Arizona men listed among POWs held by Japanese forces
Washington announces 14 Arizonans among 2,210 Navy Marine Corps officers, enlisted and civilians presumed prisoners of war on Wake and Guam and at Peiping, Tientsin and Shanghai. Names include Corporal Thomas Jefferson Andrews Jr and Private First Class Glenn Elmer Grubb with Phoenix addresses. civilians Harold Bridgman in Tucson and Louis Greve in Flagstaff.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Wake
Guam
Peiping
Tientsin
Shanghai
China
Corp
Thomas Jefferson Andrews, Jr
Seligman
Glenn Elmer Grubb
Woodland Avenue
Phoenix
Laurence A. Parks
Edward James Spellman, Jr
North Church Street
Tucson
Veiping
William Lawton Adams
Charles G. Craver
Leon A. Harris
Kingman
John T. Tuthill, Jr
Third Naval District
Pacific Islands
George Johnson McMillin
Youngstown
William Thomas Foley
Flushing
N. Y
George
Theodore Ferguson
Wausau
Wis
Robert W. McElrath
Muray
James Stephen O’rourke
Washington, D. C
Morenci Copper Mine Aims Full Capacity by April
Phelps corporation's Morenci open pit copper mine and reduction works should be in full operation by April 1 according to general manager Gilbert C. Davis. The first mill unit began January 30 and should reach half capacity by March 1, with full capacity handling 25,000 tons of ore daily and about 60,000 tons of copper expected for the year.
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Phoenix
Phelps Corporation
Morenci
Gilbert C. Davis
Davis
Texas Horse Wins Top Show Honors
War supplies for China will be moved over a new land route from India replacing the Burma road after Chiang Kai-Shek met Indian leaders. Concrete steps were agreed to move a larger quantity of goods via India and ship them directly to China. The British have mined Rangoon approaches as Japanese forces advance. The exact overland route remains unspecified but is expected to pass through northern Burma into China by rail road and river.
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Chungking
China
India
Burma
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rangoon
Tucson Fiesta Parade Turns Back To Vaquero Era
Tucson prepares for the 18th Fiesta de los Vaqueros parade with 1 500 participants in westward costumes. 261 entries including governors Osborn and Macias along with three rodeo queens lead from West Congress and Main to Five Points before disbanding.
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Tucson
United States
Mexico
Congress
Main Streets
Stone Avenue
Toole Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Scott Street
12Th Street
Five Points
Sidney P. Osborn
Anselmo Macias
Sonora
Pat Bustamente
Betty Estrada
Doris Dayton
University of Arizona
University of Arizona Band
Smaller War Cabinet May Be Organized
London February 19 A P reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill will form a smaller war cabinet. Expected members include Churchill Clement Attlee Ernest Bevin and Sir Stafford Cripps with Oliver Lyttleton possibly joining while Beaverbrook likely exits. Kingsley Wood and Arthur Greenwood may be dropped.
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London
Winston Churchill
Stafford Cripps
Lord Beaverbrook
Pro Press Association
Tony
Press Association
Churchill
Clement R. Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Cripps
Oliver Lyttleton
Beaverbrook
Kingsley Wood
Exchequer
Arthur Greenwood
Little Joe Jr Grand Champion at Tucson Livestock Show
Five year old quarter horse stallion Little Joe Jr. owned by Larry Baumer of Utopia Texas outclassed five blue ribbon winners to win the grand championship cow horse at the eighth annual Tucson Livestock show. The trainable racer trained by H B Givins also ran at Hacienda Multacqua, losing to Don Manners. Shoo Fly, world champion quarter horse mare, sold for 3000 dollars to Elmer and Charley Hepler Carlsbad New Mexico, plans to race next at Eagle Pass Texas in March.
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Little Joe, Jr
Larry Baumer
Utopia
Tex
Tucson Livestock Show
H. B. Givins
Hacienda Multacqua
King Ranch
Don Manners
Naco
Fred F. Schmidt
Douglas
Pop Corn
W. D. Wear, Jr
Willcox
Bright Sky
W. S. Fulton
Dragoon
Sugarfoot
H. Merryweather
Tucson
Billy Byrne
J. E. Browning
Albert Mitchell
Albert
N. M
Mitchell
Shoo Fly
Molacqua Turf Club
Elmer
Charley Hepler
Carlsbad
Burrus
Bgca Ranch
Santa Fe
Elmer Hepler
Hepler
Hepler Ranch
Eagle Pass
Texas
147 Waddies To Vie For Prizes In Rodeo Here
One hundred forty seven contestants will compete for about ten thousand dollars in purse and entry fees when the 18th annual rodeo of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros opens tomorrow at two o'clock after the grand entry of all contestants. World champions such as Homer Pettigrew Toots Mansfield Dick Griffith Doff Aber and Jim Hudson will compete along with Jim Brister and Tom Rhodes. The event features calves roping bronco riding team roping and dangerous events including Brahma bull scramble and wild horse race.
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Homer Pettigrew
Toots Mansfield
Dick Griffith
Doff Aber
Jim Hudson
Team Roper
Jim Brister
Tom Rhodes
Rodeo
Jess Goodspeed
Clay Carr
Fritz Truan
Burel Mulkey
Jackie Cooper
Hank Mills
Smoky Snyder
Bill McMakin
McMakin
Clyde Burk
Buckshot
Pima County Leader Enters Governor Race
Dan C. McKinney, a longtime Pima County Democrat and former Osborn ally, announces his candidacy for governor. He aims to reduce intra party friction and boost state efficiency while challenging Governor Osborn's continued support in the region.
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Dan C. McKinney
Pima County
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
McKinney
Osborn
R. T
Bob) Jones
San Pima Cattle Growers’ Association
Democratic Party
Japanese air raids strike Darwin and northern Australia
About 100 Japanese bombers protected by fighters attacked Darwin and shipping at the northern Australian port twice in one day. Four bombers were shot down in the second raid. Curtin warned of substantial damage and possible casualties, praising armed forces and civilians.
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Sydney
Australia
U.P
Darwin
John Curtin
Curtin
Continental
Royal Australian Air Force
Germans Sink Kiehth Tanker Off Curacao
A Panama-registered tanker was torpedoed off Aruba in the Caribbean during renewed German U-boat activity. Earlier, projectiles were reported near the Standard Oil refinery on Aruba, shelled by a submarine with uncertain origin. The attack marks a third U-boat appearance this week.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Aruba
Caribbean
Aneta
Standard Oil
United Nations Bay 182 Japanese Ships Since Start Of War
A Dutch news agency compilation counts 182 Japanese ships sunk or damaged by February 14. Of these, 109 sunk, 28 probably sunk, 45 damaged, with breakdowns by battleships cruisers destroyers aircraft carriers and submarines.
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United Nations Bay
Batavia
United Nations
Aneta
Sumatra
N.E.I
Stimson Foresees Coastal Attacks and War Mobilization
Secretary of War Henry Stimson warned of attacks along U S coasts and urged readiness against raids like submarine actions on Aruba. He stressed maintaining offensive momentum, noted 90 441 January Army volunteers, and announced three historic divisions activated plus a Filipino battalion formed among U S troops.
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Washington
Stimson
Netherlands Caribbean
Aruba
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
United States
Japanese Flame Throwers Hit MacArthur On Bataan Front
Japanese forces hammer MacArthur lines on Bataan using flame throwers and heavy artillery in a buildup for a possible all out push toward the Philippines. The war department says Japanese troops regroup for a final offensive while MacArthur reports heavy pressure on his right flank and captures show limited local gains.
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Everett R. Holles
Washington
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
War Department
MacArthur
Bataan
Japs Open New Front In Burma Road Offensive
RANGOON Burma Feb 19 British troops halted a Japanese crossing attempt at the Bilin river driving forces back into the water. Heavy fighting with casualties reported along the front about 50 miles east of Rangoon’s Burma road railway link.
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Burma
Rangoon
Bilin
Burma Road
United Nations Forces Arrive in Java To Bolster Defense
Allied expeditionary forces including a small number of Americans have reached Java to aid in defending the island against the anticipated Japanese assault. Dutch news agency Aneta confirms arrivals as air raids alarm Batavia but cause no hits.
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Associated Press
Batavia
N. E
United Nations
United States
Java
Netherlands Indies
Sumatra
Borneo
Celebes
Aneta
Australia
Indies
Dutch East Indies
United Nations Supreme Command
Southwest Pacific
East Java
Palembang
Sunda Strait
Soerabaja
Burma fronts tighten as Japanese push toward Kyaik-to
In Burma, Imperial defenders struggle to hold the Bilin river line while a second front develops in the north. Japanese forces hammer toward Kyaik-to, 25 miles from Pegu, near the Rangoon Mandalay railroad, signaling a second offensive as the Burma campaign intensifies.
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Rangoon
Burma
U.P
Bilin River
Bilin
Kyaik-to
Pegu
Rangoon-Mandalay
Burma Road
Chinese Ready For Attack On Thailand Front
Chinese army spokesman predicted a counter-offensive into Thailand to ease Japanese pressure in southern Burma. He cited a Feb. 5 clash near Thayid in Burma, with 30 Japanese killed, and said Chinese forces would advance step by step to enter Thailand while Thai forces resisted near the Burma frontier.
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Chungking
Thailand
Burma
Thayid
Mekong
Reuters
Burma-Thailand
Social Welfare
U S Not Satisfied With Vichy Answer
Sumner Welles said the United States was not satisfied with Vichy explanations on French aid to Axis forces in Libya. He said further instructions have been sent to Ambassador Leahy. He noted no Axis demands for bases in Madagascar and no information linking Martinique to submarine activity near Aruba.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Vichy
Libya
William D. Leahy
Welles
Madagascar
Martinique
Aruba
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