Airlines Head Urges Tucson Airport Expansion
Hollis Thompson of American Airlines urged Tucson officials to enlarge the municipal airport six miles south of the city, aiming to attract major carriers and shift to port No. 2. He cited possible WPA and CAA funding and noted Army base expansion plans and new air routes through Tucson.
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Tucson
Hollis Thompson
Berkeley
Calif
American Airlines
Chamber of Commerce Aviation
U. S. Army
Thompson
Army Field
WPA
CAA
Emery Park District
Army Air Base
Old Pueblo
William Stuart Nicholas
Pueblo
South America
Mexico
Central America
Treasury
South Tucson
State Tax Commission
British April ship losses drop to 11 month low
British merchant shipping losses in April fell to 301,070 tons in the Atlantic out of 488,124 tons total for the month across all theaters. Officials said counter measures against Nazi air, surface and U boats reduced sinkings and warned the enemy’s quick victory aims would not be met. The April total includes 187,054 tons from Mediterranean operations such as troop removals from Greece.
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London
Low Countries
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Battle of the Atlantic
Grece
Mediterranean
Fred Brown seeks license transfer for Old Heidelberg Inn
Fred J. Brown owner of the Old Heidelberg Inn at 1246 East 16th Street applies to transfer a wine and beer license to 1003 East Broadway. East Broadway residents recently protested the 101 club at that address and Cedric Price’s license was denied by the state liquor control. Brown plans a restaurant operating 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.
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Fred J. Brown
East 16Th Street
East Broadway
Charles C. Irvin
101 Club
Cedric Price
State Liquor Control
Brown
Dusty Miller Moths Known for Dusty Wing Scales
Moths called dusty millers have a dusty appearance from tiny fragile scales on their wings. The description notes their delicate wings and common name origin.
Public Opinion Favors Fighting To Protect Canada
A Gallup study shows rising support for defending Canada if invaded, with 90 percent now agreeing America should fight. The survey follows Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s Hyde Park talks and long collaboration on joint defense.
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Princeton
N. J
United States
Canada
American Institute of Public Opinion
Mackenzie King
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Europe
Institute
France
Joint-Defense Commission
America
Public backs U S aid to Canada in invasion scare
A 1939 40 poll shows 90 percent ready to defend Canada and 5 percent opposed with 5 undecided. The Mid West and South exhibit strong unity on continental security, saying no invader should gain a foothold on this continent.
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Mid-West
Middle West
Canada
Dominion
Rockies
Lake Erie
United States
Scout Executive Parleys With Catalina Council Leaders
Roland E. Dye deputy executive of region 12 Boy Scouts of America met Catalina council executive committee to discuss district activity plans. He met Phoenix southern Arizona and El Centro leaders yesterday in Phoenix and will travel to Bisbee and Douglas tomorrow.
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Roland E. Dye
Boy Scouts of America
Catalina Council
Dye
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Arizona
el Centro
Calif
Bisbee and
Douglas
University to follow usual closing plans for graduation events
The University of Arizona will keep its traditional schedule for baccalaureate services on May 25, the honors assembly the next day, and commencement the following Wednesday. Alumni Day is Tuesday. Degrees will be conferred after a May 22 meeting. Dr. John Brooks will head arrangements with Emil L. Larson and a long list of faculty assisting.
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University of Arizona
C. Zaner Lesher
Lesher
John Brooks
Emil L. Larson
Howard A. Hubbard
T. F. Buehrer
Earle H. Warner
L. E. Roberts
Roy F. Graesser
Edith S. Ranney
L. P. Wehrle
Helen S. Nicholson
V. Frederic Koenig
Andreas S. Andersen
J. C. Park
F. W. Galbraith
W. S. Barnes
O. K. Garretson
Edwin F. Carpenter
A. O. Simley
Richard A. Harvill
Ian Briggs
John L. Lowell
Francis Roy
Chester Smith
N. D. Houghton
Emil Haury
N. J. Tremblay
German Industrial Centers Attacked by RAF Raid
London reports fires that engulfed whole blocks in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen during a raid by the RAF. Cologne saw fires spread near railway sheds while Berlin noted another bombing in Koblenz. Ostend and Dunkirk docks were also hit. German air activity lessened with limited damage.
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London
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
RAF
Air Ministry
Cologne
Messerschmitt
Koblenz
Ostend
Dunkerque
Dean Butler to search for jobs in California
Dean G. M. Butler of the University of Arizona College of Engineering travels to California on Thursday to locate possible jobs for students enrolled in the short course in structural drafting and design. The course aims to train men for national defense and ends June 20. He will also seek summer employment for participants.
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G. M. Butler
University of Arizona
College of Engineering
California
Mudslide Threatens Wrightwood Resort in California
A vast mudslide from Heaths Canyon creeps toward Wrightwood, isolating Lone Pine highway and threatening four homes while three more are at risk. The main mass moves under 10 feet per hour, started after warm snowmelt and a tremor last Wednesday. No casualties reported and residents evacuated valuables as forestry officials monitor the rapid flow.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Wrightwood
San _ Bernardino
Heath's Canyon
Lone Pine Highway
Mojave
California
Doctor Mulligan Hangs Self in Tucson Jail After Arrest
Dr Edward Mulligan a 49 year old retired physician and patient at the U S Veterans hospital hanged himself with his necktie in his jail cell soon after a drunkenness arrest on the south side. Coroner said no inquest. He will be buried in Washington D C with his wife and two children believed to be there.
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Edward Mulligan
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Tucson
Washington, D. C
C. W. Gardner
Mulligan
Rhode Island
Providence
British Beat Germans Back In Africa Fight
British mechanized troops repelled five Axis probing columns in Salam area near the Egyptian frontier. The Tobruk front showed no change as Imperial forces press south and east in jungle-bound advances. At Amba Alagi, 200 more Fascist prisoners were reported captured.
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Cairo
Egypt
Salam
Middle East
Tobruk
Amba Alaji
Sweden Sees Over 90 Percent Drop in New Passenger Car Registrations
New passenger car registrations in Sweden fell sharply by more than ninety percent in the last year. The downturn hits domestic buyers and may reflect broader economic pressures on the automotive market.
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Sweden
Wakefield High Graduates 49 in Evening Exercises
Wakefield Junior High will graduate 49 ninth grade students at an 8 p.m. ceremony on Wednesday May 28. Principal Joe M. Young will lead, with the main address by C E Rose superintendent of schools. Dr S C Davis will issue promotional certificates and Herman Novick will direct the musical program.
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Wakefield Junior High School
Wil
Joe M. Young
C. E. Rose
S. C. Davis
Herman Novick
Highway Board in Bisbee Sessions
Arizona highway commissioners toured the Bisbee area as part of their annual road-conditions inspection. They met with Bisbee Douglas Chamber officials and local authorities after visits to Fort Huachuca Benson Tombstone Douglas Patagonia and other communities before returning to Phoenix.
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Bisbee
Arizona
Casa Grande
Bisbee and
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Fort Huachuca
Benson
Tombstone
Douglas
Patagonia
Phoenix
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State Theatre
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River Road
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