Rodeo Riders Split $27,385 In Prizes
Phoenix World Championship Rodeo at State Fairground drew about 53,000 attendees over three days. Bud Linderman of Red Lodge Montana won top money and all around title, with Bill Linderman and Toots Mansfield among other payout recipients across bareback bronc, calf roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc, team roping, cutting horse, and bull riding events. Parishes and other riders suffered non serious injuries while George Mills was replaced as a rodeo clown. Proceeds benefit Phoenix Boys Clubs and local charities.
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Bud Linderman
Red Lodge
Mont
Champ
Bill Linderman
Toots Mansfield
Big Spring
Tex
Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce
State Fairground
Phoenix Boys Clubs
Brahman Bulls
Ish
West
Madison Street
Parish
George Mills
Bobby Clark
Blocky Rutherford
Casa Grande
Memorial Hospital
Jay Stucky
Jim Shoulders
Tulsa
Okla
Tater Decker
San Angelo
Bill Harvey
Lakeview
Ore
Larry Finley
Toots Manfield
Dan Taylor
Doole
Barney Williams
White Salmon
Wash
Zeno Farris
Las Cruces
N. M
Rudy Doucette
Lex Connolly
Benson
Ross Dollarhide
Casey Tubbs
Fort Pierce
S. D
Buck
Gilbert Nichols
Gilbert
Jim Brister
Lordsburg
Jim Hudson
Dale Haverty
Roland Curry
Chuck Sheppard
Prescott
Buddy Pendergast
Buckeye
Ed Bowman
Sunny Boy
Phillip Williams
Skeeter
Jim Calhoun
Buster Welch
Bob Maynard
North Hollywood
Calif
Buck Rutherford
Lenapah
Bob Chartier
Wray
Colo
Random Fact Fragments From An Era Page
A collection of disparate facts includes temperatures inside shoes versus outdoors and perfume spending by American women. Notable figures mention Boston Tea Party tea weight, wind strengths, crow behavior, salt uses, gas pump color effects on sales, Formosa etymology, Costa Rican orchids, an Alertness ejector device, cigarette end temperatures, and driver counts in the United States.
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Boston
Island of
Formosa
Ilha Formosa
Costa Rica
Arraignment Set Today for Ex-County Attorney Wilson
Tucson April 16 Bryce H Wilson former Pima County attorney faced arraignment in Superior Court on charges of receiving earnings of a prostitute conspiracy and bribery. Indicted by the Pima County grand jury as it probes crime in Tucson and nearby areas. Arraignment had been continued after Wilson objected to Judge Robert S Tullar and an alternate judge Henry Kelly of Yuma was agreed upon.
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Tucson
Bryce H. Wilson
Pima County
Superior
Wilson
Pima County Grand Jury
Robert S. Tullar
Henry Kelly
Yuma
Robert Morrison
Fire Destroys 3 Dwellings In West Tonto District
Defective wiring caused a blaze last night in the 1100 block of West Tonto Street destroying three dwellings housing 19 people including eleven children and eight adults. The fire burned about two hours after 8 15 p m discovery amid no local fire protection. Owners Alma Allen and Vernon Chestnut reported insurance.
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West Tonto Street
Sheriff's Office
Alma Allen
Vernon Chestnut
Allen
West Camelback Road
Bob Brassell
Ray Ruiz
South Ninth Street
Rites Planned for William A. Carver
Funeral services for 84 year old William A. Carver will be held at 10 30 a m tomorrow from Carr Mortuary Chapel. Carver a native of Sandy Spring Arkansas moved to Arizona in 1925 residing in Flagstaff then Tempe. He worked in Arkansas cotton plantation Forest Service and as a mail carrier at Flagstaff. Survived by daughter Addie Hulbert Tempe son William A Jr Medford Oregon two daughters Myrtle Palmer Mesa and Madge Carver Winnemucca Nevada. Burial at Double Butte Cemetery.
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William A. Carver
Carr Mortuary
Carver
Sandyspring
Ark
Arizona
Flagstaff
Arkansas
Forest Service
Addie Hulbert
William A., Jr
Medford
Ore
Myrtle Palmer
Mesa
Madge Carver
Winnemucca
Nev
Cecil L. Prior
Double Butte Cemetery
MacArthur Welcomed In Honolulu Parade And Honor
General MacArthur and party arrived in Honolulu aboard a plane with Mrs MacArthur dressed in a purple suit and the general in a olive drab uniform. A 3:20 p.m. parade began from the Radford residence ending at the university campus where General MacArthur received an honorary degree. The tour included Waikiki Beach and the Liliha District to honor Filipino residents as police planned routes through the city. Admiral Radford Stainback Mayor Wilson and Gregg Sinclair attended the visit as plans for a stop at city hall were canceled for time.
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MacArthurs
Admiral Radford
MacArthur
Phoenix
Radford
Gregg Sinclair
General MacArthur
Waikiki Beach
Liliha
Hawaii
Dan Liu
City Hall
Nuuanu Pass
Oahu Island
Stainback
Honolulu
John Wilson
University
Industrial Art Winners Listed at Local Show
Special to The Gazette Coolidge April 16 Winners in woodwork at the Kenilworth and Florence elementary schools exhibit were led by Richard Christensen Bobby Joe Davis Raymond Rojas Placido Rojas Danny Thies James Webb Bobby Romero Emeterio Aguayo Joel England William Lewis George Rasmussen Henry Valencia Joseph Mitchell Jesse Aldridge John Lynch Edward Christensen Bob McCarty James Spears Ernest Wilder Glen Dodge Carter Arthur Saiza Ponciano Andazola Freddy Feliz James Lynch Florence elementary awards in Art metals went to Brady Travis George Flint Charles Miraga Jack Murphy Charles Kay Nolan Dismukes Leather craft awards to Dario Miranda Charles Morago Bobby Arriola Glenn Labb John Flint and Bob Arriola Woodwork honors to Ernest Granillo and Alfred Hernandez.
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Gazette Coolidge
Kenilworth
Florence
Richard Christensen
Bobby Joe Davis
Raymond Rojas
Placido Rojas
Danny Thies
James Webb
Bobby Romero
Emeterio Aguayo
Joel England
William Lewis
George Rasmussen
Henry Valencia
Joseph Mitchell
Jesse Aldridge
John Lynch
Edward Christensen
Bob McCarty
James Spears
Ernest Wilder
Glen Dodge
Truman urges nonpartisan foreign policy during Saturday speech
President Truman says foreign policy should not be partisan and urges converting Republicans to his view. He warns against bombing Manchurian bases and notes claims Russia would not intervene. He denounces political hokum and says attacks lack a coherent policy. He adds a fact about latex rubber production from wounded trees.
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Russia
Manchuria
Korea
Mr. Truman
San Francisco Prepares Grand Welcome for MacArthur
San Francisco ready to roll out a major welcoming spectacle for General MacArthur. The Bataan will land after dark at Municipal Airport, shortening a planned 20 mile parade. Officials, led by Mayor Elmer E. Robinson, arrange a huge greeting at the Civic Center Plaza before MacArthur continues to the St Francis Hotel for a presidential suite.
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San Francisco
General MacArthur
Elmer E. Robinson
Bataan
MacArthur
Municipal
St. Francis Hotel
Civic Smee Ee Plaza
Nelson Rites Today in Buckeye Funeral Home
Funeral services for John M. Nelson age 50 who died Friday at his home were set for 2 p.m. today at Buckeye Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Louis B. Hazelton Cemetery.
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Buckeye
John M. Nelson
Buckeye Funeral Home
Louis B. Hazelton Cemetery
First woman humorist Helen Rowland in 1908
The first woman daily syndicated humorist in the United States was Helen Rowland from the New York World in 1908.
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U. S
Helen Rowland
The
New York World
Truman Firing of MacArthur Commended by Utah Democrats
SALT LAKE CITY April 16 AP Utah Democrats at their Jefferson Jackson Day dinner commend President Truman for relieving Gen Douglas MacArthur as Far East supreme allied commander. Over 1,500 members approved a resolution praising the action to curb Korea conflict and uphold civil control of the military. Rep Clifford Davis gave the keynote and lauded civilian supremacy.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Clifford Davis
Tenn
Korea
Davis
Prom at Coolidge Set For April 28
Coolidge High School juniors will host a Saturday April 28 prom with the theme Blossom Time. A banquet will occur in the high school cafeteria followed by a dance in the gymnasium and the crowning of the king and queen as the highlight of the evening.
FFA Meet in Safford with 1949 50 National President
George Lewis of Illinois will be principal speaker at a banquet in the Safford High School Home Economics Building. About 300 Future Farmers, parents and guests are expected for the dinner before a later sponsorship in the high school auditorium by the Future Homemakers of America. A chemical sprayer was obtained by the FFA to treat livestock and facilities in the community. Safford Ward Primary Church event on "The Children's Friend" held last night.
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Safford Ffa Group
Safford Ward
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Music Critic Backs Truman in Kind Letter
Washington April 16 AP reports music critic Paul Hume of The Washington Post wrote a kindlier letter to President Truman after the General MacArthur firing controversy. Hume declined to quote, saying there is no news in it and that he simply wrote much like many others.
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Washington
Truman
Paul Hume
The
Washington Post
Mr. Truman
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Hume
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1St Avenue
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W. L. Murphy
2Nd Avenue
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Panama
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