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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1942
Page
2
The Tucson Regional Plan Inc asks Tucson for 3500 to cover nine months of regional planning work. City and county have already funded about 18000 plus subscriptions, with officials arguing against abandoning the project to preserve prior investments.
Two Arizona State Tax Commission representatives near survey completion across counties to create a state wide uniform system for property valuation. Charles M. Taylor supports a uniform tax system as funds limit progress. The plan mirrors Pima county valuation based on the Somers system, reducing protests to the board of equalization.
Senate public lands committee approved legislation to compensate grazing permit and license holders for losses from public land use for war purposes. Sponsors include Senators Carl Hayden and Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona.
The E. A. Tovrea memorial zoo will open at 2 p.m. on Father’s Day with free admission. Prominent officials will attend and Boy Scout events, music, and other activities are planned. The zoo aims to house one of each Arizona wildlife type and features buffalo, elk, antelope, deer, bear, lions, coyotes, Texas Longhorns, and native fish ponds. It is run by Torrea’s with federal and state wildlife agency support.
John W. Ingram draft number 11218 from selective service board one in Springfield Illinois has been called into service Tucson police think but Springfield cannot locate him The board says he may have moved to Tucson in the last 60 days and should contact his local board If anyone knows his whereabouts they should notify Ingram at once
The Arizona Clinic at 260 East Congress reported the loss of a new four by five foot flag left outside after closing Friday. Military police noted flags should not fly after dark unless in grave emergency, and most missing flags are later found at the police station.
Justice Court records list Everett Lyman charged with disturbing the peace receiving a 90 day suspended sentence. Freeman Erickson faces reckless driving with a fine option of 30 dollars or 30 days in jail.
Judge Paul J. Cella presides as George Marsh faces drunken and vagabond charges with a fine of $10 or 10 days in jail. Arthur Poor Jr. has reckless driving continued to June 27. Frank W. Rollow is jailed or fined $10 for vagrancy.
Belle D Hall Clerk lists several marriage licenses including John H Goodson 26 of Van Meter Ta and Ruth Rodriguez 20 of Kansas City Mo. Pvt Bill Florentine 25 of Cleveland Ohio and Janet Cholewinski 22 of Cleveland Ohio. Kenneth Colter 22 and Beatrice Hathaway 17 both in Tucson. Nick M Butera 24 and Ruth E Denny 21 in Tucson. Robert Robinson 48 and Faye Babcock 41 in Tucson. Pvt Donald L Stout 22 of Midland Tex and Rozella Williams Watson 21 of Tucson.
The Word of Life in a World of Death will be the sermon topic by Rev. Leland H. Koewing of Trinity Presbyterian Church at the union church service. The third session will be at 8 p.m. on the lawn of the First Methodist Church with sponsorship by the Tucson Ministers' Association.
Delegates from Tucson Douglas Bisbee Miami and Globe head to Phoenix for the Arizona Unity League state convention to press for better government. The event will endorse candidates and a campaign program and discuss district organization. Orville Larson of Douglas chairs. speakers include Governor Osborn former Governor Stanford and gubernatorial candidate Dan McKinney.
Samuel R. Kipnis writes to publisher William H. Johnson stressing the rubber and fuel saving effort for GI trucks. He notes anxiety of soldiers awaiting mail, mentions his son Julian in the same unit, and recalls Kipnis's prior role as mayor of South Tucson.
The Groom Creek camp near Prescott hosts 110 enrolled youths under 17 staff. Phoenix and Tucson provide many campers with 32 from Tucson and five leaders. Ferron Troxel leads boys work. Walter Erdman Jr is Pioneer mayor, Eddie Lobdell younger council member. An all day hike launches a 10 day period with riding swimming softball and crafts.
A Bavarian waiter in Sun Valley Idaho recalls a two year stay at Dachau concentration camp where he learned to knit sweaters and socks for American soldiers. He uses his skill to support Uncle Sam's troops.
The Ozarks region in Missouri reports one of the largest strawberry crops on record for the year, highlighting a bumper harvest across farms and markets.
Dora Dalton and a seven girl delegation accuse Black youths of ganging up on Mexican children near North Main and West Seventh streets. Judge Cella orders police to capture alleged culprits and bring them before juvenile authorities. witnesses describe head banging, pushing, bites and scratches amid mutual accusations.
In Syracuse the New York State Industrial Union Council CIO adopted a resolution urging President Roosevelt to intervene to prevent a miscarriage of justice in the case of Harry Bridges. Bridges, who was ordered deported by Attorney General Biddle, declared he would continue to fight Nazism and Fascism regardless of borders.
Farm leaders from Arizona and 10 western states will meet in Phoenix for the Western regional conference of the American Farm Bureau Recreation. National officers Edward A. O Neal and R W Blackburn attend, with Mrs. Charles W. Sewell also expected. Cotton farmer needs to be discussed Monday morning, open to the public. Other commodity issues on Tuesday sessions per Earl Maharg.
Dr Otto Struve of the University of Chicago and Yerkes McDonald observatories announced the reappearance of Comet Forbes. George Van Biesbroeck credited for finding the small comet first seen in 1929 by a South African astronomer. Predictions had expected a 1935 return but Jupiter disrupted observations. Cripps forecast a 194 year reappearance and it was seen June 15 before dawn at Yerkes. Further observation with fast plates and clear skies is needed.
A five alarm fire at a seven story Great Atlantic Paper warehouse on Washington Street near Greenwich Village, Manhattan, claimed at least 10 firefighters. Smoke engulfed downtown as workers treated for smoke inhalation and an emergency hospital was set up near the scene. The blaze began after 10 a.m. due to a short circuit while conduit repairs were underway.
Joseph Matson of the national traffic advisory committee discussed staggered work hours with W. R. Hutchins and Horace Moore in Phoenix. The plan aims to maximize transport use and curb private car travel, with voluntary restrictions as the other option.
According to August Wieden manager of the U S employment service office in Tucson the accelerated war production program has created labor demand locally as in other regions. A list of skilled trades is on file and there is demand for aircraft mechanics riveters and machinists. Semi skilled and unskilled work includes section hands inspectors trackmen and car repairers. Many job seekers lack initiative or qualifications while those with adaptability can train to improve prospects.
In Grand Rapids Mach, 15 year old Bob Mitus wrecked his father’s newly bought car. Deputies report the father tore up the teenager’s driver’s license and warned the act would not happen again soon.
Nearly all able bodied men and many women in Mexico have found employment as wartime labor demand surges. The shift signals broad mobilization of the population into productive work across industries.
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