Haynes Praises Rapid Defense Progress Over 1917 Efforts
John C. Haynes, former state commander of the American Legion, told Lions Club listeners at the Pioneer hotel that postwar defense work has advanced far beyond 1917. He cited 147 new housing projects, a large Navy expansion, a growing Army, and a booming aircraft program as evidence of national resolve and preparedness.
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John C. Haynes
American Legion
Lions Club
Pioneer Hotel
United States
Walsh Appeals For Poppy Day
William Walsh commander of Morgan McDermott post of the American Legion calls Tucson citizens to wear a memorial poppy on Saturday May 24. The poppy honors fallen comrades and helps disabled veterans and families while funds support Legion welfare efforts. Poppies made at the Legion home Tucson will be distributed by auxiliary volunteers.
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William Walsh
Morgan McDermott
American Legion
Walsh
America
France
Tucson
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Legion and Auxiliary Welfare
Dempsey Recalled Charleston Appearance 1921
Boxing icon Jack Dempsey recalled his first Charleston visit of 1921 during a 1930s Kiwanis Club appearance in Charleston South Carolina. He told the audience he could not speak sing or dance but would fight anyone in the crowd.
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Dempsey
Charleston
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Kiwanis Club
Marines Jump From Plane in Historic Chute Unit
Forty-one Marine para chutists jumped from the same transport plane that once carried Second Lieutenant Walter S. Osipoff of Akron Ohio, who dangled in midair until rescue. The jumps were by Company A of the second parachute battalion at Kearny Mesa near Camp Elliott. Notables include Capt. Robert Williams, First Lieutenant Richard Huerth, and Sergeant R. W. Sinclair. Huerth wed recently. his bride Mrs Jeanne Huerth watched the jump.
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San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Walter S. Osipoff
Akron
Kearny Mesa
Camp Elliott
Robert H. Williams
Richard Huerth
R. W. Sinclair
Huerth
Jeanne Huerth
Quantico
Mexico
Gilpin Field Nears Completion at Casa Grande Road Airport
Gilpin Airline reports the new Casa Grande road airport five miles from Tucson will be finished early next week. A brick hangar 70 by 100 feet and an old 100 by 90 foot hangar will house about 30 small planes. Daily refueling and overnight stops total six aircraft with higher winter traffic. A 1.8 mile earth runway runs SE to NW. gravel and sand will cap it soon. An administration building includes a lunchroom lobby Douglas offices a 20-seat classroom pilots lounge and a central control tower.
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Gilpin
Casa Grande Road
Tucson
Walter Douglas, Jr
Douglas
Arizona to pay about 250000 in workmen's benefits in 1941
The Arizona Industrial Commission reports roughly 250000 will go to widows and children under the workmen's compensation law. For May alone, 372 widows and 502 children receive benefits, with checks up to 6.23 percent of the deceased’s wages.
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L. C. Holmes
Arizona Industrial Commission
The
Industrial Commission
Arizona
Holmes
First City Mayor Attends Missouri Botanical Garden Board
In St Louis trustees gasped as Mayor William Dee Becker, serving ex officio, attended a board meeting the first time since 1889.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Botanical Garden
William Dee Becker
Weather sketch from four western states Saturday forecast
Weather roundup notes little temperature change Saturday with New Mexico mainly cloudy and showers. Southern California partly cloudy with morning fog. West Texas mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Saturday forecast calls for warmer conditions in some areas and scattered showers over high elevations.
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Phoenix
al Ae Weather Bureau
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Abilene
Boston
Chicago
Denver
el Paso
Flagstaff
Kansas City
King
San Diego
San Francisco
Tucson
Washington
Winslow
Yuma
Calif
West Texas
Reader Letter Questions Lindbergh Comeback Tactics
The LATCHSTRING section invites letters on civic matters. A reader questions Charles Lindbergh's attempted comeback via paid publicity, asking why he left England and Germany and why he returned to declare I Am an American, urging readers to consider who manages government rather than a stunt flier.
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Lindberghs
Windsors
Mr. Lindbergh
Morrow
England
Germany
Corrigan
Cotton Crop Estimate Shows Larger Yields Across Year
The agricultural department revised the 1940 cotton crop to 12,564,640 bales, up from 12,686,000 bales last December and above 11,817,000 bales in 1939. July 1 planted area was 24,871,000 acres, with 23,861,000 acres picked. The lint yield was 252.5 pounds per acre versus 237.9 in 1939.
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Washington
Agricultural Department Today
Secrets Amid the Furniture and a Father Mystery
Mary learns she may not be Gerard’s daughter as Nurse Hopkins reveals a long hidden truth. Elinor Carlisle arrives with lunch and a hint of gossip while the trio face unsettled pasts and a future in London.
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Nurse Hopkins
Mary
London
St. Luke's
Dad
Mum
St. Albans
Mary Gerrard
Nurse
Gerard
Tea and Tension in a Quiet London Ward
In a hospital ward Elinor and Mary share a tense moment as Nurse Hopkins leaves to brew tea. Elinor battles a harsh laugh and lingering thoughts, then longs for the past while Mary tries to ease the scene. The scene ends with a wistful wish to go back, and a cliffhanger note.
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Nurse Hopkins
Elinor
London
Mary
Polly
Nervous Women Seek Relief with Konjola Remedy
An old advertisement touts a herb medicine named Konjola to ease nervous exhaustion and sleep disruption in women. It claims digestive organs’ temporary failure causes jitters and on edge feelings, promising soothing relief after other medicines failed and noting a low daily cost.
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Venice Gardens Club
Swana Rds
U. S
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Madison Square Rally
KTUC
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Rialto
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Man
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King Features Synd., Inc
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Martin Drug Company
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Coole
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Robert Young
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