Japan Silk Industry Faces Deep Rebuilding Challenge
Dan E Douty reports Japan's silk sector is 85 percent operative with mulberry acreage down 60 percent and cocoon output off 75 percent. He notes sericulture employs millions, is a vital cash crop, and could drive postwar economic recovery as Japan rebuilds and expands silk production amid possible trade wars.
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Japan
Dan E. Douty
United States Testing Co
Hoboken
N. J
War Department
Douty
Air Mail Decline Noted By Collins In Tucson
Harold Collins Tucson postmaster announced May 1946 postal receipts at 61 609.67, down from 67 639.97 a year earlier. He cited an 8.9 percent drop in air mail and overseas mail while overall mail handling rose about 15 percent from a year ago due to postwar changes.
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Harold Collins
Tucson
Collins
Silk trade fears shape postwar market outlook
American manufacturers hesitate to resume silk production as synthetic rivals grow. Analysts warn that if the industry lags, Japan may reclaim Far Eastern markets from China to India with domestically produced silk goods.
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China
India
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Fire alarm wakes Mass. chief to factory blaze
Short circuit triggers Police Chief Edward McCarthy's alarm clock at 3 a m. He looks from his bedroom window and spots a fire in a nearby factory prompting an emergency response by local authorities.
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Farmingham
Mass
Wup
Edward McCarthy
Water Saving Urged In Crops In Central Arizona
University of Arizona pamphlet urges crop planning to match water supply. Charles Hobart and Karl Harris present a map and guidance for Maricopa Pinal and Yuma counties noting pumping and reservoir districts. Emphasizes water as the limiting factor in land development and warns against overuse of underground supplies.
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Arizona
University of Arizona
Agricultural Extension Service
Charles Hobart
Maricopa County
Karl Harris
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering
Colorado
Maricopa
Pinal
Yuma
Auto theft blocked as man jailed in Mesilla area
Eduardo Martinez Pascua village pleaded guilty before Judge Paul J. Cella to attempting auto theft at West Mesilla and South Main. He began a 15 day jail term plus a $30 fine after Patrolman S H Ryan reported him altering wires to start the car owned by Albert Ruiz on Nogales highway.
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West Mesilla
South Main Street
Eduardo Martinez
Pascua Village
Paul J. Cella
Martinez
S. H. Ryan
Albert Ruiz
Nogales Highway
Births at Tucson Area Hospitals Report New Arrivals
St Marys Hospital and Tucson Medical Center announce several births in early June. Families listed include Thornton, Botch, Meinkle, Smith, Pricer, Hawkins, and M. with infants a girl or boy born between June 1 and June 2. Addresses provided for each family.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Charles A. Thornton
E. Adelaide
Tucson
Petra Botch
Box 9
Edward D. Meinkle
E. Adams Street
Harold Smith
Consolidated Trailer Court
Tucson Medical Center
Dean Pricer
N. Warren
John Q. Hawkins
Robert M
Street Widening Plan Delayed Amid Budget Limits
The board heard a letter from the Northeast Neighbors association praising East Speedway plans but a supervisor said the widening effort is years away. He cited a 10 percent road budget limit and scarce materials, with contractors wary of cost plus work.
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Board of Supervisors
Northeast Neighbors
East Speedway
G. T. Alley
County Postwar Planning Board
Alley
R. H. Martin
J. Homer Boyd
Tom Collins
Boyd
Tucson Regional Plan, Inc
Girl born at 11:39 p.m. June 2 in Tucson
A girl was born at 11:39 p.m. on June 2 at Pagel in Tucson located at 3565 East Cody, according to local health records.
Veterans at Newton YMCA vote to force 5 am calisthenics
War veterans at the Newton YMCA unable to adjust to peacetime life vote to oust the physical director and require calisthenics at 5 o clock on two mornings a week to begin the day with exercise.
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Newton
Mass
Auto victim dies in Miami hospital after accident
Arizona marked Memorial Day weekend with one traffic fatality. William T. Towns, 71, died in a Miami hospital from injuries after a vehicle struck him near Claypool. The driver was 19 year old Charles D. Terrill of Miami.
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Miami
Arizona
William T. Towns
Claypool
Charles D. Terrill
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