Policeman Altenberger Convicted of Cruelty to Animals
A Pima County jury found Theron P. Altenberger, a city police officer, guilty of cruelty to animals for shooting his horse in the Flowing Wells District. He faced $100 fine or 90 days in jail, with appeals noted. Witnesses described temper and conduct surrounding the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theron P. Altenberger
Pima County
State of Arizona
Altenberger
East Second Street
William G. Hall
Superior Court
Justice Court
C. W. Gardener
Ray Swader
Haskell Snader
Flowing Wells
Herman Joseph Deitering
Snader
Tripp
Roy G. Robinson
Harry Foley
Police Department
Elvira Deitering
Carlos Robles
Tim Cusick
Robles
Italian Prisoners Harvest Potato Crop
Italian war prisoners are helping Arizona potato harvest and will be used at more locations. Col. William A. Holden of the Florence internment camp said work camps will be near Parker Yuma Tolleson Mesa and Eloy. A group was to start ditch cleaning for the Salt River Valley Water Users’ association today.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Army and Agriculture
William A. Holden
Florence
Parker
Yuma
Tolleson
Mesa
Eloy
Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association
Holden
Reversible Snake Lizard Moves Backward and Forward
A reversible snake lizard demonstrates equal ease traveling in either direction. The creature shows no directional preference, gliding smoothly whether advancing or retreating as observed in the study.
Busy Tucson depot scene shows box lunches fueling trains
At the Southern Pacific depot Tucson, Gale and staff feed thousands daily with box lunches for soldiers and civilians as trains arrive. Box lunch demand soars from 100 to 1,500 daily with El Paso and Los Angeles as main supply, while a Red Cross canteen plans to ease shortages.
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Tucson
Southern Pacific
G. E. Gale
Gale
Phoenix
el Paso
Tex
Los Angeles
Calif
Casa Grande
Southern Pacific Lines
Emily Post
E. D. Rockwell
Red Cross
M. P
Mr. Gale
Japanese Land Attack on New Guinea Fails
Allied headquarters in Australia report the first sizable Japanese ground assault in New Guinea in nearly a year was repulsed with about 100 Japanese killed or wounded. The battle near Lababia ridge followed aerial blows and ended with Japanese retreat toward Pimple hill as Allied planes pressed the offensive.
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New Guinea
Allied
Australia
W.P
Mubo
Lababia Ridge
Mubo-Lae- Salamaua
Pimple Hill
Lababia
Port Moresby
Douglas MacArthur
Owen Stanley
Lae- Salamaua
Army to name new division after Rainbow of 718
Gen. Harry J. Collins and Rainbow Division Veterans Association announce reactivation of the 42nd Infantry Division with mobilization set for July 14 at Camp Gruber Oklahoma. The Rainbow earned fame in the Aisne Marne Champagne and Meuse Argonne campaigns under allied command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Collins
Rainbow Division Veterans Association
Albert Hoyt
Matthew A. Tinley
Ruby D. Garrett
Barre Blumenthal
Fred Crawford
War Department
42Nd Infantry Division
Rainbow
Champagne
Camp Gruder
Oklo
Interstate Commerce
J. Monroe Johnson
Aisne-Marne
Marne
Sedan
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Phoenix Youth Awaits Return Of Pet Dog
Fourteen year old Joe Neil Tabor in Phoenix awaits the return of his dog Pat who rode to Milwaukee in a box car of potatoes. The dog pictured beside potatoes with William Solano led to the clue and Solano agreed to wait for the owner to claim the pet. Funds will be sent to provide a crate and transport Pat back to Phoenix. the dog had been renamed Spuds by Wisconsin friends.
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Phoenix
Joe Neil Tabor
Pat
Milwaukee
Wis
Joe
William Solano
Arizona
Spuds
Wisconsin
Italian Prisoners Prove Good Workers in Missouri
Vernon county farmer G F Hall praises Italian war prisoners as effective farm hands. He took in 20 POWs from Camp Clark near Nevada to clean flood damaged buildings replant 200 acres in soybeans corn and other crops and build fences under armed guard with nightly return to camp.
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Schell City
U.P
G. F. Hall
Vernon County
Hall
Camp Clark
Nevada
Marines Use Skeet Shooting for Gunner Training
Skeet shooting once a pastime of the wealthy becomes training for Marine gunners. Marines fire a 12 gauge shotgun at clay discs moving about 60 miles an hour to learn leading and timing for aiming at enemy planes.
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San Diego
Cal
New Pep and Vim Tablets Advertised for Couples
Thousands of couples urged to try Ontrex or new Be For tablets sold at Tucson outlets including Ed Litt Drug and Walgreen's. Advertisement claims restored energy and vitality for husbands and wives at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alli Drug Ae
Tucson
T. Ed Litt Drug
Walgreen
Blame Isolationists For U S Race Riots
Philadelphia dispatch notes Donald Henderson of United Cannery Workers CIO urged a federal probe into a nationwide riot wave directed at racial minorities. He linked riots in Los Angeles aircraft zones and Beaumont Texas shipyards to isolationist groups. cited Detroit unrest and urged action to protect unity and prosecute instigators.
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Philadelphia
Donald Henderson
United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America
CIO
Roosevelt
Francis Biddle
Francis Haas
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Henderson
Los Angeles
Beaumont
Texas
Detroit
Slee Services For J Noah Slee Planned At Grace Church
Funeral services for J Noah Slee founder of Three In One Oil will be held at 5 p m at Grace Episcopal church with Rev George Ferguson officiating. Slee died at his home 2318 East Elm Street Tucson came from New York City six years ago and led the oil firm while aiding the American Birth Control Society. Pallbearers named include Leo Keith John Murphey Archie Conner William Mathews Louis Felix and John Garrett Cremation will occur in Phoenix and burial at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery. Shoes now cost ten times as much in Syria since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Noah Slee
Oil Company
Grace Episcopal Church
George Ferguson
Slee
East Elm Street
Tucson
Margaret Sanger Slee
New York City
American Birth
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Blue Cross Hospital
E. Lester
William J. Donovan
New York
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