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Nogales international., 1941-05-31
STATE OF ARIZONA
ARIZONA


CORPORATION COMMISSION
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRE-
SENTS SHALL. COME, GREET
ING:
I. WILLIS G. ETHEL, SECRE-
TARY OF THE ARIZONA COR
PORATTON COMMISSION, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT the an
nexed is a true and complete trans
cript of the
AMEN Mt
TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE S. LEEKER DRY GOODS
COMPANY"
Renewing corporate existence for
an additional twenty-five years.
which was filed in the office Of the
said Arizona Corporation Commis-
sion On the 1st day of May A. D..
1871 at 800 o'clock P. NJ, as pro-
'Vided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ]
HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND
AND AFFIXED THE OFFICIAL
SEAL OF THE ARIZONA COR
PORATION COMMISSION, AT
THE CAPITOL, IN THE CITY OF
PHOENIX, THIS 1st DAY OF
MAY A. D. 1941.
(SEAD
WILLIS G. ETHEL.
Secretary
BY D. PALMER,
Assistant Secretary.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION or THE 8
LEExER DRY GOODS COM
PANY
THIS IS TO GENTLY that al
a special meeting Of TIE stockhold'
ers of The S. Leeker Dry Good'
Company. a corporation, organize<
and existing under and by Virtue
of the laws Of the State Of Arizona
held at the office Of the compan!
at the City of Nogales, County O
Santa Cruz, State of Arizona, OF
the 22nd day Of April, 1871, due ant
legal notice of the time, place, anG
purpose of such meeting having beer
sent to all stockholders, by vot'
Of all of the owners of all of TIN
issued and outstanding capita
stock of said The S. Leeker Dr..
Goods Company, said owners bein.
present in person, a resolution wa
passed which, among other things
authorized the amendment of Ar
ticle w of the Articles Of Incorpor
alton of said The S. Leeker DR.,
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CRUZ.
SOUTHERN ARIZONA BANK)
& TRUST COMPANY, a ,
corporation, ARCHIE r. }
CONNER, and GERALD
JONES, as Trustee under the
Last Will and Testament of }
William w. Huggett, de- }
ceased.
Plaintiffs,
CARL PARKER GRIFFIN -
and BERTHA GRIFFIN
CROWELL,
Defendants.
No. 3445
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF ARIZONA to
the above named defendants CARL
PARKER GRIFFIN and BERTHA
GRIFFIN CROWEIL
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to appear and defend
in the above entitled action in the
above entitled court, within TWEEN
TY DAYS, exclusive of the day OF
service, after service Of this sum-
mons upon you If served within
the State of Arizona, en- within
THIRTY DAYS. exclusive of the
day Of service, if served without
the State of Arizona. and you are
hereby notified that IN case you
fail so to do, judgment by default
viii be rendered against you for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
The name and address Of plain
tiffs attorney IS Charles E. Con-
ner 303-6 Valley National Build
ing. Tucson, Arizona.
GIVEN under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court Of the
State of Arizona in and for the
County Of Santa Cruz this goth
day Of May. 1941.
(SEAL)
HEI EN- O'KEEFE.
Clerk.
(Pub. May 24,31, June, Z, IA, 21,
l94D.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CRUZ.
IN THE MATTER OF THE }
ADOPTION OF sUzONNE }
JANE MEDLEN
OR d E b
Herman C. Medlen and Cecile B
Medlen. husband and wife. having
filed In this Court their petition
for the adoption Of Suzonne Jane
Medlen, a minor child.
TT IS ORDERED tnat the mat
ter of said petition shall be heard
in the Court Room of SAID Sup
erior Court in the Court House, In
the City of Nogales. Santa Cruz
County, State Of Arizona. on the
1st day of July, 1941. at the hour
Of 1000 o'clock A. M. ana that a
copy of said petition and this order
shall be published once a week for
three 90 successive weeks in the
Nogales International. weekly
newspaper published and of general
circulation in Santa Cruz County,
State OF Arizona. the last publica-
ton to be ON May 81, 1941.
ORDERED FURTHER, that nc
further notice OF said hearing shall
be given.
DATED this 10th day Of May
l941.
WILLIAM G. HALL,
Judge Of Said Su.
perior Court.
pub. May II. "A. 81. 194D.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Goods Company to be and read as
follows:
ARTICLE ~

THE life, tenure, and exist
ence Of this corporation shall
be, and hereby is, renewed and
extended for the period ending
May 18th, 1866. and the right
of renewal and succession as
provided by law shall be re-
tanned and enjoyed by this
corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF said
The S. Leeker Dry Goods Com
pany has caused this certificate to
be executed by it's president and its
corporate seal hereunto affixed and
attested by its secretary this 22nd
day Of April. 1941.
(SEAL)
BENJAMIN CAPIN,
President.
Attest
P. M. CAPN,
Secretary.
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LEGAL NOTICES!

the Fifteenth Legislature 1941.
MRS. LULA r. LARIMORE,
COUNTY SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT OF
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Dated May 81. 1941.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF ARIZONA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CRUZ
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF H. E. MIELLER }
also known as
HARRY EDWARD MIEILER.
). Deceased. }
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that under
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STATE OF ARIZONA
COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ-ss.

STATE OF ARIZONA
COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ-ss.
This instrument was acknoWl-
edged before me this 22nd day Of
April, A. D. 1941, by Benjamin
Capin as President of The S. Leek-
en- Dry Goods Company, who stated
that he executed such instrument
on behalf of said company for the
purpose and consideration therein
expressed.
DUANE BIRD
Notary Public.
My commission expires
December 5th, 1914.
(SEAL)
NDORS EMENT
ARIZONA CORPORATION COM
MISSION INCORPORATING
DIVISION
FIJI ED
MAY /. 1941.
At 800 P. NJ. at request Of
Duane Bird whose address is Noga-
les, Arizona.
WILLIS G. ETHEL,
Secretary.
BY FLORENCE f. LANCE
Nogales international., 1941-05-31

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, STATE
OF ARIZONA.
In the Matter of the
Estate of
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HELEN O'KEESFE.

(Pub. May 24,31, June, Z, IA, 21,
l94D.
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publish May 10, II, "a, 81 and
June 7, 194D.
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New Sub Division
For Negroes To
Be Opened Soon

If YOU are interested in restricted
property where no one but colored
can buy, this is your opportunity.
The demand for better subdivi-
sion is awaiting your say. Just
south of Yapapal, between Hymon
Park and Seventh Ave, it is be-
lieved if sufficient interest is shown,
you may buy and FILA loans can
be available City water and lights
are also available. I believe if you
are interested in this restricted
subdivision, there is an oppo1 tunity
for the same.
Atty. Steven B. Rayburn has al
ready put on two subdivisions, and
is willing to put on this III high
class way. A subdivision on this or
der has been advocated for num-
ber of years. 1t has been suggested
a restriction of not less than $4,000.
This plan has been advocated for
years. 1t is entirely up to the peo-
pie.
If it does not go on, this will just
be another subdivision without re-
striction. If you are interested.
write this Office, 1914 E. Monroe
Street, since at least forty of these
lots can now be sold.
Any one desiring to buy now and
build later may buy for $1,000 down
and $500 per month.
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PHOENIX FACES
SUIT OVER LAND

Pearl Turner sued the city yes
terday in Maricopa County Superior
Court to compel compliance with
a contract to purchase property and
to collect $500 damages and STA
monthly rental from December l9,
1888.
She charges the city contracted
December 10, 1888 to sell her lots
one and two, block 18, Collins ad-
dition, and she rendered the down
payment which was accepted and
retained by the city.
The city, however, has refused to
convey to her the title to the prop
erty and has been called for bids
on sale of it, according to the COM
plant.
The complaint asserts that Sl14
monthly is the reasonable rental
value" of the property.
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Porter had about 200 colored people
on the plantation, who also worked
without cash payment, and that
they were afraid to leave because
Porter had a lot of power in that
county and would have them re-
turned and they would be beaten
up and put back to work. Waller
himself stated that he worked with
colored man whom this same
Sheriff brought back from Lubbert,
Texas in the Turtle-Back OF a car,
and that the man was never given
trial but was turned over to the
plantation owner who whipped him
and made him work.
Sheriff Lewis admitted that he
had knowledge Of such a planta-
ton, but denied knowledge of any
punishment on the plantation by
the said Earl Porter.
The Sheriff also denied that the
Plantation boss was his Cousin"
1t was also brought out to the
governor that the wife and child
desertion charge was "Phoney" and
"Trickery", and was believed to
have been obtained by force or
threat from the wife "If she signed
IT. Nothing was known of this
charge until one hour before the
hearing, because the wife was not
in Burleson county at the time
the complaint was signed but was
in Brazzas county, and Sheriff Lewis
testified that he went to Brazzas
county and was present when the
complaint was signed on July 81,
after Lon Jordan had contacted
him.
1t is believed that after the habea-
us corpus hearing, Sheriff Lon Jor-
dan of Phoenix telephoned the
Texas Sheriff and informed him
that Waller was being held pending
extradition and that the complaint
was attached with a CPeonage)
charge, because the Texas Sheriff
was armed with an affidavit sign
ed by the Plantation owner to the
effect that he did not want Waller
back on his farm.
Despite Walters testimony and
that of his mother and brother,
that he had gone to Texas as late
as June 19, after his wife who
failed to come back with him and
that he had been sending her money
since his being here, Governor Os-
borne stated to the Texas Sheriff /:
Il am going to grant this eXtradi-
ton, and I'm going to watch this
case, and if I hear of this boy get
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RANDOLPH IN FIRST REPORT DEFENDS
ACTION IN CALLING OFF .. G. MARCH
Brother Meets
Sister After
Il Years Pass

Mrs B. F.. Duke of San Antonio.
Texas, was house guest Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. James L. Davis, 1340 E. Mao
ison Street, for two weeks. She left
August S. The is the baby sister OF
Mr.. Davis and it had been q years
since they had seen each other
Mrs. Duke is the daughter of Mr..
John Powers, 1922 E Madison st.
. t h r relatives residing in
Phoenix and Tucson, were visited.
Mrs. Duke was extended many
courtesies while in the city. She
enjoyed the hospitality of the good
people. She also stated the south
is not the only place where genuine
hospitality is found.
She was hcnored with delicious
dinner by her niece, Miss Letas Mae
Davis. of Tucson on Sunday, Aug
ust 3
Covers were laio for four: Mrs.
Duke, Mr.. James L. Davis, Rev.
johnson, of Oklahoma and the
hostess Mrs. Duke and Mr.. Davis
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. jeff
Durham to Tucson. The Durhams
visited relatives in the Sunshine
City.
Mrs. Duke wa; honored with G
breakfast at South Mountain Park
Monday, August d. Mrs. Plato
Lindsay was hostess. Covers were
laid for nine, including the homer
ed guest, Mr.. and Mrs. james D.
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Hodge,
and son. Mrs. Annie Hall, Mr. E..
D. Hodge and the hostess. The
scenery was beautiful and the fresh
clean air was tops and the food un-
beateble She was honored at a
beautifully appointed dinner with
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Favors, as
host and hostess in their lovely
home Monday afternoon, August 4.
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care cry. Dry up those tears and
keep quiet.
The dead mans widow and his
four children are now on relief.
Mrs. johnson has high blood pres
sure and has been forbidden to
work by her physician. Therefore,
the oldest daughter, fourteen
years of age, has been working in
domestic service, bringing in all
the cash income that the family
now has. The family gets a lit
tie food" from the Department of
Public Welfare and friends help
out.
The shooting is said to have
been witssed by another col
cred prisoner in the jail whose
life will probabably not be worth
much if it is learned he said any
thing about the occurrence. The
undertaken stands in a precarious
position.
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Back To-Affca Head
Is Nabbed By G-Men

CHICAGO-(ANP)-Mrs NJ M. L. Gordon.
founder and of the "Peace Movement
of Ethiopia, arrested by agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation Saturday. She is charged with
advising of her followers now to evade the draft
1t is said that the FBI is investigating the organ
izatiOn which she heads. 1t is 'back to Africa"
ment, one which two years ago backed the infamous
Sen. BilbO of Mississippi when he introduced in the
United States senate, bill to export all Negroes who
wished to go, back to Africa.
AT that time Mrs. Gordon published her extensive
correspondence with BilbO and he used the "Peace
Movement of Ethiopia groups as examples that Ne
grOes wanted to return to "ther native land'. The
Liberan government discaimed any invitation to the
Gordon group and privately told American officials
that they would not be permitted to enter the country
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Peonage Case,
Says Defense

Governor Sidney P. Osborne sign
ed Extradition papers, Tuesday
August 5, granting the removal of
Tom Tilley Waller, 26 year old
colored man, by Clint Lewis, Cald-
well, Texas Sheriff; on a charge of
assault with intent to commit muir
der of another Negro, child and
wife deSertion.
Waller was arrested on informa-
ton from the Texas officers, after
which a. fugitive complaint was
filed in East Phoenix Precinct
Court on July 25, by Lon Jordan
Sheriff of Maricopa County, Ari-
zona. The defendent Immediately
filed a petition for writ of habeas
corpus to release him from the
County Jail, the hearing on which
was held Saturday, July 26, and de-
MED by Superior Judge AuCher t.
Parade.
His attorney, Jacob Morgan, told
the court that this was "peonage"
case, and that a white plantation
owner in Texas signed the complaint
in order to get Waller back in
Texas Ito make slave out of him
which was a violation of the 14th
amendment of the Constitution.
After the hearing the suspect was
Immediately brought back to the
justice court and released on bond
pending an extradition hearing be-
fore the governor.
NAACP JOINS FIGHT
During the habeas corpus hear
ing and while Waller was on bond,
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
locked hands with Attorney Morgan
in compiling evidence to be submit
ted to the governor and in putting
forth every effort to save Waller.
who testified that his life was in
danger.
At the extradition hearing Tues
day, August 5, the Governors
chamber was filled to capacity with
colored citizens most of whom were
members of the association. The
defendent, first to take the witness
stand, admitted that he was the
man that they were looking for,
but denied that he had had any
trouble with any one on the plan
tation or any place in Texas. He re-
lated that he had made five crops
for Mr.. Earl Porter, the plantation
Boss, and that he had never made
been paid any money for his work,
but that he was given food from
commissary and also lodging.
Attorney Morgan attempted to
show by testimony of witnesses, that
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LaGuardia Says
FDR's0rderI Is
"HistoriceI"
Crowded Church
Tell of Progress
Hears Speakers
Bv ERNEST E. JOHNSON

NEW YORK - (ANP)
Three thousand SOM.
crowded into Salem M. E
church here to hear A. Philip
Randolph, Mayor Fierella H
LaGuardia, David Sarnoff
md other personages identi-
fled with the circumstances
surrounding the executive or
der issued by President Roose-
velt barring discrimination
in the national defense pro-
gram. The occasion also
marked the first public re-
port from the Negro March
on Washington committee
since it's national director.
Mr.. Randolph. told a nation
wide radio audience on July |
that the projected march mo
been found unnecessary at
this time" and therefore post
poned.
No attemnt was made to evadf
the fact that considerable criticism
had been levelled at the march
committee for its decision to call OH
the demonstration. IN fact the
meeting was intended to give 1uI'
explanation of the factors tnvolveo
which prompted this momentoN
decision. Mr.. Randolph, In q clear
and forthrieht manner. succeeoeo
in doing just that. e
LAGUARDIA PRAISED
However the remarks Of Mayor
LaGuardia, described by all prev
ious speakers as the "unrelentine
champion in favor Of the execu-
tive order" along with the com.
mittee, were no doubt the climax OF
the evening.
II am glad to be called upon to
ioin in the discussion he opened,
"of what is a real Landmark III
the progress of democracy. I be-
lieve the executive order signed by
President Roosevelt will remain one
of the important public documents
in our history, and the man who
signed it will take his place among
the true champions of liberty and
true democracy.
"It may not be literary gem"
he continued "Its meter might be
defective in its poetry, but am In
a position to tell you that the man
who signed it believed in it, in ev-
cry line of it. in every word of ev-
cry sentence of it."
He minced no words in lauding
members of the March on Washing
ton committee for their sincerity in
tackling a problem which had be
come "a public scandal against
minority groups"
WANTS BOARD TO SUCCEED
Turning his attention 10 the
members of the Fair Employment
Practice committee, named under
the order, the fiery little mayor
said: "TThis board may be success
for time. It will have the oppor-
tunity to demonstrate to the entire
country what the Negroes of Amer
lea have produced in the last gen
Grafton. Nc group nor race has
made as much progress in 70 years
as the Negro. You have accom-
plished and you have produced men
and women in the sciences, arts,
and professions and ath-
letics that has taken other races
generations to produce"
Considered paramount import
ance was the admonition of the
speaker, also civilian defense ad-
to guard against claims
Of discrimination by industry to
cover up "incompetency, dishonesty
and immortality" While this re-
mark met with the wide approba-
ton and had its proper relation
to the subject under discussion,
many were quick to see the mayor
making an indirect defense of his
order suspending Negro city en-
1loye on charge of alleged "moral
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According to information, john
son, a family man, having a wife
and four children, ages three to
fourteen, owed white man a
debt of 81.
Monday, May "a, the police pick
ed him up, put him in Jail and it
is reported that the Chief of Po-
lice sent for the white man to
come to the jail in order to beat
up Johnson.
After several hours, the white
man is alleged to have gone to the
police station and johnson was
allegedly taken to the chiefs OF
flee where the beating began.
johnson is said to have fought
back and was successful in drlV-
ing his assailants back for few
minutes. rest while they collected
themselves to renew the assault.
When the two started toward
him again, Johnson is said to have
reached for a CocaCola bottle on
the floor in order to defend him
self. The chief of police is then
reported to have drawn his gun
and shot Johonson seven times,
death be instantaneous.
The city physician is then re-
ported to have called colored
undertaken and to have told him
hat a man had fallen out dead in
jail. The undertaken came for the
body, picked it up and was told
told to have Johnson buried by
the next morning at ten o'clock,
it is stated. Police repeatedly call
ed on the dead mans mother to
tell her that her son had been
shot while resisting arrest or Gre
ating a disturbance.
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Philadelphian Wants
To Be City Magistrate

Bannaker has never been COM
mitteeman. and insiders declare
that both parties are decided that
two colored magistrates are enough
At present the incumbents are Ed
ward H. Henry, Republican, and
Joseph H. Rainey, Democrat.
MAGISTRATES serves for six years
at $4,000 per year.
Robert C. Nix, local attorney, is
also running for nomination as
Judge of the court Of common pleas.
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PHILADELPHIA -(ANP)-James
Bannaker, for several years secre.
tary to City Councilman James H.
irwin, last week threw his hat in
the ring for magistrate here. If
elected this would mean three Ne
gro magistrates, but David w.
Harris, city Republican chairman
has taken the matter under con-
sideration," and this is taken to
mean that Bannaker won't be en-
dorsed
Harris has already said that
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.Dime-A-Bae Plan
Failing, Red Cap
Tells Labor Group

NEW YORK (SNS) James
o. Canady, veteran Red Cap
testified at a Labor Depart
ment hearing Monday that the
elite of Black Bay Boston hate
to pay 10 cents a parcel to the
redcaps on the railway. Said
Even the Cabots and the
Lodges started carrying their
own bags when the dime-a-
package plan began in the ma
year. -
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CordeIe Staying Called Lynching

CORDELE Ga.-(SNS)-Arthur Johnson the vic
tim of police ynching in the office of the chief of police
here May a. reports from several responsible
are to be believed
Although the local white newspaper repeatedly carried
of Johnson death ben the result of resisting
rest, these reports say otherwise
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-16

Enistng nd of of
Miss Mildred Virginia Graddicks
Mr. Hchel E. Thornton, Jr of Atlanta. which made today
Charles w. Gaddick The
took place midday Friday, July II, 1941
formed by William Holmes Borders, of Wheat
Baptist Church.
Mrs Thornton Atanta's popular beaucians and is
Craddck Beauty Shop She the attractive and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Graddick and the of
a wide circle of admring friends.
Thornton $ of and Herschel Thornton
S of Eberton Ca and morcian of Haugabrooks Funeral
Home.
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MOTHER TOLD
TO SHUT UP

When tohnson's mother began
TO cry, it is reported that she was
told sternly: Shut up Don't you
The Nome nugget., 1941-05-16
Hess Stories Receive No
 Confirmation

UNDATED, May Is (P) - Au- thoritative quarters in London spiced the riddle of Rudolf Hess flight from Germany by declin- ing to confirm the unofficial but censor-passed reports that the Nazi d putty fuehrer, in defiance of Hitler's orders, flew to Britain as a self-constituted apostle of peace This new twist further complicated the wars strangest story
 These facts emerged: one-the British radio spokesman at first hinted broadly that Hess was di- vulging vital German military secrets by declaring he was talk ing and writing words to make the German command sweat. And tWo-,Berlin radios, subs quently inisted that Hess is suff
The Nome nugget., 1941-05-16
GERMAN TANKS, BOMBERS
 ESCORTED FRENCH PLANES
 REPORTED CROSSING SYRIA

banan told of new sparks which may spread the conflict still fur ther. A stiff protest was made by t3e raq gov -rnment against Emir Abdullah of Transjordan fee aseerted hostile thrusts by jordan forces along the Iraq frontier. Transjordan borders Iraq and Palestine and is guard ed by strong British forces under Cen. ST Henry Maitland Will son. The Baghdad. government d clared that swift and severe measures will be taken if the frontier incidents are not halted.
 Iraq newspapers hared with headlines reporting that Russia disclosed she will lend hslp and that Russian volunteers are join ing the Iraq air force to help in the fight against Britain.