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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1941
Page
7
Plans for a Tucson visit by 150 Negro soldiers from Fort Huachuca announced. Events include a softball game, Armory dance, church services and dinners, with Negro churches and families hosting. A local citizen committee oversees arrangements.
Nine Arizona flying cadets are set to graduate from the Air Corps advanced flying school at Stockton California on May 29. They will be commissioned second lieutenants in the Air Corps reserve. The 137 cadets in the class include Robert Clyne Tucson William Gerald Mahoney Douglas Bayard McIntosh Atwood Robert Sawley Ibold Sidney Pidgeon and William Eugene Scott Phoenix James Edward May Parker Bernard James Oliver Prescott and Marne Noelke Bonita.
Marshall Littlefield was elected president of the Senior Hi Y club last night at the YMCA. Other officers include Ernest Schaefer as vice president Marshall Jones as secretary and John Johnson as treasurer. They will meet with Advisor Elmer F Coble to appoint committee heads and select a delegate to the Hi Y training camp at Catalina Island in August.
Germany reports 52 kinds of medicinal and spice plants now cultivated domestically including varieties from Austria and the Sudetenland. The disclosure highlights expanding plant cultivation across regions and borders.
Pittsburgh May 7 A novel aid to medical diagnosis uses a candid camera to perform mass X-ray examinations at low cost. The method cuts prints to two to three cents each and enlarges images fourfold for quick screening in schools and industry.
Harry W. Lusk, University of Arizona 1935 graduate, wins a prestigious national research fellowship in medicine from the National Research Council Medical Fellowship Board. He studied physiology at Arizona, pharmacology at Michigan, earned an M D in 1940, and plans gynecology research with Dr Frank Ion Snyder at the University of Chicago. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry W Lusk of Douglas.
Chinese foreign minister Dr. Quo Tai Chi met Mayor H. O. Jaastad for ten minutes at city hall in a simple conference. The talk covered England's conditions and Nazi bombed buildings, with no public statement planned. The visit included Quo's six year old son Mo-Ying, who attends local schools.
In Colorado Springs only one ballot was cast in the Harrison school district election. The lone vote reelects Mrs. Eva B. Sinton as board president. A passerby voter rushed to the polling place just before closing, and the voter was not Mrs. Sinton.
Governor Osborn said he would call a meeting of the state fair commission next week to discuss the commission's nine thousand dollar deficit in Phoenix May 7.
Sweden has started to cultivate oilseed crops aimed at margarine production. This shift signals a move to bolster domestic fat supplies and reduce reliance on imports, reflecting agricultural policy changes and industry growth.
Restoration of the crumbling San Xavier del Bac mission facade was discussed by a Tucson group led by L. Cabot Briggs and officials from the Arizona Pioneers Historical Society. Participants hoped to restore all front columns while preserving current ones, with Briggs seeking pre 1900 photographs to guide work.
William S. Martin administrator sues Frank W GeMeiner in a jury trial over damages. Mary Ruth Walker seeks divorce from Ambrose Walker. B L Cocklin Motor Co faces assignment for benefit of creditors. Barney Gorman minor settlement of damage claim approved. Lucie Switten guardian seeks divorce and property settlement for Simone Ribas against Eugene E Ribas.
Justice Court presided by C. W. Gardner punishes Bradley Houghton for violation of probation with 60 days in jail. W. Y. Young receives a $50 fine for reckless driving with an additional 50 day jail term suspended.
Dr Ewing has conducted a special study focusing on the history of the south western region, detailing local developments and notable events as part of a broader historical project.
Merrill Biggs, chief clerk of the city water department, is named acting superintendent. Acting City Manager Phil J. Martin Jr also promotes Christopher C. Cooke from clerk to acting chief clerk as another office man will be employed during City Manager George W. Seeley’s absence serving as a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.
Paul Cella presiding cases include Nannie Hall selling liquor without a license sentenced to 90 days in jail. Alice Ray Ferris convicted of vagrancy with $30 fine or 30 days. Albert C Hooks reckless driving continued to Thursday.
A report notes American machinery could be employed to manufacture wooden rulers in Java. The feasibility study explores equipment availability, potential costs, and production timelines for local use.
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