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Nogales international., 1945-12-07

sible, and in an area Sin keeping
with the dignity of government
buildings"
The 200-bed hospital will require
a supply of 10000 gallons Of water
daily, but it was added that this
amount would be materially in
creased in the event that there is a
major increase in the bed capacity"
John R. Murdoch and Richard F.
Hairless, Arizona's representatives in
congress, each notified Chairman
Smith that the Veterans Admins
tration had informed them of the
coming visit of the survey commits
sion. Murdock and Hairless tele-
grams were dated Monday, and
Smith previously had information
from L. H. Trip, director of con-
struction of Veterans Administration
that a specific date for the survey
would be set soon.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Six Enlist Here
For Army Service

Sgt. Ed Bayze, Jr., Army recruit
ing officer, reports the following
enlistments:
Cpl. Richard Lowe, 80, son of
Sheriff and Mrs. j. j. Lowe, re-
enlisted for a three year period
starting in February. He arrived
home this fall following service just
five days short of five years.
Caesar Suarez, Jr., one and one
half years in the Army. He has
left for Ft. Macarthur. He was
formerly in the Merchant Marine.
Harvey w. Whelan, 18, of Pata-
gonia, ordnance, U. S. Assignment,
three years.
Manuel Campillo, II, Army Air
Forces, European theater, three year
period.
Louis Gourdin reenlisted in the
Army Air Forces, U. S. assignment,
three years.
Federico Escarino, II, enlisted in
Army Air Forces for a three year
assignment in the United States.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Charters Begins
7 erzr, At
State Prison

William j. Charters, 80, former
advertising manager of local news
paper, was taken yesterday to the
state penitentiary at Florence to
serve a term of from two to three
years for operating a confidence
game.
Charters left the county Jail at
9:45 am, and had only one word to
say as he began the trip that means
long confinement behind the walls
of the big prison. 1t was goodbye. =
spoken to persons about the sheriff S
office. He was taken to Florence
by Deputy Sheriff Joe Peters, ac-
companied by Chief of Police j. M.
Soto, Jr.
Charters, formerly prominent in
local sports circles, particularly
softball the past summer, pleaded
guilty Saturday morning and was
sentenced by Superior Court Judge
Gordon Farley.
The charge against him was filed
by Moses Valdes, a member Of the
city police department.
According to reports, Charters
"took" quite a number of persons
about town for sums ranging from
500 to more than $500 each. He
fled the city a week ago Sunday and
was picked up in Phoenix.
During his residence in Nogales
since coming here last December he
made many friends as result of
possessing a very pleasing person
ality.
He was accompanied here by his
wife, a very charming young wom-
an, and a young son, both of whom
left about month ago for Chicago.
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Football Boys
Honored AT
Annual Banquet

Coach Howard Beazley of NogaleS
High School and the members Of
the 1945 Nogales and Patagonia high
school football squads were guests
of honor at the seventh annual
Rotary Club-sponsored football ban
quet at the Montezuma Ballroom
last night, served by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted CLANCY of the Montezuma Din
ing Room.
Entertainment was furnished by
the Cavern Cafe and music by Ray
Hulbrrt, Leo Schwamm and "Chu-
chu'' Flores
Fifteen Nogales High School let
termen received the annual NogaleS
International award football
charm for each. Those awarded
charms were Herman Rivas, Lee
White, Harry O'Hagin, Ben Teye-
chea, John Logan, Bob Pierson, Bob
Lopez, Dick Whitworth, Wayne
Stewart, Robert Mcdowell, AL Whip
pie, Joe Pima, Tony Suarez, Everette
Marian and F. j. Baffert.
Ben Wilde was POSTMASTER, and
the committee on arrangements was
made up of DR.. Charles S. Smith,
chairman; James v. Robins, Craig
Pottinger, William Beatus, Herman
Medlen, A. j. Mitchell and Ben
Wilde.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Inspectors Coming To Arizona To
Choose Vets Hospital Site

PHOENIX, Dec. 6-Detailed in
spection of suggested sites for ST.
380,440 veterans hospital in the Salt
River Valley will be made by the
Veterans Administration Dec. 28-
Jan. 8, it was announced Tuesday.
Marvin E. Smith, chairman of the
Maricopa County Veterans Hospital
Committee, established in this area,
said he was advised that Col. Will
liam H. Radcliffe, of the admins
tration's construction service, will
arrive in Phoenix to conduct the
surveys beginning Dec. %.
Radcliffe will be joined early in
January by Col. G. T. Thompson of
the army surgeon generals office.
The Veterans Administration told
Smith in letter that the proposed
20O-bed hospital probably would 1e-
quire a Is to 30-acre tract of land
not too far from the city and
readily accessible to city transpor-
tation.''
In addition, the federal agency
stipulated that the site should be on
rolling ground to permit adequate
drainage, preferably where connec-
ton with city sewage system is pos
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
CONDITIONS BAD In FRANCE;
SWITZERLAND ONLY NORMAL
PLACE in EUROPE SAYS VET
Prices Inflated, Anything To Eat Or Smoke Is At A
Premium In Europe, Says Sgt. Geo. Parker,
Just Back From Overseas

Conditions are bad in France
and there is only one place in
Europe that's normal and that's
Switzerland, according to 1st Sgt.
George E. Parker, who arrived
home on Nov. 29th after serving
with the Goth Infantry Division,
3rd Army.
In the Army since February 1912,
Parker was overseas 10 months and
reached the states at Boston, Mass,
on his return trip Oct. 18th. He
was seven days crossing the Atlantic
from LeHavre, France, making the
trip back on the Lake Charles, a
Victory ship.
He took part in the invasion of
Normandy which began on June 6,
1914, went through the break
through in France, was at the siege
of Metz, crossed the Mozelle river
in France, then across the Saar
River where his outfit hit the Sieg-
fried Line.
He was at the Battle of the Bulge,
them went into Germany, crossing
the Rhine river near Frankfurt, and
was in Czechoslovakia when the war
ended. He has five battle stars,
combat infantryman's badge, bronze
star, and arrowhead for the Nor
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Former Navy
Commander
Nogales Visitor

Among visitors in Nogales is a
former Navy commander-W. A..
(Jimmy) Yeager of Houston, Texas
"a close personal friend of Ted
Simpson, customs agent at New
York City, formerly of Nogales.
Yeager, formerly in the Naval
Reserve, was called to active service
with the Navy on March 3, 1910, and
later was in the Merchant Marine,
graduating from the Merchant Ma
rine Academy at Kings Point, Long
Island, and receiving his discharge
on Nov 2, 1945. He was in the
Army Engineers from July Is, 1887,
to March l, 1940
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John
j. Yeager, prominent residents, of
Houston.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Brother OF Local
Woman
Dies In Japan

Word was received here from the
War Department this week of the
death in Japan of 1t. George F..
Oates, on November 18th. No de-
tails were given.
1t. Oates, 81 years of age, is a
brother of Mrs. Walter Holm, and
attended Nogales public schools. He
was graduated from Douglas High
School, and received his university
degree in engineering.
He had spent year in the Phi
lippines and was stationed on Hon
shu at the time of his death. His
wife and two daughters, six and
eight years of age. live in San ia
cinto, California.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Santa Claus,
North Pole.
(By MARTY LOUGHMAN)

Dear Santa:
Well, it won't be long now until
Christmas, so I'll tell you what I
want you to give me. Give me a
welding machine and a list Of
prospective investors" I guess you
read about the slicker who "took"
these guys with a welding machine
and a gift of CAB. Well, Santa
Claus, the confidence racket is as old
as time.
Let me tell you about the time
my Uncle Malachi bought the
Brooklyn Bridge Malachi had been
over here in America only about
six months, and he was a hard
working A-number- hod carrier.
He had sweet, innocent looking
puss. He looked like me.
Well, after a hard days work he
would stop in on his way home and
have a glass or two of beer at the
corner family saloon which was
owned by a fat kraut-head named
Hermann Krausmeyer So one day
he drops in as usual at Kraus-
meyers, and Krausmeyer sez, NAL
achi, you haf on your faze der look
uff der cat what shwallowed der
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A 19year-old of Elisa Albert
the which
1914 returned his Patagonia
Germany heart medal and three
Richard Wooddel 22yearod of Mr. and Mrs D. L.
the February 1912 is
Wakajama Japan. basketball
Nogales TO- 1928
Eizs beth Wooddel and the late DeIese
Wooddel killed in World II
Santiago G. 9 Mr. and Mrs Santiago Lowe
s44 and in Czecho
Tubac brothers the
Virginia, Federico in the Pacific:
PFC S. Romero, 29yearold of Mr. and Mrs Jesus
into the co. 1945,
employed
at the time of induction.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Leland Wilson
Opening Grocery
At Patagonia

Leland D. Wilson has purchased
the old William T. Powell Estate
property in Patagonia and plans on
opening a complete grocery and
meat department about the first of
the year.
The location where the new store
is to be established is now occupied
by the Sam Thomas Mercantile
Company.
Wilson for the past four years has
been operating meat market in
Patagonia. The property he has &C
quired also includes Dawson's Place
and vacant building.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Bristol Back
From S. Pacific

Discharged from the Army at
Ft. Macarthur, Calf, Sunday, fol-
lowing more than five years service,
Major w. L. (Lewis) Bristol arrived
home Wednesday from the South
Pacific.
He left here with the National
Guard on September 16, 1910, and
served in Panama and the Philip
pines.
Discharged at the same time with
him at Macarthur, Sunday, was
James Hitler of Los Angeles, former
ly of Nogales.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Nap From Europe
Shows
Battle Scenes

A very interesting map showing
the various parts of Europe in
which he fought as member of the
9th Army was received this week
from Julian Vargas by his sister,
Mrs. A. j. Baca of Hudgin street.
The map, among other places,
shows the location of the Battle of
7astogna for which his unit re-
ceived the presidential citation.
Vargas has been overseas two
years and expects to be home by
Christmas.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Alex Durazo, L,,
Back In States

Alex Durazo, Jr., of the Army Air
Forces, son of City Clerk and Mrs.
Alex Durazo, arrived at Camp Pat
rick j. Henry, Va, Tuesday follow
ing overseas service of about %
months.
From that camp he goes to a
separation center and then home.
He is expected to reach here in
about a week or 10 days.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Arthur Mckinney +
Back From Europe

T/5 Arthur Mckinney received
his discharge from the Army on his
22nd birthday at Ft Bliss, Texas,
Nov. 18th, and arrived home a week
ago last night.
He served with the 5th Army in
Europe and has three battle stars
on his European theater ribbon.
He is a son of Night Merchant
Patrol Officer Zack Mckinney.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Shannon Succeeds
Richardson
As Alderman

Major I. H. Shannon, better
known to his host of friends as
Eddie prominent businessman,
was appointed a member of the
Nogales Board of Aldermen Monday
night to succeed Theron Richard
son, who is moving to California.
Charles O'Keefe, son of Mrs. Con
O'Keefe, Nogales pioneer, was ap-
pointed superintendent of streets,
succeeding Harry ]. Karns, resigned.
Both Shannon and O'Keefe served
in World War II.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Rosenthal Speaker
At Rotary Meeting

Guest speaker at Fridays Rotary
Club luncheon was Joe Rosenthal,
Associated Press staff photographer,
who made the famous picture of the
flag raising on Two Jima
The picture showed the Marines
of the 9th Regiment of the 5th Di-
vision raising the American flag atop
$50 foot Mt. Suribachi.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Annual Christmas
Turkey Shoot

The annual Christmas turkey
shoot will be held in Patagonia all
day Sunday, Dec. 18th, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The shooting will take place near
the ranger station.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Annual Junior
Prom Tonight

The annual Nogales High School
Junior class prom, one of the big
events in this city each year, will be
held tonight in the ElkS Ballroom.
An attendance of about ITS per-
sons is anticipated.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
Nogales Youth
EnHsts In
Army For 3 Years

Pvt. James D. Hathaway, son of
State Senator and Mrs w. H. Hath
away, has enlisted in the Army for
a period of three years and has
been transferred from Lowery Field,
Colorado, to McCook, Nebraska.
He is with the air corps.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07
MANY HAPPY
RETURNS

r. M. Harrison, Dec. l.
Mrs. r. M. Harrison, Dec. 10.
Miss Virginia Harrison, Dec. 10.
DR.. M. I. Merritt, Dec. l.
Nogales international., 1945-12-07

mandy invasion.
Conditions Bad In France
Conditions are very bad in
Frances, prices inflated, the Ger
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
MARATHON c. OF c.
PUSHING FORWARD
SETS RECORD FOR MEMBER.
SHIP CONSIDERING COM.
MUNITY'S SIZE

Marathon Chamber of Com
merce probably sets a record for
membership in comparison to the
number of men in a community
w. A. Parrish, chairman Of the
Monroe county commission, said
yesterday afternoon.
Practically every man, who is
a resident of Marathon, Mr..
Parrish said, ''is a member of our
Chamber of Commerce, and
may say that every one of them
is enthusiastic about the good
work we intend to do to promote
the interests of our small town
Despite the fact that it is a
small community, our members
number 81. At present we are
chiefly interested in putting our
community center into good con-
clifton. We are having it painted
and otherwise improved. On Sun
days we have Sunday school anG
church services in the hall; the
first Thursday in each month our
Chamber of Commerce meets
there, and every Friday we have
motion picture show"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
Meat Distributing
Picture Improves

After two experiences with its
new meat control authority,
OPA has found the meat disti-
buting picture is improving.
Surveys made in fourteen key
cities of the Southeast show that
more meat is reaching retail
stores. 1t isn't as much as we
would like to see, but it shows a
decided change for the better,
with still more improvement ex-
pected in the coming weeks.
Reasons for the betterment in
meat distribution are OPA'S
quota regulations on slaughter
ing, control distribution and
OPA's heightened prosecution of
black-market operators in meat.
Six hundred meat retailers in
the Southeast have been sub
poenaed to hearings in various
Southeastern cities in the past
week, said the OPA District
Office today.
These dealers are not neceS-
sarily suspected of any over
charges or other black-market
activities said the announce
ment "They are being called to
those hearings so that we may
investigate reports that many
meat wholesalers have been
working squeeze play on deal
ers and forcing them to pay over
ceiling prices for meat bought at
wholesale.
Information secured during
these hearings will be thoroughly
checked and our enforcement
division is ready to follow
through with vigorous proSecu-
ton wherever necessary" the re-
lease concluded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
JAPS' SHIPPING
SUFFERS HEAVILY
EIGHTEEN SMALL VESSELS
SUNK WITH SIXTEEN
BADLY DAMAGED
any A.soclatea Press,

sBy Associated Pressl
GUAM, July 3. - Oki-
nawa's role in the air war
against Japan and Jap-held
possessions has reached a
stage where it is playing
havoc with the Japs' coastal
shipping.
Planes from Okinawa,
while patroling the Yellow
Sea, along the Korean and
Manchurian coasts yesterday
sank Is small Jap craft and
badly damaged Is others,
two of them destroyers that
were escorting a convoy.
One of the destroyers was
left in a sinking condition.
1t was believed that the
ships were in the process of
evacuating Jap troosp from
the Chinese coast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
Chinese Foreign Minis
ter Has Had Two
Conferences With Stall


LONDON, July s. More
cause for worry by Japanese
warlords came from Moscow
today in an official an
nouneement that the Soviets
probably will enter into a
treaty with China, as a re-
suit of the visit here of the
Chinese Foreign Minister T.
". Soong, who has had two
conferences with Stain.
Last night Foreign Comis-
sar Molototf gave a banquet
In honor of Soong, and it was
attended by all high govern
mental officials and also dip
lomats from the Allied Ma
tons.
Al the conclusion of the
banquet, Soong and Stain,
together with their staffs,
held another conference, the
nature of which was not
made public.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
Arrange Party
f'or a.. shapiro

The Ladies Auxiliary at tae
local Jewish Synagugue hats
made arrangements fnf q parif
to he given tomoFruw rsVminN
beginning az z oelu~k ~ tltF
Synagogue IN honor IT lsu'
Harold shapiro Who D. ksftnt
soon for points IN Caltimnia
A fine program 81 UuisftaiH-
mcnt has hccn arranged wlfh
~ he directed hB Krg
l.. Lchcr assisted rs othtf ufu
beers of he congregation.
l.. Shapiro has becn veIy active
I'm Il . activities of TIE thtfFh
DUR his STAY ~ Kcy Wei sni
il IS expected that there will D.
a large number at pafahiuuef
and ott -. friends pr,scni g. b4d
him f.. well. and wish him aiI
success in has new ltphd -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
FRANK S. HART ~
NOW IN HOSPITAL.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, July
3.-Pfc. Frank S. Hart, formerly
of 822 Fleming street, Key West,
Florida, has recently arrived at
WEIGH Convalescent Hospital, the
Army's new reconditioning center
in Daytona Beach. Fla. The care
fully planned reconditioning pro-
gram here will speed his conval-
essence and assist his return to
the best of health.
The son of F. S. Hart. 1909
18th avenue, Tampa, entered
the Army April, 1914, at Atlanta.
Ga. and has since served o
months in the European theatre
of operations, where he was
awarded the Purple Heart for
wounds received in combat. His
wife, Louise A. and child reside
at the Fleming street address. He
was formerly employed by the
u. S. Naval Station in Key West
prior to his entry in the Army.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
JAYCEES WILL
MEET TONIGHT

Key West Junior Chamber OF
Commerce will hold a meeting
tonight, at which recently elected
officers will be installed.
The Jaycees also will arrange
to conduct a drive deigned TO
put the sale of war bonds II the
seventh war bond drive 0veI the
top.
Retiring President Jeff Knight,
Jr., said that the JayceeS are dc
termined to do all they can to
see that Key West will go over
the top in this drive, as it has in
every other sale of war bonds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
LAVONA ASHMORE
GIVEN PROMOTION

Lavona r. Ashmore, formerly
of George and Rosemary street,
Key West. Florida, who is now
stationed in London at the head
quarters of the European Divi-
sion, U. S. AAF Air Transport
! Command, has been promoted
from the grade of Private to
Private First Class.
Pfc. Ashmore is assigned at the
headquarters supervising the
$500 mile network of air routes
spread across Europe by ATC's
European Division, which is COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Earl S.
Hoag. Her organization before
VE-Day, contributed to the defeat
of Germany by transporting 300,-
900 key passengers and 71,000.-
900 pounds of strategic cargo and
troop mail to the European
theatre; receiving 10000 ferried
tactical aircraft; and evacuating
10000 wounded soldiers by air
to the U. S.
Now Pfc. Ashmore will play a
part in the big share of the re-
DEP loyment program assigned to
Air Transport Command. Air
transfers of certain personnel and
combat aicraft to and though the
United States for the war against
japan is increasing European
Division operations by some 300
Per cent.
Pfc. Ashmore entered the serv-
ice in March, 1914 and was sta
toned at Fl. Oglethrope, Ga. and
Grenier Field, N. H. before ship
ping overseas in February, 1945.
AT present she is a member of
the Statistical section.
!. $500 10 entering the service,
sP Ashrnore was employed as a
'stod record clerk for the Con-
SlidSted Chemical Ind. Inc, of
Houston, Texas. She attended
Alabama College at Monte Uallo,
Ala.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
SupeIfOIts Destroy lffSquae
Miles Of Japanese Territory
FIRST OF 1916 FORDS WAS DRIVEN
OFF FINAL ASSEMBLY Line TODAY
az A..oclatee Press,


DEARBORN, Mich, July
3.-Four years of research
by Ford Motor Company ex-
perts eliminated today when
the first of the 1916 models
began to roll off the assem-
bly, lines.
Company officials stressed
the point that the products
were not related to the last
cars Ford turned out before
this country entered the war,
but are brand new models
with dozens of changes
which, the officials declare,
make the car the best the
company has ever produced.
Even the radiator cap has
been improved. 1t develops
five pounds of pressure
which stops the water in the
radiator from evaporating as
rapidly, as it did in the old
models, and also prevents
freezing of the water.
The first car was driven off the
final assembly line in B Build
ing, at the Ford Motor Companys
Rouge plant simultaneously with
the announcement of design and
engineering improvements to be
Incorporated in the forthcoming
1916 Mercury and Lincoln.
Civilians with essential trans
portation needs who are engaged
in war production will require
!, output of Ford's Dearborn and
branch assembly Plants for many
months, perhaps two years, be-
fore increased production will
make cars available for those
without priority ratings.
The Ford Motor Company WI
build about 10000 OF the indus
try's overall allotment of 100000
cars in l945.
Employment in the giant Rouge
plant now is down 80 per cent
from peak wartime level. and is
90 per cent under normal pre-
war employment. If government
restrictions on volume of auto
mobile production are lifted,
however, company officials OK
pect that normal pre-war employ
ment status will be reached
sometime next year.
Ford Motor Company officials
today said that 1916 Ford cars
eventually will be produced n
six Super Deluxe body styles
and three Deluxe styles. The an
nouncement was qualified by the
disclosure that only a few body
styles will be produced among
the first cars 10 roll off produc-
ton assembly lines at the Rouge,
beginning today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-03
INCREASES STILL CONTINUE AT
POST OFFICE, REPORTS REVEAL

Increases, in monthly COM
parsons. still continue at the
Key West post office, ac-
cording to figures released
today by Postmaster Hollon
r. Bervaldi.
Gains are not so outstand-
ing as they used to be, but
the office is still doing more
business today than it did a
year ago. Sales last month
totaled $2O,888.63, as COM
pared with $19,625.01 in
June of 1914, a gain of six
percent.
Postmaster Bervaldi today COM
piled figures showing the gains
during the last fiscal year, which
ended on Saturday, over receipts
in the fiscal year that ended on
June 80, 1914, and they show the
largest volume of sales, for the
last fiscal year, in the history of
the Key West post office.
During the 1945 fiscal year, the
sales totaled $295,812.74, as COM
pared with S2l7,418.93 in the fis-
cal year that ended on June 80
of last year.
The gain for the year was $751;
393.8l, or 81 percent.
Following is a compilation of
the monthly gains: