Red Cross Outlines Civilian Defense Cooperation Plans
Miss Margret Link of Tucson explains that Red Cross chapters will coordinate with defense councils during emergencies, maintain control of operations, and focus on disaster relief, training, nurse aides, home nursing, and allied services. Chapters near military posts will handle motor and production corps and related activities.
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Councils of Defense
Red Cross
Miss Margret Link
Tucson
Defense Councils
Miss Link
Motor Corps
DPD
Howling Wind Brings Snowfall To Tucson
A northwest wind drove sleet and a light snow into Tucson and surrounding areas shortly after midnight. The white covering lingered only until after sunrise and quickly melted. It was the first notable snow since January 21, 1937, though temperatures were milder than a 1937 deep freeze.
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Tucson
Knights Templar tohold Christmas service in Tucson
Arizona Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar of Tucson will observe Christmas with a morning ceremony at the Scottish Rite cathedral at 10 o clock local time. Eminent Sir Knight Goodell leads the program with assists from several brethren. Miss Heloise McBride will sing carols and organist Sir John Marion McBride will play three selections before the service.
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Arizona Commandery No
Knights Templar
Tucson
United States
Honolulu
Philippines
Fred Ormal Goodell
Knight William Grant
Edward Peter la Plant
Jefferson Davis Goulette
Albert Rex Buehman
Paul Steere Burgess
Roy Howard Long
John Marion McBride
Heloise McBride
Commandery
Sir John Marion McBride
Karl Diegansbach
J.S. Bach
God
Garth Edmundson
Trailers stretch landscape plans for Michigan parks
Longer house trailer models and longer wheelbases on cars complicate park designers layouts in Michigan. L N Jones, parks division chief, notes sharp grade breaks and tight curves hinder plans as trailer sizes rise. Edible seaweed was among Maori Battalion delicacies sent to the Middle East.
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Lansing
Mich. U.P
L. N. Jones
Parks Division
Michigan Conservation Department
New Zealand
Middle East
Military reservation service activities noted
Participation in Red Cross camp and hospital service councils highlighted in a report on defense readiness. The document lists corps activities on military reservations and references involvement with civilian aid organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistance Corps
Red Cross
Miss Hahn Wins City Christmas Decoration Prize
Miss Marguerite Hahn home at 2309 East Sixth street won first prize in the Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas decoration contest for best representing the season. John Hollingsworth at 1518 East Seventh street won second for a religious theme. Mrs. Welden Jones at 1103 East Seventh street took third for artistic design. Shamrock Dairy won the best decorated commercial establishment cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Marguerite Hahn
East Sixth Street
John Hollingsworth
East Seventh Street
William H. Gideon
Joan Blust
R. A. Wilbur
Tucson
Ade Abbott
Mark Foster
Don Diggs
Bob Fogle
Henry Conover
Bill Caraway
Clarence Black
Frank Snodgrass
Ed Born
Chris Reilly
W. P. McGeorge
East Eighth Street
Louis Rojeski
Elida Street
Nadea Doyle
East Broadway
Nina L. Brannen
East First Street
Wirt D. Parker
East Helen Street
Dolores Howatt
Eunice Blacklidge
North Fourth Avenue
Co. D. Cheney
Granada Street
William S. Meyer-Weldon Fickett
East Tenth Street
B. D. Edwards
North Second Avenue
Nobel H. Hiser
East Drachman Street
Bob Normart
South Third Avenue
Boy pulls tooth twice in odd tale at cinema
Nine year old William Kenney snagged a loose tooth at a movie, pulled it himself then later had hospital staff remove it from his car. After the first extraction he inserted the tooth in his ear, unable to remove it, and remained frustrated by the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William Kenney
William
Engineer Uses Head To Prevent Tragedy At Ordnance Works
Wayne Manuel of Joliet saved lives and a major facility by staying in his locomotive as six acid filled tank cars rolled toward him at the Kankakee ordnance works. He reversed his engine to avert a potentially catastrophic accident near the TNT plant, earning praise from Army officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
UPR
Wayne Manuel
Kankakee
Runaway Train Car Collision Ends Without Injury
A locomotive backed slowly as runaway cars bumped the engine. Acid escaped from a single car, and Manuel exited his cab unharmed without injuries.
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Manuel
Denver Council requires chimneys in all building plans
The Denver City Council declares chimneys a necessary house feature and will not issue building permits without chimney designs included in plans. The policy affects all new construction and major renovations in the city.
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Denver
Santa Claus
Akron Sends Christmas Boxes To 30 Local Servicemen
The chamber of commerce and churches mailed each of the 30 young men in the armed forces from Akron a Christmas box. Contents include candy nuts cookies heavy socks handkerchiefs razor blades tooth powder soap stamps and postcards.
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Rochester
Ind
Akron
Chamber of Commerce
Brazilian Shipping Suspends Mediterranean Operations
Brazilian ships halt all operations to the Mediterranean region amid unspecified reasons, signaling a full shutdown of engagement with the area. The move affects routes, cargo flow, and potential economic implications for trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
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Personal Finance CO
Fox Theatre
Wm. Carr
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Sixth Street
Tom Inglis
N. Stone
California
Roma Wine Company, Inc
Fresno
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New York
N.Y
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Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power
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