Tucker Aides Cleared Of All Counts
A Chicago jury cleared Pres ton Tucker and six associates in a $28 million rear engine auto venture of mail fraud conspiracy and securities violations. The four defendants acquitted included Tucker’s top executives as the government’s case relied on more than 1000 exhibits across a 17 hour deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tucker Corporation
United States District Court
Preston T. Tucker
Feder Securities
Gor
Coast Wants Prisoner Here
Los Angeles district attorney charged Ray Castro Batista 20 held in Phoenix with four counts of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder. Batista said he was wanted in California for shooting several men. four victims named Astorga Aguilar do Camarena and Romero were injured when bullets struck them on a sidewalk after a dispute over a girl.
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Los Angeles
Ray Castro Batista
Phoenix
Ariz
Batista
California
Henry Astorga
Arnulfo Aguilardo
Manuel Camarena
Thomas J. Romero
Jail Break Hero Weds Jail Break Hero Weds
Tom H. Stowe, a former Maricopa County Courthouse watchman who earlier failed a jailbreak on Oct 22, wed Ruby Winchester at Broadway Methodist Church in a ceremony led by Rev. A Gillette Bechtel. He now works as a right of way agent for the county highway department and plans to live at 337 North Godfrey Street. He previously shot two men attempting escape in the courthouse corridor, killing them, as two others were captured. Jack Tatum was later recaptured in El Paso.
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Tom H. Stowe
Maricopa County
Ruby Winchester
A. Gillette Bechtel
Broadway Methodist Church
Stowe
Jack Tatum
el Paso
Mrs Mary Z Burg 48 Dies At Home
Mrs Mary Zita Burg 48 died at her home yesterday at 108 West Elm Street Rosary will be said at 8 p m tomorrow in Whitney Funeral Home Chapel Requiem high mass will be conducted at 10 a m Wednesday at St Francis Xavier Church Burial will be in St Francis Cemetery She was wife of Walter Burg president of the Central Arizona Chapter National Society of Professional Engineers She was born in Springfield Ohio and came to Phoenix three years ago Surviving are her husband a son Walter A Jr three daughters Barbara Ann Mary Janet and Judith Agnes her mother Mary V O'Brien Detroit Mich two brothers Omas A O'Brien Phoenix and William E O'Brien Detroit Mich three sisters Mrs Chris Bertoli Portland Ore Mrs Frank Sweeney Ferndale Mich and Sister Mary Domenic Dominican Order Lufkin Tex
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Zita Burg
West Elm Street
Whitney Funeral Home
St. Francis Xavier Church
St. Francis Cemetery
Burg
Walter Burg
Central Arizona
National Society of Professional Engineers
Springfield
Ohio
Phoenix
St. Francis Xavier
Mothers’ Club
Walter A., Jr
Barbara Ann
Mary Janet
Judith Agnes
Mary V. O’brien
Detroit
Mich
Omas A. O’brien
William E. O’brien
Chris Bertoli
Portland
Ore
Frank Sweeney
Ferndale
Mary Domenic
Dominican Order
Lufkin
Tex
J. R. Conner Dies Funeral Tomorrow
Jack R. Conner 57, barber shop operator at 930 South 19th Avenue, died yesterday at his home 1721 West Hadley Street. Funeral set for 4:30 p m tomorrow at Palms Chapel Grimshaw Mortuary officiated by Dr Theron Chastain. Cremation at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by wife Evangeline and two brothers and three sisters in Kentucky.
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Jack R. Conner
South 19Th Avenue
West Hadley Street
Palms Chapel
Grimshaw Mortuary
Theron Chastain
First Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Mr. Conner
Kentucky
Phoenix
The
Odd Fellows
Evangeline
Prudential Executive Praises Phoenix Area as Good Investments
Edward F. Baumer of Prudential praised Arizona operations at a Phoenix Advertising Club luncheon. He noted Phoenix district led the company's agents in new business production for 1949 despite opening May 16, and cited strong investment opportunities fueling construction financing. Attendees included Mason, Mitchell, and Haag in the Luhrs Building and Westward Ho luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudential
Phoenix Area
Edward F. Baumer
Los Angeles
Arizona
Phoenix Advertising Club
Baumer
Prudential Insurance Company
Phoenix
Richard O. Mason
Sidney V. Mitchell
Luhrs
Roger Haag
Westward Ho
Gazette
John P. Gregg, Jr
Ad Club
Barbers Price-Fixing Challenge Filed in Arizona Suit
A Douglas barber, C. Edwards, filed suit in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the Arizona Barber Act price fixing. He seeks an injunction against enforcing minimum hair-cut price of $1 and argues the act is unenforceable. Edwards contends the Douglas panel’s $1 standard drives customers to cheaper Mexican barbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa County
State Board of Barber Examiners
Fred O. Wilson
State Attorney General
Co. C. Edwards
Douglas
Barber Examining Board
Edwards
Curly
Mexico
Eyewitness Describes Newscaster Slaying in Alice Case
Belton Texas January 23 AP eyewitness Avelino Saenz recounted Bill Mason being shot by Sam Smithwick after a stop in Alice on July 29 Mason a veteran news and radio man was killed. Saenz testified Smithwick pulled a gun and an exchange followed as Mason tried to respond and escape. The 62 year old Smithwick faces possible death penalty with trial moved to Belton on venue grounds.
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Belton
Tex
Bill Mason
Alice
Sam Smithwick
Avelino Saenz
Mason
Smithwick
Saenz
Alice Street
James K. Evetts
Mr. Mason
Evetts
Portly Smithwick
Suspect Tried In Absentia In Arson Case
Charles Bradford Gibson, 24, of Sunnyslope, was being tried in ab sentia before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dudley W. Windes on an arson charge. His attorney noted Gibson was en route from Albuquerque to Phoenix for trial, but he failed to appear. The state sought to proceed with witnesses, including one from Michigan, regarding the June 13 fire at Duffy's Tavern on Seventh Street and Dunlap Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bradford Gibson
Sunnyslope
Maricopa County
Dudley W. Windes
J. Frank Gibson
Albuquerque
N. M
Phoenix
Warren L. McCarthy
Mrs. Turner Dies At Phoenix Home
Minnie Turner a Phoenix resident for 15 years died yesterday at her daughter Mrs. Guy Bryant’s home at 301 West Edgemont Avenue. Funeral chapel service will be held at 3 30 p m tomorrow at the Arizona Funeral Home with interment in Greenwood. She was born in Cornwall England and came to the United States at age five. Survivors include her daughter Mildred Paulista another daughter Earl Turner of Phoenix and Herb R Turner of Wilmington California two grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Turner
Phoenix
Guy Bryant
West Edgemont Avenue
Arizona Funeral Home Chapel
Greenwood Memorial Park
Turner
Cornwall
England
United States
Mildred Paulista
Earl of Phoenix
Herb R. Turner
Wilmington
Calif
Roosevelt PTA To Sponsor Party
The Roosevelt Parent-Teacher Association will host an open house at Roosevelt School on Wednesday night. Before classroom tours, parents may attend a Neighborhood House meeting at Seventh Street and Southern Avenue. Thirty fourth grade students will perform a musical directed by Miss Annetta Erickson, with refreshments by home room mothers led by chairmen including Mrs. Nelms Freedman Bayles Shephard Lee Collins Bowley under Mrs. Cummins supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Parent - Teacher Association
Roosevelt School
Neighborhood House
Seventh Street
Southern Avenue
Annetta Erickson
Harold Nelms
Sam Freedman
Erman Bayles
Lora Shephard
A. C. Lee
C. W. Collins
Kenneth Bowley
George Cummins
William J. Trout Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for William Joseph Trout will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the Whitney Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George F. Barton officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Trout, a former greyhound trainer and winter visitor, died Friday at his residence. survivor includes his brother James B. Trout of Beavertown, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joseph Trout
South Second Avenue
Whitney Funeral Home
George F. Barton
First Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Trout
Greenleaf Cafe
James B Trout
Beavertown
Ore
Bail Set for Jesse Bagley Jr in Marijuana Case
Jesse F. Bagley Jr., 23, of 2202 North Laurel Avenue, released on $1,000 bond today pending federal court action on charges of possession of marijuana.
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Jesse F. Bagley, Jr
North Laurel Avenue
End of Term Schedules Set by Phoenix Schools
The first semester ends Friday for Phoenix Union High Schools and Phoenix College. Examinations finish Wednesday at Phoenix Union North Phoenix West Phoenix Carver and Phoenix Technical School. No classes Thursday. Report cards Friday. Second semester starts Monday for high schools. At Phoenix College exams conclude Wednesday and classes recess until Thursday Feb 2.
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Phoenix Union High
E. W. Montgomery
Phoenix College
Phoenix Union
North Phoenix
West Phoenix
Carver
Phoenix Technical School
New Trial Won By Defendant
R. Q. Green a 36 year old resident of 1448 21st Place was granted a new trial by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dudley W Windes after defense counsel said a witness had evaded service of a subpoena Retrial set for March 23 Green faced assault with a deadly weapon charge for a stabbing at Diamond Bar 40th and Washington October 1 Also mentioned was Abel Luna 18 of 16th and Sherman Street whose sentencing for aggravated assault in a poisoning case was continued for one week after a new trial motion was filed
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R. Q. Green
21St Place
Maricopa County Superior Court
Dudley W. Windes
Jack Cavness
Green
Grace Scruggs
40Th
Washington Streets
Abel Luna
16Th
Sherman Streets
Udall Seeks City Key Amid Haiti Exile Parley
Port au Prince Mayor Udall remains jailed but playful over a city key and Bureau card sent as courtesy. He plans to attend Port au Prince’s 200th anniversary exposition invitation, though regrets absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Udall
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Bureau of Police
Ex-Paratrooper lands in plane with women pilots at institute
Jack Flynn of Cincinnati a former paratrooper and student at the American Institute for Foreign Trade achieved his dream of landing in a plane. The 99s club women fliers toured Sky Harbor Airhaven Paradise and the institute field Thunderdird Field No 1 for a progressive dinner ending with dessert. They plan an airborne scavenger hunt in late February.
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Jack Flynn
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Institute For Foreign Trade
11Th Airborne Division
Japan
The
99S
Thunderbird Field No
Institute
Flynn
Marty Crowl
South
Sky Harbor
Airhaven
Paradise Airport
Ambrose Beshoner Final Rites Slated
Rosary services for Ambrose Beshoner 58 of 1112 South 20th Street who died Saturday after a driverless truck struck him will be held this evening at Memory Chapel A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. Mass will be sung tomorrow at St Mark's Church with interment at St Francis Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Frances two daughters Mrs O F Schmuki and Mrs O L Escue and son Ambrose A Beshoner Jr. of Phoenix.
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Ambrose Beshoner
South 20Th Street
Superior
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
St. Mark’s Church
St. Francis Cemtery
Beshoner
Lewis Williams
Perlite Industries of Arizona, Inc
Phoenix
Mr. Beshoner
Frances
O. F. Schmuki
O. L. Escue
Megargel
Tex
Ambrose A. Beshoner, Jr
Truck Convoys Move Arizona Citrus To Juicing Plants
Arizona growers rush citrus to juicing plants as warm weather dries fruit after January freeze. Tempe Yuma and near Peoria plants run around the clock while big semi trailers haul up to 20 tons to California processing sites. Private carriers gain rates amid emergency demand, grapefruit and oranges move to processing with prices around 25 dollars per ton.
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Arizona
California
Tempe
Yuma
Near
Peoria
Los Angeles
Ehrenberg
Motor Vehicle Division
Arizona Highway Department
Glenn B. Sharp
Arizona Motor Transport Association, Inc
Truck Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Byron Showers
Paul Brown
Orange Administrative Committee
Phoenix
Mrs. Mary Duggan Rites Conducted
Private funeral services for Mrs. Mary VanSant Duggan 64 longtime Prescott resident who died Saturday at McDowell Hospital were held this afternoon at Memory Church with Rev. David Trimble of St. Luke's Episcopal officiating Interment followed at Greenwood Memorial Park Survivors include three daughters Mrs Dorothy Brown Mrs Florence Cogle and Miss Alberta Duggan a brother Fred Van Sant and three grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary VanSant Duggan
Prescott
McDowell Hospital
A. L. Moore and Sons
David Trimble
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Duggan
Clifton
Ill
Dorothy Brown
Florence Cogle
Phoenix
Alberta Duggan
Fred van Sant
Fresno
Calif
Piercey Funeral Held Here Today
Funeral services for Wilfred J. Piercey of 1034 East McKinley Street were held at 3 p m at St Pauls Episcopal Church. Officiants included Rev Donald B Robinson Canon Morton T Kelsey and Rev Francis Sullivan. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Francis H Piercey and sister Miss Anna Piercey.
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Wilfred J. Piercey
East McKinley Street
19Th Street
East McDowell Road
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Donald B. Robinson
St. Paul’s
Morton T. Kelsey
Trinity Cathedral
Francis Sullivan
Mission el Bueno Samaritano
Greenwood Memorial Park
Francis H. Piercey
Anna Piercey
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Tucker
Coast
Mary Z. Burg
J. R. Conner
Phoenix Home
Roosevelt Pta
William J. Trout
Udall
Siord
Rees At Tase Steset
Speed Valley
Hanny
Flan
Forstmann
Mrs
Mary Duggan
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