Missing Men Hard To Find Across States
Police report on missing persons highlights wives and families seeking help. Spokane wife seeks John Henry McCluskey a cook believed to be in Tucson. Dallas native Hobart Wattey last heard from near Vail Arizona. Don Lyon 14 and companion Blare Kirkpatrick 15 from Waukegan Illinois disappeared together, last seen wearing brown trousers a red jacket and a wine sweater respectively.
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James Herron
Jack McCluskey
Spokane
Wash
John Henry McCluskey
McCluskey
Tucson
Hobart Wattey
Dallas
Tex
Wattey
Vail
Ariz
Blare Kirkpatrick
Blare
Waukegan
Foreclosure Suit In Superior Court Names Whitaker Defendants
Public records show a foreclosure action filed in the superior court with Cora Jones as plaintiff and Frank E. Whitaker among the named defendants. The case proceeds under the William G. Hall, presiding judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Hall
Cora Jones
Frank E. Whitaker
Justice Court Sells Meat License Case
Justice Court presiding judge W Gardner fines Harry Mancola twenty dollars for selling meat without a license. The brief notice records a fine issued in the case with no further penalties mentioned.
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Justice Court Co. W
Community Justice Docket From Pima County Court
Paul J Cella presiding Emily Waford charged with drunk and disturbing the peace. Louis Crisp faces assault with deadly weapon sent to Pima County. Eddie Chambers continues to June for disturbing the peace. Harry Blakely pleads guilty to larceny reduced to petit theft with $30 or 30 days.
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Paul J. Cella
Emily Waford
Louis Crisp
Pima County
Eddie Chambers
Harry Blakely
Marriage Licenses List From Presiding Belle D Hall
A list of marriage licenses shows couples including Donald James Haines and Ruth Evalyn Kragen both of Tucson aged 34, Donald D Hanneman 21 of Madison S D and Maxine Shamatt 21 of Madison S D, Russell Petry 22 River Grove Ill and Oliver Corretta 20 Matthews Franklin Park Ill, Clayton Givson 22 San Diego Calif and Betty Jane Welch 18 Tucson, Archie Hendricks 33 San Miras Ariz and Katherine Cachora 6 San Miguel Ariz, Curtis Anderson 24 Fr Hauchuca Ariz and Essie Faye Buf Ford 21 Crescent Okla Negroes, John R Williams legal age Phoenix Ariz and Vera May Cochran legal age Phoenix Ariz.
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Donald James Haines
Tucson
Ruth Evalyn Kragenbring
Donald D. Hanneman
Madison
S. D
Maxine Shamatt
Russell Delbert Petry
River Grove
Ill
Oliver Corretta
Matthews
Franklin Park
Clayton Roger Givson
San Diego
Calif
Betty Jane Welch
Archie Hendricks
San Mi
Ariz
Katherine Cachora
San Miguel
Curtis A. Anderson
Fr. Huachuca
Essie Faye Bufford
Crescent
Okla
Negroes
John R. Williams
Legal Age
Phoenix
Vera May Cochran
Midway combat reports signal cautious victory for United States
Nimitz's communique highlights strong U S and allied air and naval defense in the Midway area. It notes one carrier damaged by three torpedoes from a submarine and reports Raiders as fearless and effective. Enemies appear to be withdrawing but battle continues with potential turning point in Pacific war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Midway
Nimitz
Coral Sea
Midway Zone
Alaska
United States-Canadian
Naturally Bad Black Man Slashes Wife In Domestic Attack
Louis Crisp told police he was “naturally bad” after a Friday argument with Onita Crisp led to him cutting her with a sharp object in the left breast. He was jailed on a serious public safety charge. Onita Crisp, taken to the county hospital, was reported doing nicely and out of danger.
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Louis Crisp
East Second Street
Onita Crisp
Crisp
Former Arizona child star dies in sanitarium near Chicago
Virginia Ize Corbin, once a Prescott, Arizona child film actress with blonde hair and blue eyes, died in a Chicago area sanitarium. Her last film was Knee High in 1929, and she previously appeared in The City That Never Sleeps The Perfect Sap Hands Up and other titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Virginia Ize Corbin
Prescott, Ariz
Here
Ban on Summer Comfort for Judge and Juries
The board of supervisors blocked purchases of proper coolers for Judge Eva De Concini, the juries, and county attorney staff after the government froze sales of the required coolers. Three courthouse offices on the west side face the full heat of afternoon sun, forcing them to endure the heat this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva de Concini
Board of Supervisors
Gladstone Mackenzie
Court House
Plea in Petit Theft Case Shocks Local Crowd
Harry Blakely admits gambling losses tied to a poker run and pleads to a petit theft charge. Witness Roy G. Robinson and A. AG Moon discuss the case while citizens probe the value of stolen wire from a telephone company warehouse. Blakely says he earned about 50 dollars weekly and feared losing his job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. AG. Moon
Barney Armstrong
Blakely
Telephone Company
Tucson
War Bonds Sell $110000 to $115000 in First Week of June
In Pima county the first week of June saw war bonds totaling between $110,000 and $115,000, per F A Dragonette chairman of the war bond committee. County quota is $352,200 and aims to lead the region. Bonds F and G suit large subscribers like lodges and churches. The committee will broadcast a radio update Monday at 8 30 p m on KVOA with a military band and speaker Alex Jacome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County
F. A. Dragonette
War Bond Committee
Ajo
Dragonette
KVOA
Alex Jacome
Tax plan would raise taxes as Senate studies bill
The article outlines a proposal to raise corporation taxes by 2.5 billion dollars and boost the personal rate to six percent with lower exemptions. It notes possible changes after full review, potential Bush Roosevelt timeframe, and a talk of a broad consumer tax amid wartime finance pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Ways and Means
Thief Steals Army Officers Dog at Davis-Monthan Field
Lieutenant Fenton H. Sink Jr reports eight month old Boston bulldog stolen from Davis-Monthan Field while he was away. The tailless brindle dog weighs about 17 pounds with white face and right front paw and is valued at about $75. Police suspect a civilian worker at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton H. Sink, Jr
Boston
Davis- Monthan Field
Sink
Japanese strategic dilemma amid Japanese victories
The article frames Japan’s defensive vulnerability despite wins in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaya, the Netherlands Indies and Burma. It notes threats from China, Russia to the north, Australia to the south, and American dominance in the eastern Pacific via Pearl Harbor. It argues Japan’s fleet remains largely intact despite substantial losses and its forces are concentrated in China.
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Hongkong
Philippines
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
Burma
China
Japan
Russia
Australia
Coral Sea
Pearl Harbor
Eastern Pacific
Midway
RAF Spitfires Lead Massive Allied Air Raids on French Coast
Allied air forces pressed a major offensive against Nazi bases in Belgium and France with 100 plus Spitfires attacking Abbeville and surrounding targets. German defenses responded as battles raged near Ostend Le Havre and Abbeville while American Douglas bombers supported assaults on four identified points.
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RAF
Belgium
France
Air Ministry
Boulogne
Cologne
Essen
English Channel
Ostend
Abbeville
le Havre
Lannion
Morlaix
Crash dissolves into spin near Red Rock
U. of A. student Melin, a Pomona College alumnus and second year engineering major, took off at 7 15 a m bound for Red Rock at 10 15 a m. Witness Mrs. Rudolph said the plane circled before entering a spin. His father is Lt Col Charles R. Melin in the Air Corps. The wreckage hung from a cactus and was badly broken.
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Page One
Melin
Red Rock
Rudolph
U. of A
Pomona College
University of Arizona
Charles R. Melin
Air Corps
Monticello
Calif
World War II Propaganda War Shows Jam and Jests
The piece notes Axis jamming of BBC broadcasts as evidence Germans fear Russian news. It recalls early hopes of jamming failures, cites WLWO Cincinnati and WRUL Boston as heard in Berlin, and contrasts Japanese responses with light notes on Coral Sea and Doolittle raid remarks. It reports Nazi and Japanese broadcasts and reactions.
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Mr. Chandler
Germany
Italy
Europe
BBC
Russia
Czecho-Slovakia
Libya
London
Berlin
Goebbels
Cincinnati
WLWO
Radio
Boston
WRUL
Reich
Pressed to judge wartime propaganda amid mixed signals
The piece notes the press growing more discerning about Axe propaganda while slow to progress. It cites the Italian claim of sinking a U S Maryland class battleship and Washington's silence as a factor. It mentions Dr Goebbels using word symbols like encirclement and annihilation in Nazi Kharkov coverage.
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U. S
Maryland
Washington
Goebbels
Kharkov
Point Standings Revealed in 4 H Food Production Contest
Harry Embleton announces point standings for the 4 H Food Production contest based on contestant reports submitted yesterday. Additional points are awarded for scrap metal sales and later for project condition at inspections, with leaders listed including Karl Ronstadt Roberta Nichols Mabel Land Bud Shumaker and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Embleton
Karl Ronstadt
Roberta Nichols
Mabel Land
Bud Shumaker
John Collins
Donald Rusk
Maurice Koonce
Jerry Matlock
Bill Collins
Billy Nevelle
Jack Dailey
Jack Stranathan
John Sandrock
MacDuff
Elton Shumaker
Pay Scale Compromise For Army Privates Reaches $46 Minimum
Senate and house conferees agreed on a pay compromise setting the minimum for privates at 46 dollars with retroactive effect to June 1. They also approved a two dollar monthly increase for first class privates and equivalent naval ratings, aligning with the adjusted totals rather than the higher senate and house figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Libyan Front Echoes Rommel Defense Under British Attacks
A wartime report notes Rommel’s troops in defensive posture as heavy British artillery from south and north disrupts their counterattack efforts. British forces driving deep into the German rear seize Ro tunda Segnali supply points and press ongoing attacks on German communications and supply lines.
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Rommel
Rotunda Segnali
Recruiting For Ships Planned
The War Shipping Administration announced a recruitment and manning organization to ensure an uninterrupted flow of seamen for the merchant marine. It will cooperate with United Nations representatives, act as adviser on wages and conditions, and prevent disloyal elements. Marshall E. Dimock is named director with offices in Washington San Francisco Los Angeles and Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Shipping Administration
America
United Nations
War Shipping
Emory S. Land
Marshall E. Dimock
Immigration and Naturalization
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Submarine Sunk in Sydney Harbor Moved for Examination
Debris from the explosion towered above the mast as the second of four submarines sunk in Sydney harbor was transported to a base for study. Experts say the 70 foot craft resembles the first salvaged vessel, likely a two man crew, with only rubber boots a desk and a red umbrella found inside the conning tower. no bodies recovered.
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Sydney Harbor
Sydney
Fire Devastates Cologne Districts Weakened by Explosives
The Koln Mulheim area suffered massive damage as two large buildings measuring 300 by 120 yards and 120 by 60 yards burned out. A group of other structures was seriously damaged, with many blocks gutted and only ground plans visible. Roofs were torn off and walls shattered as the blaze completed what blasts began.
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Koln-Mulheim
Enire
Prescott Mormon churches merge in consolidation plan
Prescott officials announce merger of two Latter Day Saints branches due to shortage of building materials for a second chapel. Raymond V. Howard named president of the Prescott church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Latter Day Saints Church
Raymond V. Howard
Thrift and trade ads drive city market listings
A dense page of classified lines offers used furniture stoves refrigerators and lamps for sale or trade. Automobile asks include a 36 Tudor Ford and a 31 Model A with tires and parts. Rentals cover furnished rooms and two bed homes while services list Electrolux repairs and towing, with jobs and odd items sprinkled throughout.
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Neil
S. Euclid
Sam _ Hughes
Hoover and
Electrolux
Servie
F. 14Th Street
Broadway Village
Broadway and
Country Club
Spencer Lens
Underwood
Grant Rd
Euclid
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Herron
Public Records
Belle D. Hall
Arizona
Ivor D. Fenton
Pennsylvania
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz
Michigan
William H. Larrabee
Indiana
Frederick G. Smith
Ohio
Roy_ G. _Robinson
Doughton
Rep. Robertson
D-Va
Treasury
Basi
Walsh
Cash & Carry
LIS
Browder
KWID
Tokio Radio
Tokio
Doolittle
Justice
Iwamura
N. Y. Tribune, Inc
Tucson Fertilizer CO
Anthony Morch
New York
March
Reilly
Undertakers
Frisco
Thrifty Furn
4Th Ave
Hubbard’s
Mitchell's
Ladyfair Beauty Shop
Penn
Barbours Texaco Station
E_ Speedway
Electrolux Repairs
Chiricahua Mountains
Portal
Myriam Toles
N. Olive
Eighth
Irene’s
Fourth Ave
Colonia Solana
Levi Thomson
Herman
Country Club Road
Yavapai
Abobe
Star-Citizen
University and
FORD
East 2Nd St
E. Willard
East Madel
Michigan Drive
R. J. Smith
Mountain View
Via
Charlies E. Fuller
KTUC
Subway Cleaners
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