British Construction Men See Americans’ Speed Edge
London reports British construction workers returning from a six week tour of the U S industry. They found average hourly output per man about 50 percent higher in the United States due to design materials and contract organization. They urge adopting American initiative while noting no implied 50 percent speed increase. The study group included six workers six company executives two architects and two surveyors.
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London
R. O. Lloyd
National Federation of Building Trades Employers
America
Britain
U.S
Bank Debit Trend Continues Lower in Tucson
Bank debits in Tucson fell to 54,931,754 in September, down from 57,176,698 a year earlier. Ernest A. Sayre of the Tucson Clearinghouse reports the September 1940 total at 10,207,362, with overall clearinghouse transactions for September 1949, 1948 and 1940 at 55,064,548. 57,348,121. and 10,413,838 respectively.
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Tucson
Ernest A. Sayre
Tucson Clearinghouse Association
Blames Flat Feet On Fond Grandparents Name
Washington report cites Chiropodist Frank J. Carleton blaming a child’s flat feet on fond grandparents. He states grandparents force early walking to see their grandchild thrive in their own world.
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Washington
Frank J. Carleton
Carleton
The
National Association of Chiropodists
Handicapped Vets Helped Find Jobs At Reuben's Store
The article highlights postwar rehabilitation of disabled veterans, focusing on Reuben's Furniture Store on West Congress Street where three veterans Ignacio Garcia Charles Ramirez and Oscar Lopez received on the job training and now work as a furniture refiner salesman and floor layer respectively Garcia born in 1927 survived multiple fronts in Europe before a leg injury shortened his stature Ramirez served in the 158th infantry division and later trained as a salesman Lopez a North Africa and Europe veteran now lays linoleum and tends a garden with his family demonstrating that ambition and employer support enable handicapped veterans to reclaim productive roles in society.
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Reuben’s
West Congress Street
Reuben Gold
Ignacio Garcia
Charles E. Ramirez
Oscar W. Lopez
Garcia
Douglas
Europe
Belgium
Veterans’ Rehabilitation’ Council
Reuben
Mary Louise Benitez
Marshall
South Tucson
35Th St
Ramirez
Florence
National Guard
Pearl Harbor
Army
158Th Infantry
South Pacific
Arizona College of Commerce
Lopez
Caliche
S. Plummer
North Africa
Sicily
England
France
Holland
Germany
Buddy Clark Killed In Crash
Los Angeles October 3 The civil aeronautics board investigates whether a midtown crash that killed crooner Buddy Clark involved overloading The plane carried five passengers instead of the usual four in a two engine Cessna Five others including Sam Hayes NBC West Coast broadcaster were injured Hayes and his wife endured leg injuries and minor injuries to others Clark 38 formerly on The Contented Hour and Hit Parade was to debut on CBS network The crash occurred after returning from the Stanford Michigan game in Palo Alto Funeral services set at Forest Lawn Rabbi Morton Bauman to officiate Clark leaves widow Nedra and three children Pilot James Hayter hurt and said fuel shortage and bearing loss caused the emergency landing on Beverly Boulevard
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Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
Midtown
Buddy Clark
Sam Hayes
NBC
Palo Alto
James N. Peyton
Hayes
Sally
Frank Berend
National Broadcasting
Jennings Pierce
Clark
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Truman
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn
Morton Bauman
Nedra Clark
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Reggie Russell
Charles Ramirez
Larson Baily
4Th Avenue
6Th Street
Tume
Sparkle
By Kathryn Steffan
Charles Boyle
Arizona State Employment Service
Barbara Ann
Dehlia Marie
W. Fifth St
Beverly Boulevard
Beverly
James Hayter
Burbank Airport
Shaver
Poment Dana Typewriter Co
N. Fourth Ave
Diai
Tucson News
Murphy Cabranette
Murphy
W. Congress
Broadway
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