Government Purchase Seen Possible for War Transport
Washington June 19 Transportation director Joseph B Eastman told the House migration labor committee that more group riding in automobiles is needed to ease war worker travel and conserve facilities. He urged voluntary methods and noted plans for large buses and trailers, while criticizing the War Production Board for tire releases. He said railways and streetcars should be used to free buses for outlying ration areas.
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Washington
WUP
Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
House Migration Labor Committee
Eastman
War Production Board
Wendell Lund
Lund
Windows broken at Government Heights and Mission View schools
Deputies reported vandals damaged 39 windows at Government Heights and 16 panes at Mission View. The incidents occurred before Thursday. no suspects were found. Children perhaps signaling disapproval of schools as term begins.
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Government Heights
Mission View
Sheriff's Office
Ex Peace Advocate Among Bombers
Denver dispatches report George Uhrich Jr formerly of Brighton Colorado, once a peace demonstrator with seven Denver university students, now lieutenant in a US Army air squadron that bombed Italian battleships in North Africa last Monday. His mother comments on the change.
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Denver
Denver University
George Uhrich, Jr
Brighton
Colo
North Africa
United States Army
George Uhrich
George Uhrich, Sr
Dourine Free in Six Arizona Counties
Six Arizona counties Graham Greenlee Cochise Pima Pinal and Santa Cruz were declared free of dourine by the state veterinarian with entry restrictions posted. Dr. T B Jones announced travelers should certify horses are dourine free to prevent disease spread, except on Indian reservations.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Graham
Greenlee
Cochise
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
T. B. Jones
Army adopts 24 hour clock for all official messages
Washington June 19 The 24 hour clock system is adopted as the official time for Army messages dispatches orders and reports. Time is shown as four digits from 0000 to 2400 with first two digits hours and last two minutes. Thus 625 a m would be 0625.
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Washington
Gardner to Visit Washington on Mining Bureau Trip
E D Gardner of the U S bureau of mines will depart Saturday for a business trip to Washington D C for official duties and discussions on mining matters.
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E. D. Gardner
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
Arizona Alumni names new officers led by Charles Waughtal
Charles Waughtal, mayor of Safford, was elected president of the Arizona Alumni Association. New officers include Miss Loretta Savage of Phoenix as vice president and three executive board members for two-year terms: Daniel Romero of Tucson, Wilfred Austin of Chandler, and Miss Burdetta Kines of Tucson.
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Charles Waughtal
Safford
Arizona Alumni Association
Loretta Savage
Phoenix
Daniel Romero
Tucson
Wilfred Austin
Chandler
Burdetta Kines
Prince Memorial Missionary Society Food Sale
The Prince Memorial Missionary Society sponsors its annual food sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. in front of the J C Penny store.
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THE
Prince Memorial Missionary Society
J. C. Penny
Professor R. M. Howard Granted War Leave
Professor R M Howard of the University of Arizona has received official leave of absence for the war. He was drafted as price control executive for the OPA with headquarters in Phoenix.
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R. M. Howard
University of Arizona
Howard
OPA
Phoenix
Special Father's Day Program At Prince Memorial A M E
A church service opens at 11 a m with preaching at Prince Memorial A M E church. At 3 p m the Masons host a St John’s day ceremony and at 5 30 p m a grounds dinner is planned. Chaplain John H Devaux and Fort Huachuca chaplains with the Glee club perform at 8 p m. Rev J C Carter leads.
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Prince Memorial A. M. E
Masons
John H. Devaux
Fort Huachuca
Glee Club
J. C. Carter
Red Cross Alerts Missing First Aid Certificates
Red Cross Headquarters reports incorrect addresses caused undelivered first aid certificates. Miss Margret Link asks recipients not yet receiving certificates for courses through May 1 to call office 5482.
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RED Cross
Miss Margret Link
Scout Rubber Salvage Drive Offers Reber Prize Support
The Boy Scouts will receive two pounds of rubber for each pound they collect up to three tons, donated by E. R. Heep, announced at Scout headquarters today.
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BOY Scouts
E. R. Heep
Scout
Scouts Gather Grass Seed for Army Camouflage Mission
Robert F. Toronto, a field representative for the Boy Scouts of America, and Dr. Lyonel Benson inspected grass growth around Tucson on a field trip today. Scouts plan to collect seed for camouflage use by the U.S. Army.
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Robert F. Toronto
Catalina Council
Boy Scouts of America
Lyonel Benson
Tucson
U.S. Army
Letter from Bryant Offered for Sale in California
Mrs. Mary Maud Neeley 99 offers an intimate Bryant letter for sale to raise funds for war bonds. The letter has been in her family for a century in Crescent City California.
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Crescent City
Calif
Mary Maud Neeley
William Cullen Bryant
Gas accident injures Tucson official at Valley Bank building
Carl E. Molling of the Mexican Tourist and Relations Bureau in Tucson was exposed to an unidentified gas from a detour safe protector tube that broke in his locked office. He was treated at St Mary’s hospital and released the next night with no lasting injuries.
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Carl E. Molling
Mexican Tourist and Relations Bureau
Tucson
Valley Bank
St. Mary’s Hospital
Molling
Donald Hill
H. L. Hilles
Hilles
St. Mary's Hospital
Defense workers in South Portland pool transport to shipyards
Defense workers in South Portland, Maine, rush saving tires and gas. Fourteen Richmond workers ride to work in an obsolete hearse. Thirteen others share a police patrol wagon, pool tires, and chip in for gasoline to reach their jobs.
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Portland
U.P
Richmond
Ration Books Required for Sugar Canning Certificates
The rationing board announced that individuals must show two ration books and document last year's sugar use to obtain certificates crediting a portion of that sugar for canning. Stamps stay in books and weekly per person limits do not apply to this sugar. registrars will note details on the books. If no canning occurred last year, applicants must state planned canning quantities for this year. Volunteers from Junior League Phi Beta Phi and Civilian Defense Auxiliary will assist at board HQ weekdays 9 am to 12 noon starting next week.
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Junior League
Phi Beta Phi
Women's Auxiliary of Civilian Defense
Ration Board
City Civil Service Hearing Scheduled for June 25
A public hearing on reclassifying city employees under civil service will be held at 3 p m June 25 in the city hall council chambers. Personnel director J Forrest Ingle announced the plan aims to group similar work into about 50 classifications covering 260 jobs to standardize qualifications across departments.
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J. Forrest Ingle
Ingle
Chico California meaning of its name explained
The largest town in Butte county is Chico California. Chico is the Spanish word for small and the name’s origin is noted.
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Butte County
Cal
Chico
Small
Jap Envoy Expresses Anger At Molotov Talk In Moscow
In Moscow on June 19 the new Japanese ambassador Naotaka Sato sat with two aides during a Kremlin session while Molotov and other speakers praised the United States and Britain and promised a three Allied victory. Sato remained seated as Stalin entered and as Sir Archibald Kerr and other diplomats rose for cheers. Molotov stressed the Russo American accord and the British Russian treaty, noting increased Allied military aid to Russia despite German attacks and confirming large new arms deliveries.
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Moscow
U.P
Naotaka Sato
Kremlin
Viacheslavy Molotov
United States
Great Britain
Sato
Archibald Clarke Kerr
Roger Garreau
Free France
Josef Stalin
Supreme Soviet
Molotov
London
Council of Nationalities
Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
Hitler
United Press Moscow
Britain
Russia
Washinon
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Washington
Stalin
Asia
Iran
Bolivia restructures its national air transport system
Bolivia completes a sweeping overhaul of its air transport framework with major reorganizations across agencies and service providers aimed at improving efficiency, safety oversight, and regional connectivity.
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Bolivia
German Colonists to Holland and Eastern Europe
A Geneva Tass dispatch reports a plan to move 3 000 000 Dutch and other populations to Nazi occupied districts in eastern Europe. German colonists would settle Holland Alsace Lorraine Luxembourg and the Baltic regions while local populations are relocated to areas deemed less suitable for colonization.
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Moscow
Europe
Tass
Geneva
Holland
Alsace-Lorraine
Luxembourg
Baltic
Mass Baptism Planned at Huachuca by 93d Division
Fort Huachuca hosts a large baptism service Sunday June 21 led by Chaplain Elder B Hicks in a regimental stadium from 10 30 to 11 30 am. Assistants include Chaplains David J Moore and Edward A Freeman. A Jubilee chorus of about 25 soldiers from the 93d division will perform.
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Fort Huachuca
Daily Citizen
Elder B. Hicks
Hicks
David J. Moore
Edward A. Freeman
Colorado Holds Second Largest Irrigated Acreage in Nation
Colorado reports 3 400 000 acres under irrigation the second largest in the United States highlighting vast farming capacity and water management status.
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Colorado
Bergen Earns More Than Firw's Head
Philadelphia report notes Edgar Berger and his dummy companion Charlie McCarthy sought a 75 cent weekly raise while Berger earned 282000 dollars from Standard Brands Inc in 1941. The article compares Berger's pay to 75000 dollars paid to former president and current chairman Thomas L. Smith.
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Philadelphia
Edgar Berger
Charlie McCarthy
Standard Brands, Inc
Bergen
Thomas L. Smith
Institutions File Annual Reports With SEC Today
Additional annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission were revealed today. The documents detail financial results, business segments and risk disclosures for the reporting companies.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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