Budget Slash Ordered For Pima Assessor 1940-41 Plan
The Pima County Board of Supervisors orders a roughly five thousand dollar cut to Assessor Charles M. Taylor’s proposed 1940-41 budget. Taylor sought 36,893 dollars with most funds for the new office and survey staff including engineers, deputies, draftsman, and personal property staff. Deadline to adopt the budget is tomorrow and salaries take effect next Monday.
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Pima County
Board of Supervisors
Charles M. Taylor
Taylor
Nogales Plea to Delay New U S Immigration Rules
Nogales business leaders urge Governor Jones to seek a 60 day postponement of the new U S immigration rule requiring passport and visa. They warn border trade would collapse and jobs risked if the rule takes effect Monday. Officials say locally crossing residents will be allowed to continue living in Sonora and working in Arizona.
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Nogales
United &States Immigration
R. T. Jones
Roosevelt
Sonora
Ashurst
Hayden
Chamber of Commerce
Sen
Departments of Labor and State
U. S
Ariz
United States
A. J. Milliken
Immigration Department
Milliken
Arizona
Funeral Arrangements Set for Mrs Castelan
Lucy Sayre Castelan 23 and her infant Rudolph Sayre Castelan died yesterday at a local hospital. She was born in Patagonia and had lived in Tucson 19 years with husband George Frevele Castelan at 1037 Pen Place. Survived by father Fred Sayre Tucson, sisters Ruth Lopez Tucson Sarah Sayre Stella Sayre Los Angeles, brother William Sayre. Rosary at 7:30 tonight Bring's Funeral Home. Funeral 10 a.m. tomorrow Holy Family Church. Burial Holy Hope Cemetery.
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Lucy Sayre Castelan
Rudolph Sayre Castelan
Castelan
George Frevele Castelan
Pen Place
Patagonia
Tucson
Fred Sayre
Ruth Lopez
Sarah Sayre
Stella Sayre
Los Angeles
William Sayre
Cantaloupe Shipments Hit New High in Salt River Valley
Phoenix June 28 Anon reports cantaloupe shipments from the Salt River valley reached 156 cars for Wednesday, exceeding by 12 the biggest day of the 1939 season.
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Phoenix
Salt River Valley
U. S
Willkie Will Return to Elwood for Acceptance Speech
Willkie hometown Elwood Indiana plans a torch lit parade and a public notification ceremony from Central High School steps where he graduated. The town celebrates a surge of support after six convention ballots as relatives and residents await his address.
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Elwood
Ind
U.P
Wendell Willkie
Central High School
Willkie
Indiana Farm Belt
Central High
NYA to Open More Vocational Classes Next Month
Rex Lindstrom NYA supervisor said additional vocational classes will open here next month under the National Youth Administration program. Courses will include woodworking mechanical drawing metal work welding and auto mechanics for boys while about 50 girls will train in cooking homemaking sewing and production of visual aids for schools and hospitals. Classroom space has not yet been secured and classes will not be residential.
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NYA
Rex Lindstrom
National Youth Administration
Lindstrom
Husband cites wife behavior in plea for divorce
In Pittsburgh a husband told the judge his wife was kind only near paydays while on other days she refused to cook, threw bricks and clocks at him, bought costly furs, punctured tires, and entertained other men. He said he easily secured a divorce.
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Pittsburgh
Snite to Spend Life in Iron Lung After Illness
Frederick B. Snite Jr., 30, must live the rest of his life using a mechanical respirator after infantile paralysis struck him in Peiping four years ago. Doctors say he may outlive many, with improving leg, back and abdomen muscles and full senses despite the condition. He and Teressa Larkin of Dayton, married last August, expect a child in September.
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Iron Lung
Fred Snite, Jr
River Forest
Chicago
Florida
Frederick B. Snite, Jr
Snite
Actor Hurt In Prescott Mishap
Hollywood character actor Warner Richmond is recovering from a skull fracture after a horse accident during filming in Prescott. The cinch broke as he rode with a group causing a fall that struck his head on boulders. Doctors say he is out of danger.
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Prescott
Warner Richmond
Hollywood
Monogram Studio
Richmond
Aeronautical Engineer Courses Are Planned
Cambridge mass June 28 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will start July 8 an intensive transitional aeronautical engineering course for graduate engineers. President Karl T Compton said the free tuition program welcomes experienced engineers and recent graduates who are U.S. citizens born in the country.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Karl T. Compton
United States
Cross of Wood among gifts to Arizona Pioneers’ Society
The Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society at the University of Arizona received a cross built from hundreds of interlocking wood bars, sculpted by an inmate of the old Yuman Territorial prison. The piece, standing over a foot high, was given by a Douglas resident to Mrs. Vestry of Los Angeles who then donated it to the society this month. Dr. F. C. Lockwood added an album of Desert Rats and photostatic copies of the Palatine Robinson military trial pages to the collection.
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Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
University of Arizona
Yuman Territorial
George Kitt
Douglas
J. A. Vestry
Los Angeles
Vestry
The
Historical Society
Bob Harris Named To Manage Desert Shores
Fred Lane announces Bob Harris, formerly in display advertising at The Daily Citizen, will become manager of Desert Shores starting July 1. Harris outlines plans for varied nightly entertainment, steady cuisine, banquet focus, and nightly broadcasts at the Tucson club on the Casa Grande highway.
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Fred Lane
San Carlos
Desert Shores
Bob Harris
The
Daily Citizen
Harris
Tucson
Casa Grande Highway
Cuba Aims to Be North South America Air Transit Hub
The article outlines Cuba's ambition to position itself as the central aerial link between North and South America, seeking to attract regional routes, investment, and strategic partnerships to develop its aviation network.
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Cuba
North
South America
Public Sentiment For Third Term Levels Off After Rise
Gallup reports a nationwide poll showing 57 percent of voters with definite opinion favor Roosevelt for a third term. Sentiment rose after the Holland Belgium France invasion, then leveled off. regional variations exist, with South supporters high and Great Lakes and farming Midwest lower. A public look at other Democratic candidates is due this Sunday.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Holland
Belgium
France
Great Lakes
Middle West
South
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Institute
New England
Middle Atlantic
East Central
West Central
Far West
Pima County Delays Sheriff Radio Equipment Awards
The Pima county board of supervisors postponed awarding contracts for sheriff’s office radio equipment, delaying funding source decisions until next week. Total cost is 3387.93 dollars with 1861 to Kenneth O. Kelton of Tucson for transmitting gear and 1460 to Radio Supply of Phoenix for receiving instruments. The delay aims to use the 1940-41 budget if contracts are awarded Monday or later. The FCC issue on wavelength interference with Tucson police broadcasts remains unresolved.
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Pima County Board of Supervisors
Sheriff's Ofice
Sheriff's Office
Pima County
Kenneth O. Kelton
South Fifth Avenue
Tucson
Radio Supply Company of
Phoenix
Kelton
Weyland Ewing
State Highway Department
Ewing
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
George W. Seeley
British Recognize De Gaulle French Committee in London
The British government officially recognized the French national committee in London led by Gen. Charles De Gaulle to carry on the war. The move strains ties with Marshal Petain's Bordeaux government but does not imply an immediate break. De Gaulle faces trial if he returns to France, as British aid aims to sustain resistance in colonies amid possible shifts in Syria and Indo-Chinese loyalties.
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London
U.P
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Philippe Petain
Bordeaux
Germany
Italy
de Gaulle
France
Syria
Indo-China
Madrid
Auguste Nogues
North
Africa
Small Named Head of Mexican Line at Nogales
J A Small vice president of the Southern Pacific of Mexico railroad is named president of the rail line, effective July 1. He also becomes a director with general control over the company. E B Sloan elected fiscal vice president. The change follows Walter Douglas retirement after eight years as director and board chair.
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Nogales
J. A. Small
Southern Pacific of Mexico Railroad
A. D. McDonald
Southern Pacific Company
Small
E. B. Sloan
Walter Douglas
Presbyterian Leaders Visit Indians On Desert Caravan
A 20th century missionary caravan of 60 Presbyterian leaders from New York and Pennsylvania arrived in Baton, New Mexico, for a 10 day trek to missions in Arizona and New Mexico. They will travel by automobile, camp outdoors, and visit about 60 missions with support from three trucks a chuckwagon and bed rolls and provisions.
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Baton
N. M
New York
Pennsylvania
Arizona
New Mexico
Japan to pattern census after United States model this year
Japan plans to adopt a census approach modeled on the United States used this year. Officials outlined steps for data gathering and public release, aiming to improve accuracy and comparability with international standards.
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Japan
United States
Michigan Denies Liberal Minded Students Admission
Ann Arbor June 21 The University of Michigan confirmed it advised a small number of liberal minded undergraduates they could not return to campus studies after the American Student Union reported seven members were denied readmission. President Ruthven said other students received warnings as the next term begins in fall.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Alexander G. Ruthven
American Student Union
Third Deputy Sought for Ajo by Local Businessmen
Petitions signed by 53 business leaders and 11 Democratic precinct committeemen urge adding at least one deputy sheriff in Ajo. Carney Motor Co. head J J A Carney explains population growth and new faces in the mining town of 6000 to 7000 residents. County board weighs budget impact as Collins opposes, Mead supports, Martin undecided.
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Ajo
Board of Supervisors
J. J. A. Carney
Carney Motor Company
Carney
Tom Collins
J. B. Mead
R.H. Martin
U A graduate awarded Ph D at Wisconsin
Paul T. McCarty, a 1930 University of Arizona graduate and former German instructor here, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin Madison on June 17. He also received a master's degree from Wisconsin in 1933 and later joined Aurora College faculty in Illinois.
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Paul T. McCarty
University of Arizona
University of Wisconsin
Madison
McCarty
Wisconsin
Aurora College
Aurora
Ill
Russian Crew Members Attempt To Seize Notkas
In Norfolk on June 28 Esthonia admitted garrisons of Russian troops prompting a mutiny attempt on the Esthenian freighter Notkas. Fireman Edward Ramala, 28, was shot and wounded and seaman Fred Cox, 18, suffered head injuries during the Wednesday night battle, which left ship officers in control. No other injuries reported.
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Norfolk
U.P
Notkas
Esthonia
Edward Ramala
Fred Cox
Flashlight Bulbs Moved From China to International Markets
Flashlight bulbs manufactured in China are being shipped to various countries. The effort highlights ongoing global supply chains and cross border trade in consumer electronics.
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China
Germany Rejects Peace Overture From London
Berlin authorized sources say Germany will not accept peace feelers from Britain as long as Churchill seeks war. They insist cannons speak and Britain must concede a bitter finish. Germany completes seizure of the French western coast and reports British raids.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
London
Reich
Winston Churchill
High Command
Bayonne
England
Churchill
Britain
Europe
Romania
Russia
Italy
Baltic States
Balkans
Burgess Discusses Milk Benefits At Tucson Kiwanis Lunch
Dean Paul S. Burgess of the University of Arizona spoke to Tucson Kiwanis at the Santa Rita hotel. He highlighted extraordinary food values in milk and urged better balanced diets. June is National Dairy Month per the National Dairymen's Association.
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Paul S. Burgess
University of Arizona College of Agriculture
Tucson Kiwanis Club
Santa Rita Hotel
Dean Burgess
National Dairymens’ Association
Australian school girls hunt for gold on vacation
School girls in Australia spend their holidays prospecting for gold as part of a local youth exploration effort.
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Australia
Great Talent To Appear On Benefit Show
A large entertainment benefit at the Pioneer hotel ballroom features all town bands and floor shows to aid the American Red Cross. Tucson Little Theater presents a melodrama directed by Ed Reveaux with Columbia star in Arizona. Admission is 1.50 per couple or 1 per single. auctions and dances follow.
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Red Cross
Pioneer Hotel
Tucson
American Red Cross
Cosme’s
Desert Shores
la Jolla
Santa Rita Hotel
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