Chicago Ex Mayor Thompson Dies
Chicago former mayor William Hale Thompson, known for his flamboyant style and colorful campaigns, died at age 62 after a severe heart attack. He served Chicago as chief executive from 1918 to 1923 and 1927 to 1931, leaving a controversial legacy amid graft allegations and populist stunts.
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Chicago
Mareh
Willam Hale ‘Thompson
Gevie
Wilam Nelson Pelouse
Gale
Mary Wyse Thompson
Thompson
Big Bill
Freedom
Ireland
World Court
Smic
Ten Fliers Killed In Bomber Crash Near Tucson
A B24 Liberator from Hamilton Field crashed yesterday into the Santa Catalina mountains 32 miles northeast of Tucson Arizona killing ten crewmen. General T K Rich commander of nearby Davis Monthan army air base said medical officers recovered the bodies from an almost inaccessible area. None of the dead was from the San Antonio area.
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Yucson
Ariz
Hamilton Field
Galif
Sannta Catalina Mountains
Here
Gal. T. K. Rich
Davis-Monthan Army Air Base
San Antonio
Atascosa Girl Dies From Snakebite
Vera Dell Lowe nine of Atascosa died Sunday morning from a snakebite near her home after playing under a bridge with her dog. Nurses at Robert B. Green Hospital worked through the night attempting treatment, including serum and oxygen, but she did not survive.
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Robert B. Greens Hospital
Vera Dell Lowe
Atascosa
Tam
Lor
Bell Reveals New Co operative Plan in California
Los Angeles Examiner reports Arthur J. Bell, once labeled Mankind United’s voice, outlines an all-out cooperative aiming to cover 200000 Californians. Bell asserts church trustees own diversified properties bought to fund a non profit group, while detailing wage practices and cooperative ventures involving several hundred associates.
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Los. Angeles
Marcel
Los Angeles Examiner
Arthur J. Bell
Pacific Coast
Voice” of Mankind United
Wwho
California
Bell
Carl Greenberg
Examiner
Los Angeles
Say
San Francisco
Mankind United
Hart couple notified son-in-law Nick Young dead in Canada crash
Mr and Mrs J J Hart of Fort Worth received word that their son in law Nick Young 29 a member of the West Texas ranching community was killed yesterday in a plane crash in Canada. The report cites a Canadian crash in the afternoon as the cause of death. Further details were unavailable at press time.
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Pons Wee Ames
Vins
J. J. Hart
Fort, Worth
Licenl
Alvin
Nick” Young
West Tesas Ranch
Canada
Roundup on Liquor Black Market Began
Federal agents raided a nationwide liquor black market, naming hundreds of dealers and tavern operators. Chicago surfaced as a major hub with La Salle Street offices tied to sales and long distance tracing revealing a growing network and planned tax-driven price hikes. Officers pursued Theodore N. Wombrack amid a crackdown ahead of April tax increases on alcohol.
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Chicago
Marens Asain
Nartian
la Salle Street
Timothy O'Connell
Theodore N. Wombrack
Bombers Stream Across Atlantic Reach Britain
London reports four engined American bombers crossing the Atlantic in a record stream to join the battle against Germany. They are arriving in Britain within ten days after leaving U S assembly bases. The Daily Mail quotes American command chiefs claiming traffic volume greatly exceeds prior levels and that the North Atlantic route has been regularly used this winter.
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London
Atlantic
Germany
Britain
U. S. Assembly
London Daily Mail
North Atlantic
Man Admits Second Murder in Boston Case
Boston police said John L. Wilson 28 confessed to a second murder in two days. He admitted killing Mary J. Hanson 49 whose body was found in South Boston. He previously confessed to Catherine Mecinney 84 murdered in Charlestown in 1942 and is linked to other cases including Mrs. Alice O. Sheridan 46 and Frances Cochrane 17.
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Boston
Maron
John L
Limey" Wilson
Mary J. Hanson
Catherine Mecinney
Charleston
Wilson
Alice O. Sheridan
Aifence
Frances Cochrane
Lynn
Wilson Shin
New York City
Cochrane
Sheridan
Yank Ace Johnson Credits 22 Nazi Planes Versus Him
Captain Robert S Johnson, top American ace in the European theater, claims credit for downing 22 German planes. The 24 year old Lawton Oklahoma flyer, with 75 missions and 197.5 hours on Thunderbolts, speaks of his grit and focus, noting flying tests eye and neck strength as key to survival.
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Yank Ace
James F. King
AU. S
England
Robert S. Johnnson
Lawton
Okla
Berlin
Ray
Johnson
Hilt
Muenster
San Antonians Win Army Flying Wings in 1940s Training
San Antonians across the nation receive pilot navigator and bombardier wings at Army flying schools. Names include Charles T. Allen Jr in Chandler Arizona Lonnie L. Stockton Cecil M. Harvey Jr and Galle Howard Myers Jr at various Texas and New Mexico fields Anthony Martinez Jake Gossen Frank B. Vaughan Jr Lewis J. Simpson Jr Arthur L. Holt and Paul Baskin are listed with home addresses and parent names.
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San Antonians
Army
Williamsfield
Chandler
Ariz
Charles T. Allen Jr
G. T. Allen
Barrera Street
Lonnie L. Stockton
Stonewall Avenue
Cecil M. Harvey Jr
G. M. Harvey
Box 163
Galle Howard Myers Jr
Martinez
South Presa Street
San Marcos
Jake Gossen
Mes Nellen Gossen
East Elmira Street
Frank B. Vaughan Jr
Frank B. Vaughan
West Summit Avenue
Ellington Field
Lewis J. Simpson Jr
L. J. Simpson
McCullough Avenue
Kirtland Field
N. M
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Navy
Joypaul
Brazil
Pines
Line Neel
the McCleary Clinic
Mccleary Clinic
Elms Bouleverd
Excelsior Springs
Guntleman
Ailmant
Strent of
R. F
Guy
Fier
Aking Wanst Atte
Taig Elms Boulevard
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
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