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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
7
In a foreign press statement Ramirez said the movement aims to purify and reconstruct the government before elections. He defended a nonmilitary path, pledged elections, and urged Pan American rapprochement with practical deeds over rhetoric.
The palace said King George VI met with the British first and eighth armies the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force and the French army. Eisenhower received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Reports place him with Grigg and Sinclair in Morocco and Madrid sources note Italy moving equipment from Sicily Sardinia and southern Italy as Allied forces push inland.
Chaplain Kenneth Stack of the Army's 11th bombardment squadron, back from Guadalcanal, noted many Japanese prisoners spoke excellent English and possessed degrees from California schools. He believed the rate of degrees among the Japanese exceeded that of American enlisted men.
The notice lists rationing details including sugar stamps good for 5 pounds per family through August, canning sugar stamps through October, Gasoline Book No 6 valid May 22 to July 21, tire inspection schedules by book type, shoe stamps valid through June 15, canned food stamps K L M through July 7, and point stamps J K L M valid through June 30 for meat butter lard and shortening per family member.
The Arizona tax commission granted Tucson permission to use 20 000 in unbudgeted surplus funds for airport property. At a Tucson hearing Dave O Neil chaired the request to assist Army improvements. Mayor Jaastad noted the 20 000 comes from a reallocation after a federal housing grant.
Charles Leaverton of Phoenix was among the crew of the U S submarine Argonaut awarded identical letters for a successful attack on an enemy destroyer during its last patrol. The vessel was overdue and presumed lost after engaging a Japanese convoy near Rabaul New Britain, depth charged and destroyed in a heavy counter attack.
Robert D. Morrow Tucson public schools superintendent is named again by the American Association of School Administrators. He was appointed last May to complete the unexpired term of the state superintendent and serves on the association advisory council. Each state has one representative, and the council began in 1935 to aid administrator work.
Classified notice inviting men and women with hearing loss to try a simple hearing test promising improvement or a full refund. Mentions online ear drops and availability at Martin Stores and drug stores.
Chicago reports show the war meat board declaring a critical beef shortage for the armed forces. The War Food Administration plans to enforce a tenet cutting civilian beef while ensuring 45 percent of weekly packer production goes to military needs.
Major John Keevan died in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines last Saturday. He earned two citations for bravery under fire for rescuing personnel at Searchlight Point on Dec 29, 1941 and for directing a shelter rescue after a bomb at Battery Geary on Jan 6, 1942. Survived by wife Mrs. Martha Williams Keevan and children Michael and Patricia.
In a wartime broadcast Tojo claims Allied air losses and Japanese sea success off Rennell islands, cites British setbacks in Burma, and asserts a predicted Axis victory while warning of mounting Allied might and a broader war effort by the United Nations.
Amended rules ease tire inspections for low mileage commercial vehicle operators. Inspections no longer needed every 60 days or at 5 000 miles, now allowing up to 5 000 miles or six months between checks. Long distance trucks remain subject to 5 000 mile inspections. Gas and tire savings result from reduced rural inspections.
E. A. Vidler, who sixty years ago paid Robert Louis Stevenson $500 for all publication rights in Treasure Island, died recently in Melbourne, Australia.
Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting as forces north of Orel breach a river barrier and strike deep into German defenses near Mtsensk. Air and naval aviation claim several enemy planes shot down while raiding ports and convoy targets.
Arizona fishermen report an unregulated supply of large turtles in the Gila Salt and Colorado river sloughs. Turtles weighing up to 35 pounds are being captured and used for frying or soups. As reptiles they fall outside fishing laws and limits.
Witness Terry described the cooperative president as an alien and the secretary as an American citizen while detailing Rivers camp labor and school attendance. He said 7,000 are working, 3,500 in school, with land under cultivation and 700–800 acres in use, noting governor Osborn's committee investigates today.
Amos A. Betts, commission chairman, told the WRA that the attorney general had not opined on the validity of the articles of incorporation for the center. The center has stated it operates solely within the state and will surrender its license when the center closes.
The Merchant Marine recruiting service tours Tucson interviewing applicants at the U S Employment Service office during an intermountain trip. Lieut. W H Strock leads the unit seeking men from 17 years six months to 50 for cadet midshipman, cooks, bakers, radio operators, hospital corps, pursers, and engine room trainee roles with no upper age limit for some officer classifications.
Albany California reports the pullet prize winner a Brahma hen owned by 11 year old Adelaide Engelking. The bird, a native of China, was judged on a three quarter ounce super egg she laid and the expectation she would reach about 12 pounds. Evans Irwin Douglas notes the event.
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