Oxygen worker’s home blast kills family in California
Darwin Lyons, 43, a worker at an oxygen plant, feared gas attacks and sought a gasproof home. A tank explosion and fire left his wife Mrs Lyons, 42, daughters Catherine 20 and Helen 7, and son Billy 13 dead. Lyons and daughter Mildred 13 injured. 4-year-old Bobby unharmed. Swarms of white butterflies raid cabbage fields in New Zealand.
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Huntington Park
Calif
Ino
Darwin
Lyons
Catherine
Helen
Billy
Mildred
Bobby
Sugar Registration At Parish House In Kanawha County
Sugar registration is underway at St John s parish house with Red Cross canteen unit handling applicants. Homer G Bosher Kanawha county rationing board executive secretary announced hours 10 a m to 4 p m. Mrs B G Mechling and Mrs Mere ith Carver oversee the registration.
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Red Cross
St. John’s Parish House
Homer G. Bosher
Kanawha County
Mexican museum worker accused in Empress Charlotte looting
In Mexico City police arrest a national museum employee for looting 85 jewels and items from Empress Charlotte’s collection. Value listed at 5000 dollars, pawned for 100 dollars. The editor is described as indispensable to PM’s war effort, while Chicago Field questions the newspaper’s wartime value and leadership.
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Mexico City
National Museum
Charlotte
Belgium
Maximilian
Mexico
Chicago
Field
Ingersoll
Publisher Field Halts Ingersoll Induction
NEW YORK. June 24. The induction of Ralph M. Ingersoll editor of the PM newspaper was postponed for at least two weeks while Marshall Field publisher appeals for deferment. Ingersoll, 41 with no dependents, was told to return home from Fort Jay Governors Island awaiting further word. Field telegraphed a formal appeal to the local board and selective service headquarters.
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New York
Ralph M. Ingersoll
Marshall Field
Ingersoll
Fort Jay
Governors Island
Walter Mallory
Field
Selective Service
Washington
Mallory
Harrison Countian Says He Loved Wife He Slew
Kes ter Alkire testified at his murder trial about his affection for his slain wife Clarice Marshall Alkire and did not deny firing the shots that killed her and her father Charles Marshall. He is charged with murder and slaying his father-in-law after an April incident at an Enterprise trailer home. defense cites external factors while admitting the shooting.
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Clarksburg
Kester Alkire
Alkire
Clarice Marshall Alkire
Enterprise
Charles Marshall
Marshall
Couple separated for 11 years jurors told in court
The court heard the couple had been living apart for 11 years, with the jury told of their separation and the surrounding circumstances as part of the case.
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Zeala
Conbst Creck
O. J
Industrial Chantlers
Morrison
O. J. Morrison
BUY Now Offich Sra
Tak Yard
Aliza
Target
Bemberg
Bamberg the Wonderful
Whirligirl
Summer
Sout
Chambray
Seersucker
Coal Butcher
Cobbs Creek
Tal Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia
Harrison Countian
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