Sheriff Wins Approval to Install County Radio System
Sheriff Ed F Echols receives FCC approval to install a 350 watt transmitter in the office labeled KQPW. The project, budgeted for 1940-41, aims to equip eight autos and the Ajo deputy with receivers, linking deputies across Pima county with Phoenix highway radio and southern Arizona sheriffs.
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Pima County
Ed F. Echols
Federal Communications Commission
Sheriff's Office
Board of Supervisors
Sheriffs Office
Ajo
Highway Department
Phoenix
Arizona
Fort Lowell Road
Campbell Avenue
Tucson
Senior High Graduation Set Tonight In Tucson
The Tucson senior high graduation will be held at 8 p m at the high school stadium for 425 graduates. Edward Hawke, student body president, will preside with Eloise Walborn introducing speakers Betty Smith Gertrude Born Schuyler Lininger Kenneth Ball and Richard Ginter.
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Tucson
Igh
Edward Hawke
Eloise Walborn
Betty Smith
Gertrude Born
Schuyler Lininger
Kenneth Ball
Richard Ginter
Francis J. Green
SS. Peter and Paul
P. E. Howell
Board of Education
C. A. Carson
Drum
Chaminade
Murray Fruchtman
Wilde
Arthur Roberts
William Gin
St. Mary’s
William Werbrich
Christmas Card Links Two Towns in 1928 Mail
A Christmas card mailed in 1928 from Manchester to Miss Mary Frits arrived recently at the home of Mrs. Edward Kuhn in Speed, two miles apart, linking the two towns through a long-delayed delivery and naming Miss Louella Rentzel as sender.
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Speed MT. Wolf, Penna
Louella Rentzel
Manchester
Mary Frits
Edward Kuhn
Hatred and Death Mark German Conquest in Belgium
Louis P. Lochner reports from Belgium under German occupation describing destructive tank battles in Aerschot and Malines, desolated towns, refugees, and efforts by the German administration to reunite separated families as civilians flee toward Antwerp.
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Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
Aerschot
Louvain
Antwerp
Malines
Official Sorrow and Pared Rose Bowl Tree Fine
A Pasadena driver rammed an eucalyptus at the Rose Bowl and paid $15 to cover the tree damage. The next day the park superintendent felt sorry again and allowed her to seek $8.50 for car bumper repairs, then changed his mind and wondered where to file the bill.
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Pasadena
Cal
U.P
Pasadena Rose Bowl
Yuma Man Fatally Crushed By Welding Machine
Frank Scribner aged 45 proprietor of a welding shop was fatally injured when a welding machine fell on him while loading onto a truck Wednesday night. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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Yuma
Frank Scribner
Scribner
Woods Wins Six Radios in Flour Sales Contests
Charley Woods, former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher turned flour salesman, has won six sales contests and six radios. He joked that if he wins one more, he will request a leave of absence to sell more radios.
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Durant, Okla
Charley Woods
Pittsburgh Pirate
Dinners From $1 Snacks From 2 C Good Bar Service
Dining options advertised with dinners from one dollar and snacks at two cents. A bar service is noted and the venue opens at 5 PM. The horses and riding stables announce summer rates for visitors.
License Law Data Sought By C O C
Chamber of Commerce members are asked to report violations of the city license ordinance and submit revision recommendations. William S. Walsh says the Better Business Committee seeks accurate data on licenses paid, firms operating here without local premises, and ways to protect local merchants from nonresident peddlers. All information will be confidential.
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Chamber of Commerce
William S. Walsh
Better Business Committee
Walsh
Tucson
Census in Tucson Ends Tomorrow Calls Requested
The official Tucson census ends tomorrow and residents who have not been counted must call the census office at 5352 Federal Building by close of business. Mrs. Perle S. Anklam, district supervisor, announced the deadline today.
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Tucson
Five Shanghai Cigarette Firms Form Sino Japanese Tobacco Association
Five cigarette manufacturers in Shanghai form a Sino Japanese tobacco association to coordinate trade, standards, and lobbying efforts across the two countries. The move signals growing cross border collaboration in Asia's tobacco industry.
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Shanghai
Sino Japanese Tobacco Association
George O'Neil Dies Suddenly Screen Writer at 42
George O'Neil 42, a noted playwright and Hollywood scenarist, died in a hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was found critically injured in a downtown park and later turned over to the coroner. O'Neil had worked on Universal Studio projects and contributed to films including Intermezzo, A Love Story, Magnificent Obsession, and Sutter's Gold.
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Los Angeles
George O'Neil
Hollywood
O'Neil
Universal Studio
Baffled Dallas Police Probe Fortune Teller Plea
Police in Dallas chase a puzzling tip from a fortune teller who asked authorities to hire help to locate her purse said to contain ivy. The odd request spurred a brief, surreal inquiry by local detectives.
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Dallas
Ivy
Dundalk Judge Orders Soldier to Remove Uniform Cap
A Dundalk court established precedent when a judge instructed a soldier to remove his uniform cap while testifying, ruling the cap violated courtroom decorum and the obligation to show face. The decision framed subsequent protocols for active service personnel giving testimony in Ireland.
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Dundalk
Ireland
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