Car Stolen by MP Train Rides Wildly Across Tucson
Pfc. James Allen, a Negro member of the military police battalion, took Peter Hollin’s car without authorization and led South Tucson Marshal Frank Benitez and Deputy Sheriff Joe Berume on a citywide chase. Allen crashed into a parked car, leaped curbs, and rammed a palo verde tree before deputies captured him. Hollin planned to file grand theft charges, with military authorities to decide on action.
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James Allen
Peter Hollin
A Mountain Club
Tucson
Frank Benitez
Joe Berume
Allen
Berume
Benitez
Melrose Avenue
Ray Gallego
Meyer
Cushing
Gallego
Joe Condlon
East Third Street
East Ninth Street
Harbor
East Ninth
Hollin
Fire Alarm As Fence Burns Near Court Street
Fire chief Harry O Hilles said a small trash pile in the fenced lot east of 158 North Court Street was set afire this afternoon at about 1 30 by a passerby leaving a cigarette. The flames whipped the fence causing minor damage while county workers helped extinguish the blaze in about two minutes.
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Harry O. Hilles
North Court Street
James Arnold
Hilles
Woman Falls Off Bike In Subway Wounds Head
Mrs. J. Zumwalt of 1004 North Sixth Avenue fell from a bicycle in the Sixth Avenue subway and sustained a deep scalp wound. She was taken to St Mary’s Hospital and held for observation after doctors checked for concussion.
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J. Zumwalt
North Sixth Avenue
Roy Robinson
Sixth Avenue
Zumwalt
Ens. Zumwalt
University Naval Training School
St. Mary’s Hospital
Negro Killed After Knifing Peace Officer
In Coolidge a 30 year old laborer, Marvel Walker, was killed after a knife and gun fight with night officer Sam Blackwell, who was hospitalized in critical condition. Deputy Tom Cathemer said Walker attacked a girl first, then swung at Blackwell, who fired twice. One bullet was found in Walker's heart. Blackwell suffered multiple knife wounds.
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Coolidge
Marvel Walker
Sam Blackwell
Tom Cathemer
Pinal County
Walker
Blackwell
Cathemer
Bequests to Royal Fusiliers from Brigadier Howlett
Brigadier Howlett of Bradfield England left bequests totaling 44 000 to aid past and present Royal Fusiliers members.
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The
Royal Fusiliers
Howlett
Bradfield
England
Army Pigeon Yank Delivers News of Gafsa Fall
Lt. Winton T. Prater, University of Arizona ROTC graduate and signal corps officer, wrote a story about the pigeon Yank delivering news of the fall of Gafsa Tunisia. Yank hatched at Fort Benning and flew 90 miles in 115 minutes to Tebessa after an 18 day voyage to North Africa.
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Winton T. Prater
University of Arizona
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Yank
Gafsa
Prater
Signal Corps
Tucson Pigeon Club
U.S
Camp Pickett
Washington, D. C
Pickett
Ft. Dix
N. J
Atlantic
Safi
French Morocco
Tunisian
Tebessa
Sgt
Martinovitch
Los Angeles
Pfc
Cletus Moert
Louisville
United States
Ft. Monmouth
Camp Crowder
England Produces Gears From Vulcanized Fibre Paper
Gears and heavy machinery parts are now manufactured in England from a specially processed paper called vulcanized fibre, offering a lighter and durable alternative to traditional metal components for certain applications.
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England
Tucson Plan Will Not Add To Costs
Tucson planning chief Ladislas Segoe says long range plans by the city planning commission and TRP will not raise taxes beyond normal growth costs. The 10 year program totals about five million dollars, funded by future development, with projects including a west side express by-pass, street connections, school expansions, civic center and two new fire stations, totaling over three million in federal aid potential after the war.
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Tucson
City Planning Commission
Tucson Regional Plan, Inc
Ladislas Segoe
Segoe
TRP
Benson Highway
Casa Grande Highway
Broadway
Congress Street
Congress
Country Club Road
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Town
Campbell
South Park Avenues
Jefferson Park
Main Street
17Th Avenue
U. S
Legoe
WPA
PWA
United States
New York City
New York
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Comfort for Long Workdays
An ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease for over 30 years as relief for tired burning feet. It claims cooling comfort, odor control, and moisture absorption for long standing hours, stiff shoes, and sweaty feet.
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Allen
Allen's
Two Tucson Boys Born in June at St Marys Hospital
At St Marys Hospital in Tucson a son was born to Mr and Mrs Harold Kalish of 2021 E 8th St at 12 17 am on June 3 and a son to Mr and Mrs William De Cook of San Clemente Addition at 1 05 am on June 3.
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Harold Kalish
E. 8Th St
Tucson
William de Cook
San Clemente Addition
United Nations Food Conference adopts plan to feed world
In Hot Springs Virginia delegates from 44 nations conclude 17 days of deliberation with a blueprint for postwar nourishment. An interim Washington commission will launch before July 15 to pursue a goal of freedom from want of food with future permanent bodies. Roosevelt invited delegates to the White House to hear congratulations.
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Hot. Springs
United Nations
Empire Room
Homestead Hotel
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Marvin Jones
Jones
Richard K. Law
Judge Jones
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Valley National Bank
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Oxford
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North
Pennington
Western Electric
Bell Telephone
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Heafd
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Pioneer Hotel Parlor
Audiphone Co
Arizona
Phoenix
Eeverr
U. S. Army
Aviation Cadet Examining Board
Air Corps
Army Air Forces
JOINT
Army-Navy Personnel Board
U.S. Army
Army Air Base
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