English Doctor Bravely Traverses Libyan Desert to Rejoin Forces
An English country doctor now in the army medical corps arrived afoot from Derna after 11 days crossing Libyan desert terrain. He journeyed with wounded comrades and Indian troops, detailing hardships heat water and food scarcity, dicey night marches, plane and tank threats, and finally reaching British lines near Tobruk with a diary of dramatic survival.
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J. H. Windrich
United Press
Tobruk
Libya
Cairo
U.P
Army Medical Corps
Derna
Lawrence of Arabia
Libyan
Budgwick
Sussex
Samaritan rescues dog from river near Huntington
Charles Payne, 63, saw a dog struggling in the Wabash River and swam out to free it. He removed the collar and chain with a pocketknife, allowing the animal to swim to shore where volunteers revived it.
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Samaritan Huntington
Ind
Charles Payne
Wabash River
Payne
Survey of Arizona Copper Mines to Be Made in Price Probe
Phoenix May 1 A survey of Arizona copper mines will be undertaken to boost price and production. Sam H Morris chairman of the Arizona copper tariff commission announced after a conference with Governor Osborn. Leon Henderson federal price administrator suggested the survey to assess how much production could rise if copper price advances from 12 to 14 cents a pound. The commission will likely meet around mid next week.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Sam H. Morris
Arizona Copper Tariff Commission
Osborn
Leon Henderson
Morris
Germans Seized From liner Garfield by Prince Robert
Four young German aviators returning from work in South America were seized by the Canadian auxiliary cruiser Prince Robert 400 miles east of Honolulu. The seizure marked the first removal from a U.S. vessel since the war began. Passengers recalled the 2 pm halt and the armed boarding party, with the Germans later expressing a wish to avoid Canadian concentration camps.
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Honouljy
T. H
U.pr
Prince Robert
President Garfield
Honolulu
Garfield
South America
United States
J. E. Murphy
Murphy
Jack Davies
Oakland
Calif
Germany
Arizona Debt Per Person in 1940 Totals $153.42
Washington May 1 reports Arizona’s total public debt including state and local at 76.56 million in 1940. Divided among residents this equals about 153.42 dollars per person. State debt stands at 2.61 million while local debt is 73.95 million with historic comparisons given.
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Phoenix
Rockies
U. S. Weather Bureau
Arizona
Montana
Albuquerque
Flagstaff
Ranges City
Kingman
Los Angeles
Miami Secininlitbetant Cobess Oe
Minneapolis
New Mexico
California
West Tevas
Washington
Department of Commerce
Youths hunt flies for college fund in Penn Yan
Two boys in Penn Yan form the Let's Do It service to fund college by hunting flies for an alligator kept locally. They bagged 25 flies as part of the reptile’s diet. The text then shifts to a note about a tragedy two years earlier in Rio de Janeiro involving a son who died by his own action.
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Morphia
Penn Yan N. Y. UP
Let's Do
Rio de Ja
Brazilian Baroness Takes Own Life In Apartment
Neiro Brazil Baroness Maria Cecilia de Segesser Brunes died by suicide in her apartment by turning on a gas burner. Police report a lone tragedy with no signs of foul play evident at the scene.
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Neiro
Brazil
Maria Cecilia de Segesser Brunes
Hair net makers of China hit hard by war
Hair net producers in China suffer economic strain as ongoing conflict disrupts supply chains and labor, reducing output and widening market pressures. Industry observers note shortages of raw materials and rising costs affecting domestic and export demand.
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China
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