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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
6
The Tucson Daily Citizen announces publishers and editors William H. Johnson and Alex Parker and notes Associated Press and United Press affiliations. It lists home delivery and mail subscription rates and provides contact information for departments.
The article recalls a two year effort to clean Tucson's police department. It links lax civic vigilance to Army demands for a healthier environment near military camps and reports a county clinic finding that 87 percent of immoral women tested carried a contagious disease. It notes deteriorating vice and rising disease despite earlier reforms.
Clarence A. Dykstra announces he will return to the University of Wisconsin presidency after serving as draft director and mediator. He notes mediation lacks tools and warns draftees that civil service differs from military life, underscoring the gap between service and personal life.
Churchill argues that Britain and its so-called Allies are effectively on their own against Hitler. He cites Crete and wartime misgivings, noting Greece, Free French, and London exile governments offer little real help, while Britain bears the burden alone.
Chapels at army posts and camps nationwide will be entirely wooden and not permanent in nature. They are described as temporary structures built just until the trouble passes.
Pegler argues isolationists and interventionists agree on arming the United States to counter Hitler. He notes Lindbergh Wheeler and Nye oppose Hitler but support defense postures. The piece condemns Hitler as the sole cause of war and credits wartime mobilization and Roosevelt’s third term.
The text argues the country must stay armed and vigilant against Germany Japan and possibly Russia, declaring the nation on a military economic and political war footing under one leader. It suggests Lindbergh endorses victory by chance in history.
A man secured a collector job and used a master key to empty coin boxes for three weeks. He returned asking for another key after losing the first. The manager confirms wages await, noting the cashier waited for him each Friday night.
A line from an exam paper reflects a humorous comparison calling the Matterhorn a horn blown by the ancients when anything was the matter, illustrating a playful use of classical imagery.
Late last night Howard also known as Red Dick assaulted ex sheriff Coleman outside the Bird Cage theater in Tombstone. Deputy Haggerty arrested both. Coleman was bailed and Howard jailed with a judge scheduled to hear the case at 2 this afternoon. A separate mugging incident ended with a man released for lacking a statute crime.
Charles Doyle reports finding the bodies of James Murphy Ben Cahill and Peter Lansing near San Antonio in Sonora valley. Natives say Apaches killed them, but Doyle suspects Mexicans on the claim were responsible. they had been known as Nevada men. Willard, the United…
Washington report notes defense officials plan a rapid scale up to triple current monthly expenditures of about 1 billion dollars within a year. Small manufacturers in New Jersey begin shutting down due to material shortages while others seek defense contracts to pivot. War department aims to equip 1.4 million soldiers and 600 thousand reserves, but broad business fallout looms.
The states consul at Guaymas was informed but the prefecto at Ares provided no satisfaction in obtaining the information.
Murphy the defalcating telegraph operator at Prescott escaped from jail by sawing bars off his cell a few evenings since. A few days since two men working on the cupola of the new courthouse slipped and fell to the scaffolding at the base of the cupola but were unhurt and denied having fallen.
Arthur Baer reflects on Grover Cleveland Alexander and the World Series money dispute. He notes Alex's two World Series titles 11 years apart and questions whether organized baseball should award him a second share of profits.
A quirky historical blurb recalls Bugs Baer’s long career spanning two decades. The note satirically marks June 20 in years 1936 1931 1926 and 1921 with brief social quips referencing public spaces and habits.
Official projections claim a 50 percent defense budget rise starting July 1 with quarterly increases to reach 10 billion dollars per quarter within a year. Proponents argue Germany will spend 25 billion on armaments, and Britain and the United States must outpace Hitler regardless of domestic disruption.
The plan includes forming a skeleton conversion section in the defense contract service to be announced soon. Peter Nehemkis, formerly SEC New Dealer, is arranging. The theory is a few manufacturers could supply enough for the whole industry then others would shift to defense. The OPM plans to aid small producers with substitute materials and plastics after the emergency.
The passage argues that government control of aluminum, oil, and power is already in place, with ownership irrelevant in a democracy. It warns that broad economic dislocations will affect every business and citizen, marking a deep shift beyond liberal political rhetoric.
Nelson Rockefeller convened officials from the Navy State Department Maritime Commission and major oil firms including Standard Oil of New Jersey to discuss tanker shortages for Latin America. The plan would cut regular shipments by 30 percent and halt supplies to Chile and Uruguay, a move opposed by the State Department.
The article forecasts drastic top down reforms to create a temporary militant state with universal sacrifice. It notes authorities pledge a return to democratic norms after an emergency but warns many bridges must be burned first.
Elsie Robinson urges belief in a nation defined by freedom and equality beyond wealth. She recalls Valley Forge and Gettysburg to emphasize a sacred right to self improvement, insisting America’s enduring vision will prevail despite present jams and flaws.
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