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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1940

Page

3

Extension Of RFC Loans To Miners Seen

Washington May 16 Special to the Daily Citizen A House banking panel discussed a bill to let RFC loans reach small mine operators Rep John R Murdock Arizona said Jesse Jones signaled serious study and hearings may follow within a week or ten days The measure faces long odds this session but a strategic mineral clause could spur eventual passage Affected loans would total up to 5000 per borrower for development unwatering recapping and equipment purchases.

Washington Daily Citizen Reconstruction Finance Corporation Banking and Currency Committee John R. Murdock Ariz Jesse Jones RFC Murdock Henry B. Steagall Ala House Committee On Banking and Currency Arizona W. J. Graham Phoenix Arizona Small Mine Operators Association W. C. Broadgate Prescott Yavapai Council Congress House Europe War Department Artillery Peak Bill Williams Colorado Rivers

Explorer to Show First Films Here

A Tucson event details explorer Dana Lamb trading with local citizens for film support for an expedition into Maya legends in southern Mexico. Lamb plans to record findings with color film and will host a public lecture where ticket buyers receive a preview invitation to view the film in Tucson.

Dana Lamb Tucson Lamb Mexico Lambs

Farming Pays for Education in Waterville

Belgrade youth Frank P. Farnham and his sister Lydia will graduate from Colby College in June. By farming in his spare time Farnham earned enough money to fund four years of college for both Phi Beta Kappa members.

Waterville Frank P. Farnham Belgrade Lydia Phi Beta Kappa Colby College

Kelland Quits Dutch Club Over Fifth Column Remark

New York May 16 Henrik Willem Van Loon said Hank Kelland resigned from the Dutch Trent club after its president Clarence Kelland called the fifth column in this country headed by the man in the White House. Kelland left for his ranch near Phoenix after the remark.

New York Hendrik Willem van Loon Dutch Trent Club Clarence Budington Kelland White House Kelland Port Washington Phoenix Ariz van Loon Holland J. A. Schurman Netherlands Hank van Loon Dutch Treat Club Hank America

Kelland mocks Van Loon over fifth column comment

Arizona novelist Clarence Budington Kelland called journalist Hendrik Willem Van Loon overreacting to his remark that the New Deal is the U.S. fifth column. Kelland, a Republican committee candidate, arrived from New York for the state convention as he quarreled with Van Loon about the dispute.

Petersen Becomes Author of Arizona Recipes Cook Book

Phoenix May 16 State Treasurer William Petersen issued a 55 page cookbook titled Treasurer's Cactus Barrel of Arizona Recipes. The volume features recipes from wives of Arizona congressmen and county treasurers as well as Petersen's own picks with a foreword tracing lineage to Danish royal chefs. It includes a special dinner for every county from Apache elk to Maricopa chuck wagon.

Phoenix William Petersen Arizona Petersen Denmark Maricopa County

Plumber Seeks Writ For Master License In City

Allen Hamilton filed a suit in superior court asking for an alternative writ of mandamus to force City Clerk Charles Irvin to issue him a master plumber's license or appear May 20 to show cause. He faces a police court hearing next Wednesday for installing a water heater without a permit. Hamilton, a licensed journeyman, has offered $25 for a master license. The dispute hinges on a city code that requires a master rating but a license ordinance does not address it.

Allen Hamilton Charles C. Irvin Hamilton

Marmola Diet Advice Promises Health and Youth

An advertisement promotes Marmola Tablets as a simple plan to look better and feel younger than dieting or hard exercise. It claims the product has been sold for over thirty years with more than twenty million boxes distributed, and targets adult fat persons who are otherwise normal.

Dr. Hewitt Named to Hospital Service Board

Dr. Roy Hewitt was chosen by the Pima County Medical Society to represent Tucson on the board of directors of the Associated Hospital Service of Arizona. The service plans three weeks hospitalization for 85 cents monthly and aims to improve Tucson facilities. confirmation will come at the next board meeting.

Pima Medical Group Associated Board Roy Hewitt Pima County Medical Society Associated Hospital Service of Arizona Tucson Hewitt Rosetta Carson Lee Community Medical Center of Southern Arizona Harold W. Kohl St. Mary’s Hospital Associated Hospital Service of Arizona

Graduates of Amphitheatre Junior High Hold First Commencement

Forty two students, 22 girls and 20 boys, graduated from Amphitheatre junior high school in the first program held in the new auditorium. Judge William G. Hall of Pima county superior court gave the address and presented American Legion awards and medals. Diplomas were distributed to the recipients.

Amphitheatre Junior High William G. Hall Pima County Superior Court American Legion

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