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Newspaper

Arizona Daily Sun

Location

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1961

Page

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Rare Thunderstorms Strike Los Angeles and Frisco

Thundershowers swept from the central Plains to the St Lawrence Valley bringing crop drowning backwaters to Illinois with nearly five inches in the southwest. An overflow event flooded roads in Shote and cut rivers, while rare West Coast storms sparked fires at an oil derrick near Beverly Hills High School and caused power outages.

Central Plains Central Appalachians St. Lawrence Valley Illinois Wisconsin Shote West Twin River Lake Michigan Los Angeles San Francisco Beverly Hills High School Montana Bitterroot Mountain

Magee Dies at 51. Rites Saturday in Texas

Boyd Franklin Magee 51 died Thursday. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at Ganley and Sons Mortuary with Rev. Robert W. Warren officiating. Burial at Citizens Cemetery. Born October 25, 1908 in Texas. Survivors include wife Mildred, two brothers Edgar and Daniel, two sisters Celeste Wimpy and Corina Maclin, and an aunt Ruby Wooten.

Ganley and Sons Boyd Franklin Magee Robert W. Warren First Baptist Church South Beaver Citizens Cemetery Magee Texas Burvivora Mildred Edgar Flagstaff Daniel Dallas Tex Celeste Wimpy Pensacals Fla Corina ‘Maclin Eas Cruces N.M Ruby Wooten Dallas, ‘Tex

Coconino Daily Record Warranty and Quit Claim Deeds Listed

Local deed notices show multiple transactions including warranty deeds from April C. Renels to Cecil H. Former and Jessie Whitney Bewdsley to J A Alexander, plus quit claim deeds from Helen Elizabeth Dunn to Jessie Whitley Beardsley and Pearlier M. Alexander to J A Alexander. Special and joint tenancy deeds and a marriage notice for Walfred Lawson and LaDora Tillie Gregg completed in Flagstaff on August 5 conducted by Rev. John R. Davis.

C. Renels Cecil H Jessie Whitney Bewdsley J. A. Alexander RC. Hale Arizona Highway Department R. Gee W. Duval John F. Long Home Builder Inc Richard A. Amsholf Northern Arizona Tithe Co William E. Hawkins Helen Elizabeth Dunn Jessie Whitley Beardsley Pearlier M. Alexander Stella Davidson Carrutt Lewis_J. Wilhelm Helen G. Clark A. B. Lewis Max Marmlage Walfred Lawson Lester Inglewood Calif LaDora Tillie Gregg Flagstaff John R. Davis

Bank Teller Misappropriation Case Moves Forward

Special Agent in Charge Boyle testified Leal misappropriated 1,830 dollars in a single day while employed at First National Bank. Leal, 15 months with the bank, was released last July and later transferred to the Flagstaff downtown branch. He allegedly shuffled funds to pocket them and remains jailed in Flagstaff awaiting transfer to Prescott for federal arraignment.

Leal First National Bank Boyle Tucson Flagstaff Mounting Hills Seal Prescott

Lowell Receives NSF Grant For Binary Star Study Here

Lowell Observatory secures National Science Foundation backing to advance the study of binary star systems. The project, led by Holden, compares orbital periods from hours to thousands of years, with implications for understanding matter under extreme cosmic conditions. Holden, a Manchester University graduate, has held posts at Greenwich and Pic du Midi before joining Swarthmore College's Sproul Observatory.

Holden Lancastershire England Hall Manchester University Royal Observatory Greenwich Pic du Midi Fame Swarthmore Bernard Edmund Playstaff Lowell Observatory Lowell Percival Lowell

WV Schedule and TV Lineup Snapshot

A scanned TV guide fragment lists daily programs from Matty's Funnies to Jack Paar Show across afternoon and evening slots. It includes serials, Westerns, dramas, cartoons, and news segments with times like 6:20 and 10:50, naming titles such as Water front, The Flintstones, Maverick, and World Today.

Ermay Waterfront Harrigan & Son Westinghouse Playhouse Sunset Strip Michael Shayne Mar Mr. Jones Pall Silvers Rawhide Mike Hammer Mantovani World Today Sporta Jack Paar

Today's Weather Snapshot with Temperature Extremes

A weather snippet presents highs around 80 and lows near 52 for today with light precipitation. It compares year ago and normal values, noting record highs and lows, plus trace precipitation and unclear timestamp lines.

California Bongos In Honolulu Detained Over Jet Home

AP reports Joel W. Mueller and Robert Coughlin of Panorama City California, two young men who arrived in Honolulu with two beat up bongos and canned food, were jailed after cops found them in a Waikiki bathhouse. They faced a long wait for transportation home to resume school, hoping for summer work for funds and plane fare.

Honolulu California Waikiki Joel W. Mueller Robert €. Coughlin Panorama City San Fernando Valley Fuez Wight Joel Robert Aryone Juvenile Crime Prevention Bureau Waikiki Bears Cougtlin Coughlin Mueller

Salpointe Student Wins Workshop Talent Show

Barbara Lynch of Salpointe High School Tucson won first prize at Arizona State College's Publications Workshop talent show performing a monologue titled Isn’t Nature Wonderful Seventeen acts competed and intermission announced Sweetheart Bry Bostcom of Phoenix Union High School. Attendants Trudie Szlollah and Cheryl Lane from Salpointe were chosen by workshop students. Judges were M M Guariglia Melvin T Shetchinson and Mrs Virginia Branham.

Barbara Lynch Salpointe High School Tucson Arizona State College Bry Bostcom Phoenix Union High School Trudie Szlollah Cheryl Lane Bestrom M. M. Guarigila ASC Mt. Vernon N.Y Melvin T. Shetchinson Virginia Branham Scottsdale

LDS Stake Meet This Weekend in Flagstaff

A quarterly stake conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is set for Saturday and Sunday in Flagstaff. Visiting authority Marion D. Hanks from Salt Lake City will speak. Schedule includes priesthood meeting, specials meeting, general sessions, and a Mutual Improvement Association Youth meeting with music directed by the priesthood choir. Stake presidency members are Burton R. Smith Winslow Frank J. Randall Flagstaff Richard J. Allen Prescott Joseph L. Langston Flagstaff.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sainte Flagstaff Salt Lake City Marion D. Hanks White House Mutual Improvement Association Stake Burton R. Smith Winslow Frank J. Randall Richard Jm. Allen Prescott Joseph L. Langston

Williams Sets Baton Contest at Northern Baton Cwirling Event

Registration for the all Northern Baton Cwirling Contest opens at 3 a m Saturday at the American Legion Hut. Mrs Tony Walser of the Williams Kachina Doll Baton Corps hosts. Entrants include ey ingmen from Willcox Flagstaff Holbrook Winslow and possibly other communities. Judges are Mr and Mrs John Doybek of Clarkdale formerly of Winslow. A Flagstaff judge remains unannounced. Plans include a Kachina Doll performance at the Coconino County Fair and the Arizona State Fair.

Williams American Legion Tony Walser

Teens Seize Yacht Then Plan Pacific Cruise

Two teenagers from Los Angeles stole a 45-foot yacht named Los Amigos at San Pedro harbor and sailed toward Honolulu with no money or food. Detectives, Coast Guard, and harbor patrol halted the vessel. the pair, Jan Hornsby and Geoff Chadwick, 16 and 15, were booked on suspicion of grand theft. They admitted planning a South Pacific beachcomber voyage after fearfully piloting the yacht away.

San Pedro Calif Charles Thomesad Los Amigos Coast Guard Honolulu South Pacific Jan Hornsby West Los Angeles Geoff Chadwick Los Angeles Los Ford Mary Ford Platten

Williams Rites For Frank Ford

Frank Ford dies Thursday and will be honored with funeral services at 11 p m Saturday at St Josephs Catholic Church Rev John Faustina to officiate The rosary is at 8 p m today in St Josephs Burial will be in the Williams cemetery

Williams Frank Ford St. Joseph’s Catholic Church John Faustina St. Joseph's Williams Cemetery

Winslow News: Caravan to Snake Dance and Town Improvements

Winslow Chamber of Commerce president Alas Golden plans a 10 am caravan from Winslow to the Snake Dance in Waspi on August 28. A second Snake Dance is noted for August 20 in Mishonenovi. Desert View gets a new restaurant, a motel is planned on the eastern town edge, and the Arizona Employment Service may start a project on East Third this month.

Dorg Winslow Alas Golsden Winslow Chamber of Commerce Waspi Winslows Mishonenovi

Flag Men Purchase Hidden Hollow Ranch Near Flagstaff

Hidden Hollow Ranch a 180 acre property two miles northwest of Flagstaff has been sold to Thom as R. Shuck and F K Johansson of Shuck Real Estate and Insurance. Valley National Bank executors of the estate at C C Cheshire arranged the deal.

Hidden Wollow Ranch Flagstaff Thomas R. Shuck F. K. Johansson Shuck Real Estate and Insurance Company Valley Naonal Bank C. C. Cheshire

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