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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1945

Page

2

Clark Seized On Charge Of $1 800 Theft

Jack Clark, 30, former city resident and Sun Valley bus driver, was arrested and held for Phoenix authorities on a $1 800 embezzlement charge involving Triple X freight lines. He allegedly kept funds after a June 6 run and checked into a local hotel under an alias before capture with Phoenix detectives in pursuit.

Jack Clark Sun Valley Bus Lines Phoenix Clark Triple X Kenneth Yeazell Blue Moon Yeazell James Herron Herman King Monty Saylor Seymour Ryan A. G. Jackson

Three Tucsonans Wounded In Action Listed By OWI

The Office of War Information lists ten Arizonans killed or wounded in action. Among them three Tucsonans are wounded in the Army in the Pacific and Navy service, including Floyd Jordan and Robert Lopez and Alfred Tellez, with other names from Phoenix Flagstaff Yuma and Somerton.

Office of War Information Phoenix Dionicio G. Ayala Margaret A. Ayala Omer L. Clark Wilma R. Clark Somerton Mack M. Mendez Leo M. Mendez Dome John Aguilar Jose Yuma

Gabreski Finally Marries After Two Delays

Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabreski wed Kay Cochran at Campion academy in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin after two wartime postponements. The 29 year old fighter ace, who twice faced wedding postponements in the Pacific and Europe, called the ceremony a success and noted Cochran had planned to wear her gown ten months earlier before Gabreski was lost on a final mission over Germany.

Prairie DU Chien Wis Pacific Europe Our Lady of the Angels Campion Academy Francis S. Gabreski Kay Cochran Miss Cochran

Kingman Army Airfield to be Inactivated on June 30

Kingman Army Airfield in Arizona will be inactivated on or about June 30, Col. Walter L. Wheeler announced. The field, used as a flexible gunnery school, may have no future plans outlined by the War Department, while Thunderbird Field No. 1 near Phoenix is set to shut down the same date. Thunderbird No. 2 closed six months earlier.

Kingman Ariz Kingman Army Airfield Walter L. Wheeler Wheeler War Department Phoenix

YMCA Sends Sport Goods to Soldiers in World War II

Hervey Smith Tucson YMCA general secretary describes wide YMCA wartime roles from prisoners of war care to education and recreation. He notes Chinese troops benefit from hospitals schools and classes, Polish Indian and Filipino units aided, and YMCA facilities used in Jerusalem by soldiers seeking leisure and safety.

United States Nevada China Hervey Smith Tucson YMCA Smith Louisville Maine Italy Burma Islands Jerusalem

Canada Votes in Historic Parliament Election

Canada named a new parliament after voting today the first Allied nation to hold a general election since WWII end. Prime Minister Mackenzie King led the Liberal party in a three way race against John Bracken's reorganized Conservative party and M J Coldwell's CCF. The Liberals held 159 of 245 seats in the dissolved 1940 parliament.

Harry T. Montgomery Ottawa Canada Europe W. L. Mackenzie King Liberal Party Tory Rty John Bracken Manitoba CCF Cooperative Commonwealth Federation M. J. Coldwell Ontario

Adga Tablets Advertises Ulcer and Acid Pain Relief

Dread stomach pain after meals or while full or empty due to excess acid prompts an Adga tablets advert. It touts relief from ulcer pains indigestion gas heartburn and bloating with a 25 cent trial box and a money back offer. Ends by noting Martin Drug stores carry the product.

Martin Drug Adv

Well Drilling Contracts To Be Considered

The city council meets at 7 30 p m to award contracts for water supply expansion. Bids opened cover 8250 feet of six inch and 9400 feet of four inch pipe plus a Elm Street tank well and deep pump, and a street department motor grader. Contracts must be awarded before July 1 to use special tax commission funds and avert summer water shortages. Some pipe will improve fire protection in subdivisions.

Carl Hitt Elm Street Phil Martin, Jr Martin Tax Commission

Soldier suffers broken hand in crash near Silverbell and Speedway

Corp Paulino Martinez of Lakefield, turning from Silverbell onto Speedway, lost control and hit a telephone pole after skidding about 150 feet. He sustained a fractured left hand and head lacerations, treated at St Marys and moved to Davis-Monthan field hospital. Meanwhile civilian Joseph Lee Gannon was struck by a car driven by Don Wolfe near Toole and Fifth, treated for a fractured right arm.

Sheriff's Office Corp Paulino Martinez Lakefield Silverbell Road Speedway Martinez St. Mary’s Hospital Davis-Monthan Field Hospital Joseph Lee Gannon Marana Don Wolfe Davis-Monthan Field Toole and Fifth Avenues Gannon

Dorothy Fields to talk on Music for Millions program

Dorothy Fields, famed lyricist of I Can’t Give You Anything but Love and Up in Central Park, will tell all to Bea Wain on tomorrow’s Music for Millions on KTUC at 5 15 p m. The hour features Fields career stories and music including I’m in the Mood for Love The Way You Look Tonight and Close as the Pages in a Book with Mark Warnow orchestra.

Dorothy Fields Central Park Bea Wain Miss Fields Miss Wain Mark Warnow KTUC

Pilots Buzz Billings Airport To Chase Deer

Pilots swooped over Billings Airport in Montana to clear deer from the runways. Airport Manager Dick Lovan said the low flight and roaring engines aimed to remove the animals from the airfield.

Buzz Montana Billings Mont Dick Lovan

Steel and Aluminum To Be Traded For Copper For Closures

War Production Board announces a plan to trade steel and aluminum for copper base alloy for closures. Through June 23 it will exchange allocated steel for copper base alloy on a pound for pound basis and trade three pounds of copper for each pound of aluminum.

Washington War Production Board Today WPA

Tip Of Nose Cut Off In Auto Wreck

Mrs. Doris Roseman driving south on Alvernon way ran a stop sign at East Broadway and collided with Landon K. Hardesty. Hardesty suffered a bruised forehead and a severed nose tip. Roseman was hospitalized with possible skull fracture and shoulder bruising. Vehicle damage: Roseman $700, Hardesty $350.

Doris Roseman Dryden Lane Alvernon Way East Broadway Landon K. Hardesty Waverly Avenue Hardesty Roseman St. Mary's Hospital Highway Patrol

Bid Ready For Repair Of University Boilers

A bid of 9587 dollars from the D S Horrall company covers repairs to 191 horsepower boilers in the University of Arizona power plant. The bid goes to the physical plant staff for check ing then to the board of regents at their meeting tomorrow for decision.

University of Arizona D. S. Horrall Company Board of Regents

Price Of Fine Gold Adjusted By England

London June 11 The British treasury announced it would pay four shillings and three pence more per fine ounce for gold in the sterling area. The readjustment raises the price from 168 shillings to 172 shillings three pence and is said to reflect reduced shipping risk with no effect on exchange policy or rates.

London

World War I Veteran Receives DM Discharge

Staff Sgt. Clarence West 50 a World War I veteran with Croix de Guerre remains one of two surviving from his unit and was discharged at Davis-Monthan field for being over 40. He reenlisted in World War II at 47 and plans to retire in Florida.

Clarence West West Davis-Monthan Field Army Co. K 28Th Infantry Gen Pershing Public Health Service Marine Hospitals Staten Island N. Y Baltimore Mobile Ala North Main Street Tucson Davis- Monthan Lincoln Army Airbase Lincoln Neb Salt Lake City Utah Florida

Platinum's Military Role Drives Electronics Demand

Platinum's importance stems from extensive use in the electronics industry. The metal's unique properties support critical components and high-tech manufacturing, boosting demand across sectors.

Labor Flow From Mexico Remains Normal Despite War

Mexico City officials report continued steady labor migration to the United States. May saw about 25,000 Mexican workers cross, with a train of 825 leaving biweekly, aiming for roughly 10,000 in June. Quotas limit agricultural and railroad workers, with heavy industry distribution lagging due to the war manpower commission.

Mexico City Mexico United States Europe War Manpower Commission

Kelland Urges Share For Labor On Boards

Clarence Budington Kelland, author and Arizona Republican committeeman, proposed a 10 percent labor representation on corporate boards. In Milwaukee, he urged that any company with 250 or more workers elect 10 percent of directors by secret ballot, with a two year employee minimum.

Milwaukee Wis Clarence Budington Kelland Arizona Kelland

Amazon Basin Covers Major Share of Brazil’s Land

The Amazon basin accounts for about two thirds of Brazil’s total land area, highlighting its vast geographic scope within the country. The region influences climate, biodiversity, and land use across multiple states.

Amazon Basin Brazil

Petition to suspend Desert Lodge beer license headed for Phoenix

A petition circulates to suspend and return the Desert Lodge beer and wine license on North Alvernon Way near Broadway for a local hearing. Protestants’ counsel Butterfield aims to submit to John A. Duncan, urging a rehearing due to alleged premature approval and residential area concerns. The Pima County Board of Supervisors provided no objections, and its chair Martin said the board is not interested unless Duncan requests a local reopening.

Desert North Alvernon Way Broadway Pima County A. F E. Butterfield Counsil Phoenix John A. Duncan Butterfield Duncan Board of Supervisors R. H. Martin

Ronald Bridges Elected President of Seminary

Tempe Arizona June 11 UP Dr Ronald Bridges moderator of the central council of Congregational Christian churches has been elected president of the seminary.

Tempe Ariz Ronald Bridges Central Council of Congregational Christian Churches

Bridges Named President at Pacific School of Religion

Announcement at the 78th commencement shows Dr Bridges succeeding Dr A C McGiffert Jr as president of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley California. McGiffert resigns to head a Chicago theological seminary effective Sept 1. Bridges, long connected with Congregational church affairs, has taught at Tempe State College.

Pacific School of Religion Berkeley Calif Bridges A. C. McGiffert, Jr MccGiffert Chicago Logical Seminary Congregational Church Tempe State College

Racial school funding gaps in 1935 36 ten southern states

In the 1935 36 school year ten southern states spent 17.04 dollars per Negro pupil in elementary and secondary schools compared with 49.30 dollars for white pupils. This reflects a stark racial disparity in per pupil expenditure within public education.

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Gabreski Pearl Harbor Germany Kingman Army Mackenzie King Ultra Violet Anton Kraak W. Congress E. Speedway England Rosalene Beauty Salon Congress Desert Lodge Seminary New Today Ies E Wwe East Congress
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