Witness Cagey Of Admitting Possible Link
Senator Mundt hinted a link between a 1945 Paris trip by three Verley Co. agents and gifts of deep freezers to Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan and other officials. The witnesses traveled on an army plane in July 1945, paid fares in cash, and the committee resumes hearings after a pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Paris
Chicago
Harry H. Vaughan
Mundt
Senate Investigations Committee
Albert H. Werley Perfume Co
Harry S$. Truman
Vaughan
Verley Co
Dent Truman
John Maragon
White House
Sis Dent Truman
Maragon
Harry Hoffman
Milwaukee
Verley
Hoffman
Emmett King
New York
Tucson's battered puppy recovering
Lucky the mongrel puppy shot through the hind leg and nearly run over by a car is recovering with a healthy appetite and a perky attitude. A man named John Cawley faces cruelty to animals charges in justice court on Sept 27. Fundraising efforts by Veterinarian Jay Shannon and the Tucson Humane Society support Lucky and a future county dog shelter project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky
John Cawley
W. Limberlost Jr
Justice Court
Jay Shannon
Tucson Humane Society
Milton Semoff
Society
Indiana
Tucson
Shannon
Zone Commission Reviews Draft of New County Zoning Law
The Pima county zoning commission met Friday to study provisions of a new ordinance under the county zoning law approved by the Arizona legislature. Attorney William S. Dunpace completed a draft, revisions were suggested, and a final version approval date remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County
Ku Klux Head Dies Suddenly
Samuel Green, 59, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, died of a heart attack. His death raises questions about Klan continuity as directors may name a successor. Green had led a revival of white supremacist rhetoric in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Samuel Green
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Dr. Green
South
Green
Sheriff Awaits Judge Action Over Confiscated Slot Machines
Pima County Sheriff Jerome P. Martin awaits a ruling from Justice of the Peace C. W. Gardner after Gardner ordered the return of 16 confiscated slot machines. Superior Judge Lee Garrett had ruled the state could not appeal, leaving unresolved whether the machines should be destroyed or returned. Martin defied Gardner by withholding the machines, citing his petition to show cause. Gardner offered no immediate steps on action against the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County
Jerome P. Martin
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Gardner
Gardner
Lee Garrett
Martin
Justice Gardner
Garrett
Superior Court
Last GAR Parley Lacks Bugler For Taps At Camp
Vancouver Washington reports Theodore A. Penland 100-year-old GAR commander laments no bugler for taps at the 83rd and final GAR meeting in Indianapolis August 28. Five of 17 alive will attend. Penland plans to lead until books close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
Theodore A. Penland
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
Penland
Indianapolis
Grand Army
John A. Logan
Claypool
Goshen
Ind
Indiana Volunteers
Bull Run
FCC to curb radio prize programs under new license rules
Washington says effective Oct. 1 the commission will refuse licenses or renewals to broadcasters that advertise lotteries or offer prizes dependent on chance. In Scotland, Richarda Morrow-Tait, renowned British round-the-world flyer, returned home after a year away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Prestwick
Scotland
Richarda Morrow- Tait
Britain
Plane crash in Yorkshire kills twenty three
A British European Airways flight from Belfast to Manchester crashed in foggy moorlands near the Lancashire border. Twenty three people were killed and nine survivors, all seriously injured, were rescued as the airliner caught fire after the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
British European Airways
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Gunman killed after three hour siege in Chicago suburb
In Chicago a 28 year old Black man, James Craig, died after a three hour confrontation with about 100 police. Officers and bystanders were injured by gunfire and tear gas as police set fire to the barricaded home to force the suspect out. A crowd of 5,000 witnessed the standoff in a west side Black neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
West Side
James Craig
Waterworks Bonds Debate In Tucson City Election
Tucson figures clash over waterworks financing with William Mathews arguing short term bonds save taxpayers 219000 over the loan period while Monte Mansfield of the Chamber of Commerce warns of tax increases. Mansfield cites about 670 dollars yearly per 10000 inventory for six years versus 298 a year for 20-year bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
William R. Mathews
Arizona Daily Star
Kiwanis Club
Monte Mansfield
Chamber of Commerce
Mathews
Mansfield
Monte
Finns Fight Communists In General Strike
In Helsinki and northern Finland a 100,000 worker general strike escalates as troops move into Kemi to quell Communist violence. Lt. Gen. Aarne Blick seizes the lumber town, arrests arms, and martial law is declared. Police and strikers clash. one lumberjack killed, several injured. Global strike spreads to docks bakers brewers and builders demanding wage increases up to 30 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
U.P
Aarne Blick
Kemi
Gulf of Bothnia
Oulu
Blick
Te Finnish Communist Party
Cole Circus Defies Ringling in Admission Battle
Seattle reports a summer circus war between Cole Bros and Ringling Bros as Cole cuts prices by 50 percent and taunts Ringling with ads while promoting itself as the “really big circus.” Don Lang calls the strategy a fight for free enterprise as Ringling eyes Madison Square Garden. Ned Irish notes Ringling’s eight year MSG contract and calls Cole a “real big league show.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
U.P
Cole Bros
Cole Circus
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Ringling
Cole
Harrisburg
Cole Bros Circus
Don Lang
al G. Barnes
Sells-Floto
Hagenbeck-Wallace
Madison Square Garden
Ned Irish
the Garden
Denver
Dixie Democrats weigh Boyle bid for party chair
Southern Democrats question a new tough stance as William Boyle Jr. is chosen to succeed McGrath as national chairman. President Truman signals support for blocking Dixie voting and replacing officials who backed the states rights ticket. McGrath, a peacemaker, faces Dixie resistance amid patronage worries ahead of 1950 and 1952 campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Boyle Jr
Truman
Dixie
Boyle
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Senate
Tom C. Clark
Wy McGrath
Democratic National Committee
McGrath
Dixie Committee
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
States Rights
White House
Sten
Supervisors Declare They Won’t Boss Sheriff Officials
Pima County Supervisors J Homer Boyd and Lambert Kautenburger said they will not challenge Sheriff Jerome P Martin’s deputy salary or personnel. They aim to keep the sheriff within budget and improve efficiency, denying any offer of a paid leave for an undersheriff appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Homer Boyd
Pima County Board of Supervisors
Lambert Kautenburger
Jerome P. Martin
Kautenburger
Boyd
Maurice Guiney
Martin
Sheriff's Office
Arizona Highway Patrol
Clark F. Dykes
Ajo
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Man Saved by Road Patrol Help in Arizona Crash
In Holbrook on Thursday a New Yorker, Maumi Chaitin, 25, was badly injured in a collision in the Petrified Forest area. Arizona highway patrolmen Lloyd Baker and Jay Holbrook stemmed bleeding and held pressure until an ambulance arrived. Chaitin suffered two broken legs head injuries and possible internal injuries. The car’s driver Benno Weiser 35 of New York was fined 75 for driving on the wrong side of the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaitin
Benno Weiser
New York City
Justice of the Peace
A. G. McCloskey
Holbrook
Alfred E. Hinton
Rodney
Wilbert Gwynn
Tollie
Emmett Ida
Grasshoppers Threaten Nogales Area With Infestations
Thousands of grasshoppers invade Nogales and northern Sonora, slowing traffic on Highway 82 and halting a local construction project. A farmer reports a 16 000 peso potato field ruined by the pests, and officials describe the insects as boopledon nublium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Ariz
Highway 82
Sonora
J. L. E. Lauder
Taylor Trails in Interservice Golf Tourney
Lt Richard Taylor of Tucson slumped to a front nine 33 on Friday at Maxwell Field, leaving him 182 after 45 holes. Defending champion Fred Moseley of Portsmouth Va held the lead with a 173 total after 45 holes, nine strokes ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Richard Taylor
Tucson
Maxwell Field
Taylor
Fred Moseley
Portsmouth
Moseley
Chicago Mother Confesses to Killing Infant Over Poverty
A 22 year old Chicago mother admitted strangling her six day old daughter Susan Elizabeth after claiming a Negro robber attacked her. She said financial hardship and desire for the baby to have the best life led to the crime. The husband Thomas Skeoch, out of work, confirmed tough finances since their July 1948 Astoria marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dorothy Skeech
Skeoch
Astoria
Susan Elizabeth
Mary Skeoch
Skeech
Navy
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Waukegan
Lll
Wesley Hill
Justin Chizan
By Oliver W. Dewolf
Ku Klux Head
By Bob Stirling
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