Petitions Start for Four Year Term Public Offices
Circulation of petitions to establish four year terms for most public offices begins in Arizona. If signatures reach 22 345 and petitions reach the attorney general by June 26 the measure could be placed for a vote, excluding state officials Congress members county clerks and judges.
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Ari
Secretary of State
Dan Garvey
Garvey
Tucson
Attorney General
Gladstone MacKenzie
County Board of Supervisors
Congress
Senate
Taft
Roosevelt
Scouts Urged to Aid Rubber Salvage Drive in Tucson
Dr James E West head of Boy Scouts of America asks Scouts to cooperate with rubber salvage committees in a national drive. Tucson troops will earn one cent per pound collected and will log totals at the Scout office for the government backed campaign.
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James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
Scout
Tucson
United States
Salvador Sees Prosperity With Boost in Prices Across Sectors
The region enjoys a strong coffee season with higher prices lifting income. Salvador experiences rising costs for land and real estate as inflation fears grow and concern about overall prices increases.
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Salvador
Insistent Convoy Is Malta Savior
British naval officer recalls the Allied convoy through a deadly siege to Malta and Tobruk. US bombing planes aided the attack on Italian fleet as Axis reserves were repelled. The crew fought day and night with heavy losses but saved the relief effort.
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Malta
Alexandria
Tobruk
U. S
United States Consolidated
New Rocket Bomb Used by Nazis in Great Sea Battle
Axis planes in the Mediterranean battle reportedly employed a new self propelled rocket bomb described as the most important innovation since the magnetic mine. Experts say its high penetrating power could supersede dive bombing and it trails sparks when discharged from under the wing.
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Charlie
London
Mediterranean
Stormovik
Scouts Gather Grass For Army Camouflage in Tucson
The Boy Scouts of America in Tucson collect wild grass seed around the city to aid Army camouflage efforts. R F Toronto, field executive, announced the campaign today. Scouts also assist in the war bond drive by distributing posters across Tucson.
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Boy Scouts of America
Tucson
R. F. Toronto
Alien Soldiers Become Citizens In Federal Court
Three foreign-born soldiers stationed at Davis-Monthan Field were sworn in as American citizens before Judge Albert M. Sames in federal court. Donald G. Dubbins George E. Coloma and Anesti Rafail natives of Great Britain the Philippines and Albania respectively became citizens under a law allowing service members to naturalize without declarations residence or tests. Coloma Rafail and Dubbins had lived in the U S for 16 six and 21 years. They expressed gratitude for the honor and privileges of citizenship.
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United States
Davis-Monthan Field
Albert M. Sames
Donald G. Dubbins
George E. Coloma
Anesti Rafail
Great Britain
Philippine Islands
Albania
Sames
Congress
U. S
Coloma
Rafail
Dubbins
Price Ceiling Set on Woolen Fabrics to Encourage Blends
Washington June 18 The office of price administration issued a price ceiling on woolen and worsted apparel fabrics with a premium to push manufacturers to blend at least 25 percent cotton or rayon. The move supports the War Production Board’s push to increase blended fabrics for men’s clothing.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Production Board
Arizona May fuel tax receipts show continued travel decline
Arizona automobile travel kept its spring decline in May as fuel tax receipts totaled 432 188.29 dollars with 420 176.11 from gasoline. The five cent diesel tax boosted the total by 2 591. County allocations include Cochise 8 944.82 and Pima 17 411.25, with state receipts 302 531.80.
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Phoenix
Arizona
E. C. Corbell
Motor Vehicle Division
Cochise
Pima
Santa Cruz
Yavapai
Housewives Asked to Save All Fats
Washington June 18 The War Production Board appeals to housewives to save and sell waste fats from cooking as a war conservation measure. Lessing J. Rosenwald says a program to recover about 2 billion pounds of fats yearly will start in early July. Fats and oils imports have dropped due to the war in the Pacific. Housewives may sell fats to local stores and markets for rendering into glycerine used in explosives.
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Washington
War Production Board
Lessing J. Rosenwald
WPB
Industrial Conservation Bureau
Pacific
Far East
Taft Urges Reclassifying Married Men for Draft
Senator Taft proposed in the Senate that married men living with wives and children be reclassified into Class III and called for duty only after younger, unmarried men. He outlined an order of priority and estimated millions more would be selected in 1943 and 1944 to reach a 10 million force.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Selective Service
Mexican Air Force Patrols Seas With New US Planes
Mexico City June 18 The Mexican air force, strengthened by 12 planes bought from the United States, patrols the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico as pilots scout for enemy submarines and ships. Gen Roberto Fierro says bases along the coast enable long range patrols and aims to train 2000 to 3000 pilots, though plane shortages persist while domestic production expands.
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United States Army
Axis
Crete
North
Africa
London Daily Mail Air Cor
Mexico City
Mexican Air Force
United States
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Roberto Fierro
Pianist Morsewitch Offers Mrs Churchill Weekly Aid Concert
The noted pianist Morsewitch pledges one concert weekly to Mrs Winston Churchill for the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund to benefit relief efforts during the current crisis.
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Morsewitch
Winston Churchill
Red Cross
Russia
We Guarantee Our Best Efforts Yet
A brief motto notes commitment to maximum effort while avoiding overpromising. The statement emphasizes prudence and reliability in performing duties.
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U.S
Henry T. Gorrell
Star Box
Joe Cacioppo
N. Stone
Bill Rodenbach
Walker’s DeLuxe
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Jil
Hame
Sousse
Australia
Republic
Fierro
Canada
South
Central America
Hills Bros
Hills Bros Coffee, Inc
San Francisco, Calif
San Francisco
Edgewater
N. Js
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