Crown Jewels Are Captured By Army
The War Department reports a WAC captain and her colonel husband have been arrested in Chicago for the theft of 1.5 million dollars in jewels from Kronberg castle Germany. Authorities say two others, a major on duty and a discharged corporal, are implicated. The loot including an ancient Bible has been recovered. The pair were captured at 2 am Monday after eluding authorities in a Wisconsin town. Names were not released.
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Washington
War Department
WAC
Kronberg Castle
Germany
A. C. Miller
Col. Miller
Miller
la Salle
Chicago
Mili
Second Forest Fire Attacks Coconino Trees Near Mormon Lake
A second major forest fire on the Coconino national forest near Mormon Lake, 10 miles south, has scorched about 200 acres. R. W. Hussey, now in charge of the new blaze, reports 75 firefighters and two bulldozers battling difficult terrain as dry conditions threaten the region. The first fire, 30 miles northwest, still burns under control after destroying nearly 2,000 acres.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Coconino National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
Mormon Lake
R. W. Hussey
Blood Volume of the Average Adult
The article states that the normal adult human body contains eight to ten pints of blood on average.
Traveler Slain In New Mexico
The body of Finley T. Drummond a 32 year old former Bath Maine naval officer was found stabbed through the heart five miles west of Tucumcari on U S 66. Officers doubt suspects and found only one set of footprints indicating the man ran 67 steps before dying and a nearby tire track from a pulled off car.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Bath
H. W. Beasley
Maine
Finley T. Drummond
la Jolla
Calif
Beasley
U. S. Highway 66
Tucson Dude Ranches Featured In Magazine
Arizona Highways will feature Tucson area dude ranches in its December issue. C. Edgar Goyette of the Chamber of Commerce asks local photographers to lend hodochrome prints 3 by 4.25 inches or larger for reproduction.
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Tucson
Arizona Highways Magazine
C. Edgar Goyette
Chamber of Commerce
Goyette
Phoenix acts to conserve water amid drought and aging system
Phoenix City Manager served orders to begin water saving steps as lawns will be watered only on alternate days and meters installed on a flat rate basis for wasteful users. Salt River Valley Water Users' Association leases a 12 000 kilowatt Navy mobile generator to boost pumps amid reservoir shortages.
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Phoenix
U.P
Phoenix Today
Odd Halseth
Joe Thurman
Drouth
Salt River Valley Waters Users’ Association
U. S. Navy
Salt River Valley
Association
Navy
Mare Island
San Francisco Bay
Tempe
Army Taking German Homes Sparks Protests in Wisebaden
The advisory parliament of Greater Hesse in Wisebaden unanimously adopted a protest denouncing U S army home requisitions as indecent and dangerous to democracy. It states hungry Germans are being driven from their homes and warns continued action will hinder postwar reconciliation.
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Wisebaden
Germany
Greater
Hesse
U. S
Silver lead veins boost Sun Shine mine output
The Sun Shine mine, already the largest silver producer in the United States, could become a major lead producer after recent vein discoveries. Company manager Ross D. Leisk says new ore bodies underlie the mine, expanding its prospectivity and future output potential.
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Kellogg, Ida. UP
Sunshine
U. S
Ross D. Leisk
Terror Reigns In Burma Area
In the House of Commons a report asserts Burma is in a reign of terror with lawlessness and large areas outside government control. British forces are fighting guerrillas as Rangoon witnesses said treason and Japanese-sympathizing leaders shaped the crisis. The government aims for elections and a democratically elected legislature to form a ministry.
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House of Commons
Burma
Commons
Rangoon
Britain
Leonard David Gammans
Arthur Henderson
India
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