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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
2
In Philadelphia a three story wholesale produce market building collapsed its roof after a two alarm blaze. One fireman died and five others were injured as crews exited then roof gave way trapping six men who were rescued from upper floors.
Princess Elizabeth flew back to London from Malta where she had been visiting her husband Prince Philip since November 20. Philip is on active duty with the British fleet.
The piece notes an explosion of post season football bowls across the nation from December into January, listing many colorful names and locales. It highlights the Rose Bowl’s diminished hold on New Year’s Day and catalogs bowls in Evansville, Jackson, Vallejo, Tyler, Pasadena, Houston, Pensacola, Fresno, Dallas, Miami, New Orleans, El Paso, Tampa, Honolulu, Galveston, Jacksonville, Orlando, San Diego, and Jacksonville’s Senior Bowl with the season extending into 1950.
Senator Dworshak of Idaho said he will seek a Senate hearing for wool producers angered by the forestry omnibus measure. The bill, approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee and passed by the House, would modernize forest policy and affect grazing on National Forest lands. Growers argue it makes radical changes and object to several provisions. Dworshak notes the group was not heard by the committee and may seek to amend during debate if sent back for hearings.
Bedford New Hampshire December 28 AP a posse searched wooded countryside for Irene Biron 13 and Robert Bourque 7 who vanished after leaving the Biron home at 1130 am yesterday en route to visit a family a mile away they did not reach the destination and never returned home overnight.
Winners in last night's Young Men’s Christian Association bridge game were Dr. F. L. Reese and A. L. Maltby first with 151 match points. Second were Mrs. W. S. Ziegler and Mrs. E. F. Freier with 133. Third were E. F. Freier and B. B. Montag with 137, a score achieved by playing at 26 tables instead of 24.
In Honolulu a U S District Court jury acquitted John Wesley McClinton of Waddell, 49, after a trial over sending an obscene letter through the mails. The proceedings included a courtroom quip about prior appearances.
The United States will grant full diplomatic recognition today to the new republic of Indonesia, marking another front in the cold war against Soviet communism.
A dinner event for Arizona as. son Company employees their wives and guests begins at 7 30 p m today at Paradise Inn. Service awards to veteran employees will be presented by Reid Gardner president.
Representative Harry R. Sheppard of California pledges the California congressional delegation to swift action on two shortages: water and veterans hospital beds. He plans a meeting to unite action and will urge the House Judiciary Committee to act on California's consent to sue in the Colorado River dispute with Arizona. If no response, a discharge petition may be pursued to force a House vote.
Bad weather yesterday delayed Governor Dan E. Garvey's return from Vicksburg Mississippi to Phoenix where he had been visiting his mother Mrs Johanna Garvey. Commercial airlines westbound from Jackson were grounded due to poor flying conditions. He planned to attempt the flight again today.
A severe blizzard crippled telegraph and telephone lines 75 miles east of Vancouver isolating Western Canada. Over 20 inches of snow fell at Stevens Pass for the year total of 110 inches. Moon Island Airport Aberdeen shut as 52 mph winds raged. Washington patrols logged worst Snoqualmie Pass traffic jams with cars in ditches and long auto lines along the trans-Cascadian route.
A violent electrical storm in Central and North Argentina killed eight people and injured many in Buenos Aires Province. Five died in La Plata when house walls collapsed, two in Avellaneda, and a boy in Villa Industriales touched a live wire. The casualty toll may rise as reports come in. The Agriculture Department began distributing seed for a new commercial onion to nurseries.
Marion Brown, 19, crowned Queen of the 1950 Tournament of Roses in Pasadena California. A blond blue eyed Pasadena Junior College co ed, she holds the traditional bouquet of roses as the new queen.
Mild increases in Arizona temperatures are forecast with Phoenix reaching about 72 degrees and most stations up 4 to 7 degrees from yesterday. Frost risk remains in colder valley areas with Airport Station near 32 degrees while other towns log lows from 26 to 35.
A fire destroyed a large Cortez flour mill in southwestern Colorado early today and damaged an adjacent grain elevator holding 30,000 bushels of wheat. The blaze caused about 500000 dollars in damage to the mill and related facilities.
William N. Margolis, assistant director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, will resign March 1. He has been the top conciliator since 1947, handling disputes in maritime, telephone, steel and other major industries. He plans to open a labor relations consultancy office.
For the third straight day Japan was rocked by earthquakes as two new temblors struck the Imaichi area on central Honshu and were felt in Tokyo about 119 miles southeast.
Legislative committee praised Fort Grant for ability and character and reported all members attended the Phoenix meeting on the superintendent issue. The session ran from 1 p m to 8 30 pm with T D Romero of Tucson supporting Wilson while W H Becker and Mrs Janes P Ryan of Phoenix were critical.
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