Six Survive 32 Hours In Snow-Stalled Auto
Six men spent 32 hours trapped in a snowbound car near Heber Utah after a blizzard. They hiked five miles to the highway to reach safety and were found in good condition. Passengers included Marion Hiatt former Heber mayor and Bernell Hiatt with Kenneth Johnson Wayne Murdock Verl Wright and Joe Thomas.
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Heber
Utah
Eugene Payne
Salt Lake City
Payne
Park City
Marion Hiatt
Bernell Hiatt
Kenneth Johnson
Wayne Murdock
Verl Wright
Joe Thomas
Storms Cut Off World as Army Reaches Snowbound Camp
The Canadian Army broke through to 500 soldiers stranded in snowbound barracks near Vancouver, ending a period of isolation. meanwhile a fierce storm system drove temperatures down to 45 below in parts of Montana and caused a rapid temperature drop in St. Louis from 67 to 33 degrees within six hours, nearing the 1901 record.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Montana
St. Louis
250 Autos Adrift on Winnebago Ice
Osborn, Wis. Jan 16 AP More than 250 abandoned autos drift on Lake Winnebago after a west wind broke the ice sheet from shore. About 1,000 fishermen were moved by boat and nearly 200 cars were later driven to shore. The lake, 30 miles long, was described as an island of ice with stranded vehicles to remain until wind or freezing returns.
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Oskosh
Wis
Lake Winnebago
Ery
Winnebag County
Island
Storm floods sweep nation with high winds and evacuations
A storm rode across the country with winds near seventy mph causing dozens of deaths and injuries. At Vincennes Indiana the Wabash River neared the levee top threatening evacuation of about 5,000 people if it rose further. The Ohio River slowed at Shawneetown Illinois where a flood stage of 54 feet risked the town’s large levee. About 65 families fled New Shawneetown built on high ground as rains intensified runoff and warned of higher river levels and greater danger.
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Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Ohio
Shawneetown
New Shawneetown
Isbrandsten Ship To Shun Shanghai
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The Isbrandsten Line called off a dash to blockaded Shanghai and ordered the Brooklyn Heights to steer toward Tientsin instead. The move follows damage to its sister ship Flying Arrow from Nationalist shelling after a run from Hong Kong.
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New York
INS
Brooklyn Heights
Tientsin
Isbrandsten Line
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Flying Arrow
Lights On Polio Campaign Torch in Phoenix Tonight
During war years a wistful ditty spoke of better days. Tonight Phoenix mothers march to boost the polio fund, calling at homes with porch lights lit or windows shining to indicate support. Any gift helps as marching mothers collect loose change between 7 and 8 PM. turn your lights on polio.
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Phoenix
Sharp frost hits the Valley as cold morning sets in
The Valley endured sharp frost with freezing conditions expected tomorrow morning near Phoenix after a 65 degree high today. Forecasts show milder afternoons ahead, while northern areas face heavy cloudiness with no precipitation. Notable readings include Phoenix 59/34 yesterday, Flagstaff 39/2, Grand Canyon 36/17, and Alhambra 26, 37th Street and Osborn Road 26.
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Phoenix
United States Weather Bureau
Phoenix Weather Bureau
Airport Station
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Prescott
Mercury
Alhambra
37Th Street
Osborn Road
Osborn Bond Issue Voting Is Tomorrow
Osborn School District voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide a $395,000 bond issue for extensive additions and improvements across Encanto Grandview Longview and Osborn schools. A smaller $350,000 bond failed in February. bids were opened today for Arlington School District improvements totaling $120,000.
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Osborn
Encanto
Grandview
Longview
Arlington
Gibson Heads Pythias Unit in Globe Installation
Frank W. Gibson of Globe was named chancellor commander of Knights of Pythias Pinal Mountain Lodge No. 11. In a joint ceremony Rachael Pearce became chief of the Pythian Sisters. New Knights officers include Peterson, Henry, Smith, Todd, Larson, Glenn, Whiteaker, Shute, and Francis with Beedle and Jones installing.
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GLOBE
Frank W. Gibson
Pinal Mountain Lodge No. 11
Knights of Pythias
Rachael Pearce
Pythian Sisters
Knights
David A. Peterson
George Henry
John A. Smith
Everett Todd
George Larson
Willard Glenn
Kenneth Whiteaker
Clyde Shute
Lowell Francis
Margaret Burnett
Bernice Karjola
Thelma Murray
Earlene Nelms
Tommy Preston
Leonad Beedle
Katie Woods
Alma Larson
Gwen Wilson
Kenneth Beedle
Dorothy Jones
March of Dimes kickoff in Graham County opens drive
Safford January 16 1950 the March of Dimes fund drive begins with chairman Alton Hildreth announcing porch light campaigns tonight in Safford Thatcher Central and Little Hollywood. Volunteers urged to donate between 7 and 8 pm as workers call. Local clubs promote events including a Gila Theater movie program and a basketball game featuring the Gila Monsters and the Chocolate Co-Eds. The Pima Volunteer Fire Department led by Jeanna Rasmussen donates December salaries to start the Graham County chapter drive totaling $38.50 already collected.
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Lorris Galusha
Three-G Council
Safford Boy Scouts
Gila Theater
Safford Sport Center
Safford
March of Dimes Athletic Committee
Joseph Peggs
Gila Monsters
The
Chocolate Co-Eds
Pima Volunteer Fire Department
Graham County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Jeanna Rasmussen
Pima Area
Tommy Rasmussen
Aston Follett
Brooks Bryce
Bill Layton
B. R. Woods
Verle Cluff
D. Stewart
Clay East
Len Mattice
R. O. Lake
Phil McBride
Kenneth Redd
O. W. Draper
Budget Cut Called To Trim Truman Spending
Washington January 16. Senator Walter F. George urged Congress to reduce President Truman’s 42.4 billion dollar budget by at least 2.5 to 3 billion while preserving essential services and commitments. He warned a 43 billion dollar plan could still balance the books with further savings, signaling a partisan budget battle as tax plans loom.
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America
Congress
Truman
Washington
Walter F. George
Georgia
Congres
Senate Finance Committee
George
Mr. Truman
Union Hears Meeting To Decide Phone Dispute Steps
In St Louis on January 16 AP reports union officials will map next moves in a dispute with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. CIO Communications Workers International officers meet Division 20 negotiators with about 50 000 workers across six states. A spokesman did not expect statements before evening. A threatened walkout was postponed one day yesterday at international officers’ request. The strike truce, set by Governor Forrest Smith, expired at midnight.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
CIO Communication
Southwestern Bell
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Bandits Rob Boston Hotel During Week End Receipts Heist
A trio wearing paper bags robbed the general offices of the Hotel Statler in Boston seizing about $30,000 in weekend receipts. Special Police officer Frank L. McDonald was struck on the head with a gun and knocked down. Five other employees were intimidated, while over 30 female staff in an adjacent office awaited report for work.
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Boston
INS
Statler
Frank L. McDonald
Three Clues Emerge in Lovers Lane Killing Case
Lancaster police pursue leads in the Marian Baker death near Lovers Lane. Clues include a Franklin and Marshall College emblem on a car, a 23 inch lead pipe linked to the weapon, and an eight year old's report of Miss Baker entering a car with an unknown male escort. The pipe was retrieved from Mill Creek and may have been discarded from a nearby bridge. Authorities check student car ownership and class attendance as tests continue.
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Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College
Marian Baker
Miss Baker
Bootlegging Hearings Held in Casa Grande Area
Seven men arrested over the weekend on bootlegging charges in the Casa Grande Eloy area faced hearings. Police and State Liquor Licenses agents rounded up suspects Saturday and Sunday, with officers saying the men were selling liquor out of their hip pockets amid a broader crackdown on illegal sales.
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Casa Grande
Casa Grande-Eloy
State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
Mardi Gras Queen Votes Tabulated In Hermosillo
Miss Martha Corbala maintains the lead in the Mardi Gras Queen race in Hermosillo as of the weekend count with 78 300 votes. Clem entina Molina is second, followed by Teresita Hoeffer and Evelia Cosminani in the standings.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Mexico
Martha Corbala
Corbala
Clementina Molina
Teresita Hoeffer
Evelia Ciscomani
Hawkins Funeral Planned At Globe
Mrs. Tennessee Holt Hawkins 96 died in Globe after moving from Texas 24 years ago. Funeral services will be held at 4 p m tomorrow in Globe Memorial Chapel. Survivors include son John W. Hawkins of Houston and daughter Mrs John Denton of Globe along with 33 grandchildren.
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GLOBE
Globe Memorial
Tennessee Holt Hawkins
Chapman Named Secretary of Interior by Senate Panel
The Senate Interior Committee unanimously approved Oscar L. Chapman as secretary of the interior. The 53 year old lawyer has 16 years in the department and previously served as assistant secretary and undersecretary. Truman had given him a recess appointment December 1 after Julius Krug’s resignation.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
Senate
Department
Truman
Julius A. Krug
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Second Ave
West van Buren
Gibson Heads
Pythias
R.L. Smith
Safford Chamber of Commerce
Sid Price
International Association of Electrical Inspectors
National Defense
GOP
Robert A. Taft
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Russell Long
Louisiana
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Saltonstall
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Long
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Gore
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