Phoenix area engineers take active roles in state and city groups
News notes several Phoenix residents and institutions: William S. Bodine elected to the ASCE University of Arizona student chapter executive council. SAGUARO Chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists meets with Miss Anna Stewart presenting Early Settlement of North Carolina. First Federal Savings and Loan directors to meet in Yuma and attend the Silver Spurs Rodeo with several named attendees. Nutri Tonic home permanents named as new reps in Phoenix. YMCA Chandler Sky-Y Camp Club to hold a desert picnic after a 3:30 pm meeting. Fire destroys a room belonging to Daniel Saenz, with flames contained to the room. Clarence Car tson elected corporate secretary of Alpha Nu Chapter, Alpha Kappa Psi at University of Arizona. Dr. J O Grimes to speak on Early History of Arizona at Phoenix Engineers Club dinner. Arizona Old Age Pension Association to discuss public welfare reserve fund at University Park, urging legislative action.
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Saguaro Chapter
Daughters of the American Colonists
E. R. Stumpf
West Culver Street
North Carolina
Anna Stewart
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Yuma
Joseph G. Rice
C. A. Nelson
K. E. Potter
Francis Pool
G. E. Leonard
L. A. Eastburn
Flagstaff
Robert H. Armstrong
Charles E. Cochrane, Jr
Arizona Old Age Pension Association
University Park
10Th Avenue
van Buren Street
M. C. Swan
Swan
Spelling Exercise on a Knoll by a Cemetery Wall
A humorous piece laments aging eyes and spelling woes as a challenging exercise tests readers. It features a peddler and cobbler on a knoll outside a cemetery wall and ends with a quip about a Palms theater wished-for pond scene and a public reaction to a movie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s English Department
New Demands In Chrysler Talks Compound Strike
DETROIT FEB 11 AP Chrysler faces new union contract demands from the striking United Auto Workers. The union wants a full renegotiation of the contract along with pension and wage issues. Chrysler labor chief Conder called the demands "complicate" the issues as mediators hope they create room to adjust terms. Negotiations resume Monday.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Auto Workers
Robert W. Conder
Chrysler
UAW
British atomic engine plans eyed for ships
A Ministry of Supply spokesman said Britain will study seagoing atomic engine plans within two months. The project could involve naval security under Longley-Cook, with final blueprints expected in two years. the spokesman did not confirm whether the effort targets a naval vessel. Turtle eggs remain a South American delicacy for locals and Europeans alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Intelligence
Longley-Cook
Admiralty
Ministry of Supply
Robbery reports in two downtown heists
A night clerk at 720 East Jefferson Street was robbed at 11:50 p m by a gunman and knife wielder who took $35 plus $42 12 from his pockets and fled. A second pair, identified as Alden L Kurth and William L Russell, robbed El Blanco Buffet at 1 15 p m after escaping from a state hospital. Police recovered $51 23 and questioned hospital exit details while seeking more clues about the gun used.
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Benjamin F. Hearn
East Jefferson Street
Hearn Hearn
Hearn
Arizona State Hospital
Audelio T. Blanco
el Blanco
East
Jefferson Street
Alden L. Kurth
Glendale
William L. Russell
Florida
Air Force Crash Inquiry Ordered in Montana
Great Falls Air Force Base officials said an inquiry board will investigate the crash of a C 54 fifteen miles northwest of Geyser Thursday night. The three dead were identified as 1st Lt. Arthur J. Lacey of Detroit pilot 1st Lt. Myron Chamberlin of Great Falls copilot and S Sgt Charles T. Vanfossem of Baltimore engineer.
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Great Falls
Mont
INS
Great Falls Air Force Base
Arthur J. Lacey
Detroit
Mich
Myron Chamberlin
Charles T. Vanfossem
Baltimore
Butler Claims Country Run By Socialists
Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska blamed the Democratic administration for steering the nation toward socialism during a Lincoln Day gathering of over 200 Arizona Republicans in Winslow. He cited public housing health insurance deficit financing the Brannan farm plan and tariff policy as signs of a socialist trend, urged a return to Lincoln era principles, and called for expanded Republican membership in Congress. He planned talks in Las Vegas and Tucson.
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Winslow
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Phoenix
Arizona
Butler
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Lincoln
Navajo County
Republican Committee
Las Vegas
Nev
Tucson
Spy Hunters Begin Atom Plant Check
Britain’s MI-5 conducts widespread loyalty checks on Harwell atomic workers in a sequel to the Klaus Fuchs spy case. FBI signals possible new arrests in the United States. Dr. Klaus Fuchs faced trial at Bow Street after a rapid preliminary hearing as prosecutors praised his intellect yet noted his divided loyalties. Scotland Yard and secret service offered no comments on lapses in monitoring the Red Fox, a prewar German Communist underground worker.
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Berlin
Gerhard Eisler
Germany
Eisler
United States
London
INS
Britain
Harwell Atomic
Jeykil
Hyde” Fuchs
Harwell Atomic Center
MI-5
Washington
FBI
Klaus Fuchs
J. Edgar Hoover
Dr. Fuchs
Old Bailey Criminal Court
Bow Street
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Scotland Yard
Secret Service
Communist Party
GOP Gains Predicted in Fall Senate Races
James S. Kemper, a Chicago insurance executive and former GOP treasurer, predicts the Republican Party will win at least five Senate seats in the fall elections, citing party strength and candidate quality in national races.
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Los Angeles
INS
James S. Kemper
Chicago
Republican National Committee
GOP
Senate
Mesa Collision Victim In Critical Condition
A 58 year old Mesa woman Gladys J Dalke remained in critical condition at Southside District Hospital after a sedan and jeep collided on Highway 80 near Apache Junction. Dalke suffered skull fracture a right arm fracture and multiple head cuts including an almost severed ear. George L Burton 45 of El Paso and his wife Lorene 29 had minor injuries. Burton was driving a westbound sedan and Dalke eastbound when Dalke turned left across the highway. Both cars were badly damaged. The Arizona Highway Patrol continued to investigate a separate hit and run at Central Avenue and Camelback Road involving 50 year old Jimmy Reynolds of 108 West Camelback Road receiving emergency treatment at St. Monica's Hospital. Patrolmen reported two cars, neither stopping.
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Mesa
Gladys J. Dalke
Southside District Hospital
Apache Junction
George L. Burton
el Paso, Tex
Lorene
Burton
Arizona Highway Patrol Today
Central Avenue
Camelback Road
Jimmy Reynolds
West Camelback Road
St. Monica's Hospital
Rain Delays Scottsdale Rodeo Parade And Breakfast
Rain forced cancellation of today events in Scottsdale including the chuck wagon breakfast and the Scottsdale Horse Rodeo parade. They will be staged tomorrow with breakfast at 10 30 a m and parade at noon. George Blake said tonight's rodeo starts at 1 p m unless a downpour. Tomorrow’s performances follow the parade at the Loveland Polo Field.
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Phoenix Gazette
Scottsdale
Scottsdale American Legion
George Blake
Loveland Polo Field
Tea usage in America: iced tea accounts for a quarter
A study notes that twenty-five percent of all tea consumed in the United States goes to iced tea. It highlights a strong preference for chilled beverages among consumers and suggests regional variations in tea popularity.
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America
Hitchhiking Pair Hunted Near Gila Bend
A Kansas City man reported two hitchhikers attacked him near Gila Bend four miles north on Highway 80, stealing his blue 1939 Chevrolet coupe Missouri plate 307 609. The vehicle was last seen headed west on Highway 80.
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Phoenix Gazette
Gila Bend
Jim Higgins
Kansas City
Norman Cole
Here
Missouri
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William S. Bodine
W. E. Bodine
Brill Street
American Society of Civil Engineers
University of Arizona At Tucson
Phoenix Union High School
Phoenix College
San- Mar
Mitchell Drive
New Mexico
el Paso
Beaute Vue Corporation
Burbank
Calif
Norman J. Fuchs
San-Mar
Fuchs
Arizona Mercantile Company
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
Chandler
Joe Dolan
Chandler Alliance Club
South Mountains
Daniel Saenz
North Ninth Street
Clarence Cart
Homer H. Carter
North 15Th Avenue
Alpha Nu
Alpha Kappa Psi
University of Arizona
Carter
University
Phoenix Engineers Club
Encanto Club
J. O. Grimes
Arizona State College
Tempe
Grimes
Palms Theater
Second Ave
West van Buren
South America
Kurth
Russell
Air Force
Delta Addington
E. McDowell
Koolvent
North 7Th Ave
Mawnings No
Petty’s
W. Roosevelt
Valentine
Cubes
Hallmark Cards
Cube Maker
Howard Office Supply
North Central Avc
E. Madison
Polaire
Johns-Manville
Engineering & Supply CO
E. Madison ST
Phoenix, Ariz
Ecuador
Panama
Colombia
Seersucker
Prac
Second St
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