Army Expected To Oppose Big Jump In Force
Washington reports the War Department opposes expanding the regular army beyond 500000 troops. Senate and House proposals seek 750000 to 1000000, but officials expect opposition due to training needs and Guard equipment. General Marshall urges maintaining seasoned divisions and notes 400000 regulars plus 234000 National Guard could yield over 600000 trained men if needed.
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General Staff
Senate
Congress
George C. Marshall
National Guard
Marshall
Air Corps
Navy
Frisco Editor Burkhardt Leaps to Death on Bay Bridge
W N Burkhardt editor of the San Francisco News jumped to his death today from the San Francisco Oakland bay bridge after parking his car on the span. He had been on leave two months and suffered a nervous breakdown. he had led the newspaper since 1923.
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San Francisco
W. N. Burkhardt
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
William Hamilton
Jenersons
Burkhardt
Hamilton
Frank Casey
George Sharp
Sharp
San Francisco News
the News
Junior T-Men Plan Work At First Meet
More than 130 Tucson youngsters attended the first Junior T-Men meeting in a superior court room to learn fire prevention crime detection and public welfare aims. Speakers included Harold Patten Dr T D Fridena Henry L Hilles Paul Denney Charles Darnell and Bill McCafferty. The next meeting will be a swimming party at the south side municipal pool followed by physical and mental examinations.
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Tucson
Superior Court Room
Harold Patten
T. D. Fridena
Pima County
Henry L. Hilles
Paul Denney
Charles Darnell
National Defense Council
Bill McCafferty
Pima County Welfare Board
Southwide
Creech Hits Rattlesnake After Auto Collision
E C Creech of St Augustine drove his car over a rattlesnake on a highway and then checked the carcass. He said the wheel not only killed the snake but also coughed up a dime dated
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Rattlin
ST. Augustine, Fla
E. C. “Creech
St. Augustine
Creech
Irate Tucson Husband Seeks Jehovahs Witnesses After Petition
A Tucson housewife recounts a letter to the Daily Citizen describing Jehovahs Witnesses collecting signatures for a petition supporting freedom of worship. She claims the group refuses to salute the U S flag and enters homes to play records, prompting her to sign a refusal. She warns housewives to consult husbands before signing. A pursuing husband reportedly tracked the group but his success is unclear.
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Tucson
Jehovah's Witnesses
United States
Daily Citizen
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Cleveland
U. S
Hitler
Europe
Phi Delta Kappa Initiates Nine Members in Banquet
Nine men were initiated into Phi Delta Kappa at a banquet Tuesday evening. Dr. John F. Walker announced the new members: Warren F. Hill, Price Loreen School, Loreen Arizona. Ray J. Bradshaw, Amphitheatre School, Tucson. Rex F. Bell, principal, Clau rich High, New Mexico. Bruce F. Hannah Jr., Tucson. Doyle W. Harbison, principal, Pendergast School, Tulson. Gordon A. McLean, Tucson High. T D. Romero, Tucson High. Merle S. Templeton, Phoenix. Francis L. Vaughan, Superior High. Larry Wolf, mathematics head, Placerville California.
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Kap
John F. Walker
Department of Education
Warren F. Hill
Price Loreen
Loreen
Ariz
Ray J. Bradshaw
Amphitheater
Tucson
Rex F. Bell
Claurich
N. M
Bruce F. Hannah, Jr
Doyle W. Ha
Distress Signal Flown Upside Down At Local Post Office
Early today a post office custodian raised the distress flag upside down by mistake at 6 a.m. It stayed inverted for several hours before he woke and corrected it. By evening the flag flew正常 right side up over the post office.
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United States Post Office
Death by suicide leads to Kansas City funeral in brief
The body of Leota G. Dale 36 who ended her life after a Tucson visit was shipped to Kansas City for funeral services and burial. Coroner C W Gardner said autopsy found cyanide poisoning and a brief note cited despondence over ill health. She leaves both parents in Kansas City.
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Leota G. Dale
Tucson
Kansas City
Kas
Tiedje
C. W. Gardner
Red Cross War Relief Benefit at Pioneer Hotel
Tucson Red Cross volunteers sell tickets to a war relief fund party to be staged by the Little Theater at the Pioneer hotel Saturday night. Tickets cost $1.50 per coupe or $1 per person. show includes four bands a floor show and melodrama. Proceeds go to the Red Cross with a goal of $10,000. over $9,800 raised so far.
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The
American Red Cross
War Relief Fund
Little Theater
Red Cross
Pioneer Hotel
Jan Diemes
War Relief Drive
Santa Rita
la Jolla
Desert Shores
Cosme
Ernie Lewis
Musician's Union
Miss Maria Dobos Dies in Tucson at 40
Miss Maria Dobos 40 a Tucson resident for about three and a half years died late Tuesday night in a local hospital. She lived at 2604 East Seventh street and was a native of Hungary who came from Bridgeport Connecticut. An aunt Mrs Magda Borbely of Bridgeport survives. Funeral services will be announced later by Tiedje Funeral Home.
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Maria Dobos
Tucson
East Seventh Street
Miss Dobos
Hungary
Bridgeport
Conn
Magda Borbely
Tiedje
Hartwein Funeral Set for Monday
Funeral services for John L. Hartwein Jr. 21 of 219 East 15th street will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at the Arizona mortuary chapel. He died early today in a local hospital. a Tucson native and University of Arizona student. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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John L. Hartwein, Jr
East 15Th Street
Arizona Mortuary Chapel
Hartwein
Tucson
University of Arizona
John L. Hartwein
Evergreen Cemetery
New Zealand Plans Nearly 24 Million Dollar Defense Budget
New Zealand announces a defense budget approaching 24 million dollars for the current year. Officials say the funds will fund equipment, personnel, and defense programs amid ongoing regional security concerns.
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New Zealand
Plant Foods for flowers lawns shrubs and trees
Ballinger Fuel Fertilizer Co advertises plant foods for gardens with offerings for flowers lawns shrubs and trees. The ad lists a store at 3107 E. Speedway and a contact phone number 400 for Ballinger.
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Ballinger Fuel Fertilizer CO
E. Speedway
Man Long Sought Seized in Tucson
Emerario Aguallo, sought by the U S department of justice and internal revenue officers for more than three years on liquor law charges, was arrested at his West 39th street residence. Indicted by a Phoenix federal grand jury in May 1937, he had earlier escaped custody and was returned to Phoenix this morning.
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Emerario Aguallo
U. S. Department of Justice
Internal Revenue
West 39Th Street
Aguallo
Phoenix
Tucson
WPA
Charles E
Aged Smithy to Hunt Marion Blacksmith Plans Breaks
Nathan Spratt 89, reputedly the oldest active blacksmith in the country, says his shop will close every forenoon and Wednesday afternoon during the hunting season so he can go out and bag rabbits and pheasants. Existing as a local note from Marion Ohio.
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Marion
U.P
Nathan Spratt
Army Girls Go Unnoticed in West Country Camp
An ATS division at a West Country army camp can curl their hair powder their noses and look attractive but their efforts go unseen by the men in command who ignore their presence.
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West Country
Eng
Auxiliary Territorial Service Division
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