North American Aviation Accepts Mediation Board Pact
North American Aviation Inglewood Calif accepts mediation board recommendations for an 11 000 man UAW CIO contract. The deal includes a maintenance of membership clause with workers at the plane factory and allows employees to remain members or be discharged if not in good standing. The agreement speeds defense aircraft production but requires union ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North American Aviation Inc
Inglewood
Calif
National Defense Mediation Board
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Uawcio
J. L. Atwood
North American
UWA
Bennett waives hearing in Bisbee murder case
Jack Bennett, a former wrestler, waived preliminary hearings on first degree murder and assault with intent to commit murder in Bisbee. Bond set at 5000 dollars per charge. The charges stem from a gunfight at a Lowell dance hall that killed Marcus L. Ray and injured Roy Voelker. Bennett had been on duty at the hall when the shooting happened.
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Lowell
Roy Voelker
Ray
Voelker
Bennett
Miller Ordered To Duty As Officer
Melville H. Miller of the U S Veterans Bureau is ordered to active duty July 14 as a captain in the judge advocate general department reserve. He will report to Camp Hulen Texas after a physical at Fort Bliss and a week of training at Fort Sam Houston. Patrick Ryan long-time Fort Huachuca stmaster and Phenecie formerly of Tucson-now Phoenix are also ordered to active duty. Ryan, captain infantry reserves, goes to Oklahoma City for GHQ air force duty July 8. Phenecie, another captain infantry reserves, will also head to Oklahoma City and now serves with the U S border patrol.
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Melville H. Miller
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Camp Hulen
Texas
Fort Bliss
Fort Sam Houston
Patrick Ryan
Ryan
Annie Neal Cheyney
Tucson
Oklahoma City
GHQ Air Force
Phenecie
U. S. Border Patrol
Tucson Air Cadet Made Commander
Cadet FE Lynn Hawkins of Tucson has been named cadet commander of the first battalion at the naval aviation school in Pensacola Florida. The rank makes him senior among about 2 000 cadets in three battalions and he will finish training by Sept 1 likely to be assigned to a Navy air base or aircraft carrier. He previously earned a reserve commission in 1939, left it to join Navy air service, and worked with Firestone in Phoenix and California. His father is vice dean of the University of Arizona College of Agriculture.
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Lynn Hawkins
Ralph S. Hawkins
Tucson
Naval Aviation School
Pensacola
Fla
Hawkins
Navy Air Base
Reserve Corps
University of Arizona
Navy Air Service
Firestone Company
Phoenix
California
Navy
College of Agriculture
Former Tucson cashier dies in Illinois
Mrs. Lucille Dempsey Gunn a former Litt s drug store cashier died last Wednesday in Peoria Illinois Friends report her husband Manny Gunn survives along with several brothers and sisters Mrs Gunn left Tucson several months ago
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Lucille Dempsey Gunn
Litt’s Drug Store
Peoria
Manny Gunn
Gunn
Tucson
Airplane builders pool resources for heavy bombers drive
Los Angeles July 1 American airplane builders join to supply the United States and Great Britain with a large fleet of long range four engine bombers. The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America forecasts 500 bombers monthly in 1942 from the cooperative effort involving Boeing Douglas Vega Consolidated and others. The plan includes new plants at Fort Worth Tulsa and additional factories in California Nevada and Kansas.
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Los Angeles
United States
Great Britai
Aviation News Committee
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
John H. Jouett
The
Aeronautical Chamber
America
England
Pacific Coast
Boeing
Seattle
Douglas
Santa Monica
Calif
Vega
Burbank
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
San Diego
Consolidated
Fort Worth
Texas
Tulsa
Okla
Glenn L. Martin Co
North American Aviation, Inc
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Stearman
Wichita
Kas
Long Beach
Jouett
Record 1,500,000 Marriages Set All-Time High
The census bureau reports 1,500,000 marriages in 1940, an all-time high. It records 11.8 marriages per 1,000 population, up from 9.9 in 1939, though the middle-aisle rate trails the 1920 wartime level.
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Washington
Credit Defense
Dan Cupid
United States
Census Bureau
Lohengrin
Will Rogers Highway Group Names Officers
Chet Relph of West Los Angeles was elected president of the U S 66 Will Rogers Highway association at the convention in Tucumcari New Mexico Amarillo Texas won the 1942 convention bid Other cities bidding included Williams Arizona and Tulsa Oklahoma George Mosier of Oatman Arizona was named vice president from Arizona State vice presidents were Wade Brymer Amarillo Joe Baker Tulsa Fred Ambrose Gallup and George Larsen Los Angeles Loren Strong Albuquerque New Mexico named first vice president and Carmen Dyche Albuquerque was named secretary treasurer.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Chet Relph
Los Angeles
Calif
Will Rogers Highway Association
Amarillo
Tex
Williams
Ariz
Tulsa
Okla
George Mosier
Oatman
Arizona
Wade Brymer
Joe Baker
Fred Ambrose
Gallup
George Larsen
Loren Strong
Albuquerque
Carmen Dyche
Dust explosion at McIntyre mine kills seven in Indiana Pa
The Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co mine disaster near Indiana Pennsylvania raises the death toll to seven. John Chorzak, 21, of Iselin, died from burns after being rescued from the depths. six others were killed at the site and sixteen remain hospitalized with burns or smoke inhalation as officials open an inquiry into the cause.
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Indiana
U.P
McIntyre
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
John Chorzak
Iselin
Effort Aims at Standardizing Warplane Production
A major step toward standardization of aircraft types is urged by United States and Britain to focus production on two model types for key facilities. The approach would not curb other warplane production by the companies involved.
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United States
Britain
Taylor Press Free as Absolute Need for Democracy
Santa Barbara July 1. Reese T. Taylor president of Union Oil told the Pacific Advertising Clubs association that there can be no government business when the press is not free. He urged advertisers to support the free press through ethical advertising and warned of efforts to attack press independence. He argued advertisers must fund the press to keep it solvent and open.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
W.P
Reese T. Taylor
Union Oil Company
Pacific Advertising Clubs Association
Tayer
Taylor
Uip
Seven held in probe of missing Mexican immigration official
Nogales authorities detained seven people for questioning in the disappearance of Ezequiel Gutierrez Larios, sub chief of immigration for Tijuana and Mexicali. Police searched Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, Arizona, aided by citizens, while Cesena urged wider assistance and reported thefts of 1500 dollars and 2500 pesos linked to the case.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Ezequiel Gutierrez Larios
Immigration Department
Tijuana
Mexicali
Baja California
Ariz
Enrique Cesena
Larios
Los Angeles
Calif
Cesena
Mexico City
Boastful boy admits to three killings and a wounding
Bernard Sawicki a parolee from St Charles School of Boys boasted of three killings and a wounding in four days. He described shooting Henry Allain John Miller and Charles Speaker and wounding Charles Kwasinski while narrating his crimes to Police Captain Haugh McCarthy. He claimed he took a pistol from a deputy sheriff and said he was handy with a knife.
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Chicago
Haugh McCarthy
Bernard (Knivey) Sawicki
St. Charles
Sawicki
McCarthy
Henry Allain
Momence
Tll
John J. Miller
Charles J. Speaker
Chicago Park
Bernie
Charles Kwasinski
Willcox Post Office Upgraded to Second Class Status
Willcox Arizona post office advances from third to second class amid higher business from paving on state highway 86 and Rural Electrification Office presence. Daily star routes to Dos Cabezas and thrice weekly mail to Fort Grant Bonita and Klondyke area boost activity. raises and extra staff accompany the change.
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Willcox
Arizona Ranch Country
Old Central Copper Company
Dos Cabezas
Sulphur Springs
Fort Grant
Bonita
Klondyke
L. B. McAleb
Gretna Phinizky
Berlin Bombing Raids Draw German Retaliation
Berlin reports Luftwaffe raids on Cardiff Newport Hull and Lowestoft last night with significant damage. A 5 000 ton ship was damaged at the Humber mouth. British bombers raid Cologne and Westphalia with three planes lost.
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Berlin
Cardiff
Wales
Hull
Lowestoft
England
Humber
Cologne
Germany
Warren To Be Manager For Bisbee Bees
Warren was appointed business manager of the Bisbee Bees of the Arizona Texas league at a Bisbee High School board meeting. Plans include Ladies Night on Fridays and several special nights such as Douglas Night to fund the Douglas drum and bugle corps. Home games start at 7 pm and Warren will lead promotional efforts to boost Copper City support.
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Fuzzy) Ward
Bisbee High School
The
Bees
Te Club
Douglas
Warren
Copper City
Kennedy Funeral Set for Tomorrow
Isabel Kennedy 56 died at her home on Samaniego street. A funeral mass will be at 9 a m tomorrow at San Agustin cathedral, Rev Peter Timmermans officiating. Burial at Holy Hope cemetery. Lying in state tonight at Tucson Mortuary. She is survived by husband James Kennedy five daughters one son four brothers and two sisters all in Tucson and nearby Phoenix or San Diego.
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Isabel Kennedy
Samaniego Street
San Agustin Cathedral
Peter Timmermans
Holy Hope Cemetery
Tucson Mortuary
Kennedy
Tucson
James Kennedy
Solano Leon
Robert Garcia
Frank Robles
Elsie Kennedy
Dorothy Kennedy
Wenceslaus and
Alphone Garcia
Miguel Garcia
Phoenix
Frank Garcia
San Diego
Basila Barba
Lupe Peralpa
Funeral held for Grissom infant in Tucson
Funeral services were held at the Tiedje Funeral chapel for Billy Fred Grissom, who died seven hours after birth. Burial followed at San Xavier Memorial park. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Grissom of 1615 East 13th Street Tucson, a grandmother Mrs. Martha Warner, and two uncles Ralph and Cloyd Grissom.
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Billy Fred Grissom
Fred L. Grissom
Tiedje
San Xavier Memorial Park
East 13Th Street
Martha Warner
Ralph and
Cloyd Grissom
Tucson
New Zealand to End Amusement Tax on Sports Events
New Zealand will abolish the amusement tax levied on race meets football games and amateur boxing and wrestling bouts, removing a levy that affected organizers and spectators of major and minor sports events.
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New Zealand
Idea Of Parachutist Is Not New Benjamin Franklin First
Washington July 1 The military review prints an excerpt asserting Benjamin Franklin proposed parachutist ideas as early as 1783 Franklin suggested balloons could lift troops at low cost so a nation could defend itself by troops descending from the sky and delaying enemy forces
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Franklin
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
School Military Review
T& Ite
Three Italian Generals Captured in East Africa
Catro Egypt July 1 three Italian generals and more than 3000 officers and men surrendered to the British after Chimbi in southwestern Ethiopia capitulated June 27. The Middle East command said General Bertelio and Brigadier General surrendered at Ghimbi, a last resistance center in the former East African empire.
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Catro
Egypt
Ane Mem Sire
Chimbi
Ethiopia
Middle East Command
Bertelio
British Somaliland
Genera
Ghimbi
Italy
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