Stock Market Narrowly Mixed on Quiet Day
The market showed little movement as prices were narrowly mixed and turnover light. Missouri Pacific fell steeply on news of a U.S. court ruling, while American Telephone and United Aircraft gained margins in moderate trading. rails and chemicals led declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santa Fe
Chesapeake & Ohio
Allied Chemical
Eastman Kodak
Bethlehem Steel
Goodyear
Boeing
Union Pacific
Texas Co
United Air Lines
International Telephone
du Pont
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Grains Fall as Soybeans Hold Steady on Market
In Chicago on August 15, grain buyers stayed scarce and bids remained cautious, pushing prices on the Board of Trade down slightly while soybeans steadied on expectations of strong cash demand. Wheat edged lower, corn mixed, oats mostly steady, and lard eased slightly. Government crop notes cited a large North Dakota spring wheat crop and substantial South Dakota harvests, with oats imports increasing and Canadian oats arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
North Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Buffalo
Weather Bureau
U S And Britain Ready Third Draft Peace Treaty With Japan
Washington Aug 15 The United States and Britain will publish a final third draft of a peace of reconciliation with Japan amid Soviet objections. Officials say at least 40 of 50 signers may back the San Francisco conference next month, with reparations spelling out for future claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Britain
Washington
Japan
Russia
San Francisco
Philippines
Big Reserve of Natural Gas Claimed
Washington August 15 Texas and New Mexico fields can supply more than four trillion cubic feet of natural gas to meet rising demands by defense and other industries in the Southwest An official of El Paso Natural Gas Co testified his company alone has 12 trillion feet of this reserve under contract A L Hill estimated gas reserves in Lee County New Mexico at 25 trillion cubic feet and reserves in Texas near the New Mexico border at 1690600000000 El Paso seeks authority to pipe an additional 100 million cubic feet daily to Arizona New Mexico and Texas and 83 million to the Phoenix area The expansion would cost 24288000 Also Nevada Natural Gas Pipeline Co sought approval for a 2331000 114 mile pipeline from near Topock Arizona to Las Vegas The line would ship gas to industrial plants from Needles California to Las Vegas and Boulder City Nevada
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Washington
Texas
New Mexico
Defense
Southwest
Federal Power Commission
el Paso Natural Gas Co
A. L. Hill
Lee County
el Paso
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Nevada Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of
Las Vegas
Nev
Topock
Needles
Calif
Boulder City
Women Fliers To Begin Dash Across Nation
Forty five powder-puff pilots start the fifth annual all-woman transcontinental air race from Santa Ana California toward Detroit with Fort Worth as the required check in point. Night flying is forbidden and refueling stops include Blythe Phoenix and Tucson among others. The race ends August 19 during Detroit National Air Races with elapsed time used to determine winners.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Detroit
Fort Worth
Texas
Blythe
Phoenix
Tucson
Ariz
Columbus
N. Mex
el Paso
Odessa
Abilene
Tulsa
Springfield
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
U S Urges Cotton Put Under Lean
Arizona cotton growers are urged to feed the market not glut it with a record harvest. PMA state chairman O M Lassen says a national crop above 17 million bales has helped push prices down about 12 cents from last winter. Arizona’s crop is forecast at 820000 bales. Lassen recommends storing part of the crop under government price support loans averaging about 31 cents a pound to keep prices higher and stabilize plantings next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
O. M. Lassen
Production and Marketing Administration
U.S
Lassen
PMA
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Sergeant Slain and Robbed Near Broadmoor Road
A Brooklyn airman taxi driver was killed and a Des Moines tourist couple robbed by an unidentified gunman on Broadmoor Road. Sgt. Martin A. Bursey, 20, of Brooklyn, stationed at Air Defense Command, was identified. Hal S. Chase and his wife Dorothy were in the cab, returning to Broadmoor Hotel. they were robbed of $300 and treated by a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Brooklyn
Des Moines
Iowa
Broadmoor Road
FBI
Sheriff's Office
Air Force
Martin A. Bursey
Air Defense Command
Hal S. Chase
Dorothy
Broadmoor
Slaughtering Figures Show Sharp Decline
CHICAGO August 15 AP Pack ers under federal inspection butch ered only 920,108 cattle in July the smallest slaughter for the month in eight years. Hog butchering during July totaled 3,826,220 the smallest monthly total since last August although a five year high for July. Sheep and lamb slaughter was only 863,306 smallest for the month in 34 years. Packers slaughtered 408,035 calves in July smallest for the month since 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Prices Drop Slightly
Wholesale food prices, as measured by the Dun and Bradstreet food index, eased off slightly this week after three straight rises. The index stood at 6.94 dollars, down from 6.95 the prior week, and remained 6.3 percent above the year-ago level of 6.53. The 1951 high to date was 7.31 on February 20, with the index reflecting wholesale cost for one pound of 31 commonly used foods. Higher in the week were wheat, rye, oats, barley, bellies, lard, cheese, cottonseed oil, and eggs. lower were flour, hams, butter, sugar, cocoa, raisins, steers, and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vandals Shoot Out Windows on North Seventh Street
The sheriff's office investigates vandalism in the 6700 block of N Seventh St where about 300 dollars worth of plate glass windows were shot out with air pistols. Businesses hit include Community Drug Co Witt Hardware Store and Van Box Cleaners. A Community Drug Co window measured 8 by 10 feet. Large pellets found resemble .22 caliber ammo and indicate air pistols can be dangerous when pumped.
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Sheriff’s Office
N. Seventh St
Dave Edwards
Community Drug Co
Seventh St
van Box Cleaners
Witt Hardware
Cotton Futures Rally Hints After Hedge Pressure
Cotton futures in New York opened mixed with gains and losses of up to 20 cents a bale as hedge selling and short covering influenced early trading. Prices fluctuated through the morning with Oct, Dec, and March contracts around the mid 34 cent level, while reports of a government stockpile plan had little impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission House
Washington
Rio Grande Valley
Electric Output Boosted Sharply in Aug Week
Electric power production in the week ended Aug 11 rose to 7,069,890,000 kilowatt hours, the highest in over six months, aided by hot weather driving air conditioning use. Output was 7,003,209,000 the prior week and 13.1 percent higher than the year ago week of 6,253,141,000, per the Edison Electric Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edison Electric Institute
Bonds Rise on Missouri Pacific Reorganization News
U S corporate bonds led gains with Missouri Pacific issues in strong demand after a court order approval for a reorganization creating a new 612 million dollar company. Government bonds were mostly higher on longer maturities, Italian bonds edged up, and Japanese bonds eased on light foreign trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
U. S. Court of Appeals
St. Louis
U. S. District Court
George H. Moore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Quaker Oats
Canadian Pacific Perpetual
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Hudson & Manhattan
New York Power & Light
Phillips Petroleum
Skelly Oil
Western Union
Bethlehem Steel
Boston & Ma
Cities
Consolidated Fedison
Northern A
Frisco
S and
Southern Railway
Auto Leaps 10-Foot Ditch Injures Two Men
Dean L Kellum 23 of Goodyear in serious condition at Memorial Hospital after his car left Lat eral 17 and Christy Road and tumbled end over end three times, jumping a 10 foot ditch. Ernest Curtis 22 of Mesa treated at Southside District Hospital for multiple facial lacerations after being thrown through the windshield of the car driven by Bill L Knight near Mesa the vehicle jumped a center island and struck a light pole. Knight was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean L. Kellum
Goodyear
Memorial Hospital
Lateral 17
Christy Road
Kellum
Mesa
Ernest Curtis
Southside District Hospital
Bill L. Knight
Knights
Britain Joins Wool Stabilization Plan with Commonwealth
London reports Britain will join three Commonwealth nations in an agreement to stabilize the world price of wool, signaling coordinated action to support the global wool market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Public Hearing on Zoning Amendments in Maricopa County
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 2 PM on September 5 1951 in Phoenix to consider amending the Zoning Ordinance. Proposals include reclassifying several residential areas to commercial along Indian School Road 19th Avenue Fairmount and Amelia Avenues North Arizona Avenue and Camelback Road Medlock and Stanley Places and vicinity. The notice cites parcels in Phoe nix Chandler and surrounding areas and names the board clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa
20Th Street
27Th Street
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Arizona
West Eugle Tract
19Th Avenue
Fairmount
Amelia Avenues
Arizona Avenue
Ivanhoe Street
Ranch Road
R .E
G&srb&m
Medlock Place
Stanley Place
Central Avenue
Third Avenue
Weather Summary for Phoenix and Arizona Aug 15 1951
Partly cloudy with scattered evening thundershowers in the Valley. Warm and humid with today’s high near 102 and low around 82. Arizona forecast: partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. Fire weather notes indicate moderate thunderstorms in southern and rim country areas with light showers and variable winds. Overnight and tomorrow sun and moon data provided. precipitation totals show 1.30 inches since August 1 and 6.27 inches since January 1.
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Phoenix
Arizona
South Portion
Rim Country
Rim
H. L. P. Albuq
Lubbock
Amarillo
Memphis
Atlanta
Miami
Mont’ry
Lythe
Nashvill
Boise
Needles
Norl
Wny City
Butte
Okla City
Charl’ton
Omaha
Ch’yenne
Payson
Chicago
Cleveland
Airport
del Rio
Pitsbred
Denver
Porti
Detroit
Dodge
Fresno
Gila
Isco
G Canyon
Seattle
Aes
Indapolis
Spokane
Therm
Kan City
Tucson
Laredo
L Vegas
Winslow
Distribution of Stored Water and Normal Flow Periods 1951
FIRST EDITION data show total stored water capacity 2 076 713 acre feet and current stored water 348 400 acre feet. Water diverted for Southside 34 240 and Northside 35 246 miner’s inches. Granite Reef pumped 1 623 acre feet. Normal flow period No 29 covers Aug 12 1951 to Aug 20 1951 with partial allocations by year of cultivation dating back to 1877. Pleasant Reservoir capacity 178 000 acre feet and graphic storage 8 980 acre feet. Imped 165 acre feet.
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Granite Reef
Funeral notices from various Phoenix area mortuaries
A long list of funeral services, interments, and memorial notices for numerous individuals, including Chavez Lily B, Corwin Effie, and Enriquez Frank A, with details on memorial chapels, burial sites at Greenwood and Greenlawn, and associated churches and cemeteries. Also notes multiple obituaries with dates, pastors, and survivors, plus lost item notices and local memorial ads.
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St. Augustine
Hausner Mortuary
A.L. Moore & Sons
Greenwood
Tauteine
Holly Charles
Es Corwin
Effie
Grandma O Corwin Hays
Ralphson
Nelson and Corwin
Lily Robertson
Elias Foster
Whitney & Marp Chapel
Greenwoc
Fallen
Gertrude Bean
George Hun Hall
A. L. Moore & Sons
Double Butte
Henry
Nellie F
Chandler
R. Fleder Cade
W Sday
M. L. Gibbons
Mesa
Holmes
Everlena
Ragsdale Mortuary
Clark
Hillman
Mary Edith
Claude M
Vera) Robins
Lynn
Annita Robins
Palms Chapel
Grimshaw
Huffman
Elbert King
J. Allen Ginn
Ivan
Rosembrough
Roth Lockwood
Phoenix
E. Webb
Houston
Texas
C. K. Huffman
Longview
Albert Lane Huffman
Shreveport
Mercer Mortuary
Jacobs
Katherine
Grimshaw Mortuary
Eastern Star Funeral Committee
Kelly
Joe
Brazill-Whitney Mor
IO Lampton
Howard J
Mary
Columbus
Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home
St. Gregory's Church
St. Francis
Marek
John
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Kathleen Marek
South Gate
McAfee
William Herdis
Charles E. Tate
Memory Chapel
Moore
Dan A
Carl and
Caustella Moore
Memory Lawn
Neece
Carmel
E. Willetta
A. L. Moore
Norrb
W. Wilshire Dr
Paul West
Vaccaro
Vincent G
Mamie Conti
Bertha Nocifera
Kathrine Marcantonio
Joe Ann
Anthony
Croce
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Garden of Mercer Mortuary
St. Francis Cemetery
Saaoeeeee Vance
Robert Edward
Meldrum Mortuary
Gilbert Udall
Downard's Big Auction Every Saturday at Sale Yard
A large weekly sale at Downard's Sale Yard located at 3000 S Central, beginning at 10 AM each Saturday. The listing notes miscellaneous items with contact via phone 4-5882 for Downard, Aeneas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downard
Aeneas
East Maryland Mason Contractors
Remington
Ible
A & Conner A
Roosevelt T
Hayden van Cleve
Marriage Licenses Names and Partners From City Records
A list of marriage licenses showing couples with full names ages and birthplaces. Individuals include Emory Eeler and Betty Laye from Indianapolis and Phoenix partners such as Clarence Cline and Witter, plus many city and state pairings across Phoenix Los Angeles Inglewood and other localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeler-Laye
Emory A
Indianapolis
Ind
Betty
Phoex
Cline-Witters
Clarence
Vay Py Hee
Phoenix
Sloway-Hubricht
Herbert
Nina
Grout-Wing
Prescott E
Births Reported At Various Hospitals
Birth notices list multiple families with newborns and dates in August. Individuals named include Gasser Gienn We, Cleo Gazl Oh, Paul R. Messinger, Bill E. Rogers, and Forest Squire, across Good Samaritan, McDowell, Memorial, OSTEOPATHIC, Mesa Southside, Jose Joseph's hospitals among others. Details show city of residence such as Scottsdale, Mayer, Avondale, Gilbert, Queen Creek, and Mesa with output indicating boys and girls born on August 11 12 13. Names, addresses, and hospital affiliations appear as part of a community birth report for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan Hospital
Broadway
Gasser Gienn We
W. Clarendon
W. Rose Lane
Kirhten Cleo
21St Ave
Messinger
Paul R
Scottsdale
Ottinger
W. McKinley
Charles H Jr
Mayer
Bey
U A Reed
James A
Cee
E. Gibson Lane
Aua Marble
Edwin
W. Yuma
Amata
Raul
W. Grant
Robert
Mesa
Carol
Queen Creek
Kempton
Garth
Names in cross complaints and subscription notice in Arizona papers
A list of individuals linked to cross complaints appears alongside a lengthy circulation notice for the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette. The ad details subscription rates in advance, carrier and mail options, and mentions The Associated Press rights and exclusive Arizona services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Republic—M
Gazette
Maii
Mai
M&s
Sun
Associated Press
Arizona Republic
The
Phoenix Gazette
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Mo. Pacific
National Power & Light
American Telephone
National Securities Income Series
Ed Murray & Co
W. Adams
Commercial Commerce Mortgage Co
A. Brygger
Eenese Conyers
New York Life Insurance Co
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Kansas City Life Insurance Co
West Monroe St
William Cooper
Darwin
Akron
NEA Telephoto
Berlin
Austria
Vienna
Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Budapest
Sgrade
Romania
Bucharest
Sopia
Kiev
Radio Free Europe
Munich
Iron Curtain
U. S
NEA
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Dick Turner
NEA Service. Inc
T_. REG
U. S. Pat
Wool
EEA Coops Board Supervisors
W. O
of Supervisors
Mary Gold
Alonzo Moreno
Albert Pin
Leonard Lundberg
Tomas Road
W. L. Murphy
2Nd Ave
Mees
Arizona -Grimshaw WI
W. Monroe St
Brazill - Whitney Mortuary
Glendale
Mortensen-Kingsley
West Washington
Lest
Boyd
Altona
Gaillie
Jim
Billfold
15Th Street
Jefferson
East Grant
Williams
Joseph
Clark William
Culver
Roix
Raymond
Durkee
Asec
A E. Osborne
Eldridge
Thomas M
Mulberry
Gammage
Floyd
16Th St
Gildsore
Eugene K
W. Camelback
Guglielmo
W . S. First Ave
Hatton
Arthur
S. 22Nd Ave
Kohl
Ony
W. Monroe
Mondragon
Carlos
E. Madison
Turner
Kari
E. Fairmont
Armstrong
Sara Lou Sues
Eueldee
Belcher
Ralph Sues
Florence
Bobbit
Albert Sues
Pearl
Botello
Raymond Sues
Socorno
Bracamonte
Ernestine Sues
PRROK
Reba E
Frank Carro
Davola
Fay Sues
Hannon
Geraldine
May
Robert John
Horvath
Marie Sues
Charles N. Lopez
William Sues
Mary Lou
Lowry
Patricia A. Sues
Arthur F
McEwin
Willie Sues
Mable
Oliver
Josephine Sues
Harvey E. Ramirez
Iuez Sues
Paul
Ream
W. J. Sues
Nora Hazel
Ritter
Mary Sues
George
Amundsen
Clara
Nan
Palmer Ethelbert
Cross
Bullock
Mary Margaret
John Joseph
Claridge
E. A
C. R. Cheves
Lucy D
Luma LI
Wiliam E
Emma McGuire
Billie Marie
Mack Doe
Miller
Mary Kenney
A J. — Virginia
Clifford Ill
Murry
Thomas E
Helen M. Olson
Otto
Eva Lee
Quackenbush
Helene A
Laverne Z. Tip
Republic and Gazette Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
East van Buren
P. O. Box
Mes
West Main St
Keystone
Safford
Main St
Glen Ave
Coolidge
Buckeye
M&es
M.A
NMA
United Press
Associated Press International News Service
Republic
Prover
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