Merger to End Dispute Between Churches in Lancaster
The formal steps to unite the Evangelical Synod of North America and the Reformed Church in the United States begin. About 2 478 ministers 2 062 charges 2 873 congregations join 650 000 communicants and nearly 600 000 Sunday school members.
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Lancaster
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Columbus
Evangelical Synod of North America
Reformed Church
United States
Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingli
Marburg
Germany
Evangelical Church of Germany
Frederick III of
Prussia
The
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pacific
Buttes Dam Feasibility Backed by Roosevelt Approval
President Roosevelt signed the Interior Department appropriation bill, triggering a $90,000 study for the proposed 9 million dollar Buttes Dam on the San Carlos project in Pinal county. Indian bureau irrigation chief Albert L. Wathen testified early studies show feasibility and urgency, noting possible relocation of Southern Pacific railroad tracks if built on the Gila below the San Pedro confluence.
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Washington
Indian Bureau
San Carlos
Pinal County
Roosevelt
Interior Department
Albert L. Wathen
Indian Bureau Irrigation
Gila River
San Pedro River
Gila
Southern Pacific Railroad
Arizona Second in Red Cross Gifts in Pacific States
Arizona ranks second to Nevada among the seven Pacific area states in Red Cross war relief fund contributions per capita, reports field representative Mark Thomas. Phoenix has raised 17000 of its 20000 quota and, according to Carles Kerrick, is neck and neck with Pasadena and Berkeley for quota completion.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Nevada
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Mark Thomas
Carles Kerrick
Pasadena
Berkeley
Calif
Tucsonian Appointed To State Optometry Board
Dr. G. W. Patterson of Tucson was appointed by Governor Jones to the state board of optometry, succeeding G. A. Rasmussen who resigned. Patterson will serve Rasmussen’s unexpired term ending July 1, 1941. Patterson is a former board member.
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Phoenix
G. W. Patterson
Tucson
Jones
State Board of Optometry
G. A. Rasmussen
Patterson
Rasmussen
Tucsonian
Local man’s coins returned twice after ads run
In Shenandoah Iowa Mr J E Chambers lost 20 dollars and advertised. Two girls found five dollar bills and returned them. His wife later misplaced them again on a street and two year old Jimmy Cook found them. The money was returned after another advertisement.
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Shenandoah, Ia
J. E. Chambers
Chambers
Jimmy Cook
Greece War Profits Favor Munitions Steel and Chemicals
Business leaders in Greece declare the war will chiefly boost munitions, steel, and chemical industries with limited other gains. They warn of rising costs and stress the need for diversification to protect the economy.
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Greece
Mexico Holds Two in Almazan Fight
NOGALES Sonora Mex June 19 El Noroeste border newspaper said Pedro Robles municipal president of Navojoa and the chief of police were held by federal authorities for burning a bridge over the Rio Yaqui to stop Gen Juan Almazan from entering Sinaloa. The paper said the act was witnessed by federal troops and noted other political retribution actions including a fire that destroyed the main tent of the International Circus at Hermosillo.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
el Noroeste
Pedro Robles
Navojoa
Rio Yaqui
Juan Almazan
Sinaloa
Noroeste
Hermosillo
Almazan
Lima Expands to 160 Motion Picture Theatres
Lima Peru now hosts 160 motion picture theatres boosting local film access and entertainment options across the city. The increase reflects growth in cinema infrastructure and consumer demand in the region.
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Lima
Peru
State Auto Death Toll Reaches 102 in Arizona
On June 19 the Arizona death toll from motor vehicle fatalities reached 102 for the year. Bruce Mattice nine died when a truck driven by his brother Rue 16 swerved as two brothers stood in the truck body. Seth 12 survived. Sheriff Kempton said no inquest. Bruce’s father served in the state legislature. The family includes three brothers and a sister.
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Bruce
Emert Kempton
Pima
Public backs US aid to Canada in event of invasion
A Gallup survey shows about 87 percent of American voters favor sending armed forces to aid Canada if invaded by a European power. The poll notes rising support since October and frames hemisphere defense as essential to prevent Germany from gaining a foothold near U.S. gates.
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Princeton
N. J
Canada
America
England
Hitler
American Institute of Public Opinion
United States
Panama Canal
South America
Germany
Tractor mishap flattens elm and crashes into porch
A 16-year-old practiced with a tractor in Scottsbluff Nebraska. The machine balked and headed into Henry Holt's yard crashing into a porch and smashing a 12 foot elm tree. The incident caused property damage and drew local attention to farm equipment safety.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Henry Holt
England Adopts Early American Defense Tactics
London reports wartime measures to repel a potential Nazi invasion. War Minister Anthony Eden disclosed blockhouses and elevated machine gun posts nationwide, rockets to counter parachute descents, armored buses and trucks with Bren guns, armed railway signal posts, and protection of locomotive sheds.
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London
England
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Timber Fire Rages In Tonto National Forest
A blaze 14 miles southwest of Payson in the Tonto national forest has burned over 400 acres. Forty CCC enrollees and 68 forest service workers are fighting the fire, which started yesterday and was believed under control until a wind-driven flare up.
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Phoenix
Payson
Tonto National Forest
CCC
Forest Service
J. H. Sizer
If Not FDR Then Stark Proposal Of Gov Jones
Phoenix June 19 Gov Bob Jones names Lloyd C Stark of Missouri as his pick for the Democratic presidential nomination if Roosevelt does not run He would also back Stark for the vice presidential nomination if Roosevelt is renominated Jones calls Stark a western man and says he would aid Stark’s bid to the ticket
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Stark
Gov. Jones
Phoenix
Ariz
Bob Jones
Roosevelt
Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
Electrification Cuts Coal Use Across Italian Railways
Electrification of large sections of the Italian State Railways system halved the road’s coal consumption in the last ten years, reflecting a major shift toward electric transit and reduced emissions.
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E. Speedway
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New York
Mexico
U. S
George Gallup
Blitz Boner
Yey
Van
National Household Moving
Tucson Warehouse & Transfer
E. Sixth Street
Weather Makers
Lurelle Guild
Glover & Clark Incorporated
Fourth Ave
Governor Jones
Wallis
Servich
Goodyear
Maa
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Nana
Rock Bottom
TVA
Evor
Apache Tire Co
Stone Avenue
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