Improvements At Picacho School Voted
Property owners in the Picacho School District approved a 25000 bond issue to fund improvements. An addition to the school was approved 16 to 4. Work will begin after canvass and bond issuance. Virginia Boyle elected president of the local Business and Professional Women's Club with new officers announced.
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Eloy
Picacho
Hugh Crawford
Virginia Boyle
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Faye Barnes
Mary Byers
Leah Bollinger
Mary Joe Dixson
Brehm Jury To Get Case Next Week
United States District Court jurors will resume next week to determine if Rep. Walter E. Brehm is guilty of accepting 1140 in unlawful campaign donations from Clara Soliday and Emma Craven. Testsimony showed Soliday gave funds directly over three years, with Brehm claiming he believed the money came from an anonymous source until 1950.
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Washington
United States District Court
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Clara Soliday
Emma S. Craven
Burnita S. Matthews
Brehm
Peru Allows Conversion of Tourists Cars to Imports
Peru has ruled that tourists may convert their cars into permanent imports, abolishing a regulation that barred such imports. The change lets visitors bring vehicles for long term use and residence in the country.
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Peru
Herkimer’s Joke Evening Ends With Interruptions
A humorous recital devolved into a chaotic gathering as Herkimer’s California Chicago joke sputtered amid interruptions. Guests mislaid ice, cigars, and drinks while the TV soon silenced the finale, leaving the anecdote unfinished and the room buzzing with playful disarray.
MacArthur Concluded Speech Sparks Stadium Ovation
General Douglas MacArthur closed his public life with a 12 minute address in which he urged a realistic Korea policy and US resolve. He warned against external interference and lauded American resolve as fans cheered, veterans saluted, and fireworks lit the stadium under near 40 degree skies.
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MacArthur
Korea
South Korea
Far East
America
Four Yumans press for liquor licenses crackdown in Yuma
A quartet of Yuma men petition Gov. Howard Pyle alleging liquor sales to teens within city limits. They provide signed statements and demand license revocations for establishments serving juveniles, citing years of known violations and prior dropped cases. The State Liquor Dept head declined comment amid a statewide push to remove six agents.
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Yuma
Howard Pyle
Yumans
James Washam
Yuma County
Frank E. Kenniston
Ernest C. Stevens
Homer Kruger
John A. Duncan
State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
Duncan
Pyle
Masque Kerg i plc depicts grand post show at Prescott
The two scene masque staged by North West and Carver high schools and Phoenix College portrays ROTC drill and a romance about an opera star visiting the post to present HMS Pinafore. The finale stars Uncle Sam in Review as six bands perform and the national anthem closes.
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PLC
Prescott
North
West
Carver
Phoenix
Reserve Officers Training Corp
Washington Street
Phoenix Technical
Mae McGee
Ninth Avenue
Ada Blakely
Solano Lane
North Phoenix High School
Arizona
Phoenix Technical School
No diners on New Zealand trains due to power limits
Railroads announced that diners will not be provided on New Zealand trains while locomotive power is inadequate for longer express services. The decision reflects limits in traction capacity and aims to balance service levels with available motive power.
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New Zealand
Father Kills Three, Self in Norristown Tragedy
A Hatboro butcher killed his wife Mary 45 and children Charles 13 and Mary Anne 11 with a hammer and knives in their beds before turning on a gas stove and killing himself. Police said he was driven by fear of business ruin.
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Norristown, Pa
Charles King
Hatboro
Alwyn Streeper
King
Mary
Charles, Jr
Mary Anne
Safford Vicar to Attend School in San Francisco
The Rev. John Donaldson of All Saints Episcopal Church will attend a School of Prophets session in San Francisco next week, prompting cancellation of church services this Sunday and next. In local education, sixteen Safford High School students earned perfect grades for the fourth six week period, including seniors Lewis Carson and Farrell Elmer among others, with 49 more achieving average or better.
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Safford
John Donaldson
All Saints Episcopal Church
School of Prophets
San Francisco
Safford High School
Lewis Carson
Farrell Elmer
Marion Huber
Corrine Kartchner
Randall Lindsey
Sylvia Merrill
Valene Talley
Jean Federico
Melva Bellman
Marie Maloy
Clifford Motes
Janell Nuttall
Fred Pickard
Clara Naylor
Colleen Collins
Jayne Courtney
Dynamiting Hits Southern Textile Strike
In Danville Virginia a dynamite blast damaged the home of a Dan River Cotton Mills worker and killed the family dog. John P Turner and his wife were frightened but unharmed. The incident occurred as CIO textile workers across seven states press for higher pay amid renewed blasts and gunfire reports.
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Danville
Dan River
John P. Turner
Turner Yard
Congress of Industry Organization
Virginia
North Carolina
Committee Finds Weakness in AEC Construction Spending
An official report on the fourth big spending bill of this Congress says the Economy Agency’s work shows little regard for cost. The Committee urges prompt correction and recommends cutting $69.982 million from Truman’s $1.21 billion AEC request for fiscal 1952, plus absorb part of the cut by buying fewer cars and trimming administration costs.
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House
Congress
Truman
AEC
Orrin A. Jackson Dies At His Phoenix Home
Orrin Alfred Jackson 37 a Phoenix resident since January died Wednesday at his home 9610 North 12th Street after a long illness Born Forest Hills Massachusetts he came from Roswell New Mexico and was a vending machine salesman He is survived by wife Beulah a daughter Shirley and a son Gary all of Phoenix his parents Mr and Mrs Alfred P Jackson of Royal Oak Michigan and two sisters Mrs Ray C Benway of Downey California and Mrs Ancil D Leister of Dexter Oregon Funeral services will be arranged at Grimshaw Mortuary.
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Orrin Alfred Jackson
Phoenix
North 12Th Street
Forest Hills
Mass
Mr. Jackson
Roswell
N. M
Beulah
Shirley
Gary
Alfred P. Jackson
Royal Oak
Mich
Ray C. Benway
Downey
Calif
Ancil D. Leister
Dexter
Ore
Grimshaw Mortuary
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Mesa
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Grace Cate
Susie Rowald
Herkimer
Los Angeles
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California
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Second Ave
West van Buren
Kerg
Pat Thomas
North Third Street
Phoenix College
Gail Lillevig
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North High
Mary Louise Brion
South 18Th Street
Phoenix Union
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Carver High School
West High School
Phoenix Union High School
Ameri
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Phoenix Union Art Department
Oren Arnold
Scofield Schwartz
Phoenix Union Business Office
Stadium
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Coolidge
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U. S
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Gerber
Tance Sox
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Ith Ave
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Boston
South Main
Bgl Son Tse
Erna Igeng
E. Jefferson St
South Central
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