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Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1950

Page

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Garvey Sets Feb 20 For Extra Session

Governor Dan E Garvey set February 20 as the date for a special session of the 19th Arizona Legislature. He named supplemental funds for the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane and the State Welfare Department through June as priority items, with 10 to 12 subjects under consideration and likely six or seven on the call.

Bill Turnbow Dan E. Garvey Arizona Arizona State Hospital For Insane State Department of Public Welfare Garvey Special Legislative Committee On Perry Ling Welfare Department Hospital and Welfare Department

Buffalo Rail Strike Ends After Three Day Walkout

In Buffalo New York a three day strike of 400 operating employees of the South Buffalo Railroad ended this morning. The action had idled 11000 steelworkers in the area.

Buffalo N. Y South Buffalo

Yuman Kills Estranged Wife and Then Self

In Yuma a 49 year old farm worker, Dewey H. Oliver, killed his estranged wife Florence, 39, with a .38 caliber pistol and then fatally wounded himself in the right temple as her son tried to intervene. Police found four bullet wounds on the victim. The slaying occurred near Florence Oliver’s home across from Yuma County Hospital. Page 2 continues.

Yuma Dewey H. Oliver Florence Yuma County Hospital

10 Hour Curfew Begins in Asmara Quarters

In Asmara Eritrea the British administration imposed a 10 hour nightly curfew in the European quarters starting today to curb violence and fatalities after recent disturbances. Local authorities cited the need to restore order and safety during the curfew period.

Asmara Eritrea

Russian Grab Denied By Soviet Red China

The Soviet Union and Communist China denied Acheson's charge that Russia annexes Chinese provinces. Vishinsky called the claim a lie at a Kremlin briefing as Chou En-lai arrived in Moscow amid renewal of China Russia talks.

China Associated Press Russia Communist China Today United States Acheson Moscow Andrei. Y. Vishinsky North China Communist New China News Agency Red China Hu Chiao-mu Peiping State Department U. S Vishinsky Kremlin Chou En-lai Communist People’s Republic of China Chou Mao Tzetung National Press Club Soviet Union Outer Mongolia Sinkiang

Floods drive 10,000 from homes as Mississippi rises

Ten thousand people fled Tennessee Arkansas floods as the Mississippi broke through private levees and 5,000 more sought shelter in tent cities. Rivers also menaced Illinois Indiana Missouri while winter crests melt. fires kill 43 nationwide amid warm ramp.

Chicago Tennessee Arkansas Pacific Northwest Mississippi River Army National Guard Red Cross Manilla Ark Mississippi Ohio River Dyer Lauderdale St. Charles Illinois Indiana Missouri Ohio Wabash Vincennes Ind Old Shawneetown Ill

Truck Kills Phoenician in Incline Accident

A Phoenix man, Ambrose Beshoner, about 55, died at Magma Hospital from injuries after a driverless truck rolled down an incline near Superior. He and Lewis Williams of Perlite Industries were unloading rocks when the truck moved and struck him. An inquest was scheduled for 5 p.m. today.

Phoenix Gazette Superior Phoenix Magma Hospital Here Ambrose Beshoner South 20Th Street Beshoner Lewis Williams Perlite Industries of Arizona, Inc East Henshaw Road Smith Mortuary

Earthquakes Spark Minor Chilean Provinces Reported No Damage

International bulletins note quakes in southern Chile caused no damage or loss of life. In Richmond California a pistol packing waitress shot two customers after they refused to pay one penny sales tax. Senate aide Tom Connally urges including a rejected Korean Aid Program in a China aid bill. Preston Tucker and seven associates face a three month old mail fraud and conspiracy trial in Chicago federal court.

Chile Richmond Calif Tom Connally Senate Foreign Relations Committee House China Preston Tucker Chicago

Markets At A Glance Steady, Selective Demand

New York stocks show steady, selective demand while bonds remain narrow with rails mostly lower. Cotton rises to new season highs. Chicago markets mixed with March firm. Cash grain receipts increase. hogs and cattle remain nominally steady.

New York Chicago

Guide for Readers Classified 19-5 Radio Pro Comics

Classified page index shows sections on editorials financial news and women’s pages with page references. Readers are invited to explore the 19-5 issue for material on radio programs and comics, plus editorial and financial notes.

Radio Pro Rad

Oil Stove Fire Kills Mother and Two Children

In York Maine a portable oil stove exploded in a bedroom killing mother Mrs. Thomas McDonald 41 and her sons Arthur 5 and Richard 7. The husband, burned and suffering a heart attack, tried to aid them as two other children Thomas Jr. 18 and Sheila 11 escaped unharmed.

York Thomas McDonald Arthur Richard Thomas, Jr Sheila McDonald

TNT Bomb Blasts Rice Institute Dormitory

A crude TNT bomb exploded on the second floor of Rice Institute East Hall early today. No injuries were reported as students evacuated through heavy smoke. Police recovered three keys and debris suggesting a pipe segment, brick fragments, and shredded paper. The motive remains unclear with questions whether a prank or mass murder attempt.

Houston Tex Rice Institute East Hall Chemical Laboratory John Eidom Port Arthur Eidom ‘S

Finns Deny Harboring Criminals

Helsinki reports Finland rejects Soviet accusation it aided 300 Soviet war criminals by issuing fake documents. Foreign Minister Sundstroem delivered Finland's reply to Moscow denying the charges and stating efforts to honor peace treaty and mutual assistance pact with Russia.

Helsinki Finland Moscow Karl Sundstroem Russia Andrei Gromyko Sundstroem

Sonora Chief to Speak at Nogales Banquet

Governor Ignacio Soto of Sonora has accepted the invite to be principal speaker at the Nogales Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Washington's Birthday February 22. Governor Dan E. Garvey has been invited to attend.

Nogales Ariz Ignacio Soto Sonora

Sunday schedule at Phoenix area events listed

Where To Go Sunday lists church events and a roundup of attractions. Phoenix Dons Club visits Wickenburg guest ranches. trips depart 9 a.m. from The Gazette and Republic Building. Activities include rodeos, horse shows, lecture at Arizona Museum, and racing at State Fairground and South Mountain.

Phoenix Dons Club Wickenburg Gazette and Republic van Buren Street Flying E Ranch Rancho del Caballo Lincoln Drive Camelback Mountain Mesa 20 Apache Junction Rodeo Grounds Arizona Arizona Museum 10Th Avenue State Fairground South Mountain Speedway Greyhound Park Phoenix

Taylor Orders Return of German Railway HQ in Berlin

Maj. Gen. Maxwell Taylor ordered the return of the German Railway Administration Building to the Soviet Rail Administration. He said the 600 offices are not worth risking a new Berlin blockade and called the decision a defeat for aiding Berlin. Russians had halted some traffic in protest, but Taylor maintained the move used space in the U.S. Sector to ease tensions and avoid escalations.

Berlin Maxwell Taylor Taylor West Germany Itas United States

Trainmen Strike Idles 17000 Across Pittsburgh Area

Nearly 17,000 workers were idle as 400 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members quit in a dispute over a conductor's discharge on an interconnecting railroad. Jones and Laughlin Steel in Pittsburgh closed its giant works, affecting 12,000 workers. the rest are employees at other Monongahela district plants.

Pittsburgh Brotherhood of Railroad Pittsburgh Works Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation Monongahela

Mother Saves Young Son From Flames

A mother dashed into a blazing tar paper playhouse at 3017 West Polk Street and rescued her 3 year old son Michael James from a fire that destroyed the playhouse and damaged a nearby garage. The child received first degree burns to face and hands and was treated by Dr. Robert M. Stump.

Michael James Joe James West Polk Street Robert M. Stump West van Buren Street Mrs. James

Woman's scream routs gunman at Henson's Drug Store

Mrs. Denver C. Henson of 1550 West Wilshire Drive scared off a would-be armed robber at Hen son's Drug Store on West Van Buren Street by screaming after seeing the gun. The left-handed assailant, about 19, fled without taking money.

Denver C. Henson West Wilshire Drive Henson West van Buren Street

Hiss Convicted on Perjury in Chambers Case

In New York on January 21 AP reports Alger Hiss was found guilty on both counts of perjury for denying secrets passed to Whittaker Chambers, a courier for a Soviet spy ring. Jurors deliberated over about 9 hours. Sentencing set for January 25 with bail at $5,000.

Alger Hiss New York Hiss Whittaker Chambers State Department Ada Condell Joseph Toner Condell Priscilla Hisses Claude B. Cross Boston Edward C. McLean Washington Chambers Henry W. Goddard

Shotgun Destroys Police Chief Hand in Waurika Incident

Oklahoma City January 21 AP reports Waurika Police Chief Will A Fowler, 57, is recovering from amputation of his bullet riddled left hand after two men knocked at his home yesterday. One fired a shotgun blast shattering his hand and fled in a car. Police have no progress in identifying or apprehending the assailants.

Oklahoma City Waurika Will A. Fowler Fowler

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