Congressmen Roll Call Votes Show Arizona Stand
Arizona lawmakers backed several measures in early June roll calls. House approved modifications to an independent offices bill 282 to 46. passed lend lease UNRRA funding 280 to 23 with Harless abstaining. Kimmel and Short trial measures were split along party lines. Senate approved price control amendments 50 to 22. rejected others 40 to 30. group technical amendments passed 48 to 36. Hayden and McFarland opposed several actions.
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Washington
Arizona
Congress
House
Senate
Independent Offices
Harless
Murdock
Murock
Bill Post
Adm
Kimmel
Gen. Short
Pearl Harbor
Sens
Hayden and McFarland
OPA
Board of Review
Hayden, McFarland
Weeks
Mass
Chandler
McFarland Votes For Cotton Amendment Amid Price Control Debate
Senator Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona joined 39 colleagues in backing Senator Bankhead's amendment to price control legislation. The measure would force the OPA to readjust ceilings on cotton textiles. Senator Carl Hayden did not vote, while 35 senators opposed the amendment.
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Washington
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Sen. Bankhead
Alabama
OPA
Carl Hayden
Religion can be grounds for divorce says Arizona court
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that religious devotion may amount to cruel treatment toward a spouse and justify divorce. It upheld a divorce for Sam Ak. Smith of Mayer and awarded him custody of two children with limited access for Mrs. Smith. The ruling cited Mrs. Smith joining Jehovahs Witnesses and distributing literature as disrupting family life. In a separate opinion, the court upheld the Industrial Commission against a workers’ compensation claim at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft in Tucson.
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Phoenix
State Supreme Court
Henry D. Ross
Yavapai County
Sam Ak. Smith
Mayer Miner
Smith
The
Industrial Commission
C. J. Power
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Tucson
Yank Airmen Triumph Over Nazi Fighters In England Sky
A squadron of 12 Thunderbolts defeated 20 ME 109s in 20 minutes, downing 10 as Lt. Charles Carter and Lt. Charles Ray each claimed two kills. Carter, on his 41st mission, noted American superiority and the Germans’ hesitation as clear skies over Caen aided the attack.
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U. S
England
Ninth Airforce
Eighth Airforce
Charles “Nick” Carter
Norfolk
Charles Ray
Bemont
Ill
Carter
Caen
Ray
Arizona Officers Shine in Panama Canal Defense Command
Panama Canal Department headquarters reports several Arizona natives hold high posts from captain to general. Notables include Brig. Gen. William C. Christy and Col. Walter K. Tweedy, with many former 158th Infantry veterans serving in Panama and Caribbean defense roles. Col. Henry R. Merchant Jr. of Tucson, a Washington State graduate and Tucson attorney, heads staff work at Fort Clayton Florida?
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Panama Canal Department
Arizona
United States
House of Representatives
Caribbean Defense Command
Poparation
National Guard
William C. Christy
Walter K. Tweedy
Ernest F. Littlefield
Nelson F. Huie
Dirk Lay
Phoenix
Ariz
Henry R. Merchant, Jr
G-3
E. O. Monro
150Th Infantry Regiment
Charles E. de Saro
Tucson
F. I. Pomeroy
Fort Clayton
Canal Zone
Mesa
John F. DeVos, Jr
Miami
John D. Striegel
Globe
Pacific
Ernesto Munoz
Flagstaff
Arthur V. Cristini
Tombstone
Christy
DeVos
158Th Infantry
Panama
Pearl Harbor
Panama Canal Area
Arawa
Los Negros
New Guinea
South Pacific Islands
Col. Merchant
Washington State College
Pullman
Wash
University of Arizona
East Speedway St
Catherine Favour
Antoinette
Henry III
H. R. Merchant
Clarkston, Wash
Col. Monro
150Th Infantry
University of California At Berkeley
Calif
Randolph
Chemical Warfare Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
Dorothy Heighton Monro
East Broadway
Arizona Officer Locates Supply Route At Anzio
First Lt. Stanley S. Lemon of Chaulder Arizona acted as battalion adjutant during Feb 15 18 near Correcato to locate the only supply route under heavy fire. He disrupted enemy encirclement killed and wounded Germans and captured a prisoner. He then directed armored units to block a split in our forces aiding evacuation of 39 litter patients and 78 walking wounded.
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Anzio
War Department
Stanley S. Lemon
Chaulder
Ariz
Correcato
Lemon
Mander
Laurence C. Brown
Brown
Col. Brown
Lemonnally
Mexico Seeks Settlement in Massive Labor Dispute
Mexico City June 13 Negotiations continue toward settling a labor dispute affecting more than 600000 workers in about 5000 unions. A nation wide sympathetic strike had been planned for last Saturday as talks proceed, centered on La Trinidad textile mill in Tlaxcala where the employer and management have bar been on strike for nearly 22 months. The ministry of labor is holding conferences to resolve the conflict.
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Mexico City
la Trinidad
Tlaxcala
Ministry of Labor
Forest Experts Start Tour of Experimental Cork Area
Dr. Palmer Stockwell of the California forest experimental station arrives in Phoenix to tour cork production work. He is joined by Herman Krauch of the Southwest experimental forest station in Tucson. First stop is Tonto National Forest where over 12,000 cork oak seedlings were planted in 1942 and 1943. One of the finest cork oaks stands at Pinal.
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Phoenix
Palmer Stockwell
California Forest Experimental Station
Herman Krauch
Southwest Experimental Forest
Tucson
Tonto National Forest
Pinal
Forest official notes cork supply plan from Arizona
F Lee Kirby, supervisor of the Tonto forest, says a ranch between Superior and Miami will contribute to cork production. Arizona cork is expected to offset Portugal and Spain supplies before the war.
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Superior
Miami
F. Lee Kirby
Tonto
Arizona
Portugal
Spain
Traffic Violators Convicted In May
Phoenix report shows 329 motorists arrested in May by the state highway patrol, 260 convicted, paying 8 104 in fines and facing jail terms totaling 10 years eight months and 20 days. End of month 65 cases pending.
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Phoenix
State Highway Patrol
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Fort Benning
Mexico
Uncle Sam
Baker'e
E. Congress
Ordia
Thornton
Ely
Thorn
DER
National Dictillere Products Corporation
New York
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