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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1950
Page
8
The aging publication in Phoenix marks its long history as a weekday evening paper serving Arizona’s capital, continuing a tradition of local reporting. It highlights its establishment in 1880 and ongoing weekday editions.
A Washington court blocks four Taft-Hartley contract provisions used by John L Lewis to urged strikes, declares Memorial periods illegal, and bars union shop without NLRB election. It does not order miners back to work. Truman may seek an injunction next week. The ruling also says welfare funds must be open to all eligible miners.
The piece argues Britain’s Labor Party threatens free enterprise by taxing and nationalizing, citing John Strachey on 250 people earning 5000 pounds after tax. It warns of capital expropriation, reduced living standards, and only 20 cents of meat per week per person as socialism limits economic vitality.
A Time For Caution notes notoriety from the Brink robbery in Boston with a $1,500,000 haul and a wave of similar crimes. It cites the Bank of Douglas raid and a cotton field hold up with a $700 payroll, urging vigilance as criminals remain at large. Emphasizes patience of justice and urges business and household security precautions.
The horse drawn milk wagon disappears from Phoenix streets signaling a shift to motorized delivery. Night crews will now rely on trucks to return home after late shifts, ending a era of horse powered service.
J Edgar Hoover told a House appropriations committee that stopping slot machines would slow criminal syndicates that use gambling as a nationwide business. He supported a bill to forbid interstate shipment of slots, saying government action is needed as there are no federal gambling laws. Municipal officials seek federal help against organized crime spending up to 400 million dollars annually to secure protection.
Editorial from Jersey City praises American snowplows shown to Capracotta driver. Mayor Carnevale renames the town square Piazza Kenny as snow and friendship endure. The piece vows future plows to clear 15 foot drifts and unite nations through shared effort and memory.
Mayor Gennaro Carnevale of Capracotta appeals to Jersey City’s Mayor John V. Kenny for a snowplow after war damage. A committee of Italian descent organized benefits in Journal Square, raising $20,000 to purchase a fourteen-ton plow sent to Italy. Armando Gaita reports the delivery reached a hill town near Naples.
Louisville demands cessation of race news service to 200 handbooks while Missouri Public Service Commission orders a halt to bookie connected telephone service. FCC says bookmakers use cooperative telco and telegraph lines, hampering war needs. Senate Judiciary Committee urged to probe national rackets as Congress faces limited legal tools.
Readers are advised letters should be on one side of the paper. Writers must provide name and street address with signature, though anonymity is allowed on request. Letters exceeding 300 words require unusual interest to be published.
A traveling couple lauds The Gazette city while offering criticism and economic advice. The retired professor argues for industrial tax holidays to attract factories, noting transportation and street-marking issues, and cites Midwestern cities that condemn lands and grant five to ten year tax holidays to lure industry. He predicts higher employment and local income from welcoming manufacturers.
Carl Muecke, chairman of the AFL Welfare Committee, demands legislators reveal who objected to a welfare department report to labor. He defends sharing the data with the AFL, notes the public’s right to records, and urges voters to press for government transparency amid the ongoing dispute.
The piece lists answers to four questions: the Dionne quintuplets’ age on May 28 is fourteen. the Irish Free State was established in 1922. the first world’s fair was in London England at the Crystal Palace in 1851. the only state to elect its governor for three years is New Jersey.
Efforts push to distill a contentious land classification bill for a special session. Key players include W. W. Lane Senate President Fritz and Attorney General Wilson as lawyers seek a draft avoiding major opposition. Also discussed are club liquor licenses and eliminating certain taxes, with Governor Garvey weighing session berth. Senator Hayden cites jury service claims, while Washington trip signals political maneuvering around the Central Arizona Project and Governor Garvey. Senate confirms debate on gubernatorial appointment confirmations and a proposed State Budget Director position.
A review links the film to major treason and civil rights cases, noting the dignity of man as central. It praises the portrayal of legal fairness in the United States, contrasting with totalitarian regimes, and ends by endorsing the absorbing nature of the movie.
The writer declares he will not spend a dollar on any film featuring Ingrid Bergman or Roberto Rossellini as a protest against their actions. He condemns the rationale of supporters, arguing that famous actors bear moral responsibility and that all love can be sacred without harming families, urging restraint and propriety.
Washington February 11 12 000 Republicans gather under Abraham Lincoln's portrait for a box supper celebration praising the party's renewal. Notables including Homer Capehart Bob Taft Margaret Chase Smith Ken Wherry and George Murphy share humor and critique while a fur clad guest battles a chicken leg amid a crowded room. The piece weighs on whether Lincoln's civil rights and republican ideals endure in current leadership.
A Buffalo talk extols a Veterans Administration Hospital built in the shape of a snowflake to maximize light and efficiency. The piece praises nature as a design mentor and suggests apartment buildings adopt similar symmetry. It highlights the architect’s year of work and nature as a universal source of knowledge.
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