Protest Fails To Halt Plans For City Center
Plans to open a new recreational center in Estevan park proceed despite protests from the park board and Negro citizens. City manager Phil Martin Jr said final decision rests with the city council, with a go ahead signal needed and the building prepared as a stopgap recreation center. The park board’s letter objects to the site, cites inadequacy and bias, and requests resignations if plans continue.
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Estevan Park
Phil Martin
Martin
Signal Council
Park Board
Morgan Maxwell
A.G. Kendrick
J. P. Nobles
Chris Williams
Creed Taylor
Matted McKissick
van Park Committee
Jeity Council
Girl Reserves Present $308 Check To Hospital
Representatives from twelve Tucson Girl Reserve clubs will present a $308 check to Charles H. Aston, administrator of Tucson Medical Center, at the YWCA tomorrow afternoon during the junior high schools’ final party. Clubs contributing include Tuc-Hi Phyllis Wheatley Tally-Hi Wakefield Manster Roskruge Safford Dunbar Catalina and Amphi theatre junior high schools.
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Tucson
Charles 8
Aston
Tucson Medical Center
YWCA
Interclub Council
Tuc-Hi
Phyllis Wheatley Club
Tally-Hi
Wakefield
Manster
Roskruge
Safford
Dunbar
Catalina
Amphitheatre
Brush Hearing Opens in Arizona Misappropriation Trial
The, May 17 Phoenix proceeding starts with jury selection in the case of J. D. Brush state treasurer, and two former aides charged with misappropriating 563,389.14 in Maricopa county personal tax funds. Judge Henry C. Kelly rules on severance and panel challenges as selection continues.
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Phoenix
J. D. Brush
Henry C. Kelly
Yuma
Superior Court
John PD. Rhyne
Catherine E. Doyle
Brush
Maricopa County
Dudley W. Windes
Kelly
Windes
Doyle
Rhyne
Inventor Gazda Reaffirms Oerlikon Cannon Ties With Allied War Effort
Austrian inventor Antoine Gazda forged a 1937 gentleman’s agreement with Lord Mountbatten to lend the Oerlikon Gazda gun to Britain. The weapon aided Allied convoys against Axis and Japanese air power. Gazda plans Tucson meetings with local leaders before visiting Tombstone, with James Grant and Henry Janstad among attendees.
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Antoine Garcia
Louis Mountbatten
Asia
England
Gazda
Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
C. E Goyette
Phoenix
Hirohito
Prince Chichibu
Oerlikon- Gazda
United States
New England
Gov. Vanderbilt
J. Howard McGrath
James Grant
Job Jumping May Lead To Deportations In 1930s Policy
Mexican laborers brought to work on ranches could face deportation if they jump to jobs without contracts as the United States and Mexico seek to protect workers. William Springer of Agricultural War Commodities Inc. urged San Pima cattlemen to route job applications through the association secretary J F Weadock. The group acts as a clearing house to manage agricultural labor amid cross border agreements on pay care and insurance.
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William Springer
Agricultural War Commodities, Inc
Phoenix
San Pima Cattlemen’s Association
United States
Springer
J. F. Weadock
Cattlemen's Association
Regular meeting of Pima lodge No 3 IOOF
The Pima lodge No 3 IOOF will hold a regular meeting Thursday evening at the lodge hall 135 South Sixth Avenue. Officers for the year will be nominated at the meeting. Members and visiting brothers are cordially invited.
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Pima Lodge No. 3
IOOF
South Sixth Avenue
Tucson Lodge 4 to Confer First Degree at Masonic Temple
Tucson Lodge No. 4 Free and Accepted Masons will confer the first degree this evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic temple on Scott Street.
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Tucson
Masonic Temple
Scott Street
Army Air Forces Lt Cooper Arrives From Miami Beach
First Lt and Mrs Carl W Cooper arrived this week from Miami Beach Florida where Lt Cooper has been stationed with the Army Air Forces B T C No 1 They are visiting Lt Cooper's parents Mr and Mrs G G Cooper 1125 East India They leave today for overseas assignment Lt Cooper attended the University of Arizona in 1940 where he played football basketball and track and captained the track team He entered the armed services in March 1941.
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Carl W. Cooper
Miami Beach
Fla
Cooper
Army Air Forces
G. G. Cooper
East India Oe
Onee . C
Cooper Sous
University of Arizona
Armed Services
Ascension Day Celebration at Grace Episcopal Church
Ascension Day will be marked at Grace Episcopal Church with a special communion service at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The event invites congregants to observe the holy day with the church community and participate in the ceremonial Eucharist.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Potluck Supper By Purple Heart Auxiliary Friday
The ladies auxiliary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart invites all members and eligible candidates to a potluck supper Friday at 6 30 p m at the president's mother's residence 1448 East Tenth. Contacts Mrs Perry 5632 R or Mrs Mamie Stevenson 055 R1 for attendance.
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Military Order of the Purple Heart
East Tenth
Perry
Mamie Stevenson
Two Tucson Births Reported as May 16 and 17
At St. Mary's Hospital a girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Robles at 9 50 p m May 16 and another girl to Mr. and Mrs. Harry T Visser at 2 52 a m May 17 both in Tucson. The article notes high food costs hindering diamond production in Venezuela's Grande Sabana.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Rudolph Robles
S. Fremont
Tucson
Harry T. Visser
Fair Grounds
Grande Sabana
Venezuela
Jaastad Works On Norway Day of Freedom Amid Nazi Occupation
Mayor Henry O. Jaastad notes Frihedsdag or Day of Freedom in Norway with no public celebration due to Nazi rule. He recalls Norway’s 1914 centennial and independence from Sweden, but says the current situation offers little to celebrate and explains the historic union’s severance.
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Henry 0. Jaastad
Norway
Sweden
Ejidsvold
Jaastad
U. S
Navy Sets Quotas for Recruiting at Local Office
Local Navy recruiting office announces a revised policy enforcing definite quotas. A waiting list will be used to prioritize near eighteen year olds, with enlistment papers prepared as quotas permit. WAVE enlistments remain unrestricted and are not affected by the new rule.
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United States Navy
Federal
J. G. Billingsley
Billingsley
Orville L. Smith
Recrui
WAVE
Phoenix
Arkansas Democrats consider allowing Negroes in primaries
May 17. Predictions arose as the Arkansas Democratic committee, meeting to pick delegates for the 20 national convention votes, discussed amending party rules to allow Negroes to participate in primaries. A Little Rock committee studied the Texas case decision and concluded only a rule change could meet the Supreme Court ruling.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Arkansas Democratic Committee
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Supervisors Move to Buy Two New Sheriff Autos
County Supervisors R. H. Martin and Thomas Collins plan to add two 1942 Plymouth special deluxe sedans to the sheriff's fleet in Phoenix. They sought price quotes from C. P. Stephens Plymouth DeSoto distributor but have not received cost approval under OPA rules. The price cited by J. M. Eck of the Phoenix OPA is 1475.20 with 56 tax exemption. They hope to trade in but lack trade-ins, complicating the purchase. They had approval to spend 6000 for three cars, unsure if the third is available.
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R. H. Martin
Thomas Collins
Phoenix
C. P. Stephens
Plymouth
DeSoto
OPA
J. M. Eck
Arizona Tax Commission
Tammany Hall Backs Fourth Term for FDR
Tammany Hall, the New York Democratic machine, endorsed a fourth term for President Roosevelt. The county committee voted to urge Roosevelt to seek renomination, saying he should be the party’s candidate for the presidency.
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Tammany Hall
New York
Roosevelt
Navy Secretary Knox Estate Valued At Two Million
Navy Secretary Frank Knox who died April 28 left an estate estimated at 2,000,000 in probate filings. The will says the Chicago Daily News stock and his interest in Union Leader Publishing were left to his widow Annie Reid Knox, with Chicago Daily News assets also in trust for her lifetime.
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Chicago
Navy
Frank Knox
Colonel Knox
Chicago Daily News
Annie Reid Knox
Union Leader Publishing Company
Manchester
N. H
Knox
No Emergency Stumps A Yank Paratrooper
Capt Jacob F Wagner of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin delivered an eight pound baby after hearing a cry from an upstairs window. He assisted mother and infant and summoned a doctor. The episode showcases U S paratroopers ready for emergencies.
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London
The
Stars and Stripes
American Army
U. S
Jacob F. Wagner
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
Wagner
Parents Sentenced For Child Care Neglect in Phoenix
Bonnie Mercer age 39 and Elizabeth Mercer age 30 were found guilty of neglecting two children. They received six months in county jail and $300 fines under a county statute. Deputies found two undernourished children locked in a cabin at 324 North Sixth Avenue.
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Phoenix
Bonnie Mercer
Elizabeth Mercer
Wesley Bolin
North Sixth Avenue
H. L. McMartin
Children Found Malnourished After Parents Left Them
Witnesses say the parents were at a nearby buffet when the 3 percent aged boy and a girl appeared emaciated. The girl is hospitalized while the boy remains at the county children’s home for care and observation.
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Cer
Birds Claim Thrush Family Ties
The robin, bluebird and mockingbird are all considered thrushes, sharing family traits and classifications.
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