Red Cross Campaign Sets County Goals and Cutbacks
Red Cross leaders report county drive aims to raise 207 029 with 37 029 sent to national headquarters and the rest staying locally for Motor Corps and veteran family services. Lola Wright leads Schools Division while Kenneth Kelley notes 1949 totals and outlines quotas across Scottsdale Tempe Mesa Chandler and other towns.
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Sargent
Lola Wright
Phoenix
Kenneth Kelley
John B. Mills
Robert Goldwater
Don Willis
Avery _F. Olney
Wright
John M. Barry
William T. Hardway
Joseph Hunt
Phillip R. Clark
Alzada Clark
Leroy J. Brenneman
Milt Bartlett
Central
James M. Patrick
Russell Bergstrom
A. V. K. Babcock
Sixty Five Roofers Return to Work After Strike
Sixty five roofing appliers ended a one week strike and returned to their jobs today. A lockout by four sheet metal shops has left 200 workers idle as the dispute entered its 11th day with slim settlement prospects. Jerome M. Kelleher, labor consultant for the Roofing Contractors Association, said nine major contractors signed with Roofers Local 135 granting 10 cent hourly increases to bring rates to two dollars per hour.
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Jerome M. Kelleher
Roofing Contractors Association
Roofers Local 135
First Maricopa County Supervisors Meet Date
Hand written records mark the 79th anniversary of the boards first meeting on February 28 1871 with C H Gray M P Griffin and F A Shaw appointed by territorial governor A K T Safford. J L Mercer served as clerk and Hancock's Store was the meeting place.
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Maricopa County
County Buys Nine Trucks For Highway Division
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors awarded a contract for nine Ford three ton dump trucks to Swift Motor Company of Gila Bend for 32532.12. The bid was 607.68 lower than Madison Motors of Phoenix, with twelve firms bidding. The trucks will support the three highway crews distributed among the three supervisors districts.
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Maricopa County
Board of Supervisors
Swift Motor Company
Gila Bend
Ford
Julius Irion
Madison Motors
Phoenix
Sentences Handed Down In U S Court Terms Given In U S Court
Edward Leo Zimmerman of Indianapolis received three years in prison for driving a stolen car from Toledo to Ehrenberg in a U S District Court before Judge Dave W. Ling. Dave Strahan known as Dave Morgan of Baton Rouge was sentenced to two years on counts of transporting stolen property and checks with concurrent terms. Phoenix youth Jesse F Bagley Jr aged 23 of 2202 North Laurel Avenue got a year and one day for possession and sale of marijuana after pleading guilty.
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Edward Leo Zimmerman
Indianapolis
Toledo
Ehrenberg
United States District Court Today
Dave W. Ling
Dave Strahan
Dave Morgan
Baton Rouge
Phoenix
Jesse F. Bagley, Jr
North Laurel Avenue
Sims Funeral Set For Tomorrow
Funeral services for Everett Eugene Sims 33, an agent for the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, will be held at 10 a m tomorrow from Memory Chapel of A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. He died yesterday at St Monica's Hospital. Survivors include his wife Helen Phoenix his mother Mrs Olivia Sims Fresno his father D H Sims Winkelman two sisters Mrs J W Peterson Seattle and Mrs Armitta Landm Dallas and one brother call Sims San Fernando Calif. Interment will be in Greenwood Burial Park.
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Everett Eugene Sims
Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
St. Monica’s Hospital
Helen
Phoenix
Olivia Sims
Fresno
Calif
D. H. Sims
Winkelman
J. W. Peterson
Seattle
Armitta Land m
Dallas
Cll Sims
San Fernando
Orment
Greenwood Surial Park
Jury Selection in Bondsman Trial in Maricopa Case
Jurors were being chosen today for the trial of Frank G. Cooper a 44 year old Phoenix bail bondsman charged in Maricopa County Superior Court with eight counts of grand theft. Judge Gordon Farley presides replacing Judge Croaff who disqualified. Cooper is linked to an alleged shakedown racket involving City Court fines and bails.
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Frank G. Cooper
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Gordon Farley
Santa Cruz
County Superior Court
Thomas J. Croaff
Maricopa County Superior Court
Billelds
W. L. Hash
Warren L. McCarthy
R. H. Renaud
Bent L. Jennings
Croaff
Funeral Arrangements For Thomas O Bunn
Thomas Oscar Bunn, 63, died after a brief illness at Good Samaritan Hospital. A bookkeeper who moved from Monroe Louisiana two years ago, he lived at 902 East Palm Lane. Survived by wife Winnie, daughter Mrs W G Nelson of Mesa, two brothers A T Bunn Shreveport and J O Bunn Crossett Oklahoma, a sister Mrs Joe Edwards West Monroe, and two grandchildren. He attended First Southern Baptist Church and taught a men’s Sunday school class. Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at the church with Rev C Vaughan Rock officiating. Arrangements by Arizona Funeral Home.
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Thomas Oscar Bunn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Monroe
Bunn
East Palm Lane
Winnie
W. G. Nelson
Mesa
A. T. Bunn
Shreveport
J. O. Bunn
Crossett
Okla
Joe Edwards
West Monroe
First Southern Baptist Church
C. Vaughan Rock
Arizona Funeral Home
Mrs Alena Blair Phoenix Dies After Illness
Mrs Alena Mosier Blair 78 a Phoenix resident since 1924 died at her home 14 East Vernon Avenue following an extended illness Born Mount Hope Pennsylvania she came to Arizona 36 years ago lived in Tucson ten years before moving to Phoenix She was a Christian Science Church member Survivors include two sons Donald C Blair and Royce C Blair Sr two granddaughters Doris Jean and Marilyn two grandsons Douglas D and Royce C Blair Jr all of Phoenix Funeral services pending at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary
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Alena Mosier Blair
Phoenix
East Vernon Avenue
Mount Hope
Arizona
Tucson
Christian Science Church
Donald C
Royce C. Blair
Doris Jean
Marilyn
Douglas D
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
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Red Cross
North Third Avenue
Ings
Kelley
National Red Cross
Armed Forces
Motor Corps
Scottsdale
H. W. Dickson
Raymond O. Mitchell
Tempe
Marvin Frost
Kenneth Zeigler
Marion Donaldson
Art Wahl
Gilbert
L. W. Thomp
American Red Cross
Bishop Atwood House
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Henry B. Sargent
C. L. Winston
Barry Goldwater
Harry Wells
W. G. Young
Fred
ST. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
TWA
U.S
Cicutr Clewr
Vuataa
Colt
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
N.Y
U. S. Court
Bondsman
Thomas O. Bunn
Fashion Award
Grand Canyon
Mullan
Read Mullan Motor Company
2Alone Blair
Hy ‘Oyad
Lorraine
Ducond
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