Tucsonans Join Ambulance Corps
Tucson has added two men to the American field service ambulance unit serving in Europe. William Woodin, 18, grandson of former Treasury secretary William Woodin, and Gib Hazard, former rancher, left Tucson for the east to begin training overseas. The unit, allied with the Red Cross, has a long wartime history and now operates with allied forces in Greece, North Africa, Italy, and ready for the invasion of the mainland.
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Tucson
American Field Service
Europe
James Sponagle
Field Service
William Wootin
William Woodin
Sponagle
Woodin
India
Mansfeld
Nagar
Corps
American’ Field Service
Red Cross
America
United States
U. S
University of Arizona
France
Francis Ray
Fritz Koenig
the Seabees
Larry Schwabb
Domedl
Bill
Hagle Club
RAF
Tondon
Greece
Free Trench
Syria
de North
John Dunn
AMG
Apphipient
Thomas Ashley Burton
Charles Hackett
Falcon Field
Dennis B. Hunt
John Upson
T. E. Peterson
Phoenix
Richard Carleton
Fucson Visitors Club to Hold Annual Picnic
Tucson Visitors' Club plans annual picnic tonight at 2800 Mast Eight Street the home of Mrs Thelma McQuade secretary about 70 guests expected for buffet supper in the patio. Assisting include Mrs Robert Rayburn Michigan Mrs May Fox Iowa Mrs Huth Stutz Ohio and Mrs R H Hinnant Tennessee.
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Tucson
Captain Mosse Wins Distinguished Flying Cross
Captain Charles Mosse, 20 year old son of Mr and Mrs H A Mosse of Phoenix Arizona, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross while serving as assistant group operations officer and Thunderbolt escort over Germany. He previously received the Air Medal with Clusters, and his combat record includes a Nazi fighter destroyed with its pilot bailing out. He taught at the Arkona Desert School in Tucson before enlistment, and is a Phoenix High School and University of Algona alumnus. He joined the service in 1941 and earned his wings in 1942, serving with Col A P Tacon's Thunderbolt group from Farmingdale Long Island and Westover Field Massachusetts before heading overseas.
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Charles , Mosse
H. A. Mosse
Virginia Avenue
Phoenix
Ariz
U. S
Germany
Mosse
Fighter Command
A. P. Tacon
Thunderbolt
Farmingdale
L. 1
Westover -Pleld
Mass
Pima Board Names Men For Induction Examinations In Phoenix
The Pima county selective board No. 1 released a list of 4 transfers and local registrants to be examined next week in Phoenix. Names include William C. Keesler and Amos Rudolph Watts among others. additional men transferred to out of town boards and several transfers into the local beard are noted with many surnames and given names.
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Phoenix
Pima County Selective Board
William C. Keesler
Gull
Tae Banuelos Rivera
Jarrold Udgar Morrow
Amos Rudolph Watts
Allied Planes May Have Hit Nazi Headquarters
MADRID May 12 A hint that Allied bombers scored a direct hit on German army general staff headquarters in Berlin Apr 29 was contained today in a Nazi press announcement that Naval Capt Rudolf Ackerman attached to military headquarters had been killed while on active duty in his department
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Madrid
Berlin
Rudolf Ackerman
Battle Is Tense Like Football Says Tucson Seaman
Seaman Fabian Contreras writes from a Pacific war zone that the prebattle wait feels like a big football game, with action to follow and no time for fear. He is wounded and in a naval hospital, unable to walk, while wife and baby await his return.
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Pacific Zone
Seaman
Fabian Contreras
Contreras
Coreludas
Mom” Bentz
Lester Street
Ae Mo
Seaman Contreras
Bentz
Tye
Tucson
Boston
Public Court Records Show Divorces and Judgments
Superior Court entries include several divorce judgments for plaintiffs in cases like Ann Franks, Flora Tyra, Lidia Samaniego, and Mary Shih, plus forcible detainer judgment for William Hall. Civil actions list damage suit dismissed against Tucson Rapid Transit. Marriage licenses issued for Tucson and Phoenix residents.
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William G. Hall Presideineda Hoff
Marie Helin
Inglang Court
Lillian’ R. Colvin
Edwin * Colvin
H Zora
Ann Franks
Arnold Franks
Cassie Mae Aldridge
Fucson Rapid Transit Company
Vo de Concini
Emilio V. Carrillo
Hilda B. Cayrilla
Flora Tyra
Willam H. Tyra
Berniardo B. Samaniego
Lulla
Samaniego
Mary M. Luiddill
Milton” H. Shih
Plaintife
Births at St Marys Hospital Tucs New Arrivals May 11
At St Marys Hospital Tucson two new babies were born on May 11. The first child, a daughter, arrived at 10:21 p.m. to Mr and Mrs Marvin T Borrer of East Third Street. A second birth, a boy, occurred at 12:49 p.m. to Mr and Mrs Jack Smith of North Stone Avenue.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Marvin T. Borrer
East Third Street
Tuc
Jack. Smith
North
Stone’ Avenue
Tucson
Mother's Day Message at First Southern Baptist Church
Mrs R H Tharp wife of the pastor speaks on The Prodigal Son at 11 a m Sunday Mothers Day program across all Sunday School departments Tharp mother of five children one son in naval reserve studying medicine one daughter married another in university another in business college and youngest in junior high school
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R. H. Tharp
First Southern’ Bapist
Tharp
Naval Reserve
Fnlane
University
Business
Sunshine Club Elects Howard As President
Sunshine Club in Tucson elected Grant Howard as president for the coming year succeeding George Chambers who retires after two years leading the group. Ed Carmack is first vice president with Louis Felix as second vice president and treasurer and Frank C. O'Reilly as third vice president and secretary. New directors named include William Aplipen George Amos Dr Alfred A. Cabmack George W. Chambers Corbett Charles A Doherty Walter Li Ellis James Ewing Capt Ro R Fairgrieve Gouls J Welch James Grant J S Houston Grant Howard Henry O Janstad Alexander G Jacome Travis Jones Max Kluger Leon T Knapp Albert Lent Walter Lovejoy Reese Lowe M H Mansfield Monte Mansfield Andrew P Martin Re H Martin Wr Rj Mathews J B Mead Robert D Morrow J A Mulcany Frank C O'Reilly Max A L Pooler Elmer Present John M Proctor William H S mail Harold Steinfeld and Don Young.
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Tucson, Sunshine
Grant Howard
George Chambers
Ed Carmack
Louis Felix
Frank C. O'Reilly
Burt Cochrane
McCann Erickson Company
Los Angeles
William Aliplen
George
Amos
Alfred At “Cabmack
George W ‘Chambers
Corbett
Charles A Doherty
Walter Li Ellis
James Ewing
Re. H. “Martin
Rj “Mathews
J. B
Mead
Robert
D. Morrow
J. A. “Mulcany
Max
AL. Pooler
Elmer Present
John M. Proctor
William H. Smail
Harold Steinfeld
Don Young
Pi Delta Phi Honors Three For French Proficiency
Two University of Arizona students from Tucson were among three honored by Pi Delta Phi for French proficiency. Winners, in three divisions, received books. Lupe Parez, Tucson, won elementary French. Wanda Hillary, Tucson, advanced French. Janet Leibowitz, New York City, advanced composition and conversation.
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University of Arizona
Tucson
Pi Delta Phi
Lupe Parez
Wanda* Hillary
Janet Leibowitz
New York City
John Etchells Promoted To Captain In Army
Washington May 12 The war department announces the promotion of John Charles Etchells from first lieutenant to captain at Tucson Arizona His address is 128 North Grand Avenue Tucson Ariz.
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John Charles Etchells
Washington, Mi
War Department
John’ Charles Etchels
North
Grand ‘Avenue
Tucson, Ariz
Army Quartermaster Corps
Halifax Visits Prison Camp Near Phoenix
Lord Halifax the British ambassador visits a prisoner of war camp near Phoenix Arizona on a sightseeing tour of the Southwest. Newsmen accompany the party to Papago Park and observe Nazi prisoners in lines but do not get a close view. The delegation plans to continue to Prescott New Mexico Arizona Utah and Colorado with a Grand Canyon stop before Salt Lake City. Halifax emphasizes mutual respect and shared ideals of freedom guiding Anglo American relations.
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Phoenix
Arizs
Geyman
Halifax
U. S
Gale
H. the
Papago Park
RCA
Prescott
Ariz
New Mexico
Arigona
Utah
Colorado
Grand ‘Canyon
Arizona
Salt Lake City
United States
Great ‘Britain
Model Plane Judging Set For Tomorrow In City Armory
Model airplane contest organized by the city recreation department will begin at 10 a m tomorrow in the Armory building at 220 South Fifth Avenue. Entries are open to all grade and junior high students with no entry fee. Prizes for flying and solid models donated by the city. Entries expected from deaf and blind schools. judges look for variety as airplanes fill the room.
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Armory
South Fifth Avenue
Gadget Deceives Hopeful Driver
A driver bragged of a new carburetor making his tank seem full while the gauge misled him. The fix wired the gauge wrong so the tank read full though empty, and the car ran dry until the wiring was corrected. The episode ends with renewed vigilance over gasoline rationing amid wartime shortages.
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Charles Darnell
Miner Dies After Self Inflicted Wounds
Chief Eugene Shute said the death of 63 year old Lazo Mitrovich, a miner formerly with Dominion Copper, was self inflicted. Mitrovich was found at his home with throat wounds and died four hours later at Gila Bend hospital. Two Serbian notes indicated intent to take his own life. He lived alone and was described as frail.
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Globe
Eugene Shute
lLazo Mitrovich
Old Dominion Copper Company
Mitrovich
Gila Bunty Hospital
Shute
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