Council Tackles Air and Water Issues at Session
Tucson city council spent hours on water and air topics with little formal action. Key items included a 60 to 90 day vacation request for Police Chief Wheeler, a 25 year airport lease discussion, and proposals for local water projects and refunds for Colonia Solana residents. The meeting also postponed final decisions on pension plans and a liquor license transfer amid shifting positions.
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Tucson
Forrest Priser
Southern Pacific Railroad
West 18Th Street
Priser
William H. Codd
Phil Martin, Jr
Thomas D. Elliott
Martin
Consolidated
Ment
American Airlines
Davis- Monthan
Harold Wheeler
Wheeler
Phil Martin
Hoyle
Albert Hesselberg
Carnegie Library
Frank Dawson
Jin Ku
Construction bids approved for park well and city farm project
Bids were read and accepted for a 350 foot well at Randolph Park, a threshing machine for the city farm, and a Main Street culvert wall. The well contract went to Carl Pistor for 2667.12 with possible increase if deeper. White Contracting Co. bid low on the culvert at 4695. Demands No. 4731 to 4829 authorized totaling 201042.39. Surplus funds about 40000 transferred to postwar fund per city auditor J. T. Manders.
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Randolph Park
Carl Pistor
F. Rondstadt Company
White Contracting Company
J. T. Manders
Tired Businessman's Chain Letter Promises Weird Payouts
A Tucson chain letter circulating among businessmen promises happiness to the “Tired Businessman” and urges recipients to send 25 copies and ship their wives to the top of a list. It claims the first name on the list will receive 38 439 beautiful women, with a warning not to break the chain. A local note says many beautiful women are expected in the city within three weeks.
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Tucson
Casey's Cafe Burglary Led to Whiskey Theft
Casey's Cafe at 138 North Stone avenue was burglarized overnight. Joseph Ivan Ward, 38, of 305 North Stone avenue, was charged with the burglary, bonded at $2,000, and held for superior court. Police recovered 10 rolls of pennies and a quart of whiskey, with Ward’s prints tying him to the scene.
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Casey's Cafe
North Stone Avenue
James C. Herron
Frank Monahan
Monty Saylor
Joseph Ivan Ward
Casey's
Justice Court
Monahan
Ward
Casey
Dog Day in Police Court Leads to Dog's Destruction
In a Mor gan McDermott Ameri can Legion post incident, Poundmaster George Mc Whorter captured a stray dog after a rope mishap. Magistrate Paul J. Cella ordered the Romero pet destroyed for roaming despite minimal prior notices, warning that during the rabies epidemic dogs must be confined or chained.
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George McWhorter
McWhorter
Morgan McDermott
American Legion
Fred Romero
South
Fremont Avenue
Pennington Street
Romero
Paul J. Cella
Cella
Mercy
Bids Planned on Building Navy Mothers Kitchen Annex
The Navy Mothers kitchen annex at the Southern Pacific station in Tucson will be built beside the canteen with 900 extra square feet. Bids are being called for by city manager Phil J. Martin Jr who chairs the kitchen committee. The project is funded by VFW donations and aims to support cookies cigarettes and magazines for troops on sealed trains. Mrs Ise Ballas is club president and other committee members include Hubert d Autremont Dr T J Fridena William I Walsh A A Smith commander of VFW and J R Best quartermaster of VFW.
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Navy Mothers
Southern Pacific
Phil J. Martin
Martin
Navy Mothers’ Kitchen Committee
VFW
Tucson
USO
Mothers Club
Pearl Harbor
Ise Ballas
Hubert d’Autremont
T. J. Fridena
William I. Walsh
A. A. Smith
J. R. Best
Seven Arizona Officers Promoted in Army
Washington June 20 seven Arizona Army officers received promotions, the War Department announced. David Small of Phoenix was elevated from major to lieutenant colonel, John Wright Watling Jr of Tubac and Robert Hills Scruggs of Tucson from captain to major, and Robert Rudolph Riley Nogales Elmo James Lee Thatcher Walter Richard Meyer Tombstone, and Duane Shelby Phillips Tucson from second to first lieutenant.
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Washington
Arizona
War Department
David Small
Phoenix
John Wright Watling
Tubac
Robert Hills Scruggs
East 7Th Street
Tucson
Robert Rudolph Riley
Hudgin Street
Nogales
Elmo James Lee
Thatcher
Walter Richard Meyer
Tombstone
Duane Shelby Phillips
Tucson Gas Rationing News From Hazard
M A Hazard, chief clerk of the ration board, reports Tucson complies with gasoline regulations. About half of the town’s 200 stations were checked. 84 No 12 coupons were found at 12 stations, mostly not deliberate black market activity. Some stations will face hearings in July. all city stations will be checked within 48 hours. Richard McCormick’s affidavits led to new station names. his ration books will be revoked.
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Tucson
M. A. Hazard
Ration Board
OPA
Hazard
Richard McCormick
South Main Street
McCormick
South Main
Robert Lance
CPA
Germans Arrest Males In Maquis Raid Town
On the French frontier at Bellegarde Germany arrests all males in town and holds hundreds as hostages after last week’s Maquis raid. More than one hundred have been reported executed in northern France following a spree of sabotage attacks.
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Maquis
Bellegarde
France
Committee on Food Fights for Freedom Meets
A city brief notes the Committee on Food Fights for Freedom will convene Wednesday at 2 30 p m at the Pioneer hotel on the mezzanine floor.
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Committee ON Food Fights For Freedom
Pioneer Hotel
Nogales Physician Dr Jose Romo de Vivas Visits Tucson
Dr Jose Romo de Vivas, a prominent Nogales Sonora physician, was in Tucson on Saturday visiting friends before returning to Nogales.
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Jose Romo DE Vivas
Nogales, Sonora
Tucson
Nogales
Red Cross Canteen Course Earns Certificates
The Red Cross announced that Mrs. Richard Canning completed a standard canteen course with certificates recommended for several individuals including Miss Almyna Benton Mrs Ann Foxtein Mrs Pat Hav ins Mrs Martha Marsh Miss Thel ma Ochoa Mrs Effa Overstreet Mrs Hattie Solomon Mrs Jessie Sortomme Mrs Ann Sullinger and Miss Jeanette Witz.
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Red Cross
Richard Canning
Almyna Benton
Ann Foxtein
Pat Havins
Martha Marsh
Thelma Ochoa
Effa Overstreet
Hattie Solomon
Jessie Sortomme
Ann Sullinger
Jeanette Witz
Mary Kathryn Bloom Graduates from Minnesota College
Mary Kathryn Bloom of Tucson completed the College of Education at the University of Minnesota, receiving a Bachelor of Science with distinction during Saturday evening exercises held June 10.
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Mary Kathryn Bloom
Tucson
College of Education
University of Minnesota
Semper Fidelis Club to Meet at Salvation Army Clubroom
The Semper Fidelis Club will hold a meeting at the Salvation Army clubroom at 7 30 p m today. The charter will remain open until the last of June.
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Semper Fidelis Club
Salvation Army
Physician Dr Starns Opens Office in South Stone A V
The physician formerly associated with Dr N C Bledsoe at 1811 East Speedway has established new offices in the Physicians building on South Stone Avenue. Dr Starns specializes in pulmonary diseases and has long been linked with the Veterans Administration.
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N. C. Bledsoe
East Speedway
Physicians Building
South Stone Avenue
Starns
Veterans Administration
Coogan Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Army
William Crosby Coogan of Phoenix Arizona has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel in the war department announcement. The promotion was dated June 20 and confirms his rank change within the U S Army.
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Washington
William Crosby Coogan
Phoenix
Ariz
War Department
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