County Heads May Decide On Court Appeal
Pima county supervisors may ask the state supreme court to rule on creating a second division of the superior court. The decision follows mandamus suits by Richard H. Chambers and Herbert F. Krucker challenging how out of county judges were brought to Tucson. If Udall’s ruling stands, Gov. Jones could appoint the new judge for the term ending Jan. 1, 1941, with a general election for the successor thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Gladstone Mackenzie
Pima County Bar Association
Richard H. Chambers
Herbert F. Krucker
Udall
Marvin Phelps
Phoenix
Levi Udall
Apache County
Phelps
Tucson
Red Cross Tucson Fund Reaches 3283 For War Relief
Red Cross war relief headquarters report Tucson chapter has raised 3283 toward a 5000 goal. Relief chairman Jan Diemes says Tucson residents cooperate fully as drive continues until target is met. A. L. Schafer urges speed and notes 1800 pounds of dressings and medicine were sent to France. A Red Cross ship will depart New York in June with more relief supplies to Belgium the Netherlands and France.
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Red Cross War Relief
Tucson
Jan Diemes
Schafer
France
Red Cross
New York
Belgium
Netherlands
American Red Cross
Prospector's Thirst Death Near Wellton
Lynn Jude, a prospector, was found dead on the desert 16 miles south of Wellton Arizona with an empty canteen and the words This Is Hell written in the sand. Sheriff T H Newman said he died of thirst about two weeks earlier. Jude's auto mobile lay nearby with two flat tires and food inside. A search began after friend R Y Fowler of Santa Monica reported no word from Jude for 10 days.
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Yuma
Ariz
Lynn Jude
Wellton
Hell
T. H. Newman
Jude
R. Y. Fowler
Santa Monica
Calif
Income Of Farmers Rises In First Months Of Year
The Agriculture Department reports American farmers earned 2.615 billion dollars cash in the first four months of this year, up 12 percent from the same period last year. Sales totaled 2.258 billion and government benefits 357 million. 1939 marketing income was 2.059 billion and benefits 282 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Editor dies from automobile injuries in Alliance
T Herrick, 49, associate editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and longtime staffer, died from injuries after a motor car crash Monday in Alliance Ohio. He had been with the paper 21 years.
Italy Expands Price Fixing to Motion Picture Films
Italy broadens antitrust rules to cover price fixing in motion picture films. The government states the expansion closes gaps in competition law and aims to curb coordinated pricing across distribution, exhibition, and sales channels within the film industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Dedication of Mines Building Marks New Step at Arizona
The James Douglas memorial building for mines and metallurgy at the University of Arizona is to be formally dedicated Monday night at 8 30. Gift from Phelps Dodge, the new college of mines and metallurgy will separate from engineering on July 1 and be led by Dr T G Chapman. The university’s mining program has grown from 61 students in 189? to 436 today with 132 in mining, supported by an expanded faculty and new facilities.
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James Douglas
University of Arizona
Phelps Dodge Corporation
College of Mines
School of Mines
College of Mines and Engineering
G. M. Butler
T. G. Chapman
Butler
Masks Allow Speech Through Gas Gear, Army Says
Maj. Gen. W C Baker of the chemical warfare service tells senators new gas masks include a diaphragm transmitter like a telephone transmitter. The disc near the mouth makes voice transmission possible while the mask remains gas-proof, unlike the service mask which offers no aid to voice clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. C. Baker
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Mrs Julia Urrea Dies at 99 in Tucson
Mrs. Julia Urrea, 99, longtime Tucson resident of 39 years, died at home on North Anita Street. She lay in state at Tucson Mortuary chapel before funeral services at 4 p m Sunday at the Mexican Methodist church, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. She is survived by four Tucson daughters, Mrs. Jose Gomez, Mrs. Anita Vega, Ramona Urrea, and Anne Marie Urrea.
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Julia Urrea
Tucson
North Anita Street
Mexican Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Urrea
Jose Gomez
Anita Vega
Ramona Urrea
Anne Marie Urrea
Japan's $40 Million Fund for rewards to service members
Japan announces a $40,000,000 fund to reward army and navy personnel serving in China. The plan, unveiled amid wartime strain, targets recognition of work in the Far East theater and aims to bolster morale among troops stationed abroad.
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Japan
China
New Dean Leads Arizona College of Mines and Bureau
Dr. Chapman becomes dean of the college of mines and director of the Arizona bureau of mines succeeding Dr. Butler. The bureau has published topographic maps and numerous bulletins, reflecting 25 years of active geological work. Mining graduates total 172 over 25 years, with 119 advanced degrees in mining related fields.
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School of Mines
College of Mines and Engineering
College of Mines
Chapman
Arizona Bureau of Mines
Butler
Arizona
Postal Worker Meet To Open Here Saturday
Nearly 300 postal employees and their wives will open their annual convention here, with four organizations represented. National officers and regional dignitaries will attend, including Willard A. Young of the National Letter Carriers and Mrs. Emmett Irwin of the auxiliary national organization. The Post Office Department will be represented by H. H. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Federation of Post Office Clerks
Arizona Association of Letter Carriers
Willard A. Young
Young
Los Angeles
L. E. Swartz
Nashville
Gra Y PoW Wow Hosts Watermelon Eating Contest
A watermelon eating contest features Gra Y Saturday morning at the Plaza theater with five schools represented for prizes donated by the theater and west side merchants. Carrillo School will present a quarter hour music program by its 5A and 6B classes. Birthday guests listed include Arte misa Leal Amanda Gastelum Frank Ormsby Robert Ormsby Alfonso Ward Rosario Granillo Clementina Leon Belen Arvizu Carlos Rodrieguez Emilia Mazon.
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Plaza Theater
Carrillo School
Artemisa Leal
Amanda Gastelum
Frank Ormsby
Robert Ormsby
Alfonso Ward
Rosario Granillo
Clementina Leon
Belen Arvizu
Carlos Rodrieguez
Emilia Mazon
Arizona to go on short cash basis
Phoenix May 24 Arizona will go on a cash basis by June 20, State Treasurer William Petersen said. A balance of 300000 in the general fund will cover outstanding registered warrants, but a 500000 quarterly school allotment after June 20 will create a deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
William Petersen
Deadly curare used to aid mental patients treatment
Dr. A. E. Bennett reported curare can be prescribed safely in shock therapy for schizophrenia and other mental diseases. The poison, used by Amazonian tribes, relaxes muscles mildly and allows metrazol shock to proceed, saving cases that could not tolerate previous treatments.
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Cincinnati
A. E. Bennett
Omaha
Neb
American Psychiatric Association
Amazon Jungles
Richard C. Gill
Dr. Bennett
Bennett
Patiets
Defense Program Will Require U S Workers
New York May 24 informed sources said the expanded defense program will prompt many plants to tighten rules to hire United States citizens only. Some aircraft and shipbuilding plants advertising for skilled workers specify citizens only as required by army and navy contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Army
Condition of man stabbed in West Ochoa Street incident
Robert A. Embry was in critical condition at Pima county hospital after a stabbing. Ida Mae Fowlkes, 28, was jailed on assault with a deadly weapon charges. Ace Kelly Jr and Duncan Garner were held as witnesses following an argument at the West Ochoa Street house.
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Robert A. Embry
West Ochoa Street
Pima County
Ida Mae Fowlkes
Negro
Ace Kelly, Jr
Duncan Garner
Embry
Fowlkes
Bermuda establishes government owned canning factory
Bermuda sets up a government owned canning factory to boost food processing and local agriculture. The move signals state control of a key industry infrastructure and aims to stabilize supplies and jobs in the colony.
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Bermuda
Rabbits Meet to Form Arizona Rabbit Breeders Association
Rabbit breeders of Tucson organized the Arizona Rabbit Breeders Association at Falvey Feed & Supply. Louise S. Martin of the Creole Rabbitry was elected president with Harry Olds as vice president and Eunice B. Falvey as secretary. Monthly meetings are set for the fourth Wednesday at 301 East Seventh Street and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Falvey Feed & Supply
Arizona Rabbit Breeders Association
Louise S. Martin
Creole Rabbitry
Harry Olds
Eunice B. Falvey
Falvey Feed & Supply Store
East Seventh Street
Divorce suit filed by attorney Z E Coombes
Attorney Z E Coombes filed a divorce suit alleging cruelty. His wife retained him as her counsel in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helpmate
Dallas
Z. E. Coombes
Hobo Rescued by Rail Workers Near Whitefish
A pneumonia-stricken hobo collapsed at a track walker's shack along the Great Northern railway. The track walker halted an incoming train, crew loaded the man into a mail car, and he was transported to a hospital at Priest River, Idaho.
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Whitefish
Mont
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Science
U. S
Rabbit Breeders Form Association
Mays
Seiberling
Schafer-Norton CO
N. Stone Ave
Holsum
Bob
Ward
Penn
Truckers
Stone Ave
Catalina Foothills
Title Insurance
North
Campbell
River Road
St. Phillips
Los Ranchos Perkins
el Corral Cafe
Leroy C. Perkins
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