Bomber Lands After Night Flight Crash at Lindbergh Field
A four motor B 24 Liberator bomber made a successful crash landing at Lindbergh Field after losing a wheel on a night flight from Tucson. Army officials reported no serious damage or injuries among the crew though several men parachuted earlier near Muroc Dry Lake. Six 300000000 candlepower searchlights aided the dawn landing and the pilot was kept aloft until daylight to avoid a repeat mishap.
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San Diego
Calif
U.R
Lindbergh Field
Tucson
Ariz
Army
Navy
Muroc Dry Lake
Here
Camp Callan
Red Cross Drive Nears Local Goal with Donor Boost
Total of 15500 contributed toward Tucson Red Cross war emergency drive of 23000 as reported by Elmer Present general chairman. A 5000 gift from an anonymous donor helped push progress. checks collected at 89 South Stone Avenue as organizers strive to meet the objective by Christmas.
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Tucson
Medical kit taken from doctor's car
Dr. John S. Mikell reported theft of a medical kit from his car on North Cherry Avenue. The kit valued at 5100 contained nose and throat instruments with no narcotics inside. Police note past thefts of similar items and ongoing investigations with no arrests yet.
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John S. Mikell
East North Street
Mikell
North Cherry Avenue
Youths Take Trolley Car Ride In Wild Daydream
In Los Angeles two 15 and 16 year olds borrowed a trolley car near Baldwin Park, drove it along a private line, and collided with a parked car. They admitted borrowing manuals and a controller key from the El Monte powerhouse, saying they could not stop the vehicle. Police booked them on suspicion of damaging railway equipment.
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Los Angeles
Calvin S. Conn
Kenneth Dickerson
Baldwin Park
Temple City
el Monte
Coon
Duke and Duchess of Windsor to visit Mexico in February
John Davison reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor have accepted an invitation from Gen. Maximino Avila Camacho to visit Mexico. The royal couple will travel by yacht Southern Cross in February and stay at undisclosed locations during the trip.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
John Davison
Guaymas
Mexico City
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Maximino Avila Camacho
Hitler assumes personal command of German army
In a dramatic move, Adolf Hitler takes direct command of all German land forces, replacing Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch amid signs of strain between army leadership and Nazi party chiefs. The decision, described as needed for coordination, follows Germany's rapid wartime expansion and hints at broader strategic aims.
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Associated Press
Bern
Switzerland
Walther von Brauchitsch
France
Balkans
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Hitler
England
Turkey
Spain
Gibraltar
East
von Brauchitsch
Svar
Fuehrer
Services Held For Dr John Griffith Edwards
Funeral services for Dr John Griffith Edwards 69 were held at Parker Mortuary chapel with Rev Frank Williams of the First Methodist church officiating. The body was sent to Phoenix for cremation. Edwards came from London three years ago in poor health and has no survivors in this country.
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John Griffith Edwards
Parker Mortuary Chapel
Frank
Williams
First Methodist Church
Phoenix
Edwards
London
England
Theodore Roosevelt: Author Traveler and Soldier Leader
Theodore Roosevelt known as a prolific author and world traveler, he also served as a soldier and rose to prominence as a United States president, shaping policy and national identity through varied roles and enduring leadership.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
State Supreme Court Upholds Two Unrelated Decisions
The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of a law authorizing investment of permanent school funds in securities. It reversed a lower court ruling denying the state judgment against Paul H. Versluis and his wife over a farm loan mortgage. In a second case, the court upheld a Cochise County judgment awarding minor James Jeffries 1250 dollars in damages from the Lyric Amusement Company of Bisbee.
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Phoenix
State Supreme Court
Paul H. Versluis
Supreme Court
Maricopa County
Versluis
Cochise County
James Jeffries
Lyric Amusement Company of Bisbee
Positions Open In U S Navy Recruitment Drive
The U S Navy through USES offices in Arizona launches a one week recruitment for aeronautical personnel. Openings include associate engineers 3200, assistant engineers 2600, junior engineers 2000, and radio engineers 3200. Must be engineering graduates. Applications due by Dec 27 1941. Positions are in Washington DC with civil service ratings.
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United States Navy Department
U. S
Arizonia
Wieden
Bureau of Aeronautics Navy Department
Washington
D. C
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy to interview applicants after preliminary review
Wielden said anyone acceptable from the preliminary review of his application will be interviewed shortly thereafter by a Navy department representative. The personal interviews would be conducted at the local USES office.
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Navy
Partment
Wielden
Local Uses
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Perkins
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Fiorello
Duke
Duchess Windsor
Mexico
Karpen
Monterey
Dorris-Heyman Furniture. Company
North Sixth Ave
Ouclity Damask
John Geiffith
East Congress
U.S. Navy
Department
Arin
College Shop
North ‘Park
University Gates
Steinfeld
Steinfeld’s
Einfelds
Seagram
Enoven
Seagram’s
Manhattan
Seagran
Crane and Jerry
Seagram-Distillers CO
New York
Tam
America
Crain
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