Scholarships to aid new Arizona agriculture students
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation will name its donor fund within days and grant $2,000 to the University of Arizona for 16 freshmen scholarships of $125 each. Dean Paul Burgess will administer the awards, given to high achieving students lacking funds, with $62.50 disbursed each semester upon registration and ongoing good standing.
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Paul S. Burgess
University of Arizona
College of Agriculture
Sears. Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
R. W. Cline
Department of Agricultural Education
University Business Office
Dean Burgess
S. W. Pettigrew
Chicago
Foundation
F. E. James
Los Angeles
E. B. Carmack
Tucson
Sears Roebuck
Millions Teem In Holy City As War Rages
Refugees flood Jerusalem turning it into a bustling metropolis where Allied troops, diplomats, and scholars mingle. Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Hindus unite under a common cause, while biblical prophecy and the prospect of peace shape daily life around the Holy Sepulchre and the wailing wall.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Solomon
Mediterranean
Brotherhood of Arms
Palestine
Workman Blamed in Miami Death
The coroner's jury blamed a fellow worker's negligence for the death of 26 year old Juan R Bejarano crushed when two locomotives collided at the Miami Copper company mine Monday night. Bejarano's widow and two week old child survive. County Attorney Frank E Tippett will continue his investigation.
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Miami
Juan R. Bejarano
Bejarano
Frank E. Tippett
Firefighters Rescue Parrot from Camden House Blaze
Firemen responding to a general alarm in Camden hear cries of help from a house across the street and rescue a parrot found inside as they battled the blaze.
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Parrot Camden
Travel Restrictions Bill Would Give President Power
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a measure giving the President authority to control entry and exit of all persons during war threats. It would allow stopping departures of aliens and restricting citizens and aliens with valid papers. Assistant Secretary Breckenridge Long urged passage, saying it mirrors a World War statute. He noted possible commuter concessions and warned of potential abuses.
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Washington
U.P
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Breckenridge Long
Sol Bloom
D-Ny
Long
Radio Writing Course at University of Arizona
The University of Arizona will offer a new radio writing course next year with two units of credit each semester. Harry Behn will teach, covering radio scripts copy types and practical use of the radio bureau facilities.
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University of Arizona
Harry Behn
University Radio Bureau
Radio Bureau
Louis Chevrolet Dies Pioneer Auto Designer at 87
Louis Chevrolet, pioneer auto designer and famed racing driver, died at his Detroit home after years of ill health. Survived by widow and one son, he was born December 25, 1878 in Switzerland. His notable feats include a 1905 Sheepshead Bay speed record and the design of two Indianapolis 500 winner cars in 1920 and 1921. He helped found the first Chevrolet in 1911, later part of General Motors in 1915.
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Louis Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Switzerland
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Indianapolis Speedway
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Tommy Milton
William C. Durant
Chevrolet Company
General Motors Corporation
Engineer Killed Photographing Bridge Collapse on Highway
Ernest E. Ortega of the Mexican national highway commission engineering staff was killed while photographing a bridge under construction on the Mexico City-Pachuca highway when a large iron piece fell from a crane and struck him.
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Mexico City
Pachuca
Ernest E. Ortega
Mexican National Highway Commission
Green Guards pledge aid to Civilian Defense efforts
Letter from Mrs. Juanita Mogre urges local Green Guards to join the Civilian Defense program under military supervision. She notes President LaGuardia's invitation for existing groups to cooperate, and highlights the June 14 Flag Day parade at the Elks building led by the Elks. She argues for women’s education and active defense duties, stressing drill and readiness as German ships approach within 700 miles of the U.S.
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Juanita Mogre
E. Broadway
Bismarck Sinks After Battle With British Fleet
London dispatch reports the Bismarck was destroyed after being sunk west of Brest on May 27. Captain Dalrymple Hamilton of the Rodney described her final moments with guns blazing, top blown away and flames roaring as the Dorsetshire finished her with torpedoes.
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U.P
Brest
Dorsetshire
F. H. G. Dalrymple Hamilton
Graf Spee
Tucson To Name Resident Personnel Chief
The Tucson city civil service director must be a legal Arizona resident says P H McNeill secretary of the commission. June 28 is the filing deadline for applications and late postmarks up to midnight June 28 will be accepted. Exams will be announced after applications are considered.
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Tucson
Arizona
P. H. McNeill
Commission
Heller Rites Set for Saturday at Reilly's Chapel
Funeral services for Ezra Pete Heller Jr. 12 will be held at 4 p.m. in Reilly's chapel with Rev. Richard S. Beal officiating. He was son of Mr. and Mrs. E Heller of 8 East District Street and attended Government Heights and Wakefield junior high schools. He leaves four brothers Frederica Raymond Gene of Tucson and Melvin of Los Angeles and six sisters June Shirley Nancy Mrs Morrow Mrs Herbie Hiegiel and Mrs Bonnie Evans of Venice California.
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Pete) Heller, Jr
Reilly’s Chapel
Richard S. Beal
First Baptist Church
Heller
E. Heller
East District Street
Government Heights
Wakefield
Frederica
Raymond
Gene
Tucson
Melvin
Los Angeles
June
Shirley
Nancy
Morrow
Herbie Hiegiel
Bonnie Evans
Venice
Calif
Cotton Stamps Available for Arizona Farmers
Arizona cotton farm families may obtain clothing and food by joining the supplementary cotton program on or before June 14. The program provides up to 25 dollars in stamps for single farm operations and up to 50 dollars for multi farm operations or those with multiple tenants. A 3 dollar cash payment is offered for producing approved home gardens. Sign up at the Pima county office.
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Arizona
Joe King
A.A.A
Pima County
Police puzzled by how student nabbed train step
Tucson police speculated how a University of Arizona student acquired a portable train step along with porch furniture taken during dorm renovations. Investigators noted the stolen items, including chairs and lanterns, were accumulated as buildings were refreshed.
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University of Arizona
Pullman
Tucson
Joe College
Billy Boy Returns Home Demonstrator for Rayow Insecticide
Saul Rayow, an insecticide manufacturer, feared Billy Boy the horse would never return. The animal, touted as Rayow’s demonstration horse that attracts flies, has come back home, ending his owner’s worry.
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Houston
Tex
Saul Rayow
Billy Boy
Rayow
French Oceania Boosts Vanilla Shipments to America
French Oceanian producers expand exports by sending larger vanilla bean shipments to the United States, signaling heightened trade ties and market demand for the spice. The move increases supply chains for American bakers and perfumery houses.
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Oceania
America
Mortgage fees near new record in May
May filings in Pima County reached 2418.15 dollars, the largest monthly total since 1937, per county recorder Anna Sullinger. Recordings included deeds mortgage notes chattel mortgages conditional sales contracts bills of sale leases and other documents with varied counts.
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Anna Sullinger
Pima
Railroad workers draft pay demands across unions
Chicago reports that labor leaders for 1,150,000 union members drafted wage increase demands to present to carriers on Tuesday. Following action by 350,000 operating workers last month, 14 non operating unions seek 30 to 34 cents extra per hour for 800,000 members. Five operating unions including engineers and conductors voted.
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Chicago
Newspapers Shipments Reach India In Last Year
Nearly 50 000 tons of old newspapers were imported into India during the previous year. This large volume reflects robust recycling activity and demand for paper stock in Indian markets.
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India
Woman in Waikato Finds One Pound Six Ounce Tomato
A Waikato woman recently picked a tomato weighing one pound six ounces. The report notes the unusually large fruit found in a local garden.
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Waikato
New Zealand
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