Boulder Dam Bill Held Up In Committee
Washington May 27 A last minute Nevada objection delayed action on the Boulder Dam readjustment bill in the house irrigation committee. The delay risks losing the measure this session unless a rule is secured and the committee can reconvene quickly. Nevada protests center on payment terms and Clark county tax implications. Representative Murdock called the amended bill satisfactory to Arizona.
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Washington
Nevada
Boulder Dam
House Irrigation Committee
Scrugham
Irrigation Committee
Clifford H. Stone
C. F. Dearmond
Colorado River Commission
D-Ariz
Arigona
Phoenix Plan Is Defeated in Arizona Democratic Delegation
Pima county Democrats blocked Arthur Curlee for the Arizona delegation chairmanship while Phoenix backed Dan T. Benchoff for chairman and Edna Munger as secretary. Delegates elected Charles M. Proctor as vice president and Lee Garrett, James P. Greather and James B. Sheffield as Pima reps, with Sheffield withdrawing in favor of Benchoff.
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Maricopa County
Pima County
Arthur Curlee
Phoenix
Arizona
Chicago
Tucson
Dan T. Benchoff
McNary
Charles M. Proctor
Williams
Edna Munger
Lee Garrett
James P. Greather
James B. Sheffield
Benchoff
Academy Rites Set Tomorrow at St Joseph's Academy
Commencement exercises for 13 seniors will be held Tuesday evening at St Joseph's Academy Villa Carondelet with Rt Rev Daniel J Gercke bishop of Tucson as principal speaker. Glee club will perform a musical program before diplomas are conferred and class members are presented.
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St. Joseph’s Academy
Villa Carondelet
Daniel J. Gercke
Tucson
Ye the Father
Gounod Dien
St. Joseph’s Glee Club
Francis J. Green
Gercke
Glee Club
Italy and Russia in War Plans and British Diplomatic Moves
The article notes Russia waiting to see battle tides and ready to join Germany if Hitler gains, while Mussolini's tacit assent fuels Italian war momentum. Britain negotiates lessened contraband interference with Italy and appoints Sir Samuel Hoare on a special mission to Spain to influence the Franco regime and strategic reach.
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Germany
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Spain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Africa
Three Youths Held Over Girl Assault in Pima County
Three men aged 20 and 21 were jailed in Pima County on suspicion of taking a 23 year old girl for a ride after meeting her near the Blue Moon dance hall. State patrol Sgt. J W Copeland found the car abandoned on Indian School road and discovered the group inside.
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Pima County
Blue Moon Dance Hall
J. W. Copeland
State Highway Patrol
Indian School Road
China faces literacy gap as over one third can't read or write
A large share of China's population remains illiterate. Official data highlight persistent regional disparities in education access and literacy rates across rural areas and urban centers.
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China
Eight Arizona Cities Ballot Eight Cities Vote
Municipal elections held in eight Arizona cities with no opposition for Bisbee mayor W K Caley and six council candidates. Douglas sees unopposed mayor L J Tuttle and six Democratic aldermen. Flagstaff has one contest for seven seats with eight candidates. Winslow fields 18 candidates for seven seats with a dog tax ordinance on the ballot. Tempe Council votes on three seats with two tickets. Chandler sees five council candidates unopposed.
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Associated Press
Arizona
Safford
Douglas
Globe
Winslow
Chandler
Tempe
Flagstaff
Bisbee
W. K. Caley
L. J. Tuttle
Board of Aldermen
Italians See Mare Nostrum Gateways to Med Sea War Focus
A Malta dispatch notes Americans urged to depart the Mediterranean while the Manhattan sails from Naples with about 2 000 Americans, leaving 500 unable to board. Rome lifts L Osservatore Romano ban but requires war coverage be limited to official bulletins.
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Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Malta
Sicily
Naples
United States
Manhattan
New York
Vatican City
L’osservatore Romano
Rome
German News Agency Claims Potential Roosevelt Attack
The DNB and official German agency warn the S S President Roosevelt liner faces possible British attack to draw the United States into war. The dispatch from Boston cites good authority as the basis for the claim.
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United States
Roosevelt
New York
Great Britain
Germany
London
Washington
S. S
DNB
Boston
Alien bill debate intensifies over Perkins and immigration
Aliens Chairman Madden attacks Frances Perkins as incompetent while urging stronger immigration control. Rep Mason backs removing Perkins from the bureau as a top motive. Cox cites fifth column fears, and Hoover orders all agents back to duty as fingerprinting rules near passage. Sen Connally plans to push the bill to the floor soon.
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J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Edwin S. Smith
David J. Saposs
NLRB
Taber
Mr. Roosevelt
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Justice Department
Immigration Service
Labor Department
Noah Mason
Ill
Dies Committee
Madame Perkins
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Mohammet
Eugene Cox
CIO
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
House
Senate
Senate Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt
Allied and German Forces Battle Along Northern Front
Reports describe heavy fighting across northern France and Belgium as Germans press toward Boulogne and Calais while Allied defenses hold key corridors. High command notes Allied withdrawals elsewhere but stresses persistent resistance and new bridgeheads along the Somme.
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Bapaume
Peronne
Boulogne
France
Berlin
Cambrai
Menin
War Ministry
Valenciennes
Channel
Calais
Somme
Belgium
Ostend
Courtrai
Scheldt
Arras
St. Omer
Montmedy
Luxembourg
High Command
Peronne-Bapaume
Hobart youths detained by Pima county officials
Two girls and a boy from Hobart Oklahoma were held by Pima county authorities today. Nancy Lou Hammons 16 and Jack Hammons 18 of 708 South Jefferson Hobart and Fay Godfrey 17 of 113 North Washington Hobart were taken into custody.
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Pima
Hobart
Okla
Nancy Lou Hammons
Jack Hammons
South
Jefferson Street
Fay Godfrey
North
Washington Street
Junior Chamber Dinner and Sugar Bowl Photos
The Junior Chamber of Commerce meets at 6 30 p m for dinner in the Pioneer hotel ballroom. At 8 p m Sugar Bowl football game photos will be shown. Ladies are welcome.
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Junior Chamber OF Commerce
Pioneer Hotel
Temperatures Reported At Summer Haven Mt Lemmon
Temperatures at Summer Haven atop Mt Lemmon were recorded yesterday with a low of 46 and a high of 73 degrees. The data reflects a clear day with mild heat.
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Summer Haven
Mt. Lemmon
Mrs Guy Converse Hosts YWCA Board Tea
Newly elected YWCA board president Mrs Guy Converse will entertain board members at a tea at her home 1515 East Mabel tomorrow afternoon at 3 30.
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Guy Converse
Ywca Board of Directors
East Mabel
Randolph Lodge Confers Third Degree at Masonic Temple
Randolph Lodge No 32 invites visiting Masons to attend a third degree tonight at 7 30 at the Masonic Temple.
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Epes Randolph Lodge
Masonic Temple
Women win Westinghouse streamline icons in ad contest
Mrs Mary E Wilkenson of 1437 East Seventh Street and Mrs C A Jones of 312 North Park Avenue received Westinghouse streamline icons for their entries in the nationwide Ad vise a Bride contest. Russell Electric Co. local dealer presented the awards.
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Mary E. Wilkenson
East Seventh Street
C. A. Jones
North Park Avenue
Westinghouse Streamline
Westinghouse
Russell Electric Company
North Carolina's tiny striped catfish found only in rivers
A small striped catfish, not exceeding four inches, is native exclusively to North Carolina rivers. Researchers note its restricted range and emphasize habitat protection to prevent further decline.
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North Carolina
Julia Hale Kimbell pupils give garden recital
PUPILS OF JULIA HALE Kimbell will host a public recital Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the garden at 1227 India Street. The event is open to all.
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Julia Hale Kimbell
Kimbell
India Street
Spanish War Veterans Warn Against Fifth Column Threats
Former Governor R C Stanford told Spanish American War Veterans at their 18th annual encampment in Prescott that the nation faces Nazi influence in Greenland and possible fifth column activity in Mexico and inside U S borders. He urged vigilance as Rough Riders uniforms appeared in the parade.
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Prescott
United States
Arizona
R. C. Stanford
Greenland
Mexico
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Spain
Young Man Held On Theft Charge
Norman Guy age 24 of 706 South Second Avenue is held by Tucson Police on grand theft charges for allegedly stealing 91 dollars from Cecil W. Richardson a veteran railroad locomotive engineer. Richardson reported the robbery from the Roskruge hotel after Guy was arrested in the Safford junior high school yards shortly after the incident.
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Norman Guy
South
Second Avenue
Tucson
Cecil W. Richardson
Roskruge
Richard Lease
Guy
Safford
Richardson
One Charge Leads To Three Others In Court
Alex Peterkin aged 36 of 1103 East Elm Street paid the city of Tucson 33 dollars for a reckless driving conviction and three overtime parking violations. Police say he backed his car into a police car at North Sixth Avenue and 10th Street. In court, three unpaid overtime parking citations were brought to light.
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Alex Peterkin
East Elm Street
City of
Tucson
Peter
North Sixth Avenue
10Th Street
Peterkin
Albert Hesselberg
Marbles On Saturdays Bring Franksville Seniors Outdoors
In Franklington North Carolina a group of men play marbles on Saturdays when weather allows. The eldest player is 84 years old and still competes with fellow contestants in the sunlit court.
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Franklington
N. C
Squabble Over Sheriff Using Radio Frequencies Sparks City Dispute
City Manager George Seeley and Chief Don Hays urged Pima county supervisors to bar Sheriff Ed Echols from using 2430 kilocycles for the sheriff's radio system, warning of interference. Sheriff Echols and Deputy Yeazell defended shared use, noting FCC permits and state-wide cooperation.
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George W. Seeley
Don J. Hays
Oliver White
Pima County
Ed F. Echols
Seeley
Hays
Echols
Kenneth Yeazell
Yeazell
Federal Communications Commission
Communications Commission
KQEP
War Developments Cut U. S. Exports Over 27 Million
Commerce Department reports April exports fell by 27 million with biggest drops to Scandinavian and Dutch markets. Treasury data show foreign investors bought American securities in February for the first time in ten months, adding 3.879 million. U.S. shipments to Scandinavia dropped from over 19 million in March to under 4 million in April. Low Countries exports fell 3 million. Overall April exports reached 324 million, with a favorable trade balance at 112 million.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Treasury
United States
Pair to Die for Gotham Murders
Harry Maione and Frank Abbandando were sentenced to be electrocuted in July for the murder of George Rudnick. The defendants, both 30, were the first Murder Inc. members tried under Brooklyn DA William O Dwyer's crackdown on the gang. Judge Franklin Taylor imposed the death penalty.
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New York
Harry
Happy) Maione
Frank
the Dasher
Abbandando
Murder, Inc
Maione
George Rudnick
Brooklyn
William O’dwyer
Franklin Taylor
Fort Worth police radio messages reach Victoria Australia
Fort Worth police department short wave radio chatter intended for local use has been intercepted far away as Victoria Australia. The broadcasts have drawn attention to the reach of the system and potential cross border monitoring.
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Police Radio
Fort Worth
Tex
Victoria
Australia
Weekend Raids Jail Chinese Arrests in Narcotics Sweep
Police chief Don J. Hays and County Attorney J. Mercer Johnson directed weekend raids in Chinatown between Meyer Broadway and Jackson streets. Seized were opium smoking layouts pipes opium pills lottery tickets and gambling charges were laid against 17 Chinese suspects with several released on bonds and all cases continued to Wednesday morning.
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Don J. Hays
J. Mercer Johnson
Hays
Chinatown
Meyer
Main
Broadway
Jackson Streets
George Ginn
Gin Chew Gan
Ginn
Gan
Yee Wing
Chester Sum
Pon Gin
Wing Koon
Yee Hing
Gee K. Kong
Lu Ghung
Ng Ying
Moe Toong Fue
Walter Ginn
Don Sing
Sun Poy
Gin Shack
Pacific States Suit Arguments Begin Over Attorney Fee
Attorneys for T F Dempwolf of Los Angeles seek a 20000 fee from Pacific States Savings and Loan assets in Arizona. Pacific States' lawyers and receivers Thomas H Campbell and B H Ormand contest the petition in superior court.
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T. F. Dempwolf
Los Angeles
Dempwolf
Pacific States Savings and Loan Association
Superior Court
Arizona
Pacific States
Thomas H. Campbell
B. H. Ormand
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Russia
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D-Va
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Dorothy L. Hardy
East Tenth Street
Charles L. Hardy
West Point Military Academy
Young Hardy
Camp Bullis
San Antonio
Louisiana
Gordon Seeley
University of Arizona
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