Trial Set for Slaying of Australians
Allied HQ reports Edward J. Leonski, 34, a former New York clerk, will face murder charges in American military court on June 10 for the killings of three Australian women near a U S Army camp. Victims include Miss Gladys Hocking, 40, and Melbourne residents Mrs Ivy Videt McLeod, 40, and Mrs Pauline Buchan Thompson, 31. Leonski’s sister recalled months of domestic tension as the family noted his wartime service and letters from Australia.
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Allied Headquarters
Australia
w—Pyt
Edward J. Leonski
New York
Extra Pay Due Army Men on Sea Duty
Government ruling grants U S army men on gun crews transports and commission vessels overseas duty extra pay at 20 percent. The measure applies to sea duty personnel aboard ships and excludes soldiers en route to oversee stations and those at domestic bases.
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Washingson
June
Lindsay
Warren
Roscoe Ates Embraces New Captaincy In El Paso Visit
Roscoe Ates, stationed at Ellington Field in Houston, arrives in El Paso to handle important official business and celebrate his commission earned after a routine application. He recalls a warm reception from Ben Gersdorf of the Gunter hotel and notes his wife Barbara Ray plans a Texas revue project. Ates describes his pride in the merit-based commission and his wish to serve without frills.
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Sterieiscea Roscoe Ates
Priday
Gunter Hotel
Natty
Ates
Ellington Field
Houston
Kelly
Randolph Field
Hen K. Gersdorf
The
Majestic
Gersdorf
Ben Gain
Ales
Gersdore
Ares
Barbara Ray
EL Paso
Ean
Paulette Goddard
Ani
Charlie Chaplin
Jourrey
ANG
Fausto Miranda
Texas
Mumberg
FBI to Quiz 3 Germans in Dallas
FBI to quiz three German men held in Dallas jail. One is alleged former Graf Spee sailor who married a Texas woman and came from South America before the war. Another was arrested on suspicion of probing aviation industry activity, also married to a Texas girl. The third ex German arrived from California.
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Dallas
Wil Fritz
Frite
Graf Spee
Texas
South America
United States
Fritz
California
One Blow Destroys Three Things in City Assault
A man, jailed after a Friday incident, struck Lucy Mae Perry with one blow, knocking her down and breaking a plate glass window. Perry, 20, and a friend had left a tavern on East Commerce Street when a disturbance occurred. The assailant’s hand was treated before imprisonment.
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City Falk
Lucy Mae Perry
North Crater Street
East Commerce Street
East Commerce
Licey Mac
Rightists Group Joins Mexico War Support Drive
The Sinarquistas, a rightist group claiming half a million members, joined Mexico’s government yesterday. A Sinarquista statement said the movement has begun a campaign to secure from its members the needed goods and currency for urgent wartime needs as the major opposition parties line up with the government.
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Mexico City
Sinarquistas
Mexico
War Ifort
Sinarquista
Underwriters Elect President at Texas Convention
Lubbock June 5 1F J Harold Sharpe of Fort Worth was elected president and Houston Wass received the 1942 convention award and the 100 per cent registration trophy at the Texas Association of Underwriters convention. The 800 delegates gathered as Dan Moody, candidate for the U. S. Senate, lingered.
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Lubbock
Harold Sharpe
Fort Worth
Fouston Wass
Texas Association of Ute
Inday
Will Hese Dan Moody
U. S. Senate
Longin
Dr Gros to Be Sentenced in Espionage Case
Los Angeles June 5 Convicted espionage defendant Dr Han Helmut Gros 34 once a Toaster and former associate of Reinhard Heydrich slated to appear in federal court next Monday for sentencing Also named is his wife Frances Cradler 31 a former movie studio employee The couple faces possible max terms of two years in prison for espionage and an additional five years for failing to register as a foreign agent court date June 15
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Los Angeles
Han Helmut Gros
Hitler
Reinhard Haydrich
Federal Cour
Pantanas
Frances Cradlert
Gros
Ben Harrison
S A Boy Sets for Texas ROTC Maneuvers
Gilbert Elizango, son of Mr and Mrs Ignacio P Elizondo of 221 West Summit Avenue, will join the naval ROTC unit of the University of Texas for summer maneuvers. He is reportedly the only trade selected for the trip.
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Gilbert Elizango
Ignacio P. Elizondo
Summit Ravenue
Naval R.O T.G
Doiverary
Texas
Manéilvera
Elizonda
Newspaper Ad Given Praise
REW YORK June 5b The REWSNADEr will assume a position of growing importance in meeting a Needed change in advertising and selling methods to it them into a world vastly altered by war time. William 4H Howard executive vice president of H. H Macy and company said at a convention of National Federation of Executives. The need is for sharper briefer mssage in Advertising to get the sales story across to people who now lave less time than ever before for details. The local daily newspaper will as ume growing importance in one hheme of things Howard said be Jase people will confine their pur chases to their own towns. He predicted greater reading of news papers and magazines and more in terest in home decoration.
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York
William
Howard
H. H. Macy and Company
Fedstation
Aluminum Company Workers Walk Out
Detroit report says Holen Aluminum plant with about 2500 employees halted operations after significant incidents during a military aircraft material buildup. Afternoon shift workers reportedly left after 4 p.m.. seven other plants remained unaffected.
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Aluminum Company
Detroit
Holen Aluminum Oir Drass Corporation
Couple Hurt When Auto Strikes Pole
Mr and Mrs Y D Sandley of 16 Palenine Street South San Antonio suffered injuries Friday when their auto crashed into a telephone pole in the 2200 block of Nogatltos Alrent. They were seated at the Robert 4 Green Hospital for severe facial cuts.
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Y. D. Sandley
Palenine Street
South
San Antonio
Nogatltos Alrent
Medical School Probe Nears End in UT Board Meeting
In Galveston the University of Texas Board of Regents met to wrap up an investigation into a controversy at the medical school. It was unclear when an announcement would be made.
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Galveston
Sune
University of Texas Board of Regents
Army to Get Man Not Jail Suspended Sentence For Sorgery Case
L D Gases of Houston, a Black man, won a suspended two year term after pleading guilty to forgery and passing bad checks at the National Bank of Commerce. Judge W J MacCrary ordered he report to the army in ten minutes, with an arrangement for concurrent sentences for a second similar offense against Galveston white man Johnny Blan chette.
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L. D. Gases
Houston
Isis
Yw. W. MacCrary
National Bank of Commerce
Walty
Bianchetto
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