Triple Slaying Suspect Admits Missouri Farm Murders
Capt. Shaw said Raymond Paul Patrick, 20, of Monroe City, confessed to killing Ladwin Foltz 20 on Thursday, Albert Foltz 60, and Mrs. Foltz 57, in Missouri and nearby Iowa. He told officers the 60-year-old was shot in a pasture, Mrs. Foltz choked with a belt and hidden under a culvert. a wedding ring and an engagement ring led to his arrest. First degree murder charges expected.
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Macon
F. Shaw
Raymond Paul Pat
Monroe City
Albert Ross ‘Oltz
Ladwin J. Itz
Annewell
Shaw
Trick
Patrick
Trol
Monroe County
Ladwin Foltz T
Ibert Foltz
Foltz
Pvt Mary Congdon Heads to Overseas Training in Indiana
City briefs note Pvt Mary Congdon of the WAC, daughter of Mrs. Jessie Congdon of 1 North Tyndall Avenue, leaves Tucson tomorrow for Baerfield Fort Wayne Indiana to await call for overseas training at J Orgethorpe Ga. Congdon was a University of Michigan student before enlisting in January and has been home visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Congdon
WAC
Jessie Congdon
Tyndall Avenue
Ucson
Baerfield
Ft. Wayne
Ind
J. Orgethorpe
Congdon
University of Michigan
Closing Exercises Set for Vacation Bible School
The daily Vacation Bible School of First Baptist Church will hold its closing program on Thursday June 15 at 8 p m in the church auditorium. All children from each department will participate and parents and friends are invited.
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First Baptist Church
Birth of Judith Claire Gilt in wartime announcement
Lt. and Mrs. David L. Gilt announce the birth of a daughter Judith Claire on June 8. Lt. Ilmer Gilt serves with a fighter squadron north of Rome strafing and dive bombing retreating Germans. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Owen of Tucson. His wife Rachel Margaret Heiden of Inglewood, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Gilter
Judith Claire
Ilmer
Rome
V. L. Owen
Tucson
Margaret Elizabesh Heiden
Inglewood
iCalif
Pilgrims Rest Lodge Buys War Bond for Loan Drive
Pilgrims Rest Lodge No 1 the local Negro branch of the Elks buys a $1000 war bond through chaplain W H Hilward as part of the fifth war loan drive sponsored by the Elks.
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Pilgrims Rest Lodge No
The
Elk’s Lodge
W. H. Hilward
Elks
Nutrition course completed by Red Cross instructor
Red Cross headquarters announced that Mrs. Richard Canning has just finished a standard nutrition course. Certificates are recommended for Miss Almyra Benton, Mrs. Dorothy Frey, Mrs. Pat Havins, Mrs. Elizabeth James, Mrs. Martha Marsh, Miss Thelma Ochoa, Mrs. Effa Overstreet, Mrs. Hattie Solomon, Mrs. Anna Sullinger, and Miss Jeanette Witz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Richard Canning
Almyra Benton
Dorothy Frey
Pat Havins
Elizabeth James
Martha Marsh
Thelma Ochoa
Effa Overstreet
Hattie Solomon
Anna Sullinger
Jeanette Witz
Seaman Andy Anderson Jr. visiting Tucson
Seaman 2c Andy Anderson son of Andy Anderson Ltd is visiting Tucson while stationed at the USNTC in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson Ltd
Tucson
San Diego
Grace Episcopal Church Communion Service Tomorrow
Grace Episcopal Church will hold communion at 10 a m tomorrow with meditation led by Rev Francis T Brown. Parishioners are invited to participate and reflect on the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Francis T. Brown
Child Says Giddy Up Spooks City Horses
In Indianapolis a small girl approached a team hitched to an ash wagon and whispered to them. The horses bolted down the street, leaving the driver with a half empty pail. The child explained she told them to giddy up.
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Indianapolis
Cotton Proposal Rejected By House
The House rejected 87 to 191 an amendment to the price control extension bill that would have guaranteed parity prices for cotton growers and cost of production for textile makers. A second amendment to bar prices below parity or stabilization act levels was rejected 103 to 189. Leaders warned passage would trigger a presidential veto and wreck price control, while supporters argued the measure risked clothing rationing and inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House Today
Senate
Roosevelt
House
John W. McCormack
Mass
Jesse P. Wolcott
Mich
McCormack
Paul Brown
Brown
Burglar Breaks Out Of Porters Store In Morning Quiet
A thief hid in Porter's shop at 120 North Stone, cut through an upper window with a hemp rope, and escaped at daybreak. Jewelry missing includes a lady's wrist watch bracelets and identification bracelets with air force insignia. total loss not yet known and no clues.
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North Stone
Air Force Ssignia
Florence Bell Collier Appointed Physical Therapy Aide
The War Department announces Mrs. Florence Bell Collier of 1902 East Third Street Tucson as a physical therapy aide in the Army Medical Department with the rank of second lieutenant. She trained at Cook County Hospital in Chicago Illinois.
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War Department
Florence Bell Collier
East Third Street
Tucson
Medical Department
Army
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Father Of Nazi Spy Sentenced To Life Term
Chicago reports Federal Judge John P. Barnes sentenced Hans Haupt father of executed Nazi spy Herbert Haupt to life imprisonment for treason. Haupt faced a $10 000 fine with a possible death sentence rejected after jury leniency. Barnes called Haupt fanatical and unreformable and noted he sacrificed his only child to the Nazi cause. He filed an appeal petition after sentencing.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
Hans Haupt
Herbert Haupt
Haupt
Barnes
United States
Convair Directors Plan For Dividend Payments
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. directors in Nashville declared a 50 cent per share cash dividend on common stock for the quarter ended May 21, 1944. The payment is due August 15 to holders of record August 4, 1944, matching the prior quarter. A regular 31.5 cent per share dividend on preferred stock will be paid September 1 to holders of record August 18, 1944.
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Nashville
Tenn
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Wheat Crop May Reach Billion Bushel Figure
Washington reports farmers expect a seventh straight record crop and the largest wheat harvest in history. If current prospects hold, winter and spring plantings could yield about 1.035 billion bushels, a level surpassed only in 1915.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
First air test of Whittle jet engine in 1941 May
Britain’s Frank Whittle achieved the jet engine’s first airborne test on May 21, 1941, marking a milestone in aviation propulsion. The test demonstrated the engine’s jet propulsion under flight conditions, signaling a breakthrough for British aerospace engineering.
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Britain
Frank Whittle
Four Thousand Four Hundred Agricultural Worker Deaths in 1942
Report records 4400 accidental deaths among farm laborers across the United States during 1942. Authorities note hazards in harvest and field work, with safety campaigns urged to reduce injuries in agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sunset Dairy Driver Dies After Collapse
Charles Poynter aged 32 a Sunset Dairy driver collapsed on a street near the central fire station at 8 30 a m and died later at St Marys Hospital. He leaves a widow and three children. An autopsy by Dr George Hartman found death by natural causes a cerebral hemorrhage. His body will be sent to Russellville Arkansas by Reilly funeral home.
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Charles Poynter
Sunset Dairy
St. Mary’s Hospital
Central Fire Station
Dairy
Russellville, Ark
Reilly Funeral Home
George Hartman
Woman and Brother-In-Law Die On Same Day in Phoenix
Miss Millie Marshall aged 78 and Alepto G. Austin 85 died within seven hours yesterday in Arizona. Marshall moved from Hopland California to Tucson then Phoenix in 1879. Austin, a Texas immigrant, settled in Tempe and Chandler district, served three terms in the Arizona legislature and on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Survived by Albert W. Austin of Tucson.
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Phoenix
Millie Marshall
Alepto G. Austin
Arizona
Marshall
Hopland
Calif
Tucson
Austin
Texas
Tempe
Chandler
Maricopa County
Board of Supervisors
Albert W. Austin
Camacho Pardons Band of Small Landowners
In Mexico City on June 14 President Avila Camacho pardons a band of 26 small landowners from Morelos state who led an armed revolt since 1942. They receive new lands and agricultural implements to start anew in Baja California. Spokesman Ruben Jaramillo says the group acted in self defense against mistreatment and has the backing of about 5,000 small landholders. he denies aggression or depredations.
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Mexico City
Morelos
Avila Camacho
California
Ruben Jaramillo
Tucson Profit Angle On Port Development Debated
Tucson civic leaders and members of the Chamber of Commerce will meet with San Diego coastal officials to discuss profits and trade statistics tied to a proposed connection with San Diego’s seaport. Attendees include Robert Apitz E F Johnston and K A Krintel from the San Diego survey team.
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Tucson
San Diego
Chamber of Commerce
Old Pueblo Club
E. Goyette
Philadelphia
Arizona
New Mexico
Robert Apitz
California
Apitz
E. F. Johnston
K. A. Krintel
WFA Sells Surplus Eggs To Drying Plants
The War Food Administration announced eggs bought under price support are being sold to egg drying plants and breaker houses at 3.5044 cents a dozen in used cases. The move aims to cut a market surplus amid critical storage and lack of cold storage, with about 25 million dozen eggs needing absorption to avoid waste.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Marine Corps Strength On April 30 452,727
The Marine Corps totaled 452,727 personnel on April 30, including commissioned and enlisted men and women. New York led with 46,893. Pennsylvania 40,391. California 27,828. Illinois 27,538. Ohio 26,357. Arizona contributed 1,879.
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Washington
Marine Corps
New York State
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
Ohio
Arizona
Attorney Shot In Night Club In Tijuana
Humberto Diaz Guerrero, 35, a Tijuana attorney, was killed in a gunfight at a night club on Avenida Revolucion. Police Chief Augusto Torres Herrera and an assistant were lightly wounded after an argument escalated during a pistol exchange around 2 a.m. Officials cited a dispute over federal cabaret closing time restrictions as a possible motive.
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Tijuana
Mex
Humberto Diaz Guerrero
Augusto Torres Herrera
Guerrero
Avenida Revolucion
Herrera
Lt Robert MacVittie Wins Second Bronze Cluster Air Medal
Lt. Robert J. Mac Vittie of Roger Road Tuc son Arizona has been awarded a second Bronze Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in operational flights attacking enemy airdromes installations and shipping. The award was presented by Lt. Gen George C Kennedy commander of Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific.
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New Guinea
Robert J. MacVittie
Roger Road
Route 1
Tucson
Ariz
George C. Kennedy
Allied Air Forces
Southwest Pacific
Uruguay Wool Mills Run at Full Capacity
All woolen mills in Uruguay are operating at full capacity as production meets domestic demand and export orders. The industry reports steady output and limited idle time.
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Uruguay
Mexico Labels Goods Made In Mexico For Trade
The Ministry of National Economy advised Mexican manufacturers that products made in this country for sale locally or for export must bear the label made in Mexico. The rule applies to items of natural or manufactured origin intended for sale here or abroad.
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Mexico City
Ministry of National Economy
Mexico
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Lino Eee
First National Benefit Society
First National Bank
E. J. Dupont DE Nemours
Pacific Northwest
Brush Painters
U.S.A
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
East Pennington
Robert MacVittie
Carter
Nature
South Africa
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Wallis Cleaning Service
East Ninth St
Bright Playshoes
Gay
Given Bros
E. Congress
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