Germans Admit British Raids Cause Minor Damage
Berlin reports British planes dropped bombs in southwest Germany with slight property damage. German bombers attacked Birmingham London and the British Midlands. Sheffield showed fires from the prior raid. Brest and nearby targets were bombed by RAF, with negligible damage claimed and British success allegedly exaggerated.
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Berlin
High Command
Germany
Birmingham
British Midlands
London
Sheffield
Brest
Judas Iscariot Is Subject Of Play At Tucson High
Miss Lillian Cavett announces a fourth period English class production titled The Dust of the Road it is a religious play about Judas Iscariot returning at Christmas to seek a soul to repair sins. Cast includes Teddy Kiel Clarence Gardella Bill Funk and Jill Falk.
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Lillian Cavett
Tucson High School
Judas Iscariot
Christ
Teddy Kiel
Clarence Gardella
Bill Funk
Jill Falk
Eastern States Dominated Attendance at 1940 World Fair
About 89 percent of the persons attending the New York World's Fair in 1940 came from 11 eastern states and the District of Columbia. The statistic highlights the event's regional draw and concentration of visitors from nearby areas.
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Eastern States
District of Columbia
Arizona enveloped by worst fog on record
Dense fog covered western Arizona with the Salt River valley central, reducing visibility to under 25 feet at times and disrupting Phoenix Los Angeles air service. Rain and snow fed reservoirs, with measurable totals across the Salt River watershed and high altitude snow in McNary.
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Arizona
U. S. Weather Bureau
Salt River Valley
Tucson
Yuma
Kingman
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Salt River
Roosevelt
Intake
Bartlett
Childs
McNary
Flagstaff
Winslow
Globe
Prescott
Nogales
The
Mrs Phillips Named N Y A Supervisor in Cochise County
Bisbee December 18 Mrs Mildred Phillips of Bisbee is named Cochise county supervisor for the National Youth Administration. She succeeds Miss Lois Page who becomes district supervisor at Globe. Mrs Phillips formerly taught home economics at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind in Tucson.
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Bisbee
Mildred Phillips
Cochise County
National Youth Administration
Lois Page
Globe
Phillips
Arizona State School For the Deaf and the Blind
Tucson
Molasses Proves Effective in Correcting Soil Alkalinity
Adding molasses and other by products of the sugar industry to the soil has successfully removed alkalinity and increased crop production.
Red Cross Record Set in Tucson Chapter Drive
T K Shoenhair reports Tucson Red Cross roll call progress with 7 759 84 collected and 3 955 members. Willcox 120 Benson 152 Ajo 600 enrollments. area quota 5 500 with 4 827 already signed up. 203 volunteers thanked.
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T. K. Shoenhair
American Red Cross
Tucson
Shoenhair
Willcox
Benson
Ajo
Difference In Copper Prices Is Made Known
New York December 18 copper markets show varied pricing for foreign buyers. Some buyers can obtain copper at 10 cents a pound while others are charged 12 cents. Japanese interests paid 11.5 cents for nearby delivery. British orders can purchase around 10.5 cents net, with metal imported in bond. A 4 cent duty largely refunded on export, and attention to a possible export licensing system are noted.
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New York
Great Britain
United States
Brazil
Washington
Campaign drive expected to surpass nine thousand dollars
Shoen hair announced the roll call of contributors and optimism that total will exceed $9,000 as complete reports come in. Last year the drive netted $6,300 and this year’s effort is described as the most successful in the chapter’s history. Attending the board meeting were Mrs. J. J. O'Dowd the chairman Rabbi Hyman Iola Leo B. Keith A. N. Cooperthwait Mrs. B. B. Ball Mrs. John D. Steele C. L Pfeiffer Miss Mary Torrence and Miss Margaret Link.
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Shoenhair
J. J. O'Dowd
Hyman Iola
Leo B. Keith
A. N. Cooperthwait
B. B. Ball
John D. Steele
C. L Pfeiffer
Mary Torrence
Margaret Link
Indians in Mexico oppose teachers as government agents
In rural areas many Indigenous residents challenge teachers, labeling them as mouthpieces of the government and resisting educational reforms. The stance reflects tension between local communities and state authority over schooling.
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Mexico
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Red Cross
Greenwald & Adams
Elgin
Hamilton
Waltham
Greenwald & Adams Jewelers
E. Congress
Reilly
Arthur G. House
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Congress St
6Th Avenue
Buick
Cele
General Motors
Apache Motors
Flint
Mich
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