Mine Bus Flip Injures Three Near Prescott
A mine bus carrying 33 passengers rolled over on Black Canyon Road six miles east of Prescott at 6:50 am. Three men were injured but not believed to be in serious condition. Driver Richard J. Williams reportedly lost control due to a faulty steering knuckle as the bus swerved and overturned. Injured are Robert B. Burhalm, James G. Medina, and Ray Bennett.
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Prescott
Irending
Black Canyon
Homer G. Keeton
Robert B. Burhalm
James G. Medina
Ray Bennett
Richard J. Williams
Keeton
Buckeye Man Found Dead in Oroville Car
Christopher Walmsley, 41, of Buckeye Arizona, was found dead in his car in downtown Oroville California. Police said a hose attached to the exhaust appeared to have been used. Walmsley was in Oroville for two months leaving a wife and 18 month old twins in Buckeye.
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Oroville
Calif
Christopher Walmsley
Buckeye
Ariz
Walmsley
Permit For Fireworks Plant Ruled Unlawful
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors received an advisory from County Attorney Warren L. McCarthy stating Arizona law does not grant power to issue a permit for fireworks manufacture. William E. Kelsey sought to erect a display facility near Paradise Valley but offered few specifics on investment or construction. He described possible night tests and emphasized displays rather than actual production for fairs and Fourth of July events. Additional items noted included ambulance service contracts and bids for county facilities, with various fees and providers named.
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Warren L. McCarthy
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Arizona
William E. Kelsey
North First Street
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
Shea Boulevard
Kelsey
Anthony Silvio
East Culver Street
Phoenix
Tempe
Coldwater
Tolleson
Sheriff's
Albuquerque Chosen Site of Hospital
The Woman's Society of Christian Service pledges one half million dollars toward a Bataan Memorial Hospital in Albuquerque. A general solicitation for an additional one million will begin mid January to fund a 110 bed six story building, chosen for the city's hospital bed shortage and the number of local men who died in Bataan. The campaign will run across New Mexico and neighboring Rocky Mountain regions relying on Albuquerque for hospital service.
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Albuquerque
N. M
INS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
New York City
Bataan Memorial
Bataan
New Mexico City
New Mexico
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
Rocky Mountain
Alaska Defense Plan Centers On Two Main Bases
The United States outlines a permanent Alaska defense strategy prioritizing interior fortifications and reduced remote outposts. Key bases at Fairbanks and Anchorage will anchor the defense, with Kodiak retained while Aleutian outposts are withdrawn. Army and Air Force funding lines, radar networks, and the new Eilson base near Fairbanks solidify readiness, as forces are modestly increased.
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U.S
Alaska
Darrell Garwood
Washington
INS
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Alaskan
Aleutian Islands
Siberian
U. S
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Kodiak Island
Air Force
Shemya
Adak
Ammak
Atka Islands
Aleutians
Gold Bay
Alaska Peninsula
Attu
Adak Islands
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska Island
Kodiak
Aleutian
ARMY
Great Eilson Air Base
Mile 26
Ladd
Eilson
Anchorage-Fairbanks
Arctic
Big Delta
Nome
Altamont Tunnel Opens as Key Defense Rail Link
Evanston Wyoming reports the 6,705 foot Altamont bore in the Uintah mountains now open to regular traffic after a two and a half year build. The $8 million project ends the single track bottleneck on the Union Pacific between Omaha and Salt Lake City, improving wartime defense and rail efficiency.
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Allan Palmer
Central Press
Evanston
Wyo
Altamont
Uintah Mountains
Wyoming
Moffat
Colorado
Union Pacific
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Aspen
Indian Critically Hurt In Accident Near Geronimo Highway
Special to The Phoenix Gazette. Safford reports Roscoe Goscun, 21, of Bylas, in Morris Squibb Memorial Hospital with critical injuries from an Sunday accident west of Geronimo Highway. He was struck by a sedan after he fell or was pushed from a parked truck carrying nine Indians. The sedan was driven by Phillip Wogaman, 17, son of Rev. Donald F. Wogaman, of Safford. Chester Pike, 36, of Bylas, had driven the truck before it was parked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Gazette
Safford
Roscoe Goscun
Bylas
Morris Squibb Memorial Hospital
Geronimo Highway
Daniel Howell
Phillip Wogaman
Donald F. Wogaman
Chester Pike
Harvesting Of Lettuce Nearly Over
The Phoenix fall lettuce harvest neared completion with 4 455 carloads shipped, down from 4 933 a year earlier. Yuma shipments stayed ahead of last year, totaling 1 431 cars, keeping the state output near the 1948 level at 5 886 carloads for the fall deal. Prices fell from opening $7 to as low as $2, then rose to $3 00–$3 50 for top quality as growers plowed under a portion of the crop to stabilize prices, with shipments dropping after December and light until March spring sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
Federal
Phoenix
Twelfth Night Observed In Rodanthe NC Village
Residents of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island celebrate Twelfth Night on January six, marking the age old Christmas feast with local traditions in this small North Carolina village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodanthe
Hatteras Island
North Carolina
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East Jackson
Arizona Hardware Co
U. S. Government Materials Company
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Ireatest
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Wayne White
Jolley Lauderdale
Forest
Grants Pass
Ore
Posse
Phoenix Metropolitan Area
Glendale
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Carlsbad, California
W. C. Atkinson
Adams Hotel
Aire
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Brown's Furniture CO
Glendale Ave
Glendale, Ariz
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E. Monroe
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San Antonio
St. Louis
Dallas
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Memphis
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Pix Theater
Arizona Auctioneers, Inc
Albert B. Colby
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