J Noah Slee Dies Founder of Three-In-One Oil
J Noah Slee 82 prominent executive and founder of the Three-In-One Oil firm and former financial manager of the American Birth Control League died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He lived in Tucson for six years and was husband to Margaret Sanger. He left a wife, step son Dr Stuart Sanger, and three children from a first marriage. Funeral plans tentatively set for Wednesday.
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Three-In- One Oil Company
American Birth Control League
Tucson
Slee
Margaret Sanger
League
Mary Roosevelt West
James N. Slee
Santa Ana
Calif
Lincoln Slee
Seattle
Wash
Elizabeth Willis
Stuart Sanger
Army Medical Corps
Palm Springs
Fla
Capetown
Mr. Slee
United States
South Africa
Baltimore
New York
Union League Club
New York City
St. George's Church
St. Philip's
Hills
Arizona
FDR Frees Planes To Boost Australia Force
Curtin defend s his government amid a no confidence motion in Parliament. He states FDR has freed enough aircraft to raise Australia’s force by sixty percent and notes the U S fleet at Hawaii has performed the Pacific defense role expected of the British fleet.
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Australia
Washington
Curtin
U. S
Hawaii
Pacific
Singapore
A. W. Fadden
Navy Mothers To Sell Bonds At Armory Park Concert
The Navy Mothers Club will sell war bonds and stamps at Armory Park during the third weekly concert on June 23 at 8 p.m. Warrant Officer Woodward Pierce directs the Marana Air Force Band with guest artists Celia Sherman and Earl Perrigo. Approximately a thousand attended last week. doors open with ample seating.
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City Recreation Department
Pima County
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Victor Herbert
Henry the Eighth
Marana
Ah Sweet
Celia Sherman
Earl Perrigo
Morton Gould
Romberg
U. S. Army
Capt
Darcy
Harry Hayes
Navy Mothers War
Miners Wage Pact Scrutiny Amid Board UMW Tensions
The War Labor Board defends its wage pact with the United Mine Workers amid union protests. It notes the 1941 contract, modified by about 25 cents daily, and cites 1941 UMW Journal praise. The six day week boosts miners' weekly earnings to about 49.60 dollars, a 50 percent rise.
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Vest
Ickes
WLB
UMW
United Mine Workers’ Journal
King George VI visits Malta in wartime show of Allied control
King George VI arrived in Valetta aboard the cruiser Aurora with four destroyers, symbolizing Allied dominance in the Mediterranean. He toured dockyards as Maltese residents cheered through a brief air raid alarm with no enemy planes seen.
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Valletta
Malta
Mediterranean
George VI
North Africa
Aurora
New Airplane Built Under Lead Project Engineer
A new type plane is built under the direction of a project engineer who supervises about 29 engineer specialists. Many specialists under him work on aspects not directly related to the flight surfaces or propulsion.
Dry Lightning Sparks Four Forest Fires in Coronado Ranges
Forest Service reports dry lightning caused four new fires in the Coronado National Forest over the weekend, with blazes on the Catalina mountains and in the Chiricahua section. One small fire of 180 acres was extinguished outside the forest, another 40 acres burned before crossing the boundary. Rangers monitor conditions as Gov Osborn warns extreme fire danger and urges careful behavior and immediate reporting of any fires.
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Coronado National Forest
Forest Service
Catalina Mountains
Chiricahua
National Forest
Rangers
S. P. Osborn
Crisis machinery for taking a strike vote described
The article discusses the Connally Harness Smith bill as a strike procedure plan. It notes President Roosevelt’s doubt that the measure would yield maximum coal production and outlines potential veto reasons.
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Roosevelt
Wooden models aid rapid inexpensive plane spec changes
Full sized wooden models are built to test new type aircraft to facilitate cheap adjustments in specifications.
OPA Rule Will Cause Surplus In Beef Cattle
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association says OPA restrictions will create a beef surplus by next January. It projects about 15.4 million head by year’s end, enough to feed 74 million people in addition to armed forces, easing ranges and feedlots strain. Robert J. Kleberg and Judge Joe G. Montague presented findings to 113 livestock groups. 4,430 ranchers in the association include operations from 10,000 to hundreds of thousands of acres.
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New York
OPA
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Joe G. Montague
Fort Worth
Texas
Robert J. Kleberg
Kingsville
Tex
Seven Cent Reduction In Phoenix Tax Rate
Phoenix voters approved a $1.72 tax rate, seven cents lower than last year, and a $3,764,615 budget for 1943-44. The budget exceeds the current year by $930,315, reflecting $680,000 unbudgeted expenditures in the past year and a net valuation of about $69 million after exemptions. City Commissioner J R Fleming noted true valuations reach about $76 million before exemptions.
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Phoenix
J. R. Fleming
Arrest Leads to Rationing Fraud Case Report
Sammy Jones, a resident of 515 Davis Street, was arrested at 44 North Stone Avenue by A. G. Jackson for drunkenness and petty larceny, after stealing stockings from a local chain store. OPA officials probe theft of excess gasoline coupons and multiple ration books, including a wife’s book. Earlier, Armando Lopez, 22, of 508 West 42nd Street, held three ration books and used coupons from all, with OPA to prosecute.
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Sammy Jones
Davis Street
A. G. Jackson
North Stone Avenue
Jones
OPA
Armando L. Lopez
West 42Nd Street
Lopez
Phoenix Office
Lannan Rites Planned For Local Resident George Lannan
Funeral services for George Lannan of 132 East Sixth Street follow a death at a local hospital. The body lies in state at Reilly chapel with a mass at St Peter and Paul Church tomorrow morning. Lannan is survived by a sister Mrs Rose Rainbolt of Tucson.
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George Lannon
East Sixth Street
Reilly Undertaking Company
Reilly
Tire theft puzzle mystifies Oregon City resident
Police investigated after a thief took one tire from R. M. Ingersoll leaving a same size wheel with most of its rubber intact. The oddly matched pair puzzled the owner and authorities in Oregon City.
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Oregon City
Ore
U.pr
R. M. Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Tucson Sets Record Water Use Amid Drought and Victory Gardens
Tucson water officials report a 12 percent daily increase in consumption surpassing previous highs. Through May 31 the city pumped over 2.23 billion gallons since July 1 1942 and may exceed 300 million for June if trends continue.
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Tucson
Biggs
Water Department
Victory Gardens
Mount McKinley Highest North American Peak
The article notes Mount McKinley in Alaska as the tallest mountain in North America. It emphasizes its height and prominence in the region.
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Mount McKinley
Alaska
North America
One A Day Bombings Continued By U S
A large U S air strike on Munda airfields at New Georgia island started a raid that unloaded about 20 tons of bombs. Dauntless and Avenger bombers, with Wildcat fighters, silenced ack ack and returned after destroying a twin engine enemy bomber.
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South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
Dauntless
Avenger
South Pacific Allied
Solomons
Navy
Florida Island
Marana Crash Investigated After Cadet Death
The commandant at Marana Army Air Field named a board of officers to investigate a training flight crash that killed A C John E Hester Jr 21 at 12 30 pm The cadet son of John E Hester Sr of Canutillo Texas survived by a wife at 204 South Scott street Officials cited a generally low accident rate at Marana with a 10 percent decline in accidents per thousand hours despite rising flight activity.
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Marana Army Air Field
John E. Hester, Jr
John E. Hester
Canutillo
Texas
Harper
South Scott Street
Marana Field
Mediterranean security drives bold but uncertain action
The report centers on Mediterranean shipping lane security as a chief aim with mentions of a major British parachutist force in the theater. It questions whether preparations target Italy or ensure free passage. Zurich notes Italian resistance to mobilization and Fascist threats, while a Gustave Seigfried Eins station cites Von Bock demanding control of Italian troops.
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Mediterranean
Italy
DNB
Zurich
Gustave Seigfried Eins
Fedor von Bock
Algiers
Recover Bodies 1304 Earthquake Victims
Ankara reports 1304 bodies recovered from the Adapazari quake ruins with many remains believed still trapped in debris.
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Ankara
Adapazari
Three Women Wage War Work in Manchester Room
Three women ages totaling 224 years are on full time war work in a Manchester room. The workers perform essential tasks as part of the city’s wartime effort.
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Manchester
England
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