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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1940

Page

4

Taylor Funeral Held Here Today

The body of Bob Harrison Taylor aged 42 who died Saturday morning at 14 East Lincoln Street will be shipped to Carthage Missouri for funeral services and burial tomorrow. His wife Nettie Taylor accompanies the remains. He was a barber by trade and had been in Tucson seven months. He leaves his father James Taylor of Carterville Missouri a sister Hazel Blankenship of Webb City Missouri and a nephew Harold Clyma of Webb City Missouri. Tiedje Funeral home is in charge.

Bob Harrison Taylor East Lincoln Street Carthage Nettie Taylor Taylor Tucson James Taylor Carterville Hazel Blankenship Webb City Harold Clyma

Darwin Exhibit Showcases Live Animals in Moscow

An exhibit in Moscow features live animals and photographs centered on Charles Darwin. The display highlights Darwinian themes and draws public attention to natural history.

Charles Darwin Moscow

Laval Firing Sparks Shifts in French German Talks

The dismissal of Pierre Laval from the French government signals a shift in Franco German diplomacy as Laval’s successor Pierre Flandin pursues different terms with Germany. Petain aims to delay German demands while awaiting broader strategic moves amid Greek and North African developments.

Pierre Laval Germany France Herr Hitler Great Britain Laval Vichy Foregin Pierre Flandin Italy Mussolini Abyssinia Flandin Marshal Petain Petain Vichy

War Relief Tag Day Raises $600 for Greeks

Tellis Papastavros announces Tucson Greek War Relief Tag Day raised about $600 in cardboard containers. Donations from Tucsonians and Greek Americans will be sent to New York HQ of the relief association led by treasurer Richard Mellon. President Bill Kritos notes the total in Tucson is still being tallied and praises the community’s generosity.

Tellis Papastavros Tucson The Relief Association Bill Kritos

France Shifts From Totalitarianism Toward Public Opinion

The text notes a growing recognition of public opinion's weight as a sign of movement away from totalitarian ideas in France under Petain, marking a possible shift in national attitude towards governance.

Petain France

Engineers For Air Corps Are Sought At U A

The War Department seeks five UA applicants this month and three each month after for Air Corps ground crew cadet training. Candidates must be unmarried U.S. citizens ages 20 to 26 in good health with engineering degrees preferred. Training at NYU and Purdue precedes Air Corps commissioning.

War Department University of Arizona Air Corps New York University Purdue University Air Corps Technical School Army Mechanics United States Army H. N. Gilbert G. M. Butler College of Engineering

Winter storm lashes Midwest and drifts hit Colorado

A nationwide storm brings rain and snow across most of the United States except New England, southern Florida, and parts of the Rockies. Iowa and southern Minnesota endure blizzard conditions while Vicksburg reports nearly two inches of rain. The system moves northeast over the Great Lakes as California and Arizona see rain edging into the southwest by late today.

New England Florida Rocky Mountain States Iowa Minnesota Mississippi Valley Gulf Vicksburg Miss. U. S A. C. Donne Chicago Midwest Great Lakes San Francisco Bay Area San Diego Arizona U. S. Weather Bureau Blythe California-Arizona Highway 60 Phoenix

Cincinnati scientists claim thiamin boosts heat endurance

Two University of Cincinnati researchers report experiments showing tropical heat depression can be countered by doubling daily thiamin intake. This finding highlights vitamin B's potential to improve performance in hot climates and may influence dietary guidance for endurance work.

Haarlem University of Cincinnati

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