Graduates Told Of Talk Ahead By Dr Wollam
Dr Roy H Wollam pastor of Trinity Presbyterian warned University of Arizona seniors that they face a world built on enduring foundations and a living God. He urged reliance on moral courage as commencement week opened with other services and events noted by church leaders and university officials.
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Dr. Wollam
Roy H. Wollam
Trinity Presbyterian Church
University of Arizona
University Auditorium
University
George C. Wilson
Victor R. Stoner
St. John the Evangelist’s Church
University Women’s Glee Club
Alfred Atkinson
Wollam
Royal H. Reisner
First Methodist Church
Robert Gordon
University California
Two Pedestrians Killed by Automobile Near Buckeye
Buckeye May 13. Henry Winant 42 and Bill Simmons transient workers recently in the district were killed by an automobile Saturday night while walking along a highway about half a mile west of Buckeye. The driver said lights of an approaching car blinded him and he did not see the pedestrians.
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Buckeye
Henry Winant
Bill Simmons
Here
Charles Lopez Promoted to Corporal in Marine Corps
Charles H. Lopez has been promoted to corporal in the Marine Corps. His mother, Mrs. Helen Lopez of Florence Arizona, reports he fought on Guadalcanal within six months of enlisting in Tucson in February 1942. After Solomons action he rested in New Zealand where he wed a Wellington girl. fellow Tucson native Manuel Lopez served as best man. Cpl. Lopez is recovering from malaria and hopes to return to the United States soon with his wife.
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Marine Corps
Charles H. Lopez
Helen Lopez
East 20Th Street
Florence
Arizona
Manuel Lopez
Tucson
Cpl. Lopez
United States
WAC Officer Returns to Duties at Federal Building
Corp. Marilu Crowley resumes duties in the WAC recruiting office at the federal building after sick leave in Cleveland. She was hospitalised at Crile general hospital during dedication ceremonies and says medical corps WACs are urgently needed in Army hospitals to help care for increasing numbers of returning casualties.
Local Soldier Promoted to Corporal While Abroad
Pfc. Horacio P. Rodriguez of 1403 West Niagara Street earns a corporal promotion announced from England. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rodriguez he is a Safford junior high graduate class of 1941 where he played baseball football and basketball. He previously worked at the Davis-Monthan sub depot before joining the air forces.
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Pfc
Horacio P. Rodriguez
West
Niagara Street
England
Frank Rodriguez
Corp
Rodriguez
Safford
Davis-Monthan
Air Forces
Cadets From Arizona Train At San Antonio Center
William W. Webster of 1138 East Speedway is among 22 Arizona cadets receiving preflight training at the cadet center in San Antonio Texas.
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William W. Webster
East Speedway
Arizona
San Antonio
Texas
Local Woman Joins First WAC Train Unit
Pvt Lelabell C Cheatham daughter of Mrs Nellie Barr of 746 East Fifth Street Tucson joins a Women’s Army Corps unit that recently departed for training as part of the first WAC train.
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Pvt
Lelabell C. Cheatham
Nellie Barr
East Fifth Street
Tucson
Women’s Army Corps
First
WAC
Private Rochin Qualifies as Sharpshooter at Camp Kohler
Pvt. Mario A. Rochin of Douglas Arizona, stationed at Camp Kohler California with the Western Signal Corps unit, has qualified as sharpshooter with a score of 167 out of 195 in a Marksmanship test announced by Lt. Col. Arthur J. Wehr. He is slated for duty at Bainbridge Georgia.
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Mario A. Robhin
Western Signal Corps Unit Training Center
Camp Kohler
California
Arthur J. Wehr
Rochin
Douglas
Arizona
H. C. Rochin
Ninth Street
Leon brothers in wartime service in Pacific area
Pfc Ubaldo V. Leon is stationed in the South Pacific with a Marine air group. He is the son of Mrs. Mercedes M. Leon of Tucson. He enlisted in June 1942 through the local Marine Corps recruiting office. His brother Ferdinando M. Leon enlisted at 17 in January and recently finished boat training in San Diego.
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Ubaldo V. Leon
South Pacific
Marine Air Group
Leon
Mercedes M. Leon
Carmen Street
Tucson
Marine Corps
Ferdinando M. Leon
San Diego
Woman Marine completes indoctrination at Camp Lejeune
Pvt Marvelle Long of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve finishes indoctrination at Camp Lejeune and New River North Carolina. She is assigned as teletype operator at the Quantico base in Virginia after serving as teletypist for Naval Censorship and Western Union in Tucson before enlisting.
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Pvt
Marvelle Long
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Camp Lejeune
New River
North Carolina
Marine Corps
Quantico
Long
Naval Censorship
Western Union
Tucson
Marine at Bougainville Lands with Amphibious Battalion
Cpl. James S. Moody of the Marine Corps is stationed overseas with an amphibious tractor battalion. The information comes from his mother, Mrs. Lena Austin of Tucson. Moody participated in the initial landings at Bougainville.
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Cpl
James S. Moody
U. S. Marine Corps
Lena Austin
North
Ninth Avenue
Tucson
Moody
Bougainville
Soldier Missing in Action Over Germany
Mrs. Thomas Doherty of 1920 East Cooper was notified by the War Department that Tech. Sgt. Thomas F. Doherty is missing in action over Germany. This marked his 23rd mission. He previously worked as a projectionist for the Rialto and State theatres.
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Thomas Doherty
East Cooper
War Department
Tech
Thomas F. Doherty
Germany
Sgt. Doherty
Rialto
State
Marine Pvt Mendoza Graduates From Tank School
Pvt Frank S Mendoza 21 son of Mr and Mrs Severo Mendoza of 838 South Mission avenue graduates from the Marine Corps tank school at Camp Elliott San Diego California and is scheduled for further assignment.
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Pvt
Frank S. Mendoza
Severo Mendoza
South Mission Avenue
Marine Corps Tank School
Camp Elliott
San Diego
Calif
Murdock Sees Good In All Men After 13 Years In Probation
Will F. Murdock, federal probation and parole officer for Arizona, says juvenile delinquency has shown no increase in the state. He notes 340 pre sentence investigations last year involving 1,000 to 1,200 people and emphasizes treating each person as capable of reform. He believes success rests on home moral standards and individual attention rather than department adjustments.
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Betty Biddle
Will F. Murdock
Arizona
Murdock
Tucson
Murdoch
Topsy
Bach- Probationer
Federal Department
Ruth Beach
Soldier Joins Tank Battalion For Duty
A serviceman is signed to duty with a tank battalion after enlisting in December.
Population Growth in Canada 1926 to 1940
Canada’s total natural increase from 1926 through 1940 reached 1,857,998 persons, indicating an average annual rise of 123,867 people. The data reflect persistent growth amid interwar years.
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Canada
Death rate comparison in WWII evacuation hospitals
The death rate in evacuation hospitals during World War II was 2 to 3 percent, far lower than the 17 percent mortality in World War I. This highlights improved medical care and evacuation efficiency between the wars.
James T. Bone 86 Former Official Dies in Phoenix
James T. Bone, 86, helped develop the Salt River Valley Water Users Association and served as Maricopa County representative to the 11th state legislature, county assessor 1916–22, and supervisor 1922–28. Survived by wife and three daughters Mrs. William Rawlins of Tucson, Mrs. Jennie Wood and Mrs. Sidney Myers of Phoenix.
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Phoenix
James T. Bone
Salt River
Chinese Cooks Hired to Serve Mexican Workers
Mexico City reports that one hundred Chinese chefs with long residence in Mexico have been contracted by U S railroads to provide meals familiar to Chinese workers in the United States. The arrangement followed Mexican government consent after U S workers complained about missing their native dishes. Sixty cooks have already departed for the United States.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Canada Population Origins Split by Heritage
The population is reported as 52 percent British, 28 percent French, 17 percent other European, and 3 percent of Asiatic, Negro, India and Esquimo origins, outlining the diverse ethnic composition of the country.
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Canada
Arid Southwest Plants Explored for Practical Uses
Chemists study cactus mesquite devil's claw and other abundant arid southwest plants for new applications. Researchers assess chemical properties and possible industrial or medicinal uses to benefit drought prone regions.
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