Double Death Inquest In Phoenix For Two Deaths
Ex-Officio Coroner Al J Flood orders a 2 pm inquest into the deaths of Gloria Overton and Charlyene Overton a 20 year old camp counselor. Autopsies indicate carbon monoxide poisoning with chemical testing to follow. Ill Mary Koerner and Virginia Santander show partial recovery at Good Samaritan Hospital. The coroner jury will include engineers and inspect the J E Redmond residence where the tragedy occurred. Funeral services are arranged for Miss Overton and Miss Fewster with arrangements extending to Waterloo Iowa and Germany respectively.
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al J. Flood
Flood
Gloria Few- Charlyene Overton
Maurice Rosenthal
Memorial Hospital
Rosenthal
Mary Koerner
E. Osborn
Virginia Santander
Roosevelt, Tempe
Good Samaritan Hospital
J. E. Redmond
W. North View
Redmond
W. S. Austin Pioneer Dies in Tempe Home
William Shelton Austin 84 a Tempe pioneer died after a brief illness at his home 122 E Eighth St He moved from Bonham Texas to Tempe in 1888 lived in Tempe and Scottsdale since served as Kyrene district store operator and school trustee Sc moved to Scottsdale 1929 farmed until retirement 1946 charter member of Tempe Christian Church treasurer Arizona Christian Missionary Society 57 years etc Funeral 3 p m Sunday Carr Mortuary Chapel Rev Elmer Hedges Glendale Burial Double Butte Cemetery Survivors wife Laurena two sons Warren Scottsdale dairy commissioner Wilfred Chandler schools superintendent Prescott sister Mrs Zora McDonald four grandchildren two great grandchildren
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Tempe
William Shelton Austin
Eighth St
Bonham
Texas
Scottsdale
Kyrene
Zora McDonald
Prescott
Carr Mortuary Chapel
Elmer Hedges
First Christian Church
Glendale
Double Butte Cemetery
Henry H. Johanning Funeral Arranged
Funeral services for Henry H. Johanning 88 of Rt 1 Phoenix will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Merryman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R H Zimmerman of Grace Lutheran Church officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park Born in Germany he came to the United States at age 2 and moved to Phoenix 30 years ago from Richmond Ind He was a retired plumbing contractor and a Zion Lutheran Church member Surviving are two sons Carlos of Dallas and Mark of Fort Worth and two granddaughters Mrs Ramona Mahurin and Mrs Jean Joyce both of Phoenix
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Miss Overton
Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home
H. C. Lindsay
Grace Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Iowa
Charles Albert Overton
Phoenix
Denver
Colo
Overton
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Miss Fewster
Capt
Russell Klinginsmith
Germany
East
Henry H. Johanning
Rt. 1
Merryman Funeral Home
R. H. Zimmerman
Greenwood Memorial Park
Johanning
United States
Richmond
Ind
Zion Lutheran Church
Carlos
Dallas
Texas
Mark
Fort Worth
Ramona Mahurin
Jean Joyce
Frances V. Ryan Dies At Her Home
Frances Victoria Ryan 55 a Phoenician since 1926 died at her home 123 S Eighth She was a Louisiana native Her husband Joseph of Phoenix survives Services at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary tomorrow morning Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park
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Frances Victoria Ryan
Louisiana
Joseph
Phoenix
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
Greenwood Memorial Park
Tryst With Death Is Kept
Redwood City California dispatch reports Mrs Edythe Hanson predicted her death at 11 45 pm on Aug 21 after returning from hospital. She died as forecast at 11 45 pm while her husband noted her faith and premonitions. She was 32 and survived by two sons Donald 9 and James 7.
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Redwood City
Calif
Edythe Hanson
Truman Uses Flood Film to Impress Lawmakers
President Truman unveils a White House movie party tactic to win support for a $400 million flood relief bill. The Kansas Missouri flood film was shown at the Interior Department auditorium with usherettes and pastel dress guests, but turnout was under 400, with fewer than 100 lawmakers present.
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Truman
Flood
Washington
White House
Congress
MR. Truman
Army Signal Corps
Kansas
Missouri
Interior Department
Sam Rayburn
Alben W. Barkley
Bureau of Mines
House
Senate
New Zealander Held Four Months as Spy Freed
Frank Odin Momme, 45, a Wellington native, says he spent 127 days imprisoned by Russians and East German Communists on spy charges after entering the Soviet zone last April. He arrived in West Berlin as a refugee with British consular help and planned to travel to London. He described solitary confinement, meager food, and lengthy interrogations but said he was not physically abused. The release followed the world youth festival in East Berlin.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Frank Odin Momme
Wellington
London
Momme
New Zealand
East Germany
West Germany
Potsdam
East Berlin
Sgt Begley Rites Planned for Drowning Airman
Funeral services are set for Staff Sgt. Robert F. Begley 22 at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew's Church. Burial with military rites will follow at St. Francis Cemetery. Begley drowned August 12 in the Snake River near Glen's Ferry Idaho during a fishing trip. body recovered August 19. He formerly lived in Glendale and was stationed at Mountain Home Air Base. Born in Fabens Texas he moved to Arizona in 1934 and joined the Air Force in 1945. Survivors include his wife Mary Ellen Colcord of Phoenix his father Walter J. Begley of Glendale his mother Mrs N J Frank of San Francisco a brother William L. Ivory of Phoenix a sister Mrs Betty Orgel of Boulder Colorado and his grandmother Mrs Stephen Noel of Tucson.
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Robert F. Begley
St. Matthew’s Church
St. Francis Cemetery
Williams Air Force Base
Sergeant Begley
Snake River
Glen’s Ferry
Idaho
Glendale
Mountain Home Air Base
Fabens
Texas
Arizona
Air Force
Mary Ellen Colcord
11Th Ave
Phoenix
Walter J. Begley
N. J. Frank
San Francisco
William L. Ivory
Betty Orgel
Boulder
Colo
Stephen Noel
Tucson
Pocket Picked in Hermosillo Bracero Incident
Guadalupe Gomez Ochoa, a Jalisco native in Hermosillo seeking work, woke to find 688 pesos stolen from his pockets by a fellow bracero aspirant who fled toward the railroad. Police arrested the suspect within a day, having spent none of the money.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Mex
Guadalupe Gomez Ochoa
Jalisco
Gomez Ochoa
Teenage drug abuse dangers revealed in Digest alert
Reader's Digest warns parents about a rapid teen drug problem showing how a typical addict begins, the warning signs, and the grim arc of addiction. The magazine promotes September issue with 45 articles addressing youth drug use and its consequences.
20-30 Urges Curbs On Sex Offenders
The 20-30 Club urged stronger laws to curb sex offenders and higher penalties. At its 25th convention in Tucson, 704 delegates from the United States Mexico and Australia debated resolutions and prepared to elect George L. Graziado Jr. as president. The group backed a world peace tribunal and funded medical research including three $3,000 grants to UC San Francisco Children’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins. A fourth grant will fund Mexican Cardiology Institute research. Mrs Mildred Reneau won Miss 20-30 after a ranch barbecue and dance closing the four day gathering.
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Tucson
International
United States
Mexico
Australia
Graziado
Joe M. Banfield
Hobbs
N. Mex
Rheumatic Fever Foundation
World Council For Young Men’s Service Clubs
World Council For Young Men’s Service Clubs. the Board of Control
University of California Hospital
San Francisco
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Johns Hopkins Medical Research Center
New York City
Mexican Institute of Cardiography
John V. Avellar
San Carlos
Calif
Board of Control
Mildred Reneau
Bill Reneau
Aransas Pass
Texas
Zinc Mine Violence Renewed At Hanover Strike Clash
In Silver City New Mexico on August 23 shots were fired and a car struck a girl near the Empire Zinc Company plant in Hanover during a 10 month strike led by the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union. About 40 picketing women and children faced five carloads of non union workers as deputies tried to quell the melee. An unidentified teen, 15, was run over and an older woman fell. Five shots were fired by a man on nearby tracks but no one was wounded.
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Silver City
N. Mex
Struck Empire Zinc Company
Hanover
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Leslie Goforth
Four-Way Crack-Up Kills Five in Wisconsin
A spectacular highway crash at an intersection in Elkhorn Wisconsin killed five people including four members of one family and a ten month old baby. A semi trailer and an auto collided and careened into two more oncoming cars injuring two others. Dead were Paul E. Pyle 22 his wife Elsie about 21 Helen Jane Pyle 26 believed sister Paula 10 months and Leonard Barncard 26 all linked to Kentucky Iowa or Michigan.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Walworth County
Percy Jones Army Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Kentucky
Elsie
Helen Jane Pyle
Charles City
Iowa
Pyle
Paula
Leonard Barncard
USO Hostess Course Opens for YWCA Applicants
Mrs. Marion Roels announces USO hostess training for junior and senior applicants from September 10 to October 3. Junior hostesses aged 18 to 25 must be unmarried. seniors 26 or older may be single or married. Applicants must submit three character references, be interviewed, and attend training. Official USO cards issued to 58 girls completing August courses. YWCA-USO activities include dances at Williams AFB, Luke AFB, Friday YWCA dances, and Sunday open house.
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YWCA
United Service Organizations
Marion Roels
Ywca-Uso
Williams Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base
MacArthur urges Japan to arm for defense and guard peace
Gen. Douglas MacArthur writes Japanese prime minister Shigeru Yoshida urging adequate security forces to deter external attack. He predicts Japan will join the free world against communism under the peace treaty, while noting he may not attend the San Francisco Treaty Conference.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Asia
MacArthur
San Francisco
Washington
Army Chaplains Medal Heroism Since Korea War
More than 50 United States Army chaplains have received medals for heroism since the Korean campaign began, recognizing their acts of valor and service in the conflict.
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U. S. Army
Like Dad Boy Named To Point
Washington, Aug 23 Sen Carl Hayden appointed John B Grinstead Jr 17 to West Point. His father Col Grinstead was named to the academy 27 years ago while serving at the Pentagon. Also named were Bert R Tieman of Tucson and two to Annapolis, Richard F E Smith of Douglas and Louis H Enloe of Bowie.
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Washington
Carl Hayden
West Point Military Academy
Phoenix
John B. Grinstead Jr
Colonel Grinstead
Pentagon
Army Transportation Corps
Hayden
West Point
Bert R. Tieman
Tucson
Air Force
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Richard FE. Smith
Douglas
Louis H. Enloe
Bowie
Reds Renew Predictions Of Tito Doom
MOSCOW Aug 23 AP Marshal Klementi Voroshilov told Bucharest listeners the Tito regime cannot long continue and the Yugoslav peoples will find the way to liquidate the Titoist regime. Molotov echoed the claim in Warsaw July 21 saying the Tito regime cannot continue long and that Yugoslavs will gain freedom from tyranny.
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Moscow
Klementi Y. Voroshilov
Politburo
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Bucharest
Romania
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Warsaw
Voroshilovy
Tito
Molotov
Polish Committee of National Liberation
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Tutt
J. Ae Oeie
W. S. Austin
Pioneer
Frances V. Ryan
Merriman Smith
By Richard Kasischke
Sgt. Begley
Gabardine
Singtex Wonder Waistband
Good Housekeeping
George L. Graziado Jr
Morningside Park
USO
Mac
Christopher
CoLtumBus
Browne-Vintners Co., Inc
Dad
Edgar P. Grinstead
Phoenix Indian School
Grinstead
Wortats
Friedman
Cappa LL Central
Coles
Bristol
Bristol Blue
China
Central
Lynwood
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