Rudolph Laos Appointed Farm Labor Office Manager
Rudolph Laos, 28, is named manager of the new Pima County farm labor office. The office began duties as county recruiter of farm workers yesterday morning under County Agricultural C. B. Brown. Laos will survey labor needs, assess available workers, and maintain office records at the Five Points site under county agent jurisdiction, with oversight by the University of Arizona extension service.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Instructions for Ration Book Three Distribution
Post officials report cards for ration book three were left on doorsteps but incomplete distribution has caused confusion over household occupancy and card counts. Cards are mailed through June 5 with pickup June 10 and August reissue. multiple cards only needed for unrelated occupants.
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Tucson
Births at St Marys Hospital Tucson June 1 and 2
At St Marys Hospital Tucson five births are recorded. Robt M Ransier and wife welcomed a girl at 2 28 am June 1 from 3113 Columbus Blvd. John Wilbur Cole and wife from R F D 4 Box 361 had a daughter at 8 55 pm June 1. Major Kenneth Diehl and wife of 1330 N Wilson welcomed a girl at 9 07 pm June 1. Thomas F Moore and wife of 115% E 14th St had a girl at 2 32 am June 2. Lewis E Peterman and wife of 1826 E 6th St had a girl at 3 45 am June 2. Cleo C Sparks and wife of 2120 East Fourth St had a boy at 4 30 am June 2.
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Robert M. Ransier
Columbus Blvd
Tucson
John Wilbur Cole
Box
Kenneth Diehl
N. Wilson
Thomas F. Moore
E. 14Th Street
Lewis E. Peterman
E. 6Th Street
Cleo C. Sparks
East Fourth Street
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin
Bronze is an alloy made by combining copper with tin. The resulting metal is harder and more durable, historically used for coins, tools, and artwork.
Supervisors Balk At Full Cash Value Assessments
Pima County Board debates forcing the county assessor to value all property at full cash value as required by law. Chairman R. H. Martin and member G. T. Alley oppose mandating the assessor though Angius urges a test case to compel uniform full cash value assessments statewide. Collins supports high cash-value assessments if other counties and the tax commission agree.
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Pima County
Tom Collins
Board of Supervisors
Board of Equalization
Dan Angius
Collins
R. H. Martin
G. T. Alley
United States
Alley
Martin
Angius
State Tax Commission
Angtus
Thad Moore
Tax Commission
Tucson Gas & Electric Company
Colonia Solana
Arizona
Pima
Gila
Yavapai
Cochise
Ag of Justice
Allied Convoys Dominate U-Boat Battle in May
London reports Allied convoy escorts sank more enemy submarines in May than any month of the war. A. V. Alexander says over 12 months total submarines sunk outpace earlier periods and U-boat numbers in the Atlantic have fallen. He credits U.S. airpower and RAF bombing of bases, factories, and yards for long term impact.
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Atlantic
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
House of Commons
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Alexander
Son of Local Marine Officer Ensign In Navy
Sgt J D Van Horne marine corps recruiting officer leaves for Annapolis to witness his son’s naval academy graduation. The family includes Capt James H Van Horne in the Army aviation program and Robert G Van Horne a former standout athlete now at the Naval Academy. The furlough allows visiting both sons and hopes the youngest may join naval aviation.
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Naval Academy
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Tucson
Robert G. van Horne
H P Y. Ashurst
Young
University of Arizona
James H. van Horne
Air Corps
Columbus
Ohio
Thieves Steal Nickels From Drink Machine
Police investigate a burglary at the Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power offices on North Stone Avenue where a Coca Cola machine was opened and money and drinks stolen. Two soldiers report lost claim checks, watches, and seventy dollars taken from YMCA locker room after a swim.
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Tucson
Carlton H. Day
Davis-Monthan Field
YMCA
California Victory Gardens Reach One Million Mark
Census figures show nearly 1,000,000 victory gardens in California. Statisticians estimate the gardens will produce about 125,000,000 pounds of vegetables valued at roughly $12,500,000 at current prices.
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Victory Gardens
New Power Plants For Post War Era
Chicago June 2 An engineering executive predicts revolutionary power plants will fuel postwar aviation and industry. M W Smith of Westinghouse and Electric & Manufacturing says gas turbines may power planes and trains with advanced drive and stabilization systems. He notes developments in aviation electric drives, locomotive turbines, synthetic rubber production aids, and radio wave applications.
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M. W. Smith
Westinghouse and Electric & Manufacturing Company
Electric Light and Power
Smith
Reger Resigns From University of Arizona Engineering Post
A. W. Reger, instructor in mechanical engineering at the University of Arizona, resigns to rejoin the Georgia Institute of Technology. No successor named. Reger had filled a vacancy from Harold A. Jimmerson’s military leave. Dean Butler announces P. M. Thorneburg as new associate professor to join naval aviation ground school staff later this month.
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University of Arizona
Reger
Georgia Institute of Technology
University
Harold A. Jimmerson
Philippines
G. M. Butler
Engineering
P. M. Thornburg
Naval Aviation Instructors
Navy
Tailors may cuff trousers under WPB ruling
Washington says a tailor may add a simulated cuff to pants starting today. Men of average height get a three inch cuff allowance, shorter men have more material left, taller men may receive no cuff. The ruling preserves trouser length limits and aims to conserve wool, which could yield over 300,000 garments this year.
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Washington
U.P
War Production Board
WPB
University group receives Army orders for active duty
Thirteen University of Arizona enlisted reserve corps engineering students will be handed military orders this afternoon. This marks the third reserve group to depart campus since March. They will report for induction at Ft. MacArthur, California, Thursday morning, with C. Z. Lesher distributing travel orders at 4 p.m. Kerr will lead the detail en route to the induction center.
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University of Arizona
Ft. MacArthur
Calif
Keith C. Andrus
Braham
Minn
Robert P. Barraclough
Los Angeles
Louis L. Czyzewski
Tucson
John W. Dobson
Waukesha
Armed Service
Kerr
Mexican Govt to Honor Roosevelt in Monterrey
Gen. Eulogio Ortiz said a simple monument will be built near Monterrey at the site of the April meeting between Presidents Roosevelt and Avila Camacho. Commemorative plaques will also be placed at Casino Military where the talks occurred.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Eulogio Ortiz
Roosevelt
Avila Camacho
Fate Of Foggia Fully Revealed
Col John K Nissley recalls Foggia Italy where 450 Americans trained in 1918. He notes WWI era aerial raids and the memory returns as new reports show American bombings of the base. He trained under Capt Fiorello LaGuardia, later NYC mayor, during primary aviation instruction.
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Luke Field
John K. Nissley
Mace
Foggia
Nissley
Italy
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Ten Killed As German Planes Raid England
London reports that ten persons were believed killed in an east Anglian town bombed by German planes early today. Four killed in one street, with a large section shattered by a single bomb, as several enemy fighters moved over the town. RAF Spitfires reportedly downed one attacker. German communiques named Margate and the Isle of Wight as targets.
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Mit
RAF
France
Berlin
Margate
Isle of Wight
Four Engined American Bombers Over Foggia Amid Bombing Campaign
Four engined American planes roared over Foggia as Allied bombing presses intensified on German targets. The Italian front saw renewed air activity this week with heavy bomb runs aimed at strategic facilities near the city.
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Foggia
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