Commerce Day at University of Arizona Sees Parade Picnic Dance
Students in the University of Arizona business and public administration colleges plan the first annual Commerce Day with a 10:30 a.m. parade from campus, a picnic at Wetmore grounds, a swimming and dance schedule, a floor show, officer elections, and a queen crowning. Alpha Kappa Psi to present a scholarship plaque for top graduating student.
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Engineers and Aggies
Business and Public Administration
University of Arizona
Wetmores
Alpha Kappa Psi
Business Administration
Commerce
Poppy Day Observed May 24 In Tucson
Poppy Day will be observed Saturday May 24 in Tucson as memorial flowers made by disabled World War I veterans are offered on the streets by the Morgan McDermott American Legion auxiliary. Mrs Nannie Mae Gilbert chairs the event with all proceeds to the auxiliary welfare fund for veterans and families.
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Tucson Legion Home
Morgan McDermott American Legion Auxiliary
Nannie Mae Gilbert
Auxiliary
America
Rs. Gilbert
Erica
Furlough Refused by Soldier After Three Demands
Private Frank Furlan of St Louis faced repeated selective service demands to report for examination after he sought a furlough. Captain Charles Taylor advised sending a polite postcard, while a third letter threatened arrest. Oil from Italian grapeseeds is now used as a substitute for linseed and olive oil in soap paint and lacquer production.
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P Robinson
Ark
Charles Taylor
Frank Furlan
St. Louis
Furlan
Selective Service Board
Captain Taylor
Italy
Newsman Awed By Attack On Tripoli
Alexandria correspondent describes the dramatic May 1941 naval assault on Tripoli by Admiral Cunningham’s fleet. He recalls battleship fire, aerial threats, and the bombardment of Tripoli harbor as British forces press for control of the Mediterranean.
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Tripoli
Larry Allen
Mediterranean
Daily Citizen Special News Service
Allen
Alexandria
Special News Service
Britain
Mussolini
Matapan
Il Duce
Hermann Goering
Italy
Africa
Admiral Cunningham
Battlefleet
Nutritionists Plan Sessions on University of Arizona Campus
The Arizona State Nutrition Committee will meet Friday in Dr. Margaret Cammack Smith’s office at the University of Arizona to review state programs, appoint subcommittees, and identify urgent nutrition needs. Attendees include university and WPA leaders, state supervisors, and federal program officials.
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Margaret Cammack Smith
University of Arizona
Arizona State Committee
Bernice Keho Gilbertson
Farm Security Administration
B. Eleanor Johnson
Ethel M. Thompson
Jane H. Rider
National Youth Administration
Jessie M. Rannells
Arizona State Teachers’ College
Tempe
Dorothy M. Bradfield
WPA
Jean M. Stewart
Flames and heat linger after heavy bombardment of Tripoli
White splinters of flame leaped from anti aircraft batteries while tracer bullets arcs lit the sky. The narrator notes the long hours since the last shells and touches hot gun barrels as Tripoli remained heated by the bombardment.
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Tripoli
Army's Best Hitter Linked To Keller In Baseball Lineage
Johnny Guckeyson, the Army baseball team's top hitter, transferred from Maryland. While with the Terrapins he played with Charlie Keller, who left college for Newark and rose to become a New York Yankee star.
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West Point
N. Y
Army
Johnny Guckeyson
Maryland
The
Terrapins
Guckeyson
Charlie Keller
Newark
New York Yankee
Aviation services linked Chungking to Calcutta
Aviation services began between Chungking in China and Calcutta in India signaling improved air linkage. The arrangement connects major regional hubs, expanding transport routes and potential trade.
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Chungking
China
Calcutta
India
Governors Asked to Nogales Fete
Invitations to attend the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Nogales Arizona on May 4 and 5 extend to New Mexico Governor John H Miles and Colorado Governor Ralph L Carr to join in the Mexican Independence Day festivities.
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Nogales
Ariz
John H. Miles
New Mexico
Ralph L. Carr
Colorado
Governors Osborn Anselmo Macias Attend Regional Meeting
Governor Osborn and Governor Anselmo Macias of Sonora Mexico will attend alongside the Sinaloa state governor for a regional meeting. The event underscores cross border cooperation and regional development opportunities.
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Osborn
Anselmo Macias
Sonora
Mexico
Sinaloa
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Arizona State Board of Health
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