Arizona and Sonora Officials Hold Border Meeting
A goodwill meeting between Arizona and Sonora officials in Nogales Sonora Dec 12 was deemed a success. Mayors and police chiefs from Tucson Nogales and nine Sonora cities attended sessions on border problems and tourism as well as a proposal to send a Mexican officer to study police techniques in Tucson.
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Arizona
Sonora
Nogales
Mexico
Ignacio W. Covarrubias
E. T. Houston
Tucson
Joseph Corral
South Tucson
Houston
Glendale Man Wounded in Suspected Accident Shooting
C W McDonald a Glendale cotton farming contractor remained in critical condition today at St Monica s Hospital after a gunshot wound to the chest. Police say Sidney A Stewart his brother in law nearly blind admitted firing the shot claiming it was accidental in the McDonald home bathroom about 5 15 am yesterday. Surgeons removed part of the left lung.
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C. W. McDonald
North Fourth Avenue
Glendale
St. Monica’s Hospital
R. W. Banks
McDonald
Sidney A. Stewart
McDonald Home
Stewart
McAlister
Okla
Banks
Father and Son Hurt In Car Flip Near Apache Junction
Two Phoenicians were treated at St. Monica's Hospital after a vehicle overturned about 6 a.m. near Apache Junction. Albert G. Williams Sr. 28 and his son Albert Jr. 7 from 918 South Second Avenue were later released.
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St. Monica’s Hospital
Apache Junction
Albert G. Williams
Albert, Jr
South Second Avenue
Phoenix
Greyhound
Alice Leech
East Garfield Street
John A. Godfrey
North First Street
19Th Avenue
Indian School Road
Godfrey
Veterans Hospital
Papago Park
Adeline Lundquist
West Glenrosa Avenue
Diamond’s
15Th Avenue
Osborn Road
Alger Lundquist
Robert A. Green, Jr
Alzona Park
Deaths On City Streets Record Several Fatalities
A string of auto pedestrian and related deaths is reported across the Southside City and surrounding areas. Notable cases include Aliee Kinsley's fatal collision on East Main Street and La Zona Avenue, with services planned in Indianapolis, and Freeman's carbon monoxide death near the Black Canyon Highway. Additional fatalities involve a woman near Buckeye and a man found in a Prescott tavern, each with funeral details and surviving relatives. Stakeholders include E F Fever, George R. Keltner, Wiley Noble Jr, and local officials. Funeral plans and inquests are noted where applicable.
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Page One
East Main Street
la Zona Avenue
E. F. Fever
Kinsley
Indianapolis
Ind
Luther E. Kinsley
Mesa
Carl
Phoenix
Ray
Evelyn Shires
Aliee
Mortensen-Kingsley Mortuary
Greenwood Memorial Park
Phoenicians Hold Hermosillo Session
The Phoenix and Hermosillo chambers of commerce deepened ties during a weekend visit by Phoenix Foreign Trade Committee members led by Rudolf G. Zepeda. Discussions with Governor Ignacio Soto and Mexican officials aimed to boost tourist trade between Arizona and Sonora and other mutual interests.
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Phoenix
Hermosillo
Sonora
Rudolf G. Zepeda
The
Valley National Bank
E. J. Peake
Allison Steel Company
Jack Robinson
State Tractor and Equipment Company
Dave Nelson
Nelson Electric Company
Horace Griffen
Gazette
Republic
Lewis E. Haas
Phoenix Chamber
Nogales
Ignacio Soto
Arizona
Ward party finally boards Lakeland after signings
Angus Ward and 19 others were held aboard a tug they came from Tien tsin with Captain Paul Sexton of the Lakeland signing a statement taking responsibility for the group and belongings. Ward plans to travel to Kobe Japan aboard the Lakeland. Far East Lines agent C W Evans said the ship will leave tomorrow for Kobe with a stop at Pusan South Korea to unload and disembark three Koreans. A Pusan layover is eight or nine hours and a Pusan stop was omitted on the way to Taku Bar to pick up the Ward party.
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Ward
Paul Sexton
Lakeland
Reds
Kobe
Japan
Tokyo
Far East Lines
C. W. Evans
Toku Bar
Pusan
South Korea
Pusan Wa 1
Taku Bar
Adopt Family Seeks Help For Impoverished Kin
Sympathy pleas describe Family No 56 needing a cataract operation for the father and essentials for his wife and three children while he is hospitalized. They lack funds and welfare is delayed until residence is established. a $12 Christmas donation would mean much. Family No 57 consists of a mother and six children aged 6 to 16 who lack food milk and stable shelter despite scrimping. adopting them with $7 would aid their needs.
Ship Yuan Sinks Killing Over Sixty Chinese Passengers
In Hong Kong on December 12, the motor vessel Yuan broke up in heavy seas, resulting in the deaths of more than 60 Chinese passengers.
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Hong Kong
Yuan
Germans Held as POWs by Russia, Official Says
A West German government official stated that Russia still holds 400,000 Germans as prisoners of war. The report was released from Bonn on December 12 and confirmed by AP.
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Bonn
Germany
Russia
Gila College Student Chosen Maid of Cotton Candidate
Frances Palmer a 19 year old Thatcher resident and Gila Junior College sophomore is chosen by classmates as Gila’s Maid of Cotton candidate for the 1950 national contest in Memphis. Palmer, noted for singing drama and cheerleading, hails from Thatcher as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C N Motes and has spent time in cotton farming activities with her father. The student body and Safford Chamberbacking aim to send 20 finalists to Memphis for final judging in January.
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Safford
Frances Palmer
Thatcher
Gila Junior College
National Cotton Council of
Gila
Safford Chamber of Commerce
Miss Palmer
Memphis
Air infused with cinnamon oil to kill typhoid germs
Report claims that dispersing cinnamon oil in the air can destroy typhoid germs within forty five minutes, presenting a potential method for sterilization though lacking broad verification.
Weather Snapshot From Arizona Front Cliffs and Towns
A sequence of freezing conditions across Arizona is reported with Four Peaks about 70 miles northeast of Phoenix fully covered by ice. Phoenix water pipes froze, lettuce cutting slowed, and temperatures plummeted in Flagstaff and Grand Canyon. Regional highs and lows are listed for Prescott Payson Tucson Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and shippers warned to protect northbound and southbound shipments. Snow and rainfall totals from the weekend are detailed by city including Payson 1.67 inches Flagstaff .94 Prescott -79 Tucson .64 Grand Canyon .48 Yuma .28 Douglas .83.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Water Department
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Prescott
Payson
Tucson
Sky Harbor Airport
Airport Station
Yuma
Douglas
Canyon Fund 3 Million Special to The Phoenix Gazette
The total Grand Canyon National Park development program stands at 3,318,200 dollars. Rotary Club official Jim Eden, speaking at El Tovar Hotel, outlined the National Park Service duties under the master plan, noting it is not final and may be revised.
Music Store Owner Anthony Amedio Dies at 44
Anthony Amedio, owner of Ame dio's Music Store at 126 West Washington Street and longtime Phoenix resident, died at 3 p.m. yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital from an asthma attack. He was 44. He resided at 115 East Pomona Road and is survived by his wife Trixie. Funeral arrangements are pending at Whitney Funeral Home.
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Ruffner Chapel
Prescott
Dorothy
Julia Elizabeth
Donald Carl
Phoenix
Bert
Litchfield Park
William Trenton
E. C. Elliot
Lincoln Street
Freeman
Arizona Canal
Black Canyon Highway
D. L. McGovney
Frank Carden
Glendale
Anthony Amedio
Amedio
West Washington Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
East Pomona Road
Trixie
Whitney Funeral Home
Three gunmen rob Palace Theater in Chicago Loop
Chicago police report three calm gunmen robbed the Palace Theater in the Loop last night. They escaped with about $5,000 in receipts as a packed audience watched the show.
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Chicago
Palace
Chicago Loop
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Jesus Siqueiros
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George R. Keltner
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Santa Cruz
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New York City
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G. W. Koutz
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