Haarman Named Commanding Officer at Ryan School
Maj Donald W Haarman will command the Army Air Forces primary pilot training school planned southwest of Tucson by the Ryan School of Aeronautics. The move follows his rapid promotion from captain to major within a month, reflecting a swift ascent through the ranks and a distinguished early career in military aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Haarman
Army Air Forces
Tucson
Ryan School of Aeronautics of Arizona
Ryan
Hemet
Calif
Earl D. Prudden
Swift Advancement
Haarman
San Diego
Air Forces Training Detachment
Ryan School
John C. Horton
Lindbergh Field
North Dakota State College
March Field
Randolph Field
Tex
Kelly Field
Fifteenth
Scott Field
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York National Guard
Ryan School of Aeronautics
Stratemeyer Named Chief of Army Air Forces Staff
Major General E Stratemeyer named chief of staff of the Army Air Forces replacing Harmon who moves to another post. Lorenzo Gasser transfers to Army services of supply, with Ulysses Grant to head OCD. Isaac Spalding to leave Army Exchange Service July 1, Fred C Wallace to command 5th Corps at Fort Hayes July 2.
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Washington
E. Stratemeyer
Army Air Forces
Stratemeyer
Southeast Training Center
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Millard F. Harmon
Lorenzo OD. Gasser
Army Services of Supply
Board For Civil Protection
Office of Civilian Defense
Gasser
OCD
Ulysses S. Grant
Engineer
Fort Nard Wood
Missouri
Isaac Spalding
Army Exchange Service
Services of Supply
Fred C. Wallace
Camp Gordon
Georgia
5Th Corps
Fort Hayes
Ohio
Daniel van Voorhis
City employes reclassification approved by Tucson civil service
The Tucson civil service commission adopted a new classification for city employees on Thursday, announced Friday. The shift reduces total classifications from 125 to about 60, according to J Forrest Ingle.
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Tucson
Germans Claim 21 827 Soviet Troops Taken
Berlin reports from German broadcasts that southeast of Kharkov German and Romanian forces encircled and captured 21 827 Soviet troops along with 100 tanks 250 guns and other weapons. The Wehrmacht said heavy Red Army losses followed a supporting air operation.
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Berlin
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Volkhov
Moscow
Volga
Gulf of Finland
Settlement Reached In Store Damage Suit
A $26,500 damages suit by Mrs. Euvela Hayward against Joe Tang over her husband Joseph Hayward’s death from a stairwell fall in Tang Market was settled out of court for about $4,000. Judge Eva De Concini dismissed the jury and postponed further action for technical reasons. Tang testified the stairwell door was kept closed and the area was well lit, with a warning sign posted. Photographs showed the scene of the fatal accident.
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Joe Tang
Euvela Hayward
Eva de Concini
Joseph Hayward
Tang Market
de Concini
Tang
Hayward
Child Burns To Death In Ice Cream Factory
El Paso report states 8-year-old Ernesto Griego died in Juarez Mexico after a gasoline stove explosion at an ice cream cone factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Ernesto Griego
Juarez
Mexico
Conway Asked To Decide On Tucson Case
The Arizona Attorney General was asked to rule on whether fire departments in unincorporated towns can share in two percent firemen relief and pension funds. Tucson argues it should receive all funds in Pima County, urging precedence of one 1941 statute over another which omits the word legally. The Arizona Corporation Commission seeks clarity on which act governs distributions to municipalities with organized volunteer departments.
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Phoenix
Atty
Joe Conway
Tucson
Arizona Corporation Commission
Pima County
Amos A. Betts
Corporation Commission
Conway
Betts
Divorce action in Superior Court over Crews dispute
Betty Crews sues Phillip Crews in a divorce complaint before Judge William G. Hall. Russell Hue House pleads guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and receives a three to five year state prison sentence. William Henry Miles has an assault with a deadly weapon case with trial set for June 30.
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Public Records Superior Court
William G. Hall
Betty Crews
Phillip Crews
Russell Hue House
William Henry Miles
Divorce Complaint and Damage Suit Far as Dismissal
Eva De Concini presiding James N. Henry vs Edna Henry filed a divorce complaint with a summons issued. Hayward vs Tang involves a damage suit with the jury dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva de Concini
James N. Henry
Edna Henry
Hayward Vs. Tang
Justice Court Proceedings and Sentences
Judge C W Gardner presides as Carmen Agran prosecutes a case of pa role violation with trial set for July 2. Jeanette Kinchion and Addie Mae Alexander found guilty of disturbing the peace and sentenced to 60 days in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
C. W. Gardner
Carmen Agran
Jeanette Kinchion
Addie Mae Alexander
Police Court Vagrancy Fines and False License Charge
In the Police Court presided by Paul J. Cella and Frazier M. Simon, defendants John K. Thornton Thomas F. Sanders Charles Gardner Roscoe C. Dial charged with vagrancy each fined $10 or 10 days in jail. Karl Alfred Dennis charged with false license.
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Paul J. Cella
Frazier M. Simon
John K. Thornton
Thomas F. Sanders
Charles Gardner
Roscoe C. Dial
Karl Alfred Dennis
Newly Purchased 1914 Car Wrecked by 1915 Arizona License
Deputy Oren C. Robinson described a wreck near Prince road and Campbell avenue as a notable incident. A 1914 Ford bought from a junk yard for a family car ran off the road due to wheel shimmy, with a 1915 Pennsylvania license plate on the vehicle involved in the crash.
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Oren C. Robinson
Sheriff's Office
Prince Road
Campbell Avenue
Pennnsylvania
Robinson
Arizona
Indian Faces Murder Trial Near Sells Reservation
Nelson Cyprian a Papago Indian is bound over to the federal grand jury after a drunken brawl near Sells left Charles Bautista dead. Cyprian is held without bond. Paul Chico faces a $500 bond as material witness with a later status in doubt after conflicting confessions. A jug and knife were the murder weapons in the scuffle over mescal liquor. The next step is grand jury presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Cyprian
Charles Bautista
Sells
Federal Grand Jury
U. S
C. Wayne Clampitt
Paul Chico
Chico
Cyprian
Bautista
Marriages Filed in Territorial Clerk Office
Belle D Hall and Virgil Noriega both of Omaha Nebraska apply for license. Norma McElhinney of Omaha Nebraska to wed Virgil. Lt Frank Watkins of Cincinnati Ohio and Mabel Lucille Paulson of Glendale California seek license. Charley Richmond Jr and Janie Knight of Tucson seek license. Andrew L Jarvis and Josephine Rothlisberger of Mesa Arizona seek license. James Wilson Barrett and Frances Isabelle Perry of Tucson apply. Gilbert Cantu Haro of Tucson and Delia Morales Gracia of Tucson apply. Frank M Norfleet of Germantown Tennessee and Jean B Flanigan of Santa Monica California apply. Manuel Santa Cruz of Tucson and Carrie Ormsby of Tucson apply. Stanley L Edwards of Granada Minnesota and Faye Miner Gaines of Tucson apply.
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Belle D. Hall
Virgil Noriega
Omaha
Neb
Norma McElhinney
Frank Watkins
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mabel Lucille Paulson
Glendale
Calif
Charley Richmond, Jr
Tucson
Janie Knight
Andrew L. Jarvis
Mesa
Ariz
Josephine Rothlisberger
James Wilson Barrett
Frances Isabelle Perry
Gilbert Cantu Haro
Delia Morales Gracia
Frank M. Norfleet
Germantown
Tenn
Jean B. Flanigan
Santa Monica
Manuel Santa Cruz
Carrie Ormsby
Stanley L. Edwards
Granada
Minn
Faye Miner Gaines
Pima County Reaches War Bond Quota First
Fred A. Dragonette chairing the war bond committee reports Pima County has met its quota, claiming it is the first to do so. Phoenix confirms no contrary news. A report on the state convention will come at the Tucson Unity League meeting Friday night at 55 East Broadway.
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Pima County
Fred A. Dragonette
War Bond Committee
Dragonette
Phoenix
Tucson
The
Unity League
East Broadway
Phyllis Wheatley Girl Re serves dance at the YWCA
The Phyllis Wheatley Girl Reserve plans a dance at the YWCA tonight at eight o clock. Proceeds or details not specified.
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Phyllis Wheatley
YWCA
Masons to Confer Second Degree Tonight
Ep es Randolph Lodge No. 32 F and A M will hold a meeting at 8 30 p m today to confer the second degree All Masons are invited to attend John W Wilson is in the Southern Pacific hospital in San Francisco He has been there one week Wilson is a trucker for the Southern Pacific in Tucson
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Epes Randolph Lodge NO
A. M
John W. Wilson
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Wilson
Tucson
Friendship Baptist Chicken Dinner at Hugh McKessen Home
The Friendship Baptist church sponsors a chicken dinner at 919 North Penn Place from 12 noon to 8 pm tomorrow. Call 1941-W for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship’ Baptist Church
Hugh McKessen
North Penn Place
YMCA Sees Record Attendance With 257 Members
The YMCA reported its largest turnout yesterday with 257 men and boys using the facilities. Among them 183 were soldiers, highlighting strong service member participation.
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YMCA
John Scanlon Files for State House Seat in District Three
John Scanlon filed petitions for the state legislature from District Three, per the county board of supervisors office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scanlon
The
County Board of Supervisors
Legion post to install officers tonight at 8 o clock
Charles Young Post 38 of the American Legion will install officers tonight at 8 o clock led by commander E. R. Peters with first vice Charles Vanhook, second vice Arthur Taylor, sergeant at arms Charles Wilson, finance officer Charles T. Jones, chaplain, and executive committee member Joe Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Young
American Legion
E. R. Peters
Charles Vanhook
Arthur Taylor
Charles Wilson
George Taylor
Charles T. Jones
Joe Washington
Sergeant Technician Richard McGhie Joins 727th Army Engineers
Richard S. McGhie formerly employed by the Southern Pacific railroad has been promoted from corporal to sergeant technician. He now serves with the 727th Army Engineers at Camp Shelby Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard 8S. McGhie
Southern Pacific Railroad
727Th Army Engineers
Camp Shelby
Miss
Townsend Club No 10 Meeting at Armory Park
The Townsend Club No 10 will meet at Armory Park tomorrow at p.m. Members are urged to attend as important club business will be discussed.
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Townsend Club No. 10
Armory Park
Clark Seeks Ban On More Battleships
Washington June 26 Senator Clark proposes canceling authority to lay down new battleships as Congress backs air power and carrier expansion. He urges an amendment blocking construction except for ships already under contract while supporting rapid carrier programs. Senator Byrd also pushes converting ships now under construction to carriers to counter Axis submarines.
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Washington
Naval
Clark
D-Mo
Senate
House
Byrd
D-Va
Tydings
D-Md
Japanese Jewel Buying Probed in Mexico City
Government agents investigate large jewel purchases by Japanese nationals who recently liquidated business interests. Ultimas Noticias says the national pawnshop sold all expensive gems to Japanese buyers. Bolivia sends doctors to the United States for post graduate courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Ultimas Noticias
Bolivia
The
United States
Legality Of Tire Freezing Order Upheld By Court
In Los Angeles a federal court ruled the tire freezing order legal in the first test of the war measure. Guy O. Brien a major Southern California tire dealer was fined 3000 dollars after selling over 30000 dollars worth of tires during the freeze. Bryan's challenge to due process failed as the judge suspended a year in jail. Two Bryan employees Vernal Webb and Ralph Johnston were fined 600 dollars and Martin Logan 100 dollars.
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Los Angeles
U.2
U.S
Guy O. Brien
California
Bryan
J. F. T. O'Connor
Vernal Webb
Ralph Johnston
Martin Logan
Game Protectors Meet Tonight In Superior Court
Tucson Game Protective association invites the public to a free screening in room 1 at 8 p m. Friday. The program features two motion pictures on wildlife: Silver Rainbows showing mountain stream rainbow trout fishing and Hunting the Great Grizzly with reels on grizzly bears in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court Room No. 1
Tucson Game Protective Association
Alaska
E. H. Carter
Association
Former Army Flier Enlists in Navy
Fred R. Brown of 235 North Main Street, a former member of the 15th observatory squadron of the Army Air Corps and a noted swimmer and wrestler, joins the Navy this week. Fellow enlistees at the local recruiting office include Bill M. Coop erider of 2122 East Sixth Street, Edward M. Medina of Nogales, and John H. Davis of 233 East 15th Street, according to R. J. Combs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Brown
North Mainstreet
15Th Observatory Squadron
Army Air Corps
Navy
Brown
Bill M. Cooperider
East Sixth Street
Edward M. Medina
Nogales
John H. Davis
East 15Th Street
R. J. Combs
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Maj. Haarman
Army Air Unit
Grant
Quaker Oats
Public Records
Reilly Spany
Dertakers
Broadway Village Market & Bakery
U. S. Defense Savings
Avondale No
Peas Empson's
RINSO
Morrell'’s
Lea
Arizona Juice
Imperial Valley
Mi Oll
Cay Eee
Byrd Joins
ARMY
Americas
Cas
Casey Sher
Chan & Kong
Camem
Maximo
Yslas
Convent
Stone Ave
Greyhound
Office of Defense Transportation
Washington, D.C
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