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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
10
Aziz writes from Arizona describing vast forest reserves and desert plains, Hopi and Navajo reservations, and a shifting cattle economy. He notes vacation ranchers selling luxury services, urban buyers crowding grazing lands, and tension as ranchers struggle to compete with glamour projects. The piece blends rugged landscape with economic tensions and personal musings.
U S Navy studies converting the old battleship Wyoming into an aircraft carrier to patrol the North Atlantic for submarines. The French liner Normandie may join as a carrier under Coast Guard control, with a large deck and dual elevators. Also notes Nazi air patrols, U 235 uranium research, and a 1000 mile patrol stretch debated by Roosevelt.
A Milwaukee reader asks Miss Robinson to protect her job while lamenting taxes, unemployment, and limits on marriage and children. The columnist replies that youth must endure restrictions, stressing resilience, work, and shared sacrifice over guaranteed happiness.
Governor Osborn, a newspaperman, will urge the board of regents to allow newspaper reporters and other legitimate observers to attend meetings. The issue follows a deal to provide the university president with a lavish mansion and grounds, paid from public funds, and critics accuse the process of secrecy and incomplete public scrutiny.
The British House of Commons will debate a motion of confidence in Winston Churchill next week. The prime minister invites criticism while asserting policy support for aiding Greece and operations in the Middle East and other theaters. A failed motion could trigger a new leadership crisis.
A shopkeeper pressures a prospective buyer to buy a dachshund while the man complains the breed causes drafts. The punchline notes dachshunds make a draft when entering a room due to door etiquette.
Martin Maloney keeps three Moeden pigs in Leatherwood's corral near Tucson aiming to profit from breeding fine stock. The five month old pigs have shown promise but the venture faces uncertain returns as costs loom.
D T Marshaw arrived from Smith district with mining items and reports a Chiricahua Apache party seen near a mescal camp three miles from Father gechaded spring. Five grown bucks were spotted by Gifford Jones and Long on Monday. Miners vow retaliation and seek removal of the Chiricahuas to stop outrages. Miss Etta Packer departed for California by stage on Tuesday.
Washington editors debate Lindberghs antiwar stance while officials warn his counsel may aid the Nazis. Headlines note heightened shipbuilding, with plans for 700 ships and 125 new keel lines by 1942 and 1943. A push for pilots to Britain and possible US direct involvement loom as policy sketched.
VEP and Fae, a public school teaching pair, face tensions over their talents and influence on pupils minds. Robbins, Esa. and party left Santa Fe around June 15 to survey the boundary between Artzcemge and New Mexico. The survey work progressed in early year. The public route has been urged for several years and the waterway improvement is expected to yield better access and outcomes.
Arthur Baer recalls twenty years of Union Square riots and anti versa rioting scenes from 1906 to 1936. He notes police mounted in riot control and references past dates and quotes about polo, politics, and public order.
Andre Kostelanetz mailed 150 letters to army camps to learn the favorite songs of draftees. Results show crowd favorites include Beer Barrel Polka and The U S Field Artillery, with varied loyalties across units from Arlington Virginia to Ft. Knox. Some ballots favor The Old Gray Mare as a lighthearted choice.
A curious remark celebrates filling station staff for placing pumps with a home and food magazine tone. The fragment hints at local color and everyday hustle surrounding service stations and daily life.
A sergeant mocks a recruit for marching out of step and the recruit retorts that the sergeant should tell them since he is in charge. The exchange highlights tension between training staff and trainees during drill.
A reflection on personal growth as a man acknowledges past errors and declares wiser understanding today than yesterday, quoting Alexander Pope on learning from life.
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