Sunshine club brings 902 tourists to Tucson in 1942 43
Sunshine Club reports 902 arrivals to Tucson in 1942 43 with total spending of 821000 and an average per arrival of 23.66 dollars. Travel magazine provided the best cost per arrival at 7.20 dollars followed by Atlantic Monthly 7.35 dollars.
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Tucson
Sunshine Climate Club
George Chambers
Sunshine Club
Travel
Old Pueblo
Atlantic Monthly
Harper'’s Bazaar
National Geographic
New Yorker
Vogue
Better Homes and Gardens
American Home
House and Garden
Chambers
Phillip Settatani Dies at 26 in Tucson
Phillip Settatani aged 26 of 508 Iroquois Avenue died at a local hospital Wednesday night after moving to Tucson from Chicago two years ago. He was formerly a clerk at an Army Air Base. Survived by widow Josephine and siblings in Chicago. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Williams and Cassinella Funeral Home after relatives' arrival.
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Phillip ¥. Settatani
Iroquois Avenue
Tucson
Chicago
Josephine
Williams and Cassinella Funeral Home
Smiley Sonoqui Dies In Phoenix Hospital
Smiley Sonoqui aged 50 died yesterday morning at a Phoenix hospital. Survivors include his father I E Sonoqui two brothers Teddy and Alex a son Pvt Reuben Sonoqui and two nieces Mrs Maggie King and Mrs Lydia Valdez all of Tucson. The body lies in state at Tucson Mortuary chapel Sunday evening with funeral services Monday at 4 pm at the veterans plot in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Smiley Sonoqui
South Third Street
Phoenix Hospital
I. E. Sonoqui
Teddy
Alex Sonoqui
Pvt
Reuben Sonoqui
Maggie King
Lydia Valdez
Tucson
Tucson Mortuary
Veterans’ Plot
Evergreen Cemetery
Col Zanuck Returns To Private Business
Lieut Col Darry F Zanuck film executive who joined the army after Pearl Harbor to aid in training films and film procurement is placed on the inactive list at his request. He keeps his reserve commission and can be called again.
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Washington
Darry F. Zanuck
Pearl Harbor
War Department
20Th Century-Fox Film Corporation
Arizona Express to Add Service to Hayden District
Arizona Express Inc president Beryl Wilson told the Arizona Corporation Commission that a new passenger bus seating 15 will begin operation by June 15 to augment service between Tucson and Hayden including Winkelman and Tiger. The move comes after J O Frazard of St Anthony Mines petitioned for a certificate to extend service from Oracle Junction to Hayden Winkelman to ease travel for workers seeking medical care and shopping. The commission noted overcrowding and unnecessary discomfort under current schedules and approved augmentation.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Beryl Wilson
Arizona Express Inc
Tucson
Hayden
Winkelman
Tiger
J. O. Frozard
St. Anthony Mines
Commission
Arizona Express, Inc
Wilson
Wetzel
Hayden Tiger-Winkleman
William Hart
American Smelting & Refining Plant
O. M. Boyle
Foxworthe Galvin Lumber Company
Pinal County
Kinsey
Donna O'Neil
Allen Amadrill
Oracle Junction
Betts and
Peterson
Dick O’brien
Kenneth Kennedy
St. Anthony
H. O. Ramsey
Oracle
Death claims Mrs. Peyron at age 94 in Tucson
Mrs Petronila Peyron died at her home on East 24th Street aged 94. Survived by two sons Pete and Rafael, five daughters Antonia Leon Carlota Riviera Teresa Aragon Elvira Brady Clotilde Peyron and many grandchildren. Rosary tonight at Tucson Mortuary chapel 9 p.m. Requiem Mass tomorrow 8:30 a.m. at Santa Cruz church. Interment Holy Hope cemetery tomorrow 5 p.m.
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Petronila Peyron
East 24Th Street
Pete
Rafael Peyron
Antonia Leon
Carlota Riviera
Teresa Aragon
Elvira Brady
Clotilde Peyron
Tucson Mortuary Chapel
Santa Cruz
Holy Hope Cemetery
Manuel Aragon 63 Called By Death
Manuel Aragon of 560 Davis Street Tucson died last evening at a local hospital aged 63. Survived by widow Be atrice seven sons and three daughters including Manuel Alonzo Frank Alex Robert John and Richard Aragon, Mrs Aurora Monteverde, Mrs Beatrice Lopez, Miss Sofia Aragon and two brothers Frank and Albert Aragon, all of Tucson. Body in state at residence tomorrow night. Funeral at Holy Family church Sunday at 3 p m followed by burial in Holy Hope cemetery.
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Manuel Aragon
Davis Street
Beatrice
Manuel
Alonzo
Frank
Alex
Robert
John
Richard Aragon
Aurora Monteverde
Beatrice Lopez
Sofia Aragon
Albert Aragon
Tucson
Holy Family Church
Holy Hope
Arizona to Receive 60000 Extra Pounds of Meat Weekly
O M Lassen, head of the Arizona U S department of agriculture war board, appointed Caldwell as state meat supervisor to improve distribution after a fire disrupted supplies. Extra meat was shipped into Arizona last week to meet ration needs until new stock arrives and county war meat committees will assist the supervisor.
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Caldwell
M. Lassen
Arizona U. S. Department of Agriculture War Board
FDA
Thousands Of Men Needed In Metal Mines
The War Manpower Commission announced a program to recruit thousands for the metal production sector in the west including mines smelters and refineries. It calls for locating miners who left since last September and matching them to shipyard and aircraft plant openings.
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San Francisco
War Manpower Commission
West
War Manpower
Paul McNutt
McNutt
WMC
Owever
William K. Hopkins
U. S. Employment Service
Allied Plane Fleets Roar Across Channel
Large formations of Allied warplanes roared across the English Channel toward northern France this afternoon and returned an hour later. Observers saw many fighters but could not identify all aircraft due to height.
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Folkestone
England
English Channel
France
Governor speech to Navy graduates at University of Arizona
Governor Sidney P. Osborn told Seventh Battalion graduates that men must not return to a life without jobs and that peacetime prosperity will follow the war. He described the event as a commencement marking the end of Axis attempts to enslave the world and urged a western welcome for returning officers. The review and march began on the polo grounds with spectators, especially women, present.
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Sidney P. Osborn
Seventh Battalion
Navy Indoctrination School
University of Arizona
Osborn
Arizona
Osborn Dered
Capt
W. E. Cheadle
Naval Training Station
University
161 More Boys Join Local Y
One hundred sixty-one new boy members have joined the YMCA for the summer stay-at-home camp. Herbert Smith, general secretary, notes this starts the YMCA toward its goal of 1,000 new members in its 100th year. Men’s campaign is lagging with only nine new members in the first ten days of June. The center expects swimming and facilities to draw more members through the summer as activities such as volleyball and handball continue. Albert H. Rose, physical director, trains a group of 16 boys in calisthenics and tumbling.
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YMCA
Hervey Smith
Smith
Paul H. Jones
Albert H. Rose
Birth of a Daughter at St. Mary's Hospital
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cox of Tucson at 7 57 p m on June 10 at St. Mary's Hospital. The baby weighed a healthy birth and adds joy to the Cox family.
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St. Mary's Hosiital
Raymond Cox
Tucson
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Col. Zanuck
eVial
Emasteel
Navy
Martin Drug
Pioneer
ARROW
Hickok
Foulard
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