Miss America Snubs Open Challenge After Marriage
Arthur Mercer says Jacque Mercer now Mrs Douglas Cook will not pursue an open beauty contest. The couple married in Arizona and will manage her career locally. Jacque will appear in the Salad Bowl parade and then tour for contract appearances across the country with Doug as her manager.
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Arthur Mercer
Jacque Mercer
Douglas Cook
Dad Mercer
Arizona
America
Francis Cloyd
San Diego
Jacque
United Press Dispatch
Miami Beach
Fla
Doug
Mercer
Cook
Tucson
Pioneer Hotel
Pima County Sheriff's Posse
Neil Cook
Chicago
Atlantic City
New Jersey City
Puerto Rico
Hollywood
Uniform water code to govern state utilities
State water utilities will be bound by a uniform operating code starting January 1. Jake Linville, chief of the utilities division of the State Corporation Commission, announced that the code targets 170 water only utilities and will guide their methods and practices.
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Jake Linville
State Corporation Commission
Linville
Regulators Outline Plans to Classify Utility Firms by Size
Linville said starting or enlarging facilities will not change rates or permits as rules stay current. The commission will classify companies by size or revenue to protect smaller firms from harsh rules applied to large utilities.
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Linville
Commission
State Faces $100000 Welfare Fund Loss
The State Welfare Department warned of a possible $100,000 loss in federal money after a decision to exclude Indian reservation children from the crippled children aid program. The Federal Security Agency threatened to withhold a $50,000 grant for rheumatic fever efforts and warned of further cuts unless inclusions are made. State officials noted they have not yet received the usual $50,000 allotment and expect no funds by year’s start.
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State Welfare Department
Federal Security Agency
Department
Harry Hill
State Welfare
Hill
Federal Agency
Security Agency
Board to List Reasons for Wilson Resignation
SAFFORD December 30 AP reason for requesting Jack Wilson's resignation as Fort Grant Industrial School for Boys superintendent are expected to be officially announced next month Dr D E Nelson of Safford said formal charges will be presented probably mid January The board had originally asked for resignation by January 1 He asked for a bill of particulars and lists will be presented next month Nelson disputed claims of support for Wilson and cited mismanagement inadequate records and lack of training among staff The legislative committee had praised Wilson in the six years of service and said he earned the legislature's confidence and administered well within the state funds
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Safford
Jack Wilson
Fort Grant
D. E. Nelson
Wilson
Nelson
Special Legislative Committee On
Howard Grant
Interim Legislative Committee
Seven Boston holidays shifted under Massachusetts bill
In Boston on Monday December 30 a bill filed in the Massachusetts legislature proposes moving seven legal holidays to the nearest date. The measure aims to place holidays on adjacent days that better align with the calendar.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Seventeen Beauties Protest Orange Bowl Result
Seventeen contestants, claiming the Orange Bowl queen contest was fixed in favor of LaDene Van Wagoner of Salt Lake City, gathered in Miami. They denounced the loss, demanded compensation for ruined dresses and lost wages, and filed a protest petition to the committee. LaDene denied foreknowledge, while witnesses suggested awareness of the outcome before judging.
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Fla
LaDene van Wagoner
Salt Lake City
Utah
Barbara Eriksson
Miss van Wagoner
Hammering Of Daughter Confessed
A textile worker in Union South Carolina admitted beating his 16 year old daughter Virginia Grace with a hammer on Christmas Eve to stop her marriage. Virginia Grace remains in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital as authorities describe the case as a family tragedy.
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S. C
H. H. Willard
Charlie Eubanks
Eubanks
Virginia Grace
Charlotte
N. C
James Estes
Book Without Words From Three Rivers Oil Man
John R. Higgins of the Three Rivers Oil and Gas Company authored a 72 page book consisting entirely of figures calculating prices of fuel oil and gasoline with no words included.
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Three Rivers, Mich
John R. Higgins
The
Three Rivers Oil and Gas Company
No Cabbage, Please in Memphis Dinner Dispute Ends
Mrs. Grover C. Gibbs said her husband attacked her with a butcher knife after an argument over whether they should have cabbage for dinner. The incident occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 30.
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Memphis
Tenn
Grover C. Gibbs
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