This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
9
A compact chronology notes 1936 1937 1939 1941 events shaping the era. Axis rise in Europe and Asia, Spanish civil strife, and early World War II milestones frame a decade of crises. Figures include Roosevelt, Hitler, Chamberlain, and key battles, floods, and scientific advances.
Stanley McClelland 25 of Braham Minnesota telephoned Sheriff L C Boies at a East Van Buren Street drug store declaring he was a parole violator and wanted to start the new year. He said he was released on parole August 1 from the St Cloud Men's Reformatory after a grand theft sentence and asked authorities for confirmation as Boies sought word from Minnesota officials.
Hans Oehmke 24, an ex-Nazi army officer and University of Pennsylvania student, says Hitler would not have started war with the United States if he had seen America. He came to the U S as an Army Department exchange student studying comparative languages and notes Americans’ vast country and industrial might.
Garland Nelson a 47 year old former Oxnard municipal judge is sentenced to one to ten years in San Quentin after pleading guilty to three counts of embezzling city money and falsifying court records. Nelson ousted last September after testimony in a bribery case connected to an Oxnard gambler. Indicted December 16 following. He allegedly failed to remit city fines collected and falsified records. The guilty plea before Superior Judge Charles S. Blackstock surprised observers.
An Austrian refugee, 29 year old John Anzengruber, recovered after a rare exchange transfusion on Christmas Eve to help 8 year old Mary Bailey with liver disease. The operation, a last resort, used the child's blood to support Anzengruber's liver and then return to the child. The child died early in the procedure. doctors praised Anzengruber's courage and said he may be discharged soon unless complications arise.
American President Lines announced plans to spend 40 million to build four new combination passenger courier liners for a round the world service. The firm also notes three vessels already under construction at Camden for 36 million and a possible pair of large fast trans Pacific passenger ships. The liners will carry 60 passengers and 525 000 cubic feet of cargo, cruising at 19 knots on a single geared turbine screw.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors disapproved one liquor license and referred eight without action to the state control agency as part of a year to date total of 309 applications. An original Bayless Market off sale license at 4322 North Seventh Avenue was rejected for lack of public necessity, while another Bayless Market license at 2404 East Thomas Road was referred to the control director without action, effectively approval. Additional actions included transfers and original applications involving Food Hub Market, Sundown Tavern, Walton Corner Tavern, Tic Toc Tap, Diamond Tavern, Broadway Drive Inn, and Hunt's Tank and Tummy Place near Gila Bend.
Funeral services for Frederick William McKay a 59 year old retired Phoenix fireman who died Monday at his home will be held at 3 30 p m tomorrow in Palms Chapel Grimshaw Mortuary with the Masonic Funeral Committee in charge The Lake Greenway Post American Legion will oversee graveside rites at Greenwood Memorial Park He was a native of Lawrence Massachusetts retired in 1947 after 23 years service and had come to Phoenix after World War I discharge Survivors include his wife Frances and brothers Andrew of Brooklyn New York and Charles McKay of Lawrence
West German President Dr Theo Heuss has offered to be godfather to every seventh child born to a German family. Heuss follows the tradition set by former presidents Hindtenburg and Ebert who gave each seventh child a small cash gift.
Roanoke Virginia archaeologists uncover six Iron Age sites along the Staunton and Roanoke rivers. Led by J W Howe these digs at Oak Hill plantation and other locales reveal furnace slag iron rivets and forged metal artifacts. The sites face flooding from the Buggs Island reservoir in 1952.
Denver December 28 AP An official union report shows Frank Hefferly of Denver earned an average 1714 dollars per month as president of the Colorado New Mexico District of the United Mine Workers The financial statement issued by John Owens national UMW secretary covers July 1 1948 to January 1 1949 It lists total salary payments to Hefferly 7333 dollars and expenses 2953 dollars The report notes a monthly salary 1222 dollars plus 492 monthly expenses The report also lists payments to his son Fred K Hefferly district secretary treasurer totaling 8617 dollars or 1436 per month including 922 salary and 514 expenses.
Tokyo dispatch reports 46 minor Japanese war criminals freed from Sugamo Prison under MacArthur’s reform allowing term reductions for good conduct. Sentences were four years or less.
New Delhi December 28 AP defense minister Sardar Baldev Singh told the Legislative Assembly that 277 British officers serve in India's Army Navy and Air Force along with about 100 British civilian officers employed in various posts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.