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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-16
JAPS IRON CONQUERED
Death, Without Trial. Follows Slightest Civil Ofenses

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16-(R
japanese military authorities
were reported by an American
official observer today to have
imposed m iron rule on the
Philippines and Malaga, shoot
ing without trial anyone who
ventures into forbidden zones.
Summarizing I'm the military
review Of the army's command
and general staff school obser-
vations during the fighting On
Luzon. the observer, who went
nameless, said the mere pres
ence Of Z civilian on q cleared
road meant death.
Two Filipino truck drivers
involved In q collision 1t .
crossroads 1t San Fernando
(Philippines) were shot By .
japanese officer because their
damaged vehicles ob0lxucted
the road and delayed the pes
sage Of q tank platoon" said the
Civilians found In The viein-
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were forced to march long dis
tances regardless of their weak
ened condition.
Japanese transport is meag-
er, and prisoners are marched
great distances day after day,
and seldom transported by We
hicles," the observer said. MO
torized and armored troops i'm
mediately turn over all prison
ers taken by them to the near
est infantry units.
There Is evidence that Japa-
nese motorized and armored
troops are liable TO kill, instead
Of capture. small enemy groups
which fall into their hands"
During their examination,
prisoners are given no food or
water and allowed no rest" The
observer said, but added wound
Cd prisoners first reesive msd-
ical treatment.
In the japanese army, strse-
Bee IRON RULE-Pass 3
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Soft Words
Aid Capture
of Elephant

HUNTINGTON, Ind, Nov. 10
-(R-Indiana police now know
what every fisherman knows -
that dough balls are good bait.
They catch elephants a. well a
fish.
Soothing her ruffled DISPOSE
ton with soft words and 90
loaves of bread, Raym o n d
Dukes, elephant trainer from
Ora, Ind, led Modoc, the ele-
plant who wanted to be alone,
into q truck last night after she
had wandered around Wabash
and Huntington counties for
four days and nights.
She didn't even offer the
slightest sign Of resistance when
Dukes looped q hook around her
ear and said "Come on, Modoc. I"
Once in the truck, Terrell ia
Nee MODOC-Page 3
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ity OF japanese transport parks,
headquarters, munitions dumps,
military telephone lines, unless
they have q specific authorize
ton, are shot without examine
ton or trial." he said.
SHOT SUAdMARHY
"Malayan and Filipino civil
ians found walking, cycling, or
motoring on roads which had
been ordered cleared for the
passage Of japanese troops or
transportation were summarily
shot. Il II reported that groups
Of civilians - large ~ Z hum
dred or more were thus dealt
with.
IT II the japanese attitude
that q civilian exposes himself
20 these extreme penalties By
merely circulating In the COM
bat 1one.
After the capture Of large
cities in British Malaga and Lu-
son the Japaness military Gu
thorities instructed The civilian
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|Rickenbacker;
Whereabouts
Still Unkoun.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l0-(R)
The Navy continued silent to-
day as to the whereabouts and
condition of Captain Ricken-
hacker and six companions res
cued from the Pacific after be-
ing missing three weeks.
A Navy spokesman said il wa
understood that Captain Rick
enbacker would issue q state
ment today or tomorrow. but No
further details were available
Previously the Navy had said
Rickenbacker was in good con-
dition when found.
The Navy announced Satur-
day morning that Rickenbacker,
the ace of American aces OF the
World War, and two companions
had been rescued from q rubbe1
life raft by . Navy flying boot|
1t said three other members Of
the party had been located on Z
small island, where medical a.
sistance had been flown to them,
but that Sergeant Alexander
Kaczmarcsyk had died on the
raft and been buried 1t sea.
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law enforcement agencies to
continue to function. In Manila
the japanese military author
tiles informed the civilian law
enforcement agencies that they
would hold the latter respon-
sible for attacks on japanese
parachutists or other troops.
They also instructed the
civilian law enforcement
agencies that they would hold
them accountable IL bolos, pis-
tolls, or other weapons were
found in the hands or homes Of
civilians. II may be presumed
that the immediate heads Of
the civilian law enforcement
agencies would be shot II any
weapons were found In the pos
session Of civilians after these
Instructions had been issued"
LONG MARCMB0
: The. army publications re-
port tended to bear out other
reports that American prisoners
taken on Bataan and Correeidor
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-16

Opposing Fleets Spar for Position i'm South Sea
Local Hunters
Fill Licenses
in Quick Order

Reports Of early success by
Mount Clemens and Macomb
county hunters in the newly ar
rived deer season began trick
ling in today, - hours after the
season opened in Michigan Sum
First Mount Clemens hunter
to report shooting . buck was
John Charbeneau who, in a tele-
phone call to his son, Harold,
advised him that he bagged a
deer near Alpena q few hours
after 1t became legal to kill
them.
Another successful n m o d
was Elmore Lefty Lester, Ma
comb county circuit court clerk,
of IS Division, Clinton town.
ship, who dropped . six point
buck while hunting near Fred
erick. Testers son-in-law, Glenn
Eppler, Of Auburn Heights, also
got his deer. They return e d
home at 8 p. m. last night.
Hilbert MAllaSt. Of North ave-
nue., was another successful
opening day" huntsman. He
See HUNTERS-Page :
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Genoa Blasted
Anew by Great
Raj boIrberS
Not q Single Phone
Lost in ! 500 Mile
Sweep Over Alps

LONDON, Nov. Is - R -
Home based Raj bombers at
tackled Genoa last night, max
ing their second attack in three
nights and the fourth this
month on the north Italian
naval base and port.
Good results were SEEM" the
air ministry announced.
Coastal command craft were
reported to have hit q medium
sized Axis supply ship off the
Norwegian coast yesterday.
In neither the North Sea foray
nor the 1,500-mile round trip to
Italy was q single-plane lost.
1.-THE weather was good and
the attack was concentrated" II
was stated authoritatively this
morning.
Genoa has been blasted again
and again to cut its value - .
source of Axis strength in the
North African fighting ashore
and afloat.
The Sunday night mission
marked the third time that the
Raj had hammered Genoa
without q loss.
Lon d on commentators ex-
pressed belief that the British
homhers had concentro41d aglln
on Ne ~Anss4 No. -, Svlich
manufactures engih3 for war
ships. Z.
Further very large damage
was caused by raid at Genoa, the
Italian high command said In it
broadcast communiQue. It added
that four persons were killed
and % injured.
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Foe UnIeastles
About Bid
for SoIonlons
Decisive Influence
Of Conflict Cited
by Berlin Radio

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-(R)
japanese and American war
ships spared with each other in
a battle of maneuver today as
Allied jungle fighters closed in
on the enemy stronghold at
Buna, New Guinea.
The Navy reported that a "de-
termined effort" was underway
by the Japanese to recapture po-
sitions in the Guadalcanal- Tu-
lagi area of the Solomon Islands,
but said details would be with
held until the outcome of a rum
ming sea battle was decided.
The action at sea was describ-
ed as "hit and run, hide and seek,
touch and Co."
Numerous enemy surface
forces are active in the south
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Mp Unit SET
al Fort Custer
Provost Marshol
Center Plonned

FORT CUSTER, Mich, Nov.
10 -(R-< A unit training CEN
ter Of the Provost Marshal Gen
erals Service will be activated
here late this month, Col. 4. +.
Morrow, commanding officer Of
the proposed center announced
today, following his arrival to
study facilities available for the
unit.
The center will train men In
military police duties, investiga-
ton and other activities Of the
Provost Marshal General.
According to Col. Morrow the
Custer center will relieve the
load on the present Provost Mar
shall Generals School center at
Sec MR'-Rage 3
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j. ). Casualties
Total 1926


WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -Q,
- Announced Casualties az ~
armed forces now total %, 80.
In Z recapitulation today, tn
Office Of War Information aid
the total included killed, wound
cd, missing and prisouers of tho
Army, Navy. Marine Corps,
Coast q uard and Philippine
Scouts since the outbreak Of
the war. but not Casualties In
the African campaign.
Most Of the Army's casualties
are classified q missing. A ma
jority Of these were In the Phil
ippines and in Java and are pre-
sumed to be prisoners Of war, n
though information ID lacking
due to the absence Of pFisone9
lists from Japan.
Al Of Nov. IL, Army casual
ties totaled 33,42o, divided o.
follows: Killed, 1909; wounded,
1881: prisoners, lo1; minoing,
20, 608. OF the missing 1880
were American troops IN tie
Philippines and 1900 others
were Philippine Scouts. An -
ditional 500 troops were repogt-
ed missing In Java. OF the 1854
wounded. S52 have returned -
duty.
Announced Navy casualties
between Dec. z and Oct. 81:
Dead, 3,664; wounded, 1880;
missing 1874.
Marine Corps: Dead, 734;
wounded, 703; missing, 1900.
Coast Guard: Dead, 81; wound
ed, IL: missing, 120.
Some Of the missing In the
Nays lists are presumed to be
prisoners.
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Recreation
Glasses Open
Hold First Session
at Hi6h ScAool


To-day marks the opening 'of
the fall and winter recreational
program offered Mount Clemens
residents during the season at
the Mount Clemens High school.
This year the Department Of Re
creation will combine . physi-
cal fitness program with regu-
lar recreational activities.
At see Pm. tonight, In the
boys gymnasium at the school,
the city baskethall league win
hold an ergan.1ational meeting,
and former managers and new
and old team sponsors are re-
quested to be In attendance. It
Is hoped eight teams can be lined
up for cage competition this sea-
son.
The physical fitness program
is being instituted % part Of the
Civilian Defense training pro-
gram, and its aim will be to con-
dition men and women Of Mount
Clemens In keeping with gov
eminent requests that the civil
ian population remain as fit -
possible.
Calisthsnics, marching and
various exercises designed to
better prepare men and women
physically will be offered. At
the conclusion Of . 20 weeks
period, certificates will be
awarded to those men and wo-
men who have successfully pass
ed q series Of 10 exercises which
have been arranged.
/ In addition to tbs exercises,
there will be basketball. swim
ming. volleyball, badminton,
boxing, wrestling, ping pong and
Switchboard.
The physical efficiency tests
along with boxing, wrestling,
ping pong, SWITCHBOARD and bas-
ketball will Be held each Mon
See RECREATION-Page :
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Students 10 Harvest
Sugar beels tuesday

II the weather continues fair
tomorrow $50 Mount Clemens
High school students will invade
sugar beet fields to harvest z
crop endangered by the man
power shortage.
Principal Monte McFsrlane
said the volunteers have been
told to report In the gymnasium
1t $50 am. prepared to work
providing weather II suitable.
Transportation will b supplied
By the rranklin County Sugar
company, ~ nd.
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eastern Solomons in an attempt
to reinforce the enemy troops
now on Guadalcanal and to dis
rupt our delivery of supplies to
our forces which no. occupy
shore positions in this ared," the
Navy reported. 1.-THE engage
ments are continuing"
While official details were
lacking here, the German radio
broadcast a Tokyo dispatch de-
claring the fight would "deci-
sively influence the whole war
situation" and ]. M. Maxim, Aus
tralian Navy Minister said in
Melbourne that the outcome
might determine whether Aus
tralia is invaded.
Continuing their ceaseless
hammering of enemy ships and
supplies throughout the area,
Allied bombers under Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's command
threw an umt:ella over Ameri-
can and Australian ground
troops as they converged for IN
attack on Buna.
"The Australian and American
columns are in contact with
each other and are jointly NOV
ing in to attack" said . COM
munique.
"The enemy, under command
of Lieut.. Gen. Tomatore Horrii,
now faces the Allies to the west
and south, with the jungle and
the sea, at his back. Our ak force
is attacking without respite"
No mention was made Of IN
enemy convoy previously re-
ported off New Georgia Island,
northwest of Guadalcanal, which
apparently wa; aimed at streng-
theninC the japanese forces that
have been trying vainly to re-
capture Henderson airfield.
One 10000 ton transport In
this convoy was reported set
afire by Allied attackers.
Heavy bombers also scored
direct hits on two enemy ships
in the harbor at Rabaul, New
Britain, and started fires In the
supply dump area at Malaguina
and in the docks area, where
eight explosions were observed.
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Boat IN Distress!
Search fTuilIess
y. s. e. q. cesvsbs Wstsss
OF croekes oou)ovosd

Alter searching Lake st. Clair
off the foot Of Croker boule-
ward for four hours last night,
Coast Guardsmen were unable
to find q boat believed In dis
tress there.
Edward Tanner, 32330 st.
Gertrudes, st. Clair Shores. told
sheriffs deputies at 7:30 pm.
that he saw lights lashing on tlAo
lake and believed they might
have come from . vessel In d.
tress. Deputies. In turn. nod
led the Coast Guards 50. Clo1R
Flats station who. dispatched =
boat TO investigate.
The Coastguardsnnen NOTIFIED
deputies st l1:3o pm. Int th9jf
could find no trees q . beat
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CAIRO, Nov. 1GG ~ -Six
large German aircraft were DE-
streyed anA others were dam-
agea - TIE Tunis alrdreme ~
leng-range British fighter at
dusk Saturday n . eo0flnaatioa
American D0sA teW1rd Libya
q rAj6s supporting the Dsitish.
from Algeria, u DritlbA sabd
to1ay.
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To Aid Allies

LONDON, Nov. 16 - WH -
Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, as-
Stunning command Of French
forces In North Africa under
Gen. Jean Francois Darlan, an
nounced today that he and other
French military leaders were
preparing q great army to join
the allies In "reaping final VIC
tory"
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100000 Fire

PONTIAC, Mich, Nov. 10
(P)Two firemen were injured
and damage estimated un0ffi-
cially ut more than 100000 re-
suited from = fire that destroyed
tthe building and stock Of the
Chase department store In North
Saginaw street this morning.
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Occupy Air Base

CAIRO, Nov. 16 - W.H -
British forces driving through
Libya have occupied the air
drome at Martuba, go m IL e 8
from the Tunisia border, and
are continuing their pursuit Of
the remnants Of the German ar
mored forces. . communique
said today.
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WITH UNITED STATE 8
FOR G E s SOMEWHERE IN
NEW GUINEA, Nov. ll-(De-
layed) - up - An American
grond task force advanced
through the rain-soaked jungles
Of northeastern New Guinea To-
day to . point where bombs
dropped BY American airmen ON
the japanese base 1t Buna could
be heard exploding.
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Draft Speedup

LANSING, Nov. Is - Up -
The state selective service head
quarters instructed local draft
boards In Michigan today to
sc n d classification question
aires to $4,000 'teen-age regis
trants recently made available
for military congress.
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ROME (From Italian Broad
casts), Nov. 16- up "A Sofia
report said today the Bulgarian
parliament would meet tomor-
row to hear an important state
ment by the prime minister ON
Bulgarian external policy.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. Is

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10
-(R)-New claims by the
japanese high command Of
having sunk eight 80 United
states warships, including
three aircraft carriers, In the
October rs action off the
Solomons, today were brand
ed false for the most part"
~ Elmer Davis director 81
the office Of war information.
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Quakes Hit Turks

BERLIN From q r m . n
Broadcasts), Nov. 16- (R -
DNB said today three earth
quakes, believed centered In
western Turkey, were recorded
in Bucharest last night. The dis
turbance was reported to have
been registered also 1t Italy's
Bari observatory. Il was esti-
mated to have occurred SOC
miles south Of Bucharest, the
Rumanian capital.
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I late X X
bulletins
Naval Clash?

LONDON, Nov. Is - W.H -
The Nazi radio Paris reported
today that . naval battle was
raging off the coast Of North
Africa between Italian warships,
supported by . German squad
ron, and Anglo-American force.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-16
Yanks A6adL
10 Gust Axis
from TuIlisia
Crest French Nevol
Bess at Dixsseo
Is Bottle Prixe 81

LONDON, Nov. 70
Driving eastward - 81 1D
possible, according - p1o r
joint American British 1nCe1 go
reported 1t grips tod1y i
Axis troops aclknoWlodh64 e
Berlin and Rome ~ hnxo
rushed across In 1Go1ll = ~ .
can TO make : HIGHT - ~
key North African pg0eoel !
Opposins The poyuu1snl
force were some 1oyoo1
and Eascists % Whom M
Hitler was repceted to1nUu
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Andeni lsodDa1ls
Ieple 4 HI ~

Albert laafla9 - - -
cipal peahof = o. ~ II !
Twelve club uDoo3lng ~ uoo11
With Ancient L1ndInofkCs t1
topic q he od6resA q
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WASHINGTON, Nov. ls-(R
-CataS6a - nrsdMci1S war
planes 1t . rate Of abo0t S,ooe
= year, munitions minister G.
D. Howe told . press conference
1t the Canadian legation TO-
day.
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LONDON. Ney. - M
Units1 SeaAss AGn1ss
attacked 0og0on ~ \
German 1nGtal1o11ou II - Il
pis1 11reDs - T. \
Ame6ioan Dlan eS ~
MAJ. Gon. Carl
q IL d. 3. Ar 4
fope, anneunoo1 Cn MI
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lmpsrtisl cevsrsss
Of All leesl News
Nogales international., 1942-07-17
Soldier List
Continued from Page Four

Gilbert Soto, Marines at San
Diego.
Charles S. Stougn, Panama.
Ramon Saenz, Panama.
1st Lieut.. I. H. Shannon, Fort
Monroe, Va.
Pedro Silva, Panama.
Antonio D. Sinohui, Panama.
Angel D. Soto, Fort Bliss, Texas.
James Sproule, Panama.
Edwin Swanson, Everett, Wash.
Sigfried Swanson, Panama.
Manuel Tapia, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Salamon Tena, Ft. Bliss, El Paso.
Jack Titcomb, naval air corps,
| Corpus Christi, Texas.
Edward Thompson, Hickam Field,
Honolulu
Daniel Thornton.
Javier Alvarez Tostado, army, at
! Camp Lewis, Wash.
Jose M. Trujillo.
Mateo NJ Tapia, Panans.
Jack Taylor, Philippine Islands.
| Ralph Telies, field artillery at
! Camp Lewis, Wash.
Lieut.. Rodolfo Teyechea, Balboa,
Canal Zone.
Jaime Teyechea, Panama.
Jack Tidwell, 18th Cavalry at
Nogales, Ariz.
William Tidwell, Ireland.
William H. Todd, Panama.
Miguel Trujillo, Panama.
Cadet John l. Underwood, air
corps, Chickasha. Okla.
William S. Underwood, air corps,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Jose Urena, Panama.
Jose Urquides, Panama.
Moses Valdez, Panama.
Julio E. Valenzuela, Panama.
Marcelino Varona, Fort Bliss.
Liberto L. Villanueva, Panama.
David Villarreal, Panama.
Bernard Valenzuela, F't. Bliss, Ell
PaSO.
Henry E. Valdez.
Louis v. Valenzuela.
Manuel Perez Villa.
Alfonso v. Villanueva, Panama.
Antonio Villanueva, army engin-
GERS at Monterrey, California.
Russell White.
John Widmer, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Walter G. Wingfield, Camp Ro-
bertS, California.
Tom Wiggin, Jr., Virginia.
Harold Winard, Australia.
Russell w. Wininger, F't. Bliss, Ell
PaSO.
Leonard Wingo.
William H. Wingo, Navy, San
Diego.
Joseph Knight Wise, Camp Lowry,
Denver, Colo.
Lewey Wolfe, Ft. Bliss, Ell Paso.
Ralph Woodhouse, Camp Roberts.
California.
Nogales international., 1942-07-17

Rounds of 80-30 Winchester Super
Speed Cartridges, and the said
described automobile and munitions
have by the United States Marshal
been dulySlevied upon and seized by
virtue of said monition and order of
attachment, and which order Of
said Court fixed the 3rd day of
August, 1912, at the hour of d0:00
o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
as the day for hearing said petition
and any and all persons who might
appear in said cause, and which
order of said Court directed that
notice of hearing on said Informa-
ton be given by one publication in
a newspaper of general circulation
and printed and published at No
gales, in said District Of Arizona,
the said publication to be fourteen
days prior to the date for hearing
said libel, and to post notice thereof
fourteen days prior to the date Of
hearing, one at the west door en-
the south side of the United States
Post Office and Court House in
Tucson, and two thereof in the
City Of Tucson, Arizona.
NOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to
an Order Of the Court made and
entered in the above entitled Court
in the above-entitled cause. the
hearing on the Information OF Libel
in the above-entitled matter will be
had before the Court at the Federal
Courtroom in said Court in the City
of Tucson, Arizona, on the 3rd day
of August, 1912 at the hour of 1000
o'clock A. M. of said date, or upon
any subsequent date of said Court
to which the hearing may be con-
tinued, at which time all persons
interested are notified to appear and
show cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of said Information
should not be allowed and why the
Court should not pronounce against
said automobile and munitions
hereinabcve described and declare
the same forfeited tC the United
States Government and delivered to
the proper officers of the United
States Government for the use and
benefit of said Government as pro-
vided by law, and at which time any
and all persons having any interest
in and claim to said automobile and
munitions may present to said
Court any and all such claims and
any and all reasons that they may
have why said automobile and
munitions should not be forfeited
as prayed for in said information.
Dated this 9th day Of July, 1912.
3. j. MCKINNEY
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
Pub. July II, 1942)
Nogales international., 1942-07-17
T0urea Elected
President
of Rotary Club

j. G. ToVrea of the Tovrea Pack
ing Company was elected president
of the Nogales Rotary Club Friday
to succeed DR.. E. C. Houle, resigned.
DR.. Houle, who had been elected
recently, resigned when he learned
that two or three physicians in this
county are to be called into mill
tary service shortly.
The new Rotary executive was
born in Sparta, ILL.,, March 26, 1873
and came to Arizona Aug. II, 1892
so years ago next month. He first
located at Gila Bend, then Phoenix,
Bisbee- Congress, Mesa. and settled
at Nogales Dec. 81, 1915.
He is brother Of the late E. A.
Tovrea, founder of the Torea
Packing Company, who located in
Arizona in 1885 or 1885, E. A. Tov-
rea first lived in Ash Fork, then
Phoenix, and his first meat shop
was at Gila Bend in 1898. In 1918
he founded the Arizona Packing
Company and 10 or II years later it
became known as the Tovrea Pack
ing Company.
j. G. Tovrea has been a Rotarian
81 years, joining the Nogales club
shortly after it was founded in 1921.