Tibbetts Named New Chief Of Y Secretaryry Session
Joe Tibbetts, Bisbee YMCA general secretary, elected president of the Arizona chapter of the Association of National YMCA Secretaries at the Pioneer hotel session. Horace Taylor, Phoenix YMCA secretary, chosen secretary. A. B. Donaldson presided. morning service led by Rev. Dawson. Discussion covered men's work and defense needs. Hi-Y and community programs discussed in afternoon. Hartman recounted Verde river trip against Goldwater's advice. one boat capsized and recovery details noted.
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Joe Tibbetts
Bisbee Ymca
Arizona
Association of National Ymca
Pioneer Hotel
Horace Taylor
Phoenix
Elmer F. Coble
Tucson
Norman Everton
Miami
Dewey W. Swihart
Norrie
Hervey Smith
Elmer Coble
Earl Brainard
Neville Cull
William Matthews
Raymond J. Nelson
Chicago
A. B. Donaldson
Clarence Highfill
Charles Sanders
Douglas
Hal Wood
C. T. Pimm
Joe E. Beebe
David G. Hartman
E. C. Shaw
Carl A. Skinner
Charles McKay
Bisbee
Hartman
Phoenix Ymca
Verde River
Bartlett Dam
Granite Reef
Phoenix “Y
Barry M. Goldwater
Colorado River
Goldwater
Tucson Airport Contracts Let at Arizona Facility
The War Department awarded contracts for Tucson airport work. Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. of Los Angeles will build an elevated water tank for 61,290 dollars, and Lyons Brothers of Los Angeles will drill water wells for 7,730 dollars. Completion dates were not released.
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Washington
War Department
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co
Los Angeles
Tucson
Ariz
Lyons Brothers
Nazi Coast Guns Turn Back Ships
Berlin reports German army guns fired on several vessels in the English Channel forcing them to turn off. Long range guns engaged a convoy and bombs were said to have hit a big merchant ship south of Plymouth. A convoy off the Scottish east coast was attacked by reconnaissance planes. Air units mounted a rolling attack on London and raids targeted Portsmouth wharves.
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Berlin
English Channel
Plymouth
London
Portsmouth
Daily War Bulletin
Homes of wild canaries in two remote islands
The article notes that wild canaries exist only in two places on earth, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and the Midway Islands in the Pacific, highlighting their unique geographic range.
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Canary Islands
Atlantic
Midway Islands
Pacific
Marines Prepare Close Navy Cooperation And Deployments
The Marine Corps reportedly perfected plans for close cooperation with the U S fleet in emergencies. Deployment centers would be Guantanamo Bay for the Atlantic fleet and San Diego for the Pacific fleet with rapid Marine movements directed by fleet commanders. Several high level command changes occurred in China the Philippines and Guam as officers reassigned to new duties.
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San Diego
Husband E. Kimmel
Marine Corps
China
Philippines
Guam
Col
Samuel L. Howard
Washington
4Th Marines
Shanghai
DeWitt Peck
Clayton
N. Y
Navy Department
Howard
Fleet Marine Force
Allen H. Turnage
North Carolina
Peiping
William H. Harrison
Marine
William K. MacNult
Mare Island
Calif
Navy reshuffles top ranks after Akron survivor reassigned
The Navy assigned 15 senior officers including nine captains and six commanders to new posts in Chicago's central recruiting division. Comdr. Herbert W. Wiley, the lone Akron crash survivor, moved from Macon duty after its Pacific crash and is now executive officer aboard the battleship Mississippi before an unspecified Asiatic fleet assignment.
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Chicago
Navy
Comdr
Herbert W. Wiley
Wiley
Pacific
Monkeys on Gibraltar Still Protected by Britain
Gibraltar’s wild monkeys persist as europe’s last prehistory dwellers and receive ongoing protection from the British government.
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Gibraltar
Europe
First Paris to Rouen Automobile Race Noted for Slow Speed
The earliest Paris Rouen car race is recorded with slow speeds and a cautious pace as competitors navigate the course from Paris to Rouen. The event marks an early milestone in automotive competition history and reflects the era’s developing vehicle performance.
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Paris
Rouen
France
Exceeding Speed Target: 1894 Car Attempt Record
In 1894, 102 cars attempted to exceed the minimum qualifying speed of seven percent miles per hour.
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Joker
United States Army
Louisiana
36Th Division Military Police Company
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Tex
Lucian Wimner
San Antonio
Cavite
Philippine Islands
John P. Adams
Norfolk, Va
Robert M. Montague
Vicks Va
Dorothy
Ayers
Cooking
Lan
Sissippi
Asiatic Fleet
Adv
Chevrolet
Phoenix, Arizona
State OF
Pima
O’rielly
O'Rielly
North Sixth Avenue
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