Polygamy Cult Convictions Hit Salt Lake City Court
In Salt Lake City federal and state authorities convict members of a polygamy based cult for kidnapping and transporting plural wives. Edna Christensen of Salt Lake City gets one year and one day. Charles Zitting of Salt Lake City and William Chatwin of Provo receive two-year terms. Six additional men are sentenced on Mann act charges for transporting plural wives across state lines for immoral purposes.
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Edna Christensen
U. S
T. Blake Kennedy
Cheyenne
Wyo
Charles F. Zitting
William Chatwin
Provo
Utah
Chatwin
John S. Boyden
van Zitting
Kennedy
Zitting
Boyden
Mokmer First In Bombing Range Seized by Allies
Allied forces in the Pacific report Mokmer airfield on Schouten Island, Dutch New Guinea, captured after a 12 day assault. Mokmer sits about 980 miles southeast of the Philippines as U S troops push inland from the coast toward other airfields Harokoe Orido and Makaner while China battles on the Changsha front and Burma Ledo roads.
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Presa
MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Australia
Pacific
China
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Hunan
Ie Salween
Yunnan Province
Burma
Ledo
Thdla
Kohima
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia Command
Guam
Central Pacific
U. S. Naval Base
Manila
Neura
Ponape
Mokmer
Bosnek
Columm
Makaner
Will
Bink
Harokoe
Meire
French Town of Vire Wiped Out
NEW YORK June 8 The French town of Vire about 35 miles south of the Normandy coast has been completely destroyed Capt Kal mar Master of Portland Oregon said in an England broadcast carried last night by B B Master who flew as observer in a Marauder bomber over France was interviewed after he returned He did not explain how the town was destroyed
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Vire
Kalmar
Portland
Ore
England
B. 8
France
Senate probes after talking general demotion during WWII
Senator Chandler urged a Senate inquiry into Maj. Gen. Henry J. F. Muller being demoted to lieutenant colonel and reassigned from Europe for allegedly talking about D-Day. Miller, hospitalized in Coral Gables, denies making public statements while Col. Dan Ogle notes the demotion is unrelated to his illness.
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Chandler
D-Ky
Henry J. F. Muller
United States
Army
Miller
Brooks
Duncan Fields
San Antonio
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Duncam
Miler
Air Force
Coral Gables
Fla
Dan C. Ogle
Army of the United States
War Department
Ogle
Trio of Yanks Bay 3 Nazi Planes Each
Allied headquarters in Naples reports a trio of American fighter pilots credited for shooting down three enemy planes each during a May 29 raid on Austrian targets. Capt. Samuel J. Brown of Tulsa Oklahoma tied his total to eight with one MB-109 and two Me-110s. Lieut. William F. Hanes and Lieut. Norman C. Cross, both credited with three Me-110s, are from Atlanta Georgia and Milford Iowa respectively. Capt. Edwin J. Fuller of San Angelo Texas also claimed a victory that day.
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Naples
Samuel J. Brown
Tulsa
Okla
Edwin J. Fuller
Sir Anpelo
Texas
Ploestt
Soldier's Trial Set for Pvt Alfredo Rivera at Fort Sam Houston
Pvt Alfredo V Rivera faces murder and AWOL charges in a general court martial at Fort Sam Houston. He is accused of killing his wife Carolina Rivera May 9 at their home in the presence of two children and her mother. Rivera was AWOL from Camp San Luis Obispo Calif from May 2 to May 11 1944.
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Martyl
Fort Sam Houston
Priday
Carolina
Rivera
Alfredo
Santiago Guafardo
Hivera
Camp San Luis Obispo
Calif
Bird serenades soldiers at Brooke General Hospital nightly
In a rare hospital diversion a mockingbird sings nightly for patient morale in the east wing of Brooke General Hospital. Maj. Thomas A. Reiner notes the bird’s routine from 12:50 PM to about 4:45 PM each day, calling it a graveyard shift morale booster. A.M. McKee, Memphis cab driver, reaches 150000 miles and receives a new cab from the company as thanks.
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Mocking Bird
Brooke General Hospital
Thomas A. Reiner
Abe
Memphis
A. H. Mckee
YMCA Group Hears Harmon on War's Cause at Dinner
Harmon, vice chairman of the YMCA war activities committee, told Suner hotel guests that today’s war blame lies with those who gave up individual rights yesterday. He recalled YMCA history since 100 years ago in England. Governor Stevenson praised its global influence on training and morale. Kerr highlighted spiritual values and contrasts between Allies and Axis aims.
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Harmon
Imolien Picture Industry
War Activities Committee
Suner
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Y.mg
England
Stevenson
Walues
Kerr
Illegal liquor sales charged in county court case
Three hotel staff members face illegal liquor sales charges in County Court-at-Law No. 1. Lanny Brennan and Goodrow Ferguson bell boys at the Bluebonnet hotel and Cal Brooks Jenkins garage employee at the Gunter hotel are accused of selling liquor without a license on May 31 and June 1, according to Gus Brown, agent of the Texas liquor control board.
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Gus Brown
Texas Liquor Combo Board
Lanny Brennan
Goodrow Ferguson
Bell Boys
Bluebonnet Hotel
Cal Brooks Jenkins
Gunter Hotel
Two Firms Merge Houston Service Plan Approved
A joint action plan by D H Robinson Truck Lines of Corpus Christi and Yellow Transit of Oklahoma City to coordinate operations between San Antonio and Houston has been granted. The plan will suspend 26 outbound trips monthly by Yellow Transit, per John G Ross of the Office of Defense Transportation.
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Corpus Christ
Yellow Transit Company
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Houston
John G. Ross
Office of Defense Transportation
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