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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1943
Page
8
Back Yard Farmer Assistant County Agent reports rising corn ear and tomato worm damage in Tucson gardens. A clipping ear method is described but oil-based control is preferred, applied after pollination to all ears. Early-stage worm control on green shoots uses calcium arsenate or sulfur dust.
Navy communique No. 405 reports air attacks on Munda in the Solomons and Attu losses now tally 1,845 killed and 20 captured. On June 9 B-17s escorted by Warhawks and P-38s bombed Munda with no US losses. Attu saw 19 more enemy killed and five taken prisoner. The earlier totals raised to 1,826 killed and 15 captured.
The Arizona highway commission awarded the monthly publication contract for Arizona High Ways to the Prescott Evening Courier, the long time printer since 1935. The bid was the lowest of five, with a note that the plant should be reviewed. Also mentions two insecticides available in Tucson stores for controlling pests.
The Institute of Life Insurance reported only modest growth in death claims since Pearl Harbor, with overall mortality from non war causes expected to decline. Data show 1943 claims up 7 to 21 percent during earlier war years, and 1942 figures roughly matching prewar levels despite casualties.
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