Greyhound Picketed as Union Row Roils West Coast
Picket lines formed in front of Pacific Greyhound Lines in San Francisco as drivers strike in seven states over union jurisdiction. Buses ran on schedule while company negotiators seek court review of National Labor Relations Board ruling.
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Pacific Greyhound Lines
Brotherhood of Railway
Greyhound
F. W. Coyle
Independent Union
National Labor Relations Board
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
A. L. Rowan
Amalgamated Union
Coyle
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Ore
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Oregon
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Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Texas
Greyhound Service Unaffected By Western Driver Strike
Local Pacific Greyhound line notes no disruption as seven western states strike by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen affiliates remains quiet at the depot. A Phoenix supervisor cancels all relief assignments dated May 15, with drivers indicating reliefs normally cover layoffs. cancellation seen as filling vacancies in other districts.
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Pacific Greyhound Lines
Brotherhood of Railroad
Greyhound
AFL
Phoenix
Wickenburg Shows 42 Percent Jump in Population
Phoenix May 16 A census re check shows Wickenburg 1940 population at 1 043 up from 940 a 42 percent increase over 1930. Goodyear with 439 residents shows a small gain during the decade per district census director W C Joyner.
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Phoenix
Wickenburg
W. C. Joyner
Goodyear
Liberia Population Reported At About 2.5 Million
A historical note states that Liberia, described as a Negro republic in Africa, has a population near 2,500,000. The figure reflects the era's demographic estimates and places Liberia among Africa's mid sized states.
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Liberia
Africa
Student Gets Unique Task at University Lab
Leo Austin Chandler, a University of Arizona sophomore, works in the zoology lab washing bottles running errands and preparing experiments with fruit fly larvae He removes salivary glands from tiny larvae under a microscope using fine forceps and a needle like instrument The glands are stained red for chromosome research
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Leo Austin
Chandler
University of Arizona
Austin
Glasgow parish vows to honor late priest with hymn at grave
Fifty years after the death of Rev. Michael Maginn of St Alphon sus R C church Glasgow the congregation vowed to meet at his grave each anniversary and sing his favorite hymn. This year only 12 members will attend the rite.
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Glasgow
Michael Maginn
St. Alphonsus R. C. Church
Legion officers to be nominated at Le gion hall
Morgan Mc Dermott post American Legion members will meet tomorrow in the legion hall to nominate officers for the coming year adjutant Robert M. Riddel announced. The C O R C auxiliary will hold a card party for members and husbands at Lenna Burges home 103 East Second street at 8 p m attendees asked to bring tables and cards. The next bar admission exam will be July 12 9 a m at the University of Arizona law college building. Phil J Martin Jr Tucson water department superintendent will attend the California Sewage Works association convention on Catalina Island as Arizona representative. sessions run Sunday to Tuesday.
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Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Robert M. Riddel
Co.r.c
Lenna Burges
East Second Street
Bar of Arizona
Law College
University of Arizona
Phil J. Martin, JR
Tucson
State Board Announces Clerical Examinations Soon
Examinations for various clerical positions under the merit system of the state social security and welfare board are to be held soon, the board announced today.
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State Social Security and Welfare Board
Tucson Society Hosts Benefit Card Party at YWCA
The Tucson Society for the Hard of Hearing welcomed over 50 guests at a benefit card party on the YWCA patio. Pupils from the Margaret Cusick dancing school performed several dance numbers during the event.
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Tucson Society For the Hard of Hearing
Ywca Patio
Margaret Cusick
Temperatures at Summer Haven Mt Lemmon Reach Sunlit Highs
Yesterday at Mt Lemmon Summer Haven the minimum dropped to 44 degrees and the maximum climbed to 72 as rainfall totalled 10.
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Summer Haven
Mt. Lemmon
Nine USC students join Pi Delta Phi honorary society
Among the nine University of Southern California initiates into the local French honorary Pi Delta Phi were two Tucsonians Miss Ilda Gerber a St Josephs academy graduate and Miss Kathleen Schneider daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank E Schneider of 1015 East Fifth street
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University of Southern California
Pi Delta Phi
Humane Society Leader to Speak in Tucson Tomorrow
Alice B. Schubert, president of the Tucson Humane Society, will address attendees at 5 15 tomorrow after a brief welcome speech.
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Alice B. Schubert
The
Tucson Humane Society
Tucson Humane Society Fund Drive Lecture Tonight
Noon over KVOA features a campaign lecture on community support for a local Humane Society. Eddie Mansfield Today notes a missing valuable dog, a brown and black wire hair terrier named Kimmi, last near East Ninth Street. A reward is offered for Kimmi's return. call 0105-R3 or 225 with tips.
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KVOA
Tucson
Humane Society
Eddie Mansfield
East Ninth Street
Kimmi
City Manager To Be Named After Butler Death
Tucson councilmen will appoint a new city manager to replace R. E. Butler who died in a motor vehicle crash. A committee examined 40 applications. no decision yet, with another session planned. Acting city manager George W. Seeley has served since Butler's death. Applications came from Pacific coast and Midwest cities.
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Tucson
R. E. Butler
Butler
George W. Seeley
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Condition Of Young Seeley Critical
The condition of Gordon George Seeley son of Acting City Manager George W Seeley who was injured in Sabine cannon fire was reported critical by St Mary's Hospital attaches He suffers vertebrae fractures.
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Gordon George Seeley
George W. Seeley
Sabine Canyon
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tourists to New Zealand Fall Sharply Since War Start
Visitors to New Zealand have declined markedly as the European war begins, reducing tourist inflow and affecting local travel and hospitality industries. Officials note ongoing security concerns and shifting travel patterns among international travelers.
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New Zealand
Census figures challenged for Tucson area population
Tucson gas utility manager Max A Pooler disputes city census estimates, claiming metropolitan population nearer 60 000 rather than 51 000. He calculates outside city residents at about 22 000 using a 4 51 factor, noting uncertainty over visitors versus permanent residents.
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Tucson
Max A. Pooler
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
Perle S. Anklam
Pooler
Japanese Seize 226 Chinese Factories in Shanghai
The Japanese announce control of 226 former Chinese factories in Shanghai, signaling expanded occupation measures and consolidation of industrial assets amid ongoing conflict.
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Shanghai
Kaiser Held Safe at Doorn Refuge
Berlin May 16 reports say former Kaiser Wilhelm II is safe and unharmed at Doorn in the Netherlands refuge since his flight near the end of World War I. General Wilhelm von Dommtes, administrator of Hohenzollern properties, says the ex monarch plans to stay at his retreat after entering conquered Holland.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Doorn
Netherlands
Wilhelm von Domtmes
Holland
Greenbacks: Civil War 450000 US notes issued
During the Civil War $450,000 in United States notes were issued and became popularly known as greenbacks.
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United States
Backache and leg pains warning sign says Nature
An ad warns that backache and leg pains may signal tired kidneys. It explains how kidney tubes fail to filter poisons, causing rheumatic pain, swelling and headaches, urging readers to ask for Deans Pills.
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Nature
Lowe
Dean
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