Arizona Marine Wounded and GI Injured in Korea
The Department of Defense reports an Arizona marine and an Arizona soldier wounded in the Korean War. Wounded is Pfc. Roy T. Jenkins, son of Mrs. Inez L. Hatch of Aquila. Injured is Pfc. Rafe Sweet Jr., son of Mrs. Geneca Thomas of McNary.
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Washington
Arizona
Department of Defense
Roy T. Jenkins
Inez L. Hatch
Aquila
Rafe Sweet Jr
Geneca Thomas
McNary
Arizona Reserve Officers Extended Duty Orders
Thirty four Arizona reserve officers have been ordered to extended active duty in the past five weeks. Col. L. H. Caruthers announced the list including Maj. Robert B. Hall of Tucson and Capt. Herbert R. Pickett of Tempe. Assignments span Fort Ord California Fifth Armored Division Camp Chaffee Arkansas Fort Hood Texas Camp Cooke California and other bases.
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Arizona Reserve
Robert B. Hall
Tucson
Herbert R. Pickett
Tempe
Leonard K. Johnson
John E. Stevens
Yuma
John C. Padelford Jr
Sixth Infantry Division
Fort Ord
Calif
Frank W., Hoffmans
Jack C. Stewart
Fifth Armored
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Victor Ortega
Florence
Harvey W. Behling
Barney H. Kengla
William M. Sullivan
Rimrock
Olen Stevens
Prescott
Victor B. Kelley
John W. Miller
Robert E. Murray Jr
Aid Request Backfires By 111 Year Olds in Car Theft Plot
Two 111 year old boys attempted to steal a car yesterday after planning in advance and even asking Citizens Patrol officer John Johnson to help start the car. They held a complete key set and the vehicle was parked at 3702 E. Van Buren. They were to appear in juvenile court today.
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John Johnson
Citizens Patrol
E. van Buren
Wetherby Leads In Vote For Kentucky Governor
In Kentucky Democratic primary incumbent Lawrence W. Wetherby leads Howell Vincent of Covington by a wide margin with 55,594 votes from 852 precincts. Republican results show W. Howe Meade ahead of Eugene Siler with 15,095 votes from 827 precincts.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Lawrence W. Wetherby
Wetherby
Howell Vincent
Covington
Vincent
W. Howe Meade
Eugene Siler
Siler
Bids Opened For New Phoenix Elementary Plant Project
Bids will be opened at 4 p.m. tomorrow by the Phoenix Elementary School system board of education for a new plant at 23rd Ave and Thomas. Plans include an auditorium and classroom buildings. Architects Lescher and Mahoney prepared the drawings for the improvement.
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23Rd Ave
Thomas
Board of Education
Phoenix
Lescher and Mahoney
Arizona Units Prepare for Camp Cooke Maneuvers
Arizona Army reservists from the 13th Armored Reserve Division nicknamed the Black Cat Division head to Camp Cooke near Santa Barbara to join California units for two weeks of mock battle. About 300 soldiers per train traveled from Phoenix Tucson and Flagstaff for a campaign against a theoretical enemy force believed landed near Monterey Bay and advancing south. Leaders Col James Wood and Lt Col Bartley Cardon supervised training with units including the 59th Armored Infantry Battalion, 498th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Tank Battalion, 16th Armored Infantry Battalion, 389th Engineers, and 413th Reconnaissance Battalion.
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Arizona
13Th Armored Reserve Division
Santa Barbara
Calif
13Th
Phoenix
Tucson
Flagstaff
California
Camp Cooke
Monterey ___ Bay
James Wood
Combat Command B
Bartley T. Cardon
Winslow
Williams
59Th Armored Infantry Battalion
498Th Armored Field Artillery
24Th Tank Battalion
16Th Armored Infantry Battalion
389Th Engineers
413Th
Model Plane Contest Held at Cactus Airport
Winners in the gas powered model airplane contest at Cactus Airport near Sunnyslope were announced by contest director Quentin Webster. Open free flight first place went to Jack Wolfe of 4501 N. 18th Ave. Second to Don Sutton of 2330 N. Eighth St. Junior free flight saw Darryl White and Eddie Ryan take first and second. Open control line stunt was won by Jim Reder with Larry Alinger second. Junior division first went to James Al vracht with Arthur Wahlers second. Junior speed winner was Lester Hair with Gabriel Romero second.
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Cactus Airport
Sunnyslope
Quentin Webster
Jack Wolfe
18Th Ave
Don Sutton
Eighth St
Darryl White
Scottsdale
Eddie Ryan
Tempe
Jim Reder
W. Madison
Lawmaker Kicked In Jaw By Horse
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon was kicked in the jaw by a horse at a horse show in Virginia. X rays showed no fracture, with further checks planned while Morse remains hospitalized at Rockingham Memorial in Harrisonburg. His return to Washington and duties uncertain with ongoing recovery.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Ore
Morse
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
Genevieve Cooper
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Richard H. Both
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E. Fillmore
Army Service Unit
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Sioux
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Signal Corps Center
Fort Mensaguth
N. J
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Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
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Sedona
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Edward A. Adams
E. Citrus Way
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the Phoenix Gazette
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