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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1940
Page
3
Edward W. Beattie Jr reports that about 1.5 million Britons join local defense volunteers LDVs to guard coasts and ports while supporting the regular army. The LDVs form units in Yorkshire towns and industrial centers and train in drills and rifle practice to defend home areas against invasion and parachutists.
Los Angeles officials report 157,166 of 256,195 recall petition signatures invalid for Culbert Olson, leaving 99,029 valid. Total 165,477 Olson recall names on file. 318,176 needed to trigger a recall election. District Attorney Burton Fitts orders an investigation into petition gathering and signature discrepancies. Deputy Veitch to review petitions. Kerr questioned on count accuracy by recall committee director Starr.
In Rio de Janeiro heavy traffic has grown so bad that underground pedestrian crossings are used and a long distance bus line may be barred from main streets, reflecting urban congestion pressures and street management concerns.
Washington August 3 The federal security administration report states public employment offices placed 1 500 000 persons in private industry during the first six months of 1940. Four states and territories reported decreases South Dakota and New Mexico among them Arizona shows 15 080 placements an 84 1 percent increase
A spirited nature feature profiles Oscar the Beaver and fellow wildlife personalities in the Chiricahua range. The piece follows how CCC workers and forest officials observe animal behavior, including Oscar's defiance of NRA policies and Flossie the mule deer’s campyard escapades.
In Butte a blind gardener Robert J Brimson tends a notable garden using a notched board and guide ropes. European air observers train dogs due to early airplanes. Fly Peak hosts Tom the wild turkey gobbler while Harold the Chiricahua tree squirrel roams Pinery canyon. O Me O My the skunk stays near Turkey Creek ranger station as forest rangers note little else.
The Rummage for Relief sale begins at 7:30 PM in the Tucson high school cafeteria. Jimmy Carter leads the auction of donated items from Tucsonians to aid Britons, with a garden shop book stall linen department and other sections. Mrs. Monte Mansfield and Mrs. Cyril Sanders chair the effort, about 150 volunteers participate, and a V F W boys band concert and midway attractions accompany the sale.
N G Lancaster finance director of Fisher and Ludlow Birmingham put on work clothes and joined his factory as a laborer to show the need for concentrated effort.
In Adel Georgia two members of a snake handling sect enter a second day of hunger strike while authorities probe a year old snake bite at rites. Rev W T Lipham and Albert Rowan face assault with intent to murder charges as the child victim risks recovery.
A violent tornado struck Dawson North Dakota injuring three and destroying 16 homes and six businesses. Forrest Knudson 34 and George Carlson 10 died from flying debris while Arthur Carlson 36 died later in hospital. Mrs Carlson and the boy were hurled about 100 feet when their home collapsed. The 70 mph wind carved a half block swath from the west.
The Arizona unemployment compensation commission reported a June improvement with 9,485 benefit checks totaling 100,890 issued to unemployed workers. A year earlier, June 1939 saw 11,739 payments totaling 127,401. Placements in June reached 2,657.
Monte Vista Colorado August 3 Hugh Bennett of Fort Thomas Ariz was hailed as champion bulldogger at the Ski Hi Stampede where many western cowboys competed for top honors and prize money.
The Treasury reports the first month of the new fiscal year ran a deficit of 499.38 million dollars. July outlays reached 830.60 million while receipts were 331.22 million, reflecting a widening gap from the prior year despite lower bookkeeping charges than in July 1939.
William Ritter, a 94 year old Civil War veteran who witnessed Lee surrender at Appomattox will be inducted into Ellis Post 6 by Moses I. French, 98, the post’s sole surviving member.
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