Local Ads Gather Mattress Repairs Nurseries and Painting
A jumble of small ads lists services and shops including mattress renovation and cleaning by Jenkins Mattress Co and Warshow Nursery offering zinnias and petunias with plant sales. Other entries show painting and home repairs by Goff with phone contact, and nursery locations between East Speedway and Hedrick drive.
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Speedway
Zinnias
Petunias
Warshow Nursery
N. Olsen
Blackridge
Hedrick Drive
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Daily Citizen
Desire Transportation
W. Lady
East
Pennsylvania
Columbus
New York
British tell of major German air attack on Crete
Churchill reported a serious battle developing in Crete after an airdrops assault by German troops. Early reports said 1,500 enemy parachutists and gliders landed near Canea Malemi, with at least one airfield reportedly captured before Allied counteractions and ongoing fighting for control of Crete.
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Britain
Churchill
Crete
Malemi
Suda Bay
New Zealand
Canea-Malemi
Machita Papago Draft Hearing Highlights Long Struggle
The article recounts Machita resisting arrest during a draft-related incident with U.S. and Indian officers at Sells. It details prior confrontations since 1935, the 1937 cattle-inspection clash, and repeated government pressure to register. Four tribe members denied involvement in the Smith incident, with charges dropped as officials review rights and census and draft compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Pia
Machita
Sells
Jose Manuel
Craft Board
District No. 1
Clampitt
McKinney
Richard Griffith
al Hudgin
U. S
Griffith
Phoenix
Bisbee
Globe
State Sanitary Board
Uncle Sam
Papago
Mexico
Indian Service
United States
U S. Marshal
T. B. Hall
H. Wade Head
Head
John Collier
U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Bomber squadron crosses target amid sunset fire
A RAF bomber crew led by a highly decorated gunner from Ethiopia campaign flies in a mixed crew of Americans, Australians, New Zealanders, Britons, an Irishman, an Australian, a Fiji Islander and a Canadian. They raid German targets as Blenheims and fighters clash at Bir Amad near Derna, while Tobruk endures a heavy Luftwaffe assault.
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R.A.F
Bir Amad
Derna
Tobruk
Crete’s Strategic Role Against Hitler’s North Africa Push
The article analyzes Crete as a crucial barrier near the Suez and Dardanelles, noting its bombing distance from Greece, its defensibility with enough force, and its potential as a base for harrying Axis supply routes. It discusses Suda Bay’s anchorage, limited southern harbors, and the island’s rugged terrain and airfields.
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Suez Canal
Dardanelles
Straits
Crete
Hitler
North Africa
Greece
Africa
Britain
Suda Bay
Berlin
Strikes Test Labor Bonds Across Industries and States
AFL union strikers threaten to picket as Gov. Olson seeks a settlement offering $1.12 hourly wages with time and a half for overtime. Machinists demand $1.15. In Lorain Ohio union leaders urge return as fears of spread ease. Pennsylvania coal miners end a one day walkout with a tentative CIO wage deal retroactive to May 1. CID steel workers strike at Apollo Pennsylvania and hosiery plants in High Point North Carolina disrupt defense work.
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Page One
AFL Metal Travel Department
Culbert Olson
Olson
American Federation of Labor Unions
American Shipbuilding Company
Lorain
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers Union
CIO
New York
Apollo
Apollo Steel Co
High Point
N. C
Civil defense plans call for volunteer squads and shelters
The program outlines gathering people into shelters, first aid, crowd control, and looting defense. Fire fighting squads and guards for bridges and waterworks will be formed. Women will participate, and a nationwide air raid warning system will coordinate civilian defense with state offices.
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Federal Price Control Office
Office of State and
Office of Emergency Management
Office of Civilian Defense
Roosevelt
Humane and legal sinking of vessel amid sea war
A spokesman defends the sinking of a ship as humane and legal, stating the liner carried contraband for the enemy and met all regulations. He notes German naval units observed proper procedures and contrasts press portrayals of Nazi barbarism with the factual, regulated destruction of a vessel delivering supplies to the foe.
Irish Official in U.S. To Secure Food and Defense Needs
An Irish official, visiting the United States for several weeks, works with his government to procure food and defense supplies amid ongoing negotiations.
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Ister
United States
Birds killed for hats once numbered millions in U S
Around five million birds were slain each year in the United States to supply millinery decorations for women's hats. The practice drew public concern and prompted later reforms in wildlife protection and fashion norms.
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United States
Cryptoquote and Crossword Puzzle Teaser Page
A mixed puzzle page features a cryptoquote quotation and a large four column crossword with clues across and down. The cryptogram reads a quote about pleasures and solitude and is followed by an encoded line used by King Features Syndicate.
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Chrysostom
King Features Syndicate, Inc
French ships held over wheat shipment dispute
The armistice terms grant entitlement but food for France remains debated. Two French ships released to carry a million dollars in wheat from New York to France will be kept in France until coast guardsmen are removed from the vessels overseas.
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France
Hull
New York
Roosevelt cites relief act limits after Hatch act expansion
President Roosevelt notes re-enactment provisions on political activities for WPA workers and other relief funded employees may be unnecessary due to the Hatch Act and its amendments. He signals support in principle but urges simplification.
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International
Sound
Square
WPA
Roosevelt
Haile Selassie Forces Strike Ethiopian Fronts
Dispatches report Haile Selassie’s native forces aiding operations against remaining strongholds northwest of Addis Ababa and in Jimma as the Lion of Judah returns. Officials also note the Douglas fir as a leading U.S. grown timber.
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Addis Ababa
Jimma
Lion of Judah
Haile Selassie
The
United States
Pioneer Hotel bonds notice and redemption details
On May 15 1933 Pioneer Hotel Incorporated deposited 32656 32 with El Paso National Bank Trustee to redeem outstanding eight hundred ten year gold income bonds totaling 210000 dollars subject to the indenture terms. The trustee gives notice to registered bond holders and all other holders of the income bonds of redemption according to the instrument.
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State OF Texas
EL Paso
Pioneer Hotel, Incorporated
el Paso National Bank
Texas
H. A. Jacobs
W. S. Warnock
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DODGE
DE Soto
Gil Tent & Awning Co
Frank Worek
Willard
Congress
Josephine Beauty Shop
Grushia’s
Broadway
Menlo Park
W. Spruce
J. Aurora Dobson
University Beauty Shop
Harper Method
Cena Gioba DE Luxe
Beauty
Chenault
Marinello School of Eyes of Culture
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Guy Webb
W. Congress
Priser
Hester Hunter
E. Speedway
Fox Theatre
Jebs James Benefiela Ur
Frank W Ganz
Margaret Cusick
E. 6Th St
Tucson School
Jacinto
Monarch Photo Service
P. O. Box
Stone Ave
Rossi's Florists
Carl Benson
S. Grand Austad Welding Shop
Home Service
Ed Gatlin
S. Stone
Star-Citizen
COX Commercial College
Arizona
Stone
College OF Commerce
E Congress
Whiteway Laundry
Et Reas
Roug
E. Adams Free del
Jenkins Mattress Co
T T. Muzzy
Cacti
Weedless Fertilizer CO
Middleton
N. Stone
Desert Gardens Nursery
Goff
Chas H. Spencer
10Th St
Glover & Clark, Inc
H W Ellis
Tucson
Misic CO
Sta & Forms
Acme Printing Co
F Kuhnley
Alameda
Dave Miller
Clara M. Schell
Field
Marsh Elec
DELCO
Tucson Roofing & Supply CO
Pioneer Plinthote
Maytagmann Appl. CO
Wells Saw Works
E. Sixth St. Powel
M. Lisitzky
Tucson Chemical CO
Becker Bros
Pete
Mitchell Furniture
Forsyth Drilling CO
Carl Pistor
Tredit Jewelers
Rhodes
Elias
Congress Pius Jewelers
Max Krumpe
Evronpean
Scottie
Rancho Grande
Rillito
Casa __ Grande highway
O. K
Oracle Road
Star-Citizen Box
Frank Brotman
Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn
New York City
Jim Washington
Allen Jones
A. W Smith
6Th Ave
Oracle Rd
Liv
R.R
Holsclaw R. Co
P. O
Douglas
South Sixth Ave
Rizgall
Paul Monier
Ochoa
Miracle Mile
FE Congress
Fenter
Thompson
Lee Bullock
Madam LA Verne
Pueblo Lodge
Charis Home
Spirella
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco
Gadsden
Star Citizen
Fred J. Codd
4Th Ave
Anderson Airplane School
Industrial Finance CO
Cor
M&f
Star- Citizen
Alfred Paul, Jr
Paul Spur
Ariz
Personal Finance CO
ERS Credit
Peoples Investment Corp
E. Broadway
Ste
Marly
John M. McBride
Valley National Bidg
Campbdell
Murphey Realty & , Mortgage CO
Autoloans
Arizona Credit Co
Earl van Dorn
Mgr
YMCA
Court
Apache Motors
Studebaker
Sixth Ave
D. W. Ingram Motor Co
Packard
S. Park
Tidmarsh
Russian Association
Daily Crossword
ACROS
Sheltere Inlet
Edward
Noiter
Lair
Persia
Maine
Egypt
Guido
ATS
Sailors
Zeus
Ethiopia
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