Former Marine, 62, Kills Himself in San Diego Apartment
Harry P. Smith a retired first lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps and veteran of China Philippines Cuba and World Wars was found dead in his 114 South Cuesta street apartment. A pistol lay beside him and a note to his estranged wife indicated July separation. No inquest will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Smith
U. S. Marine Corps
South Cuesta Street
Marion Smith
Berting Street
San Diego
Calif
Smith
Virginia
Tucson
Gardner
New Hearing Sought Over State Textbook Depository Audit
Clinton E. Mangan, director of the state textbook depository, filed a motion with the Arizona Supreme Court asking for a rehearing of its December 9 ruling that State Auditor Ann Frohl Miller may examine the depository's financial records. He argues that funds received from textbook companies are not subject to the same audit as public records. The court previously held the depository as part of state government and within the auditor's reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Clinton E. Mangan
State Textbook Depository
Supreme Court
Ann Frohmiller
Maricopa Coun Superior Court
Army flag theft at Sweetwater risks federal prison
A blue and white flag used at all army recruiting offices was stolen from the station in Sweetwater Texas. Theft of the flag is a federal offense and carries a severe prison penalty potentially years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater
Tex
Cardiff Leads English Cities in Soot Free Atmosphere
Cardiff tops English cities for an atmosphere almost free from soot, signaling improved air quality. The report notes reductions in smoke, with officials citing cleaner air conditions across the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
66 Arrivals Listed At Tucson Visitors Club
Sixty six new visitors registered at the Tucson Chamber of Commerce Visitors club this week. Represented states include California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Idaho Illinois Iowa Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Virginia and more with numerous couples and individuals listed by city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Visitors Club
Chamber of Commerce
Tucson
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
California
Gilbert C. Gilbertson
San Francisco
B. F. Swanson
Walnut Creek
R. F. Butler
Los Angeles
J. H. van Winkle
Los Gatos
Edith R. Wilson
San Diego
Henrietta H. Wilson
Colorado
District of Columbia
W. M. Horan
Florida
C. V. Parker
Jacksonville
Idaho
New Hampshire
Fred C. Tobey
Plymouth
Ruth Tobey
New Jersey
Charles D. Clarkson
Naughright
E. W. Garrigues
New York
Polly Haering
Huntington
F. R. Darling
Dunkirk
Thomas J. Currie
Geneva
Helen B. Tosburgh
Lake George
Amelia B. Crim
Scarsdale
W. M. Kinsley
New York City
Edith R. Freeman
Katherine G. Willis
Ohio
C. Green
Bellefontaine
Joe Murphy
Toledo
M. Apple
Cleveland
Betty
Agnes Hamrock
Youngstown
Virginia
Nazi Bombers Blast Christmas Plans In Coast Town
A South Coast town suffered extensive destruction as German bombers hit during a long attack. The working class areas bore the brunt with many homes destroyed, leaving Christmas trees and decorations amid rubble. Authorities prepared municipal shelter parties for the homeless as casualties mounted with several killed and many injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Pardons Granted to Captured French Officers in Dakar
Marshal Petain honored a Christmas gesture by pardoning dissident officers captured at Dakar during the Free France attempt to seize the port. Most were airmen who landed at Dakar airport to demand surrender. they were released after pledging loyalty to Petain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
U.P
Henri Philippe Petain
Dakar
Free
Names Listed in Separate Localities and Partners
A roster of individuals and couples across states and cities appears, including Johnston Columbus Sally and John Schutz in Mentor Oregon, Earl and Mrs Drock of Grant Park, Franklin Rouleau and Miss Mary Saunders in Philadelphia, Helen C Free in Providence, K A Carlson in Salt Lake City, N H Olson and Mrs Joseph Brock in Milwaukee, Walter G Dahms in Monroe, Emma Buchier in London, and Alison Dambra in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Columbus
Sally
John Schutz
Mentor
Oregon
Earl Drockworth
Grant Park
Keystone Group
Pennsylvania
Franklin Rouleau
Philadelphia
Mary Saunders
Rhode Island
Helen C. Freeborn
Providence
Utah
K. A. Carlson
Salt Lake City
Wisconsin
N. H. Olson
Milwaukee
Joseph Brock
Walter G. Dahms
Monroe
Ontario
Canada
Emma Buchieer
London
Alison Dambra
Little Snow For Christmas Is Forecast
Weather forecast says a Green Christmas from the Rockies to the Atlantic coast with rain from Florida up the South Atlantic states. The west to east pattern includes Pacific storms bringing rain to Washington Oregon and California with only light snow on the western Rocky slope. Chicago expects about 45 degrees on Christmas Day with no snow. warmer conditions prevail in the north central and southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Downs
Chicago
North Central
Washington
Oregon
California
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Florida
South Atlantic
Kentucky
Tennessee
Downs
Midwest
Plains States
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
San Diego
Calif
Executive Board Meeting of Women’s Society at First Methodist
The Executive Board of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at the First Methodist church will meet at 1:30 Thursday for important business. All officers and committee chairmen are urged to attend. Steve Henderson arrived from Denver to visit his sister Mrs. F M Quiggins after sustaining ankle fractures and other injuries from a motorcycle crash on the Casa Grande highway north of Tucson. About 25 prisoners sentenced recently for drunkenness vagrancy and minor charges will be released tonight as Christmas presents per Chief of Police Harold Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Casa Grande
Tucson
Sheriff's
Harold C. Wheeler
YMCA Dormitory Christmas Party Led By Secretary
YMCA dormitory residents held their annual Christmas party at the Y last night. Hervey Smith, general secretary, addressed the group, as gifts were exchanged and group singing and stunts provided entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Hervey Smith
Mrs Frank F Smith Arrives in Tucson for Winter Visit
Mrs Frank F Smith of Evansville Indiana has arrived in Tucson to spend the winter with her sister Mrs Alice D Bee at 62512 North Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Smith
Evansville, Ind
Tucson
Alice D. Bee
North Norton
Midnight Mass at San Xavier Mission Tonight
The mass will be celebrated at the ancient San Xavier mission with Rev. Julian Girardot as celebrant. The Papago Indian choir will sing. Additional masses on Christmas Day are set for 8 and 10 a.m. at San Xavier. Christmas masses at San Jose church on December 25 are at 7 30, 8 30 and 10 a.m. with Rev. Nicholas Perschl presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient San Xavier Mission
Julian Girardot
San Jose Church
Nicholas Perschl
Edwin Nordmeyer Listed In St. Marys
Edwin E Nordmeyer age 22 of 814 East Speedway is listed as being in St Marys in a local column noting residents connected to a travel or hospital entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin E. Nordmeyer
East Speedway
St. Mary's
Funeral Pending for Emma McNeill
Funeral arrangements are pending for Emma J. McNeill 31 wife of Tucson patrolman Harold McNeill following her death at a local hospital. She had lived in Tucson three months and previously moved from Philadelphia. Survived by husband two children Marilyn and Frederick and two sisters Mrs Winifred J Howe Tucson and Mrs Perley M Lewis Philadelphia. Announcement by Reilly Undertaking Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma J. McNeill
Harold McNeill
Tucson
Philadelphia
Reilly Undertaking Company
Marilyn
Frederick
Winifred J. Howe
Perley M. Lewis
Phoenix
Mother and five children die in Md. home fire
Mrs. Dorothy C. Heinbuck 34 and her five children were burned to death as they slept in a bungalow near Oxon Hill Maryland. The fire started from an oil stove heater. Alton M. Heinbuck 36 returned home from overnight work after firemen arrived. Victims were Catherine 15 Helen 13 Alta 12 Grace 10 and Conrad 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dorothy C. Heinbuck
Oxon Hill
Alton M. Heinbuck
Catherine
Helen
Alta
Grace
Conrad
Pioneer Sonora Family Member Dies in Nogales
Funeral services were held for Moises Villasenor a 28 year old member of a pioneer Sonora family who died after a brief illness. Surviving him are his wife Herminia De Villasenor two children and his father Don Alejandro Villasenor president of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Nogales
Mex
Moises Villasenor
Herminia de Villasenor
Don Alejandro Villasenor
The
Chamber of Commerce
Kilauea Crater Described as Nine Miles Around
The Kilauea volcanic crater on Hawaii is described as having a circumference of about nine miles. This detail highlights the crater’s substantial size and geographic presence on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilauea
Island of
Hawaii
Portugal Fishermen Use Melons to Lure New Fish
Portuguese fishermen report trial use of melons as bait to attract a new species. Trials off coastal ports show increased catch rates as divers log careful observations of fish behavior around the fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
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H. C. Canke
Cour d'Alene
R. G. Mays
Howe
Illinois
A. R. Douglas
Wheaton
M. L. Rosenbaum
Charles Thompson
Ray D. Kinkaid
Nan McGinnis
Dixon
W. R. McGinnis
Iowa
W. J. Johnson
West Bend
J. W. Muelhaupt
Des Moines
Ruth Johnston
Council Bluffs
Massachusetts
Madeline Foster
Newton Highland
Michigan
F. Barclay
Betsey Lay
Grosse Point
R. A. Diamond
Dearborn
Marcus Smith
Stockbridge
Charles D. Allen
Howell
Fred Kossuch
Detroit
William E. Ferguson
Louis J. Kossuch
D. S. Walker
Fred Mead
S. M. Danielson
Gladsborn
L. J. Cooke
Minneapolis
P. C. Gesner
Edith J. Davidson
Scott Welch
Grand Island
Merry Christmas
Glover & Clark, Inc
Dérey
DAY Cleaners
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Green
Steve Henderson
Denver
U. S. Air Corps Technical School
F. M. Quiggins
Emma McNeill
KANES
You
Jacome
Carlos C. Jacome
Jacome’s
Christmas Club Thrifty Savers
Ggworth Breet
Royal Typewriters
Friden Calculators
Walsh
East Broadway
Santa Rita Hotel
Consomme Royal
Billy Bissett
His
Mayfair Orchestra
Featuring
Alice Mann
J. Dd. Bacci
Maitre d' Hotel
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