Cartoons Mark Arizona New Mexico Statehood Years
The Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society received five Clifford K. Berryman cartoons on Arizona and New Mexico statehood, donated by Ralph W. Bilby from the Hitchcock estate. Also donated were a saddle once owned by outlaw Jack Heath, books, clippings, letters, and an autobiography loaned for copying.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
George Kitt
Clifford K. Berryman
Washington
Ralph W. Bilby
Frank H. Hitchcock
U. S
Tucson
Frank T. Alkire
Phoenix
James W. Lesueur
Mesa
Jeff Milton
Gertrude Hill
Flagstaff Public Library
Robert A. Greene
Macia
Tombstone
Lesueur
Mormon Church
Society
H. A. Hubbard
University of Arizona
Robert B. Pattison
Briarcliff
N. Y
Henry O. Jaastad
Tucson votes on repealing parking meter ordinance
Tucson officials announced a public vote set for April 2 1940 to decide whether to repeal ordinance 847 regulating parking meters. The measure follows a contract dispute with meter sales agents and reports strong early revenue from meters in downtown areas totaling over 500 dollars in the first week.
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City of
Tucson
Arizona
H. O. Janstad
Charles C. Irvin
B. G. Thompson
Gregg Scott
Phoenix
Reinhart
Donovan
Oklahoma City
France to issue stamp to aid the blind
France plans a new postage stamp sale to raise funds for blind citizens. The program aims to support services and accessibility initiatives while honoring contributors and partners involved in the project. Local officials expect positive reception from collectors and the public.
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France
Repair Work On San Xavier Mission Nearing Completion
The San Xavier mission south of Tucson should have walls and roof repairs nearly finished in about five months, announced Calvert Stier secretary of the 999 club. Disbursements come from a committee including M. W. Johnson Arthur Pistor Emmet Quinlan and Stier with Valley National Bank as the fund depository. Materials totaling about 1500 have been raised from private and organizational gifts, with local lumber dealers donating at cost. Father Felix, the Franciscan in charge, is sidelined by illness and will be replaced by another order member. The 400 year old building was struck by lightning several months ago.
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San Xavier Mission
Tucson
Calvert Stier
999 Club
M. W. Johnson
Arthur Pistor
Emmet Quinlan
Stier
Valley National Bank
Felix
Auditor Frohmiller action prompts suits against ex officials
Auditor Frohmiller files lawsuits seeking recovery of funds alleged dissipated by irregularities to embezzlement era. P H Brooks aids as claims investigator. Atty Gen Joe Conway calls five witnesses to appear before a leg committee, but legislators plan to ignore. Names listed include Mrs Frohmiller Pete Munch Leon ard Klein and H T Cuthbert.
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Drix
Markham
Department of Education
Frohmiller
P. H. Brooks
Joe Conway
Conway
Pete Munch
Rep
Leonard Klein
Clarkdale
German Navy Ships in Home Ports After Atlantic Battles
The text notes Admiral Scheer at a home port while Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled at Montevideo and Deutschland returned for renaming to Luetzow. It states only about a third of German submarines can operate at sea, with U-boats bearing the brunt of torpedo and mine warfare and aerial mine laying proving costly and inefficient.
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Admiral Scheer
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
Luetzow
High Seas
French Railways Abolish First Class by Door Marking
French railways end first class on most trains by simply painting a 2 on car doors instead of 1. The move highlights a cost cutting measure affecting passengers and service levels.
Annual Scouts Session To Be Held Saturday
Harvey L. Taylor of Union High School Mesa will speak at 6:30 pm Saturday for the Catalina Council Boys Scouts 20th annual meeting at the Pioneer hotel. He recently received the Silver Beaver award from the Roosevelt council in Phoenix for distinguished service to boyhood. Rollin Pease to lead “America” singing. Rev Frank Jones Jr will give the invocation. J Edgar Voorhees will direct the business meeting with W H Simms reporting and Harold Steinfeld seeking charter renewal. Clint Rollo to present resolutions and elect new officers with president elect introduced.
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Harvey L. Taylor
Union High School
Mesa
Catalina Council
Boys Scouts
Pioneer Hotel
Taylor
Roosevelt Council of Phoenix
Rollin Pease
J. Edgar Voorhees
W. H. Simms
Scout
Harold Steinfeld
Clint Rollo
Industrial uses of crops studied at four regional labs
Research aims to develop new markets for surplus crops, focusing on textile fibers, paper products, drying oils, plastics, medicinal compounds and insecticides. Cotton by products yield oil for foods and cosmetics, with glycerine for explosives and various cotton derivatives turning into rayon and cellophane. Citrus provides acid, oil, and pectin for food, dyes, and cosmetics. Soybeans offer plastics, foods and medical benefits, including stigmasterol. Castor bean is valued for superior drying oil.
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Buehrer
Arizona
Dr. Buehrer
Henry Ford
Ford
Remarkable Report Highlights Democratic Practices at Convention
A statement by Lewis notes that 600 000 members have appeal rights to the convention, yet only one complaint was filed and withdrawn after discussion with the committee. The piece contrasts with press claims of UMW dictatorship and cites new Navy badge specifics and advances in chemurgy using crops like castor bean and peanut for diverse products.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
Kiss and Psychology Stir Debate on Kissing and Germs
Dr. Hammond of the Journal of the American Medical Association rejects claims that kissing boosts circulation to prevent colds or influenza. He notes no scientific evidence supports the assertion and warns against overstatement by advocates of kissing as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
J. F. Hammond
Journal of the
American Medical Association
San Francisco
Mulcahy Lumber Manager Leaves for Pennsylvania
Douglas, manager of the Mulcahy Lumber company, departed this morning for a one week vacation and business trip to Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SI Douglas
Mulcahy Lumber Company
Pennsylvania
Taillon to Perform With Fiddle and Xylophone at Wetmore Park
CY Taillon will be featured with his fiddle and xylophone at the 48 States club party and dance tomorrow night at Wetmore's park. Music will be provided by the 48 States club orchestra led by Dick Johnson. Persons attending are expected to wear western costume.
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CY Taillon
Wetmore’s Park
Dick Johnson
United Club Meeting Set for 8 Tonight at 664 South Main
The United Club will convene at 8 o'clock tonight at 664 South Main Street. All members are requested to attend.
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United Club
South Main Street
Townsend Club No 10 Meeting at Military Plaza Park
The Townsend Club No 10 will hold a public meeting at Military Plaza park this Sunday at 2 p m. The event is open to all interested residents and neighbors.
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Townsend Club NO. 10
Military Plaza Park
Kennedy appoints DuVall as WOW southern Arizona medical examiner
Dr. Herbert B. Kennedy the chief medical examiner of the Woodmen of the World based in Omaha announces the appointment of Dr. C. E. DuVall of Tucson as medical examiner for the WOW in southern Arizona.
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Herbert B. Kennedy
The
Woodmen of the World
Omaha
Neb
C. E. DuVall
Tucson
WOW
Arizona
LAWIES WARD HELD ON MARIJUANA CHARGE
Lawies Ward 48 and his 18yearold wife Myrtle were jailed here awaiting federal grand jury action on illegal marijuana possession charges. They were arrested yesterday in Douglas.
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Lawies Ward
Myrtle
Federal Grand Jury
Douglas
City schools chief to speak on Americanism at YMCA
Co. E. Rose, superintendent of city schools, will address the Hi-Y clubs at 7:30 pm on Americanism. About five junior high school clubs are expected to attend, followed by a swim in the YMCA pool.
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Co. E. Rose
YMCA
Kiwanis Club Marks 25th Anniversary With Reflections
At the Santa Rita hotel Kiwanis International marked its 25th anniversary with a weekly luncheon. Past presidents reviewed years in office from 1923 to 1937 38, recalling events such as the founding in 1915, city charter votes, and notable anecdotes including a famed stag party.
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Kiwanis International
Santa Rita
Les Johnson
Kiwanis
Cleveland
Bill Kimball
Matty Matteson
Matteson
Ed Vandervries
Jim Clarson
Roy Robinson
al Buehman
Tim Cusick
Walter Lovejoy
F. J. Hermes
M. H. Starkweather
Art Toole
Pat Patterson
Matt Mansfield
Harold Wilson
Harry Heighton
George Andrews
Monte Mansfield
Japan demands return of Germans halting Pacific crossings
Japan asserts it cannot retreat and demands the return of German forces while Britain presses for rights to prevent German crossings across the Pacific, signaling tensions over postwar boundaries and colonial holdings.
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Japan
Britain
Pacific
Frogs Show Bacteria in Spleen and Liver Study
University of Arizona zoology assistant professor Clair A. Hannum highlights a bulletin titled A Re Examination of Mycobacterium Ranae. He reports two percent of frogs at the zoological lab exhibit conspicuous nodular liver and spleen lesions, with occasional kidney involvement and rare lung impact.
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Clair A. Hannum
University of Arizona
Hannum
Zoological Laboratory
Americans urged to return home from Sweden
The American minister in Sweden asks all Americans there without compelling reasons to consider returning to the United States at their earliest convenience. He notes the situation is not immediately dangerous but future risks cannot be ruled out and transport to the U.S. is limited. The next ship from Bergen, outside the combat area, sails March 3, and Americans in Stockholm and Gothenburg consular districts are asked to inform the consuls of their plans.
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Europe
Sweden
Scandinavia
United States
Bergen
Stockholm
Goteborg
Surgeon Removes Objects From Lungs In Indianapolis
In three days a Methodist hospital surgeon removed from the lungs of three boys the plastic top of an automatic pencil four peanuts and a rusty spring. The spring came from four year old Jack McQueeney of Greenfield and had once been part of his brother's artificial arm.
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Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
Jack McQueeney
Greenfield
German Trade Decline Noted In Guatemala Reports
A Guatemalan market report indicates a drop in German trade activity. Details highlight reduced imports and slower shipments tied to economic factors and regional demand shifts impacting bilateral commerce.
Husband jailed after assault claim in Fort Wayne
Walter Ammons, 38, Negro, was treated for a head wound and then asked Officer Walter Davis to jail him. Ammons said his wife struck him with a whisky bottle, and the officer placed him in jail for loitering.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Walter Ammons
Walter Davis
Hammons
Bequest Seeks One Shilling For Spirits Of Salts
In Pretoria a will filed in the estates office details a curious legacy. The testator leaves his wife one shilling and three pence to buy a bottle of spirits of salts, with half for her and half for her father to drink first thing in the morning.
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Pretoria
South Africa
U.pa
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Pioneer Group
Berryman
Historical Society
Irvin
Boy Scouts
San Xavier
Famed
South Sixth Ave
Joe Bellantani
Jimmy Carter
England
College
Betty
Katzoff
Kiwanis Club
Redfields
N. Stone
S. Stone Ave
E. B. Arballo
Florence
Guatemala
Gardenia
Stone Ave
Congress
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