Mathews Calls for Strong U S Readiness Against Fascist Powers
The World War veteran Mathews argues that isolationist sentiment must yield to a united American posture. He warns Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy could gain bases in Africa and threaten Atlantic and Pacific lines, urging quick action, armed force, and bases in the Caribbean. He attacks communism, defends the Wagner Act with reform, and urges copper tariffs and river water expertise in policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Germany
Pacific
United States
Mathews
Italy
Africa
South America
Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Japan
Harry E. Bridges
San Francisco
Bridges
Stalin
Russia
Congress
Waves of Bombers Sweep England in Fifth Day of Air Attacks
London reports extend German bomber waves from southeast to southwest with fighters in support. Ten raiders shot down. Dover Hawkinge Lympne Folkestone and Scottish targets named. Britain strikes French coast. Germans deploy Dorniers. Italian force advance in Somaliland. British air ministry claims 31 German aircraft destroyed in five days. seven British fighters lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Scotland
Dover
Hawkinge
Lympne
Folkestone
Calais
le Havre
England
3S Association
Midlands
Germany
Press Association
Air Ministry
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Norway
Wallace submits resignation as campaign begins
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace submitted his resignation to President Roosevelt for acceptance as the 1940 campaign opens. He planned to withdraw from the cabinet when his campaign for Vice President begins and would deliver his acceptance address in Des Moines on August 29, with the resignation to take effect by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WUP
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Des Moines
Absentee Ballots Sought For U S Senate Primary
Elmer Oppedal campaign manager for the forces of Irvin Jennings urged voters out of Tucson September 10 to contact the Willkie Jennings headquarters for absentee ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Oppedal
Irvin Jennings
U. S
Tucson
Willkie-Jennings
Hong Kong China and Burma Connect By Air Route
An air service linking Hong Kong and Burma has been established, strengthening air travel between the two regions and facilitating faster passenger and cargo movement. The route expands regional connectivity in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Burma
Tucson Daily Citizen Misses Wednesday Edition Due to Power Shortage
The Tucson Daily Citizen could not publish its Wednesday afternoon edition after a power outage at Tucson Gas Light and Power halted presses after 5 000 copies. Copies were distributed by street sales mail and home subscribers. The staff rushed local news to Acme Printing while only two linotype machines operated and power lasted 2 12 hours. A four page souvenir edition was inserted in today’s issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Daily Citizen
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
Citizen
Citizen News
Acme Printing Company
East Tenth Street
Herb Morrison Printing Company
Croydon Threat Prompts Cross Channel Invasion Fears
A terse note suggests Croydon could be used as a staging point for a cross channel operation threatening British military sites. The report hints at potential destruction of plants and facilities if such an invasion were attempted, reflecting wartime anxiety.
Arizona Rain Touches Varied Areas Across State
Rainfall drenched multiple Arizona regions with differing impacts as the Salt River Valley Water Users Association reported only slight runoff to storage by noon. Verde and Bartlett Dam feared a rise of thousands of acre feet while Roosevelt Lake expected modest gains. Holbrook area faced renewed anxiety from a new storm as Carrizo wash floodwaters neared highways. Winslow saw minor rain. Safford valley floods opened canal gates to protect crops and homes. Gila River rose to 9.8 feet at Kelvin with 900 second feet flowing six miles from Laveen, as crews prepared to measure the flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Salt River
Reynolds
Holbrook
Little
Colorado River
Carrizowash
Winslow
Safford Valley
Gila River
Kelvin
Buckeye
Gila Water Commission
Laveen
House approves bill to take over machine tools
The House military affairs committee backed a bill giving the President power to seize machine tools and other defense items ordered by foreign customers. If accepted, foreigners would be reimbursed. disputes could go to courts for remaining value. The measure aims to bolster defense by increasing American tool supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Harry K. Rutherford
Army War Plans Divisor
United States
Charles I. Faddis
D-Pa
Andrew May
Military Affairs Committee
Storm Lulls Power and Water Crisis in Tucson
Tucson faces a deep emergency as pumping lags and irrigation slows. Water officials report about 9 million gallons in reserve and urge conservation while power from Cortaro plant resumes later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil J. Martin, Jr
City Water Department
Tucson
Cortaro
St. Mary’s Hospital
Pima County
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Air battles and bombers clash over coast in heavy fighting
An Associated Press dispatch describes a large air clash near a coastal town as about 30 planes engaged RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes. Several bombers were shot down or crashed into the sea, with crews and civilians reporting flames, gunfire, and rescuers searching for survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Here
Spitfire
Bicycle Power For Filling Gas Tanks At Tucson
Tucson endured a second day of reduced electricity as gas stations adopted bike powered pumps. Workers pedaled rear belts to drive pumps while others measured gasoline from barrels. Hand pump operators likewise saw rising business as fuel was dispensed during the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
German raids press Britain as Luftwaffe hits Norfolk to Scotland
Berlin claimed German planes bombed London targets and hit plants in Newcastle and Lympne while causing fires in central England. DNB cited several direct hits on Hawkinge and Lympne airfields, with both sides suffering losses amid poor visibility and heavy anti aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lower Thames
DNB
Vickers - Armstrong
Newcastle
Northumberland
England
D.N.B
Hawkinge
Channel
Germany
Lympne
Kinloss
Elgin
Moray Firth
Peter Head
Aberdeen
Dundee
DND
Kent
Messerschmitt
Folkestone
Lympe
Britain
Barber Uses Downtown Barbershop Electric Razor
Tucson attorney Ben Shantz solved a power cut dilemma by moving his electric razor to a downtown barbershop with an emergency current setup and shaving there. He then prepared for work and planned to continue using any location with electric current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Shantz
Tucson
Baseball Finals American League First Game Recap
Washington and Philadelphia split two games with distinct wins. Key pitchers Hudson Ferrell Masterson Early Beckman and Hayes competed as the Nationals and Phillies swapped scores and outs across innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Masterson
Early
Beckman
Hayes
Greek Greek war tensions rise after torpedoing incident
An Italian Greek crisis deepens as a torpedoed cruiser sinks amid accusations of neutrality breaches. Premier Metaxas and General Papagos led hours of talks with cabinet members while Greek defenses are readied in response to perceived Italian threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Britain
Metaxas
Papagos
Italy
Albania
Debate over Burke-Wadsworth draft and guard mobilization
Senate debates conscription with a fifth day of discussion and a revised outlook on Burke-Wadsworth. In the House Democratic leaders push toward a final vote on authorizing the President to mobilize the national guard and army reservists for one year. A Republican-backed effort to limit guardsmen to domestic service is defeated in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Continental United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Croydon
Dairies
L. H. Howard
George W. Seeley
George T. Grove
George Gomez
West 33Rd Street
Orphanage Road
John L. van Buskirk
Bertha Dye Parrish
Parrish
East Ninth Street
O’rielly
Corbett Lumber Yard
Seventh Street
Sixth, Avenue
Berlin
Westgate Sea Products Co
San Diego, California
Hudson
Ferrell
Caster
Wagner
Boston
New York
Heving and
Foxx
Bonham
Hadley
Breuer
Murphy
Dickey
St. Louis
Detroit
H. Mills and
Swift
Newsom and Tebbetts
Chicago
Cleveland
Lee
Tresh
Milnar
Allen
Hemsley
Brooklyn
Higbe
Warren
Wyatt
Grissom
Phelps
Melton
Dean
Joiner
Danning
O'Dea
Posedel
Sullivan
Berres
Mass
Cincinnati
Derringer
Lombardi
Passeau
Todd
Vera Market
Morrell
Bacon
Utah
Deaches
Colorado
Hormel
Abby
Libby
Baby Foods
Avondale
Sunbright
ATION
Kleenex Soo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!