Old Stagecoach Tours Scottsdale on Modern Revival
The Phoenix Jaycees revived the Old Modoc coach on a round trip from Phoenix to Scottsdale. Liana Boettcher, Patsy Prescott, Dick Pickard, and others joined driving by Ben Dean with four matched horses. Tickets sold for the upcoming rodeo on April 13 to 15, with a Navajo band, square dancing, and photo opportunities along Camelback Road.
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Dennis Farrell
Modoc
Arizona
Phoenix
Liana Boettcher
Joan Wollenmen
Virginia Millis
Patsy Prescott
Dick Pickard
Ben Dean
Dave Gordon
Scottsdale
Camelback Road
Navy Officer Bribery Sentence In Two Year Term
Lt. William G. Bigony of Holbrook Massachusetts was dismissed from the navy and sentenced to two years imprisonment on bribery charges. He allegedly accepted bribes related to ratings and assignments of enlisted personnel while on duty at the First Naval District Headquarters in Boston.
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Boston
William G. Bigony
Holbrook
Mass
Navy
First Naval District Headquarters
Bigony
First Naval District
Senator Douglas Attacks Joint Chiefs Over Marines
Senator Paul H. Douglas a World War II marine officer denounces top military leadership as Army minded and says plans to shrink the Marine Corps in 1953 threaten its combat effectiveness while other services expand. He praises Chiefs as men of character but criticizes policy.
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Washington
Paul H. Douglas
Marine Corps
Illinois Democrat
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas
Tim Sharpe Wins Arizona Oratory Final
Tim Sharpe 18, son of Mrs. Fisher Sharpe, won the 21st Arizona Oratorical Contest at First Baptist Church. North Phoenix High School senior and The Phoenix Gazette correspondent received a $50 prize from The Arizona Republic and a World Book encyclopedia set from the Arizona Department of the American Legion. Sharpe advances to regional finals in Salt Lake City Tuesday. Second place went to Robert Ong Hing, 18, Superior High School, with Mary M. Parker third. other contestants included Don Chiappetti, Thomas Roger Williams, Patricia Jane Fitzgerald, and Janet Ann Smith. Judges were Dr. Robert Plummer, John Paul, and Charles Walters.
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Tim Sharpe
Fisher Sharpe
North Seventh Street
Arizona
First Baptist Church
West Monroe Street
North Phoenix
Phoenix Gazette
Sharpe
Arizona Republic
Arizona Department of the American Legion
The
Republic and
the Legion
Brink's robbery audit lifts loot to over a million
Boston April 7 AP reports the Brink’s robbery loot tally rose to 1,279,700 after a full audit. Six masked gunmen robbed five vault room employees on January 17, 1950 in what was described as the nation’s largest cash heist. William J. McKettrick of the auditing firm announced the final figure.
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Boston
Brink
William J. McKettrick
Eastern Star leaders named at Arizona grand chapter meeting
Mrs Abbie Hanson of Hammond Indiana is named most worthy grand matron of the general grand chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs Elsie F Dungan of Glendale Arizona is the new worthy grand matron and Mrs Ann Lisitsky of Holbrook is associate grand conductress at the closing session of the two day grand chapter meeting.
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Abbie Hanson
Hammond
Ind
Order of the Eastern Star
Arizona
Elsie F. Dungan
Glendale
Ann Lisitsky
Holbrook
Gazette
Pair Charged In Dog Deaths
Abraham Facter and his wife Alice face court on petty theft charges tied to the death of two dogs. Police said Mrs. Facter admitted the couple caused the dogs deaths after promising new homes, following a $30 payment from a woman who expected humane rehoming.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Abraham Facter
Alice
W. W. White
The
Pasadena Humane Society
Plea For Action Prompts Courtroom Scene In Knoxville
A Knoxville spectator shouted for action as Judge H O Pollard opened court. After repeated demands a deputy sheriff escorted the man to jail on a drunkenness charge, marking a slow but steady response to the call for action.
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Knoxville
Tenn
H. O. Pollard
Police Building Rammed in Mobile Driving Fine
Adolph Busch aged 58 was fined 100 dollars in police court after his car rammed Mobile citys new 1,300,000 police building following a charge of driving while intoxicated.
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Mobile
Ala
Adolph Busch
Navy Band Leader With 35 Years Serves Phoenix Tour
Lt. Conrad Brendler commands the United States Navy Band on a 13 year development, directing 90 musicians. The ensemble performs two student matinees at 1 30 and 3 30 pm on April 20 at Phoenix Union High School gym and an 8 30 pm adult concert at Phoenix Union Auditorium. Proceeds benefit YWCA teenage programs in Phoenix and Maricopa County. Richard Townsend assists as second in command.
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United States Navy
Phoenix
Conradr
Charles Brendler
Brendler
Phoenix Union High School
Phoenix Union
Linde
Dorris-Heyman’s
YWCA
Maricopa County
Navy Band
United States
Washington
Tibetans Depart For Peace Talks
Two Tibetan leaders appointed to negotiate peace terms with China left New Delhi for Calcutta and then Peiping via Hong Kong. Gen Dzasa Kun sang Tse and Thunik Chempo Lautra, with two interpreters, will report to Tibetan Gen Nga Beu who heads the peace delegation after capture and indoctrination by the Communists at Chambo in October.
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New Delhi
India
China
Calcutta
Peiping
Hong Kong
Dzasa Kunsang Tse
Thunik Chempo Lautra
Nga Beu
Chambo
Chinese Reds Fan Hatred Campaign Targets Maryknoll Priests
In Hong Kong on April 7, reports say Chinese Communists wage a hatred campaign against two American Maryknoll priests and three nuns arrested at an orphanage in Loting South China. All five were jailed March 17 on charges of causing child deaths, with charges mirroring those used against Canadian nuns in Canton. The intensity suggests authorities plan harsh penalties.
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Hong Kong
Loting
South China
Canton
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Tombstone
Fairbanks
Oso Negri-Sonora
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Concord
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Paul J. Ritchie
DR. Hawkins
East Washington
Hartung
G. I
Fred Hartung
Second Street
Suspenda
Diamond
U. S. Pat
Betty Lee
Diamond’s
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Diamond's
Brink's
Eastern Star
the Phoenix Gazette
Richard Townsend
Ee S
Chinese Reds
Sunbeam
Vinson
Etsy
Hea
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