Four Forest Fires Caused By Lightning in Chiricahua Mtns
Four forest fires sparked by a lightning storm burned about 27 acres of timber and scrub oak in the Chiricahua mountains. The Raspberry Ridge blaze consumed around 15 acres, Rucker Canyon 3.5 acres, Priedham Canyon eight acres, while Jones Peak was a small spot fire. Fire crews remain on duty as heat and dry conditions persist.
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Chiricahua Mountains
Coronado National Forest Service
Mountain Ange
Roger D. Morris
Raspberry Ridge
Rucker Canyon
Priedham Canyon
Jones Peak
Morris
Atabrine May Halt Malaria World Over
Chicago Aug 4 The American Medical Association journal reports quinacrine or Atabrine has the same anti malaria properties as quinine and may allow elimination of malaria from civilized nations after the war. Military use prevented infection during exposure and is as effective as quinine in attacks.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
National Research Council
Board For the Coordination of
Convict Found Guilty in New Amsterdam Hotel Fire
George Holman, 49 year old Negro owner, convicted on 22 counts of murder for starting the New Amsterdam hotel blaze that killed 22. San Francisco jury of seven men and five women deliberated seven and a half hours and recommended life imprisonment.
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AN Francisco
George Holman
Amerdam
San Fransco
Superior Court
E. P. Murphy
Onan
Mexico Safety Council Honors Aviation Group
The inter-American Council of Safety prize for 1943 was awarded to the Mexican Aviation company by Communications Minister Maximino Avila Camacho at a ceremony in the Mexico City Bankers Club. The airline carried 82,096,129 passenger kilometers with a strong safety record across its Mexican routes.
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Mexico City
inter-American Council of Safety
Communicas
Maximino Avila Cancho
Reet
Amen as Ancient Hebrew Word Meaning True Faithful
An entry explains that Amen derives from ancient Hebrew meaning true faithful. The term is used as a concluding affirmation in prayers and creeds across Jewish and Christian traditions.
Ice Cream Costs $3 A Cup In Chungking As Heat Broils City
Chungking amid a heat wave imposes ceiling prices for cold treats. Ice cream tops at 60 Chinese dollars per cup, ice per pound 12 Chinese dollars, lemonade 40 dollars per bottle, iced milk 50 dollars per glass, ice suckers 18 dollars per stick. Second hand refrigerator listed for 650 cm dollars.
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Chungking
U. S
Transfers Of Four Tucson Properties With Recorder
Four property transfers were filed with the county recorder totaling about 56 000 in consideration. Blanche Melrose bought the Third Street home of Mr and Mrs Alec Silverberg in Fairmount for about 15 000 via Roy Long Realty Co. Frank Z Howe purchased the Hampton Street home of Mr and Mrs Samuel Koven through Tucson Realty Co. The Catalina Vista subdivision home sold for 12 000 with revenue stamps. Mildred Rich acquired the Silver Street property from Mr and Mrs J Ralph Levy for 7 000. E L Grady and Charles Bryan’s sale of the Copper Street Warren Avenue corner property at 20 000 completed by Magnath Realty included a 10 000 cash component.
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County Recorder
Blanche Melrose
Third Street
Alec Silverberg
Fairmount
Roy Long Realty Co
Hampton Street
Samuel Koven
Frank Z. Howe
Tucson Realty Co
Catalina Vista Subdivision
Silver Street
J. Ralph Levy
Mildred Rich
Woodland Park Addition
Rich
E. L. Grady
Charles Bryan
Copper Street
Warren Avenue
Samos Addition
Magnath Realty
Guam Invasion Airfield At Orote Falls To Marines
Wrecked Japanese bombers blanket Orote airstrip near Guam as Marines push forward in a week of light fighting. Zeros shot down as carrier planes engaged, and the airfield is later repaired and repurposed for American use. The old Marine barracks site saw the U S flag raised again after the battle. Souvenirs and recovered relics from the ruined base were collected.
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William L. Worden
Associated Press
Orote
Guam
Navy
Worden
Marine Barracks
United States
United States Navy Ward Room
Believed dead as C-47 crashes near Naper Nebraska
A C-47 transport plane with about 28 aboard crashed near Napier Nebraska last night. Col. C McAllister base commander said the majority of the crew are believed dead and names are withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Bruning Army Airfield
Neb
Naper
Col. C. McAllister
McAllister
Bruningfield
Pierre
S. D
Postwar Working of Women House Problem
August report from the state tax commission shows July sales tax collections at 615,145.91 dollars, up 57,636.23 from July 1943 but down 19,989.35 from June of the current year.
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Phoenix
State Tax Commission
Casualty totals for week of July six to thirteen
War Secretary Stimson reports Army casualties for the week ending July 13 totaling 218,473, with 9,720 killed, 97,000 wounded, 41,234 prisoners, and 40,519 missing. Navy, Marines, and coast guard combined casualties reach 51,871, with 21,816 killed, 15,883 wounded, 9,703 missing, and 4,469 prisoners, for all services 270,344.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Normandy
Marianas Islands
Le Mont Quislings Heads Shaved In War Time Town
Le Mont Saint Michel in France is described as quiet during wartime with two Quisling family members shaved and marked with swastikas. The village atop its rock outcrop retains its historic abbey and church spire while locals remark it as a place to endure the war. Soldiers from the U S Army recount impressions of the scene and its wartime oddity.
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LE Mont ST. Michel
France
le Mont
Victor Hugo
Egypt
Henry the Fifth
Agincourt
Corp
James Stokes
Maywood
Pvt
Joseph Monahan
Albia Terrace
Troy
N. Y
Body Of Girl Discovered In Colorado River
The body of Mildred Marie Rowley, 22, who drowned July 27 at Mullet Bay near Yuma, was found in the Colorado River nine miles below the Mexican border. Cuervos police reported the drowned swimmer with a companion and two soldiers from Yuma Army Airfield. The body will be taken to Mexicali for crossing into the United States and an inquest in Winterhaven, California. Jerry Hunter, the companion who claimed to be Rowley’s sister, is at El Centro awaiting the inquest outcome. Imperial county authorities say the girls were hitchhiking when they met the soldiers and swam.
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Yuma
Mildred Marie Rowley
Mullet Bay
Here
Colorado River
Imperial County
Calif
Cuervos
Yuma Army
Mexicali
United States
Winterhaven
Jerry Hunter
Miss Rowley
el Centro
Biddle Orders Transit Strike Investigation
Attorney General Biddle ordered an immediate federal probe into the Philadelphia transit system strike to check for violations of the Smith Connally act. Henry A. Schweinhaut will supervise the inquiry, with the FBI directed to probe possible violations.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Biddle
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mexico University Faces Duel Over Presidential Choice
In Mexico City 22000 idle National University of Mexico students confront whether Manuel Gual Vidal or Jose Aguilar Alvarez will be recognized as president. Gual Vidal leads the anti-Brito faction after Brito Foucher’s resignation. Clashes left a student dead and many injured, prompting July 27 class suspension.
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Mexico City
Strifetorn National University of Mexico
Manuel Gual Vidal
Jose Aguilar Alvarez
Gual Vidal
Rodulfo Brito Foucher
Aguilar Alvarez
Brito Foucher
Pro
Anti
Jackie Cooper Accused On Delinquency Charge
St Joseph County Prosecutor Arthur F Scherr said affidavits filed charging four people including Jackie Cooper 22 of Beverly Hills Calif a star in Where Are Your Children with contributing to and encouraging the delinquency of minors He has been a Navy V 12 student at Notre Dame since last November Also charged Pauline Frederic 19 of South Bend George Bender a V 12 student at Notre Dame and Olie Lowery a hotel waiter
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South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph County
Arthur F. Scherr
Jackie Cooper
Beverly Hills
Calif
Cooper
University of Notre Dame
Scherr
LaSalle Hotel
Pauline Frederic
George Bender
Notre Dame
Olie Lowery
Liberty Bell Travels Far on Exhibition Tour
The Liberty Bell has traveled more than 20,000 miles on exhibition, touring various cities and drawing crowds eager to see the historic artifact.
Army Seizes Philadelphia Transit To End Strike Turmoil
Bands of strikers threaten violence as operators attempt resumption of service in a paralyzed system. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes says protection will be provided on trolleys buses subways and elevated lines after Army seizure ordered by President Roosevelt. Clashes between whites and Negroes continue with at least one shooting.
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Philadelphia
Army
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Hayes
Roosevelt
Montijo Requiem Mass To Be Sung Tomorrow
Carmen Montijo 52 of Tiger Arizona died yesterday morning at a local hospital. Survived by husband Laura six daughters Guadalupe Gonzales Mary Hendricks Delfina Addy Cruz Percy Helen Montijo Socorro Montijo all of Tucson. Rosary at 8:30 this evening in Tucson mortuary chapel high Requiem Mass tomorrow at 9 a.m. Burial in Holy Hope cemetery.
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Carmen Montijo
Tiger, Ariz
Laura
Guadalupe Gonzales
Mary Hendricks
Delfina Addy
Cruz Percy
Helen
Socorro Montijo
Tucson
Holy Hope
Tucson and Pima plan $5,000,000 dam on San Pedro
City manager Phil J. Martin Jr outlines a proposal to build a Charleston dam on the San Pedro river to supply Tucson domestic use and county agricultural needs. The plan envisions a 74 mile aqueduct, a $5 million cost, a water district bonds program, potential federal aid, and water trading with San Carlos area for rights.
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Colorado River
U. S. Senate
Florence
Tucson
Pima
San Carlos
Charleston
San Pedro
Pima County
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Phil J. Martin
Concensus
Wilmot
Davis-Monthan Field
Martin
Eloy
Vail
Pantano
Fairbanks
Public Health Service X-ray Findings Postwar
From about 250000 people screened by the U S Public Health Service since the war began, a little over one percent showed significant pulmonary tuberculosis, indicating a low but notable rate among examined individuals.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Charge Trucker With Illegal Gas Ration Sales
LOS ANGELES Aug 4 UP A G Scott a Brawley trucking contractor was free in 1000 bail today pending federal trial on fel counts of illegal sale of gas oil ration tickets Scott sold tickets at 10 cents a gallon Roy Mizner and Walter Dorfman service station operators testified at a preliminary hearing asserting that they each bought coupons worth 30000 gallons They said they bought drafts on a ration bank account Scott kept.
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Los Angeles
A. G. Scott
Brawley
Scott
Roy Mizner
Walter Dorfman
Toronto Name Meaning of Indian Origin
The name Toronto, of Indian origin, is said to mean a place of meeting.
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Toronto
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