Lightning Hits Weather Transformer and Floods Arroyos North of Stewart Mountain
A weather transformer at Picacho was struck by lightning plunging Coolidge into darkness for over an hour. Governor Halted and a party driving back to Phoenix faced arroyos with two to four feet of water eight miles north of Stewart Mountain Dam. The group included Roy Wayland Thomas Goodnight and Oren Arnold. Rain totals across the region ranged from .10 to .92 inches with Prescott and Casa Grande reporting local storms and a dust and electric storm in the area.
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Picacho
Coolidge
Jones
Bush Highway
Phoenix
Payson Rodeo
Stewart Mountain Dam
Roy Wayland
Thomas Goodnight
Oren Arnold
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Childs
Verde River
Bartlett Dam
Granite Reef
Stewart Mountain
Prescott
Ash Fork
Winslow
Casa Grande
Debate on Maloney Postponement and Burke Wadsworth Legislation
Defense leaders and pro conscription senators weigh delaying registration and postponement of call ups as Burke Wadsworth debate resumes. Maloney signals possible changes while Willkie pronouncement on selective service factors into shifting alignments and voting expectations.
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Maloney
Burke-Wadsworth
Willkie
Invasion Raids Sting London as British Hold Firm
London endures Sunday air raids with heavy losses but claims no major Nazi success at high cost. German reports say scouts and several shootdowns. Britain braces for a critical week. RAF bombers hit Calais Boulogne and channel coast while Basel and Friedrichshafen targets are struck by Allied raids. Churchill to deliver first full public review in Commons.
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Britain
England
Calais
Boulogne
Channel
Dover
Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Rhine River
Rheinfelden
Lake Constance
Friedrichshafen
Milan
Turin
Cuneo
Churchill
House of Commons
U S Note Cautions Germany Over Warship Transit
An American note to Berlin states the United States expects no molestation of a ship by German forces. It follows Germany’s Saturday statement disowning responsibility for ships in mine infested waters off Britain now within its total blockade area. The note recalls prior warnings and notes the transport is a U S army vessel not a private merchant ship.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
Germany
Hitler’s Invasion Plans Rooted in Air Supremacy
Analysis shows Nazi offensive relies on air superiority to crush British industry and morale while seeking invasion readiness. Despite setbacks, Hitler’s forces maintain a reserve of air power and pursue a war of attrition, aiming to control the air and force England’s surrender. Louis Lochner notes the invasion idea remains alive despite ambiguities.
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Hitler
England
Louis Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Fuehrer
Albania Faces Greek Press Over Diamaria Claims
A Tirana daily and other Albanian papers accuse Greece and Greek forces in Diamaria of terror and abuses. Reports claim arrests, beatings, and intimidation while Albania pushes its claim against Greece and Yugoslavia amid scattered Italian troops along the frontier.
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Tomori
Tirana
Diamaria
Scutari
Ciamaria
Liktori
Koritza
Valone
Chemise E Zeze
Athens
Jugoslav
Italy Seizes Somaliland Coastline in Strategic Move
The announcement declares Somaliland destroyed and Italy to gain control of nearly 500 miles of Gulf of Aden coastline and access to the Red Sea. Berbera lies opposite Aden, with a protectorate population of about 344,700, mostly native Muslims. The region’s value is strategic for food imports and livestock exports.
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Abyssinia
Egypt
Government of
India
Foreign Office
Colonial Office
Defense pact links Canada and United States in wartime plan
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King reached a defense agreement in a railroad car near the U S Canada border. The accord integrates army and navy planning for a North American defense posture beyond the continental United States.
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Canada
United States
North American
Continental
Germans claim air assault weakens Britain. many planes destroyed
German high command reports 124 British planes shot down in Sunday battles and 23 grounded, with airfields near London and southeast England attacked. Germany says it lost 36 aircraft. 33 defense balloons down and a 4,000 ton merchant vessel sunk.
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France
Belgium
Holland
London
Britain
Germany
Liverpool
Norwich
Essex
Havenworth
Bournemouth
Weymouth
Milfordhaven
Wales
High Command
Bullitt speech sparks Senate and House debate on dictatorship aid
Senate members clash over conscription and aid to Britain while John Bullitt’s remarks draw sharp attacks. Clark defends Bullitt, calls dictatorship talk false to country, and accuses State Department of approval. House members echo strong reactions with calls to silence or arrest Bullitt, framing him as publicity seeker amid war policy tensions.
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Clark
Bullitt
Idaho
State Department
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
Knutson
R-Minn
Rep. Schafer
R-Wis
Justice Department
Ashurst
D-Ariz
Bullitt Warns of Dictator Threats and Global Preparations
Bullitt argues that dictators threaten America and liberties. He predicts Britain could fall under Berlin rule, Europe becomes a single economic unit under dictators, and American trade would be controlled. In the Pacific, he cites a Japanese navy alliance cutting off rubber and tin and forcing fleet deployments to Hawaii and the west coast. He claims the German military is the most powerful ever and could be turned against the U S.
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Clark
D-Mo
Ashurst
Bullitt
Marshall Petain
Great Britain
Europe
Berlin
South America
Pacific
Hawaii
West
Radio Helps Deputies Recover Stolen Car and Apprehend Suspect
Deputies Ora Shinn and Paul Jones used shortwave radio to locate a car stolen from Gilbert Quiroz. They arrested Abraham Frano, 30, of 1618 Riverview Boulevard, on grand theft charges after finding him hiding near the vehicle.
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Ed F. Echols
Ora Shinn
Paul Jones
Abraham Frano
Riverview Boulevard
Gilbert Quiroz
Huron Street
Apple Box Standards Aim for Eastern Growers
Apple growers in eastern states move to standardize box dimensions and contents to streamline shipping and market consistency across the region. The effort targets uniform sizing and labeling to ease handling and inspection by buyers and regulators.
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America
Sheriff's
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Sally Ryan
New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Uncle Sam
Seattle
CCO
Metlakatla
Alaska
Annette Island
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Robert L. Ghormley
U. S
Charley Keller
Yank
Jim Tabor
Red Sox
George Pipgras
Navy
Alice M. Fleitmann
Meadow Club
Southampton
Long Island
Trafalgar Square
St. Martin's In the Field Church
National Gallery
Engeland
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