Four Hospitalized By Mishaps In Rain
Four persons were hospitalized today with injuries from traffic crashes in the rain. Two were in critical condition at Memorial Hospital. In Tempe a sedan wreck involved Leona Messmer and others, after mud and rain caused a loss of control, slamming into a pole and ditch.
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Memorial Hospital
Viola Foreman
East Villa Street
Andrew Reinke
Williams Air Force Base
20Th
van Buren Street
Ray F. Low
East Wilshire Drive
Phoenix Gazette
The
Arizona Republic
Low
WAFB
Tempe
Southern Avenue
Viviene Miller
West Fillmore
Prescott Elects New Baptist Student Union Leaders
Tim Lockhart of Phoenix Union High School, class of 1949, is elected president of Grand Canyon College Baptist Student Union for next year. Alice Burghout is secretary and Helen Littlepage publicity chairman. Installed April 17 at a formal banquet, with officers including Ralph Gardner, Ella Jo Greer, Shirley Turner, Glenn Murphy, Dawn Bullock, John Davis, John Dickey, Dora Lou Pittsley, Charles Potts, and Ledema Ivie.
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Prescott
Tim Lockhart
C. H. Lockhart
South Fifth Street
Baptist Student Union
Grand Canyon College
Lockhart
Phoenix Union High School
Alice Burghout
Clara Burghout
East Weldon Street
Helen Littlepage
William Grace
East Culver Street
Ralph Gardner
Santa Maria
Calif
Ella Jo Greer
Winslow
Shirley Turner
Glenn Murphy
Fresno
Dawn Bullock
Visalia
John Davis
Scottsdale
John Dickey
Houston
Tex
Dora Lou Pittsley
Sweet Home
Ore
Charles Potts
Bluff City
Tenn
Ledema Ivie
Klamath Falls
Arizona Dentists Open Convention
The 42nd annual convention of the Arizona State Dental Society opened in Tucson with a full slate of speakers to discuss new developments in the profession. Dr. William H. Crawford of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Dr. David F. Mitchell, Dr. Melvin P. Baker, and Dr. William J. Von Bank from New Ulm, Minnesota were listed as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Arizona State Dental Society
William H. Crawford
School of Dentistry
University of Minnesota
David F. Mitchell
Melvin P. Baker
William J. von Bank
New Ulms
Minn
Calcutta Scrambles to Vaccinate and Isolate for Smallpox
Calcutta authorities push mass vaccination and strict isolation in a bid to curb smallpox spread. Health officials aim to reach frontline workers and vulnerable communities while enforcing quarantine measures and monitoring contacts for signs of fever or rash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
As Long As You’re Going Out No One Moves
A reader notes family life in a domestic scene with the television and hearth, where everyone stays seated while waiting for the lone person to move. The piece expands to office life and the chorus of requests that follow any departure, from water to errands, with no graceful way to refuse.
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Dinwiddie’s
Runaways Concluded From Page One
Two Casa Grande girls fled seeking distance from home and traveled via bus to Sacaton then Chandler with a minister. From Chandler they rode to Mesa, slept in a car six miles south of the city, and rode into Phoenix this morning. Mrs. Baird treated for shock as searchers failed to locate them overnight. Juvenile authorities hold the girls until parents arrive.
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Chandler
Mesa
Desert
Phoenix
Baird
Casa Grande
Murder trial of 2 delayed in knifing case
Jesse Ben Williams and J T Thompson, both charged with first degree murder in the March 11 stabbing of Timothy Wilcots, face a September 18 trial date set by Mericopa County Superior Court Judge Ralph Barry. Williams and Thompson pleaded not guilty. Thompson allegedly handed the knife to Williams.
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Jesse Ben Williams
Buckeye Road
J. T. Thompson
East Chipman Road
Timothy Wilcots
10Th Avenue
Yuma Road
Williams
Thompson
Mericopa County Superior Court
Ralph Barry
East Washington Street
W. L. Hash
Barry
Victor D Wheeler Funeral Saturday
Victor D Wheeler 43 dies in a California airplane crash near Santa Rosa Island. Funeral services at 2 p.m. in A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. A former Phoenix resident, he served as a reserve major in the army engineers and was a World War II veteran. Survived by wife Pauline, son Tom of El Monte, and two brothers.
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A. L. Moore and Sons
Victor D. Wheeler
Santa Rosa Island
Calif
Greenwood Memorial Park
Mr. Wheeler
Phoenix
California
Army Engineers
American Legion
el Monte
Pauline
Tom
Former Bank Owner Dies in Casa Grande at 76
W P Clements, 76, a Casa Grande real estate and insurance man since 1933, died yesterday in a Phoenix rest home. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Saturday in Casa Grande. A native of Morgantown Kentucky, he came to Arizona in 1914 from Idaho and entered banking, later purchasing control of the Casa Grande Valley Bank in 1916 and serving as president until its 1932 closure. Survivors: wife Carre and three sons Clifford A Dudley M and Jack F. all of Casa Grande or Phoenix.
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Casa Grande
W. P. Clements
Phoenix
Mr. Clements
Morganfield
Arizona
Idaho
Carre
Clifford A
Dudley, M
Jack F
Horses on U.S. farms drop below five million in 1951
United States farm horse numbers fell under 5,000,000 for the first time in Department of Agriculture records in 1951, reflecting a historic decline in farm reliance on equines and a shift toward mechanization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Mother to Be Quizzed in School Theft Case
Police planned to question a mother who allegedly coached her 8-year-old daughter to steal from teachers. The girl confessed yesterday to opening purses and taking 25 dollars from one teacher and 20 dollars from another, claiming funds were for clothing and household needs. The mother was said to be shopping downtown and would be brought in for questioning today.
Oil and Gas Leases Offered At Sale
Window Rock April 5 UP Oil and gas leases on 38 Navajo Indian Reservation tracts across Arizona Utah and New Mexico were to be auctioned. The land totals 55168 acres with four tracts about 30 miles northeast of Tuba City ten tracts including 640 acres of allotted land in the four corner area San Juan County Utah and 24 tracts in New Mexico.
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Window Rock
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Tuba City
San Juan County
Carter's To Fight Liver Pill Order
The government seeks removal of the word liver from Carter's Little Liver Pills while Carter's Products, Inc. resists, planning court action after the Federal Trade Commission order. The FTC said the pills are an irritative laxative and not a remedy for a sluggish liver.
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Carter
Washington
Carter’s Products, Incorporated
New York
Federal Trade Commission
John Carson
Drowned Boy Rites Pending in Mercer Mortuary
Jackie Wayne Tibbett nine year old third grade Stevenson School pupil died after wading into an abandoned Salt River bottom gravel pit near 16th Street. His nude body was recovered from a 40 foot pool by Jack Slate of 1604 South 11th Street. He is survived by parents Ernest and the two sisters Sharon and Linda and brothers Gary and Robert. Tibbett worked as a house painter.
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Jackie Wayne Tibbett
Salt River
16Th Street
Mercer Mortuary
Jackie
Stevenson School
Ernest Tibbett
East Durango Street
Jack Slate
South 11Th Street
Sharon
Linda
Gary
Robert
Tibbett
Rubber output hits new high in Ceylon
Natural rubber production in Ceylon rose to a new peak, reflecting improved yields and expanding demand. Industry observers noted sustained gains across plantations and processing facilities, signaling a robust sector amid steady commodity markets.
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Ceylon
Base Plan Devised For Street Naming
The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission will send to the county supervisors a base plan to rename north south streets west of Central Avenue as avenues and east of Central as streets, with drives and places for intermediate roads. East west streets will carry west or east prefixes, and officials aim to avoid duplicate names. Gregg Irvine noted little opposition to standardizing road names.
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Maricopa County
Central
W. T. Keplinger
Commission
W. D. Cline
Post Office Department
McDowell, Thomas
Camelback
Gregg R. Irvine
Radar Aids Texas Coast Storm Warnings
Radar adapted from wartime development tracks approaching storms to the Texas coast, enabling timely warnings for protective measures as industry expands along the shoreline.
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Texas
James Boutwell Services Held in Cottonwood
Funeral services were to be held for 79 year old James T. Boutwell in Cottonwood after he died Tuesday at his Oak Creek home. An Arizona resident since 1929 he moved to Oak Creek in 1940 and ran an orchard and fruit stand. He is survived by his wife Argie three sons Thomas and Gerhardt of Los Angeles John of Oak Creek and two daughters Mrs R P Wilkie of Cottonwood and Mrs E H Holyoke of Clarkdale.
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Cottonwood
James T. Boutwell
Oak Creek
Boutwell
Arizona
Argie
Thomas and
Gerharth
Los Angeles
John
R. P. Wilkie
E. H. Holyoke
Clarkdale
Theodore Moline Rites Tomorrow
Funeral rites for Theodore Moline 74 who died this week in Community Hospital will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow in St. Anthony's Church. Burial will be in Wickenburg Cemetery. A native of Yuma he was a farmer and cattle rancher in Wickenburg and Yuma areas. Survivors include a daughter Carmen and a son, both of Wickenburg.
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Wickenburg
Theodore Moline
St. Anthony’s Church
Wickenburg Cemetery
Moline
Yuma
Carmen
Farnsworth Rites Held in Mesa Funeral
Funeral services for Raymond A. Farnsworth, 75, were scheduled this afternoon at Meldrum Mortuary. The Southside District Hospital death occurred Tuesday, with burial planned at East Resthaven Park.
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Mesa
Meldrum Mortuary
Raymond A. Farnsworth
Southside
East Resthaven Park
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Dentists Open Convention
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Tinue
Loca
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