Pardon Denial for East Point Klan Floggers
Governor Eugene Talmadge refused clemency for six East Point Ku Klux Klan floggers identified in trials as members. The men Dan Eidson Walter Forster W T Walton Raymond Bryan George Cameron and Henry Cawthon were sentenced to one to three years for assault and battery after a series of 53 floggings over four years. Assistant Solicitor Duke said a secret Klan committee was responsible and urged against clemency calling it a Nazi precedent.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Dan Duke
Dan Eidson
Walter Forster
W. T. Walton
Raymond Bryan
George Cameron
Henry Cawthon
State Prison and Parole Board
East Point
Ku Klux Klan
Duke
Babbitt Seeks Leasing to Compensate Ranchers in Navajo Withdrawal
John J. Babbitt of Flagstaff argues for additional lease acquisitions to compensate ranchers in northern Arizona. He notes that Navajo withdrawal of public lands affects Coconino Navajo and Apache counties, with land set aside for a national monument limiting available base land for compensation transfers.
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Boice
Apache
Babbitt
Babbitts
Former Co ed Requests Spanish Lessons While In Chile
Sue Heath a former University co ed and daughter of American diplomat D R Heath stationed in Santiago Chile has applied for an extension course in Spanish. University officials will mail the books and lessons to her at the American embassy despite no clear reason for studying in Chile.
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Santiago
Chile
Sue Heath
Miss Heath
D. R. Heath
Heath
Arizona
Equal Charges On Gila Water Is Court Rule
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the Union Canal and Irrigation company must charge all Gila valley farmers the same rate for river water. The decision, led by Chief Justice Alfred C. Lockwood, held the company as a public service corporation cannot favor its stockholders. The court also ordered Somerton to pay a $403.55 additional sales tax on its municipal water revenue and dissolved an injunction blocking an accountancy board hearing for Earl Canning's certification.
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Phoenix
Union Canal and Irrigation Company
Gila Valley
Gila River
State Supreme Court
Graham County
Supreme Court
Somerton
State Tax Commission
Yuma County
Henry D. Ross
Earl Canning
State Board of Accountancy
Canning
Twenty Two Admitted To Citizenship Here
Twenty two persons were admitted as citizens of the United States and six more were repatriated during naturalization proceedings in the U S district court today under Judge Albert M. Sames. Two applicants were denied for five years to re petition after a hearing. Petitions of Mamie Donaldson and Winceslao were continued.
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United States
U. S. District Court
Albert M. Sames
Mamie Donaldson
Winceslao
German Raider Destroyed By British Ship
The 9,850 ton British cruiser Devonshire sank a German armed raider in the south Atlantic on Nov. 22 after a failed smoke screen escape. No survivors were taken due to a nearby German submarine. Devonshire aircraft confirmed the hostile ship and fired until it burned and sank.
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London
Devonshire
South Atlantic
Admiralty
R. D. Oliver
Roosevelt Returns From Warm Springs After Hull Talks
President Roosevelt left Warm Springs after two long calls with Hull and a 24 hour stay. Hull’s plan to meet Japanese officials and a possible audience with Kurusu and Nomura signals possible new talks, as Japan appears ready to reject last week’s preconditions and push a broader negotiation.
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Warm Springs
Hull
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Kurusu
Nomura
State Department
Japan
China
Indo-China
Burma
Hideki Tojo
Asia
America
Britain
Dutch East Indies
Army Major Arrested For Reckless Driving In Tucson
Major Robert D. Waring of Ft. Bragg on sick leave in Tucson was arrested at 1 30 AM by highway patrolman Jack Anderson for reckless driving. He was handcuffed after resisting arrest near Miracle Mile, with his wife present. bond set at 50 dollars. hearing scheduled for 2 PM tomorrow.
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Tucson
Robert D. Waring
17Th Field Artillery
Ft. Bragg
No. Carolina
Highway Patrol
Blue Moon Dance Hall
Major Waring
Jack Anderson
Miracle Mile
Waring
Samuel Fowler
Krucker and
Minnie Wheeland Funeral Tomorrow in Tucson
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Wheeland will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Parker Mortuary chapel with Dr. R. S. Beal officiating. Burial follows at Evergreen cemetery. Survived by three daughters Miss Margaret Wheeland Mrs Kathryn Griffith and Mrs Eleanor Barger and two sons Pvt Charles Wheeland and George Wheeland plus five sisters.
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Minnie Wheeland
Tucson
Parker Mortuary
R. S. Beal
First Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
B. R. Darwin
Ralph Dunlap
John Westfall
M. J. Mitchell
Louis Charonhas
James Lochner
Wheeland
1400 Conscientious Objectors Work Free At 20 Camps
The National Service Board for Religious Objectors staffs 20 camps nationwide for 1,400 men who serve as conscientious objectors under the Selective Training and Service act. They work five days a week on soil conservation tasks while living at reduced cost, largely funded by church groups. most are Mennonite or Amish, with weeks similar to army leave rules and one-year terms. West Sideling Hill camp in Pennsylvania hosts 125 youths, with others at Stoddard New Hampshire, Kane Pennsylvania, and sites in Maryland Virginia Ohio Indiana Colorado and California.
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Westeling Hill
Wells Tannery
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
West Sideling Hill
Massachusetts
California
CCC
Allegheny Mountains
Bedford
C. O.s
Mennonite Central Committee
Brethren In Christ
James A. Steiner
Alta Schrock
Bluffton (Ohio) College
University of Pittsburgh
Miss Schrock
National Service Board
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Steiner
Everett
Tenta
Tively
National Service Board For Religious Objectors
United States
Stoddard
N. H
Ashburnham
Mass
Petersham
Royalston
Cooperstown
N. Y
Kane
Patapsco
Grottoes
Marion
C. C
Mennonites
Church of the Brethren
Society of Friends
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Axis Drives Rezegh Tobruk Front In Three Zones
Descriptions of Libyan theater actions show Axis infantry pushing toward the Tobruk corridor with fan support and renewed attempts to unite the Rezegh Tobruk lines. British counterattacks briefly sealed a gap after expelling an Italian division as RAF claimed air superiority with heavy Axis losses and raids on Benghazi and Derna.
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Tobruk
Rezegh
Britain
Rezegh-Tobruk
London
Ed Duda
Halfaya
Hellfire Pass
Sidi Omar
Gialo
Gulf of Sirte
RAF
Derna
Honest eyes hide criminals says Bolivia note
A provocative line suggests that an honest man does not rely on eye contact alone. The piece asserts that many criminals can meet your gaze while genuine individuals may appear nervous. It also notes the Bolivia Government as the largest stockholder in Bolivia’s sole airline.
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Bolivia
Rostov Victory and Libyan Advance Shape War Struggle
The Rostov victory and a British led push in Libya tilt the war against Germany and Italy. Allies threaten to trap Axis forces in Cyrenaica and cut retreat routes to Tripoli as Russian counter offenses recapture towns near Moscow. The column stresses global resource stakes and a pincers strategy against Nazi expansion.
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Hitler
Russia
France
European
Caucasus
Middle East
Rostov
Libya
Cirenaica
Egypt
Moscow
Bolshevists
United States Volunteers Ready for Burma Road Guard
Preparations signed from the United States Army and Navy are reported ready for action in a volunteer corps to guard the Burma road supply route. Japan has renewed bombing attacks. About 3 500 Americans remain in Japanese held Chinese territory. China would declare war on Japan if the United States enters the conflict. Thailand reports forces under alien officers ready with bayonets. Japanese warships, including 16 heavy cruisers and several carriers, near southern Japanese mandating islands.
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United States Army
Navy
Burma
Japan
China
United States
Chungking
Thailand
Indo-China
Tokyo
Washington
Borneo
Rescue Effort Amid Fire Ends In Explosion Traps
Five men were reported in critical condition after a blast near the fire edge. Injured: Ed Cleveland John Ferguson F H Kirk C J Steignen and H Decolbert. Two more seriously burned were John Rogers and Louis Pope. Decolbert and Steigner helped spearhead a doomed rescue attempt for Hawk before another explosion trapped them.
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Page One
Ed Cleveland
John Ferguson
C. J. Steignen
H. Decolbert
John Rogers
Louis Pope
Decolbert
Steigner
Hawk
Jim
Tucson Confectioner Dies At His Home Here
Joe Maseeh a 72 year old Tucson resident for 20 years died yesterday at 73 West Council street He owned a confectionary at 132 West Congress street A Syria native he came to the United States 50 years ago Survived by wife two sons Charles of Mexico City William of Tucson and daughter Ann Funeral plans to be made by Bring s Funeral Home after son arrives from Mexico City
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Joe Maseeh
Tucson
West Council Street
West Congress Street
Syria
Maseeh
Nelson Maseeh
Charles
Mexico City
William
Ann Maseeh
Bring’s
Chiang Message Spurred War Alarm in Britain and United States
The November Chiang Kai shek message urged transferring US and British air forces to China to defend the Burma road and warn Japan of possible war. London and Washington rejected moving forces to Chinese soil while bolstering Chinese resistance through other means. Churchill pledged war if US and Japan clashed and the US aided China with base lead and volunteer pilots. Negotiations with Japan included a possible 90 day breathing spell and partial lifting of the blockade in exchange for limits on Japan’s actions.
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Far East
China
Burma Road
United States
Britain
Japan
London
Washington
Churchill
U. S
Navy
Cordell Hull
Saburo Kurusu
Nomura
Russia
French
Indo-China
Russians Pressures Thwart German Front Near Rostov
Reports say Russians forced Germans to abandon some positions near Rostov as the Moscow front battle rages with the Nazis slow to encircle and threaten the capital. German and Soviet air forces clash as claimed Soviet plane losses rise into the thousands.
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Rostov
Moscow
Russia
Kidnapping case ties to Adkins ranch rescue
Osborn was seized at his home on February 4, 1932 and held for $60,000 ransom. He was rescued the next day from a dry well on the Adkins ranch. Adkins said he was forced into the kidnapping by three ex convicts. Sawyer stated in Tucson he had no objections to a sentence commutation after the board recommended it.
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Adkins
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Sawyer
Tucson
Pima County to Seek Rail Crossing Over Southern Pacific Tracks
Pima County supervisors told Sunnyside property owners they will apply to the state corporation commission for a crossing over the Southern Pacific tracks at Valencia road. The landowners asked for highway extension and a crossing. Army engineers noted right of way for a spur to the new Ajo airport. Charles Mackie was given permission to cross the extension of South Sixth avenue with a water line.
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Pima County
Sunnyside
State Corporation Commission
Southern Pacific
Valencia Road
U. S. Army
Ajo Airport
Charles Mackie
South Sixth Avenue
Personal Property Tax Collections Reported in November
Charles M. Taylor, Pima county assessor, announced November personal property tax totals at 2,864 dollars with property valuation at 60,580 dollars. Vehicle tax paid reached 1,436.40 dollars on 136,983 valuation, and automobile license plates fees from 195 cars and trucks totaled 452.23 dollars.
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Charles M. Taylor
Pima County
Student Union Building Plans Delayed Until War Ends
President Alfred Atkinson announced no definite action on a university student union building will be taken until after the war. He said it would be included in a reservoir of plans for WPA construction postwar, and stated Warren Grossettla's committee did not submit a report to the regents meeting.
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Alfred Atkinson
WPA
Warren Grossetta
Student Union
Board of Regents
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Indi & Words
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E. Sixth St
Robbins Body & Nder
S. 6Th Ave
Manly’s Tire Service
N Stone
Don Rogers
N. Stone
Guar
TAFP
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Stone
Gall Frank
Willard Battery Service
Ghenault’s
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Josephine
Congress
Arda Jamison
Lula
DE Luxe
Vogue
Hester Hunters Book Shop
Speedway
Broadway
Fox Theatre
Priser’s
Frank W. Ganz
Lewis Collection Agency
W. Alameda
William Schulmeyer
W. C. Eck
Blacklidge Drive
Dressmkr
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Santa Rita Cins
Probasco’s
Young’s Fuel Co
Florists Rossi's Florists
Stone Ave
Film del
Monarch Photo
P.O. Box
GIFT
Women's Exchange
Unusual Antiques & Gifts
Tisitzky—Hatter Estate
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Sam
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