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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
6
A concise reading of First Samuel opens with Hannah’s sorrow and prayer for a child. The narrative introduces Eli the priest and the birth of Samuel, highlighting faith, devotion, and divine answering of earnest prayer.
The Arizona corporation commission will hold a hearing next Friday on the Moore petition challenging a resident’s bus stop. Local residents argue fumes and noise affect health and privacy, while the transit company prefers fewer stops. Chairman Wilson T. Wright has scheduled the inquiry, prompting potential widespread protests from corner dwellers.
Senators return from Europe with private observations on France Britain Italy and Germany highlighting political fragility in France DeGaulle and Churchill rivalries potential shifts toward communism and American influence. The piece notes weakened French and Italian morals shortages and peasant traits while Belgium and the Netherlands show resilience. It warns of a likely shift in allied occupation policy and the broader Soviet stronghold across eastern Europe.
The piece admires soldiers returning home, noting the contrast between uniforms and civilian attire. It praises officers’ dignity and military headwear, then asserts that regardless of clothing, Johnny will be welcomed warmly as our boy and remains “tops in any costume.”
Westbrook Pegler argues the Communist led slow down by New York bus drivers and the Transport Workers Union disrupts wartime production. He links this to broader labor strategy, cites the CIO, Phillip Murray, and compares to German bearing raids, warning of widespread shortages and unrest.
Arthur Baer reports a humorous notice from Mr. McKinney of the Brewery Gulch Gazette announcing the author as an Honorary Deputy Sheriff of Cochise County Arizona. The card grants mock arrest power and a first visit moonshine, with playful cautions on misuse and invitation to recruit others for a tongue-in-cheek mail order posse.
President Truman’s choice of General Omar Bradley to head the Veterans Administration signals public support and a push to reduce politics in the agency. The piece argues for shifting military hospitals to the VA, outlines workforce and seniority issues, and calls for a national policy protecting veterans’ rights while balancing war-time and civilian needs.
Geo W. Washington humor column lampoons Prof. William Y. Elliott of the War Production Board and Harvard, mocking shortages and bureaucratic overreach. It also parodies a local scoop about Truman, Hopkins, and Rosenman in a cabinet meeting, noting the piece was entirely false.
James A. Farley warns that intolerance is used beyond slavery issues and urges lessons from the Civil War and Lincoln to curb violent sentiments, hoping people learn to restrain their natural impulses.
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