Performances Of Navy Band Well Received
The United States Navy Band drew strong crowds in four shows, with 28 pieces performed by a core group plus Valley high school musicians. Morning at Papago VA Hospital, afternoon for grammar and high school audiences, and evening under Lt Comdr Charles Brendler featured operatic and classical selections. Sponsored by Phoenix YWCA at Phoenix Union High School auditorium.
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Valley High
Papago Veterans Administration Hospital
CWO
Richard E. Townsend
Charles Brendler
Phoenix Young Women’s Christian Association
Phoenix Union High School
Dr Campbell Fate Faces Jury In Kidnapping Trial
An all male jury was to determine the fate of Dr Nancy Campbell in the Armistice Day kidnapping case involving 9 year old Linda Stamm. Campbell admitted the kidnapping but claimed insanity. The Santa Fe gynecologist has been free on a 40000 dollar property bond since last November as final arguments were to be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Nancy Campbell
Campbell
Thugs Slug and Rob Laborer on South 16th Street
A gang of youths attacked and robbed Amador Cota, 55, in the 800 block of South 16th Street, taking $65. He sustained a head cut and a swollen jaw, deputy reports state. Cota lives at 1806 East Tonto Street.
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South 16Th Street
Amador Cota
East Tonto Street
Petain in frail health at prison hospital on Ile d Yeu
Former Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, near his 95th birthday, is slipping away at a prison on Ile d Yeu. Relatives report he cannot take nourishment except a spoonful of water every half hour and an official bulletin cites extreme prostration.
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Ile D’yeu
France
Henri Philippe Petain
Etain
Petain
Bette Davis Wins Best Actress at Cannes Festival
Bette Davis was named best actress at the Cannes International Film Festival for All About Eve. The film also earned a special jury prize, while Miracle at Milan and Madamoiselle Julie shared the grand prize for best film. Davis had been Oscar-nominated for the same role but lost to Judy Holliday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
France
Bette Davis
Miss Davis
Judy Holliday
Milan
Sweden
Madamoiselle
Julie
Delayed Injury Sends Motorist to Hospital After Crash
A telephone company worker LeRoy Price 34 of 1113 East Meadowbrook Avenue was hospitalized with a possible skull fracture after a two car crash at Third Street and McDowell Road. George L. Hobbins 30 and his wife received emergency treatment for minor injuries. Stewart D. Flannegan Jr 35 was treated after his station wagon hit a parked pickup truck on East Palm Lane. Placido Ochoa 55 sustained slight injuries in an auto pedestrian crash at Ninth and Jefferson streets. Edwin Jones 35 of 404 North 18th Avenue drove the sedan involved.
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LeRoy Price
East Meadowbrook Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Price
George L. Hobbins
West Yuma Street
Hobbins
Frances
Stewart D. Flannegan, Jr
North 23Rd Avenue
East Palm Lane
Joe Stauffer
Palm Lane
Placido Ochoa
East Sherman Street
Ninth and
Jefferson Streets
Edwin Jones
North 18Th Avenue
Confession on Stone Snatching by Glasgow Students
Ian Hamilton and three Glasgow University students along with a woman teacher claimed responsibility for removing the Coronation Stone from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day and smuggling it to Arbroath Abbey. They cited dissatisfaction with Britain’s posture on Scottish self government as motive and noted the stone was later returned to Westminster under police guard.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Glasgow University
Westminster Abbey
Ian Hamilton
Scone
Arbroath Abbey
Hamilton
Gavin Vernon
Kinloch Rannoch
Perthshire
Alan Stuart
Barrhead
Kay Matheson
West Rosshire
Torture Death Case Debated in California Trial
In Long Beach California Violet John Berling, 33, stands trial for torturing and killing her 10 year old pupil Kay Frances Erickson on October 12. The case, debated after 16 weeks of testimony and 2,000,000 words in records, saw Berling testifying for 16 days and fainting 11 times while prosecutors sought the death penalty. Kay Frances was found dead strapped to a chair with numerous injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Violet John Berling
Kay Frances Erickson
Miss Berling
Kay Frances
Policemen Suits Seized in Brooklyn Grand Jury Probe
Twenty police officers, past and present, had one suit each left after district attorney men seized the rest to trace labels tied to a clothing firm linked to Harry Gross. Gross admits paying graft to police and awaits sentence on multiple gambling related counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Police Department
Brooklyn Grand Jury
Harry Gross
Gross
San Carlos Indian Is Traffic Victim
Charles Gates a 49 year old San Carlos Indian died at Safford Inn Hospital from multiple injuries after being struck by an automobile on United States Highway 70 one mile east of Solomon last night The driver identified as Mrs O E Lyerla 30 of Morenci patrolmen said evidence at the scene indicated Gates stumbled into the path of the car No citations were issued
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Safford
Charles Gates
San Carlos
Safford Inn Hospital
Solomon
O. E. Lyerla
Morenci
Gates
Four Americans Die In Mexico Plane Crash At Pachuca
Four Americans were killed when a light plane crashed at the Pachuca airport in Mexico. The wreckage yielded two male and two female bodies not immediately identified. Names Morro and Slaking appeared on cards found at the scene, and a tourist permit for Silvia G. Manerick, issued in New York on April 13, was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pachuca
Mexico
James E. Morro
H. Slaking
New York
Silvia G. Manerick
DAR Opposes Federal Aid To Education
The Daughters of the American Revolution oppose federal aid to education, warning it would bring federal control and more bureaucracy. A closing congress resolution urges a return of prayer and hymn singing in public schools, calling for simple undenominational prayers and devotional services. Senator Dirksen is to speak at tonight’s banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAR
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
Senator Dirksen
Thailand Doctors To Study In U S
The Economic Cooperation Administration announced a $200000 contract with Washington University School of Medicine to run a two year technical assistance program in Bangkok and St Louis. Faculty will teach in Bangkok while Thai doctors travel to Washington University for advanced study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Economic Co-operation Administration
Washington University School of Medicine At
St. Louis
Thailand
ECA
Washington University
Bangkok
Jack Ney Dies at 52 in Phoenix Home
Jack Ney, 52, sales manager for Mary Ellen's Distributors, food wholesalers, died today at his home on East Oak Street. Born in Oklahoma, he moved to Phoenix in 1923 from San Francisco, was a World War I veteran and Elks member. Survived by wife Dorothy, son George, three sisters and a brother. Funeral services planned at Grimshaw Mortuary.
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Jack Ney
Mary Ellen
East Oak Street
Oklahoma
Mr. Ney
Phoenix
San Francisco
The
Elks Lodge
Dorothy
George
Rivera
Calif
Sam Winn
Samuels
Idaho
Ora Servis
Albuquerque
N. M
Jean Wright
Stockton
Henry Ney
Grimshaw Mortuary
Lindvig Funeral Rites Set Monday
Funeral services for the Rev. Albert Lindvig 64 pastor of Evangelical Covenant Church will be at 2 p.m. Monday at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with burial at Memory Lawn Memorial Park The Rev Lloyd Gustafson of Westwood Covenant Church will conduct the rites The pastor resided at 1422 East Moreland Street Friends may call tomorrow in the mortuary Drawing Room Chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lindvig
Evangelical Covenant Church
10Th Street
Palm Lane
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
Lindvig
Lloyd Gustafson
Westwood Covenant Church
Memory Lawn Memorial Park
Mr. Linding
East Moreland Street
Old Soldier Ballad Bids For Hit Parade
Tin Pan Alley composers scramble around the theme quoted by General MacArthur in Congress. Gene Autry was to record the tune at his California home, and Bing Crosby planned to also record the ballad.
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New York
Tin Pan Alley
MacArthur
Congress
West Point
Gene Autry
Columbia Records
California
Bing Crosby
Tucson Woman Kills Laborer at Cortaro Farms Camp
Mary Fetta Long, 33, said she shot at Leon ard Baker, 28, eight times with a .22 pistol to frighten him during a dispute outside their tent at the Cortaro Farms labor camp on Silverbell Road. She fired twice when he allegedly advanced with an axe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Leonard Baker
Cortaro Farms
Silverbell Road
Mary Fetta Long
Baker
Law Officials Shot Dies in Graysville Disturbance
In Graysville Alabama a police officer George Houghton was killed and town constable Sam Lynn was critically wounded when they went to a disturbance at a home. Both were shot in the back of the head with a pistol as deputies investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graysville
Ala
George Houghton
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Sam Lynn
Flood threats easing as dike pressure rises near Muscatine
Floods along the Mississippi and Minnesota leave Port Louisa and Dubuque areas at risk as a 21.5 foot crest nears and trains face possible halts. Evacuations reach about 5,000 in Iowa and Illinois towns, with Prairie du Chien and East Dubuque heavily affected. Snow and cool fronts sweep the northern plains as weather shifts inland.
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Port Louisa
Muscatine
Robert Lewis
Louisa County
Lewis
Red Cross
Dubuque, In
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Wis
George Ulmer
Sabula
Clinton
Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Rockies
Northern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Editorial Seeks Open Government vs Censorship in War Era
A Senate committee denounces secrecy in federal agencies, condemning official refusal to disclose bar records for whiskey prosecutions and calling censorship a dangerous privilege grant. Names editors from Chicago Tribune to Oregonian listed as members. NLRB hints at a civilian led, voluntary wartime press advisory.
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Washington
Alcohol Tax Unit
Treasury Department
Er Gmembe
Pepe
Ib Stolz
Chicago Tribune
Felix R. McKnight
Dallas News
S. L. Latimer, Jr
Columbia
S. C.) State
Paul Block, Jr
Toledo Blade
Herbert F. Corn
Washington Star
Philip H. Parrish
Oregonian
Portland
D., Ark
Senate Banking Subcommittee
RFC
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
Pope
Globe CofC Names Manager Globe Chamber of Commerce selects John H Daniels
John H Daniels age 45 named new Globe Chamber of Commerce manager to start May 1 replacing Bob Paulsen who will head Prescott Chamber. Daniels arrives from Toledo after three years as a division manager with the Toledo chamber and prior service with the City of Toledo. He studied at the National Institute of United States Chambers and handled city affairs housing urban development health agriculture and tourism. He is an Elks member and former Toledo group officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Globe
Globe Chamber of Commerce
John H. Daniels
Toledo
Ohio
Toledo Chamber
Daniels
Bob Paulsen
Prescott Chamber of Commerce
Globe Chamber
City of
National Institute of United States Chambers
the Elks
Toledo Group
Truman Booed At Baseball Game For First Time Since 1929
President Truman faced boos at Griffith Stadium during the Washington Senators versus New York Yankees opener which the Senators won 5 to 3. The remarks echoed a historic scene as he rode past a crowd while the presidential yacht Williamsburg met a bridge delay on the Potomac.
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Washington
Truman
Potomac River
Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
MacArthur
Mr. Truman
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
New York
Hoover
Williamsburg
Escaped Prisoner Nabbed At Sacramento Motel
Thomas Stanley Peyton Jr. 26 of Sacramento who escaped Nevada State Prison on April 7 was seized at a Sacramento motel by the FBI. He used the alias Hal Richardson, listed as of Portland Oregon. Peyton had been sentenced for armed robbery of the White Horse Bar near Reno on September 26, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Thomas Stanley Peyton, Jr
Nevada
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peyton
Hal Richardson
Portland
Ore
White Horse Bar
Reno
DeMolay Installation Postponed at Coolidge Sp to Soon
Coolidge Gazette reports Ho Ho Kam Chapter DeMolay postponed installation due to conflicting date. Names listed for officer roles include Buster Holland Dick Ware Bert Slater Jack Cooper and others. Also notes Coolidge High School events with freshman hosts for sophomore return dance and lettermen picnic planned with committee members.
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Buster Holland
Dick Ware
Bert Slater
Jack Cooper
Dick Humphries
Allan Thompson
Duane Siminoff
John Iles
Robert Gorree
Don Baxley
Jerry Grant
Dalton Cole
al Vaughan
Richard Morris
Alan Griffin
Ollie Wang
Roy Scudder
Harold Cooper
Jerry Cole
Jimmy Newcomb
Sentinel
Tony Iles
Coolidge High School
Ed Sipes
Stewart Mountains Dam
Carnell Sipes
Kent McKinney
Richard Tripp
Jackie Cooper
Senator Douglas urges mixed Far East stance at ad agencies meeting
Senator Paul Douglas proposes a policy between Truman and MacArthur favoring a broader war against Chinese Communists than Truman but opposing MacArthur's Manchuria air strike plan and Formosa invasion. He suggests aiding anti-Communist Chinese guerrillas on the mainland and supporting Chiang Kai-shek’s smaller units for coastal commando raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Paul Douglas
Ill
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Douglas
MacArthur
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Formosa
United States
Chiang
Transit Workers Strike Paralyzes Detroit Transport
DETROIT April 21 UP Bus and street car operators walked off their jobs today leaving more than 700000 people without transportation. The strike began at 4 am catching residents by surprise who expected normal weekend service. The AFL union operators voted 4 to 1 to authorize a walkout instead of arbitration.
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Detroit
American Federation of Labor Union
Funeral Tomorrow For Canyon Guide Edwin Cummings
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Edwin Cummings a longtime guide for the Fred Harvey transportation department in the Grand Canyon area. Born in Tempe he guided tourists down Bright Angel Trail starting April 20 1920 marking a long association with the canyon.
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Grand Canyon
Edwin Cummings
Fred Harvey Transportation Department
Cummings
Tempe
Bright Angel Trail
Accident Victim's Rites Conducted
Funeral services were held for Roy Solomon of Taylor who died after a 16 inch wooden stick pierced his heart at the Whipple Milling Company in Show Low. He expired at McNary Hospital about an hour after the accident while trimming strips for moulding with a power saw.
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Taylor
Roy Solomon
Solomon
McNary Hospital
Whipple Milling Company
One Way Streets Prompt Laugh at Local Signs
A reader reports observations from downtown sites and a barrow of quips. Residents note a postcard style humor at the Jefferson post office and a sign at Arizona Awning Co that reads Patio Furniture Also Recovering after a long weekend at a trap and skeet meet.
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Arizona Awning Company
2Nd Ave
Phoenix
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Thugs Slug
Rob Laborer
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ED H. Bringhurst
Ww. A. Rudd
B. B. Moeur
F. P. Middleton
Gazette
Paarre Exe
Third Street
McDowell
South Central Ave
U. S
Clarence L. Ashcraft, Jr
Clarence L. Ashcraft
East Thomas Road
University of Arizona
Dubuque
East Dubuque, Ill
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Mont
Billings
Valentine
Neb
Dakotas
Wyoming
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Texas
Missouri
News Inquiry
Arizona Daily Star
Star
Globe Cofc
Reab
Coolidge
Canyon Guide
Air Force
Aluminum
Tioga
W. van Buren Store
Hodgeman Air
U.S. Army
Jeep
the Toy Stores
W. van Buren
E. Indian School
Jefferson Post Office
van Buren
Barter Mart
Safeway
7Th Ave
Thomas
Junior
Upizana's
Laboret Caf
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