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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
3
The Tucson city council and mayor set July as the protest date for the $1 397 711 tentative budget adopted Monday night and July 20 for setting the tentative tax levy to raise $510 400.
Davis Monthan field will use the water reservoir at Randolph Park as a testing site for over water emergency landing equipment and as a swimming pool for Army Air Forces personnel. Col Lowell H. Smith announced the pool was converted from a municipal storage pool south of the golf club. Lt J T Marshall will run the facility and supply bathing trunks for soldiers without them.
The Order of DeMolay sponsors a sports dance at Wetmore's on July 4 at 3 30 a m with music by the Pioneer Orchestra. A swimming party follows and a midnight show at Fox Tucson theater accompanies the event. Committee members include Bob Blaise Frank Keefe Jr Bill Burruss Jerry Martin Bob Miller and Bob Johnson. Tickets via Frank Keefe at 1799 J.
Funeral services were held today for Joan Shattuck, 13, daughter of Spencer S. Shattuck, who died suddenly Sunday night. Shattuck, a former member of the state highway commission and Bisbee business executive, resided with relatives in nearby Warren.
The state emblem of Utah features the beehive adopted as a symbol of industry by Mormon pioneers, reflecting their work ethic and community structure during settlement.
Washington June 30 The War Relocation Authority outlines eleven self supporting communities for about 130000 Japanese evacuees with a $70 million appropriation. Centers will house 7000 to 20000 each and residents work in center maintenance or a war relocation work corps. Wages range from 12 to 19 dollars monthly, with government provision of food clothing medical care and education.
Samuel M. Boblett 79 a Prescott pioneer who arrived in 1876 from the Midwest died today at the Arizona Pioneers home. He mined in the area for 62 years before entering the home in 1938. He is mourned by wife Milly and sons Ed and Fay of Prescott with services set for Wednesday at 2 30 PM.
Union Pacific announces a rename of its Mikado type steam locomotives to MacArthurs. The switch reflects a branding change across equipment and refers to the historic engine design.
KEM-AIR will lower refrigerator temperatures allowing control to be reset. It reduces running time and power use, extends motor life, and cuts defrost intervals and time. It keeps meats dry and veggies fresh, prevents box odor, and lowers operating costs. Affordable to own and free to operate, with sizes for every box. Watch for announcements.
Silver City New Mexico plans its annual rodeo on July 4 with a patriotic theme and a morning parade. Forrest Delk leads the event as director with Amateur status. first time a woman Mrs Thom Threepersons announces the program including bronc riding calf roping team tying bell calf roping matched calf roping kids calf roping kid stake races and novelty races. A rock drilling contest draws Southwestern New Mexico miners alongside pre rodeo dances and fiddler contests.
The War Department reports renegotiation cut potential profits by 1.137 billion dollars in defense contracts linked to a 42.82 billion dollar military supply bill. Senator O Mahoney notes the 50 largest U S manufacturers secured about 11.783 billion dollars or 62.5 percent of war contracts issued from June 1940 to April 1942.
O'Mahoney reported that 73 percent of contracts valued at 26.727 billion dollars were awarded to the 100 largest companies, highlighting concentration of spending across major firms.
The Tucson Army recruiting office was allocated a July quota of five para chutists aged 18 to 30 and 131 youths aged 18 to 19. Sergeant Ralph L. Sage, the local recruiter, said the Army seeks 18 and 19 year olds and offers six branches: infantry, field artillery, air corps, armored force, engineers and signal corps.
Bisbee officials announce the post office will gain first class rating effective July 1 under Postmaster John Campbell. The office, in growth since moving from second class in the 1930s, posted last year receipts of $48 095 53, up about $4 000 from the year before.
NEW YORK June 30 The Southern Pacific company today wiped its slate clean of all bank indebtedness by pre paying 3 750 000 of notes which would have matured from April 1 to Oct 1 1943 The company started this year.
A firm reports 15 million dollars owed to banks in serial notes with payments funded by rising income and marked by a final payment today. In August 1941 the company borrowed 20 million from banks to boost working capital and repay a Reconstruction Finance loan. Now only funded debt remains outstanding.
A wartime survey finds that only about one in three hundred Britons still routinely carries a gas mask. The report notes a widespread complacency amid persistent air raid warning warnings and urges renewed public vigilance and preparedness.
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