Commission Okays New Safety Code
The Arizona Highway Commission approved a uniform traffic safety code and recommended passage by the Arizona Legislature. If enacted, the code sets uniform highway speed rules, signs and signals, defines motor vehicle crimes, and clarifies local authorities’ enforcement powers. 500 copies will be printed for distribution within 10 days, and Governor Garvey plans to include the code in a special session call with the Legislature convening February 20.
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Arizona Highway Commission
Arizona
Commission
Highways and Bridges Committee
Arizona House of Representatives
W. C. Lefebvre
Highway Commission
Lefebvre
Dan E. Garvey
Body Found In Hotel Room At Jefferson Hotel
The body of Michael Francis Flatley M D 1315 Vallejo Street San Francisco was found in his hotel room at 8:30 a m by room clerk Tony Acker. Coroner West said death from knife wounds to the throat and groin was self inflicted and no inquest will be held. A knife was found near the body and police seek next of kin in San Francisco. The body was taken to the Arizona Funeral Home.
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San Francisco
Harry E. Westfall
East Phoenix
Justice of the Peace
Arizona Funeral Home
Ouster Of Deppe To Be Final Feb 10
Acting City Manager Ray W. Wilson will keep the word acting in his title until Feb 10. Mayor Nicholas Udall said final action ousting James T. Deppe, suspended city manager, will not be taken until the regular City Council meeting next Tuesday and will not be final until it is published Friday Feb 10. The 30 day period provided in the charter since the preliminary resolution to fire Deppe for cause was passed Jan 3 expires today, but the council will wait until 30 days from publication date to ensure legality.
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Ray W. Wilson
Nicholas Udall
James T. Deppe
Deppe
Groundhog Day lore and Hopi weather prophets discussed
The piece surveys Groundhog Day traditions brought by British and German settlers and notes the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge in Lancaster County. It cites Groundhog predictions as historically varying in accuracy and reports Hopi forecasts from Fred Wilson, detailing Biqui the bird, Baqua frog, and rattlesnakes as rain omens.
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Arizona
Lancaster County
Groundhog Lodge
Fred Wilson
Biqui
Baqua
Waivers Sought For 2 More City Posts In Phoenix
Phoenix Civil Service Board hears City Manager Ray W. Wilson push waivers for two posts director of public health and director of finance. King seeks permanent director of public works without exam. board to consider oral exam with engineers. Health director classification approved. ordinance to council. Layoffs policy set as apprentices become journeymen. new layoff rule authorized.
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Ray W. Wilson
Civil Service Board
Kenneth K. King
King
Wilson
Civil Service
Public Health
Brenneman
Health Department
J. P. Ward
State Department of Public Health
American Medical Association
Arizona
American Public Health Association
Bonanza Plans Southward Air Service Expansion
Edmund Converse president of Bonanza Airlines announced plans to extend service south to the Mexican border, following the purchase of a fifth Douglas DC-3. The Reno Las Vegas Phoenix route now operates with two daily round trips and new schedules set to start around March 1 to boost traveler convenience.
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Phoenix Gazette
Reno
Edmund Converse
Bonanza Airlines
Clouds But No Rain Forecast In State
Variable cloudiness covered the Valley and Arizona with no precipitation expected per the Weather Bureau. Temperatures barely changed, with morning warmth in the north and sunrise readings around 20 degrees in Flagstaff. Phoenix ranged 64 to 39 degrees, Alhambra 31, and Salt River Valley storage added 239 acre feet over 24 hours.
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United States Weather Bureau
Flagstaff
Phoenix
Weather Bureau
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Alhambra
Salt River Valley
Manila Building Burns in Downtown Fire
Fire gutted the Alberto Building in Manila downtown causing about 250000 dollars in damage. Three people were injured slightly when they jumped from a third story window.
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Manila
Alberto
St Joseph's Nursing Class to Graduate in February
Thirty four St Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing students will receive diplomas at 2 p m February 12 in St Mary's Church with an early mass and breakfast in the hospital chapel. Alfred Becker will lead a choral processional and recessional as Rev Victor Bucher, OFM, confers diplomas. a reception follows in St Mary's Social Hall.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing
St. Mary’s Ch . H
Alfred Becker
Victor Bucher
OFM
St. Mary’s
Newsweek Highlights Arizona Tourism Feature
Newsweek magazine on sale today publicizes Arizona as a growing tourist spot. The full color cover shows a Navajo horseman over the Northern Arizona sky, with a four page feature on Arizona climate and travel industry prepared by Malcolm Muir Jr. and compiled by 53 writers brought in by Trans World Airlines. Phoenix Chamber figures assisted in gathering material.
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Newsweek Magazine
Malcolm Muir, Jr
Newsweek
Trans World Airline
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Valley
Lewis E. Haas
Phoenix Chamber
J. Robert Burns
Muir
Dangerous drugs and toxins recalled amid deadly risks
A government report details recalls of 33 dangerous drugs including copper and zinc aids for walking, polluted infant foods, and lethal rat poison 1080. It notes 45,000 cases of underprocessed infant food removed, and deaths linked to unsafe salt substitutes and carbolic acid burn ointment.
Gang Style Slaying Sparks Clue Hunt in Detroit
Detroit February 2 AP police pursue clues in gang style killing of parolee J Marshall George found bound and strangled in the trunk of his convertible. Autopsy ordered. wife Mollie reported three days missing. George linked to gambling rackets. similar past slayings unresolved.
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Detroit
J. Marshall George
George
Mollie
Weather Ties Up Rivers As Ice Chokes Water Supply
Severe winter conditions drain New York water reserves as light rain and snow fall. LaGuardia cancels 77 domestic flights and overseas flights divert. Some ships delayed by low visibility. Snow and freezing rain pound Pennsylvania. Two fatal skids reported. Kentucky and West Virginia absorb heavy rain and rising rivers. Barbourville flooded homes. Paintsville water plant out, hundreds homeless. Texas thaw begins. Dallas Fort Worth area still iced. Trinity River rises. Celeste Muenster and Leonard water outages.
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Ohio
Point Pleasant
Texas
Wichita Falls
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School Assistants To Meet Feb 16 in Arizona
Plans call for a meeting of the School Administrative Assistants of Arizona at the Hotel Westward on February 16 announced by Miss Marion Elliott, general chairman. The group will also hold a regional conference in April with the Phoenix branch hosting. Delegates from several states are expected and committees will be formed at the February 16 session.
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Arizona
Marion Elliott
Phoenix
Borden’s Evaporated Milk Promotes Peanut Butter Mash
Readers are urged to try Borden's Evaporated Milk in mashed potatoes and mail back a reason if they disagree. The firm promises to send double the cost of the can as a refund.
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New York
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