Tucson Man Tells Why Wake Holding
Robert L. Henderson, a Tucson plasterer, recalls Wake Island’s defense and the 500 to 1,000 civilian workers beside Marines and sailors. He describes fortifications, passes to cross the island, and a belief the island may hold while others fall as Japan advances in the Pacific. Henderson previously worked for Pan American on Guam and Wake and has also served on several other Pacific islands.
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Wake Island
Adolf Hitler
Tucson
Wake
Robert L
Red) Henderson
Pan American Airlines
Guam
Wake Islands
Henderson
Midway Islands
China Sea
Navy
Japan
United States
Honolulu
Hawaii
Dutch East Indies
Canton
Inderberry
Palmyra
Hawaiian Islands
Britain Says Nazis Sink French Spanish Ships
Britain charged that German submarines were sinking French and Spanish merchant ships indiscriminately and blamed Britain to stir trouble. The admiralty denied the Vichy claim that a submarine—presumably British—sunk the St Denis and said eight weeks of U boats operated in the western Mediterranean.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
Russia
Libya
St. Denis
Mediterranean
Tarn
Castillo Opopesa
Badalona
Changes Seen in Military Course At University
Visiting Col. E A Keyes said personnel adjustments and course changes may occur soon in the university military department. Keyes, in Tucson for a two day inspection, conferred with President Alfred Atkinson and Col. A W Holderness. He urged military science students to stay with their current work until the armed forces call upon them.
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University Military Department
E. A. Keyes
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Keyes
Tucson
Alfred Atkinson
A. W. Holderness
Irish To Play St Nick At University Christmas Program
University of Arizona plans a community Christmas tree event with Santa Jack Irish in Saint Nick costume arriving on a sled drawn by reindeer. Bill Daily will host, a Noel skit will be performed, and gifts collected will go to the Tucson Big Brothers Society.
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Santa Claus
Jack Irish
University of Arizona
University
C. Zaner Lesher
Lesher
Bill Daily
Saint Nick
Stephens Funeral Will Be Tomorrow
Private funeral services for Mrs. Ella Elizabeth Stephens 74 who died here will be held tomorrow at 2 p m in Bring s chapel with Elder W P Pyper of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mrs Stephens a native of Tyrone Georgia had resided in Arizona for 55 years with 22 years in Tucson.
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Ella Elizabeth Stephens
Bring’s Chapel
W. P. Pyper
Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints
Evergreen Cemetery
Stephens
Tyrone
Arizona
Tucson
Christmas Tree Harvest Reaches Six Million in Canada
A report notes that last year about six million Christmas trees were felled in Canada as evergreen stock. The figure highlights substantial industry scale and seasonal demand across the country.
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Canada
Rummage Shop to Reopen After Renovation
The rummage shop run by the Arizona Children's Home will reopen tomorrow at 318 North Fourth Avenue and will be open daily 9 to 5 except Sundays. Capt. C. Burt Cosgrove reports he is safe and well after the first Japanese attacks. Maj. R. C. Davis, nephew of W. H. McConnico, was killed near Honolulu. date and circumstances not disclosed.
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The
Arizona Children’s Home
North Fourth Avenue
C. Burt Cosgrove
U. S. Army Air Corps
W. H. McConnico
South Sixth Avenue
Maj. R. C. Davis
Corps of Engineers
Honolulu
Hickam Field
Pearl Harbor
Baker Family Informs Son Safe At Honolulu Base
Mr and Mrs W H Baker of 1017 North Tyndall Avenue report their son Private Raymond Baker is safe at Hickam Field in Honolulu.
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W. H. Baker
North Tyndall Avenue
Raymond Baker
Hickam Field
Honolulu
Sunnyside District Forms Civilian Defense Structure
At a mass meeting the Sunnyside district organized to cooperate with civilian defense work in Pima county. The community was divided into five zones with a chairman for each zone. John W. Bleckar named general chairman and John Dayton secretary and treasurer.
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Sunnyside
Pima County
John W. Bleckar
John Dayton
Baby Marilyn Joan Born to Mansfield Family
Word comes of the birth of a daughter December 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mansfield who now reside in Peoria Illinois. The infant is named Marilyn Joan. The couple formerly lived in Tucson where Mrs Mansfield was Miss Jeanne Chamberlaine before marriage. Mrs Beatrice Chamberlaine of Tucson, mother of Mrs Mansfield, is visiting her daughter.
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Edward Mansfield
Peoria
Illinois
Marilyn Joan
Mansfield
Tucson
Jeanne Chamberlaine
Beatrice Chamberlaine
Boy Scout Court of Honor Set for Tomorrow Night
A Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held tomorrow night at 7 30 at Roskruge Junior High School. Dr F E Sowerby serves as chairman of the committee in charge.
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Roskruge
F. E. Sowerby
Girl Scouts Plan Carol Singing Meet at County Court House
Girl Scouts planning carol singing are asked to assemble in front of Pima County Court House tomorrow between 4 15 and 4 30 p m.
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Pima County Court House
Tucson man held on liquor sale to Indians charge
Antonio Grijalva of Tucson was arrested Sunday on a liquor sale to Indians charge. He was arraigned before U. S. Commissioner C. Wayne Clampitt and remains held on a $750 bond pending court action.
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Antonio Grijalva
Tucson
U. S
C. Wayne Clampitt
Draftees From Two Pima Boards to Fly to Phoenix
A total of 25 draftees from Pima county selective service board numbers 2 and 11 and board number 1 will depart January 5 for Phoenix to undergo their final Army physical examinations the next day.
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Pima County Selective Service Board No. 2
Board No. 1
Phoenix
1942 Rodeo Approved By Tucson Committee
The Tucson Chamber of Commerce rodeo committee unanimously approved the 1942 Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Plans include Indian Day shows, expanded exhibits, and continued fair operations without price increases. Mel Vaught to use Rubin and Cherry equipment. rodeo dates set for February 20 21 and 22.
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Tucson
Gardner
Harry Embleton
C. B. Brown
Tree donated for Visitors' party in Tucson
A 12 foot Christmas tree donated by the city recreation department will be decorated for the Visitors' club Christmas Eve party at the Tucson Chamber of Commerce after the motorcade. The Visitors' room may host the Pima county defense coordinating council or the general meeting room next to it for the event with games and refreshments. The party committee includes J. L. Benton as chairman and several members.
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City Recreation Department
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Pima County Defense Coordinating Council
J. L. Benton
Benton
Roy Brown
H. H. Smith
Carl McKee
Mabel King
L. C. Fox
Paul Pennewitt
Clement Vaughn
Pilot recounts four Jap bombers shot down over Hawaii
Lieut. George Welch 22 from Wilmington Delaware describes a December 7 air combat over Hawaii. He says he shot down four Japanese planes, landed with three bullet holes in his craft, and with Lt Kenneth Taylor aiding before another return to the sector.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
George Welch
Wilmington
Del
Wahiawa
Kenneth Taylor
Hominy
Okla
Taylor
Barbers’ Point
Surgical Dressing Workers Sought in Pima County
Women volunteers are urged to prepare emergency surgical dressings for Tucson's county hospital. Mrs. Elizabeth Steelsmith says the hospital will be the first aid line in a local emergency, with dressings made of cellucation at the doctors auditorium.
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Pima County Hospital
Elizabeth Steelsmith
Steelsmith
Tucson
New Year Eve Party Held atop Mount Evans Summit
The article notes America's highest New Year Eve party is staged on the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado. A crowd gathers at the peak for celebrations, fireworks, and views from the high-altitude venue.
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America
Mount Evans
Colorado
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