Roosevelt Nominates 18 Army Officers for General Ranks
President Roosevelt announces temporary promotions and advancements for 18 Army officers due to the war emergency. Major General Henry H. Arnold leads the list to lieutenant general. Col Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is advanced to brigadier general.
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Roosevelt
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Arnold
Theodore Roosevelt
Gener
Philippines
26Th Infantry
Horace H. Fuller
41St Infantry
Fort Lewis
Wash
Washington, D. C
Harry K. Rutherford
Waddington
N.Y
Robert P. Patterson
William A. Arnold
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles C.curtis
Coast Artillery Corps
National Guard
Camp Hulen
Tex
Robert W. Crawford
General Staff War Planes Division
Warsaw
N. Y
Benjamin C. Lockwood
Jrn
Detroit
69Th Infantry
Camp
John Mather
Dallas
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Mass
William, S. Rumbough
Signal Corps Replacement Training Center
Camp Crowder
Concord
N. H
Fort Knox
Henry J. Reilly
Winnetka
Forest Hills
Red Cross Drive Reaches $23,000 With Tucson Appeal
The Tucson American Red Cross campaign reports a fourth $500 check and growing contributions toward a $50,000,000 national drive. Local chairman Elmer Present notes a matching offer and broad support from business and ranch communities. Census release records 6,425 vacant Arizona dwellings as of April 1, 1940 across urban rural nonfarm and rural farm areas.
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American Red Cross
South Stone Avenue
Elmer Present
Corbett
William A. Small
Homer Lininger
Lodge-on-the-Desert
Arizona Hotel Association
Henry Boice
Arizona
Census Bureau
All-Out Production Of Copper Subject For Thursday Parley
Washington reports a Thursday conference on war copper production involving government management and labor reps. Sidney Hillman says the meeting aims to ease a major bottleneck, with participation from Arizona Montana Utah Nevada and Michigan. Proposals include reopening low-cost mines improving conditions recruiting workers and upgrading equipment. A large motor maker now supplies army tank parts and other military vehicles and guns.
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Washington
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Arizona
Montana
Utah
Nevada
Michigan
Hillman
Japanese Pressures Fall From Canton as Chinese Attacks Mount
Chungking reports say Japanese forces retreat from Canton area after fierce Chinese assaults. Tamshui region north of Hong Kong sees heavy Chinese offensive with General Tsai Ting Kai among relief commanders. Hong Kong airport airlift saves 275 people including Madame Sun Yat-sen and H. H. Kung amid siege disruptions.
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Tamsui
Hong Kong
Chinese Central
Tsai ‘Ting-Kai
Shanghai
Tamshui
Canton-Kowloon
Chiang Kai-Shek
Singapore
CBS
Madame Sun
Yat-Sen
Population of Japanese on Pacific Coast Is 100000
The census bureau reports over 100000 Japanese on the Pacific coast from the 1940 census. California has 93717, with 33869 aliens, Oregon 4071 with 1617 aliens, Washington 14563 with 5683 aliens. Major cities include Los Angeles 23321 and San Francisco 5280 with 2276 aliens.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Bureau of Census
California
Oregon
Washington
West Coast
New York
United States
Seattle
Wash
Sacramento
Cal
Oakland
Portland
Ore
Berkeley
Stockton
Two Escape From Federal Prison Camp In Catalina Mountains
Two United States prisoners Jose Gerardo aged 25 and Manuel Pinon aged 20 escaped yesterday from a federal prison camp in the Catalina mountains, the sheriff reports. Gerardo is six feet tall and 204 pounds while Pinon stands five feet three inches and weighs 120 pounds. both were last seen in khaki shirts and trousers. Peace officers across Arizona have been alerted to locate them.
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United States
Jose Gerardo
Manuel Pinon
Federal
Catalina Mountains
Péing
Arizona
Chinese to Receive Identification Cards
A letter to Tucson police from C. T. Feng Chinese consul general in San Francisco requests cooperation in issuing identification cards for Chinese nationals. The cards, bearing signature and photo, aim to prevent Chinese individuals from being mistaken for Japanese after the war declaration and roundups. The plan follows a conference with San Francisco police chief Charles W. Dullea and has FBI approval.
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Harold C
Arizona Homes in 1940 Census Reveal Major Repairs Needed
The census shows about one seventh or 15.2 percent of dwelling units in Arizona required major repairs to floors, roofs, plaster, walls, or foundations. Ongoing neglect risks structural soundness and safety.
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Arizona
Columbia University Maintains Seventy Buildings on Morningside Heights
Columbia University in New York operates seventy buildings across Morningside Heights, reflecting its expansive campus footprint and historic urban setting.
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Columbia‘. University
New York
Morningside Heights
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