Air Official 47 R.O.T.C. Students to Syria and Commissions
Forty seven University of Arizona R O T C graduates will receive commissions as second lieutenants with reserve status at May 28 exercises. Many are expected to enter active duty this summer as part of eight thousand students nationwide mustered into service.
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R.O.T.C
Syria
University of Arizona R.O.T.C
War Department
Allen
Anderson
Williams
Clarence L. Ashcraft, Jr
Phoenix
Eugene F. Bayless, Jr
Tucson
Aaron C. Brown
Fred H. Bryan
Yuma
Donald W. Bunte
Prescott
Eugene A. Bush
Essex Fells
N. J
James D. Cary
Douglas
Jerome H. Cribbs
Freeland A. Daubin, Jr
Washington, D. C
Art H. Davis
Charles S. Davis
Oscar E. Davis
Henry D. Egbert
Niel M. Fishback
Joseph W. Fitzpatrick
San Diego
William C. Frey
Eddie S. Gibson
Winslow
Wilmer E. Harper
Buckeye
Wiley E. Haverty
Hereford
D. Bruce Hettle
Long Beach
Calif
Gherald L. Hoopes
Safford
Joseph A. Houle, Jr
T. Bruce Huffman
Richard M. Jackson
Fort Lauderdale
Fila
William R. Johnson
Inspiration
George B. Jordan
E. Lawrence Keeth
Willcox
Jack W. Kemper
Red Rock
Arthur J. King
Bisbee
Raymond G. Langham
Miami
Forrest D. Liles, Jr
Leslie A. Lohse
Kenneth T. McGeorge
George W. Matthews II
Tom P. Mee
San Marino
Carl F. Miller
Walter W. Nielson
Redondo Beach
Ben W. Parker
Joseph G. Paxton
Tolleson
William H. Puntenney
Merl W. Rich
Edward W. Schock
Dean B. Skinner
Calvert C. Snoddy
James D. Sprecher, Jr
Casper
Wyo
Carl T. Williams
Phoenix nutritionist to attend national defense conference
Dr Mildred Weigley Wood director of home economics in Phoenix public schools will represent the Arizona Nutrition council at the National Nutrition Conference for Defense in Washington May 26 27 and 28 Dr Margaret Cammack Smith Arizona council chair and University of Arizona nutritionist announced Nearly 700 leaders from medicine public health social work nursing home economics nutrition agriculture education labor industry government and community groups were invited The conference aims to report on U S human nutrition and the effects of inadequate nutrition and will make recommendations to the President for action Wood will co chair the section on methods of general education in nutrition with Miss Dorothy Williams of Cornell University Section meetings will set out nutrition specific recommendations for delegates
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Mildred Weigley Wood
Phoenix
Arizona Nutrition Council
National Nutrition Conference For Defense
Roosevelt
Washington
Margaret Cammack Smith
Arizona Council
University of Arizona
Smith
United States
Wood
Dorothy Williams
Cornell University
McNutt Seeks Speed in Localities Aid
Paul V. McNutt federal security administrator told a Senate committee the need for federal aid to finance school hospital sewage and recreation projects in defense areas is imperative. He estimated 1 500 000 people have moved into industrial and troop training centers and urged quick passage of a 150 000 000 aid program.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
Senate
Newsprint Jumps to New Heights
Newsprint pulp and power sales rose from 16,146,048 to 23,499,230 in 1940, lifting Abitibi Power and Paper's gross profits from 3,443,091 to 8,187,505, the 1940 statement by G. T. Clarkson receiver and general manager shows.
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Toronto
Abitibi Power and Paper Company
G. T. Clarkson
Public Records In Superior Court Various Divorce and Criminal Actions
William G Hall presiding Estelle Ahrens against Conrad A Ahrens divorce Bevie Marie Weldon against Arthur Hilary Weldon divorce Judah Aaron Kaufman against Alice M Kaufman divorce decree Otto Murland against Cliff Amos damage suit State against Dudley Newble grand theft pleaded guilty sentence set next Monday State against Anna May Thompson murder trial set next Monday State against David Arlton Morrow and Clovis Morrow forgery sentence to be imposed next Monday Leta Burnath against Sanford Burnath divorce judgment Allie B McGlamery against Pima county tax judgment for plaintiff
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William G. Hall
Estelle Ahrens
Conrad A. Ahrens
Bevie Marie Weldon
Arthur Hilary Weldon
Judah Aaron Kaufman
Alice M. Kaufman
Otto Murland
Cliff Amos
State
Dudley Newble
Anna May Thompson
David Arlton Morrow
Clovis Morrow
Udall to preside in trial over false instrument filing
Levin S. Udall presiding state case against Duke C. Burks alleges filing of a false instrument and sets the matter for jury trial.
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Levin S. Udall
Duke C. Burks
Justice Court updates arraignments and charges
Judge W. Gardner presiding, Jesus Espinosa arraignment continued on statutory rape. Edward J. Kelley held to answer on aggravated battery in superior court. Trinidad Soto Jr. had disturbing the peace case with trial set for May 22.
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Justice Court Co
Police Court Proceedings Involving Rape, Liquor Laws
Judge Paul Cella presided as Jesus Espinosa faced rape charges in Pima County. Edward L. Eddy’s case on selling liquor to minors was continued to May 23. Aaron Lightfoot was fined five dollars or three days for carrying false license plates.
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Paul Cella
Jesus Espinosa
Pima County
Edward L. Eddy
Aaron Lightfoot
Young Adults Named in Local Notice
Donald W. Dennis 28 Beverly Gary 23 both of Yuma Seth H. Douthett 21 Abilene Tex Nancy L. Baker 21 Tucson H Leslie Hoffman 35 Newport Beach Calif Frances Elaine Stevely 35 San Marino Calif Ignacio Tapia Lopez 69 Teresa Oruna 36 both Tucson
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Donald W. Dennis
Beverly Gary
Yuma
Seth H. Douthett
Abilene
Tex
Nancy L. Baker
Tucson
H. Leslie Hoffman
Newport Beach
Calif
Frances Elaine Stevely
San Marino
Ignacio Tapia Lopez
Teresa Oruna
Quick Alien Bill Action Sought in Congress
Washington May 20 Attorney General Robert H Jackson urged Congress to authorize the justice department to deal vigorously with dis loyal aliens. He said a bill sponsored by Rep Sam Hobbs would create an administrative board to decide internment or parole for deportable aliens. About 500 aliens were rounded up, including 214 seized in seaports and 250 German and Italian seamen held since ship seizures.
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Washington
Robert H. Jackson
Congress
Justice Department
Sam Hobbs
Ala
Immigration and Naturalization Officers
Southern Pacific Revenues Rise in 1940 Report
New York May 20 The Southern Pacific transportation system posted total operating revenues of 231,932,279 in 1940, up 14,359,390 or 6.6 percent from 1939. President A. D. McDonald told stockholders freight revenue reached 189,213,149, the highest since 1930 and up 9.55 percent from 1939.
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New York
Southern Pacific Transportation System
A. D. McDonald
McDonald
I Am A Safe Driver Says Boy Seven When Nabbed For Speeding
DES PLAINES ILL May 20 Arthur Koester Jr a seven year old driver proudly wears a safety button and says he has driven a year without an accident The youngster admits reaching 80 miles per hour before police stopped him and notes he thought he drove carefully with the speedometer at 65.
Catholic High School Planned Near SS Peter and Paul
Bishop Gercke requests Norris avenue vacating between Drachman and Adams to clear space for a new Catholic senior high school adjacent to SS Peter and Paul church. The project would join grammar and junior high campuses into a full Catholic educational unit in the eastern city. No immediate construction plans exist, but officials expect possible start soon. Property acquired a year ago for education purposes. Cooperation expected with Rev. Francis J. Green in planning.
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SS. Peter and Paul
Daniel J. Gercke
Tucson
Norris Avenue
Drachman and
Adams Streets
Gercke
Francis J. Green
SS. Peter and Paul Church
Singer Talley cries in court over lost child custody
Marion Talley testifies in a divorce and custody suit claiming husband Adolph Eckstrom arranged for their daughter Susan to be placed in a children's hospital and took Susan away. Dr. D K Johnson delivered the child in 1935. Eckstrom seeks custody and delays.
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Los Angeles
Marion Talley
Susan
Adolph G. Eckstrom
Jalley
New York
D.K. Johnson
St. Paul
Minn
Eckstrom
Hollywood
California
Children’s Hospital
Miss ‘Talley
Miss Valley
Kansas City
New York Metropolitan Opera
Miss
Miss Talley
Secret Ballots Set For Methodist Church Merger Vote
Sunday morning at First Methodist church members 21 and older will vote on merging with University Methodist. Ballots sealed and not counted until June 1 to avoid influencing the University vote. Details of organization to be decided by joint committees if approved. No immediate building plans or new expenses.
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First Methodist Church
University Methodist Church
University Church
Frank S. Williams
Williams
Hedrick Chapel
First Church
Young Peoples
Wesley Foundation
Man Sought In Death Of Family Kills Self
Clarence Webb 28, sought for questioning in the axe slayings of his wife Ethel 30 and children Clarence Jr six and Judith seven months at the Webb farm near Newark, died of self-inflicted wounds six hours after arrest following an automobile chase. The case is being treated as domestic difficulty.
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Wilmington
Del
Clarence Webb
Webb
Ethel
Clarence, Jr
Judith
Webb Farm
Newark
Legion Chief Milo J Warner to Visit with Tucson Delegation
National commander Milo J. Warner of the American Legion will be in Tucson Friday with secretary Joseph Deutschle and George Bideaux editor of the Southwest Veteran. Deutschle, a former AP newspaperman, has written on Warner's WWII convoy ship proposal. A banquet in Warner's honor will be held at the Pioneer hotel with non members invited. tickets from E. R. Huhlein and John R. Stille.
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Milo J. Warner
American Legion
Joseph Deutschle
England
George Bideaux
Southwest
Deutschle
Associated Press
Warner
United States
Legion
Lots Chosen For NYA Building In City Auction
City owned lots at North Ninth avenue and West Fifth street were tentatively selected for a $60,000 National Youth Administration shop building. The city produce market now occupying the site will be abolished. Inspectors included Acting City Manager Phil J. Martin Jr, NYA supervisor Charles Fowler Jr, NYA district director H. Dinwiddie, and councilman William Stuart Nicholas. A formal $1 annual lease application will follow.
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North Ninth Avenue
West Fifth Street
National Youth Administration
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Charles Fowler, Jr
NYA
H. Dinwiddie
William Stuart Nicholas
Pima County Reports High Tax Payments in 1940
County treasurer Wallace S. Bransford announced that about 1,039,000 dollars was collected for the second half of 1940 taxes, reaching nearly 94 percent. He noted that the first half saw 91.5 percent paid and that final balance figures will follow upon completion of accounts.
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Pima County
Wallace S. Bransford
Bransford
Motor vehicle ownership in New England by small towns
Thirty five percent of all motor vehicles in New England are owned by residents in communities with populations between 2500 and 25000. The statistic highlights private ownership concentration in small municipalities.
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New England
Expert links horse deaths to captivity amid rodeo travel
An expert asserts many wild horses die from heartbreak while en route to rodeos and exhibitions due to captivity. The claim connects transport stress with fatal outcomes affecting horse welfare and event animal handling practices.
Recalled Fort Lewis Flier Linked to Wright Era
Major Stephen J. Idzorek, recalled Fort Lewis Washington, learned to fly the Wright brothers first airplane at Fort Meyer Virginia in a 1990 feature noting his aviation lineage.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Stephen J. Idzorek
Wright Brothers
Fort Meyer
Veteran Idzorek Rejoins Air Corps After 33 Years
In 1908 he left retirement to rejoin the air corps here, noting the air corps began as the aviation section of the signal corps when Idzorek enlisted in the army 33 years ago.
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Air Corps
Idzorek
Army
Signal Corps
Montana Records 60 000 Cattle Brands
Montana archives reveal about 60 000 cattle brands recorded, illustrating extensive ranching activity and historic branding practices across the state.
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Montana
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