Two More Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes Reported
Maricopa County sheriff's office and the Arizona Highway Patrol reported two more deaths from motor vehicle accidents. Ruben L. Roel, 47, Mesa laborer, died after a pedestrian auto crash east of Tempe. Samuel G. Harrison, 40, Phoenix, was crushed by a lettuce truck near Tolleson. Norman S. Blaydes, 37, Sunnyslope, was injured in a Glendale Central avenues collision.
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Maricopa County
Roel
Andrew Mor
Gan
Nestor Medina
Tempe
Harrison
Thomas
Ollie Wooldrige
Buckeye
Sheriff's Deputies
Norman S. Blaydes
Vogel Avenue
Sunnyslope
St. Monica’s Hospital
Glendale
Central Avenues
Blaydes
Ralph Phillips
West Hatcher Road
Pima Ward Latter Day Saints schedule Christmas events
The Pima Ward Latter Day Saints set a Christmas party for December 24 at Pima High School Auditorium with Santa Claus, gifts, and a music program. A reunion is planned December 30 in the Pima High School Gymnasium, featuring a program and dance. The Relief Society Bazaar drew many handmade items, and a holiday buffet for cast and staff awaits tomorrow night in the Safford Ward Recreational Hall.
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Safford
Pima Ward
Latter Day Saints
Pima High School
Santa Claus
Mutual Improvement Association
Relief Society
G. C. Kimball
Leo Cluff
Pima Ward Relief Society
Relief Society Hall
Safford Ward Mutual Improvement Association
the Stars
Safford Ward
Commissioners press for funding to run racing operations
The five member racing commission faces a funding squeeze with projected costs around 75 000 dollars and calls for law changes to allow more money and staff. Brophy and Beall urged higher allocations to hire help, cut debt, and avoid an unstable setup. They noted dog racing incurs little trouble while horse racing demands more resources and scrutiny.
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Beall
Brophy
Storms Kill Eighty Across Spanish Coast Sinking Forty Nine Vessels
Madrid dispatch reports eighty people killed and many injured as fierce storms hit the Spanish Moroccan coast sinking at least forty nine fishing ships. Offshore waters unleashed devastation affecting crews, families, and coastal towns relying on fishing fleets for livelihoods.
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Madrid
Christmas Help Wanted for Destitute Family No. 65
A distressed mother, deserted by her husband before the last child was born, is ill and cannot supplement her small welfare grant. Anxiety over the children grows as they need food clothing and warm blankets. The father is seriously ill with advanced tuberculosis and may enter a hospital soon leaving a family of four with a bleak Christmas ahead. A gift of $8 can ease their hunger and loneliness.
Two Men Jailed After Westward Ho Hotel Disturbance
Police jailed two men after investigating an attempted assault theft and disturbance on the eighth floor of the Westward Ho hotel. A. J. Famularo identified the assault victim and the hotel staffer aided police. A rancher reported about 150 dollars missing from a room. One suspect used an alias, both held pending charges.
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Westward Ho
A. J. Famularo
West
Georgia Avenue
Cecil M. Calvin
Laveen
Calvin
Famularo
Bert Whitney
Whitney
Embalmer's Testimony in Sheriff Car Death Suit
Embalmer Cecil Green testified that Theresa Mendibles suffered right side fractures and gravel bruises, indicating she turned back after entering a crossing lane. Ambulance driver Charles Hallen said he did not detect alcohol odor, while defense seeks to prove the girl crossed safely before turning back.
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Tucson
Pima County
Jerome Martin
Thomas
Theresa Mendibles
Cecil Green
Pima County Superior Court
Charles Hallen
Martin
TV Eye Forecast Foresees Underground Work With TV Vision
Television experts predict advances in electronic vision including a TV eye that could operate underground to perform dangerous tasks beyond marginal productivity. The discussion notes potential mining applications and contrasts with high risk for manual methods. The item also recalls Philadelphia’s founding in 1682 by William Penn.
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New York
Philadelphia
William Penn
Sheriff in Crash Case Testimony Raises Alcohol Question
First witness Fred Turner testified he arrived shortly after the crash and smelled alcohol on Martin's breath while the sheriff sat in the right front seat. Gavin Blair, a service station attendant, saw the sheriff exit the car and Martin walk behind it as it backed. Blair said the sheriff did not smell alcohol on Martins breath. Martin's son was later exonerated by a coroner's jury after the investigation.
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Walter Mitty
Fred Turner
Martin
Turner
Gavin T. Blair
Blair
Water Users Settle Tax Liability in Arizona
Salt River Valley Water Users Association paid 100000 to the Internal Revenue Service to settle a tax liability over 5 million dollars. President Richard D. Searles said the agreement clears income and excess profits taxes for all years of the association’s existence. The case had been in litigation for 14 years with a deficiency suit filed against the utility.
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Washington
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Richard D. Searles
Phoenix
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Searles
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Tax Court
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Commission
WPA
State Fairground
Fitzgerald
C. Thad Mullen
John C. Foster
R. P. Gehrandt
H E. Westfall, Jr
Valley Laboratories
North 14Th Place
West Washington
A. Second Ave
West van Bur
Arizona
TV ‘Eye
Pima
Hal Robertshaw
Traders
Westinghouse, Hotpoint
Crosley Electric Home Appliances
O’keefe & Merritt Gas
E. van Buren
Chandler
Yuma
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