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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
8
A critical analysis argues that future national leaders must renounce vanity and embrace self sacrifice amid democratic flaws. It warns that administration will often be only comparatively successful and stresses stern accountability to deter corruption and protect the republic.
An Arizona columnist dubs the Hatch laws an ugly duckling and predicts much debate. He argues the bills grew from public outrage, empower public employees, and shift power from officials to workers, despite charges of infringing state rights.
The piece urges Senator McNary to avoid quips toward Wendell Willkie and cautions against allowing fear of Roosevelt’s mood to influence a rejection of a third term. It praises Willkie’s seriousness and wit and calls for his candidacy to expose the supposed sanctity of a Roosevelt led extension.
Postmen on Los Angeles routes have fewer dog bites after a rule requiring carriers to carry tidbits to appease aggressive dogs. The measure, however, does not deter hostile humans, as the article notes.
The narrator recalls arriving in New York in the 1920s and rethinking grand expectations. He advises visitors to savor Central Park and skyline reflections, watch bus tops on Fifth Avenue, and choose one Broadway show wisely rather than rushing. He notes city life offers both frantic spectacle and measured leisure.
A columnist notes Broadway clubs face empty rooms as patrons stay home amid politics and weather. Rent, licenses, and staff salaries persist while audiences dip from four hundred seats to forty plus and orchestras play with little enthusiasm.
A traveling salesman ingratiates a Yorkshire trader with a lengthy pitch. Impressed the elder invites a return visit to rehearse the sales talk with both father and son. The father then urges his son to adopt the same on the road.
As agent I Goldberg gives notice in The Citizen to debtors of Julius Sampter. Estevan Ochoa arrived from San Pedro reporting no hostiles nearby. Public school enrollment rises, particularly in the female department this week. Espinoza's train loaded government freight at E N Fish Co for Chiricahua Indian agency and Camp Grant.
The ad promotes E D Fairbanks hay and feed yard as a fine place to obtain accommodations in this line and invites customers to give him a chance to serve and please them.
The week showed variable conditions with warm, cloudy skies. Rain fell on Wednesday and again late Wednesday into Thursday morning. Yesterday was cloudy with no rain, and at nine this morning the sky remained clouded and the air was mild.
The jailer keeps streets clean by employing prisoners who prefer street work to confinement. If they labored freely as they do while imprisoned, they could live comfortably and gain independence without the disgraceful irons.
Nation is tightly sealed off from outside interviews as defense officials under Horton clamp down on press access. Wartime secrecy spreads from the defense commission to the War Department, with few officials allowed to comment and Foreign policy anxieties rise about Britain and Germany. Milo Perkins appears quietly in Havana amid cartel talks, signaling potential shifts in agricultural markets.
Governor Safford received a letter from Rev. Mr. Whitaker bishop of the Episcopal church for Nevada and Arizona announcing an early summer visit to the Territory. He is respected for ability and has made Virginia City his home for years. The trip aims to promote church interests.
A nostalgic vignette on the Floradora Sextette of 1900 New York and the Original Six Florodorians Vaughn Tex Smith Margaret Walker Marie L Wilson Marjorie Relyea Agnes Wayburn Daisy Greene. The piece notes the long influence of their three steps forward one back dance and the enduring memory among theater fans.
A dated column listing humorous items with dates August 2 1935 to 1920. The tone mocks public figures and current events, mentioning an old lady with an umbrella over a potato bag, Paris fashion from war maps, a henna rinse inventor, and a college smoker in a shower.
A collection of brief sayings on tyranny and power from Lowell Bentham Voltaire Pitt Diogenes Shakespeare Nepos Euripides and Byron. The quotes critique tyranny as weakness, lawless rule, and the peril of fearing leaders over loving liberty.
Washington reports the National Defense Advisory Commission urged the Justice Department to delay anti trust action against major oil firms over alleged monopolistic control that overcharges the public. The dispute grows as defense outlays prompt calls for patriotic cooperation and possible government role in tin ore dealings.
A traveling observer reflects on American landscapes from a train at speed then contrasts rural peace with industrial might. He imagines workers earning decent wages, safe hours, and free days, and prays for divine protection to keep the nation and its homes safe in war.
A wry remark in Tit-Bits features a man doubting his ability to support a daughter and proposing a half share as a humorous compromise. The exchange highlights frugal domestic finance in a lighthearted tone.
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