Army Bomber Crashes Into House Injuring One Crewman
A four motor Army bomber crashed into a northeast Tucson house at Elida Street near Palo Verde Road just before midnight. Four occupants escaped injury. one of nineteen crew members was reported seriously injured. Neighbors described a low northwest approach and a wing punching through the living areas. The tail and engines suffered damage and the fuselage required cutting to free crewmen. Guards remained around the plane at dawn and Davis-Monthan field prepared to remove the aircraft under Col. A. S. Albro’s command.
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Army
Elida Street
Palo Verde Road
Osborne L. Otteson
Evelyn Callaghan
George Bedell
The
Valley National Bank
Southern Pacific
Patricia Jean
Bedell
Sheriff's Office
Davis- Monthan
Col. A. S. Albro
Jaycees Seek Space on West Congress for Ticket Office
A petition filed with City Clerk Charles C. Irvin by the Junior Chamber of Commerce requests permission to erect a temporary adobe office on West Congress street for sales of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros tickets. The request, signed by secretary Jack Wilson, is set for referral to City Traffic Engineer George B. Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Irvin
Junior Chamber of Commerce
West
Congress Street
Jack Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
George B. Houston
Tire Rationing Head IsChosen
Harry Camp of San Francisco has been named regional director of the Office of Price Administration to organize rationing boards in Arizona California Oregon Washington Idaho and Nevada. Leon Henderson announces agencies are being formed in every state. Board members will serve without compensation.
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Washington
Harry Camp
San Francisco
Office of Price Administration
Arizona
California
Gregon
Idaho
Nevada
Leon Henderson
Reinforcements arrive as US air strength grows in Hawaii
In Honolulu reports say large numbers of fighters and bombers arrived from the mainland. Army officers praise American aircraft and pilots as superior, noting the Dec 7 surprise and describing recovery efforts at Hickam Wheeler and Schofield barracks.
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Frank Tremaine
Honolulu
Wheeler Field
Army
Hickam
Wheeler Fields
Schofield Barracks
Hickam Field
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Public Records: Vagrancy Convictions and Dispositions
Charles Wicks and Paul Muench each receive a 10 day jail term for vagrancy. Daniel Maxon and Albert B. Russell have drunken and disorderly conduct cases continued. James Henry Standon faces a 30 dollar fine or 80 days in jail for carrying concealed weapons. John W. Higgins case for leaving the scene of an accident continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wicks
Paul Muench
Daniel Maxon
Albert B. Russell
James Henry Standon
John W. Higgins
Multiple Couples Named in Local Court Presiding List
A compiled list includes Bello D Hall and Bentty E Bolin both from Missouri and Tucson, Huey Rounds and Ruth Bray linked to San Diego and Baton Rouge, plus pairs from Tucson Gilbert El Paso and Washington Pa. The entries name ages and locales in a courtroom context.
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Bentty E. Bolin
Ferguson
Luella O. Jones
Tuc
Carroll
Huey Rounds
San Diego
Calif
Ruth Elizabeth Bray
Baton Rouge
William T. Stewart
Tucson
Betty J. Sweitzer
Williiam Snader
Gilbert
Ariz
Della Watterson
Edward Garcia
Maria Jesus M. Sandoval
William Patterson
Washington, Pa
Ethel Walls
el Paso
Tex
Funeral services for T. D. Sullivan
Funeral services for T. D. Sullivan, 45, who died yesterday in the U S Veterans hospital, were to be held at 4 this afternoon in Parker Mortuary chapel with Rev. Frank S. Williams officiating. Graveside services by the American Legion in Evergreen cemetery soldiers plot. Sullivan recently operated a garage on Fort Lowell road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Sullivan
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Parker Mortuary Chapel
Frank S. Williams
First Methodist Church
American Legion
Evergreen Cemetery
Sullivan
Fort Lowell Road
Japanese Bombing Not As Accurate As Believed
An officer described limited bomb damage with few shells reaching first floors. A crater was blamed on a 300 pounder about 100 feet from a hospital and ten craters were found in a baseball field, indicating inaccuracy in initial reports.
Christmas Observed Amid World At War
The world marks a war Christmas with prayers for peace as armed forces endure on distant fronts. In Bethlehem the faithful gather for midnight mass under war-time constraints while leaders promise broadcasts and unity across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Churchill
Britain
Bethlehem
Louis Barlassina
Goebbels Christmas Message Amid War Scarcity and Fear
In a Berlin broadcast dated December 24 Goebbels lauded German resolve while admitting a modest war Christmas with scarce candles and scarce goods. He claimed Germans abroad face persecution and compared expatriates to front-line soldiers, urging unity and resilience despite Allied pressure and shortages. He criticized anti German propaganda and pledged continued defense of the Fatherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
D.N.B
United Press
New York
Paul Joseph
Goebbels
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Sys
Philippine
Philippines
Manila
Germany
Imperial Palace
Yule Greeting Ends Worry Over Missing Sailor
Hobbs New Mexico December 24. A Navy notice previously raised hope of Christmas cheer for the Bunkley family as Henry Jr. was reported missing in action. A cable later arrived saying Merry Christmas from Henry.
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Jaycees
Hawai
Public Records
Paul Cella
University Beauty Shop
University Square
American. Pants
East Congress
Vatican City
Nation
Rash
Rigi ‘Ghd A
J.knox Corbett
Pennington
FL Presidio Hotel
East Broadway
Tiny Tim Pickles
Cafe Noir
Are Engi
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