Live Cattle Price Ceiling Planned
Sixty cattle producers and slaughterers met with OPA officials in Chicago for a closed, all day talk on live cattle price ceilings. John J. Madigan said a ceilings schedule might not be announced today and a Kansas City meeting could delay any decision. Industry opposition centered on supply disruptions and market confusion, with some supports for ceilings if limited to certain cattle categories.
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Chicago
OPA
John J. Madigan
Arval Erickson
Madigan
Washington
Kansas City
Serchio Valley Counterattack Repels Yanks
Rome reports a strong German counterattack near Italy's west coast forced the Fifth Army to withdraw from advance positions in the Serchio River valley. German and Fascist Italian troops broke American lines near Gallicano, with clashes affecting the 92nd Infantry Division as the eighth army fronts remained mostly quiet. Allied air forces claimed substantial activity with 21 Allied planes lost and German 20 planes dead.
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Rome
Italy
Fifth Army
Serchio River
Gallicano
Tyrhennian
Eighth Army
Rossetta
Bagnacavallo
Faenza
San Benedetto
Grizzand
Germany
Musicians' Union Here Names Officers in Tucson
The Tucson chapter of the A F L Musicians Union elected new officers for 200 members and discussed postwar plans for studio rehearsal and recording rooms. Elected were Gaynor K. Stover president Jerry Baggett vice president Ernie Lewis secretary Frank Durazo sergeant at arms. Trustees named were Jimmy Whittle C E Monyer and Ralph Mayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
A. F. of L. Musicians’ Union
Gaynor K. Stover
Jerry Baggett
Ernie Lewis
Frank Durazo
Jimmy Whittle
C. E. Monyer
Ralph Mayer
New Workers Still Needed By Railway
The demand for additional brake men switchmen carpenters and machinists on the Southern Pacific railroad continues. P O Carter district manager of the US retirement board 151 North Stone Avenue said placements in railroad work increased this week. A total of 226 jobs were found with Southern Pacific here during November and the figure is expected higher for December. Artisans urged to report to the retirement office.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
P. O. Carter
U. S. Retirement Board
North Stone Avenue
Carter
Southern Pacific
OPA Sets Watermelon Wholesale Prices Through Season
The OPA announced ceiling prices for watermelons starting next season. From season start to June 9 the price is $34 per ton, June 10 to July 4 $29 per ton, and July 5 to season end $23 per ton.
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OPA
Jackson Named Editor of Arizona Beverage Journal
Phoenix December 27 Guy L. Jackson resigns as assistant editor of Arizona Highways to take the editorship of the Arizona Beverage Journal official publication of the Arizona highway department.
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Phoenix
Guy L. Jackson
Arizona Highways
Arizona Highway Department
Arizona Beverage Journal
State Tax Commission Fires 19 Employees in Transition
Phoenix December 27. Secretary Clarence L. Standage and 18 other state tax commission workers were notified their jobs end January 1 as a new majority bloc led by D. C. O'Neil and Warren Peterson takes control. Peterson defeated chairman Thad M. Moore at the July primary and won the November general election.
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Phoenix
Clarence L. Standage
State Tax Commission
D. C. O'Neil
Warren Peterson
Tax
Peterson
Commission
Thad M. Moore
Tax Commission to Change One Tucson Employee
E. H. Basey, director of the Arizona State Tax Commission office in Tucson, said only one man in the Tucson branch would be affected by a political job change. The employee, unnamed, is a field agent. all other staff will stay in current positions.
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E. H. Basey
Arizona State Tax Commission
Tucson
Commission
The
Tax Commission
Basey
Tucson Daily Citizen
Two Fliers Dismissed For Flying Too Low
Second Lt. Dayton E. Chafin of Tucumcari New Mexico and First Lt. Ernest F. Borusky Jr of Des Moines Iowa were dismissed from the Army Air Forces after general court martial trials for flying at low altitude. Corp. Edward L. Peterson a passenger was killed when Boruskys plane hit power lines over Lake Brownwood Texas and sank. Borusky received six months hard labor. Chafin was accused of flying low over his hometown last October.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Dayton E. Chafin
Tucumcari
N. M
Ernest F. Borusky, Jr
Des Moines
Army Air Forces
Second Air Force
Edward L. Peterson
Borusky
Lake Brownwood
Abilene
Tex
Chafin
Old Clothing Drive Ends Tomorrow at Fox Tucson
A Russian relief group sponsors a Western movie at the Fox Tucson Theatre to collect clothing for its program. Children’s garments are preferred but any item is welcome. The 9:30 a.m. showing has no speakers as announced yesterday.
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Fox-Tucson
Mexican Bank Founder Mascarenas Dies At 67
Alberto Mascarenas 67 prominent Mexican banker and founder and longtime general manager of the Bank of Mexico died yesterday in Mexico City. He helped establish the Bank of Mexico and led its operations for many years.
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Mascarenas
Mexico City
Alberto Mascarenas
Mexico
Bank of Mexico
Edict on Marriage for Seniors Repealed in Rome
Rome under Emperor Tiberius issued a ban on marriage for women over fifty and men over sixty, a restriction quickly repealed amid political pressure and public backlash. The incident highlights early imperial control shifts in social policy and royal authority.
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Tiberius
Rome
Housewives Urged to Destroy Invalidated Ration Stamps
Washington officials warned that using invalidated food ration stamps violates regulations. Housewives were urged to destroy stamps no longer valid, while red and blue tokens follow separate rules. Several red, blue, and sugar stamps are marked invalid or set to become valid on future dates.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Heroic Stand By Six Yanks In Stavelot Sector
In Stavelot Belgium Dec 25 Allied air forces pounded German armor as Maj. C S Sonesifer credited with the worst beating since Argent an gap. Sgt William Weidener and five others held a barn defense for 24 hours amid heavy shelling while a wounded private aided then charged the chateau with a bayonet. An American tank battalion mounted a 155 mm gun on a ledge 800 yards out and reduced nearby houses as 130 German prisoners were confined in a church cellar before the final assault.
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Wes Gallagher
Stavelot
Belgium
Argentan Gap
C. S. Sonesifer
Harrisburg
William Weidener
Loganport
Ind
Weidener
William Kellar
Chicago
Two Die in Private Plane Crash Near Jerome
Pfc. Kenneth P. Hamblin, 26, of Vallejo California and a woman identified as Jewell A Callahan a civilian employee at Lowery Field Denver were killed in a private airplane crash two miles south of Jerome. An icing carburetor was cited as a possible cause. The craft left Winslow airport less than two hours earlier and narrowly missed highway workers before crashing in rocky terrain.
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Jerome
Kenneth P. Hamblin
Vallejo
Calif
Jewell A. Callahan
Lowery Field
Denver
Colo
John Moran
Yavapai County
Winslow
Chaplin Blood Test Evidence Judged Admissible in Paternity Case
Hollywood December 27 One of three doctors testifies blood tests show Chaplin cannot be the father of Carol Ann Barry's child thoughJudge Willis rules blood tests are not binding for paternity. Doctor says baby’s blood type B makes Chaplin's blood type C and impossible as father. Miss Barry’s attorney had sought to introduce her demand for money into the case.
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Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
Carol Ann
Newton Evans
Mr. Chaplin
Miss Barry
Chaplin
Barry
Henry M. Willis
Willis
Union Raids War Store In Dearborn
A crowd of union members smashed displays and ransacked Montgomery Ward in Dearborn, injuring property during a 15 minute rampage led by two men. Michigan labor leader Roy Scoggins blamed imported strike breakers for instigating the disturbance as pickets planned a peaceful demonstration. Police arrested two involved in the destruction. store damage value not yet estimated.
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Detroit
U.R
Montgomery Ward & Company
Dearborn
Roy Scoggins
Michigan
United Retail, Warehouse and Department Store Employer
CSO
Scoggins
Machine Tools Aid In War Effort Urgently Needed
Commerce Secretary Jones asks all defense plants to inventory and divert usable machine tools to critical programs for ammunition and other supplies. WPB chairman J. A. confirms tools will be shipped to new factories building heavy artillery ammunition mortars and aircraft engines. Picketing at area stores follows company resistance to war labor directives and denial of prior knowledge of a strike.
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Washington
Commerce
Jones Joda
Defense
Jones
WPB
J. A
Thers
Fragmented note on polygamy and family structure
A fragment discusses a marriage within a household with several wives forming a family with their children. It references polygamy as a form of union.
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Jackson
Yanks
Mr. Lamoureaux
Arizona Hotel
Ome
Ree Ae Ras Publications
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Crystal Coca-Cola Bottling CO
North 6Th Avenue
aCe Seer Ardente At
Dearbor
Herbert K. Lewis
Penetro
ISE Ops
Cucson
Tucson Daily
Arizona
Tire O
N. Stone
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