Postwar Road Survey Set to Open Here
The state highway department will survey postwar federal aid secondary projects from offices near St. Marys road. James Foster leads a three to four man crew to begin after the new year, with two thirds Federal funding and $12,000 county share. Projects include Prince road Mt Lemmon cutoff River road Mission road Cortaro farms road Silverbell road and West Speedway.
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State Highway Department
L. M. White Construction Co
St. Marys Road
George Grove
James Foster
Grove
Public Roads Administration
Prince Road
Mt. Lemmon
River Road
Mission Road
Nogales Highway
Cortaro Farms
Silverbell Road
West Speedway
Lincoln Speech Said Slated By Thomas Dewey
Washington December 23 Thomas E Dewey may headline Republican views on home and foreign policy at the Lincoln day banquet in February He is expected to speak following a national committee meeting in Indianapolis January 22 Brownell to stay as national chairman and move headquarters to Washington Close GOP ties to Congress are anticipated with more cooperation between Dewey and legislative leaders after a seven hour New York conference Dewey seeks to avoid past aloofness by serving as a public spokesman for the party
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Indianapolis
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Brownell
National
New York
Greek Rebels Break Zoning Pact in Northwest Greece
British military headquarters said leftist Elas forces attacked rightist guerrillas led by Gen. Napoleon Zervas in northwest Greece violating the Caserta accord. Elas commander Gen. Sarafis directs a deep penetration as British forces land near Piraeus and press to clear insurgents amid shifting cease fire talks.
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Athens
Elas
Greece
Napoleon Zervas
Caserta
Sarafis
OPA Clerk And Wife Visit Relatives In Elgin Ill
Hazard chief clerk of the OPA ration board and his wife left Tucson to visit Elgin Illinois relatives and plan to return in January. They maintain a home in Delavan Wisconsin and intend winter sports. Hazard was commended by an OPA representative for the Tucson unit’s efficiency, rated best in Arizona.
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M. A. Hazard
OPA
Elgin
Ill
Tucson
Hazard
Delavan
Wis
Hazard A
Arizona
Christmas closings set across Tucson wartime effort
War workers soldiers and civil service employees join in observance as Consolidated-Vultee plant shuts for the day. Marana and Davis-Monthan bases run on skeleton forces with a Sunday schedule. Federal holiday rules keep offices closed while post offices operate for parcel post.
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Tucson
Consolidated-Vultee
Marana
Davis-Monthan
Old Pueblo
University Station
Emleyes
Citywide Christmas Day Off Declared for Garbage Workers
City manager Phil J. Martin Jr announced all city departments will be off for Christmas, with no garbage collections on Monday. Employees will receive the day off where possible and all nonessential services suspended, as Christmas is likely the only day without trash pickup.
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Phil J. Martin, Jr
Martin
Brief Illness Fatal To Nels Benson Of Buckeye
Nels Benson 84 longtime Buckeye resident died after a short illness at his home. A native of Denmark who came to the United States in 1881 he lived in Buckeye since 1893 and operated a farm and apiary. Survived only by wife Carrie bedfast two years after an accident injuries.
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Buckeye
Nels Benson
Arizona
Denmark
Benson
United States
Carrie
Southern Pacific Band To Play In La Plazita Event
The Southern Pacific band is featured tonight at La Plazita as part of Tucson’s week long Christmas celebration. The concert runs from 7 to 8 p.m. at the aquare lo cated west of Meyer and Church streets.
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Southern Pacific
la Plazita
Tucson
Community Sing Project
City Recreation Department
Aquare
Meyer and
Church Streets
Las
Armory Park
Ferron Troxel
YMCA
Inter-Church Youth Council
PTA
Southern Pacific Railroad
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