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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
6
FT. WARREN WYO June 12 UP Italian troops at Ft Warren receive non combat instruction under American supervision. They study English and military courtesies and learn laundry operation while being paid between POW and GI rates. Other US units train in non combat duties as well.
The vacant lots around George Vance's filling station at Sixth Street and Park Avenue are turned into a garden. He has harvested 440 pounds of tear producers and 60 pounds of potatoes, selling part of his onion crop for about 60 dollars. His small farm totals roughly 1,196 square feet with 238 dollars invested in the last four years for fertilizer, water, labor, and supplies. Early crops include radishes, lettuce, carrots, turnips, and beets with beans, peppers, eggplants, peas, and tomatoes to come.
Maj. Lawrence Cox of Hollaston Massachusetts describes an English host family near a war post. He praises the British for wartime duty, simple living, and family teamwork, noting hosts split work between post office, munitions, and home guard tasks. He says long residence improves behavior and ties to small towns, while Americans adjust to beer and country leisure.
American soldiers billeted with English families in England show amicable relations despite strict directives. Host families report few complaints, and cultural exchange grows with chewing gum exchanges and shared meals. Lt. James Hoffman of Sioux City helps with chores, while Mother’s Day traditions surprise both sides.
The narrator describes being billeted with English hosts who introduce him to friends and have him cook meals. He notes the strain on English women who struggle to obtain servants, yet his kitchen efforts influence his family's meals and drinking water.
In Beverly Massachusetts former Alderman Andrew J Faulkner entered the Navy with a parting gift from fellow Alderman Joseph M Donovan a million German marks described as nearly enough to buy a beer in Berlin The unusual farewell gesture underscores cross cultural humor in the hometown ceremony.
A. W. Voorhees warned against speculative land purchases along the route west of the city. He said the highway will lack driveways and cross streets for direct access, with an insulation strip and landscaped center islands to reduce glare between the road and adjacent property.
Movements by air along 35,000 miles of federal highways rose from 300,000 in 1938 to over 16,000,000 in 1943 and are forecast to reach 60,000,000 by 1950.
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