Arizona GOP Leader Michael Cassidy Dies in California
Michael E. Cassidy a 66 year old Arizona political and business figure died in St. Luke's hospital Pasadena after heart complications. Funeral in Phoenix at St. Mary's Catholic church with burial in St. Francis cemetery. Cassidy served as 1938 Republican congressional candidate and held posts from Bisbee postmaster to Arizona prohibition director and state official roles. He saw service in the Spanish American War World War I and II era intelligence reserves.
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Dental assistant misclassified as steam shovel operator
At Fort Leavenworth Kansas a soldier tagged as a dental assistant was found to be a steam shovel operator. The Army’s 300-class card index system assigns numbers to trades and the dentist questioned the candidate’s experience. The man claimed he was an operator, not an experienced dental assistant.
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Criticism Lacking As Army Prepares
Edward F. Bomar reports on a nationwide aerial tour of Army posts showing two armored divisions near full readiness at Fort Knox and Fort Benning while others lag in equipment. Generals warn of slow progress yet soldiers endure long hours, rain, and hardship with steady enthusiasm as mobilization runs ahead of schedule.
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Taft Says FDR Won't Lead U S Into War
Cincinnati December 6 Sen Robert A Taft now says President Roosevelt will not lead the United States into war. He argues the president aims to keep the country out of conflict and would instead help England by lending money, while opposing ship convoys.
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Co ed Wins Bets After Georgia Tech Game
Athens Georgia December 6 Jessie Christie collected bets from the Georgia Georgia Tech football game after claiming all wagers. She won thirteen steak dinners ten soft drinks three movies and six dollars in cash.
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Jessie Christie
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Osborn Reports Campaign Costs and Receipts
Gov elect Sidney P. Osborn reports to the secretary of state that his general election expenditures totaled 4490.03 dollars while receipts reached 4272.50 dollars.
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Sidney P. Osborn
Secretary of State
Training Pace Quickens for Cadets at Randolph Field
At Randolph Field flying cadets face a nine week program now shorter than planned. Weather delays are recovered by rescheduled night and Sunday sessions. General Collins praises cadets discipline and emphasizes building teamwork across regiments divisions and corps.
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Barracks for Draftees Declared Superior to WWI Quarters
Los Angeles reports Col. L. R. Groves told a national defense construction conference that new draft Army barracks are far better than World War I housing. He stressed sanitary, adequate housing and emphasized hospital completion before troop moves, noting delays if hospitals lag. The meeting drew contractors, architects, engineers and Army officials from camps in the southwest and beyond.
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Railways of South Africa Hit Record Earnings
Government railways in South Africa report unprecedented earnings, topping prior records as revenue streams strengthen. Officials attribute gains to freight demand, efficiency measures, and strategic pricing across key corridors.
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Methodist Bishops Propose World Calendar for Holidays
The Methodist Council of Bishops endorsed a plan to fix roving holidays to a single date each year and dated holidays to a specific weekday. Under the calendar a 12 month year would start with 31 day quarters, December adds a December Y holiday, and leap years add Jane L. Leap Year Day. Approval awaits adoption by governments and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
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Atchison Topeka Santa Fe to issue $10 million certificates
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway to issue $10 000 000 of 1 percent equipment trust certificates series D. The certificates are priced at 100 ½ percent of par plus accrued dividends.
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Nogales Warns Of Alien Registration
Postmaster Emory Miller urged aliens in Nogales to register by December 26. He noted several hundred had not yet complied, bringing the total registered aliens to 1,515.
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Emory Miller
Memory lapses cost Brantford man fifty five dollars
Brantford Ontario man R. E. Sayles forgot to lock his safe after installing a new combination. Thieves gained entry and stole $55.
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Ont. U.P
R. E. Sayles
England's knitters trace craft to ancient Pharaohs
With home knitters busy, women in England seek the origin of knitting. They have traced the craft back to the Pharaohs and seek to ascertain who invented it.
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