Muscle Shoals Returns to U S Defense Roles in Aluminum Plant
Florence Alabama May 22 Muscle Shoals once eyed as a white elephant returns to national defense as Reynolds Metals begins a 30 million dollar plant producing primary aluminum and a 6.5 million dollar ammonium nitrate unit rises nearby The project adds 40 million pounds of aluminum capacity annually and supports explosives production alongside the legacy nitrate plants and Wilson dam now part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system.
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Florence
Ala
Muscle Shoals
National Defense
Reynolds Metals Co
Reynolds
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wilson Dam
Henry Ford
Alabama Power Co
Congress
War Department
Title
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Tennessee Electric Power Co
Underclassmen Exams Start Tomorrow At U
University of Arizona announces semester exams for freshmen sophomores and juniors begin tomorrow and run through May 31. Senior and graduate finals are done. degrees will be awarded next Wednesday night. Baccalaureate services Sunday evening. no exams May 30 Memorial Day.
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University of Arizona
Tomorow
Water from Great Salt Lake to christen destroyer Fitch
Mrs. H. Walter Thomas of Salt Lake City will christen the destroyer Fitch in Boston next October using water from the Great Salt Lake instead of champagne. The act ties Salt Lake City to a naval ceremony planned in Boston.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
H. Walter Thomas
U. S
Fitch
Architects Plans For New Schools Expected
School district No. 1 trustees may approve several architects plans at a Monday meeting. Dahlberg Durand and Co. of Tucson won the $450,000 bond bid for a new junior high, two elementary schools and 14 addition rooms at an average 1.28 percent. Rose called the bid the lowest in state history. One junior high plan by M H Starkweather may be ready, with other plans from additional architects. Sites include Country Club and Grant roads, northeast Country Club Pima area, Jefferson Park near North Campbell and Grant. Additions are set for Mission View Government Heights Davidson and El Rio grade schools.
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Board of Trustees of
C. E. Rose
Tvo
Dahlberg, Durand and Co
Tucson
Rose
Harris Trust of
Chicago
M. H. Starkweather
Country Club
Grant Roads
Country Club and
Pima
Jefferson Park
Campbell Avenue
Grant Road
Mission View
Government Heights
Davidson
el Rio
New Wood-Working Equipment Arrives for Randolph Park Center
Three new pieces of equipment for the Randolph Park production center of the NYA, costing 2202 dollars in total, are scheduled for installation. The tilting saw has already been received and installed. A joiner and planer are due today and a shaper is due in early June.
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Randolph Park
NYA
Charles Fowler
Southern District
NYA Officials Tour Projects Including Randolph Park Center
Boynton J Kaiser regional NYA personnel officer and Miss Jane H Rider state NYA administrator will tour NYA projects this afternoon and meet with Charles Fowler Jr southern district supervisor. They will review Randolph Park production center and the proposed 60000 defense training craft shop site at West Fifth and North Ninth avenues.
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Boynton J. Kaiser
NYA
Jane H. Rider
Charles Fowler, Jr
Randolph Park
West Fifth and
North Ninth Avenue
Law College Catalogue Ready For Distribution
The University of Arizona issued the law college bulletin for 1941 42 and 1942 43 now off the press and ready for distribution. It lists admission requirements the degree courses regulations a description of offered sources and members of the faculty.
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University of Arizona
Welding and X Ray Save U S Millions in Aircraft
May 22 report from Los Angeles notes arc welding cuts aircraft part fabrication time and, with X ray checks, boosts safety. Vega Aircraft Co. cites saving hours on landing gear fulcrums while Lockheed physicist highlights shop economies and fliers’ safety. Shortages in nickel and chromium loom for defense alloys, says Battelle Institute expert.
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Los Angeles
Uncle Sam
Western Metal Congress
Francis N. Stevenson
Vega Aircraft Co
Burbank
Calif
American Welding Society
Tom A. Triplett
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
C. H. Lorig
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
American Foundrymen’s Association
Compressed Wood Formula Is Answer To Need In Airships
Alfred J. Stamm and R. M. Seborg report a compressed wood material developed at the Madison forest products lab. The phenol formaldehyde resin binds wood cells to create a smooth, hard, light sheet usable for fuselages wings and propeller blades. Testing shows strength comparable to metal with much lighter weight and high water and alcohol resistance.
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Chicago
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Alfred J. Stamm
R. M. Seborg
U. S. Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Stamm
Seberg
Army
Radio Towers Dismantled for NYA Amateur Station
Two 125 foot towers at American Airlines Army airport are being dismantled and will serve as radio towers for NYA student instruction. The towers, surplus equipment, are removed by three Tucson union steel workers and stored at Randolph Park production center while location for the station is decided between Tucson or Phoenix.
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American Airlines
Army Airport
NYA
Charles Fowler
Southern District
Union Steel Workers
Tucson
Randolph Park
Phoenix
Fowler
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