Nation faces greatest travel jam in postwar history
UNITED PRESS reports travel systems strained as Christmas homecoming creates nationwide bottlenecks. 50,000 servicemen stranded in San Francisco and nearly 50,000 others blocked at Seattle Portland Los Angeles and other ports. 94 percent of eastbound rail passengers are military. flights booked solid through January 3. Highway safety warnings issued amid heavy snow and equipment shortages with an anticipated 375 to 400 deaths.
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United Press
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad
New York
American Airlines
Pennsylvania
Central Greyhound Bus
National Safety Council
Atlanta
FM Channels Assigned For Arizona
The Federal Communications Commission tentatively allocates nineteen FM channels to Arizona as part of a nationwide plan to create about 1,500 static free stations. Areas like Phoenix receive five channels while Globe and Prescott get two each. community channels may add up to five more stations with 250 watt limits. The allocations serve as a guide and can be reallocated as demand grows or shifts.
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Washington
Arizona
Federal Communications Commission
Globe
Lowell
Phoenix
Prescott
Safford
Tucson
Yuma
Divorce Judgment In Lyons Gwinn Case
Superior Court No 1 presiding judge John D Lyons Jr oversees the divorce between Ethel E Gwinn and Arthur D. The dispute concludes with a judgment granting dissolution of the marriage.
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Superior Court NO
John D. Lyons, Jr
Ethel E. Gwinn
Arthur D
Adams Divorce Judgment Reported by Superior Court No 2
In Superior Court No 2 presided by Eva De Concini judge Walter K Adams sues Edith N Adams for divorce. The judgment in favor of the plaintiff is issued.
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Superior Court No
Eva de Concini
Walter K. Adams
Edith N. Adams
Police Court Sentencings and Fines
In the court with Paul J. Cella presiding Kenneth Bryant faced a concealed weapon charge and was referred to military authorities. Bayne Earnest paid a $50 fine for reckless driving Pedro Apodaca was sent to U S with narcotics possession Lonnie Allen and John Elpsek faced disturbing the peace arrest to Pima county Joe Mortega paid ten dollars or ten days for disturbing the peace Pablo Ortega charged with reckless driving and malicious mischief with proceedings continued Joe Garcia linked to Ortega’s case with ongoing issues in the docket.
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Paul J. Cella
Kenneth Bryant
Bayne Earnest
Pedro Apodaca
U. S
Lonnie Allen
John Elpsek
Pima County
Joe Mortega
Pablo Ortega
Joe Garcia
Local Marriage Licenses Reported In Tucson Area
Belle D. Hall and Henry D. Oros from Tucson are listed with marriage licenses. Rosario Manriques, 26, is paired with another Tucson resident. James A. Martin, 28, of Dalton, marries Gloria Wilson, 22, of Tucson. Howard L. Fisher and Erna Mercer, both of Tucson, appear as a couple.
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Belle D. Hall
Henry D. Oros
Tucson
Rosario Manriques
James A. Martin
Dalton
Gloria Wilson
Tuc
Howard L. Fisher
Legal
Erna Mercer
Good Neighbor Day Proclaimed by Osborn
Governor Sidney P. Osborn issued a proclamation naming January 1 as Good Neighbor Day. It marks the 13th annual observance of the event in Phoenix.
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Osborn
Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Community Sing at Armory Park Features Choir and Carols
The WeekLy Community Sing at Armory park tomorrow at 3 p m presents solo by Mrs Rachel Latimore and a sextette from the Tucson boys' choir performing Christmas carols under direction of Eduardo Caso.
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Armory Park
Rachel Latimore
Tucson Boys’ Choir
Eduardo Caso
Bakery addition plans approved for Eagle Bakery Co
City Building Inspector E. R. Herreras approved plans for an addition to the brick structure at 1128 East Sixth Street for the Eagle Bakery Co. The approval sets the stage for construction to begin under the existing city permits.
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East Sixth Street
Eagle Bakery Co
E. R. Herreras
Newsboys Honored at Acosta Home Christmas Party
Assistant Circulation Manager Gilbert Acosta hosted a party at 101 West Sahuaro Street with a barbecue for over 210 newsboys and 60 guests. Gifts were given at the foot of a lighted Christmas tree.
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Citizen
STAR
Gilbert Acosta
West Sahuaro Street
Christmas Candle Lighting at University Methodist Church
The Sunday Evening forum offers a traditional candle lighting service at 7 30 p m tomorrow at University Methodist church. The public is invited to attend this pageant and music program.
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University Methodist Church
USO-Jewish Welfare Dance at Romie's for Military Couples
The USO Jewish Welfare board hosts an 8 p.m. dance tomorrow at Romie's restaurant for military personnel and wives with entertainment and refreshments.
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Uso-Jewish Welfare Board
Romie
Decision On D M Housing Delayed In Tucson Plan
West camp at Davis Monthan field remains unsold as Congress shapes a housing program. Senator McFarland says final Army disposal decision hinges on FPHA applications and a permit arrangement for veterans’ use. Tucson civic groups push to import 500 housing units, convert West Camp, and install plumbing and heating to house veterans and students.
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West Camp
Davis-Monthan Field
Army
Congress
Steve Tormey
American Legion
Ernest W. McFarland
McFarland
Legion
Federal Public Housing Authority
Army Air Forces
Tucson
FPHA
War Department
Sen. McFarland
Mexico Honors Revolutionary Patriot Today
Mexico marks the 130th anniversary of Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon's execution with ceremonies in San Cristobal Ecatepec and Morelia. Defense Minister Francisco L. Urquizo spoke at the Ecatepec event while Morelia honors the birthplace and the 1765 birth of the independence hero who led Mexican republican ideals and the 1813 congress in Apatzingan.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon
National Defense
Francisco L. Urquizo
San Cristobal Ecatepec
of Mexico
Morelos
Morelia
Michoacan
Valladolid
Apatzingan
Argument Over Mexican Long Ends In Police Court Today
Two men faced simple assault charges after a Town House bar dispute over tipping a piano player led to a street alley confrontation with radioman FE Roh. Elmore W. Sheppard and Frank Edward Mackenson, both fined 50 dollars or 30 days, pleaded and testified amid disputed causation and a prior suspended sentence for Sheppard.
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Elmore W. Sheppard
East 34Th Street
Frank Edward Mackenson
East 17Th Street
Mackenson
Samuel Fowler
Shepard
FE. W. Roh
Roh
Fowler
Paul J. Cella
Coney Island
Mechanic Held By U S Army As Nazi Spy
U S Army air forces mechanic Staff Sergeant Frank Hirt was arrested at Hamilton Field California on charges of conspiring with German agents to obtain U S military plane information He allegedly confessed to training in Berlin and to ongoing contact with Nazi agents including Karl Bauer before his arrest.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
Frank Hirt
United States Army Air Forces
Adolf Hitler
Storm
Fairfield-Suisun
Hirt
Berlin
Army
United Press
Europe
Brazil
Germany
United States
Karl Bauer
U. S
Tombstone Inscription Marks Goembel Burial
Rockford Illinois today buried John E Goembel 79 a longtime criminal attorney who requested the inscription the defense rests on his tombstone The tombstone marks his grave as he was laid to rest in Rockford.
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Rockford, Ill
John E. Goembel
Rockford
Goembel
Three-Wheeled Auto Inventor Seeks Local Franchise
Gary Davis of Los Angeles proposed a 51 to 49 local ownership split for a three wheeled car plant to be built in Tucson with a $50,000 franchise fee. He and Warren cited former Consolidated-Vultee airfield facilities and World War II veteran workers for assembly and claimed the car would ride with less vibration. The Chamber of Commerce industrial committee will relay its decision by Monday noon.
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Gary Davis
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Tucson
Davis
Beach Warren
L. P. Hermes
Warren
Municipal Airfield
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp
Cancer named by Hippocrates after the crab karkinos
The term cancer traces to Hippocrates who compared tumors to the sea crab karkinos in ancient Greek. This naming linked the disease to the crab’s shape and spreading feel.
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Hippocrates
Birth in Tucson at Medical Center
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Eldon Myers at 1 27 a m on December 22 at Tucson Medical Center 3547 East Elida Tucson. The infant weighed and details follow in the hospital records.
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Eldon Myers
E. Elida
Tucson
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