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CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA,t JULY 14^ 1944Suoreme Sacrificef‘.-r'.sV;•?*.',lt;m• lt;*i. ;f H'V/lt; : .• • ;v*. 1 • r- • • ' : •?JOHN A. KINSER(urnu son to lose his life in the anried services in this war.(IMrs. Sylvia W. Davis, who until recently has been employed at the Standard Service Station at Main and Florence streets, has j received word! that her son, Priyate Byron E. Bell had died in defense of his ^ountry^ while in; service in the Southwest.Pacific. HJft death .occurred about weeks ago. | . . j.The death of | Byron Bell, a private in the tJ.i S- Army, at age of 22, was a severe shockJohn Kinser, Marine, Dies From Wounds3rd Son .Of Casa Grande Woman Is ; Killed In \Battle“Killed In Action” Commander. Wires Boy’s Mother Herelance in Alaska until two years ago; when snow blindness forced her | to return to the States.Mrs. Davis drove an ambu-ice itheto Mrs- Davis, Byron being herthirdArizona’s fourteen counties will receive $6,051,775 in state school money for the fiscal year ending next June 30, it was estimated on Monday by E. D- Ring, state superintendent of public Instruction.Casa Grande Gets $60,1885 From School Funds Of StateOf that amount, $5,726,775 will be tax money and $325,000 estimated income from non-tax sources. The amount actually apportioned- in 1943-44 was $6,425,645.Of the totals, Pinal County’sElementary Schools will receive$281,190, and the’High Schools, $70,-490. This is based upon an average daily; attenance of 4,326 pupils inthe Elementary Schools and 742 in the High Schools.The Casa. Grande Elementary Schools daily - attendance was 659, and the system will therefore receive $42,835, while the High School attendance of 190 daily, will net the Casa Grande Union High School $18,050. Casa Grande Union High School is the largest in the County.The money will be available July 20, according to John J. Bugg. Superintendent of Pinal County Schools. It is paid out in quarterly apportionments, which for- Elementary Schools will be $70,297.50and for High Schools $17,022.50. The Elementary Schools will receive, as of July 20, $10.708-75,and the High School, $4,512.50., In the certification of apportionment of school funds, for the state. $6,038,375 will be levied on property when the Arizona Tax Commission makes up the levy on Aug. 14. .From, that amoilnt, however, will come SIOO.OOO for the Arizona ! Teachers' retirement svstem: S150.-Child Dies1 iAs Home Is Burned D6wnClara Marie Tripp Victim; Was Alone, Coroner’s Jury SaysClara Marie Tripp, 21 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tripp, was burned to death on the eveniijg of last Fnday, when fire, presumably caused from an oil burning cook stove, destroyed the structure in which the family was residing on the E/H. Smith ranch. The child had been left I asleep in the home', while Mrs. Tripp carried some food to another home nearby.T Mrs.' Tripp had food cooking on the oil stove, and it is presumed that wind blew the flames in such a way as to ignite the building., * Richard Ward and Elmer Palmer, the first persons to reAch; the scene of the fire, were unable j to rescue the child because of the intensity of the heat Walter B. Love. Justice of the Peace* and Coroner ex officio, was called to the scene and impanelleda jury* to hear the circumstances. The .vordlrt: of the coroner’s iurvJohn A. Kinser, 19, son of Mrs. J. EL. Kinser, has been killed in ac-tiorii while serving with the United StatesJ Marines, according to official; notification received by his mother from the Commanding General of the United States Marine Corps.The telegram was received by Mrs. Kinser while she was doing Red Cross work at the Armory here. The telegram requested that the) area in which he had been serving not be made public.It read ,rWe regret to inform you that your son, John A. Kinser has been killed in action while in performance of his duty. We extend our. deep sympathy.”Mrs. Kinser collapsed upon receipt of the telegram. It was just one year ago today (Friday, July 14) that her husband died. Marine Kinser, who was then in training at San Dego, was given a furlough at that time to come here to attend his father’s funeral. 'John A. Kinser treceived his education in Casa Grande high school, was president of his class in his freshman year,* president of the Student , Body. in his junior year, andVwas elected to serve in the same capacity in his senior year, but was called into service on May 14, 1943. He graduated this year, but was not present to receive his diploma, being in service. He wAs interested in all athletics, and played baseball, basketball and football each scITBol year. He was very popular with his school mates, says Calc C. Smith, superintendent of the high school. John was born on April 6. 1925.Besides his mother. Mrs. J. E. Kinser. three brothers, Wilbur, (in service). Dan/ and Darwin: and four sisters. June, Jimmie. Betty and : Virginia survive.
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Casa Grande Dispatch
Casa Grande, Arizona, US
Fri, Jul 14, 1944
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