Most County Schools Set May 19 Closing Dates
Most of Pima county schools will close on May 19 with four districts choosing later dates. Amphitheater high May 26 Baboquivari May 25 Ft. Lowell May 23 Empire June 2. Eighty three eighth grade graduates are listed from various districts. commencements cancelled due to transportation issues. promotion exercises planned May 18 19. Flowing Wells Sunnyside Sahuarita Continental Arivaca Pantano Wrightstown Vail promote May 18 19 climate. speakers include Dr. Roy Wollam and Rev Knoll.
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Pima County
P. H. Ross
Amphitheater
Baboquivari
Ft. Lowell
Empire
Ross
Duff Phelps to Start Tucson Valuation Survey May 22
W A Duff of the evaluation firm Duff & Phelps will arrive May 25 to begin a valuation survey for the city. Mayor Jaastad plans a council meeting to authorize immediate work as Nichols had resisted the project during a pending condemnation suit. Duff & Phelps quote ranges from 10000 to 13000, cheaper than Stone & Webster.
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C. H. Nichols
Pooler
Janstad
Tucson
Duff & Phelps
W. A. Duff
Jaastad
Nichols
United States District Court
Duff & Phelps Higher
Stone & Webster
Council
Stone & Webster Concern
S. F. Kosters
John Hancock Insurance Company
Duff
New York
Trunk Sent to Los Angeles in Care of "John Lopez"
A fragment notes that a trunk moved from an apartment to Chicago union station and was sent to Los Angeles in care of a person identified as "John Lopez" via a friend. The readable portion suggests a transportation or forwarding action with no further details.
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Chicago Union Station
Los Angeles
John Lopez
Halifax Flags Big War Stakes For Britain and U S
Halifax outlines three main income sources for Britain foreign investments essential services and export trade as Allied efforts push toward victory He stresses no monopoly on civil air bases and a plan for shared use while noting Americas drive to grow merchant shipping and Britain's reliance on sea lanes and industry through 1944 and beyond He predicts Germany and Japan as formidable foes but urges confidence without complacency amid wartime mobilization and cooperation.
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United States
Halifax
America
Britain
British Isles
Lord Halifax
Police Block Traffic As Power Line Falls In Storm
Police closed East Lowell street and North Mountain avenue for 30 minutes after a power line fell during a storm near the intersection. Patrolman Larry Wilson was shocked by the line, driving nearby in a squad car. Water on the roadway heightened the danger before the power company shut off the line.
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Larry Wilson
East Lowell Street
North Mountain Avenue
Wilson
M. C. Clark
Indian Service
Lord Halifax Signs Autograph After City Hall Meeting
Lord Halifax complied with autograph requests in the hall after a council session. His wife spoke with several young women while he fulfilled the duty. A small crowd gathered in the park opposite city hall to witness the proceedings.
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Lord Halifax
City Hall
Students Will Vote On City Machines Soon
Tucson high school students will learn to operate voting machines at the annual election of officers next Friday May 12. Officers to be chosen include student body officers senior class leaders and junior class leaders with write ins needed.
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Tucson High School
Andy Tolson
Carl M. Hitt
Joe Goff
Gordon Lent
Bessie Mae Boyer
Ruth Tackett
Lowell Bailey
Larry McQuade
Fred Snyder
Elliot Posten
Tom Williamson
Bettie Branson
Peggy Small
Sol Rhee
Rosemary Brooks
Jim Drachman
Betty Mauney
Arthur Pacheco
Jim Tolley
Bill Hussey
Bill Over
Peggy Boice
Guillermina Paredes
Bob Boice
Sara Bartley
Miriam Hamilton
Craig Smith
Graduation Exercises for Admirals Guests at Far East Tour
Plans Final Review on the program of events for the graduation the class will drill for the last time at 9 30 a m in a regimental review for the admiral and other guests. The graduation exercises will start at 11 a m with a song by the student officers. Rev Albert J Lovelee will give the invocation and Capt W E Cheadle U S N ret commanding officer will introduce Adm Denebrink. Following Adm Denebrink s address the senior officer will present the graduation certificates to the new officers and Rev Lovelee will give the benediction. Singing of the national anthem will close the exercises.
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American Theater Service
Royal Order of Cambodia
Dwight F. Davis
Philippines
Far East
Albert J. Lovelee
W. E. Cheadle
Adm
Denebrink
Lovelee
Halifax Viscount Halts Optimism With Candid War View
British ambassador Lord Halifax warned against overconfidence as he called the invasion a great and difficult enterprise. He praised Eisenhower’s role in the Anglo American partnership and urged unity, admitting small differences but stressing shared fundamental values. He answered questions on the Atlantic Charter and lend-lease, noting the difficulty of valuing aid and the need for action to maintain peace.
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Halifax
Cleon T. Knapp
Board of Regents
University
Alfred Atkinson
Lord Halifax
James B. McCormick
College of Law
General Eisenhower
Britain
America
North Africa
Lady Halifax
Ence
Germany
David Lerner
University of Arizona
James Schnake
Gary
Ind
Guadalcanal
Stalingrad
Naval Officers’ Mess
Little blue heron measured at two feet long
A local wildlife note states the little blue heron reaches about two feet in length. The observation records a compact size typical for the species and highlights its presence in the area.
Ward's Ward? CIO Wins at Montgomery Ward Chicago Plants
A CIO union won a collective bargaining election at Montgomery Ward Chicago plants. The judge ruled the government relinquished possession and the properties returned to Board Chairman Sewell Avery, saying there is nothing for him to do as the company is back in Montgomery Ward hands. The union then asked the War Labor Board to extend and enforce an expired contract.
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Merce Jesse Jones
Chicago
Sewell Avery
CIO
War Labor Board
Montgomery, Ward
Regular meeting of Pima Lodge No 3 I O C F
Regular meeting of Pima Lodge No 3 I O C F on Thursday at 8 pm at the lodge hall 135 South Sixth Avenue. Members and visiting brothers are invited.
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Pima Lodge No
South Sixth Avenue
Registration of births in England after 1876
The statement notes that birth registration became compulsory in England in 1876 marking a shift in civil record keeping and public health practice. It highlights a historical change in official documentation of births.
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England
Invasion Phases Mark RAF Attacks on Germany
The report notes at least three new invasion phases. RAF strikes target German ammunition dumps and key concentrations, es partical bombing of junctions, and a sped up campaign against railroads and bridges.
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RAF
Salvation Army appoints new Colorado Springs captain
Capt. William H. Oltman, commander here, departed yesterday for a new post in Colorado Springs. He is succeeded by Adj. Frederick Foucbister from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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William H.oltman
Salvation Army
Colorado Springs
Colo
Adj
Frederick Foucbister
Minneapolis, Minn
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