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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1948

Page

6

British Piper Aims to Rid U S Rats with Hummed Flute

London June 11 British inventor John Heywood 48 claims to trap rats with a wooden flute whose notes he calls sex appeal He says rats flood from sewers when he plays and he uses a club poison or bare hands to kill them He seeks U S buyers via the interior department in Chicago and has drawn interest from several countries The BBC aired a short toot and warned against widespread rat seduction by radio.

London Britain John Heywood Hamelin Heywood America U.S Corby Northamptonshire U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service Department of Interior Chicago North Wales Italy West Indies Holland Denmark Switzerland Canada United States BBC

Motors Expected To Cut Gas Use

Automotive engineers heard reports on dual fuel systems that automatically switch between high and low quality fuel to improve mileage. They noted further tests remain, with alcohol water injection raising octane in low grade gas and a Thompson Vita Meter device demonstrated to inject the solution into the fuel stream.

W. M. Holaday Socony-Vacuum Laboratories R. I. Potter Fuels Land Lubricants Standard Oil Co Ohio Thompson Vita-Meter Corp Cleveland

90 Year Old Missionary Heads Back to Japan

Mrs. Bettie Muller of Tacoma Washington, 90, sails from San Francisco to Tokyo on the Gen M C Meigs to resume teaching members of the imperial family. She first went to Japan as a Presbyterian missionary in 1885 and has lived there intermittently since, with a 1940 return interrupting her work.

San Francisco Bettie Muller Tacoma Wash Tokyo M. C. Meigs America

Osborn's Mother Home After Minor Operation

Mrs. Marilla Osborn 87 mother of the late Gov Sidney P Osborn is home after several days in Good Samaritan hospital where she underwent a minor operation.

Phoenix Marilla Osborn Sidney P. Osborn Good Samaritan Hospital

Army Shutters Drug Smuggling Ring in Yokohama

U S army agents busted three attempts to smuggle goods into Japan totaling about 35 000 dollars. The ring operated from Hong Kong with ships Flying Arrow Foochow and a Japanese fishing vessel involved. Authorities seized penicillin saccharine cigarettes lighter flints and plastic goods totaling thousands of items and dollars in value.

Yokohama U. S. Army Japan Provost Marshal Hong Kong Provost Marshall Robert Maudlin Flying Arrow Criminal Investigation Division Foochow

Boyce Seeks Re Election To Arizona House Seat

James L. Boyce a Coconino County real estate man announced Friday he will seek re election to the Arizona House of Representatives. He is a candidate from Coconino County.

Willams U.P James L. Boyce William Arizona House of Representatives Coconino County

Shafer Elected Chef de Gare of Voiture 73

Dr. G. L. Shafer was elected chef de gare of Voiture No. 73 at the annual officers’ election this week. Other officers include Jack Wylie as chef de train, Jack Kastner as commissaire intendent, T. B. Altenberger as conducteur, Gene Harper as guard de porte, Tom Stillman as fan piste, George Jaloski as commissar voyageur, with K. D. Mack, Arthur Brinkmeyer and Ed Gendron as cheminates.

G. L. Shafer Jack Wylie Chef de Train Jack Kastner Commissar Intendent T. B. Altenberger Gene Harper Guard de Porte Tom Stillman George Jaloski Commissar Voyageur K. D. Mack Arthur Brinkmeyer Ed Gendron Cheminates

Liens Increase on Riccardi Properties in Courtland Mines

Liens filed against Constantino V. Riccardi's Southwest Mines Inc rise to over $9,000. A. W. Ryden of Maricopa County filed a laborers and materialmen lien for $3,732.24 in Cochise County Recorder's Office Thursday. Properties are located at Courtland in Cochise County.

Bisbee Constantino V. Riccardi Southwestern Mines, Inc A. W. Ryden Maricopa County Cochise County

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