Airplane production hits new high in April
Washington May 5 UP American aircraft output rose to 1 493 for April from 1 216 in March. Most were delivered to military services and allied governments with only 78 of April's total being civil aircraft. December through April production figures show steady gains, with Knudsen predicting March levels would double by August 31.
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Washington
U.S. Army
U. S. Navy
U. S
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Air Base Land Purchase Proposal Leaves Pima Puzzled
Pima County supervisors weighed a city council invitation to buy 30 square miles near Sahuarita for an airplane bombing and machine gun practice area. The proposal aims to establish a dedicated training zone and improve regional air defense readiness amid ongoing area security concerns.
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Pima
Sahuarita
Tucson to Buy 4010 Acres Near Air Base for Army Depot
Land officials say Tucson will complete negotiations to acquire 4 010 acres near the army air base for an ammunition depot. Mayor Jaastad leads delegation to close deal with the state land commission as city and county officials debate funding and scope of the project amid military buildup in the Old Pueblo.
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Phoenix
Land Department
Tucson
Tucson Army Airport
Janstad
U. S. Army
H. O. Jaastad
Phil
J. Martin
James T. Manders
State Land Commission
Army
Old Pueblo
War Department
Monte Mansfield
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Washington
Sahuarita
Jaastad
R. H. Martin
J. Mercer Johnson
State Tax Commission
Baseball NL tilt rained out except one completed game
St Louis and Boston played a single completed game with St Louis scoring five runs while Boston managed 15 as the other scheduled innings were rained out. White Mancuso Errickson Johnson and Berres contributed to the St Louis effort.
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St. Louis
Boston
White & Mancuso
Errickson
Johnson & Berres
Baseball score scraps from early game recap
The column lists partial box score lines for Washington and Cleveland, New York and Detroit, Pewee and Chicago games. Names like Chase Ferrell Feller Hemlsey Gomez Stanceau Branch Dickey Tebbetts McCrabb Hayes Smith Appleton Tresh appear as part of the batting and fielding lineups.
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Washington
Cleveland
Chase and Ferrell
Feller and
Hemlsey
New York
Detroit
Gomez
Stanceau
Branch
Dickey
Bridges and Tebbetts
Chicago
McCrabb
Hayes
Smith
Appleton and Tresh
Interceptor P-38 Demonstrated At High Speed
Los Angeles May 5. The Lockheed P-38 interceptor wowed 30,000 spectators with its silent pass across the sky and sonic roar as it vanished beyond the horizon. Test Pilot Milo Burcham reportedly climbed vertically at over 300 miles an hour, while the craft reportedly reaches 460 mph at partial throttle. Army secrecy surrounds its armament and performance.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Milo Burcham
British RAF Bombs Hit German Ships at Brest and Raids Across Europe
British air force said heavy bombers struck the Brest naval base damaging the battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst with multiple near hits. The day’s raids spanned France the Netherlands Norway targeting docks shipping and airfields with reports of ships sunk and fires started at Cherbourg St Nazaire Le Havre and Querqueville.
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London
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Brest
Air Ministry
France
Netherlands
Norway
Rotterdam
Antwerp
le Havre
St. Nazaire
Cherbourg
Querqueville
U S Army to Guard Important Waterways
War department officials study plans to place military guards on dams locks bridges and powerhouses on navigable waterways in a greater emergency. Proposals target the Mississippi River and other major sites while no definite procedure has been adopted.
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Washington
War Department
Mississippi River
Julian L. Schley
Engineers’ Office
British At Tobruk Halt Axis Offensive Breaks Drive
Cairo May 5 Imperial forces counter attacking at Tobruk reportedly broke up Axis preparations for renewed assaults on the Libyan port. Heavy Axis casualties were reported as fighting continues in Tobruk outer defenses while East Africa sees a new advance toward Amba Alaji and renewed clashes along the Egyptian Libyan border.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Middle East
East Africa
High Command
Amba Alaji
Addis Ababa
Salam
North African Front
North African
Suez
Africa
Britain Faces Severe Test in Near East Crisis
Cairo May 5 Britain confronts a severe test as Italian German forces threaten Libya and Tobruk while a new defensive phase begins near Suez. Britain argues losses in Greece offset by Allied reinforcements from America. Axis efforts at Tobruk attacked but stalled by British artillery, with a reported counterattack denied by Axis communiques.
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Cairo
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
Britain
Near East
Suez Canal
Ethiopia
Suez
America
Pegler Receives $1000 Pulitzer for Labor Scandal Reporting
Westbrook Pegler of the New York World Telegram wins the $1000 Pulitzer for distinguished reporting, recognized for articles on scandals in organized labor leading to the expulsion and conviction of George Scalise. Other prizes go to Reuben Maury, Jacob Burck, and a special NYT citation.
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New York
U.P
Pulitizer
Westbrook Pegler
New York World-Telegram
Pegler
George Scalise
Reuben Maury
New York Daily News
Jacob Burck
The
Chicago Times
Ready To Fight Stirs Capital In Roosevelt Address
President Roosevelts remark that Americans are ready to fight for democracy drew mixed reactions in Washington and among officials as Cox urged immediate convoy action to requisition idle foreign ships. Nye warned against war, while aides noted fight remains a broad term not a war declaration.
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Cox
D-Ga
House
United States
Roosevelt
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
Nye
RND
America
O Dowd Named Rotary District Governor at Arizona Conference
Jack O Dowd of Tucson was unanimously elected governor of Rotary district 111 at the convention with 302 delegates attending. C B Wilson Sr of Flagstaff vacates the post as Tormey presides. humorist James E Gheen from New York City was slated to address a joint meeting.
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Jack O'Dowd
Tucson
Rotary International
O'Dowd
C. B. Wilson
Col
D. C. Pearson
Pearson
New Mexico Military Institute
Tormey
T. J. Tormey
Arizona State Teachers College
Arizona
Needles
Calif
House of Friendship
Williams
E. T. W. Coulter
Lora May Perkins
W. L. Black
Rotary Anns
Vi Compton
James E. Gheen
New York City
U S Transport Planes To Aid African Battle
Reported hurried roundup of civilian transport aircraft at President Roosevelt's request targets military support in the Mediterranean. Secretary Jones plans to transfer a substantial number to Great Britain for use in the Middle East and Africa.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Jones
Great Britain
Middle East
Iraq
Egypt
Balkan
Bulgaria
Sicily
North Africa
United States
Hitler dodges naval point in war expert analysis
J W T Mason reviews Hitler’s address and argues Germany’s claim of overall military superiority ignores naval and air factors. He notes Britain and the United States should outpace German output next year, making a decisive Atlantic battle unlikely to end this year.
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Marcus Lee Hansen
United States
Jonathan Edwards
Ola Elizabeth Winslow
Sunderland
Leonard Bacon
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Atlantic
Antarctic Base Shops Blown Up by German News
Reports from Boston and Cairo describe Deception Island Antarctic naval repair shops blown up months earlier. Byrd and Dr. Siple cite a Chilean-officer source, implying German explorers were involved.
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Boston
U.P
Germany
Deception Island Harbor
South America
United States Antarctic Expedition
Deception Island
South Shetland Islands
Cape Horn
Byrd
Richard E. Byrd
North Star
Paul A. Siple
Erie
Little America
Dr. Siple
Attorney Says Osborn Lacks Ouster Powers
Phoenix attorney Jacob Morgan filed documents with the Arizona Supreme Court challenging Governor Osborn’s right to oust industrial commissioners Lynn Lockhart and Carl Holmes. The brief argues removal for malfeasance rests with impeachment and the legislature, not the governor, and asks who can sit as a court to remove public officers without a jury. It notes Flynn and Coffin charged malfeasance in the same ouster case.
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Phoenix
Osborn
Jacob Morgan
Lynn Lockhart
Carl Holmes
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Arizona
Lockhart
Holmes
C P. Flynn
Arizona Federation of Labor
George Coffin
Morgan
Fraser Transferred To New Army Post
Pt Lt Col Frank E Fraser of Phoenix Arizona has been transferred from the 45th division of the national guard to headquarters of the third Army. Fraser was a major in the Arizona national guard when conscripted last September and will be the only officer from Arizona in the third Army high command. He saw service in France with the Washington state national guard.
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Tex
Frank E. Fraser
Phoenix
Ariz
45Th Division
National Guard
Third Army
Fraser
Arizona National Guard
Arizona
France
Washington State National Guard
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