Los Angeles
U.pi
Works Progress Administration
H. Russell Armory
Southern California
WPA
Amory
California
United States
Day and Night Vigil Ends Soon For Turkey Raisers
Four Marana farmer boys near age 12 to 19 tend a flock of about 300 turkeys raised as a 4 H club project. Since May 1 they guard against predators, used an old school bus body as night quarters, and lost 14 of 304 chicks to disease leaving 290 ready for market. They provided roosts and access to millet maize and corn fields with supplemental feed.
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Wendell
Ronald
Ray
Robert Honea
Turkey Range
A &H Club
Roosevelt Proclaims New Year Day Of Prayer 1942
President Roosevelt proclaims New Year’s Day as a day of prayer for 1942. He emphasizes devotion to country, love of freedom, and courage, noting God’s upholdment of strength. The observance is set for the first day and extended into a three day period for forgiveness, consecration, and seeking divine aid.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Junior Colleges Change Meeting Date
President J C Miller of Christian college announced the American Association of Junior Colleges will hold its annual convention January 2 in Baltimore Maryland instead of February 26 28 in Los Angeles California. The change aims to allow junior college presidents to attend other college and university presidents meetings to explore how higher education can better serve the country. The meeting will be in the same city January 3 4.
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Columbia
Christian College
American Association of Junior Colleges
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Calif
Miller
Police Report Shows November Recovery and Crime Totals
The Tucson police department reports a four percent rise in recovered stolen property for November totaling 3720 with 38 percent recovered. Seventy five arrests spanned offenses with drunks and vagrancy leading, felonies included rape robbery burglary and auto theft with 91 percent convicted. Traffic accidents totaled 16 with four involving pedestrians and 12 cars stolen all recovered.
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Tucson
Board to Examine Cadet Candidates in Phoenix
An examining board will assess prospective aviation cadets in Phoenix. Married men who provide affidavits of support may enter as pilots or navigator bombardiers if aged 20 to 26. Tucson applicants who qualify go to Phoenix at government expense, then to Kelly Field Texas for air corps training.
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Phoenix
Rex A. Taylor
Tucson
United States Army Recruiting Service
Taylor
Gulf Coast Training Center
Kelly Field
Tex
Air Corps
Theyre Real Pigeons Live on Rocky European Coasts
They state that rock doves are real birds and the parent stock of domestic pigeons. They inhabit rocky coasts of Europe and differ from clay pigeons and other game birds.
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Mrope
Large rabbit skins shipped from Madrid to United States
The record notes over 25 000 pounds of rabbit skins sent from Madrid Spain to the United States in a recent month. It also states about 50 nectar bearing plant varieties provide most honey bee nectar among the 1800 known kinds in the United States.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
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