Saskatchewan Socialists Win Election Votes
George Gallup notes a Saskatchewan provincial landslide for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation winning 47 of 51 seats, while national footing shows the CCF weakening. Tables show shifts in Liberal and Progressive Conservative support since September 1943, with farmers and labor groups moving away from the CCF.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
United States
Canada
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
CCF
Saskatchewan
Liberal Party
Dominion
MacKenzie King
Progressive Conservative Party
Mayor Urges Stay At Home Fourth Of July
Tucson Mayor Henry O Jaastad issued a preliminary appeal urging citizens to stay home during the Fourth of July holiday to reduce accidents and conserve fuel tires and vehicles. He asked residents to dedicate the day to loved ones serving on the firing line and to help speed victory by minimizing harm.
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Tucson
Henry 0. Jaastad
Jaastad
Clark And Russ Open California Fruit Basket Store
I R Stearns and Clark Hanson known as Clark and Russ open their own retail produce store named California Fruit Basket at 1110 South Sixth Avenue The market will carry a complete line of Arizona and California fruit and vegetables and will cater to guest ranches guest homes and sanitariums.
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I. R. Stearns
Clark Hanson
Clark and Russ
Market Spot
California Fruit Basket
South Sixth Avenue
Arizona
California
Sen Guffey predicts FDR lands all 48 states
Hazelton Pa July 1 Sen Guffey of Pennsylvania predicted Roosevelt will carry all 48 states in the upcoming election. He commented that Dewey would lose even Maine and Vermont and referenced a past forecast about London.
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Sen. Guffey
Hazelton
Guffey
D.-Pa
Thomas E. Dewey
Maine
Vermont
London
Roosevelt
Yanks Move Too Fast For Nazis
Henry Z. Gorrell describes Cherbourg action as a rapid, mobile battle where American doughboys, supported by air and artillery, shattered German fortifications. The piece praises infantry mobility, notes German delays, and highlights a swift 25 mile advance, a 20 mile push to key objectives, and the surrender of General von Schlieben.
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Henry Z. Gorrell
Cherbourg
U.P
Reichswehr
Poland
Stonewall Jackson
Normandy
Festung Cherbourg
Barneville
Carl Wilhelm von Schlieben
Joseph
Lightning Joe
L. Collins
7Th Corps
Ft. du Roule
Dday
Los Angeles Firm Buys Historic Arizona Ranch
Prescott July 1 A Chicago based A R Johnson sold the 600 acre ranch twelve miles northwest of Prescott in Williamson valley to Joseff Hollywood Inc of Los Angeles a jewelry maker for movie stars The old stage station house will be remodeled while preserving its shape Jefferson Lee once ran the stage and E H Manders later owned the property which includes 200 acres of wheat and rye
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Prescott
Williamson Valley
A. R. Johnson
Chicago
Joseff Hollywood, Inc
Los Angeles
Ehrenberg
Granite Mountain
Jefferson Lee
Stage
E. H. Manders
England
Richard E. Manders
Tucsonian Among State Group Missing Abroad
Washington reports six Arizonians listed as missing in action from the European theater per the War Department. The names include Capt. Walter T. Carton Prescott wife Marie. Tech. Sgt. Albert L. Pruitt Prescott. Tech Sqn. Louie K. Baker Coolidge. Staff Sgt. Manuel M. Ramos Douglas. Second Lt. Edward Tully Tucson. First Lt. James H. Wimmer Phoenix.
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Washington
War Department
Walter T. Carton
Marie
Prescott
Tech
Albert L. Pruitt
Mattie A. Pruitt
Louie K. Baker
James L. Baker
Coolidge
Manuel M. Ramos
Teresa M. Ramos
First Street
Douglas
Edward Tully
Albert Tully
West Second Street
Tucson
James H. Wimmer
Phoenix
Brookfield Minister Resigns to Enter Army
Rev. William L. Young Jr. resigns as pastor of the Brookfield Presbyterian Church and informs the selective service board he is ready for armed service. He says he must share in the experience being endured by millions of men. He is married with one daughter.
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Brookfield, Mo
William L. Young, Jr
Brookfield Presbyterian Church
Selective Service Board
Young
Brookfield
Wounds Prove Fatal To Mother Catherine Fountain
Phoenix July 1 gunshot wounds caused the death of Mrs. Catherine Fountain 31 as per ex officio coroner Harry E. Westfall. Her body was found in a bedroom of her residence Monday afternoon.
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Phoenix
Catherine Fountain
Harry E. Westfall
WMC Plans To Recruit More Workers For War Effort
Phoenix July 1 The war manpower commission announces a plan to recruit workers from less essential activities for jobs with greater direct war contribution. A referral order to direct establishments linked to the victory effort will be set up by a federal priorities committee.
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Phoenix
Arizona
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Three Thousand Trailers to Be Built Next Month
Washington July 1 UP reports the War Production Board will produce 3000 more trailers next month for war workers who travel constantly. The War Labor Board notes these trailers will have wheels and tires, unlike many wartime housing trailers.
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Washington
War Production Board
WLB
Paroled Seven Years After Gilbertson Death
David Muckelroy, 43, received seven years probation from Superior Judge W. E. Ferguson after changing his plea to guilty in the death of James Gilbertson, 33, a bartender and former University of Arizona student, who died from head injuries after a buffet fight on April 11 in Gilbertson’s death case.
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Phoenix
David Muckelroy
W. E. Ferguson
James Gilbertson
Muckelroy
Gilbertson
University of Arizona
Two Identical Cries Lead To Murder Proof
In New York Brooklyn authorities say two deathbed pleas of Dont touch my feet from a mother and daughter 28 months apart pointed to murder by strychnine. The Berkowitz family saw exhumations and autopsies revealing enough poison to kill six people. Beatrice Horberg aided the probe. Mrs Feldman and her husband are central to the financial aftermath.
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New York
Brooklyn
Gussie Berkowitz
E. A. Heffernan
Berkowitz
Beatrice Horberg
Heffernan
Price Ceilings Set For Alfalfa Hay Starting July 3
The office of price administration announced nationwide price ceilings for alfalfa hay will take effect July 3. National ceilings average $1.25 per ton above Western maxima, with new retail prices ranging from $19 to $26.50 per ton and grower parity at $21.50. Arizona schedules show monthly variations and labeling for U S No 1 and No 2 hay with possible add-ons.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Arizona
U. S
200 In Guatemala Are Shot Down In Strike
MEXICO CITY July 1 A traveler returning from Guatemala said at least 200 persons were shot down Sunday night in an uprising officials called only a student demonstration The traveler reported a taxi driver asked police for an armed escort to reach the airport and said gunfire blocked entry to some streets He said students organized mass meetings to aid workers in a general strike
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Air transport in Spain faces gasoline and equipment shortages
Air transportation in Spain is strained by shortages of gasoline and essential equipment, disrupting services and delaying maintenance. Officials warn the shortfall could worsen travel across major airports if supplies do not improve soon.
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Spain
Skunks Distinctive Visitor Prompted City Police Tale
George McWhorter recalls skunks wandering into the city during an annual period. He recounts a late night call from Southern Pacific about a skunk at a depot. McWhorter chloroformed the animal and delivered it to the police station as Officer Harold Wheeler balked at the task.
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Poundmaster
George McWhorter
Harold C. Wheeler
Southern Pacific
McWhorter
Wheeler
Veige
Sgt. Wheeler
Mac
Tucson Officer Among Invasion Hero Bronze Stars
Bronze Star recipients included Lt. James P. Panas of Tucson Arizona and 27 other members of the American second division, cited for gallant action under heavy fire during two weeks of fighting in the Cerisy forest sector in the invasion of France.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cerisy Forest
France
James P. Panas
Tucson
Ariz
Nazi General Dollmann Killed in Normandy Front
London July 1 The death of Col Gen Friedrich Dollmann commander of German forces on the Norman front was announced in a Hitler issued order. Dollmann, 62, credited with defending the channel coast and thwarting Allied invasion plans in Normandy.
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London
Friedrich Dollmann
Norman Front
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Dollmann
Seventh Army
Seventh
Maginot Line
Cherbourg
France
Channel
Hitler
Retail Trade Improves In Some Sections
Dun and Bradstreet reports mid year revival in several regions with gains in furniture, summer apparel, and eating goods. Restaurant activity stays strong and food sales exceed last year by about 10 percent. total retail trade 15 to 18 percent higher than 1943. Regional gains range from 6 to 24 percent across zones. Wholesale furniture trade improves as fall ordering peaks pass.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
New England
East
Middle West
Northwest
South
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Danish postmaster conceives Christmas tuberculosis seal
Danish postmaster Einar Hol boll conceived the idea of a Christmas tuberculosis seal, proposing a charitable stamp design to raise funds for tuberculosis relief. The initiative highlights him as the originator of the seasonal fundraising effort.
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Einar Holboll
U S Upholds Camacho In Sinaquista Question
The U S permanent commission expresses confidence in President Avila Camacho for actions against Sinaquista subversion. The conservative peasant group was banned from meetings and its official organ investigated for possible sedition.
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U. S
Mexico City
Permanent Commission of Congress
Avila Camacho
Sinaquistas
Allied Forces Push Japs West of Kohima Imphal Road
Allied troops report elimination of all Japanese forces west of the Kohima Imphal road in northeastern India. A few stragglers remain north of Garong on the eastern side. In northern Burma, Chinese forces advanced a mile south of Loilaw from captured Mogaung.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima-Imphal
India
Garong
Burma
Loilaw
Mogaung
Registration Polls Open Again In Arizona July 19
Phoenix July 1 Arizona voters may qualify for the general election by reopening registration rolls from July 19 to October 2 announced by Secretary of State Dan E Garvey.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
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