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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
36
In Philadelphia a collapsing roof during a two alarm fire at the L Pastner Fruit and Produce Company building killed one fireman and injured five others. Fire Chief Cost ordered evacuation as the structure weakened, while dozens of firefighters risked the upper floors to rescue the trapped men.
Princess Elizabeth flies back to London from Malta where she visited her husband Prince Philip since November 20. Philip remains on active duty with the British fleet.
The exodus coast wise resumes as post season football expands with many bowls named across the country. From the Rose Bowl shifting dates to a flood of out of season games in Evansville Dallas Miami Florida and beyond, the 1949 season stretches into 1950 with numerous bowls in cities from Jackson Miss to Honolulu and Jacksonville.
Bonn reports a severe housing crisis with 5,000,000 new units needed to house 32 million natives and 8 million refugees. A 20 year plan aims to build 250,000 dwellings annually, surpassing Weimar era records, as overcrowding and medical and social risks rise across the republic.
Senator Dworshak Idaho seeks a Senate hearing for wool producers on the omnibus Forestry Bill. The measure, passed by the House and approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee, is said to overhaul forest administration with radical provisions affecting National Forest Lands used for grazing. The Idaho Wool Growers Association and state groups want a chance to present objections and may seek committee referral or debate amendments.
A grandfather, father, and son all named Tobias Roberts served as postmasters in Bar Harbor Maine. The first was appointed by President Van Buren and served 1838 to 1853 and 1858 to 1861. The second served 1870 to 1871, and the current incumbent began in 1936.
In Urbana Illinois on December 28 Associated Press reports the University of Illinois is producing a milder limburger cheese by hand selecting bacteria to refine flavor and aroma. Dr S L Tuckey associate professor of dairy technology explains the process.
California lawmakers unite to attack two shortages water and veterans hospital beds. Representative Harry R. Sheppard vows swift action calling on the House Judiciary Committee to grant consent for a Supreme Court suit over California Arizona Colorado River rights. He seeks a discharge petition if the panel delays.
Whittier California December 28 funeral services are set for Dr. William V. Coffin, a founder of Whittier College, who passed away on Christmas Day. The obituary notes his role in establishing the institution and his prominent position in the local education community.
Five workers died and two were seriously burned in an explosion at the Tea Oil Products Factory in Tokyo. Fire officials investigated the cause as workers were trapped in the facility. The incident occurred today, with a national agency promising a full report.
The Labor Ministry announced that Japan had 6,655,483 union members at the end of June, distributed among 34,688 labor unions nationwide. The figure was released in Tokyo on December 28.
Arizona towns show modest warmth with Phoenix peaking near 72 degrees as frost lingers in colder valleys. Daytime highs rise from 69 at downtown and airport stations, while Flagstaff stays cold at 8 degrees. Forecasts call for generally clear skies and little temperature change through tomorrow.
Heavy blizzard cloaks interior British Columbia and Washington. Snow averages two feet with two inch hourly buildup. Stevens Pass reports 20 inches in a day and 110 inches this year. Roads blocked, trains delayed six hours, lines knocked out 75 miles east of Vancouver. Moon Island Airport abandons flights as winds reach 52 mph. Authorities warn conditions will worsen if storms persist.
A violent electrical storm struck Central and North Argentina causing deaths and injuries. Eight people died in Buenos Aires Province with more casualties possible as reports arrive. Five perished in La Plata and two in Avellaneda due to collapsing walls.
Gov Dan E Garvey postpones Phoenix return after bad weather grounds westbound flights from Jackson Mississippi to Phoenix. He remained in Vicksburg with his mother Johanna Garvey as officials said he would retry the trip today.
Mobile residents woke to a record December temperature as 27th December reached 76 degrees, surpassing the previous high of 73 degrees set in 1942 and tied in 1946.
Funeral services for Carmen Pagan Castillo 50 of Phoenix will be held at 10 a m tomorrow at Mexican Baptist Gospel Mission at 12th and Jefferson with Rev. L S Mercado and Rev L J Romero presiding. Interment follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She was born in Mexico and resided in Phoenix for the end. Survivors include three sons Alex Gamaliel and Samuel of Richmond Calif two daughters Eva Casillas and Ellia Castillo two brothers and three sisters. The body will be in state at the church from 7 p m to midnight today.
In Long Beach California the 49 year old windjammer Lamer once a major Pacific merchant fleet ship will be retired. Its tall masts have been removed and it served as a sport fishing barge then a dockside depot for a towboat firm. The firm replaces it with a $1.9 million former Navy tug. Its final fate remains undecided while sister ship Mindanao was towed to sea and burned after years of service.
In Honolulu on December 28 Judge Clifton H. Tracy questioned a man charged with drunkenness asking if he had been there before. The defendant replied no but recalled the judge saying he remembered his face. He then admitted he had appeared before the judge once before after noting they were married.
A fire raged through a Cortez flour mill in southwestern Colorado early today, fully destroying the plant named as one of the San Juan Basin’s largest. An adjacent grain elevator holding 30,000 bushels of wheat was damaged by water and heat.
President Truman’s plane the Independence resumed its flight to Washington at 12:49 p.m. after a 30 minute stop at the U S Naval Base in St Louis to pick up Secretary Snyder and refuel. He waved to photographers and appeared in the doorway with Snyder but did not alight.
The Department of Agriculture will ship the first 100 pounds of seed for a new onion variety to commercial nurseries. The action marks the initial step in a planned large scale rollout aimed at boosting production and supply in the market.
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