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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1949

Page

6

Phoenix Gazette Evening Edition Establishment Details

The Phoenix Gazette, established in 1880, is published weekday evenings in Phoenix Arizona by Phoenix Newspapers Inc. Eugene C Pulliam serves as president at 120 East Van Buren. Ray J Dyer is publisher. The paper is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act, with five cents per copy or one dollar per month.

Arizona Phoenix Newspapers, Inc Eugene C. Pulliam East van Buren Phoenix Ray J. Dyer Congress

Arizona policyholders seek audit of Industrial Commission

Governor Garvey faces calls to enjoin Arizona Industrial Commission over potential 1.2 million rate increase. Critics demand a full audit of the fund protecting insured workers, arguing deficits and unequal rate hikes require legislative reform and possible policy changes to protect workers and reduce costs.

Garvey Arizona Arizona Industrial Commission Industrial Commission

Useful Stopgap for Phoenix Sex Crime Ordinance

The piece argues the Phoenix police need a new ordinance to address minor sex crimes and deter future offenses. It notes limits of punishment, urges broader state action, and cites the Arizona State Bar Association plan for incarceration and treatment of sexual psychopaths as a more comprehensive solution.

Phoenix Arizona State Bar Association

Princess Yasmin birth stirs Hollywood to Lausanne intrigue

Glamorous Rita and Aly Khan welcome a five and a half pound daughter named Princess Yasmin. Speculation swirls over royal lineage and future education as Rita plans to continue acting. The saga echoes a soap opera as the world watches the newborn heiress and her famous parents. Meanwhile 16 million ex GIs await insurance refund checks.

Rita Switzerland Hollywood Lausanne Aga Khan III Prince Aly Aly Khan Yasmin

Return to blue serge Sunday suit urged by tailor

George Quemby of Liverpool told the British National Federation of Merchant Tailors that society needs a return to the old blue serge Sunday suit. He argues it fosters integrity and repose, contrasting it with modern casual wear seen as provoking rudeness and aggression in people and nations.

George Quemby Liverpool Quemby British National Federation of Merchant Tailors Mr. Quemby

Editorials Of Interest From Tulane Address by Nieman-Marcus Manager

Joseph Ross of Nieman Marcus Dallas argues for a South led by evolution not legislation to ease federal civil rights tensions. He notes Southern progress on Negro development, calls for regional educational efforts to bridge North South understanding, and urges release from the ongoing federal program threat.

Tulane University Joseph Ross Nieman-Marcus Dallas New York South New Yorker

Public Opinion Letters Policy Guideline

The notice outlines that letters to the editor should be written on one side of the paper, require the writer’s name and street address with signature, and permit anonymous publication upon request. Only letters of unusual interest may exceed 300 words.

Prohibition Repeal Reflections Urge 1952 GOP Stand

A reader writes to The Gazette reflecting on 1932 repeal and its consequences. He argues liquor control could reduce poverty and unemployment, urging the 1952 Republican platform to include a strong prohibition plank to restore stability and protect families.

Republican Party

Somebody Needs A Psychiatrist Opinion by Henry McLemore

Henry McLemore questions Representative Robert F. Rich's proposal for mandatory mental examinations for all federal workers. He argues costs would be prohibitive and recalls his own humorous dream encounter with public figures, concluding the idea is impractical and perhaps ill advised.

Robert F. Rich Pennsylvania White House Mr. Rich Fred Fritz

Try And Stop Me In You Bet Your Life Summary

Leo Guild discusses a Warner Bros publicity moment from You Bet Your Life as a writer reviews rough rushes. A storm rages while Jack Warner summons the writer to his inner sanctum. Lights flicker. the writer recalls Warner testing the chair.

Leo Guild Warner Brothers Jack Warner Warner

Commercialized gambling shifts in Pinal County politics

The piece notes renewed gambling in Pinal County moved to new quarters to escape Governor Garvey’s crackdown. It cites a casino near Oracle Junction serving UA students and travelers on US 89, now outside state police reach. The shift makes local officers the law enforcers and signals ongoing illegality under changing jurisdictions.

Pinal County Dan E. Garvey Pinal Oracle Junction University of Arizona Tucson

Religious life in 1900s America centers churches and revival

The era is described as deeply religious with broad Protestant attendance led by Methodists, a revival under Dwight L Moody and Ira Sankey, and sharp clashes with rationalists like Ingersoll, Goldman, and anti Bible sentiment. The Scopes trial of 1925 is cited as a national flashpoint featuring Bryan and Darrow as key contestants.

Ira D. Sankey Moody Sankey Robert Ingersoll Peoria Ill America Fulton Sheen Emma Goldman Dayton Tenn William Jennings Bryan Clarence Darrow

Moral shifts and religious revival mark era’s end of old code

By George E. Sokolsky traces a century of change from evolution bans and high criticism to Prohibition and social permissiveness. He notes the rise of secular culture, jazz era loosened morals, and the later 1950 revival as churchgoers return to the Bible and religion gains attention.

Jesus

Differences Put Aside By Acheson and Johnson

Washington December 30 1950 Drew Pearson reports friction between Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson. They differ on Yugoslavia steel, Formosa troops, and Far East policy, yet they have softened their public standoff and are leaning to cooperate. Johnson’s budget unification drive and appointment methods create internal tension, but both men are stabilizing their relationship as of now.

Washington Truman Dean Acheson Louis Johnson Yugoslavia Johnson Acheson Formosa U.S Far East United States Chiang Kai-shek Far Eastern State Department Soong Dynasty Johnson-Acheson Secretary of Defense Secretary of State White House Foreign Ministers Air Force Dewey Iran American Airlines Europe Walter Winchell Democratic National Committee

Big Plans and Imagination Drive Adventure Books

The piece argues that adventure books and biographies spark imagination and heroism. It cites Alger works inspiring youth and quotes Browning on reaching beyond grasp. It notes Howard Hilton’s rise from Texas to owning Waldorf Astoria hotels as an example of expansive vision and ambition.

Alger Robert Browning Carlyle New York City Hilton Texas Puerto Rico Continents

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