Five Hurt And 7 Arrested In Auto Mishaps
Police and sheriff's officers said five persons were injured and seven others arrested on reckless driving charges after automobile accidents in Tucson and Pima County across Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and this morning. Names and charges include Landis Williams and Pete Barwood in separate incidents, and several others fined or jailed for reckless driving.
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Tucson
Pima County
C. S. Denison
East 15Th Street
Pete Barwood
North Broadway
Los Angeles
Denison
East Broadway
Scott Street
Joe Noriega
North 14Th Avenue
West Speedway
Anita Street
Santa Cruz River
G. C. Vasquez
South Meyer Street
Landis Williams
North Fifth Avenue
Congress and
Meyer Streets
Tony Lazano
George Doe, Jr
Cherokee Avenue
Anita and
Oury Streets
Doe
Guillermo Alvarez
South Third Avenue
Luther Girton
Escuela, Ariz
South Sixth Avenue
13Th Street
Leon Gonzalo
Y. M. Gallego
Meyer Street
Gonzalo
Alex Carpena
North Anita Street
Roy Crane
Jeannette MacDonald
Don Schultz
East First Street
Adalyn Chaffin
East Fourth Street
German Raider Thought Sunk
New York reports that an empty lifeboat marked Hamburg was sighted 800 miles off Portugal, suggesting a German sea raider may have been sunk. The Hamburg, a 22 337 ton liner, was chased by the Carnarvon Castle near Montevideo on December 5, and may have been destroyed by a British warship. Captain Gomes of the Goncalo Velho reported the lifeboat near the Azores on December 11.
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New York
Hamburg
Portugal
Germany
Atlantic
Carnarvon Castle
Montevideo
Uurguay
Joel Gomes
Goncalo Vehlo
Azores
1941 All American Air Meet Set for Miami
The 1941 All American Air Meet will be staged in Miami Florida on January 10 11 and 12 1941. The event gathers top amateur aviators for three days of competitions and showcases.
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Miami
Fla
Once Famous Actress Agnes Ayres Dies on Christmas Day
Hollywood reports Agnes Ayres, famed silent era star, died Christmas Day of a cerebral hemorrhage at 42. Surviving daughter Maria, 15, is with her father in Mexico City. Ayres divorced from S Manuel Renchi in 1927. Her notable films include The Sheik and The Affairs of Anatol.
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Hollywood
Agnes Ayres
Miss Ayres
Gloria Swanson
Wallace Reid
Anatol
Rudolph Valentino
Maria
Mexico City
S. Manuel Renchi
Frank P. Schuker
Johnson Funeral Set for Tomorrow
Funeral services for Sylvester H. Johnson 62 who died Tuesday at Tiger Ariz will be at 5 p m tomorrow at Reilly Undertaking chapel Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery He had lived in Tucson three years and worked as a watchman for E B Skeels Construction He visited his daughter Mrs Eugene Smith and is survived by his widow Nellie G Johnson Tucson and a son Dees S Johnson Roseville Calif
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Sylvester H. Johnson
Tiger
Ariz
Reilly Undertaking Company
Evergreen Cemetery
Johnson
Tucson
E. B. Skeels Construction Company
Eugene Smith
Nellie G. Johnson
Dees S. Johnson
Roseville
Calif
Tucson Chauffeur Edwin Caldwell Killed in Crash
Edwin Caldwell a 30 year old Negro chauffeur and cook from Tucson died in a late afternoon crash when the sedan he drove hit a bridge abutment near St. David. He worked for Mr and Mrs H K Estabrook of the Catalina Foothills wintering in Tucson from Lake Forest Illinois. Caldwell was returning to Tucson alone after driving a party to Fort Huachuca. He leaves a wife in Lake Forest Illinois.
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Bisbee
Edwin Caldwell
Tucson
St. David
Caldwell
H. K. Estabrook
Catalina Foothills
Lake Forest
Fort Huachuca
Illinois Road
Oil Field Discovered on ancient salt Dome on Gulf Coast
A new oil field was found on one of the oldest salt domes along the Louisiana gulf coast. The discovery marks a notable geological find and could impact local energy production and industry activity in the region.
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Louisiana Gulf Coast
Women Win Bigger Voice in Lawmaking Across Nation
A League of Women Voters survey shows 140 women elected to 29 state legislatures in November, up from 150 in 28 states two years earlier. Eight women will join Congress in January, led by Jeanette Rankin, first female representative. New England states lead with multiple women legislators, while Republican women outnumber Democrats in state legislatures though gains favor Democratic women overall.
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Washington
League of Women Voters
Congress
Jeanette Rankin
R-Mont
House
United States
Hattie W. Caraway
D-Ark
Edith Nourse’ Rogers
Mass
Caroline O'Day
Jessie Sumner
R-I1
Mary T. Norton
Frances Bolton
Ohio
Margaret Smith
New England
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis With Creomulsion
Urges prompt treatment of bronchitis to prevent chronic forms. Promotes Creomulsion as the effective remedy that goes to the root of the cough, loosens phlegm, and soothes inflamed bronchial membranes. Claims no narcotics and offers money back if it does not quickly relieve the cough.
Italian Paper Blames U S For Africa Defeat
Tempo, the Italian news weekly, credits the United States with Britain’s North Africa victory. It argues Europe faces a clash with the Anglo-Saxon world and that America fuels England’s fight by supplying tanks planes ammunition and artillery. The piece adds a forest service estimate about gophers prairie dogs and cattle rangeland impact.
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Rome
United States
North Africa
Tempo
Europe
England
America
North America
Lawmakers by State Counts Across Union Tailored Seats
A list enumerates lawmakers allocated per state ranging from eight in Washington to one in Wisconsin. States shown include Washington four to eight seats and multiple states with varying counts such as Arizona six and New Mexico six, Maine five, New Jersey five, Massachusetts four, Ohio four, Colorado three, Georgia three, Illinois three, New York three, Utah three, California two, Indiana two, Minnesota two, Missouri two, Rhode Island two, Texas two, Michigan one, Montana one, Nevada one, North Dakota one, Oklahoma one, Oregon one, West Virginia one, and Wisconsin one.
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Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Maine
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Ohio
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
New York
Utah
California
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Rhode Island
Texas
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Being Bombed Out Isn't Bad, Anyway
First person account from New York Washington correspondent describing life in London during heavy bombing. He recounts four outcomes for buildings, the chaos of night raids, the panic, shelter routines, and the effort to recover after being bombed out while grateful to remain alive.
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New York
London
Associated Press
Horgan Rosary Rites Planned At Local Chapel
Rosary services are set for 7 30 p m tonight at Reilly Undertaking chapel for Patrick J Horgan 68 who died Monday Requiem high mass will be sung at 9 a m tomorrow at San Agustin cathedral Burial will be in Holy Hope cemetery The Ireland native came to this country 28 years ago He was custodian of the Knights of Columbus clubhouse here since its opening 15 years ago India is routing communists.
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Reilly Undertaking Company
Patrick J. Horgan
San Agustin Cathedral
Holy Hope Cemetery
Mr. Horgan
Ireland
Knights of Columbus
Four Arizonans Given Commissions
Washington dispatch reports four Arizonans named second lieutenants in the infantry reserve. Harlie Monroe Goss of Williams Arizona Napoleon Herron of Fort Huachuca Arizona Benjamin Davis Redd of Fort Huachuca Arizona and Oscar Albion Wingren of Prescott CCC camp accepted commissions.
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Washington
Infantry
Harlie Monroe Goss
Williams
Ariz
Napoleon Herron
Fort Huachuca
Benjamin Davis Redd
Oscar Albion Wingren
Prescott CCC
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Tucson Title Insurance CO
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J. J. Odowd
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Silent Screen
Irene Dunne
Cary Grant
Carbondale
Ill
Chicago
the Old Essanay
Vitagraph
Fox
Africa
The
National Forest Service
By Milo M. Thompson
ARP
Traof
Smith Bros
Mark
Chan & Kong
Robert M. Carley
E. 22Nd Street
Horgan
India
Arizonians
Artcraft Stationery Co
East Congress
Nelly
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Telly Don
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