Thunder gods vex Sedona star in Stations West tale
Jane Greer, rising star opposite Dick Powell in the RKO film Stations West, faces thunderous mischief as Oraibi Pete, a Hopi medicine man, works to appease the stormy Thunder Gods. Locals report thunder noise muted when Greer speaks, while producer Robert Sparks and director Sidney Lanfield witness the spectacle.
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Foreign Students To Visit Canyon Flagstaff Soon
Thirty seven University of Michigan students from Norway Latin America China India France Egypt Iceland and Korea will arrive in Flagstaff on Monday September 1 at 7 27 am. They travel by bus on a ten state western tour visiting Chicago Omaha Salt Lake City Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Albuquerque Kansas City and St Louis. Ma and Mrs Homer Underwood of the international center will advise the group. They will spend the night at Nackard's Auto Inn and depart Tuesday morning for Albuquerque.
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Funeral rites pending for elderly Winslow rancher
Claire J Thaight 24 died after midnight at Winslow General Hospital capitalized by a long cattle ranching life. C O Haight Puebla Colo and a sister in Syracuse Kans listed as survivors. Haight born 1878 in Kansas moved to Arizona, ran ranch near Chevelon Butte in southeast Coconino County for 38 years. Scott and McMillan of Winslow oversee arrangements with burial likely in Winslow.
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Not Quite Equal Days and Nights Near Equator
The article notes that days and nights are not exactly equal due to the sun's disk width and atmospheric bending. Sunrise and sunset extend daylight by about eight minutes, allowing us to see the sun before it rises and after it sets.
Truck Bus Entries To State Increase
Phoenix August 19 travel of commercial vehicles and buses into Arizona rose in the first half of 1947 over 1946, while passenger car travel fell. Six month totals: 603,754 passenger cars, 88,928 commercial vehicles, 28,750 buses. June showed gains: 113,732 passenger cars, 15,675 commercial vehicles, 5,058 buses.
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Industrial and Statistical Department
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Tho Sentenced On Liquor Charges In Police Court
Three names were added to the list of those sentenced for selling liquor without a license in city police court this year. Luvado Romero and Juan Saba, first time offenders, faced a $150 fine or 150 days in jail. Jacob Johnson, facing a third offense, received a $300 fine or 400 days in jail. Saba paid the fine and was released. Police Chief William Epperson noted the details.
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Ex-Con Bound Over On Bad Check Charge
Ex-convict Robert A. Ryan waived preliminary hearings on a bad check charge and was bound for Superior Court trial under $2,000 bond. He carried a doctor’s kit and aided two injured in a Tucson Nogales crash, later directing an ambulance to Nogales Hospital where a victim died. Authorities say the kit was bought with a bad check and Ryan, recently released from prison, planned to practice medicine in Mexico.
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Two Countries Win UN Membership In New World Order
LAKE SUCCESS Aug 19 AP The largest Muslim state and the smallest among a dozen applicants were admitted to the United Nations. Pakistan the Dominion formed from India's partition last weekend and Yemen the Red Sea kingdom won unanimous approval from the Security Council and are near final ratification by the General Assembly. The process follows a crowded list of candidates, with broad support boosting a streamlined path to full UN membership.
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Cochise County Says Tax Rate Up 59 Cents This Year
The Cochise County board of supervisors set a new tax rate of 76 cents per $100 valuation, up 59 cents from last year. The budget totals $373,987.58 on a property valuation of $49,208,986, including $103,000 for post war projects such as $75,000 for remodeling the courthouse garage, $25,000 for Bisbee Douglas airport, and $3,000 for Tombstone airport.
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