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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1940
Page
3
A DREW MIDDLETON report from England details RAF heavy bombing raids on the Ruhr with 37,000 bombs in 30 days. It follows ground crews, pilots, and wireless operators preparing courses, fuel, and ammunition before the night flights head east toward Germany and back.
Secretary C Edgar Goyette will present a nine minute film featuring Arizona at the Southwestern Chambers of Commerce meeting in Ruidoso New Mexico August 13 14. The trailer for Columbia Pictures Arizona aims to attract tourism and is unusual for its length. Tucson will be represented by Karl Barfield Secretary Goyette and Highway Commissioner Jack Procter with Barfield speaking on chamber cooperation and Procter outlining Arizona highway plans.
In Los Angeles a taxi driver chased a youth who snatched a girl's purse. A pursuer was felled before a shop owner fired a shotgun to stop the incident. The thief told police it was his girlfriend’s purse and they were joking around.
Secretary of State Hull urges the American people to practice individual sacrifice and hard personal service to keep the nation at peace. He warns against complacency amid dangers and calls for continuous arming until threats from abroad are checked, speaking before a West Virginia resort rest from the Havana conference.
Henry L. George, 78, a key builder of Arizona canals and railroads, died in Los Angeles and will be buried in Phoenix. He helped construct the Agua Fria and East Riverside canals and the Southern Pacific and United Verde railroads, worked with his father, served as deputy sheriff, ran Club stables, and held stakes in several firms before retiring to real estate. Survived by wife Helen, daughters Brookie and Mrs West, a former daughter, and brother Will L. George.
A 270 year old Murray's Mill near Denton Maryland continues to operate delivering meal to the Continental Army at Valley Forge in line with local tradition. Generations have kept the historic mill in use since its 18th century origins.
The army aims to reduce warplane varieties to six general categories from 18 combat types. Interceptors, single engine pursuits, twin engine fighters, attack planes, and medium and heavy bombers to lead mass production.
Ray Nolan age 31 of Yuma was ordered held for trial in California after an automobile collision that killed Bonnie Tabor 36 and her daughter Jean 6 in Winterhaven. A coroner's jury recommended prosecution for DUI driving on the left side and leaving the scene. Joe Tabor 42 and two children injured. hospital reports no danger. The Tabors were moving to the west coast from Phoenix.
A Portland stenographer glimpsed a head on a roof that vanished to reveal a leg then a torso. Investigators later found department store workers repainting mannequins, suggesting a creative display scheme.
The state board reports twenty two Arizona convicts paroled from Florence in July and twelve released on expiration of minimum sentences while two died. The prison population on August 1 stood at 831.
Three Civilian Conservation Corps youths died when a mound of earth buried them while repairing a washed out culvert on Paradise road near Portal New Mexico. Victims Nalby H. Lee Ralph Case and Carl H Garrett were ages 20 19 and 21 and hailed from Texas. They were part of a CCC unit at Cave Creek Canyon camp under the forest service.
A brief note ranks ants at the top of an insect intelligence list while spiders sit near the bottom. The finding highlights notable cognitive traits across common invertebrate groups.
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