Referendum on War Favored by U S Public Opinion
Dr George Gallup reports public support for a national war referendum. Isolationist groups in Congress push for a national roll call to let all eligible voters decide if the United States should go to war, with support varying from 51 to 60 percent over time.
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Princeton
N. J
Congress
American Institute of Public Opinion
Noah Oera Bere Ieaessen
Sch Clad Acaa
Louis Ludlow
Indiana
House
United States
Institute
Germany
Italy
Safe Driving Finals Set for July 1 in Phoenix
Twenty Arizona boys and girls will compete July 1 for the state safe driving title. The top boy and girl advance to the national finals in Dearborn Michigan August 21 to 25. Ford Good Drivers league sponsors the event with university scholarships for all 98 finalists ranging from 100 to 5000 dollars. Arizona finalists include Alene Flake Margaret Hetherington Janice La Prade Marjorie Emmett Margaret Wheeler Phil Gregory Richard W Taylor Evan J Harris Bill Becker Kenneth Patton Benjamin A Young Jr Bob Shull Frank C Holland Jr Larry Waggoner Belva Jones Ted Insley Edith E Smith Erleane White Bob Ennis Howard Champion Jr.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Dearborn
Mich
Ford Good Drivers League
Alene Flake
Margaret Hetherington
Janice la Prade
Marjorie Emmett
Margaret Wheeler
Phil Gregory
Richard W. Taylor
Evan J. Harris
Bill Becker
Kenneth Patton
Benjamin A. Young, Jr
Bob Shull
Frank C. Holland, Jr
Larry Waggoner
Tucson
Belva Jones
Ted Insley
Prescott
Edith E. Smith
Erleane White
Mesa
Bob Ennis
Flagstaff
Howard Champion, Jr
Globe
Rain Douses Ground at One-Inch Depth Tally
In a one inch rain 113 tons of water fell on an acre as measured in a weather report.
University repairs and improvements on campus
Summer work at the University of Arizona includes remodeling in the College of Law and Military Office, painting in the Engineering Building, basement upgrades in the College of Mines, and new water lines. Outdoor seeding and Bermuda grass planting occur at Pima, Yuma, and Gila halls, with a river sand layer for faster polo play.
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William J. Bray
University of Arizona
Dean J. McCormick
College of Law
The
College of Mines
Department of Military Science and Tactics
F. Ronstadt Company
Bray
Pima Hall
Yuma
Gila Halls
Arizona State Museum
Robert L. Nugent
Graduate College
History Department
O. K. Garretson
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Seed to Giant Sequoia Tree Weighing Millions from Tiny Start
A seed yields a sequoia tree with potential to reach 12,000,000 pounds, though over 3,000 seeds are needed to produce an ounce of timber. The note highlights the remarkable growth from a single seed to an enormous tree.
Illiteracy Rate High Among Lisbon Residents
A survey shows forty seven percent of people in Lisbon Portugal are illiterate, highlighting widespread educational gaps in the city.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Mejia Family Thanks Friends After Loss of Paul Mejia
The Mejia family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown after the death of Paul L. Mejia. They also thank friends for flower offerings. Mrs. Paul L. Mejia is the widow, with Pete Mejia as father and daughters Margaret Marina and Pauline Mejia.
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Paul L. Mejia
Pete Mejia
Margaret Mejia
Marina Mejia
Pauline Mejia
Five Millions Is Net Income Of Railroad For High Since 1917
Southern Pacific reports May net operating income of $5,025,296 the highest May return since 1917. May revenues rose to $23,988,277 with expenses $16,250,494. Five month revenues reached $108,607,634 and costs $74,876,831 while fixed charges await calculation.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
No Man's Land: Panhandle's Unique Status 1850 1890
Between 1850 and 1890 the Oklahoma Panhandle was not part of any state or territory and had no formal government, existing as a peculiar no man's land in American history.
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Oklahoma “Panhandle
Blenman Annex
Chamber Plans Reception For Army Officers In Tucson
The Tucson Chamber of Commerce announces a series of officer and wife receptions at the Pioneer ballroom near the air base. The first event Tuesday 7 to 9 p m will host 65 officers and wives plus 65 chamber members. Mayor Janstad will speak and attendees will wear identifying tags.
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Pioneer Ball Room
Tucson Air Base
Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer Ballroom
C. Edgar Goyette
Chamber
Air Base
Commerce
Goyette
Henry 0. Janstad
Pioneer Hotel
Althegther
Eucalyptus Oil Tested as Gasoline Substitute in English Barges
In England a test program uses eucalyptus oil as an alternative fuel for barges. The initiative explores cost, efficiency, and environmental impact of replacing conventional gasoline with plant based fuel in inland waterways.
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England
Mrs. A. H. Weathers Rites To Be Held Here
Funeral services for Mrs. A. H. Weathers, 30, recovered from the Imperial Irrigation District canal near Andrade, Calif. will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Parker mortuary with Dr. Richard S. Beal officiating. Burial is Evergreen cemetery. Her husband, a former Southern Pacific brakeman, said she leaped from a car on the Arizona-California bridge of the Colorado river at Yuma last Saturday. The body was found about 10 miles from the bridge. The Weathers had formerly lived in Tucson.
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A. H. Weathers
Imperial Irrigation District
Andrade
Calif
Parker Mortuary
Richard S. Beal
First Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Southern Pacific
T. H Newman
Judge Objects to Man in Shirtsleeves in Court
Superior Judge Joseph W. Vickers scolded Myron Chance a rooming house owner dressed in shirtsleeves. The judge noted the open throat and rolled sleeves as improper while marking off Chance's $10,000 assault and battery suit against H. B. Cassel and others from the calendar.
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Los Angeles
Joseph W. Vickers
Myron Chance
Chance
H. B. Cassel
Weston to photograph Leaves of Grass edition region wide
Edward Weston and Mrs Weston arrived as guests of Mrs Fourest Davis to photograph scenes for a limited edition of Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass. George Macy of New York will supervise the project to be assembled over six to seven months from sites across the country. The couple plan to visit Texas northern states and Pennsylvania, with stops in New England, while Mrs Weston researches material.
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Walt Whitman
Edward Weston
Weston
Fourest Davis
North Tyndall Avenue
George Macy
New York
America
Whitman
Harry Leon Wilson
Charis Wilson Weston
Eral
Tucson
Westons
Edward Spicer
Texas
Pennsylvania
T. E. Hanley
New England
Spiders Befriend Omaha Motorists by Gumming Meters
In a 1939 Omaha season note, spiders allegedly befriended motorists by gumming parking meters daily, creating an odd local curiosity during the fall.
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Omaha
Nebr
Julian J Regan Dies At Home In Tucson
Julian J Regan 73 a Tucson resident for 12 years died at his home 330 East 13th street His daughter Mrs Helen Child arrived from Denver to transport the body for funeral services and burial He is survived by cousin W A Julian Local arrangements are through Parker Mortuary
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Julian J. Regan
Tucson
East 13Th Street
Helen Child
Denver
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Sota Shah
Qonteoess Welp
Sumer
Count
Southern
Bank & Trust Company
Tucson, Arizona
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NO Man’s Land
C. of C
Tse
Nogales
Citizens Auto Lines
Blenman
FHA
New Lovely Homes
Catalina Vista
L. H. Schmid
Willea
E. Lester
L. L. McGee
General
Hardy
Stonecypher
Speedway
Marguerite
N. Plumer Ave
Lester
East
Hawthorne
East Elm
L.H. Schmid
Murphey Realty & Mine. Company
S. Stone
Builder's
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Daily Citizen
Master Craft Homes
Brentwood
Architectural Service
City Water
City Gas
San Clemente
E. Broadway
Broadway Village
Sierra Vista
Campbell Avenue
Waverly Street
Sierra Vista Drive
Tucson Realty
Realtors
S. Stone Avenue
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