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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1951

Page

11

El Paso Firm Sees Big Gas Demand Rise in Southwest

Federal Power Commission heard El Paso Natural Gas Company comptroller M C Norwood say demand for natural gas in the Southwest will rise sharply in 1952. He estimated daily gas carried could be 60 percent higher than 1950, as California defense industries boost orders. the company plans 183 million cubic feet per day more and $24.3 million in new pipeline and compressor stations across Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Washington Southwest California Defense Industries Federal Power Commission el Paso Natural Gas Company M. C. Norwood Norwood Permian Basin Arizona New Mexico Texas el Paso California San Juan Colorado

Ruby Golden Found Dead at Her Home

The body of 65 year old Ruby E. Golden was found in her home at 756 E Willetta last night by Mrs Marguerette Warren. Ex officio Coroner A J Flood said no inquest and that she likely died Sunday or early Monday. Newspapers from Monday and Tuesday were found on the porch. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of her sisters Mrs J B McCorkle of Pittsburgh and Mrs O J Grimes of Denver.

Ruby E. Golden E. Willetta Marguerette Warren E. Culver A. J. Flood Miss Golden

Mrs. Ada Perkins Funeral Held Here

Funeral services for Ada Perkins 67 of 1346 W Sonora were held this morning at Ragsdale Chapter in the Valley with Rev L J Harper officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. An Arizona resident for 24 years she had been in ill health a year. She is survived by four daughters and one son: Teddy Perkins Augusta McGee Walter Hutton Warner Perkins all of Phoenix and Mattie Saunders of Los Angeles.

Ada Perkins Sonora Ragsdale L. J. Harper C.M.E. Methodist Church Greenwood Memorial Park Arizona Perkins Teddy Perkins Augusta McGee Walter Hutton Warner Perkins Phoenix Mattie Saunders Los Angeles

William H. McAfee Funeral Arranged

Funeral services for William Herdis McAfee aged 57 of 5807 S Eighth St will be held at 10 a m tomorrow at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. Rev Charles E Tate will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. He died Sunday in Memorial Hospital after admission for a heart attack.

William Herdis McAfee S. Eighth St A. L. Moore and Sons Charles E. Tate Neighborhood Congregational Church Greenwood Memorial Park McAfee Memorial Hospital

Texas Confederate Vet Dies At 103

BONHAM Texas August 14 AP Joseph Haden Whitsett 103 one of Texas three surviving Confederate veterans died today Almost blind and deaf he lived with his niece Zora Arledge He served with Shelby's escort in the Missouri Cavalry during the War between the States.

Bonham Texas Joseph Haden Whitsett Zora Arledge Shelby Missouri Cavalry

U S denounces Czech sentence against AP reporter Oatis

The United States at the United Nations urged revocation of sentences against news correspondents in Czechoslovakia. AP chief William N. Oatis, jailed 10 years for spying, was named in U S appeals for press freedom and removal of personal restraints.

Geneva United States Today United Nations Associated Press William N. Oatis U.S Czechoslovakia Walter Kotschnig U.N. Economic and Social Council Oatis Prague Kotschnig

Western press freedom in the Soviet bloc questioned

The speaker argued that only a dozen Western correspondents remained in the Soviet Union and that none in Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania Bulgaria or Albania. He cited expulsions denials of visas arrests and Oatis as a victim while recounting the fate of top Communist leaders over the years.

Soviet Union Daily Worker of New York Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania Bulgaria Albania Oatis Kotschnig Politburo Stalin Bukharin Zinoviev Kamenev Rykov Tomsky Trotsky Europe

Mrs Carmel Neece Dies After 34 Years in Phoenix

Carmel M Neece 72 of 918 E Willetta a Phoenician since 1917 died after a two week illness in a local hospital. Native of Texas she belonged to Bethel Methodist Church Phoenix survived by three sons Clarence T Eldridge Rhodes four sisters two brothers and five grandchildren. Funeral 11 30 a m tomorrow in Memory Chapel A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park.

Carmel M. Neece E. Willetta Texas Bethel Methodist Church Phoenix Clarence T Eldridge San Bernadino Rhodes Taft Calif A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary Greenwood Memorial Park

Rites For Drowning Victim Scheduled

Rosary for Robert H Peterman age 3 the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Peterman of 1111 E Fillmore drowned Monday at Granite Reef Dam will be recited at 8 pm today in Whitney Murphy Funeral Home Chapel Mass of the Angels will be at 8 am tomorrow at St Marys Catholic Church Burial in St Francis Cemetery He is survived by his parents four brothers Walter Jr Thomas Arthur and Richard and a sister Catherine

Robert H. Peterman Walter Peterman E. Fillmore Granite Reef Dam Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Francis Cemetery Walter Jr Thomas Arthur Richard Catherine

Auto Leap Causes Ditch Crash Injuries Near Lat eral 17 and Christy

Dean L Kellum age 23 of Goodyear lies in serious condition at Memorial hospital after his car went end over end leaping a 10 foot irrigation ditch at Lat eral 17 and Christy Road. Ernest Curtis 22 of Mesa treated for facial lacerations after being thrown through the windshield of a car driven by Bill L Knight near Mesa. Knight unharmed.

Dean L. Kellum Goodyear Memorial Hospital Lateral 17 Christy Road Kellum Mesa Ernest Curtis Southside District Hospital Bill L. Knight Knights

Montana Rites Set For Perry Knight

The body of Perry Knight aged 46 of Sunnyslope Arizona has been sent to Plentywood Montana for funeral and burial services. He died Sunday morning after a several year illness. Born April 5 1905 he lived in Arizona five years. He was a wheat farmer. Surviving are his wife Vera a daughter Gloria and a son Duane all of Sunnyslope and two brothers both of Montana. Funeral arrangements were made by Sunnyslope Mortuary.

Perry Knight W. Hatcher Sunnyslope Plentywood Mont Arizona Vera Gloria Duane Montana Sunnyslope Mortuary

Services Held for Mrs Bertha Turick

Funeral services for 73 year old Phoenix resident Mrs Bertha Turick were held today at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with Rev Paul West of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral presiding. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died yesterday at her home 29 W Wilshire. Born in Pittsburgh she moved to Phoenix in 1941 from San Jose California. There are no known survivors.

Bertha Turick Phoenix A. L. Moore and Sons Paul West Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Greenwood Memorial Park Turick W. Wilshire Pittsburgh San Jose Calif

Wife Leaves For Beauty Shop Missing. Husband Reports

Claude Heath reports his wife Rosa Ann Heath 70 left their home yesterday afternoon for a beauty shop and has not returned. Heath, a retired railroad employee, says they have lived here since May and she took none of her personal effects.

Claude Heath Rosa Ann Heath

Carriers Press Arizona Tax Law Complaint At Hearings

The Arizona Motor Transport Association urged an interim legislative committee to fix what it calls unfair tax laws harming common carriers. The group pushed for a reciprocal relations commission with other states and statewide real property tax equalization. They claimed carriers pay 53 percent of road upkeep with a last year total of 6 257 255 80 and alleged violations by for hire haulers without permits. Hearings continue through the week.

Arizona Motor Transport Association Legislative Arizona Special Legislative Committee On

Funeral Arrangements for Phoenix Restaurateur Vaccaro

Rosary for Vincent G. Vaccaro 68 founder of Vaccaro's Italian Restaurant in Phoenix will be recited at 8 30 p m Friday in Chapel in the Garden of Mercer Mortuary Funeral services with requiem high mass will be conducted at 11 30 a m Saturday in St Thomas the Apostle Church Burial will be in St Francis Cemetery Vaccaro died yesterday at his home 2242 E Heatherbrae after a long illness He was born in Italy and came to the United States 49 years ago He has lived in Phoenix for four years

Vincent G. Vaccaro Vaccaro Phoenix Garden Mercer Mortuary St. Thomas the Apostle Church St. Francis Cemetery E. Heatherbrae Italy United States

Drowning Victim Dan Moore's Funeral Held

Dan A. Moore a 10 year old drowning victim whose funeral was held at the Whitney Murp hy Funeral Home Chapel. Den 20 Cub Scouts served as pallbearers and honored the grave at Memory Lawn. Moore was found in Nelson's Pool at 19th Ave and Turney after life guards and the Phoenix Fire Department failed to revive him. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Moore of 3205 W Verde.

Dan A. Moore Whitney & Murphy Den 20 Cub Scouts Memory Lawn Memorial Park Young Moore Nelson’s Pool 19Th Ave Turney Phoenix Fire Department Carl Moore W. Verde

Dittell Brothers Sought Jobs Across California

Charles Dittell says his two sons left home to earn money for the new school year. The 14 and 16 year olds traveled from home to California seeking fruit packing work, with fears they joined a youth movement to fight communism. Robert returned home after car trouble, Edward remained working in Walnut Grove.

Dittell California Charles Dittell Fifth Ave San Diego San Francisco Sacramento Valley Robert Bakersfield Edward Walnut Grove Sacramento Stockton

Watch Charm Pistols Warned as Dangerous to Children

Parents warned by Mrs. Marcella McLeod of the Better Business Bureau Maricopa County after a National BBB report about tiny Japanese watch charm pistols. The 1.5 inch devices fire blank cartridges and have impressed experts with potential injury risk including penetrating eye membranes or neck areas. Police in several cities report confiscating these midget weapons from dealers and urge turning over any owned devices to police.

Marcella McLeod Better Business Bureau Maricopa County National Business Bureau National Better Business Bureau

Couple Die In Same Hour In Phoenix Hospital

A Phoenix couple died within twenty minutes of each other yesterday in the same hospital. Charles Monroe Johnston, 71, died at 4 p.m. and his wife Anna Belle Johnston, 58, died at 4:20 p.m. after nine weeks and five weeks of hospital confinement respectively. They were married in 1909 in Little Rock and lived in Arizona 37 years. The Johnston family includes son Charles W. Johnston of Phoenix and two other sons Marvin of Los Angeles and Norman of Cinda, Kentucky. Funeral services are set for 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Phoenix.

Phoenix Charles Monroe Johnston Anna Belle Johnston Mr. Johnston Charles W. Johnston Little Rock Ark Arizona Bonita Katherine Hickman 11Th St Marvin Los Angeles Norman Cinda Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home

Funeral Conducted For Charles Norrby

Charles Norrby, 76, of 826 N Ninth Ave died Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness. He was a Sweden native who lived in Phoenix 11 years and retired 15 years ago as a tool and die maker. Graveside services were conducted this morning in Greenwood Memorial Park.

Charles Norrby Ninth Ave Mr. Norrby Selma Matilda Sweden Phoenix Greenwood Memorial Park

Services Planned For Traffic Victim Frank Enriquez

Rosary for 69 year old Frank Enriquez, killed in an auto pedestrian crash at Lateral 16 and Grand, will be held tonight at his sister's Glendale home with mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help tomorrow morning. Burial follows at Glendale Memorial Park. He had lived in Glendale 15 years and worked at O. L. McDaniel ranch. Survivors include his mother and four brothers and three sisters.

Glendale Frank Enriquez Rose Salinas Ave. J Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Glendale Memorial Park Enriquez Memorial Hospital Ysleta Texas O. L. McDaniel Ranch Lateral 16 Euloquia Enriquez la Mesa N. Mex Gregorio Juan Pedro Antonio Ysabel Carmen Marguerita

Funeral for Mrs Catherine Barber In Litchfield Park

Funeral services were held for Mrs Catherine Barber 40 a resident of Litchfield Park at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with cremation at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Monday at home after an asthma illness and was a native of Portland Oregon.

Katherine Barber Litchfield Park A. L. Moore and Sons Greenwood Memorial Park Barber Portland, Ore

Miss Delia Button Dies at 65 in Los Angeles

Miss Delia Button 65 a Phoenix librarian died yesterday at Monte Santo Hospital Los Angeles from a heart attack. She began library work in 1912 with Phoenix Public Library, left 10 years for Berryhill Book and Stationery, then returned to Library staff. From 1941 to 1950 she managed the northeast branch at 1002 N Second St. Her residence was 1309 N Seventh St.

Delia Button Phoenix Monte Santo Hospital Los Angeles Wallace Miss Button Phoenix Public Library Berryhill Book and Stationery Company Northeast N. Second St

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