Peron Seeks More Farmers For Argentina Reform Drive
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina's new government places agrarian reform at the top of its agenda. President Peron aims to subdivide large estates and release idle land to cultivate 1,084,000 square miles of temperate farmland, inviting selective immigration from Italy Spain Ireland and the Low Countries to populate rural areas.
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J. F. McEvoy
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Labor Party
Peron
Genaro Cooke
New York
Italy
Spain
Eire
Papago Ranch Hand Killed By Train
A Papago Indian named Jose Juan Pedro was killed Monday by a train at Roll, about 50 miles east of Yuma. He worked on the W. Hanford ranch.
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Yuma
Jose Juan Pedro
Roll
W. Hanford
Two Mor gan Brothers Return From War
Maj Howard Morgan Jr and Lt Allen Morgan brothers of El Encanto apartments and Hacienda del Sol are released from service. On June 1 Major Morgan and his wife set up home in Holbrook Arizona where he is general manager of White passenger bus lines serving Globe Springerville Holbrook. Allen Morgan formerly attended the University of Arizona and now works with a private flying service at Hawthorne California.
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Maj
Howard Morgan, Jr
Allen Morgan
Army
Navy Air Corps
Howard Morgan
el Encanto Apartments
University of Arizona
Hawthorne
Los Angeles
Calif
Vets To Get 5 000 Acres For Homesteading
Phoenix report says about 5 000 acres of reclaimed land on the Yuma Mesa project will be offered to World War II veterans for homesteading by late next year. The bill, passed by the Senate, allows veterans to homestead reclaimed land regardless of age with priority to World War II veterans. Eligible applicants must show farming fit and $2 000 in equipment, with 40 years to repay reclamation costs plus a 10 year development plan after reclamation.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Yuma-Mesa
Vaud Larson
U.S. Reclamation Bureau
Senate
Gila Project
Welton-Mohawk
Tucson High School Gridiron Player Serves at Williams Field
A 1940 Tucson high school graduate who starred two years as halfback on the football team and was active in other sports is serving at Williams Field Chandler Arizona as first sergeant of the field's Negro squadron. Martha Elkins Henderson has been discharged from the Navy women's reserve and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Wester Henderson. Ensign James W Wortman has been discharged from the Navy at the separation center in San Francisco California.
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Tucson High School
Williams Field
Chandler
Ariz
Martha Elkins Henderson
East Miles Street
Women’s Reserve of the Navy
Wester Henderson
Ens
James W. Wortman
East Helen Street
Navy
Separation Center
San Francisco
Calif
Measles Cases Drop In City County Health Report
Forty three measles cases were reported last week by the city county health department led by Dr. L H Howard. The prior week listed fifty four cases, showing a decline in the disease in the area.
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City County Health Department
L. H. Howard
New York awards $115000 to man over miscarriage of justice
Bertram M. Campbell, who served 40 months in Sing Sing for forgeries later confessed by another man, received $115,000 from New York state for humiliation and loss of liberty and earnings. The Court of Claims called him a victim of a miscarriage of justice.
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Albany
N. Y
Bertram M. Campbell
Sing Sing
New York State
State Court of Claims
Floral Park
Sailors To Be Stationed Here in Naval Reserve Program
Enlisted personnel of class V6 naval reserve eligible for active duty as station keepers or ship keepers for reserve facilities. Captain Seldon G. Hooper announced the plan. Localities listed include San Diego Los Angeles Long Beach Pasadena Santa Ana San Bernardino Bakersfield Santa Barbara Santa Monica Phoenix Tucson and Albuquerque. Stationed sailors receive full Navy pay plus allowances, stay linked to home towns, and may return to inactive duty on request.
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Naval Reserve
Seldon G. Hooper
USN
Eleventh Naval District
San Diego
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Pasadena
Santa Ana
San Bernardino
Bakersfield
Santa Barbara
Santa Monica
Phoenix
Tucson
Albuquerque
Former Tucson athlete enlists as Army master sergeant
Robert Biggs Hill son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Hill of 526 South Star street enlisted in the Army as a master sergeant after serving in the war as a captain. He fought in the Italian campaign and was a graduate in
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Tucson
Robert Biggs Hill
Jerry Hill
South Star Street
Mrs. Ruth A. Braggs Funeral Scheduled Saturday
Funeral services for Ruth A. Braggs 53 who died yesterday will be held at 2 p.m. at Prince chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Survived by husband John R. Braggs two daughters Ruth Steward and Josephine Floyd and two sons Alonzo P. Wooley and Lewis W. Wooley. Arizona Mortuary making arrangements.
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Ruth A. Braggs
Prince Chapel
Evergreen Cemetery
McFarland Sets Northern Arizona Campaign Tour
United States Senator Ernest W. McFarland planned a northern Arizona campaign stop in Winslow today with subsequent stops in Holbrook St. Johns and Flagstaff as part of the tour.
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McFarland
Arizona
Winslow
Holbrook
St. Johns
Flagstaff
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Elba
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Lic
Ion
U. S
Ernest W. McFarland
Hong S Market
Libby
del Monte
Geinen Beade
Campbell's
Best Foods
Kentucky
Sunnybrook
Cabrilla
Borden
Borden’s
Berden
FPR
Borden Co., Co
Madfaces Ave
Wie
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