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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
8
Opinion piece ridicules police pension plans and calls for fairer sharing of costs with taxpayers. It argues the six to one burden on taxpayers is unfair and urges protection of retirees while condemning ongoing taxation pressure on property owners and business.
Pegler urges the new income tax bill to bar unions from campaign funding, tax union income, and require stringent IRS inspections. He argues unions wield power akin to religion in politics and cites Republic Steel schemes to illustrate alleged abuses by union leaders.
A public essay argues that Roosevelt and Churchill demand concrete effort and sacrifice to achieve postwar unity. It warns against domestic pressure groups and urges unity of purpose, sacrifice, and vigilant defense of free government to resist Nazism and realize liberal ideals.
The 1941 state tax rate was fixed at 1.67 dollars, the highest in history, noted in a concise AP lead. The piece evokes the era's politics and public sentiment, with sharp commentary on headlines and political references from multiple papers.
Disregarding sheepskins, the Chicago Daily News notes that this year the school of experience issues its diplomas on the usual No. 6 sandpaper.
An editorial notes the Navy's success in creating a domestic gold lace industry. The Untied States now meets its own needs and exports gold lace to Canada, the Dutch East Indies and South America. Officials say the navy will continue expanding with planes guns ships and bombers.
The Dispatch notes Roosevelt aims to save electric power by daylight saving while Ickes pushes gasoline conservation and even gasless Sundays. Morgenthau could back a billion-dollar nondefense saving, signaling tight fiscal will. The column also jokes about brides and electric shavers in popular press.
Arthur Baer recounts a quirky reminiscence about a Connecticut sanatorium district, a health farm, and legends around Kid McCoy and Terrible Terry McGovern. A carpenter, a rest home past, and an uproar in snow frame a comic memory of boxing glory and disappearances.
A 1941 overview notes U S efforts to keep France from joining the Axis falter as Vichy ties with Weygand and Murphy influence oil and aviation fuel shipments now used by Nazis. It traces German espionage in France, the special commissions, and the murder of Marx Dormoy, then shifts to John L. Lewis with three stories on CIO and UMW leadership moves and a planned Labor Day address attacking Roosevelt and the defense policy.
A tale from Everybodys Magazine recounts Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree exiting His Majesty's Theatre and ordering a cab. The unrecognized actor refuses to disclose his home address, prompting the cabman to probe for street and number while fearing to lose a fare. Tree maintains his privacy and settles into the ride.
A mother announces the baby will be named Imogen, while the father objects. He recalls his first sweetheart named Imogen and suggests the name Mary as a tribute to the mother’s mother, leading to a tense exchange from Tit-Bits.
The meeting ends with the chairman asking for the agenda and Mrs. Smith suggesting they postpone discussion to the next gathering. No decisions occur as members depart.
The piece notes a surge of overturns in U S municipal races since January across nonpartisan contests in cities like St. Louis Minneapolis Duluth Peoria Jacksonville and Miami with many incumbents unseated. It suggests broad political restlessness, unclear issues, and possible early signs of a trend influenced by wartime backwash. It also mentions Norwegian wartime shipping and a critical look at a Colombian agriculture article tied to a Nazi blacklist firm.
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