Tornado Rips Wellton as Arizona Storms Hit State
A tornado and severe storms swept Arizona, heavily damaging Wellton with homes destroyed and injuries to residents. The Red Cross mobilized aid while areas from Tucson to Willcox and Florence faced flooding, washed-out highways, and power outages. A Wellton resident described the tornado’s sudden destruction as roofs blew away and debris filled rooms.
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Associated Press
Wellton
Yuma
The
American Red Rns
Tucson
Rincon Onthills
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Co
Main Avenue
Willcox
Florence
Douglas
Globe
Payson
Superior
Arizona Highway Patrol
Apache
Arizon SY
Congress
Terenen
Tabert Rockwell
Rockwells
Carport
Warring Deeds and Births Reported in Coconino County
The Coconino Daily Record lists filed warring deeds in the County Recorder's office and marriage licenses in the Superior Court clerk's office. Birth notices from Flagstaff Community Hospital include Christopher, Patricia, Arado, with weights and dates.
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Marriags
Caconina County
Maurice ‘Ent Mayfield
Phoenix
Jomne — Rerithuie Jackson
Collinwood
Conaunt
Ike Proclaims Hawaii State Friday Amid White House Ball
President Eisenhower will proclaim Hawaii as the 50th state this Friday from the White House. He will depart Gettysburg for the ceremony, while James Magerty notes a new state flag design will take effect July 4 and celebrations are planned for 10 a.m. Hawaii time to mark the admission and proclamation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hawaii
White Hose
Hisenhower
Gettysburg
James C. Magerty
Alec
Magerty
Too Late To Classify REX FORTER JR
Classifieds notice offers a free pass to see a show at Mi El- Electrician Appliance shop work and sales. Mentions Merritt Electric and Brown's Brake Shop in El Paso area. Meridian Merit System Council announces a social worker examination on August 20 at 9:00 a.m. at the State Employment Office 218 N Leroux. For details call PR 4 4262.
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Rex Forter JR
SUN Classifieds
Morrow
Mi. el
Merritt Electric
Aspen
Roger Brown
Brown
el Paso
Ever Hagstall
Arizona
N. Leroux
Annual Pioneers Picnic Set for Labor Day
The Northern Branch of the Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society hosts its seventh annual Labor Day picnic Monday Sept 7 at Fort Tuthill Covonive County Fair Grounds. The event honors three 90-year-old members Aunt Mary Platten Katherine Merritt and Whi 2 Switzer with a program including a poem read by Platten.
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Pioneers
Honors Society
Velma Rudd Hofman
Mama
Paw
Ald’ Fort Tuthill
Covonive County Fair Grounds
The
Arizona Pioneers’ Historical
Roelury
Arizona
Frank Gel
Progam
Melick
Mary Platten
Williams
Katherine Merritt
Whi 2 Switzer
Lynf Flagsteff
May Frank Wells
Walter Tunke
Dapledic Munch
Old County Hospital
Fort Valley Road
Twnea
Arica
Williams, Wunelaw
Cottonwend
Camp Verde
Sedona
Holbrook
Joseph City
Kingman
Ash Fort
Negro Crowd Halts Police Chase At Housing Project
In Missouri a purse snatching suspect fled into a predominantly Negro housingproject. About 200 to 500 residents gathered as reinforcements arrived. Police used canine units to push back the crowd and no arrests were made. Officers Jones and Strate reported being overwhelmed and fired shots during the pursuit. The suspect escaped into a building while a separate bus incident led to passenger injury.
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St, Touts. Mo
Pinin
Ava
Richard, Jones
Jones
Donald Strate
Strate
Rio
Williams Hosts Third Fly-In Breakfast Event
Williams Municipal Airport hosts the third annual Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast on Sunday September 5 sponsored by the Bill Williams Mountain Men the Williams Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce and the Williams Flying Service. The chuckwagon style breakfast runs 7 to 11 am with prizes for farthest distance flown and oldest pilot. No reservations required.
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Williams
Ay Asra
Margaret Wright
Chamber of Commerecy
Bill Willams Mountain Men
Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Willams Flying Service
Willams
Wright
Mexican Ambassador pushes renaming peso to cuauhtemoc
AP reports Cesar Garciauntieta, Mexico's ambassador to Honduras, urges changing Mexico's currency name to cuauhtemoc to honor Aztec emperor and align with other Latin currencies. He cites coins like colon and peso variants and notes tourist pronunciation headaches persist amid slow reaction.
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Mmemico Ciay
Mexico
Cesar Gariaitieta
Honduras
Salvador
Costa Rica
Christopher Columbus
Williams LDS Sponsors Ash Fork Rodeo and Dance
On Saturday August the Williams LDS church sponsors a barbecue rodeo and dance at Bert Randall ranch Ashfork Rodeo contestants may enter free Prizes will be awarded Barbecue serving begins after noon followed by the rodeo at 2 PM Dancing in the evening all are welcome
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Williams
Williams Lds Church
Bert Randall Ranch
Ashfork
Dake
Former Flag Semi-Pro Ball Player Guthrie Dies
Willian H. Guthrie 50 of Glendale, once pitcher for the Flagstaff Merchants, died Sunday in Good Samaritan Hospital Phoenix. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Mesa Ward chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survived by wife, three sons, a daughter, sister, two brothers, and three sisters. His son Whitney Guthrie Jr. also played semipro baseball.
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Church of Damsus Christ of Latter-day Siaints
Mesa
Willian H. Guhrie
Glendale
Flagetaf £ Merchants
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Suthric
Semyiro
Push
Flagstaff
Prank Rurpwori
Bowie Torn
le San
Withera
Guthrie Jr
Phoenix Gazette
Yaar
Tom
Jake
Jayn
Charlotte
Noted theater figure Theresa Helbuen dies in Norwalk
Theresa Helbuen a prominent figure in theater died today at Norwalk Hospital at age 72. She played a key role in developing the field and shaping stage productions in her career.
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Norwalk
Conn
Theresa Helbuen
Norwalk Hopital
Quake Suspected in Hebgen Lake Slide Disaster
Sheriff and pilot report a massive Hebgen Lake slide that buried a Quaker area site. Bits of wreckage and trailers scattered nearby. damage to Highway 28 shows cracks. officials consider earthquake near midnight as the cause and note escape routes for residents.
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Page Gaeyon
Reute
Dhris
Skerritt
Hebgen Lake
U.5. 28
Patlee
General Howze denies dog travel report as nonsense
Maj Gen Hamilton H Howze denied a San Francisco Chronicle report that his dog crossed the Pacific to Korea in a cabin aboard the Gen W A Mann. He said the dog was kept on deck in a kennel at 7 50 and that two Korean doctors were not displaced for the dog.
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Seoul
Hamilton H. Howze
Pacific
Korea
Howze
U.S
San Francisco Chronicle
Army
W. A. Mann
Luther 19
Saylors
Raleigh
N.C
Joseph V. Clukey
Fair Unit Sets Important Meet
Li Christensen of the Coconino County Fair Association announced an important meeting of the association Thursday at the Supervisors office in the Courthouse. Christensen asked all members of the association to be present. meeting to start at 2 p.m.
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Creok Li. Christensen
Sherman
Cocanino County Fair
Weather forecast for Flagstaff and Northern Arizona
Overcast skies with light rain showers and possible heavy afternoon thundershowers. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with more afternoon thundershowers. Southerly winds 12 to 12 mph, cooler days, warmer nights around 52 to 75. Yesterday’s high 80, low 54, precip 0.25 inch at Flagstaff Airport. year total 13.73 inches. Burrus Ranch and Navajo Depot readings listed with highs, lows, and precip. Normal highs around 77, lows 50. Weather data from 1900s era totals and records included.
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Flagstaff
Arizona
Flagstail
Burrus Ranch
T. Navajo Ordnance Depot
Catlons Road
Heat Wave Grips Nation As Temperatures Soar High
The Associated Press reports midsummer heat and high humidity strain the nation. Temperatures reach into the 80s and 90s with nightly humidity keeping discomfort high. Showers and storms offer brief relief but heat persists across the South to the Atlantic coast with heavy rains in places.
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Associated Press
Daggett
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Gewgia
Florida
Texas
Michigan
Inne
Appalachians
Atlantic
Plains
Mississippi River
Travel Workshop to Feature Credit Card Seminar
The second annual Travel Workshop at Arizona State College in Flagstaff will discuss credit cards with a session titled Carus Asset or Bugaboo. Jernard M. Mergen announced the event with Hy Alexander MacLennan as principal speaker and a panel of resort experts. The two day workshop runs September 24 25 at the Eastman Education Center.
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Arizona State Colege
Flagstaff
Jernard M. Mergen
Arizona Development Board
Hy Alexander MacLennan
Hilton Credit Corporation
Division of Business Administration
Arizona State College
Eastman Education Center
Development Board
Arizona Hotel Association
Oie
Commerce Managers
Funeral Rites Held For Flagstaff Infant
Funeral services were held in Williams for seven week old Terry Walker son of Mr and Mrs Ray Walker of Phoenix and grandson of Mr and Mrs Elzie Mahan of Flagstaff The baby born June 24 died Saturday of acute intestinal pneumonia Burial was in Williams cemetery.
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Williams
Terry Walker
Ray Walker
Phoenix
Elzie Mahan
Flagstaff
Williams Come Try
Auction Notice for Hubbard Ice Machine Lien Sale
Elmer A Hubbard owner of Hubbard Refrigeration Supply will sell at public auction a Crystal Tips Yee Maker Model B200A serial NB 4339 to satisfy a lien for 132.53 dollars for job charges on June 1 1959. The sale at 105 West Aspen Ave Flagstaff Arizona is cash only with right of purchaser. Proceeds first repay charges, surplus per law. Dated August 7 1959.
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Elmem A. Hubbard
Hubbard Tefrigeration Supply Company
West
Aspen Avenue
Plagstaff
Arizona
Lawhu Money
United States of America
Elmer A. Hubbard
Hubbart
Snh
James Ashcroft
Dillard Crawley
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Jack Shaffer
E. Hoapkins
George Brive
Flegstall
Tiagpital
Danny Ral
Coconino
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Robin. Cook
Clare Homes
Cherles
Gralam
John Garvin
Grand Canyon
Patricia
Ani. T
Praxedis Gonzales
Brannon Hames
Arado
Ike
Palelden
Tempest Techinicolors
Technonirama
Phu
Uhanes
Moffman
Jett
Tom Wilsin
Midge
Bledfield and Kinney
Ine
WilTan
Sutiivision
Sunfotn
Williams Lds
Ash Fork
McCullough Insurance Agency
Monte Vista Hote
Flagstaff Monument & Marale Co
Fe Flagstaff
World Briefs
San Juan
Lesser Antilles
Miami
Fla
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Martinique
French West Indies
Kansas City
Naval Research Laboratory
Nice
Frahce
Dack Warner
French Riviera
Cannes
Warner
Mat Jlo
Clukey
Chronicle
Jack Foisie
Foisie
Daily Sun
Sun
Elmer A. Lubbard
Elmee A. Hubbard
Guana Ane
Pune
Nerman
Gene Burts
Shenwood Forest
Myron
John Dal
MBC News
Jimmy Rodgers
Bob Cummings
Andy Williams
David Niven
Steven Canyon
Alcon
Whirlybirds
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Doe Patrick
Dack Ware
Dack Pain
Bob Davies
Jack Beveridge
Enat
Steam Leasing
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