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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1949

Page

8

Poison Used In Family's Feud

An entire farm family faces murder suspicion after two deaths and a third illness from suspected arsenic. Bernard Bruening 24 in critical in hospital Marie Bruening 24 died. Marvin Bruening 20 died July 1. Coroner's jury cited arsenic in past deaths. Sheriff Bourn says full investigation. FBI to test Mrs Bruening’s organs.

Jacksonville Bernard Bruening Passavant Hospital Marie Bernard Marvin Morgan County Ralph Bourn Bourn Bruening Volney Chappell

Tucson Area Weather Forecast With Temperature Readings

Forecast for Tucson and vicinity calls for scattered high cloudiness tonight and Sunday with no major temperature changes. Yesterday's high was 98 and low 69. year ago records show 110 high and 24 low. Mean temperatures and humidity figures accompany city table entries for many stations including Albuquerque Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Los Angeles and more.

Tucson Seéiect Albuquerque Atlanta Bismark Boston Buffalo Chicago S&s Havre Mont Clear Kansas City Los Angeles Miami Fla Minneapolis New Orleans New Y St. Louis San Diego San Francisco Seattle Sheridan, Wye Washington Yuma U. S. Weather Bureau

Saucer prototypes and unconventional craft described in shed

An inventor’s disc craft failed to fly due to insufficient motor power. The 14 foot saucer resembled a large wooden tub with an engine and cockpit, four top blades and four bottom blades spinning in opposite directions. A helicopterlike craft with saucer devices on top also existed. An Air Force officer in Washington suggested the inventor sought other sites as new planes were developed.

Air Force Washington

Week Shows Lift in Business Loans Across Major Cities

Federal Reserve data indicate business loans by leading city banks rose by 80 million dollars in the week ending August 10, with Cleveland down 7 million and Boston unchanged. Dun and Bradstreet notes slight consumer buying gains but dollar volume trails a year ago while department store sales fall again. The New York Stock Exchange posted midweek activity then eased on Friday after a three day rally.

Federal Reserve Board Cleveland Boston Dun and Bradstreet New York Stock Exchange

Weekend Cinema Schedule for Catalina Paramount and More

The schedule lists showtimes across venues including Catalina with The Lost Patrol Gun ga Din. FOX Tucson with Home Of The Brave Homicide. Biltmore Motor Vu Street with Race Street. Midway Drive In Cover Girl Doolins of Oklahoma. State with Men Of Texas Range War. Plaza Flor De Durazno Carito De Cielo. and Paramount Mr Soft Touch at various daily times.

Catalina Gunga Din Fox-Tucson Brave Biltmore Motor Vuan Race Street Midway Drive- IN Doolins Oklahoma Paramount

Proposed Air Merger Backed As North Route

The Cortez Colorado Chamber of Commerce asked the Winslow chamber to back the Monarch Airlines and Arizona Airways merger. CAB approval would benefit both cities by establishing regular service between Cortez and Winslow via Gallup New Mexico linking to Utah and Arizona. The chamber urged circulating petitions to authorize the airlines' CAB application.

Winslow Cortez Colo Chamber of Commerce Monarch Airlines Arizona Airways Civil Aeronautics Board Colorado Gallup N. M Utah Arizona Washington

Livestock Market Mixed With Declines In Hog Prices

Chicago livestock markets show hogs steady to weak with sharp weekly declines, fewer sheep offered, and sow prices easing. Cattle receipts were heavy early week with steady to firmer choice steers, while lamb and other classes mostly slipped.

Chicago

Poll Results on Nazism Attitudes Among German Students

Wartime morale poll shows 13 percent doubted victory by the Russian invasion, half unsure by Stalingrad loss, 59 percent after Normandy, with over 70 percent saying Germany would not have won even if Stalingrad had been won. Youths express pride early in the war.

Germany Russia Stalingrad Normandy Hitler

Soybeans Lead Rise Across Commodities on Chicago Board

In Chicago Aug 2 soybeans set the pace as prices for most commodities advanced on the board of trade. Soybeans climbed into a seasonal high while grains extended to around five cents, trading activity remained active with late session buying lifting major grains by a few cents. Local traders covering short positions aided soybean gains.

Chicago Board of Trade

Salesman Charged With Grand Theft In Phoenix

A Phoenix salesman Morris Siegel 37 was charged with two counts of grand theft for allegedly selling and appropriating cigarettes and cash over $50 from his employer Kanco Distributing. Arrested Friday he faces charges tied to July 15 and August 15 incidents.

Phoenix Morris Siegel Kanco Distributing Company Siegel

Man Charged Over Supposed Cigarette Theft Scheme

On May 8 police say a man reported 100 cartons of cigarets stolen from his van parked overnight. He allegedly sold cigarets on his route at cut prices and altered company invoices to hide the sale. He was released on a 500 bond pending a September 16 preliminary hearing.

Turson Daily Citizen Report 1943 Phillies Pitcher Fact

Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched 16 shutout games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1916, a notable highlight noted in the 1943 Turson Daily Citizen.

Turson Daily Citrzen Grover Cleveland Alexander Philadelphia Phillies

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