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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
4
Chairman Vinson states that continued battleship construction is essential to deter future carrier losses and keep sea warfare from becoming an old fashioned slugging match. The House naval committee seeks an 8.55 billion fleet expansion emphasizing air power and rapid carrier buildup.
Arizona’s scrap rubber stockpile reached 737,408 pounds by 11 a.m. with state chairman FE M Crowe predicting over 1,000,000 pounds by tomorrow. The drive, begun Monday, sees junk dealers’ holdings unfrozen and contributions from mining towns and service stations, as children lead the effort.
A local society in Walla Walla has wired President Roosevelt asking him to permit men to go without neckties this summer to conserve cloth. The appeal frames the issue as a relief measure and a fashion simplification.
Wendell L. Willkie told a New York dinner that he doubts he will seek public office again and plans to advocate causes without personal gain. He denied reports he would run for New York governor, the Senate, or the presidency in 1944. He also opposed postwar isolation in the Republican party, a stance welcomed by the national committee.
Governor Osborn warned of a long war at the opening of the 19th annual Arizona State Firemen's association convention in Prescott urging firemen to support home front sacrifices. He praised firefighters for intensive training against possible incendiary bombing and noted Arizona's copper production makes it a focal point.
The governor warned that Arizona could be a target and that mines and smelters would be included in any retaliation plan by Japan. He discounted claims that the Pacific coast faced greater danger, but said America may win the war only after a long, costly struggle requiring increased citizen sacrifices.
John Seaton aged 19 sailed a 136 foot schooner The Invader from Honolulu to San Francisco to pursue a mainland college education. He now plans to return to Hawaii to educate the Japs, as he states.
Aircraft of the coastal command last year accumulated 143000 flight hours and covered 17000000 miles, marking a substantial pace for maritime patrol operations across patrol routes and theaters.
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