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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1940
Page
1
London dispatch reports continued air raid information efforts. A southeastern town believed attacked this morning was said to have been visited again this afternoon. Earlier, a Scotland report claimed no bombs and no planes at one point.
Sen. Hiram W. Johnson of California blasts President Roosevelt calling his attack un-American and repeats his 30 year record as a shield. Johnson defends his antiwar stance as Roosevelt sails skepticism into the California primary.
Vichy France announces severe limits with a monthly sugar allotment of one pound and noodles 144 pounds per person. Aimed at conserving supplies for winter, car travel will drop by 90 percent and cakes, pies, and many meats will be restricted or banned in meals.
Summary of multiple 1940s era baseball finals and pennant results. Cincinnati, Boston, Chicago, Brooklyn, St Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Washington, Cleveland games detail runs, pitchers and batters with final tallies. Names include Derringer Lombardi Berres Raffensberger Todd Davis Mancuso Warneke Owen Hubbell etc.
Willkie conferred with Republican organization leaders in Colorado Springs and said his campaign is geared up for a vigorous start. Chairman Joe Martin, who led the visiting party, predicted Willkie would win if the election were held today and noted rising sentiment for the candidate. Willkie pledged to answer Roosevelt's questions and outline his stance on conscription in his August 17 acceptance address at Elwood Indiana.
The battle centers on the English Channel and North Sea ports with heavy air and sea strikes on Hamburg Bremen Wilhelmshaven Cherbourg and other German bases. British claims Hamburg is in ruins highlight coastal targets as invasion prep. Over three months 1090+ German and occupied territory objectives were bombed.
Prescott, Aug. 3. State highway engineer W R Hutchins warned the Arizona Good Roads association that diverting the gasoline tax to municipalities would reduce state highway funding and likely curtail construction. The session also touched on the federal secondary road program and Maricopa County’s requests for grants, with officials noting prior WPA aid and recent rejections.
In Bucharest Aug 3 officials cited Prime Minister Ion Gigurtu and Foreign Minister Mihail Manoilescu saying Hitler warned of a rising Communist threat in Hungary. Germany favors mass population transfers to settle Transylvania and Dobruja disputes, moving 1.5 to 2 million people among Romania, Hungary, and Germany.
Lewis W. Douglas former budget director and New Dealer called Wendell Willkie’s chances for the presidency “darned good” in a Arizona interview before a New York trip. He declined to forecast Arizona voting habits and said he would back Willkie in Indiana, while opposing a third term.
Washington debate intensifies over peacetime conscription as senators from both parties pledge to block the Burke Wadsworth bill. Woodring calls for voluntary enlistment with higher pay, while Vandenberg proposes a one year program at 30 dollars monthly. The issue hinges on whether voluntary training can meet defense needs before conscription is invoked.
On Monday evening the city council will consider appointing Don J. Hays as permanent assistant chief of police. The council will also vote on an ordinance to establish a health board and determine milk homogenization classification. Hays, recommended by Fire Chief H L Hilles, has headed law enforcement since C A Wollard’s resignation over a year ago and previously served as a Wichita captain of detectives.
Milwaukee police halted a $100,000 extortion and bombing plot involving three men Walter Minx Kurt Minx and Daniel Carter. They admitted planning a drop of money from an airplane over Lake Michigan then fleeing in a homemade seven foot submarine. A bomb planted in a Sears Roebuck store exploded harmlessly last July 25.
London police arrested Satoru Makihara and Shunsukei Tanabe of Mitsubishi and Mitsui under wartime aliens rules amid broader empire arrests. Officials deny retaliation for Japan’s actions while rumors of a London based spy ring circulate. The Japanese embassy lodged a strong protest as coverage notes British silence.
Willard McKee Hershberger, 29, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, was found dead in his Boston hotel room after apparently slashing his throat with a razor. Police and a medical examiner were dispatched. he did not appear for today's game with the Boston Bees. He had played the second game of yesterday's doubleheader in Boston.
Willard Hershberger catcher for El Paso in the Arizona Texas league in 1932 as a Yankee farm club. He was acquired by Cincinnati from Newark of the International league, another Yankee owned affiliate.
The piece discusses Hitler dropping peace leaflets over England and questions why the Nazi leadership would seek a truce after aiming to conquer Britain. It argues the war leans toward attrition and a quick peace could prevent universal catastrophe, noting Stimson and Hull predictions and the inevitability of no winner.
Electrical disturbances caused power failures last night at the municipal airport, golf course, and sewer farm. City Manager George W. Seeley said repairs were made quickly and airport traffic remained unaffected.
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