4-H Clubs Open Session At University
Arizona 4-H clubs hold a three day convention at the University of Arizona starting August 26. About 370 youths will attend with programs including speeches, fashion revue, exhibits, judging, sight seeing and a closing banquet.
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Arizona
University of Arizona
Emil Rovey
Tucson
Stewart Observatory
Charles C. Pickrell
Agricultural Extension Service
E. D. Terreau
Arizona Bankers’ Association
Chicago
Atkinson
Actor Reginald Denny Seeks to Bar Reds From Ballots
Los Angeles August 20 Motion Picture actor Reginald Denny filed a suit to bar the Communist party from the California primary ballot on August 27 and the November general ballot. He argues Communists do not support the U S or California constitutions and seek to destroy liberty and rights. The suit names Secretary of State Paul Peek and seeks an injunction.
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Los Angeles
Reginald Denny
Communist Party
California
Superior
U. S
Denny
Paul Peek
Bolton Services Set for Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Bolton 41 who died yesterday morning in a local hospital will be at 9 am Thursday at SS Peter and Paul church. Rosary will be at Reilly chapel 430 pm and 730 pm Wednesday by the Catholic Daughters of America of which she was Secretary. Burial in Holy Hope cemetery. She had lived in Tucson 14 years and leaves husband J R Bolton and son Edward both of Tucson, plus her Illinois relatives. Reilly's undertaking company handles arrangements.
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Margaret Bolton
SS. Peter and Paul Church
Reilly Chapel
Catholic Daughters of America
Bolton
Holy Hope Cemetery
J. R. Bolton
Edward
Tucson
Illinois
Reilly
Proportion of Disabled Males in U S Population
Fifty percent plus of the 2.6 million crippled Americans over 15 are men. The statistic highlights gender disparity in disability, noting a 70 percent male share among the disabled.
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United States
Fifth Column in War Stirs Global Nazi Strategy
Colonel Donovan and Edgar Mowrer analyze Hitler’s use of a fifth column to demoralize enemies. They detail propaganda aimed at masses and ruling classes, cite examples in Austria Norway Holland Belgium and the impact on resistance, noting traitors and collaboration.
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Knox
Navy Department
Washington
National Defense
Donovan
Edgar Mowrer
William J. Donovan
Hitler
Fifth Column
Adolf Hitler
Lord Hawhaw
Ferdonnet
Austria
Sevess-Inauart
Guido Schmidt
Nazi Germany
Franz von Papen
Hungary
Josef Beck
Norway
Quisling
Oslo
Belgium
Albert Canal
Holland
Degrelle
Germany
Mexican Congresses Plan Convening Amid Tense Election
In Mexico City Aug 20 129 deputies and 50 senators were approved by electoral colleges as pro administration lawmakers prepared to reconvene to finalize the next legislature. Amid a presidential conflict between Gen Juan Almazan and Gen Manuel Camacho troops guarded congress and streets. Both congresses plan to convene Sept 1 to proclaim Almazan and Camacho elected.
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Mexico City
Congress
Juan Andreu Alamzan
Manuel Camacho
Almazan Congress
Almazan
Camacho
Public health pours out 14000 quarts of impure liquor
The public health department in Mexico City destroyed more than 14 000 quarts of allegedly impure liquor by pouring it into sewers as part of a crackdown.
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Mexico City
Public Health Department
Arizona Geological Record Lengthened By Expedition
Berkeley, Aug. 20. Arizona's geological record was lengthened by several million years thanks to a University of California expedition led by Dr. C. L. Camp. They bored through limestone buttes to fossils of the Devonian period, revealing a span across Triassic to Devonian ages and tracing life from fish to reptiles over tens of millions of years.
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Berkeley
Calif
Arizona
University of California
C. L. Camp
Camp
Superior Court Divorces Heard in Four Pending Cases
William G. Hall presiding over Ernest Haynes versus Mae Boone Haynes, divorce judgment. Alice J. Higgins versus John M. Higgins, divorce judgment. Ida Adelene Meehan versus Harold Melvin Meehan, divorce judgment. Jean I. Thompson versus Harold W. Thompson, divorce judgment.
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Superior Court
William G. Hall
Ernest Haynes
Mae Boone Haynes
Alice J. Higgins
John M. Higgins
Ida Adelene Meehan
Harold Melvin Meehan
Jean I. Thompson
Harold W. Thompson
Justice Court Dismisses Reyes Bogus Checks Case
Judge C W Gardner presides as C Reyes bogus checks case is dismissed. Abraham Franjo petty theft trial set for Wednesday at 2 PM. Jane Doe Edwards simple battery complaint filed.
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Justice Court
C. W. Gardner
C. Reyes
Abraham Franjo
Jane Doe Edwards
Reckless Driving and Assault Among Court Docket
Police Court presided by Paul Cella discharges Hugh Patton for reckless driving. Elbert Ford faces simple assault charge. William Gardner cited for vagrancy with $10 fine or 10 days. Lim Fook and Lew Low charged with gambling. trials set for Sept. 6. Gin Ho charged with operating gambling. trial set for Sept. 6.
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Paul Cella
Hugh Patton
Elbert Ford
William Gardner
Lim Fook
Lew Low
Gin Ho
Marriage Licenses Granted in Tucson
Mrs. Belle D Hall and Dan Lewis Fitchett both of Tucson. Vera L Schmidt 19 and Gordon A McGannon 25 of Tucson. Charles Walder 37 of Los Angeles and Eva McClenney 33. Fred Adams 20 and Rosita Lopez 20 of Polacco Ak Chin. Charles J Hollis 26 and Mildred Daugherty 21 both of Tucson.
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Belle D. Hall
Dan Lewis Fitchett
Vera Lorinda Schmidt
Tucson
Gordon A. McGannon
Jane H. O'Farrell
Charles Walder
Los Angeles
Eva McClenney
Fred Adams
Polacco
Ariz
Rosita Lopez
Ak Chin
Papago Reservation
Charles J. Hollis
Mildred Frances Daugherty
Prisoners Escape Jail as Hole Digging Hurts Watchman
In S c Oconee county the ancient jail’s frequent breakout prompted hiring a night watchman. Inmates were observed digging holes through walls to escape, leading to security concerns and repeated escapes.
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Walhalla
S. C
Oconee County
Navy procurement slowdown blamed on profits and British orders
Washington reports Rear Admiral W R Furlong testified that progress stopped on ship material procurement as industry shifts to British contracts and other government buys, citing Vinson Trammell act limitations and tax hurdles. He urged Senate help to speed relief legislation on amortization and excess profits.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
W. R. Furlong
Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Army
Admiral Furlong
Aone
British Purchasing Commission
U.S. Steel
United States Steel Corporation
House
Furlong
Senate
Ways and Means
Rotary Group Ends Session in Prescott
Officials of the 11th district of Rotary International concluded a two day presidents and secretaries conference in Prescott returning home. District Governor C B Wilson of Flagstaff warned Rotary ideals would endure despite Nazi oppression, noting Rotary stands for liberty and a square deal. The gathering closed with a banquet after a business session and a bridge luncheon for about 150 Rotarians.
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Prescott
Rotary International
C. B. Wilson
Flagstaff
Rotary
Hitler
Eyes of Portraits on Counterfeit Bills Described
The article notes that counterfeit bill portraits show dull or smudged eyes or unnaturally white areas. It highlights common flaws used to spot fake currency and warns about the risks of handling suspect notes.
Switzerland Credit Unions Reach Over 62 000 Members
Switzerland’s cooperative credit unions report more than 62 000 members. The growth reflects expanding access to cooperative financial services and community finance initiatives across the country.
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Switzerland
Hopi Gather Rattlers For Rain Ceremony
Hopi tribesmen collect hundreds of rattlesnakes for the annual rain dances five days ahead. See three simultaneous dances atop Mishongnovi Hotevilla and Shipaulovi mesas to seek rain during a record dry spell. The snakes are kept in an underground chamber until the rites end, after which they are released to carry the message to underground water gods. The ritual is believed to bring rain, as in past years.
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Mishongnovi
Hotevilla
Shipaulovi
Ber
Col Lyon Assigned To New Pilot School
Col Edwin B. Lyon, former assistant commandant at the air corps primary flying school Randolph Field Texas, was ordered to command the basic flying school at Moffet Field California. The school opens in October to train pilots and navigators and pursuit squadrons will move to Hamilton Field to make room for the new training facility.
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Col. Lyon
Hamilton Field
San Rafael
Cal
Moffet Field
Old Barn Rattlers Sheltered by Kendrick Ranch Razed
Sixty one rattlesnakes were homeless after a 40 year old Kendrick ranch barn on C. S. Wheeler property in Haven Willows California was razed. The structure had long been suspected as a rattlesnake haven.
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Willows
Calif
Kendrick Ranch
C. S. Wheeler
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Philip J. Martin Sr
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Jerry Martin
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Telly Don
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