Two Women Held In Man's Death in Tangled Triangle
CLARKESVILLE Ga March 31 Officers disclosed today the arrests of two family women each accusing the other of killing the husband of one of them in a tangled triangle case Deputy Sheriff Les Justrana Baker was arrested on a murder warrant sworn out by Mrs D Thomas who accused Mrs Baker of poisoning her 50 year old tenant farmer husband William Baker Baker died November 11 1941 while suffering from tuberculosis The body has been exhumed for examination but the exact cause of death is not known Both women remain in jail without bond pending a special session of the county grand jury Dennis Thornes husband of one of the accused was called as a material witness"}
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Justrana Baker
Fipssts
D. Thomas
Baker
Polsom
William Baker
Taik Withous
Haberstram Allen Said Coumty Grand Jury
Dennis Thornes
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Prices Rise Sharply in Youngest European Nation
KEAN Switzerland March 31 Zaggeb correspondent reports living costs in Gromtin Europe’s youngest nation are rising. Food and essentials up 45 to 200 percent, salaries from 30 to 1009 percent in Croatia, part of Yugoslavia. Ordinary shoes quoted around 15 dollars a pair.
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Switzerland
Gromtin
Europe
Zaggeb
Zuerich Die Tat
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Central Kansas Holds Blackout In First Major Power Cut
A Midwestern region faced its first statewide blackout affecting about 2000 square miles. The disruption hit ten towns and involved multiple utilities amid an ongoing investigation into the cause. Officials urged conservation as service slowly resumed.
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Maven St
Middle
Supply Expert Commissioned and Army Air Corps Role
Captain Gilbert Tasbos at Bons dolnir gleich nee December 1, 1931 was commissioned as a Supply Expert in the Army Air Corps. Randolph field officials announced his civil service appointment April 1, 1940 as he neared twelve years in the service. Gilbert, World War II veteran, had prior Army Air Corps supply work since 1929 and served as a staff sergeant before commissioning.
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Air Corps
Local Tennis Star McCloskey Dies in Philippines War
Dr James Augustus McCloskey formerly a San Antonio athlete and tennis champion is reported killed in the Philippines. A graduate of St Marys academy St Edwards University and St Louis University he served as a major after joining the army in 1935. He is survived by his widow Mrs Koehler and their son Robert, and by his parents siblings and other relatives in Texas.
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Philippines
San Antenio
St. Ward's University
McCloskey
Farmer Dudge
Augustus
St. Mary's Academy
St Edward's University
St. Louis University
Alpha Omega Alpha
Sante Rosa Hospital
Nix Hospital
A.C. Koehler
Hishon
Merion Koehler McCloskey
Robert
Pvt
Anthony McCloskey
Randolph Field
Thomes McCloskey
Panama
Mary McCloskey
San Antonin
Mass evacuation order for Japanese residents in Los Angeles
The army orders about 3,000 Japanese residents in the Los Angeles harbor district to vacate by moon Sunday and move to the Santa Anita assembly center to await transfer to reception centers. Families previously relocated to Owens valley and Manzanar are included. firearms and contraband must be surrendered by midnight. In California, two alien Japanese farmers are jailed for alleged arson against Southern Pacific trestles near Niland as the FBI and Army intensify a desert search.
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Los Angeles Harbor District
Santa Anita Race Track
Los Angeles
Owens Valley
Manzanar
Western States
EL Centro
Calif
CINS
Niland
FBI
Alerlif
Army
Record Machine Tool Output Sets Global High
New York March 31 the machine tool industry will produce more than 375001 tools this year surpassing previous records. The American Machinist notes it is by far the largest volume ever made in any country and attributes much of the rise to wartime production and tools already put to work.
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New York
Jap Gas Use Unconfirmed Amid Burma and China Claims
London reports no authoritative evidence that Japan is using gas against British Indian troops in Burma or Chinese forces. Foreign spokesman said no confirmation of gas use against China has been substantiated, while China’s Wang Shu Chie alleged “humane plague bombs” in Mel Tell.
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Japan
Burma
Chungking
China
Wang Shu Chie
Shineit
Jude Thil
Devonshire Soldier Seeks Pen Pal in San Antonio
Tommy H. Cole a 22 year old Devonshire soldier requests a letter from a San Antonio boy or girl of his age and plans to write weekly. He asks for a tiny American flag to fasten to his bicycle and provides his mailing address in England.
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San Antonio
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Devon Tommy
Bnay
Pyt
Sninyang
Devonshire Régiment
Devon
England
San Angelo Gets New Air School
Washington reports an air force school to cost over 5 million dollars will be located in San Angelo Texas. Representative South of Texas announced the project and said contracts for architect engineering services were awarded to Myers and Nayes and Mark Lemmon of Dallas.
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San Angelo
Texas
Representative South
D.-Texas
Architect Engineering Services
Myers and Nayes
Mark Lemmon
Dallas
Diamond Expert Slated for Lions Club Address
An address on the importance of the diamond in industry will be given by Bachey Sadovsky before the Lions club at the Gimter hotel on Wednesday at 12:15 p m Murray Winn serves as meeting chairman Musical entertainment will be provided by Adolph and his Boys.
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Lions Club
Gimter Hotel
Murray Winn
Adolph
Plenty of Razor Blades Says OPA
The Office of Price Administration states there will be no razor blade shortage and urges avoiding stockpiling. The message follows last week’s war production orders and aims to maintain monthly 1940 production levels.
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Washington
March
Office of Price Administration
Scrap Hoarding In Texas At War Production Board Action
Scrap dealers in the Southwest are hoarding vitally needed wartime materials as Thomas L Mullican of the War Production Board graveyard salvage specialist warns. He says he is prepared to take action to move such hoarded scrap. March 31 report from DALLAS.
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Thomas'l. Mullican
War-Production Board
Selvage
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