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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1944
Page
5
Pima county turkey production is set to nearly double under the Food for Freedom program with 8,783 turkeys expected this year, up from 4,500 in 1943 and 5,183 above 1944 targets. The hatcheries must supply poults, while other crops show mixed acreage changes.
In Fort Worth Texas aviation writers preview the postwar Consolidated Model 37 a 400 passenger liner unveiled as a full scale wooden fuselage at Consolidated Vultee. It will not be built until after the war and aims for New York to London nonstop with fuel reserves and European field access.
The Department of Justice charged Schenley Distillers Corp and 11 others with conspiring to trade in a liquor black market involving 15 000 cases and to falsify internal revenue reports. The sealed indictment was returned April 26 by a Newark federal grand jury. The case marks a high profile action against major distillers as part of an ongoing probe into OPA violations.
A pound of fat is needed for production of three cello phane bags used by soldiers for gas masks. Ten pairs of shoes are worn out in a single year by the average recruit in the United States Army.
Five year old Robert Dickey saved his three year old sister Beverley and 15 month old brother Kenneth from a house fire in Dedham Massachusetts. After a curtain caught fire Bobby directed Beverley to follow as he carried Kenneth from the crib and led them to safety through the back stairs amid smoke and heat.
Coroner confirms the pajama girl found near Albury in 1934 is Linda Angostini, wife of Antonio Angostini. He is ordered committed for trial on murder charges. The body was preserved in formalin for nearly a decade and identified after an international inquiry. Angostini pleads not guilty and seeks burial for his wife.
The Pima county courthouse is set for remodeling with an estimated cost around 11 000 by architect M H Starkweather. Painting and cleaning the stone work may total 6500 to 7000, fountain removal, a tall flag pole, sunken garbage pits north side, partitions in the cattle inspector and county engineer offices, plaster work at the front entrance, and a soft drink stand relocation. Road matters discussed include abandonment of Minorka road and a road name change.
The War Department reports Staff Sgt. William P. Bailey of Tucson missing in the European area. Also listed as lost are Staff Sgt. Mike M. Kasun of Lowell and Staff Sgt. Herbert Schumacher whose wife Doris lives in Jerome.
The federal works administration announced an allocation of 58 500 dollars to Maricopa county Arizona for construction of school facilities.
In Germany a nationwide campaign promotes marriages between widowed women and disabled soldiers to rebuild the population for future military needs. Municipal marriage bureaus offer free matchmaking, with hospital postings and lectures to encourage unions, while rationing relaxation aids social gatherings. Authorities cite 625,906 marriages and 1,539,841 births in the prior year.
Phoenix May 2 Ruth Hill 24 was held in Maricopa county jail awaiting superior court trial on a charge of child stealing in the abduction March 25 of Enrique Ponce age 2 son of Mr and Mrs Doroteo Ponce of Phoenix She waived preliminary hearing in Phoenix justice court and defaulted 700 dollars bail.
Allied Headquarters announces First Lt. Mayhew W. Fishburn of Tucson Arizona among 12 recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross for transporting troops and supplies to advanced fighting areas. Citations note flights at low altitude over mountains in bad weather and landing near enemy bases despite hostile skies.
Professor William Ellery Leonard of the University of Wisconsin, 68, died freeing him from a self imposed six block campus radius that had kept him confined since 1911 due to distance fear triggered by a locomotive accident. He was a noted poet translator and educator known for The Locomotive God and his eccentricities.
Vincent Lehmann a 41 year old German prisoner of war escaped from Papago Park camp near Phoenix during the night. He was missing at 7 am and his height is five feet six inches, 154 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. He speaks Spanish and very good English as well as German. It is the first escape since Lt. Col. George Barber took command a month ago. prior to that there had been several escapes and one prisoner was found hanged.
Los Angeles police report Harold Miller 27 and William Harshberger 28 fled a stolen taxi after an early holdup and dashed across an empty lot into the first open doorway. They sought refuge in the university police station and remain there.
A fresh batch of Tucson residents is set for early departure to Phoenix for preinduction physicals as part of military service screening. Pima County selective service board No. 2 released the roster of those scheduled to go, many transferring from other boards. The list names Edward T. Nichols Jr and dozens more including John C. Hale Jr, Earl C. Roll, John H. Tipton, Frederick Muffler, and Oscar Calderon among others.
Two Arizona men received silver navigator wings and commissions as second lieutenants at Hondo Field Texas. William P. Van Liere, 19, of Buckeye and William L. Merrill, 20, son of Mrs. Kathleen Merrill of Coolidge and Walter L. Merrill of Marana, earned the honors.
Seven Arizona naval reserves will complete 60 days of training in seamanship ordnance navigation and communications and graduate May 12. Tucson’s Lt (jg) Leonard W Hitchcock and Ens Leon Fred Levy are in the group with Phoenix officers Lt (jg) Albert William Smith Lt (jg) Walter Armbruster Ensign Worthy William Ragsdale plus Ens William James Anderson Tempe and Ens Howard Armstrong Wynn Eloy.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company directors declare quarterly dividends of 50 cents per common share and 1.25 dollars per share on five dollar preferred stock payable June 15 to stockholders of record May 15.
Rex Hobbs of El Paso Texas drives a semi loaded with boxed oranges from San Bernardino California to El Paso when a shift toppled the rig at Crashman Street and Oracle Road. About 50 crates smashed. total loss around 1400 dollars. Hobbs injured his right leg, Manning the asleep driver unharmed. Roosevelt school children watched the scene as wrecking crews righted the vehicle.
The note recalls that Andrew Johnson worked as a tailor for seven years before learning the alphabet, highlighting an unusual early career detail in his biography.
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