Cox Scribbles Last Will Amid Utah Death Row
Black bearded Austin Cox awaits a firing squad at dawn after a July mass murder in Utah. He has scribbled a will on a torn envelope and handed it to undisclosed Provo men. Cox faces possible commutation to life or a state reprieve as the Utah pardon board weighs his appeal. The condemned man insists he remembers nothing of the shootings. The firing squad of five includes one blank shell, with no member knowing which rifle holds it.
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Salt Lake City
Austin Cox
Cox
Provo
Utah
Ogden
Utah Pardon Board
Herbert B. Mawatt
Lewis V. Trueman
Merrill
Burma
Hukawng-Mogaung
Joe” Stilwell
Bond
Palau
Berlin
North New Guinea
Italy
Rangoon
Socialist Party nominates four Idaho electors for November
Four Idaho men, two from Nampa, were chosen by the state Socialist party as presidential electors for the November ballot. J. L. Cummings and A. L. Adams of Nampa, William Krouse of Copeland, and Clifford Higby of Boise were named. George Dawson of Boise became state chairman and C. E. Robel of Lewiston secretary. Harold C. Howell urged join the party’s political action committee. H. J. Overland presided. keynote speaker Prof. Maynard Krueger did not appear.
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Boise
Idaho
Nampa
Socialist Party
J. L. Cummings
A. L. Adams
William Krouse
Copeland
Clifford Higby
George Dawson
C. E. Robel
Lewiston
Harold C. Howell
Idaho Political Action Committee
H. J. Overland
Maynard Krueger
University of Chicago
National Party
Jury Acquits Four Defendants in Selective Service Conspiracy Case
A New York jury acquitted Gert Hans Von Gontard 37 German born grandson of Adolphus Busch and three other men on charges of conspiracy to evade the selective service act. Defendants included Lt. Francis X. Grottano, Dr. Arnold Hutschnecker, and Michael Mangano of Brooklyn.
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New York
Gert Hans von Gontard
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Army
Francis X. Grottano
New York City
Arnold Aaron Hutschnecker
Michael Mangano
G. M. Uniform Co
Brooklyn
The Great War Bond Vision From a War Correspondent
A vivid AP Features piece urges readers to buy war bonds by imagining personal participation in Allied operations. The writer ties bond purchases to decisive wartime roles from bombing runs to medical supply runs, highlighting shared sacrifice and the home-front link to frontline action.
British Take War in Stride A BRITISH PORT
In a small English port near the channel front lines, troops and supplies stream toward France while civilians go about daily life. American troops, battle hardened, await embarkation as police and military personnel maintain orderly traffic. Local theater lines form as the harbor scenes unfold with old ruins and Norman arches bearing silent witness to war.
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Channel
France
Seamen Describe Crossing to France Amid Seasickness
Seaman Second Class Stanley Grazywacz of Conshohocken and Machinist Mate Third Class David Saville of Romney recount their first sea voyage to the western front. They note seasickness outweighed the shock of combat as Chinese troops push toward a junction with Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell in northern Burma after a reported victory near Lungiing.
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France
Stanley Grazywacz
Conshohocken
David Saville
Romney
W. Va
Western Front
Charles Niven
Jersey City
N. J
Niven
Southeast Asia
Joseph Stilwell
Burma
Lungiing
Tokyo Admits Damage By Pacific Fleet
The text reports Allied bases 880 miles from target and heavy bomber reach toward the southern Philippines. MacArthur’s troops push west on Biak toward Sorido and Borokoe air fields while infantry nears capture. Mitchell bombers sink several ships in Geelvink Bay as Japanese invasion of India fades.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Drome
Biak
Sorido
Borokoe
Geelvink Bay
India
Carter's Little Liver Pills Boost Digestion
An old health ad claims poor digestion stems from insufficient bile production and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy. It asserts natural digestion improves when bile flow increases and urges readers to buy the pills for 25 cents.
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Carter
Logan Banker Hezekiah Hatch Dies at 56 in Logan
Hezekiah James Hatch vice president and manager of the Logan branch of First Security Bank of Utah died Tuesday after a three months illness. A Franklin Idaho native, he led the bank here for a decade and had lived in Logan many years.
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Logan
Utah
Hezekiah James Hatch
First Security Bank of Utah
Franklin
Idaho
Idahoan Receives Bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for Air Medal
Staff Sgt. John E. Pitner of Midvale Idaho is awarded the bronze oak-leaf cluster to the air medal by Lt Gen George C. Kenney commander of allied air forces. The honor recognizes meritorious achievement during an aerial flight over Rabaul Harbor New Britain on October 12 1943.
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New Q Guinea
George C. Kenney
Allied Air
Southwest Pacific
John E. Pitner
Midvale
Idaho
Rabaul Harbor
New Britain
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William Seefried
Charles W. Hyde
Carl C. Christensen
P.O
Pocatello, Idaho
DR. Myron
3 & G Jewelers
Guilrie Siskers
Ford Drug
Idahoan
Tengchung
America
Resintone
Our
Carta
Ben Pearson
Archery
Rel
Howdy Generc
Jos
Geood
Ontgomery Ward
South Main
Uncle Sam
Overland Greyhound Lines
Union Bus Depot
Overland
Greyhou
Union Pacific Stages, Incorporated
Hart Landscape Nursery
South Third Avenue
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