Salvage Drive At Tucson Stations Seeks Supplies
American Women's Volunteer Services reports extensive salvage collection in Tucson with about 10 tons of rubber ready for Army use. collectors gathered autos, stoves, iron, paper, magazines, metals, clothing, records, glass, and packaging. They plan redistribution to USO, America and Britain, and call residents to donate brass beds, cords, toasters, irons, fans, utensils, toys, stove parts, pipes, radiators, and garage items to local stations.
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Tucson
American Women’s Voluntary Services
USO
America
Britain
Arizona Children’s Home
Department de Agantiere
Salvation Army Bible School Opens In Tucson
The Salvation Army opened its two week vacation Bible school today with about 40 pupils led by Captain William Oltman and assisted by Lieutenant Virginia Boatman and staff. Calvary Baptist and Trinity Presbyterian programs also operate under local ministers with enrollment modest vs last year.
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Salvation Army Daily Vacation Bible School
William Oltman
Oltman
Virginia Boatman
Phoenix
Beth Gibson
Margaret Whelan
Paul Dawson
A. J. Morningstar
Calvary Baptist School
H. Holton Collins
Cecil Hoffman
Robert Dickinson
Tucson Ministers’ Association
Trinity Presbyterian Church
One Death In Phoenix Hospital Meeting
In Phoenix a casual meeting of an estranged Negro couple at the State Hospital for the Insane turned fatal when George Edward Collins shot his wife Rosie in the neck and leg after she spurned reconciliation. He swallowed poison and died before aid arrived. Rosie Collins was reported in fair condition. Dr. B L Schuster, acting superintendent, noted the couple met at a mutual friend's home.
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Phoenix
State Hospital For
B. L. Schuster
George Edward Collins
Rosie
Collins
Schuster
Rubber Shortage Spurs Research and Farming Adjustments
University of Arizona plant pathologists study guayule disease risks and seed oats stripe parasite as a wartime drive to boost rubber supply. Trials test disease control in root rot soils near Tucson while urging farmers to cut losses in alfalfa wilt and other crops to support more horse use and hay.
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United States
Southwest
United States Department of Agriculture
Tucson
Arizona
Department of Plant Pathology
Negro Jap Rooter Lands In Jail
Napoleon Handy a Black man in Pekin cafe was arrested at 2 am for drunken disturbance. He told police he would rather die than go in the army and pleaded guilty in police court taking a $10 or 10 day sentence. He said a Black woman rolled him, stole his money and draft card, leaving him unable to show it when questioned. Police would help duplicate a new card if the woman is not found.
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Napoleon Handy
Pekin
Handy
Pima Recorder Reports May Income and Instrument Totals
Anna Sullinger, county recorder, reported May income of 1794.90 from 1084 instruments. Deeds topped with 316, mortgages 124, conditional sale contracts 169, and miscellaneous records 146. deed fees 586.16, mortgages 505.40, CS contracts 126.75, misc 346.15.
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Anna Sullinger
County Recorder
Cholera Epidemic Spreads in Several Chinese Provinces
A Chungking radio broadcast heard by CBS says cholera is breaking out in Kwangsi Kweichow and Annan provinces with spread to Kweilin Kunming Shiakwan and Paoshan in Yunnan. Health authorities are taking measures to combat the outbreak.
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San Francisco
Chungking Radio
CBS
Kwangsi
Kweichow
Annan
Kweilin
Kunming
Shiakwan
Paoshan
Yunnan
Tucson Recruits Sworn In As Avengers Of Pearl Harbor
Ten Tucson area men were sworn into the Navy as avengers of Pearl Harbor during a ceremony at the American Legion hall marking six months since the attack. Lt Commander W T Frazier administered the oath at 12 25 p m as band music played. The recruits headed to San Diego for initial training. Names: Hammond Coe Howard Rolle Wells Acuna Fritschy Williams.
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14Th Cavalry
Tucson
Pearl Harbor
American Legion Hall
Hawaii
W. T. Frazier
USNR
Frazier
Henry O. Janstad
W. S. Nicholas
Naval
Emma _ Hayes
Navy Mother's Club
Joe Hansen
American Legion
America
Stars and Stripes Forever
Anchors Aweigh
San Diego
William Ira Hammond
Clinton Edward Coe, Jr
Milton Harve Howard
Charles Rolle, Jr
Wiliam Floyd Funk
Charles Eugene Andreas
George Edward Wells
William Leon Acuna, Jr
Hubert Harry Fritschy
James McIntosh Williams
1942 Model Cars Planned Amid War Efforts
Regardless of war duration, the next new cars to roll from factories will be 1942 models. Improvements are expected as soon as practicable, signaling ongoing automotive production adjustments during the conflict.
Plane Production Near 5 000 Monthly, Senator Says
Sen. Elmer Thomas reports U S airplane output at nearly 5 000 planes a month and cites plans to hit 10 000 monthly next year as the war effort surges. The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce notes an 85 percent rise in military plane production in six months and engine output up 80 percent since Pearl Harbor aided by auto firms.
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Washington
U.P
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Thomas
Senate
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Japan
Italy
Chamber
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Congress
Bisbee Mayor James Henderson Weds School Head
Bisbee mayor James Henderson wed Helen Okerstorom the former Miss Helen Okerstorom, principal of Lincoln School, in a Sunday morning Presbyterian church ceremony. Henderson, sworn in last week, honeymooning today with friends unsure of location.
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Bisbee
James Henderson
Presbyterian Church
Helen Okerstorom
Lincoln School
Henderson
W. A. Edmondson Dies in Local Hospital
William A. Edmondson age 59 died in a local hospital Saturday night. His body was sent by train to Fort Worth Texas for burial. He had lived in the city 18 months. He is survived by his parents Clyde and four sisters Mrs Nelson Mrs Yeargain Mrs Cardwell and Mrs Remmee with Cardwell in El Paso.
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William A. Edmondson
Fort Worth
Tex
Arizona Mortuary
Edmondson
H. Edmondson
Clyde Edmondson
A. Nelson
Ida Yeargain
P. L. Cardwell
Ray Remmee
Three Die As Own Bombs Wreck Plane at Fort Benning
At Fort Benning Georgia three Army airmen were killed when bombs from their bomber struck another aircraft during a bombing run. The victims were Captain Morris Pelham of Anniston Alabama, Lt Raymond Manley of Brooklyn New York, and Corporal Ray Roland of Columbia Iowa. Lt Russell J Hammargren identified an Atlanta based bomber as the wrecked plane and said the crew usually drops bombs in a salvo but this mission involved single drops leading to the fatal accident.
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Fort Benning
Russell J. Hammargren
Atlanta
Morris Pelham
Anniston
Ala
Raymond Manley
Brooklyn
Ray Roland
Columbia
Hammargren
Cattle Market Hit by Early Selling in Chicago
Chicago buyers faced a flood of cattle as farmers rushed to unload. About 20 000 head, mainly steers, were offered, matching the two week earlier peak. Prices ranged from 12 to 14.25 per hundred pounds with a top near 14.75, reflecting a market softening from prior highs.
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Chicago
Beef market冷 captions unclear due to OCR
Note: text fragments discuss beef market conditions with steer quality. Medium to good grades predominate and choice types are scarce. No clear named entities or events.
Post War Cars Predicted to Use More Plastic
Automotive engineers forecast post war motor cars will incorporate more plastic materials and less metal, signaling a shift in materials as production resumes.
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WVS
Salvation Army Bible School
J. G. Brown
University of Arizona
Pima Recorder
China
McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Dorris-Heyman Furniture Company
N. 6Th Ave
Navy
Nicholas
Veterans’s Hospital
W. A. Edmonson
Maurice-Ida Beauty Shop
E. Alameda
Odin
Dixie @ Grand
Universal
Grabes
E. Congress St
ICURA
Peacock Shoes
Mao Saar
108 East Congress
Coats
East Congress
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