Relief Of Tire Shortage Here Promised Soon
Los Angeles Defense Supplies warehouse ordered to fulfill Tucson tire orders and shipments to Dallas to avert ongoing shortages. Sen. Hayden reports to Chamber of Commerce that supplies should reach defense workers soon, with over 1 000 requests still awaiting tires, especially uncommon sizes. Local dealers and the Rubber Manufacturers' Association push for territory protections and faster distribution.
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Los Angeles
Defense Supplies Corporation
Tucson
Carl Hayden
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Tex
al Barnes
Defense
H. W. Sherlock
Rubber Manufacturers’ Association
Arizona
L. D. Tompkins
Barnes
Sen
Hayden Haseen
Ration Board
Sen. Hayden
University of Arizona Summer Registration Surges
By noon today the University of Arizona reported 405 students registered for the summer session, near last year’s 564 expected by the 4 p.m. deadline. Registrar Z Lesher noted many freshmen enrolled and over 100 new students were accepted, mostly recently graduated high school students.
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University of Arizona
Z. Lesher
Telephones Placed At San Diego Naval Hospital Wounds
War wounded at the San Diego Naval Hospital now have bedside telephones to talk with families anywhere in the United States, tying the patient rooms to home in real time.
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San Diego
Cal
San Diego Naval Hospital
United States
Ban on Pleasure Driving Could Reach Ohio and Carolinas
Washington reports that extending the pleasure driving ban to Ohio and the Carolinas is under consideration as part of a broader gasoline rationing overhaul. Officials note dwindling East Coast stocks and may reduce coupon values if limits stay regional, with broader curtailment possible nationwide.
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Washington
Ohio
Carolinas
Office of Price Administration
The
Petroleum Administration
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
North
South Carolina
Arizona Leads Nation in Copper Production
Arizona stands as the top copper producer in the United States, maintaining a dominant role in national metal output. The state's mines contribute a substantial share of domestic copper supply, underscoring its industrial significance.
General George C. Marshall Returns from Europe
Washington reports Gen. George C. Marshall, U S Army chief of staff, has returned from overseas. He accompanied Prime Minister Winston Churchill to North Africa for conferences with American and British leaders, including Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Observers view Marshall as a likely Allied European commander when the invasion begins.
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Washington
UPR
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
War Department
Marshall
Winston Churchill
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frank Naumann Navy Man 17 Years Dies
Chief Storekeeper Elmer Frank Naumann U S N aged 36 died June 2 presumed aboard his ship somewhere in the South Pacific. He had served 17 years in the Navy. Survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. William J. Naumann 2708 East Helen street a brother William E. Naumann Tucson and his wife Evelyn M. Naumann San Diego.
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Elmer Frank Naumann
U.S.N
South Pacific
William J. Naumann
East Helen Street
Pearl Harbor
Naumann
Navy
William E. Naumann
Tucson
Evelyn M. Naumann
San Diego
Urge motorists to patch auto tires in wartime push
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers described the tire situation as critical and ordered withholding from reclaimers of scrap tires that can be made reusable by patches and repairs. He said investigations show twilight tires, as known to the trade, amount to many thousands.
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Washington
UPR
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Conferees Rush Anti Strike Bill Toward Passage
Washington June 8 conferees move quickly to draft a compromise anti strike bill aimed at a June 20 coal truce deadline. Key points authorize seizure of war related plants, outlaw government seized property strikes, impose penalties, empower the war labor board, require union registration and ban political contributions. They plan to drop cooling off and secret ballot provisions. If agreed the measure may pass the senate this week.
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Washington
House
Senate
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Tom Connally
Tex
Tucson Lawyer Robertson Improves After Pool Accident
Tucson lawyer Lawrence V Robertson of the firm Darnell Pattee and Robertson sustained a broken neck when he struck his head on a heavy rubber inner tube at El Rio Country Club pool Sunday. He was paralyzed in his arms but shows no permanent spinal injury. he remains hospitalized likely for another month.
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Lawrence V. Robertson
Tucson
el Rio
Robertson
Churchill Speech Draws Crowds in War Cabinet Chamber
Churchill enters the House to an ovation amid a crowded gallery including Mrs Churchill, U S Ambassador Winant, Soviet Ambassador Maisky, and other diplomats. He recalls Tunisia losses and hints at looming great battles on the Russian front as German and satellite divisions mass.
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Tunisia
Jena
Napoleon
Russia
Russian
Churchill
U. S
John G. Winant
Ivan Maisky
Peers
Washington
North Africa
Allied air raids hit Pantelleria Mesinna and Trapani
Allied forces conducted heavy air operations against Pantelleria with bomber missions and fighter support. The Italian communique reported considerable damage at Messina and Trapani while Pantelleria’s garrison held firm. RAF Coastal Command and Allied fighters claimed several enemy aircraft shot down.
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Pantelleria
Messina
Trapani
Sicily
RAF
Coastal Air Force
Gulf of Orstano
Sardinia
Malta
Pozzallo
Comiso
Cape Stillo
Little Pantelleria
Africa
Divorce Granted After Wife Refuses Move to California
In San Jose California A H Harper asked Superior Judge M G Hutolo for divorce saying his wife would not move with him from Denver. The judge ruled the failure to follow justified a divorce granting the petition.
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San Jose
Calif
Fourteen Man Committee To Rule Free France Named
Algiers June 8 U P Fourteen men will govern the liberated French empire as the provisional cabinet. Gen De Gaulle and Gen Giraud co lead the committee with a neutral member, directing the war effort governing overseas territories and shaping treaties. The twelve associate ministers handle moslem affairs interior foreign affairs labor education and more under Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud.
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Algiers
U.P
France
French National Committee of Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Honore Giraud
de Gaulle
George Catroux
Jean Monnet
Andre Philip
Rene Massigli
Alphonse Joseph Georges
Henri Bonnet
Rene Plevens
Andre Tixier
Rene Mayer
Jean Abadie
Maurice Couve de Murville
Andre Diethelm
City De Molay Election Plans June 17 in Tucson
DeMolay members announce a city takeover day June 26 to teach youths city operations. Victory Party backs Willis Tolley for mayor with Hal Wayte opposing from the Patriots party. Patriots run council members John Vasey Bill Rogers Ed Arntzen Jim Christansen and Dick Mathias, with campaigners Frank Boice Bob Schofield Elliot Poston John Holbrook and Harry Talmadge.
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Tucson
Victory Party
Mike Pratt
Willis Tolley
Hal C. Wayte
Patriots’ Party
Tolley
Patriots
John Vasey
Bill Rogers
Ed Arntzen
Jim Christansen
Dick Mathias
Victory
Frank Boice
Bob Schofield
Elliot Poston
John Holbrook
Harry Talmadge
Mothers’ Circle
Japan braces for shift in war aims amid uncertain prospects
The analysis notes economic strangulation is tightening with unclear timing for blocking the Allies. It argues Japan should funnel manpower into central China, leveraging available forces, as its grand strategy falters. Hitler’s failures threaten Manchuria and the Japanese islands, pressuring a possible strike against Asiatic Russia.
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Japan
China
Malaya
The
Indies
Hitler
India
Siberia
Russia
Germany
Manchuria
Japanese
Shaw Buys Radio Phonograph Gift Stored at Newsroom
Fred Shaw purchased a $350 radio and phonograph combination as a birthday gift for his wife and kept it in the newsprint warehouse of the local newspaper where she works. A few days later Mrs. Shaw calmly learns of the planned surprise.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.P
Fred Shaw
Woman Recalls Birthday Gift Lost in Warehouse Fire
A woman witnessed a warehouse fire gut the building and only learned later that her birthday present was inside. Firefighters fought the blaze, and authorities said the cause is under investigation. A neighbor described the scene as intense and smoky.
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