Bus Driver Corrigan Goes Missing Near Nogales Border
Police report a bus driver named Corrigan vanished while en route to Marana after a detour toward Nogales. Border patrol and highway units traced the northbound vehicle to a halt on Nogales road, with Corrigan heading back toward Tucson. In a separate incident, Clark Baker, 57, was fined $10 and jailed 10 days, suspended on good behavior, after a domestic dispute with his wife Mrs Cora Baker who claimed he held a rifle during a confrontation in their yard.
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Marana
Amado
Corrigan
Regrapans
Nogales Road
Tucson
Okesman
Hir
Ay Corrigan
Enial
Bridge Clark Baker
Cora Baker
Liing
Arizona girls named pages for Republican convention
Chicago June 27 announcement names two Arizona girls as pages for the Republican national convention. Jammy Su Ward of Scottsdale and Sheba McCowan of Phoenix are the selected delegates.
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Chicago
Arizona
Republican National
Jammy Su Ward
Casarande
Sheba McCowan
Oenix
Public Warned Of Sex-Prowler Seek Help From Public
Police and the sheriff urge residents to stay calm and call ahead if they spot a strange figure near homes. Do not switch on lights or confront the prowler. instead quietly report details to authorities to aid swift apprehension of the sex prowler who has broken into or attempted to enter multiple residences. Local evidence points to activity between the 1700 and 2300 blocks northward from Speedway, with no injuries reported so far.
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Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Deputies
Harold C. Wheeler
James C. Herron
Speedway
Herron
Retiring Yet Honored At D M Parade
Master Sgt. Richard Heyser a 25 year Army veteran was honored at Davis Monthan Army Airfield as he nears retirement on Friday He served 20 years in Alaska after enlisting at 18 Now an instruction radio operator he hunted and killed for food during Alaska duty and aided in missing person searches including Hollywood camera crews and Dick Merrell His wife and two children attended the retirement orders reading with Col C K Rich on hand
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Richard Heyser
United States Army
Davis- Monthan Army Airfield
Davis-Monthan Field
Heyser
Alaska
C. K. Rich
Deciduous Fruit Ceilings Set by OPA Officials
OPA announced retail ceiling prices per pound for deciduous fruits including apricots cherries plums and Italian prune plums. Current approximate retail prices are 15 cents per pound for apricots 32 cents for cherries and 15 cents for plums. Markup limits vary by store group with up to five to ten cents or more per pound over cost and higher ceilings for groups III and IV. Officials cited increased shipments and lower wholesale prices as reasons for the lower ceilings.
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OPA
Phoenix School Leader Resigns After 35 Years
Phoenix city schools superintendent John D. Loper will retire effective June 30 after serving 35 years in the post. He tendered his resignation to the board of education on Saturday.
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Phoenix
John D. Loper
Board of Education
Niffum Bloomers Parade Sparks Pacific GI Outrage
GIs in New Guinea mock Tucson bond promotion featuring the comely figure known as Niffum who wore bloomers in a 1899 bathing suit. They protest city advertising and retouched art claiming it appealing to youth. Town confirms Niffum still in bloomers amid summer heat.
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Niffum
Bond
Tucson Rapid Transit Company
Janstad
Tucson
Ministers’ Association
Yank
Gl Joes
New Guinea
A. D
Chamber of Commerce
Catalina Mountains
Paladino Arraignment Delayed For One Week
Liberate Edward Paladino Jr., 30, a mechanic, had arraignment for first degree murder delayed to next Monday at 2:30 p m at defense counsel request. Police say Paladino beat Richard O’Hara near Rincon drugstore on June 10. O’Hara died later. Paladino held without bond.
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Edward Paladino, Jr
Richard O'Hara
John van Buskirk
van Buskirk
Paladino
O'Hara
Rincon
Mother Cleared in Los Angeles Child Stealing Case
Superior Judge Clement D. Nye dismissed a child stealing complaint against Elaine Manfredi 21 eloped with Ellsworth Wisecarver 14 to Yuma Arizona on April 28 citing no proof of malice fraud or force.
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Los Angeles
Clement D. Nye
Elaine Manfredi
Yuma
Ariz
Ellsworth Wisecarver
Nye
Bond Show Tickets Sell Fast for War Bond Drive
The Thursday all theater preview draws eager crowds as 5 000 seats are reserved for war bond buyers aiding a 2 125 000 Series E goal. Dr Wassell portrayed by Gary Cooper is featured with Two Girls and a Sailor headlining Jimmy Durante. The American Red Cross leads arrangements for Wassell’s Tucson visit with Navy Mothers club sponsorship and civic leaders set to welcome him at several venues. Dr Wassell served in Java aiding wounded sailors and receiving the Navy Cross.
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Fred Dragonette
Pima County War Finance
Dragonette
Dr. Wassell
Gary Cooper
Jimmy Durante
Fox-Lyric
Fox-Tucson
Chaplin
Cantiflas
Charlie Chaplin
Mexico
Plaza
Tucson
Rialto
South Pacific
The
American Red Cross
Wassell
Mildred Zukor Lowe
Red Cross
Navy Mothers Club
Louise Ballas
Ona Wheeler
Bond
Roosevelt
Navy School
Consolidated-Vultee Plant
Southern Pacific
Naval Operating Base
San Pedro
Calif
Java
Houston
Marblehead
Thomas Funeral Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for John Smith Thomas, 71, who died Sunday night at his residence on North Campbell Avenue, will be held Wednesday at 4 p m from Parker mortuary. Rev H Leroy Kinser of the First Christian church will officiate. Mr Thomas had resided in Tucson six months, coming from Kansas City Kansas. He is survived by his wife Gladys Thomas and two sons Hudson.
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John Smith Thomas
North
Campbell Avenue
Parker Mortuary
H. Leroy Kinser
The
First Christian Church
Thomas
Tucson
Kansas City
Kaw
Gladys Thomas
Hudson
Thomas Family Rites Held in Tucson. Burial Planned
Of La Mesa California and Lester G Thomas of Tucson two grandchildren Joyce and J Hudson of La Mesa and one brother Charles L Thomas of Silver City New Mexico, who has been in Tucson during the illness. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. The Maoris, the aborigines of New Zealand, are divided into 20.
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la Mesa
Calif
Lester G. Thomas
Tucson
Joyce and
J. Hudson
Charles L. Thomas
Silver City
N. Mex
Evergreen Cemetery
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Cmdr
Com
Joseph Niemann
W. E. Cheadle
Naval Indoctrination School
University of Arizona
Comdr
Harris Lyle
Louis J. Felix
New von Schrader
Tucson Chemical Co
Verne & Vyecum
New Zealand
An and Levere Printing Company Raat
Loftsmen & Template Makers
Tool & Die Makers
Tool Room Machinists
Electrical & Radio
JIG Builders
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Roe Wit
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Plymouth
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Chrysler Corporation
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