Crash Kills Coast Woman
Mrs. Helen Kirkbride of Laguna Beach Calif died in Prescott hospital from injuries after the automobile she rode in with husband Joe Kirkbride crashed head on into a parked truck on U S highway 89 eighteen miles north of Prescott Christmas eve. Kirkbride serious head chest injuries. Roy Reece of Phoenix driver of the truck said a tire blew out and flares were placed around the vehicle during repairs. An inquest was ordered by Justice of Peace Gordon Clark. The body was sent to Williams for funeral arrangements.
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Williams
Christmas in Wartime London Amid Air Raids and Hope
Britons celebrated Noël in shelters and homes as sirens wailed and RAF activities paused. King George VI delivered a Christmas message urging resolve and victory while praising allied aid from Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa and the Duke of Windsor offered prayers for a swift end to hostilities.
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Channel
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Fleet Air Arm
London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Empire
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
England
United States
Bahamas
Duke of Windsor
Accidents Kill Two Drivers West of Douglas and St David
Edwin Caldwell aged 30 a Negro chauffeur from Lake Forest UL died after his car skidded and overturned on slick pavement west of St David He died en route to a hospital. Coroner FE L Stewart exonerates driver J T Hill of Bisbee in a prior collision.
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Page One
Douglas
FE. L. Stewart
J. T. Hill
Bisbee
Edwin Caldwell
Lake Forest
St. David
Ferrel Nelson
Caldwell
H. K. Esterbrook
Final Assault Near Bardia Invasion Details
A coastal road to Bardia shows a vast column of tanks troops and guns hauled by new captured Italian trucks. The final assault approaches as a heavy Italian gun nicknamed Long Lizzie fires from the dried valley west of Bardia.
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Bardia
All American Tom Harmon Seeks Radio Contract in Hollywood
Tom Harmon former Michigan halfback visits Hollywood to negotiate a radio sports broadcaster contract. He stays with actor Alan Mowbray and plans talks with Bing Crosby and a network appearance this week or next.
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Hollywood
Tom Harmon
University of Michigan
Harmon
Alan Mowbray
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Heroic Greek Women Work As Nurses To Help Troops
On a Greek hospital train in Macedonia at Christmas 191? a Red Cross nurse sterilizes bandages while tending wounded soldiers. She reveals four wars of service and two sons at the front, choosing duty over visiting her sick engineer son as the train nears a station.
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J. Wes Gallagher
Macedonia
Red Cross
England
Roosevelt Seeks Broad Relief Cuts With Defense Spread
Senator Ball argues for shrinking relief outlays by distributing defense orders across the nation to ease the relief burden. He notes the Midwest still needs WPA funds while defense jobs are concentrated in the East and Far West. Roosevelt plans relief spending recommendations in the January budget.
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Ball
R-Minn
Middle West
East
Far West
Roosevelt
Congress
Youth Cleared in Willkie Egg Throwing Case
Pontiac Michigan December 26 municipal judge dismisses charges against Bruce Bragan 17 a high school student accused of egg throwing at Republican candidate Wendell Willkie on October 2. Judge Moore orders parents of four juveniles to spank their sons Bragan says he bought eggs but did not throw them at Willkie.
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Pontiac
Mich
Milton Cooney
Bruce Bragan
Wendell L. Willkie
Bragan
Arthur E. Moore
Cooney
Willkie
German troop movements near Danube raise Balkan tensions
Rumors say Germany plans to move toward the Danube and Moldavia as far west as the Siretul river after year’s start. Romanian police quell exodus rumors while diplomacy questions a possible link to the Danube dispute and a drive to the east.
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Red
Danube
Moldavia
Siretul
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Russia
Germany
Reich
Soviet
Slovakia
Moscow
Bucharest
Bessarabia
Bukovina
Ismail
Sulina
St. George
Mexico Raises Rank of Northwestern General
Gen Antonio Rios Zertuche commander of the 4th military zone in northwestern Mexico has been promoted to a divisional general the highest military rank in the Mexican army Also elevated to divisional general were Gen Lorenzo Munoz of Chihuahua and Gen Lucas Gonzalez of Coahuila Zertuche was formerly a brigadier general
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Antonio Rios Zertuche
Mexico
Lorenzo Munoz
Chihuahua
Lucas Gonzalez
Coahuila
Zertuche
Mexico Races to Complete Embajum Dam Project
Mexico accelerates construction on the Embajum dam, aiming for rapid completion amid rising energy and irrigation demands. Officials oversee phased milestones and safety checks as crews push metalwork and concrete pours to meet a looming deadline.
Prominent Americans Urge Steady Leadership Over World Threats
A letter signed by President Jr. and figures including Mayor Maury Maverick and Walter Wanger warns of ignorance and apathy toward the global crisis. It appeals for clear, bold leadership to clarify the Axis threat, the danger to democracy, and the consequences if Britain fails.
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Page One
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Dwight Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dorothy Thompson
Walter Wanger
Frederick C. Walcott
Connecticut
James R. Angell
Yale
United Kingdom
Britain
Frohman’s Early Life and Theatrical Influence
Frohman gained fame under his guidance and married Miss Illington in 1903 before divorcing six years later. He began as a copy boy for the New York Tribune under Horace Greeley, traced his theater interest to a post Civil War visit to the P T Barnum Museum, and predicted a 20 year cycle in public taste toward romance over intellectual stage works.
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Ton
Miss Illington
Old
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Frohman
P. T. Barnum
New York
Donovan in London Recall Ties to Knox and White House Secretary Talk
Donovan in London recalled his first trip to England for Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. Early dismissed reports that defeated Senator Milton was considered for a White House secretary post, saying he had not heard the speculation.
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Donovan
London
England
Frank Knox
Early
Sen
Sherman Minton
Ind
White House
Wreck on B and O kills foreman in fog clash
A west-bound freight train collided with a work train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Gordon mine in heavy fog. John Paisley, 40, of Glenroe, Ohio, a section foreman, died. Paul Robey of Bethesda, Ohio, a spreader-operator, was seriously injured. H. H. Harsh, Newark division superintendent, announced an investigation.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Gordon Mine
John Paisley
Glenroe
Paul Robey
Bethesda
H. H. .Harsh
Newark
Daily crossword acrostic clues and answers
A compact crossword list with across and down clues covering flora matches ores metals and common terms. Clues include scales from to strengthen to comply and various abbreviations and names, indicating a typical puzzle grid with intersecting wordplay.
Manhunt Ends With Fugitive Captured After Wounded Chase
Tennessee officers pursued fugitive Coates through wooded hills after a car crash. Coates, claiming a Missouri jail escape, described a hard life and gaining freedom amid a bloody pursuit. He was turned over to Sullivan and a jailed woman with narcotics in a suitcase was detained.
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Tennessee
Sullivan
Black
Coates
Decatur
Missouri
Buchanan County
Tucson Pigeon Wins 300-Mile Futurity Race
A pigeon owned by Jack Borough of Tucson won the 300 mile McQuay Norris futurity race from Deming New Mexico to Phoenix run Christmas Day by the Phoenix Racing Pigeon club. The winner averaged 909.6 yards a minute. Prescott resident Charles Hartin owned the second place bird and Tracy Prater of Tucson owned the third. Forty birds competed. The club plans its Tucson Phoenix race on New Year’s Day.
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Phoenix
Jack Borough
Tucson
Deming
N. M
Phoenix Racing Pigeon Club
Charles Hartin
Prescott
Tracy Prater
Phoenix Holds Two Youthful Parolees
Two parolees were held in Phoenix city jail. An 18 year old, from Arizona for robbery in Yuma county, is accused of stealing a car and attempting to rob a former chief of detectives during a two hour crime spree. The 21 year old, on parole from Nevada, is jailed on intoxication charges.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Nevada
Yuma County
Record Rain Storm in Asam May Set World Depth
Nine inches of rain drenched Asam India in 35 minutes. Officials cite it as potentially a world record for rainstorms, drawing comparisons with extreme events and prompting emergency precautions in the region.
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Asam
India
Radio Highlights Station List and Network Notes
A radio highlights column lists stations with frequencies and NBC CBS affiliations. It includes KFRC San Francisco KTAR Phoenix KVOD Denver KFI Los Angeles KPO San Francisco KECA Los Angeles KGO San Francisco KOA Denver WBAP Fort Worth KOA Denver KRLD Dallas KNX Hollywood KSL Salt Lake City KOB Albuquerque WOAI San Antonio KVOA Tucson 1260 referenced.
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Ellocyclea Roy
Foaceum
Che
KFRC
San Francisco
KTAR
Phoenix
NBC
KVOD
Denver
KFI
Los Angeles
KPO
Francisco
KECA
L. Angeles
KGO
WFAA
Dallas
WBAP
Ft. Worth
KOA
Over
KRLD
CBS
KNX
Hollywood
KSL
Salt Lake City
Eagle
KOB
Albuqque
Antonio
KVOA
Tucson
European News Broadcast Schedule Summary
Radio and television listings show European news segments on KVOA and KTUC with multiple daily air times including mornings at 7 30 and 9 45 a.m. and daytime and evening slots such as noon 12 00 and 5 30 p.m. on KVOA and KTUC later times listed.
Radio Schedule Amid 1941 Programming Listings
A dense listing of radio programs and stations for 1941, detailing times and show names across KTUC KVOA KGO KNX KC etc. Including live musicales, news reads, orchestras, and serials with noted performers and hosts throughout the day.
Radio Schedule Fragments Include Multiple Station Call Letters
A fragmented listing shows times and radio anchors or programs with station call letters such as KVOA KTAR KRLD KSL KTR KSL and KNX KTAR KFI KNX KNX. The scattered items include names like Pastor Bradley Herman Pollack Foster Fitzpatrick and Cummins across various stations.
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Pastor
KVOA
Bradley
KTAR
Young
KRLD
Kearne
Herman
KTR
Kearns
KSL
Pollack
Foster
Fitzpatrick
Tettinahaee
Fitzatrick
Ummings
KPO
Cummins
KFI
Marshall
Strand
KNX
Morning TV Schedule Snapshots
Friday morning includes Financial Service at 8:15 on KVOA followed by Breakfast Club at 8:30. Life Beautiful airs at 8:45 on KTUC with Kate Smith at 10:00 and Farm Home Hour at 10:30 on KTAR. Woman's Page at 11:00 and Friendly Neighbors at 11:15 on KTUC and KVOA, then Opportunity Knocks at 11:30 on KVOA and A. P. Newscast at 11:45 on KVOA.
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Financial Service
KVOA
Life Beautiful
KTUC
Kate Smith
KTAR
Woman's Page
Radio Schedule Fragment Includes Many Programs and Stations
A list of broadcast times and programs across KTUC and KVOA including Big Sister Aunt Jenny My Son and I Portia Faces Life Club Matinee School of Air Charles Dant Scattergood Baines etc. The fragment shows dayparts from 12:00 to 5:45 with various hosts and program titles.
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KTUC
Jenny
Ktuc Fc
Son and
K. Manning
Portia
Life
KVOA
School of Air
Charles Dant
Scattergood Baines
W. W. Dyne
Young Dr. Malone
Linda Dale
Biltmore Rend
We the Abbotts
Tuc
Grazilla Barraga
VOA
Phoenix Firm Submits Low Bid for Fort Huachuca Tanks
The Allison Steel Manufacturing Co of Phoenix bids about 80 000 dollars to supply two 500 000 gallon water tanks at Fort Huachuca. President W L Allison said the contract had not been awarded but he expected acceptance.
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Phoenix
Allison Steel Manufacturing Company of
Fort Huachuca
W. L. Allison
German strategic hesitation shifts focus in Romania
The report suggests Germany weighs limited moves rather than major offensives as Mussolini eyes possible Italian peace. Germans study Balkan options, deterred by Russia, while troop movements to Romania aim to curb semi anarchic conditions and safeguard oil and food transport amid sabotage.
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Winston Churchill
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
Gibraltar
Europe
Italy
Albania
Balkan
Rumania
Russia
Roosevelt's son enters law office in New York
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr aged 26, third son of the President, will start on January 6 as a clerk for Wright Gordon Zachry and Parlin at a salary of 2100 dollars a year. He applied without letters of recommendation and his background includes Groton 1933 Harvard AB 1937 and UVA law 194? graduation last June.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Wright, Gordon, Zachry and Parlin
Roosevelt
Groton School
Harvard University
University of Virginia Law School
Hostilities Renewed In Indo China Clash
In French Indo China near the Mekong the heaviest fighting of the past fortnight occurred around Thakhek with artillery duels on river banks. Thai gendarmes raided French islands and Indo Chinese artillery hit the gendarmerie HQ. Additional clashes were reported in the south.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
U.P
Thailand
Siam
Southeast Asia
Mekong
Thakhek
Mekong Islands
Hill Billy Recruits Devour First Biscuits
In New York a group of hill Billy naval recruits aboard the U S liner Washington after rescuing 1,342 evacuees from the Orient said they were unused to cawnbread and had never tasted white meal before. They finished 56 breakfast biscuits in one sitting and debarked at San Pedro, Calif., after meeting white bread aboard the ship.
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New York
Washington
Orient
Hampton Roads
Far East
San Pedro
Calif
Cons Poetry Contest Brings Many Entries
At Angola state penitentiary a poetry contest drew 50 submissions mostly stolen. Gerald Cramer serving 19 to 24 years for robbery wrote The Remedy praising Hitler with a raunchy garden verse. Sam Halliford, a five year burglar, submitted A Complaint deemed too ribald for publication.
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Baton Rouge
U.P
Angola State Penitentiary
Gerald Cramer
Great Britain
Hitler
Adolf
Sam Halliford
Births in Arizona Outpace Deaths in October
Phoenix reports October totals from the state board of health showing 969 births across 14 counties versus 433 deaths. Infant deaths numbered 75 with 51 due to tuberculosis and other causes completing the picture of a birth-heavy month.
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Phoenix
Arizona
State Board of Health
Bridge Raised Forty Three Feet Over Columbia River
Bridge of the Gods near Portland was reopened after engineers raised the span 43 feet and reassembled it on piers 40 feet higher than before in 115 days.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Columbia River
Primary Election Called for Tucson Wards 1941
Notice states a primary election in Tucson Pima County Arizona on March 4 1941 to nominate mayor at large and councilmen from the First Second and Fourth Wards with Henry O Jaastad as mayor and dates published December 19 26 1940 and January 2 1941.
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Tucson
Pima
Arizona
Henry O. Jaastad
City of
Henry N. Peterson
FRED W._ PETERSON
ANN_ E. PETERSON
Charles C. Peterson
Ruth ER. Peterson
Benjamin F. Peterson
Mamie Peterson
Pima County
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
John Ward
Uuion
State OF
John T. Merritt
Alfred Ronstadt
County of
Advertisement rate note from classified section
A historical classified note outlines 10¢ per line rates and all day and Sunday combinations with a 25 percent extra for multiple Sundays. It warns papers are not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion and mentions contract rates on application.
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Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Daily Citizen
Arizona Daily Stay
Star
Citizen
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Ray Noble
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J. B. Kennedy
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Ask It Basket
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