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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1942
Page
2
The housing survey for 2500 West Coast evacuees should end Wednesday. Officials say Tucson could shelter up to 10,000 refugees beyond existing plans, with homeowners offering free stays and no pay in many cases. The survey, led by Mrs Thelma McQuade and M B Hodges, will be submitted to Army authorities.
Public records show William G. Hall presiding over a estate distribution petition under $300. Divorce actions include John C. Dale against Muriel E. Dale and Julia Margaret McGee against Louis Lannes McGee with issued summons. Parties B P Necall Ida Necall and Reed's Rancho Palo Verdes debt suit. George D. Van Sciver deceased admitted to probate.
Justice Court presiding W Gardner sets trial for June 23 in simple battery case involving Alex Ramirez. bond fixed at 200 dollars.
Police court docket lists multiple defendants and charges. Paul J. Cella presiding, vagrancy cases with penalties of $10 or 30 days. others include reckless driving, disturbing the peace, petit larceny, assault, inciting to riot, and witnesses to Pima county. Several defendants ordered to June 16 or to leave town.
Belle D. Hail, Clerk records multiple licenses including Roman Roskuzza and Helen W. Maciejewski of Chicago. Lt Arthur J. King and Janet L. Green of San Francisco and Yuma. N Robertson and Therese Anne Solomon of Los Angeles and Tucson. Charles R. Branson and Alice Burns of Brazil Indiana and Spiro Oklahoma. Gilbert Martinez and Delia Herreras of Tucson. Edw A. Edlund and Mary A. Tiepiken of Chicago and Tucson. Grant E. Rollins and Rosalie Harth of Tucson and Asia Oklahoma. Sgt Clarence Gaines and Pearl Jones of Fort Huachuca and Tucson. Harold D. Wilson and Katherine Keeth of Tucson. Antonio Abril and Margarita Franco of Tucson.
Across continents the United Nations colors were displayed in mass demonstrations as free peoples reaffirmed resolve to defeat tyranny. President Roosevelt welcomed Mexico and the Philippines to 28 nations, pledging victory and unity. Churchill, Hartle, and leaders from Moscow to Chungking voiced shared commitment. Parades, bond drives, and public displays marked the day from London to New York.
Thirty one boys and five camp leaders left Tucson at 6 20 am bound for the Y M C A camp at Prescott. They will stop in Phoenix for lunch and a swim at the Y then continue to camp. Registration is open for the second session and many first session attendees will stay for the second and third sessions which are nearly filled.
The Hawaiian Islands were proclaimed a United States territory on July 6 1898 marking a key shift in imperial status and governance for the archipelago. The event followed political changes and established territorial administration under federal authority.
Fernando B Pacheco and Teresa C Coceo both of Tucson are described as of legal age. Martin Serrano age 22 of Tucson and Amparo Cordova age 18 of Tucson are also named in the same context.
Live stock and crop conditions in Arizona were favorable despite the driest May in over four decades. Of 140 stations, 117 reported no rainfall with only 0.40 inch at Juni_pine on May 1. Temperatures ran below normal except near the Mexican border, yet river runoff remained sufficient for irrigation and range feed growth was slow but forage supplies were fair.
Squadron Leader W. B. Cooper of St. Petersburg Florida, flying an American Hudson bomber with a Canadian squadron, reported sinking two German supply ships after attacking a three-ship convoy near Den Helder. He targeted the smallest then the second and largest ship, leaving only one afloat amid violent explosions.
Washington June 15 Nine Army air officers led by Brig. Gen. Ralph Royce received promotions from President Roosevelt. Maj. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney became temporary lieutenant general while Delos C. Emmons rose to major general in permanent rank. Royce Hancock and Hale were named temporary major generals. Six colonels were nominated as temporary brigadier generals including Perrin Whitehead Walker Connell Sneed and Twining.
The Mackenzie River is listed as the world’s tenth longest river with a length of 2525 miles.
Franklin Mullin reports war driven farm price increases and wholesale food costs have paused for now. Despite ceilings on many foods, farm commodities stay above 1941 levels, with forecasts showing farmers may earn around $2 billion more than in 1941.
The so called big six gemstones are the diamond emerald opal pearl ruby and sapphire. These six stones form the core of prominent gem varieties cited in jewelry contexts.
Motorists invited to test the Vacu-matic device claimed to cut gasoline use by up to 30 percent while boosting power and acceleration. The Vacu-matic Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa Wisconsin offers a free unit to eager testers who will install it on their car and help promote it locally.
The National Park Service said no parks are closed though some facilities are curtailed due to war conditions. Grand Canyon Bright Angel Lodge is closed while El Tovar offers hotel and lodge rooms. North Rim bus service is suspended and Zion Bryce Canyon remain open with tours limited to rail or bus terminals.
Twenty three of thirty six county districts sent budgets for the 1942 43 year to county superintendent Mrs P H Ross after public hearings in each district Only Sunnyside cut from 24890 to 21560 and Pantano from 3680 to 3447 Further downward revisions are possible and the total must be filed by July 1 Icebergs may take up to two centuries to melt.
Washington June 15 The government will pay 15 500 to the San Francisco Mountain Scenic Boulevard company as compensation for construction of a road through the Coconino national forest in Arizona under terms of a bill signed by President Roosevelt The road was planned as a scenic project.
A historic route to the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona failed to collect enough tolls to finish construction and the completed segment was handed over to the government for disposition or use.
The notice invites young men including married men to qualify for Officers' Training Schools. College graduates may become ground duty officers in Armament, Communications, Engineering, Meteorology or Photography. Flight cadets earned commissions at high rates. pay starts at 183 dollars monthly with rapid advancement as the air army expands. Join now and train soon.
All men aged 18 to 26 who pass the Aviation Cadet exam may enlist as privates in the Army Air Forces unassigned and serve until eligible for Aviation Cadet training. They may also enlist in the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve and await orders for Aviation Cadet training. The Secretary of War may call them to active duty if necessary.
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