Convalescent Care at Davis-Monthan Hospital Highlighted
Capt. J. M. Hesser spoke at the Rotary on the Davis-Monthan base hospital convalescent program. The regi hospital has 550 beds plus 500 for convalescent use, with 330 patients currently admitted. The facility treats rheumatic fever cases from the western training command, certifying about one third as disabled and sending them home, while two thirds return to active service after one year. Red ward and yellow ambulatory programs include daily training films, coffee and arts, and extensive education to restore soldiers’ capabilities.
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Rotary Club
Pioneer Hotel
J. M. Hesser
Davis-Monthan Base Hospital
Hesser
Army Air Forces
Regional Hospital
Davis-Monthan Hospital
Regi
Capt
Convalescent Hospital
Armed Forces Institute
Republican Club to discuss socialized medicine bill
Pima county Republican club meets at 8 p m in Bos North Fifth Ave to discuss the Wagner Murry Dingal socialized medicine and social security outline. The session features Rev J A Pratt of the Kansas Methodist church conference speaking at the First Methodist church Sunday service at 10 50 a m. Rev Pratt now resides in Tucson. In Venice Fla Rev Roy Gustafson pastor of the First Baptist church will be guest speaker at the 11 a m service at the First church on North Sixth Avenue East Fifth Street He will talk on Our Wonderful Lord and sing Tell Me His Name Again with Mrs D W Sands accompanying.
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Pima County
Republican's Club
Bos
J. A. Pratt
Kansas Methodist Church Conference
First Methodist Church
North Park Avenue
East Fourth Street
Pratt
Tucson
Roy Gustafson
First Baptist Church
Venice
Fla
North Sixth Avenue
Fifth Street
Lord
D. W. Sands
George Benham Service In Tempe Set
Funeral services for George B. Benham 42 who died in a Phoenix hospital June 21 will be at Bring's chapel at 7 30 p m Thursday Dr Richard S Beal of the First Baptist church will officiate and burial will follow in Tempe Ariz after the arrival of a son Arthur Benham with the Seabees in the Philippines Benham had lived in Tucson 11 years and was a civilian employee at Marana Army Airfield He is survived by his wife Esther H Benham a daughter Elaine two sons Arthur in the Philippines and Robert of Tucson his mother Mrs Sarah Benham of Tucson and three sisters Mrs Al J Ramsey Mrs Mildred Barrett of Tucson and Mrs Agnes Delmar of Seminole Okla
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George B. Benham
Phoenix Hospital
Bring’s Chapel
Richard S. Beal
First Baptist Church
Tempe
Ariz
Arthur Benham
Seabees
Philippines
Benham
Tucson
Marana Army Airfield
The
Esther H. Benham
Elaine
Robert Benham
Sarah Benham
al. J. Ramsey
Mildred Barrett
Agnes Delmar
Seminole
Okla
No Tucsonans on casualty list for day
The Office of War Information released four Arizonans among casualties and wounded. Pfc Antonio Portugal Escalante, husband of Nellie Escalante of Superior, listed as dead in Navy service. Pfc Ignacio Faz, son of Mrs Cuca Paz of Morenci, dead in Army service. Pfc Karl Butler, son of John E Butler of Eagar, wounded in the Pacific. Pfc Edward King, son of Mrs Catherine J King of Clark, wounded in the Pacific.
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Office of War Information
Navy
Antonio Portugal Escalante
Nellie O. Escadante
Fic
Ignacio G. Faz
Cuca Paz
Morenci
Pacific
Karl N. Butler
John E. Butler
Eagar
Pfc
Edward E. King
Catherine J. King
Clark
Fleet Agrees To Settlement With His Wife
Reuben H. Fleet and wife Dorothy M. Fleet settle for 1.65 million dollars. Cash 171500, trust 1250000 yielding 45000 yearly, Beverly Hills home 110000, Palm Springs home 90000, San Diego home 125000 retained by Fleet. Custody of three children granted with limited visitation.
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Los Angeles
Reuben H. Fleet
Consolidated Aircraft Co
Dorothy M. Fleet
Fleet
Beverly Hills
Calif
Palm Springs
San Diego
Preston
Dorothy
Nancy
FCC plans FM wavelength shifts spark radio protest
Radio networks joined in February protesting the FCC intent to change FM wavelengths. Hearings in January showed existing stations need not shift until new receivers are widely available, after which the FCC will assign a new channel and operators must switch within a reasonable period.
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FCC
County Shares From State Bank Tax Grow
Pima county receives 4157 and Tucson 4046 as their portions of revenues from Arizona's new 1944 bank tax law. The measure allocates 50 percent to the state, 25 percent to counties, and 25 percent to incorporated cities and towns. Total state collections amount to 82541 with 41270 to the state general funds, 21782 to counties, and 19488 to cities and towns.
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Pima County
Tucson
Arizona Tax Commission
William T. Brooks
War Bond Premiere and Dinner Drive in Pima County
Pima County faces a $405,000 shortfall in its 7th war loan drive as organizers urge local businessmen to buy large denomination series E bonds. A bond premiere of Cuando Escudos Este Vals starring Ana Maria Custodio debuts at the Plaza with admission by bond purchases. The Ahepa bond dinner and dance follows on Friday at the Santa Rita hotel with entertainment provided by the hotel management.
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Pima County
War Finance Committee
Ana Maria Custodio
Santa Rita Hotel
Johnny Gekas
Bond
E” Bond
Ahepa
Charter presented as world peace plan at conference
Delegates urge quick action with the charter, saying ratification will begin in a few weeks. Senators Tom Connally and Arthur Vandenberg head to Washington to report, while the closing session features multilingual appeals and calls for world leaders to implement the instrument.
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U. S. Senate
Washington
Tom Connally
Tex
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Senate
Symington Awarded DFC and Air Medal Cluster
Capt. Thomas A. Symington Jr., son of Mrs. Lowell Smith of Tucson, has received the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal cluster. Serving with the Fifth Air Force in the South Pacific, he has completed 10 missions beyond the quota and will return home on leave to see his 7 month old daughter.
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Thomas A. Symington, Jr
Lowell Smith
Tucson
Symington
South Pacific
Fifth Air Force
Help Find Cardinal the Red Setter Now Overseas
Tucson Daily Citizen asks readers to help locate Cardinal a champion Red Setter owned by Dr. Fred Sowerby serving in the armed forces. Mrs. Sowerby placed ads and police and pound authorities are searching. the dog has not yet returned home.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Fred Sowerby
East First Street
Cardinal
Sowerby
Luzon campaign tightens as Japanese retreat erupts
Allied forces push through northern Luzon with five American divisions in the final drive from Tuguegarao and Cagayan valley mop up. Japanese remnants retreat into foothills east of Highway 5 while air strikes drop hundreds of tons on Luzon and Mindanao targets, and a Tokyo radio report claims cruiser losses off Balikpapan.
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Luzon
Highway 5
Tuguegarao
Cagayan Valley
Mindanao
Borneo
Macassar Strait
Balikapapan
Tokyo
Balikpapan
3800 Additional Tires Allocated to Arizona
Arizona receives July quotas of 11,503 grade I passenger car tires, up 3,800 from June. Small truck tires rise to 2,060, large truck tires 1,243, and tractor tires 425, up 68. June and July quotas are the largest since rationing began.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Two Generals Commit Seppuku at Cliffside Death Scene
Ushijima and Gen. Che perform ritual suicide on a cliff ledge wearing full field dress. Aide hands blades wrapped in cloth. adjutant slashes the neck as both generals stab themselves. Bodies carried to shallow graves found by 7th division patrol.
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Ushijima
Gen. Che
Gen. Cho
7Th Division
Turkey asserts strait and Kars issues under San Francisco charter
Turkey has supervised the strait since 1936 under an internationally negotiated instrument and can be altered only by multilateral great power agreement. Turks argue that if Russia seeks to reclaim Kars, ceded in 1921, the San Francisco charter would give Turkey grounds to protest before the United Nations.
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Turkey
Kars
Russia
San Francisco
United Nations
Happy Medium laxative Ex-Lax advertised
An Ex-Lax advertisement praises the laxative as tasty and effective, comparing it to chocolate and inviting readers to seek the product. It promotes 10 and 25 cent sizes sold at druggists and cautions use only as directed.
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Albers Milling Company
Stuart Bidg
Seattle
Wash
Births at St Marys Hospital Tucson
Born to Orville A. Dart and wife at Davis Monthan Trailer court No 24 Tucson a boy at 345 pm June 19. Born to Leonardo Valdez at R 2 Box 499 Tucson a boy at 855 pm June 24. Born to Nick Thomas at 423 S 5th Ave Tucson a boy at 1100 am June 25. Born to Warren Coons and wife Gunner's Mate 30 Benson Ariz a boy at 139 am June 27.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Corp
Orville A. Dart
Davis-Monthan
Tucson
Leonardo Valdez
R. 2
Box
Nick Thomas
S. 5Th Avenue
Warren Coons
Benson, Ariz
Stettinius Returns Home as War Tensions Rise
The secretary spoke of delegating the charter as fitting to leadership in war and peace. He noted the Japanese war seemed near in San Francisco though distant here. Stettinius greeted his wife and twin sons with gifts after the Pacific conflict was acknowledged.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Stettinius
Col. Leon W. Gray Home On Leave From War Duty
Col. Leon W. Gray veteran of North African and European campaigns is in the city on leave visiting friends and relatives. A University of Arizona graduate and former local football star, he is the son in law of Lin Morrow of Casa Grande. He will later visit family in Long Beach.
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Col
Leon W. Gray
Col. Gray
University of Arizona
Gray
Lin Morrow
Casa Grande
Long Beach
India Contends Over Interim Council Representation
This morning in India the session recessed after an hour with plans to reconvene tomorrow. Some parties resist the proposed arrangements outlined by Lord Wavell. A key sticking point is the demand that only Moslem league members represent Moslems on the interim council.
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Page Onne
Lord Wavell
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