Plan proposed to alleviate gas shortage from reinforced barges
Washington August 28 Senator Land of the maritime commission said reinforced concrete barges could ease the gasoline shortage by hauling oil to the eastern seaboard. One hundred barges would need about 100000 tons of steel versus 750000 for pipelines. First deliveries could start in January at about 20 per month.
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Washington
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Seaboard
Senate
Land
United States
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Gulf
Hitler
Congress of the
Germany
Italy
Japan
Francis Maloney
Conn
Maloney
Laval and Vichy Clash Prompt New French Parliament Move
Paris reports that Laval was wounded and evacuated as France’s parliament reassembles at Chatel Guyon to oppose the Vichy regime. Vichy police hunt anti regime elements while Paul Collette faces a swift trial for shooting Laval and Dent. A German envoy spoke with Laval on behalf of Hitler and Ribbentrop.
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France
Vichy
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Chatel Guyon
Paris
Paul Colette
Laval
Dent
Germany
Fernand de Brinon
Occupied
Collette
Colette
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Axis talks on continental collaboration across Europe
A communique from a meeting notes aims for peaceful, harmonious collaboration among European peoples in political economic and cultural fields. It lists participants including Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop Italian official Filippo Anfuso Kaiser Wilhelm Keitel and Gen Ugo Cavaliere among others as delegates representing Germany and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Filippo Anfuso
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Wilhelm Keitel
Supreme Command
Ugo Cavaliere
Ciano
Germans Take Tallinn As Baltic Front Rages
Berlin reports Tallinn stormed by German forces ending Red defense of the Estonian capital. German spokesmen claim 32 Russian ships sunk and major matériel losses, with 5,000 prisoners captured near Narva and Luga. Paldiski fell, opening access to Dagoe and Eselsk islands used for attacks on Germany.
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Tallinn
Berlin
Baltic
Adolf Hitler
Gulf of Finland
Leningrad
Haseatic
Reichswehr
Estonia
Russia
Narva
Luga
Fuehrer
Finnish Gulf
Paldiski
Dagoe
Esel
Germany
Allocation plans hinge on civilian hardships and rationing
The supply board would invoke Knudsen sioning to ration materials starting with defense weapon needs for the Army and Navy, then for Britain China and Russia, and then for economic warfare needs. Residual supplies would be equitably shared with civilian industries and vital commodities allocated to allies in an emergency.
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Great Britain
China
Russia
Latin America
Tax schedule on admissions debated in 1942 bill
A committee approved a tax plan increasing admissions duties with rates from one to fifteen cents and a 15 percent top levy. Civic concerts and agricultural fairs would be exempt. The panel aimed to cut nonessential spending by up to two billion dollars for the 1942 fiscal year while final amendments neared. Chairman Walter F. George noted the Senate bill would rise about 000,000 higher than House projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. George
Senate
House
Follies Star Tries Hide-Out in Tucson Newsman's Nose Wins
Faith Bacon a Broadway star visiting Tucson to see a sister at the Don Motel on North Oracle road was traced hiding. A local gossip quotes a birdie tale about two beauties in a big car. Bacon plans departure for Philadelphia and New York after Hollywood film work with James Roosevelt.
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Faith Bacon
Ziegfeld
Earl Carroll
Tucson
Charmion Bacon
Birdie
Japan and United States mull Far East talks
Japanese officials refused to reveal Prince Konoye's personal message to President Roosevelt. They suggested talks with Admiral Nomura could cover shipments of United States materials to Russia. Secretary Hull noted the ambassador may join further discussions to clarify Pacific policy amid conflicting U.S. and Japanese aims. A date for a follow-up was not set.
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Prince Konoye
Roosevelt
Tokyo
Iichi Kishi
Nomura
United States
Russia
Nippon
Hull
Pacific
Far East
University Audit Reveals Misallocated Funds and Missing Records
An audit shows $2 795 ported with $2 560 12 charged to the bookstore fund and $234 88 to the Student Union. An $805 withdrawal from the Alumni Association fund was charged to the Associated Students. Records show money paid to Alumni and Associated Students but checks indicate deposits into the Student Employment Fund. Budgeted university income for the year ended June 30 1940 was $1 878 868 77 with expenditures of $1 804 683 93 and a balance of $74 184 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alumni Association
Associated Students
State
Alumni Association Fund
Mission Ident Supervising the Lend Lease Program
Recently returned Hopkins met Stalin and the Soviet high command in Moscow to discuss lend lease. Harriman, from London, joined the historic sea conferences with Roosevelt Churchill and senior officers, then went to Washington to address lend lease issues. He is on leave from Union Pacific chairmanship and other corporate roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Harriman
London
Burma Road Under Scrutiny As War News Weighs In
A columnist notes British propaganda aims to delay French revolt while coordinating a future eruption against Nazi rule. It mentions Laval, London warnings, and the Burma road as a symbolic lifeline. readers are advised to watch the road for hints of allied aid dynamics.
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Ture
Britain
Laval
London
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York
France
Japan
China
Nippon
Uncle Sam
Burma
Flooding prompts call for drainage relief in Jaastad area
Jaastad East Sixth East Seventh streets flooded with damage estimated at unknown. Business leaders press council for relief and extra drainage facilities after warehouses laundry and stores faced danger in a recent rain. Mayor Jaastad plans another session once work plans are completed.
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East Sixth
East Seventh Street
Jaastad
USO Building Needs Told To Kiwanis Club
Miss Bernice Miller outlines need for USO facilities at Fort Huachuca 100 miles from city with a recreational building benefiting Fry and soldiers. Dorothy Murray notes dances planned for men at the local air base. Enlisted man Jack Primm thanks local agencies for supporting social contact efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Bernice Miller
YWCA
Kiwanis Club
Santa Rita Hotel
Fort Huachuca
Fry
Dorothy Murray
Young Women’s Defense League
Jack Primm
125 Youths Join CCC in Arizona
Phoenix August 29 125 youths enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps officials said Enrollment will reopen Monday at county headquarters of the state board of social security and welfare Enrollments are sought to fill vacancies caused by departure of enrollees to take jobs in defense industries
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Phoenix
Civilian Conservation Corps
State Board of Social Security and Welfare
Work Of AFL Is Praised In Bisbee Speech
Elmo Hall AFL organizer spoke to about 45 miners in Bisbee praising the union. He credited the AFL with wage and hour laws safety measures health clinics social security old age pensions and the formation of the NLRB noting the AFL’s role in advancing workers’ education and protections.
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AFL
Bisbee
Daily Citizen
Elmo Hall
Labor Organization
Hall
United States
NLRB
Famed Gaona to Appear in Nogales Bullfight Sunday
Mexican ace Rodolfo Gaona teams with Enrique Medina and Eduardo Navarrete for a Nogales bull ring show Sunday afternoon. They will face five ferocious bulls shipped from Mexico City. Gaona returns to the arena for the first time since retiring in 1927.
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Rodolfo Gaona
Enrique Medina
Eduardo Navarrete
Mexico City
Nogales
Gaona
John Dillender to join U S Navy
John Kenneth Dillender, son of Mrs. Mary Dillender of 1211 North Camilla boulevard, left for the naval training station in San Diego to complete his enlistment. Two Dillender uncles served in the Navy, including H. R. Dillender who joined the Atlantic fleet and later re enlisted with the British grand fleet. He participated in the surrender at Scapa Flow on November 21, 1918.
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John Kenneth Dillender
Mary Dillender
Camilla Boulevard
Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Dillender
H. R. Dillender
Sixth Battle Squadron
Scapa Flow
Novy
Sentence Suspended For Woman In Court Plea
A 22 year old woman fainted in police court as Judge Paul Cella suspended her sentence after a guilty plea by Jose Maria Aveyta of the Belmont hotel for running a dis orderly house. Aveyta was fined 100 dollars or 60 days in jail. The judge cited inducement and credited Captain Frank Eyman for recommending the suspension.
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Paul Cella
Jose Maria Aveyta
Belmont Hotel
Aveyta
Cella
Frank) Eyman
Grace Estate In Catalina Foothills Expands By 225 Acres
Miss Louise N. Grace’s Catalina Foothills holdings grow from 150 to 225 acres after two parcels totaling about 75 acres were purchased August 18 from Catalina Foothills Estates Inc and John W. Murphey. The $23,000 deal was filed with Pima County recorder Mrs. Anne Sullinger and handled by Stanley A. Thayer of the Arizona Trust Company.
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Catalina Foothills
Louise N. Grace
American Steamship Family
Anne Sullinger
Pima
Catalina Foothills Estates, Inc
John W. Murphey
Grace
Miss Grace
Murphey
el Encanto Estates
Great Neck
L. IL
Hit and Run Charged in Bicycle Accident
Martiniano Compista Molina, 30, of 705 Riverside Drive, was arraigned before Police Judge Paul Cella and remanded to Pima county authorities after allegedly striking Humberto Soto, 15, at Meyers and Jackson streets. Soto’s bicycle was demolished but the youth was uninjured.
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Meyers
Jackson Streets
Martiniano Molino Compista
Riverside Drive
Pima County
Paul Cella
Compista
Humberto Soto
West Mesa Street
Soldier Held for Air Base Thefts
Private Leonard J. Tinkle is held on charges of embezzlement for allegedly taking a 45 auto and $20 at the Tucson Air Base. He was taken into custody in Pawhuska Ohio and handed to authorities. Tucson police and the FBI were notified.
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Tucson
Leonard J. Tinkle
Pawhuska
Ohio
C. Wayne Clampitt
U. S
FBI
Chamber of Commerce Moves to New Tucson Headquarters
The Chamber of Commerce begins moving equipment from its present 117 South Stone Avenue building to the new headquarters in the old Tucson Daily Citizen building on Stone Avenue north side.
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Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Stone Avenue
Tucson Daily Citizen
Movement to new chamber location announced
The staff will relocate from the west corner of South Stone Avenue and West Jackson Street starting tomorrow. The public is asked to transact only emergency business until the chamber opens in its new quarters Tuesday morning. Paint work may take days and staff adjustment is expected.
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South Stone Avenue
West Jackson Street
Japan Introduces Ma Sub Sidy for Young Brides and Grooms
Japan unveils a ma sub sidy program offering payments from 25 dollars to younger couples, with eligibility tied to bride under 25 and groom under 30. Officials emphasize support for newlyweds amid rising living costs and housing concerns.
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Japan
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Reilly
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Viola Carroll
W. K. Walthers
MR. Walthers
John T. Judd
North Stone Avenue
John Dillender
U. S. Navy
Grace Estate
Stanley A. Thayer
The
Arizona Trust Company
J. J. Odowd
Clearing House
Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company
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Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Fertilizer CO
America
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Fulton
Sumer
Pat AY
Pennington
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