Honor Platoon to Feature at U A Final ROTC Review
The first platoon of troop F led by Lieut. Alden Colvocoresses will display an honor demonstration during the University of Arizona ROTC final review tomorrow night in the university stadium at 7 15. Gov. R T Jones A M Tuthill and Dr Alfred Atkinson will attend with other dignitaries as awards are given for standout cadets and units.
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University of Arizona R. O. T. C. Cadet Corps
Alden
R. T. Jones
A. M. Tuthill
Arizona
Alfred Atkinson
Fort Huachuca
W. A. Faick
Military Science
Strikes Show Drop in 1939 Activity Nationwide
Washington May 1 A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows 2 613 strikes in 1939 a decline of 159 from 1938. Last year 1 171 000 workers were involved with about one quarter of strikes under 20 workers and over one third lasting less than a week.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sales taxes jump in April totals rise in Phoenix report
Phoenix May 1 sales tax report shows April collections at 371 819 42 dollars, up 56 577 90 from April 1939, marking the second highest monthly total since the tax began in 1934.
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Phoenix
State Tax Commission
Sweden Determined To Defend Her Neutrality
Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson declared Sweden would defend neutrality with all means in its power. Speaking at a May Day gathering, he said independence and freedom must be unmolested and urged loyalty and unity with the government. The article also notes that twenty three U.S. vice presidents were of English descent.
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Stockholm
Per Albin Hansson
Sweden
Hansson
Poison Plants Found Cause of Stock Loss
University of Arizona veterinary head Dr. William J. Pistor explains how poisonous plants on ranges cause stock losses. Examples include sorghums acacia mountain mahogany and Johnson grass with varying effects across cattle sheep and other livestock. Continuous feeding deficiencies and drought amplify risk with symptoms spreading across herds.
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Arizona
William J. Pistor
Veterinary Science Department
University of Arizona
Pistor
Jail break costs prisoner ten years in prison
Five hours of freedom after sawing out of the Allegheny county jail proved costly to Thomas Irwin, a convicted liquor store robber. Judge Thomas Marshall sentenced him to 10 to 20 years, to run after expiration of a 12 to 25 year robbery term.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Thomas Irwin
Thomas Marshall
James Bowdoin as First President of American Academy
James Bowdoin served as the inaugural president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences beginning in 1780, guiding the new institution's early leadership and direction.
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James Bowdoin
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Emmons Estate Tax Payment Reported in Arizona
Phoenix May 1 An inheritance tax of 39 717 27 has been paid on the late Lawrence B Emmons Tucson announced today by state inheritance tax collector Neil Osborn Jr Emmons died in Ann Arbor Mich last year His estate had paid 31 717 27 earlier and he later established residence in Tucson after coming from California.
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Phoenix
Lawrence B. Emmons
Tucson
Neil Osborn, Jr
Emmons
Ann Arbor
Mich
California
Highway unit meeting to be held in Safford with Canada to Mexico group
Safford Arizona hosts the Canada to Mexico Highway association convention on May 10 and 11, announced secretary H L Buck. The report also notes a London sale where more than 22,000 silver fox furs changed hands.
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Billings
Mont
Safford, Ariz
H. L. Buck
London
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