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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1940
Page
2
American industry runs at peak midyear 1940 with factory activity at its strongest in three years as war demands and rearmament loom. European conflict and Nazi blitzkrieg successes influence investors and business leaders, signaling potential highs unseen since 1929.
France’s gold reserves, about 1.75 billion dollars, sit in U S vaults as Europe teeters between London and Bordeaux. A decision looms on whether the U S will place a lien or release the gold to support Britain or France.
A P Feature Service report compares mid year 1940 to 1939 across employment, steel and auto output, freight loadings, power, oil, construction, and stocks. Totals for the period are partly estimated with Dodge building figures for 37 eastern states.
Richard Wilcox aged 17 died after a homemade foil pierced his chest during an impromptu fencing match at Arts High School plaza Newark New Jersey. Jung Git Chung 18, a recent graduate, is said to have used the blade whose protective tip came loose as witnesses recounted the fatal incident.
Tucson units of the Arizona National Guard invite patriotic young men to enlist for a summer program. Training covers weapons, tactics, and sanitation with a three week Louisiana encampment as part of third army maneuvers. Enlistments without prior training end June 30. call the South Fifth Avenue armory for details.
June 29 reports exams for Social Security and Welfare department eligibility. In Tucson Flagstaff and Phoenix more than 250 applicants took tests to create a merit system eligibility list.
Australia introduces penny postage for troops in camps to simplify mail service. The reform lowers cost for military correspondence and aims to boost morale among service members stationed domestically and overseas.
Turkey warned civilians aged 15 to 65 could be drafted if general mobilization is ordered amid fears of war spreading to the Balkans and Near East. Reserve troops report, Thrace training continues, and forces mass along the Syrian frontier with Turkish troops redrawn from the Syrian border and Bosphorus defenses strengthened.
Kansas City June 29 U P Transcontinental and Western Air has placed an order with Douglas Aircraft for fifteen 24 passenger airplanes costing 1 500 000. Nine planes will be delivered Dec 31 and six next spring. TWA begins service July 8 with five 33 passenger four engine Boeing Stratoliners.
In Chosen, producers report the manufacture of glycerine derived from sardine oil, indicating a local chemical processing effort and new use for marine fats.
Defense spending uplifts industrial activity as rail and utility firms plan hundreds of millions in new equipment. Associated Press index shows eighth straight weekly rise while steel capacity hovers near peak as defense orders rise.
Dr. Thomas G. Chapman assumes the newly created title of dean of the University of Arizona College of Mines next Monday. He already occupies an office in the Phelps-Dodge Mines building on campus and will also serve as director and metallurgist for the Arizona Bureau of Mines.
Tucsonans Christopher Schwab and Richard P. Mellen enrolled as master mechanics students at Curtiss Wright Technical Institute in Glendale California. The large aviation school has about 1 000 students including 300 U S army personnel and was chosen by the army air corps to train mechanics. Schwab's brother Larry Schwab formerly a Daily Citizen reporter is in France with the American field service.
Eleven faculty members including Dean Chapman will move from the combined colleges to the new school. The college of mines building was completed April 21 and equipment is being transferred as new material is prepared for classes to begin in September.
Mesa FFA members will represent Arizona at the national contest in November in Kansas City. Joseph Reed announced the selection during a banquet of Arizona vocational agricultural teachers. Awards were given to Yuma Snowflake Litchfield Park and Mesa for federation performances.
Parliament labels hundreds of civilians absorbed by government departments as "Chocolate Soldiers" after being assigned civilian roles in officer uniforms and given high ranks. The piece notes the phenomenon centered in Whitehall and its public and administrative implications.
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