Jones Workers Defend Hospital Record in 1938 Report
Jones supporters dismiss a 1938 report on state hospital mismanagement as irrelevant to Gov R T Jones since it predates his term. They cite improved patient care and lower costs, plus completion of Stein’s Pass road, as evidence of his administration’s gains. Local attorney T J Elliott notes polls favor Jones over opponents.
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R. T. Jones
State Hospital For
Jones
Osborn
T. J. Elliott
Phoenix
Tucson
Stein's Pass Road
Elliott
Cochise County
Govn
Democrats In Big Lead As Lists Shown
Phoenix August 20 Democrats led in county registration for the September 10 primary totaling 69 750 a drop of 1 003 from the 1938 general election The secretary of state reports 60 813 Democrats 8 497 Republicans 256 nonpartisans 94 Independent 60 Prohibitionists 23 Socialists four Union party members two Communists and one technocrat were listed
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Phoenix
Marlon
Secretary of State
Registration figures for Cochise and Yuma counties
Cochise County reports 13 553 registered voters for the September 10 primary with 12 615 Democrats and 915 others as minors. two years earlier total was 13 827. Yuma County shows 7 123 registered voters a drop of 91 from 1938, with 6 446 Democrats 625 Republicans 37 nonpartisans four Socialists and one Communist.
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Bisbee
Cochise County
P. W. Newbury
Yuma
Yuma County
Vernon C. Wrigh
County Recorder
Cibola
Mohawk
Hyder-Palomas
Dome
Nazi Production Cuts Reported After British Raids
A British broadcast heard on NBC short wave said German industrial output in the Ruhr and Rhine districts fell more than 30 percent due to British air raids.
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New York
NBC
Ruhr and
Rhine
Villain Protection Society Formed By Films Stars
The Villain's Protective Association, a nonprofit formed in Hollywood, lists Alan Mowbray Boris Karloff Margaret Hamilton Mark Lawrence and George R Bilson as directors. Aims include developing villainy methods for screen foes portraying heroes, twirling the handlebar mustache, using old mills as trysting spots, and depicting foreclosing mortgages against unsuspecting widows.
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Sacramento
Calif
Villain's Protective Association
Paul Peek
Alan Mowbray
Boris Karloff
Margaret Hamilton
Mark Lawrence
George R. Bilson
Hollywood
Mowbray
American Legion Passes Through Blockade Zone At Sea
An American Army transport with 897 passengers including Crown Princess Martha of Norway steered through a Nazi blocked danger area off northern Scotland. German officials said the ship likely remained in the zone overnight while U S authorities held no official confirmation of its safety or current location.
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Washington
U. S. Army
American Legion
Germany
Navy
Scotland
Wilhelm Tannenberg
Geerman
British Isles
Martha of
Norway
New York
Petsamo
Finland
One Dead And Eight Injured In Auto Crash
A head on collision on U S highway 60 near Springerville injured eight and killed J Smith Gibbons Jr 19. He died from a skull fracture around midnight. Mrs Ernest Brecker 18 suffered a broken pelvis. El Paso residents A A Collins and family had bruises and cuts. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 pm in the Latter Day Saints church in Eagar.
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Springerville
Here
J. Smith Gibbons, Jr
el Paso
Gibbons
Harris Miller
Ernest Brecker
A. A. Collins
Miller
Collins
Hart
Brecker
Louise Brecker
Helen Smith
Douglas, Ariz
Miss Brecker
Smith
Pacific Coast
Douglas
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Latter Day Saints
Eagar
Mobile librarian Emma Harris sees vacation as rare
Emma Harris, Mobile city librarian since 1918, has taken only one vacation in the last decade because she dislikes to leave the library. The devoted official is celebrated for her work ethic and long service.
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Mobile
Ala
Emma Harris
Mobile City
Mussolini Gains Prestige with Somaliland Victory
United Press analysis argues Italian Somaliland victory boosts Mussolini's political clout and minimizes Italy's military edge in the Mediterranean. It notes Eritrea and Somaliland isolate East Africa from the Mediterranean and questions German confidence as Hitler seeks rapid gains.
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United Press War
Italy
British Somaliland
Mussolini
Eritrea
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Aden
Italian East Africa
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Mediterranean
Hitler
Germany
Egypt
Suez Canal
Bardia
Libya
Britain
Berlin
Three Tucsonians Enlist in Army
Three Tucson men enlist in the U S Army announced by Sgt Rex A Taylor. Lloyd Do Barr Jr and James H Barr of 717 South Sixth avenue Tucson, and Nettleton Younger join. Other recruits include Willard Lunce Willcox Charles L Kittle Ray Stanley E Massey Enrique V Ayala Winkleman and Manuel S Acedo Hayden. Vacancies reported in cavalry field artillery and infantry at Fort Bliss D A Russell Sam Houston and Huachuca.
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United States Army
Rex A. Taylor
Lloyd Do. Barr, Jr
James H. Barr
South Sixth Avenue
Nettleton Younger
Tucson
Willard Luncefor
Willcox
Charles L. Kittle
Ray
Stanley E.massey
Tiger
Enrique V. Ayala
Winkleman
Manuel S. Acedo
Hayden
Cavalry
Forts Bliss
D. A. Russell
Sam Houston and
Huachuca
Taylor
First Chinese Egg Shipments Reach San Francisco Port
The first shipment of Chinese eggs has arrived at this port since January 1938, with few prior shipments during the Sino-Japanese hostilities. China's 1935 egg market here totaled 8,000,000 pounds.
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U. S
San Francisco
W.P
China
Jaycees Back Burke-Wadsworth Draft Measure in Tucson
Tucson Junior Chamber of Commerce officers unanimously approved a resolution urging Arizona senators and representatives to support the Burke-Wadsworth conscription bill for immediate passage. The group also announced they will run the Old Tucson set for the October world premiere of Zona.
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Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Chamber
Congress
Thomas Finds Canal Defense Is Inadequate
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas reports Panama and Puerto Rico defenses are totally inadequate after an informal inspection. He cites only 23 modern pursuit planes in Panama and 12 planes in Puerto Rico, urges high level War Department visits, and criticizes open hangars at Howard Field. He praises troop morale but calls defense lapses a foolhardy blunder.
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Washington
W.P
J. Parnell Thomas
Henry L. Stimson
Panama
Puerto Rico
Thomas
House
War Department
Panama Canal
Air Corps
Howard Field
Coast Artillery
Doctor Phillips appointed assistant professor at University of Arizona
Dr. Walter S. Phillips was named assistant professor of botany at the University of Arizona and the agricultural experiment station to replace Dr. Ray C. Chandler. He comes from Miami University in Coral Gables Florida where he was associate professor of botany since 1935. He earned a 1929 Ohio degree and studied at ShansiChina and the University of Chicago before 1955.
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Walter S. Phillips
University of Arizona and Agricultural Experiment Station
Phillips
Ray C. Chandler
University
Arizona
Miami University
Coral Gables
Fla
University of Ohio
Shansi
China
University of Chicago
Tucson City Council Sets 1940 41 Tax Rate
City Council cut the 1940 41 tax levy to 2.0174 per 100 valuation, 36 cents below last year. Funds split include general 0.9106, library 0.0673, publicity 0.1367, bond interest 0.4092, bond redemption 0.4270, delinquent assessments 0.0612, state bond interest 0.0054. Real property valuation listed at 24.5 million. County rate set at 1.2772. state rate cut from 1.25 to 0.86.
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Tucson
State
Revenue figure reduction noted from previous year
A fiscal report shows Tuc son's applicable amount at 5.6828 dollars, down 73.56 cents from last year's 6.4184 dollars, reflecting a notable year over year decrease.
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Tucson
Tax Revenues From Automobiles Surpass Early Taxes
In a historical note, tax revenues from operating motor vehicles today exceed total federal, state and local taxes in 1896 when the automobile was only a sideshow curiosity.
Council Seeks To Eliminate Flood Danger
City council to decide flood prevention measures after a cloudburst damaged several properties. Four claims total over 12 thousand dollars were presented by Ada Lentz Bertha Parrish A T Ellison and J Buford. Overflowing arroyo waters and incomplete channel work caused the damage.
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Ada Lentz
North Warren Avenue
Bertha Parrish
East Ninth Street
A. T. Ellison
East Seventh Street
J. Buford
John L. van Buskirk
Seeley
Aroyo Channel
George L. Houston
Yarnell Man Heads Mohair Group in Arizona
C. F. Van Cleve of Yarnell is named leader of the Arizona Mohair Growers association at its annual meeting in Wickenburg. He succeeds Jack Medd of Skull Valley. The group urged Congress to fund grazing district improvements in national forests and welcomed a stronger mohair market aided by the nationwide preparedness program.
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Wickenburg
C. F. van Cleve
Yarnell
Arizona Mohair Growers Association
Jack Medd
Skull Valley
Congress
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