Italian Road Helps British In Attack
British armored units swept west of Bardia driving Italians from Salum and Fort Capuzzo as they crossed into Libya. Italian forces retreated toward Bardia, bombing from sea and air, while British columns advanced along the Via Vittoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Salam
Egypt
Bardia
Libya
Salum
Fort Capuzzo
Tobruk
Berdi
Bergonzoli
General Electric
Sidi Barrani
Vittoria
Mussolini
Alexandria
Catanzaro
Buqbuq
Bugbuq
Baobao
Giuseppe Amico
Cantanzaro
Body Recovered After Mine Blast Near Beckley West Virginia
In Beckley a rescue crew retrieved the body of W. M. Kirk from Raleigh Coal and Coke No. 4 mine after an explosion that trapped at least seven. Four other men were hospitalized with severe burns while 14 remained believed trapped inside debris in the hillside mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Sidi Barrani
Cantanzaro
Maletti
Nibeiwa
West Virginia
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
W. M. Kirk
New River
Albert Wade
Wade
Harry Sexton
Joe Saunders
Roy Hill
Negro
John Dalton
W. R. Yost
John T. Yost, Jr
Ernest Anderson
Saunders
No. 4
Dragoon Girl's Rites Scheduled In Benson
Funeral services for Druscilla Letha Adams eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd C Adams of Dragoon who died in a local hospital today are set for tomorrow at 2 p m in Benson. The Benson Congregational church will host the services and burial will be in the Benson cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druscilla Letha Adams
Lloyd C. Adams
Dragoon
Benson
Benson Congregational Church
Benson Cemetery
Comet Discovered By South African Astronomer
A South African astronomer recently located a new comet, adding to celestial discoveries. The find highlights ongoing sky surveys and international collaboration in planetary science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Bombing Hits Basel in World War II Air Raid
Basel, Switzerland suffered four dead and many injured as bombs struck last night. The attack targeted rail lines east of Basel central station, with fragments prompting questions on the attackers' nationality. Swiss officials considered British involvement and vowed a strong response if confirmed. Basel serves as a major rail hub linking Germany, Alsace, and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Switzerland
Rhine River
Germany
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
Federal Council
Bern
London
Berlin
Painted out Portland man finds house after three passes
Fred Haldeman a field man for the state game department drove past his house three times before locating it. His wife promised to alert him the next time the house would be painted during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Fred Haldeman
State Game Department
Grady Warns Against Nazis in Economic Penetration
Dr Henry F Grady assistant secretary of state warned at the American Vocational association convention that Germany seeks to penetrate Latin American markets to threaten US defense, urging faster national preparedness and expanded vocational training to fill skilled trades for wartime needs. Lt Col Frank McSherry echoed economic readiness alongside military measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
United States
Germany
Latin America
Henry F. Grady
American Vocational Association
Grady
Frank McSherry
U. S. Army General Staff
America
George F. Zook
American School of Education
Europe
War Department
University speaker discusses college football subsidies
Eileen McCullough of the University of Arizona speech department addressed the Hirams club at their lunch on Subsidization of College Football. Carl Leiersdorf, chief passenger agent for American Airlines in Chicago, arrived in Tucson to vacation at the Kenyon ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen McCullough
University of Arizona Department of Speech
Hirams Club
Carl Leiersdorf
American Airlines
Chicago
Tucson
Kenyon Ranch
Tuchi Club Meets for Evening YWCA Program
The Tuchi Club gathers at 7 30 p m today at the YWCA for a Christmas program presided by Mary Ruth Cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Mary Ruth Cherry
Open House at University of Arizona Lab Tonight
An open house will be held at the electrical engineering laboratory on the University of Arizona campus tonight. Displays will be shown and motion pictures projected for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Engineering Laboratory
University of Arizona
Tragic Cincinnati Blast Kills 12 and Wounds 12
A pre dawn explosion wrecked a three story downtown building in Cincinnati injuring 12 and killing 12. Eleven children among the dead, with residents from four families affected and one 12 year old missing. Authorities explore gas as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Market
Joe Hughes
Hughes
Chris Williams
Frank Schnetzer
Hubert Smith
Raymond Roy
Jack Morgan
Work On Ranch House For Film Starts Soon
Construction of a ranch house for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Billy the Kid will begin soon at the Double A ranch. Robert Taylor and Maureen O'Sullivan star, with Keith Weeks as manager, Paul Grosse as art director, and M Berdick as construction superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Billy the Kid
Robert Taylor
Maureen O'Sullivan
Santa Rita
Keith Weeks
Paul Grosse
M. Berdick
Pepper Tree Court Sold to Henry Hecklers in Tucson
The Pepper Tree tourist court at 2025 South Sixth Avenue in Tucson was sold for about 35000 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heckler, recent Hammond Indiana arrivals. Harold G. Wilson announced the sale, with Nelson Garwood handling it. The 26 cottage-unit court will be improved and operated by the new owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sixth Avenue
Henry Heckler
Tucson
Hammond
Ind
Asmus Thrane
Harold G. Wilson
H. C. Torren Company
Nelson Garwood
Wilson
Heckler
Gilded Lion From British Pavilion Joined Bronx Zoo
A gilded lion statue once guarding the British pavilion at the New York World’s Fair has been added to the Bronx Zoo collection. The exhibit move expands the zoo’s display of international relics and decorative sculptures from the fair era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx Zoo
Beta Sigma Phi Christmas Party Planned by Sorority
Beta Sigma Phi will hold its annual Christmas party at 8 this evening at Miss Caroline McLaughlin’s home 1741 East Fifth Street. Members should bring dolls dressed for the Aunt Peggy radio program with Miss Gertrude Stewart and Miss McLaughlin overseeing the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Business Sorority
Caroline McLaughlin
East Fifth Street
Gertrude Stewart
Miss McLaughlin
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N.stone
Verna E. Yocum
Old Pueblo Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Xmas Decorating Contest Contest Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Vocational Association
U.S
ZORIC
Sam
Associated Press
Joseph Koebbe
Dora Smith
Helen Schnetzer
Leonard
Edward Shearwood
Koebbe
Shearwood
Columbia
the Record Shop
Tucson Music CO
E. Congress
Earth
Rancho
Reid
Rancho Palos Verdes
Orange Grove Road
Oracle Road
Ford
BAUM
Adamson
North
Stone Avenue
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