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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
14
The Tucson Daily Citizen masthead lists publisher William B. Johnson and editor Alex Parker with standard newspaper affiliations. A Jefferson quotation about tyranny over the mind anchors the front matter alongside rate and service notes for home delivery and by mail subscriptions.
Robert L. Doughton of Laurel Springs North Carolina a longtime Ways and Means chair earns praise as a possible 1942 man of the year. Colleagues nickname him Muley for steadfast defense of taxpayers purse while he pushes for economy in federal budget and defends non defense spending limits.
The Merchandise Mart of Chicago projects holiday purchases reaching about three billion dollars with a five percent volume gain over 1929 and eleven percent over last year. Despite defense spending and higher costs, the surge continues under statutory restraints and executive orders, drawing mixed feelings from observers.
The piece argues the Russian defense proves German offensives less effective, highlights morale and firearms expansion under Stalin, and contemplates a possible Russian push into Germany if the German retreat proves disorganized. It contrasts Holy Russia with Holy Joe and envisions a shift from Nazism to Communism as a world nightmare if a Russian victory occurs.
In Washington John L Lewis faced questions after a policy committee address. Critics note he misquoted and attributed to the Scriptures a line from Shakespeare King Henry VI Part II Scene II. Scholars say the correct line is Thrice armed is he who hath his quarrel just.
A Milwaukee Post reader questions whether prominent individuals who can read yet struggle to write should be labeled illiterate. A letter drafted with chicken tracks is clarified by a stenographer who adds the writer’s name. The piece considers how to classify such figures for census purposes.
Dr. William Haber of Ann Arbor warns a postwar low mood is not inevitable if the nation marshals intelligence and acts quickly. He criticizes Congress for delaying inflation and taxation action and for worrying about elections rather than the economy.
George Tucker recalls opening night at the Met with the Marriage of Figaro and notes from a new Opera book. He highlights Rise Stevens, Ezio Pinza, and Nelson Eddy while recounting Tommy Dorsey’s RCA Dance Caravan antics and detours on tour venues from Buffalo to Detroit.
The Baer Facts column recalls a summer debate over shaving routines and silk stockings in the wash, noting wives' nightly washing of stockings and husbands’ shaving setups. Baer jokes about polls on personal hygiene and confirms he is not an authority, only reporting family bathroom events.
Senator Gillette accuses the Foreign Relations Committee of exposing a secret pro Axis network in the United States and Hawaii. He cites three organizations with thousands of adherents in California and Hawaii and links funds to Tokyo and threats against Japanese-American resisters.
Washington dispatch notes British miscalculated American tank support in Libya with 775 tanks claimed as ours out of 1,150 at start. Other details cover wartime drafts, army size targets, lend lease conduct, food stamp violations, and Japan’s limited air power. The piece cites secrecy around precise counts and observer reports on tank performance around Rezegh.
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