Parachute Troops Reported Found Across English Midlands
Seventeen German marked parachutes were found in midland villages as the Ministry of Home Security urged the public to report any parachute troop landings in England. Police and home guards stopped traffic while a farmer said no trace of new troops could be located near the sites. The Midlands, a core industrial region, could face sabotage from such forces.
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London
Midland
Ministry of Home Security
England
Midlands
Britain Drops Bombs on Milan Turin in Italian Cities Raid
Associated Press reports the Royal Air Force conducted a major air raid on Milan and Turin and other Italian targets, causing heavy damage to aircraft factories. British forces also engaged in fierce battles with German raids over Britain as air defenses held.
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Britain
Aris
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Milan
Turin
Klling
Alana
Santets
Island Kingdom
RAF
British
Air Ministry
Italy
England
Rainfall and Winds Reported Across City
A 1935 weather bulletin records heavy rainfall with 2.88 inches at one site and 14 mile per hour winds. It notes the city’s prior rainfall records from 1925 and mentions damage from a northeast gale affecting homes in several areas.
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Wight
Teroen
Sertlers
Ametere
Tucson Faces Water Shortage With Power Outage
Tucson Water Supervisor Phil J. Martin Jr. warned a possible water shortage as power loss curtailed production. The auxiliary plant can only 2500 gpm while demand ran 5000 gpm, draining storage at 2500 gpm. Storage stood near 13 million gallons at 10 p.m. with pumps limited to two wells and two 1 million gallon tanks. No contamination. one mains break repaired.
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Phil J. Martin, Jr
Eighteenth
Osborne Street
Campbell Avenue
First Street
Martin
Storm Knocks Out Pressroom Power
Last night a severe storm cut power to the Daily Citizen pressroom disabling teletype machines and automatic printers. To maintain full coverage AP and UP dispatches were condensed and transmitted by telegraph instead of standard channels.
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Daily Citizen
Associated Press
United Press
Tucson Flood Damages Run High As Storm Hits City
A severe electrical outage and heavy rain cripple Tucson with about 2.35 inches of precipitation. Utilities failed, causing a citywide blackout and widespread damage estimated at over 50 000 dollars. A building collapsed, subways flooded, trains delayed, and property losses mounted across the area.
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Tucson
Casa Grande
Lordsburg
Bisbee
Douglas
Furnstrom
Farnstrom
Charles Gass
Fourth
Stone Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
H. E. Maxwell
201
West Second Street
el Rio
Menlo Park
Southern Pacific
Fairbanks
Nogales
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Potsdam
Alessandra
Tortona
Augsta
Sicily
Holland
Belgium
France
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
West Sixth Street
Tucson Ore Buying Company
FE. Furnstrom
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