Floods Leave Thousands Homeless in Southwest Louisiana
In Crowley and nearby towns 10 000 people were rendered homeless by the greatest rain flood in the state's history. Totals reached 24 inches in places with towns inundated and crops damaged. Relief efforts rushed boats, trains, and ambulances as epidemics feared. Crowley plunged into darkness while communities sheltered refugees in upper floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowley
Louisiana
Vhce
Southern Pacific Railway
Gabi Maraist
Kaplan
Texas
Decision Made In Water Case Between Two Arizona Districts
Superior Judge Jesse A. Udall ruled in a decade long water rights dispute between the Salt River Valley Water Users Association and the Roosevelt Water Conservation District. The Roosevelt district wins 224000 for canal lining and water withheld, while the Salt River association receives 190000 due to unpaid power bills and canal lining costs. The settlement favors both sides with concessions totaling about 34000 to the Roosevelt district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Jesse A. Udall
Safford
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Roosevelt Water Conservation District
Conservation District
Udall
Roosevelt
Herman Beck Claimed by Death at 65 in Tucson
Herman Beck aged 65 died at his Tucson home 815 East Eighth Street after a life spanning Wisconsin origins and mining ties across the West. He worked in Tucson water, wandered from Alaska to Colorado, Oklahoma and beyond, leaving two daughters Ruth Howell and Della McCroskey, a son Harold Beck, and two grandchildren. Funeral plans are through Parker's Mortuary pending Mrs. McCroskey's arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Beck
Wisconsin
East Eighth Street
Beck
Tucson
Ity Water Department
Laska
Omestake Mining Co
Southakota
Coloado
School of Mines
Thirty Indicted by Grand Jury at Prescott
Prescott August 10 Thirty persons were indicted in U S district court following a grand jury report to Judge Albert M Sames. Notable cases include Lott Haske charged with murder of his sister Zana Haske on the Navajo reservation and Charlie G Smith accused of manslaughter in a Whiteriver auto crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
U. S. District Court
Albert M. Sames
Lott Haske
Zana Haske
Charlie G. Smith
Cora George
Whiteriver
Aaron Combs Gerald
Thomas Hennings
Fred Acuna
Tucson
Valentin Navarro
Nogales
Arturo Clark
Naco
Juan Martinez
Yuma
Ernie Lee Smith
Baker
Ore
Richard Thomas Cannon
Concord
Calif
Pheonix
Rosalia
Munoz de Barnett
Alicia Kellener
Eleanor Kellener
Gernardo Clemente
Antonio Manuel Lopez
Arizona Stickers To Mark Premiere In Tucson
Columbia Studios designed red white and blue circular stickers showing a United States map and the Tucson star for the Ari zona premiere. C Edgar Goyette secretary of the Chamber of Commerce said Tucson residents will get the stickers in about a week. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce requested 1000 stickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Arizona
Births at Stork's Nest This Month
To Mr and Mrs H E Johnson a boy born 10 55 am Aug 3 at the Storks Nest To Mr and Mrs Robert Pacheco a girl born 12 35 pm Aug 9 at the Storks Nest To Mr and Mrs Daniel R Cady a girl born 3 07 pm Aug 9 at the Storks Nest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Johnson
West Sixth Street
Robert Pacheco
East Twenty-fourth Street
Daniel R. Cady
South Park
Belief Only John Among Apostles Escaped Martyrdom
The comment notes that among the twelve apostles it is thought only John avoided martyrdom. It highlights the common tradition about early Christian figures and their fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
German Threat To U S Confirmed By War Expert
J W T Mason reports new implications of Germany’s plan to control Dakar as a base for attacks on the western hemisphere. France consolidates its African colonies except Dakar which remains separate. The State Department says listening posts will be set at Dakar and St Pierre Miquelon and the Dakar consulate to be reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dakar
French West Africa
Vichy
France
Washington
State Department
Africa
South America
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Canada
American Foreign Service
Great
Quantico
Guantanamo
Cuba
West Indies
Hitler
South Atlantic
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Western Hemisphere
Bathurst
Gambia
Great Britain
South Africa
Liberia
Negro Republic
Monrovia
Marines Sent To Cuba For Hard Training
The United States Navy orders 2 900 marines from Quantico to Guantanamo Bay Cuba for intensive drills as part of wider Caribbean defense planning. The move follows the Havana Pan American Conference resolution against non American possession transfers and aims to quicken response to threats in Central and South America.
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Cuba
Washington
United States
Caribbean
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
First
Marine Brigade
Quantico
Central
South America
Havana
Fatal incidents linked by pushing fuel free car in Salt Lake area
Salt Lake City reports two fuel free car push fatalities near the city limits. Allen Proctor 28 of Sandy was struck by a gasoline truck while pushing his car on a highway. Ernest Lesiair Meik 30 died in the same manner miles outside Salt Lake City limits. Grant Anderson of Pleasant Grove drove the truck. Anderson was involved in a separate accident Monday when a 12 year old bicyclist was killed at a street intersection.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Allen Proctor
Sandy
Utah
Ernest Lesiair Meik
Harry Holley
J. E. Scheif
Grant Anderson
Pleasant Grove
Anderson
Jones for governor backers cite state institution gains
A Jones for governor precinct group met at William Roberts home in East Speedway and Swan road where Jack Sparks said the Arizona prison hospital and pioneers home turned funds back into the treasury proving business methods in state institutions. He noted increases in prisoners hospital inmates and pioneers home guests, with portions of appropriations returned to the general fund. Women workers in the movement organized at Tucson headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Scrap) Roberts
East Speedway
Swan Road
Jack Sparks
State Institutions
Arizona Prison, Hospital and Pioneers
Sparks
R. T
Bob) Jones
State Hospital
Pioneers
General Fund
Tucson
Pennsylvania Leads States with 13327 Church Buildings
Pennsylvania has the highest total of church buildings among states, reporting thirteen thousand three hundred twenty seven houses of worship. The count indicates a long standing concentration of religious facilities within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Growth in Air Mail Traffic Reaches New Highs in 1940
Postmaster Harold Collins reports an increase of 5 671 pounds in air mail for the first seven months of 1940 versus 1939. Tucson totals rose from 22 895 to 28 579 pounds. Since 1930 the service has expanded from one daily round trip to six planes and dedicated messenger staff at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Collins
Tucson
Post Office
Collins
Public records filings list several civil actions
Olivia Pfeiffer Rae vs Robert D Rae a divorce complaint. W F Featherman vs Victor B Estrella and J R Campadonico suit on contract. Grant and Ethel Warner vs Fox Tucson Theaters Corporation suit for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Pfeiffer Rae
Robert D. Rae
W. F. Featherman
Victor B. Estrella
J. R. Campadonico
Grant and
Ethel Warner
Fox Tucson Theaters Corporation
Trial Set for Aug. 13 in Gardner Wicker Case
C. W. Gardner presiding over the case against C. M. Wicker for disturbing the peace with a trial scheduled for August 13. Henry Daniels faces reckless driving charges with a $25 fine or 25 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gardner
C. M. Wicker
Henry Daniels
Police Court vagrant case under Paul Cella presiding
Frank Zaby faced vagrancy charges in the police court with a penalty of 10 dollars or 10 days in jail. The case, presided by Paul Cella, reflects street disorder provisions and local enforcement steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Cella
Frank Zaby
Voters rush to register for September 10 primary
Voters lined up at the county recorder's office to register before the 5 p.m. Monday deadline for the Sept. 10 primary. Over 300 registered that morning, with expectations of surpassing 27,000 total compared with 25,593 in the last election. County Recorder Anna Sullinger said the office would close at five but would serve those present at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
Anna Sullinger
Citizenship Hearings To Be Ended Aug. 26
The final day for preliminary hearings for aliens applying for U S citizenship will be August 26, says R A Scott, inspector in charge of the U S Immigration service. Thirty one aliens have had preliminary hearings and will appear before the district court in October for final hearings. Scott plans a trip to hear more than 100 applicants in the Salt River valley from August 12 to 21, then will return to Phoenix on August 28 to offer a last opportunity for regional applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
R. A. Scott
U. S. Immigration Service
U. S. District Court
Scott
Salt River Valley
Phoenix
Auto accident wrecks Lang’s new car after wind lifts seat covers
Needham Mass. Aug 10. Harold Lang of Wellesley bought new seat covers for his new car. He laid them inside unsecured and a gust of wind pulled them over his head. The car hit a telephone pole, then bounced into two mailboxes. Lang was not badly hurt, but the car was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needham
Mass
Harold Lang
Wellesley
Lang
Clark Attacks Excess Profits Tax as Ruse
Senator Clark charged at a tax hearing that a pending excess profits levy is sugar coating for allowing munition plants to deduct defense expansion costs. He argued the plan combines an amortization scheme with a 25 to 40 percent excess profits tax, while Treasury officials defended the measure as a modest part of the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clark
D-Mo
Senate
House
John L. Sullivan
Treasury
Joint Committee
Sullivan
Grade Averages Rise for Air Students at University
Grade averages for air students in the CAA flying school show improvement in the summer group compared with last fall. Prof. M. L. Thornburg announces. Twenty eight regular students and three auditors passed the government exam at the University of Arizona this week, with some continuing flying to accumulate solo hours before the September flight test. Civil Aeronautics officials have not announced fall class allocations, and Thornburg notes the possibility of a secondary flying course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAA
M. L. Thornburg
University of Arizona
Civil Areonautics
Franklin addresses Young Republicans on campaign duties
Selim Franklin Jr., Tucson attorney, addressed the Pima County Young Republican club at the Willkie Jennings headquarters. He spoke on the role of young Republicans and the importance of the third term issue in the Roosevelt and Willkie campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Willkie
Selim Franklin, Jr
Tucson
Pima County
Young Republican Club
Willkie-Jennings
Calcium Rich Foods Mentioned In Everyday Diet
Readable line lists foods with high calcium content including cheese cauli flower oranges spinach and oysters noting calcium abundance in common diet items.
Photographer's Camera Seized Over Nazi Salute Photo in Mexico
American photographer Malcolm Bissell Jr. accuses Colegio Aleman staff of stealing his camera while he photographed students saluting a Nazi flag during a school ceremony. He filed a robbery charge against school head Frederick Schroeter and faculty member Karl Doelcher. U.S. consulate and embassy enter investigation and will seek return of camera and films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Malcolm Bissell, Jr
Los Angeles
Colegio Aleman
Rederick W. Schroeter
Schroeter
Doelcher
Bissell
Menderson Yields Armory Park Date to Osborne Rally
Maurice Hederman C. M. Menderson campaign manager relinquished Armory park access for August 16 to Osborne for governor campaign. The Menderson group had secured the park for its second Tucson appearance, but an agreement shifted August 16 to Osborne night for a rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Hederman
C. M. Menderson
Armory Park
Osborne
Mendelson Group
Tucson
Mistreatment Charged In New Mexico Industrial School
Trustees of the New Mexico industrial school for boys met in Springer for a hearing on mistreatment charges. District Judge James B. McGhee of Roswell ordered removal of all boys from his district after inmates described chaining and beating. Governor Miles urged a thorough investigation while defending McGhee’s information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGhee
Pan-American Airways to Train 850 Fliers for War Effort
The War Department announced a non profit agreement with Pan-American Airways to train 850 cadets in long range aerial navigation over 14 months. The first class of about 50 will start in Miami today and graduate November 2 after a 12 week course. Cadets, aged 20 to 27, will join combat squadrons on four engine bombers and other aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department Today
Pan- American Airways System
Miami
Fla
Pan- American Airways
Army Air Corps
University of Miami
Pan-American
Cheap lumber and assorted notices on sale and rentals
Too late to classify cheap lumber for sheds at $8 a thousand. Small rental house with furniture offered. Norge washer for sale or trade. Cottage with fenced yard for low rent. Car and motorcycle ads include a 1936 Harley-Davidson for $100 and an equity 1935 Ford. Multiple small houses and apartments for rent or sale across several streets. Not responsible for debts.
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John Epping
Oregon
Columbia University
University of Oregon
Chan & Kong Herb Co
North
Stone Avenue
U.S
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Value of
Quantico Brigade
Americas
Quantito
Robert L. Ghormley
London
Jones
Roberts
Carl Monthan Nursery
West Congress St
Air Mail
Public Records
Superior Court
Belle D. Hall
Justice Court
Franklin
U. S.G
Mulcahy Lumber CO
West Congress
Menderson
Pan-American Airways
Russell & Sheperd
Fourth Ave
Hubbard
Central Auto Park
Church
Norge
Court House
Cor. W. Pennington and
Meyer St
J. K. van Harlingin
East 10Th St
Harley-Davidson
W. Alturas
Equity
Ford
Call
S. 6Th Ave
N. Geronimo
Johns-Manville
O'Malley Lumber Co
Federal Reserve Banks
United States Treasury
Congress
Federal Reserve
The
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Company
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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