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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
9
A Bloomington survey of discharged servicemen on campus finds 80 percent want vocational studies such as business law medicine and education with 62 percent already in those fields. Two thirds favor speeding up education to reach work sooner and some call for government support while a few oppose aid as a gift.
More than 1,000 Navy veterans from the Pacific war were safely ashore in San Francisco harbor after the Liberty ship S S Henry Bergh grounded off the Farallon Islands. Salvage crews evacuated all aboard as the ship listed, with no casualties reported. two naval ships stood by while one small craft rescued 200 survivors from the frigid waters.
Rev. Elwood Lindsay Haines, former dean of Christchurch Cathedral Louisville, was yesterday consecrated fifth bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Iowa. Most Rev Henry St George Tucker of New York presided as chief consecrator with clergy and lay delegates from Iowa and eight states in attendance.
OCR scraps mention a request related to Kane road work and an urging to act soon. No firm names or dates clearly readable. the item reads as a prompt urging action on a local road matter.
Reports in Washington indicate Vice President Wallace has won presidential best wishes to stay on the Roosevelt ticket for a fourth term, as Roosevlet faces pressure and Indiana and other states begin selecting delegates. Dewey and Bricker call for clear issue discussion amid party debates on leadership and strategy. The president reportedly opposes replacing Wallace while Wallace travels on a mission to Chiang Kai-shek in China.
The office of price administration said rationing will continue for B and C card motorists despite higher output. June tire quota is 1,600,000, up 200,000 from May, but demand still outstrips supply and not all holders will get new tires. Ration boards will prioritize the most essential drivers while rubber director Dewey notes annual production of 22,000,000 tires and monthly output over 2,000,000 in late 1944.
Chairman Wheeler announces cancellation of hearings on revising the federal communications act including a proposal to ban commercial sponsorship of news broadcasts. He says the issue is dead as the radio industry resists regulation, though he believes the industry cannot agree on a single stance. The senate committee was to meet to consider eliminating sponsored news programs.
The Army air forces graduated 13 Arizona men as pilots after training at central flying training command schools in Oklahoma and Texas. Eight were from Phoenix including William H. Boyd and Charles F. Rolph. Tucson sent Roy E. Cooper and Arne Midgard Jr. Others listed were James W. Clement Oracle Benjamin F. Chambers Willcox and Paul M. Schwark Yuma. Rolph and Clement became flight officers while the rest were commissioned as second lieutenants.
The War Production Board authorized General Electric to manufacture 521,500 electric flat irons at the Ontario plant. Deputy WPB Director Louis M. Dreves said the irons will be sold without priorities or ration certificates and available in the fall.
The practice dates to 1870 when letters were photographed to a small size on thin paper so pigeons could carry them, illustrating early methods to reduce weight for mail delivery.
Fifteen inmates at a federal penitentiary near Atlanta lie ill with malaria and others report daily for blood tests. The study, lasting 18 months, aims to test drugs under the National Research Council, U S Public Health Service and Army and Navy medical officers supervision.
At the prison hundreds of inmates volunteered for a job. Volunteers underwent strict physical exams and the 30 fittest were chosen. They have been bitten by malaria carrying anopheles mosquitoes and now await the full effects of the disease.
The largest NAC contingent ever sent to the Mediterranean theater arrived in Naples direct from the United States. Thirty-two officers and 357 enlisted women. half to proceed to the Middle East, bringing total Mediterranean WAC strength to nearly 3,000. Capt. Kathryn Rooster of Bessemer City NC and Lt. Jean Heisler of Ravenna OH commanded two arriving detachments.
In Guadalajara on June 1, swarms of hungry laborers throng the streets hoping to be sent to farms and railways in the United States. The Jalisco state government says no migratory workers will be sent until next August and advised them to return home, yet numbers remain high.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil for swollen feet and foot pain. It promises rapid relief within minutes, claims years of use, and offers a satisfaction guarantee with refunds. The copy emphasizes foot comfort after several applications and compares favorably to powders and baths.
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