Colonel Fraser Receives British Honor for War Service
Col. Frank E. Fraser of Phoenix, executive officer of the Arizona National Guard, received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire from British Counsel General R. H. Hadow at the Statehouse. The award honored his services to the British General Staff during invasions planned in Africa and France, with a formal ceremony and attendance by U S Army, Navy, and Marine officers and the United States, Arizona, and British flags.
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Fraser
Frank E. Fraser
Phoenix
Arizona National Guard
Great Britain
United States Army
R. H. Hadow
California
Arizona
Hadow
Africa
France
United States
Dan E. Garvey
Alexander M. Tuthill
Navy
Marine
Gazette
Religious Educator To Address Leaders In Phoenix
Dr. Henrietta C. Mears, director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Hollywood and Gospel Light Press editor, will speak tonight to about 1,000 Sunday school leaders at the first Arizona Sunday school convention in Phoenix. She speaks again at 2 p.m. tomorrow and 3 p.m. Sunday at a mass meeting. The introduction speaker, Rev. William E. Kirschkle, Chicago executive director of the National Sunday School Association, called the gathering part of a national surge in the Sunday school movement. The Evangelical Minister Association of Phoenix sponsors the convention. Rev. Carl R. Benson chairs the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta C. Mears
First Presbyterian Church In
Hollywood
Gospel Light Press
Phoenix
Arizona
Mears
William E. Kirschkle
Chicago
National Sunday School Association
Sunday School Movement of America
Evangelical Minister Association of Phoenix
Carl R. Benson
Arizona Bible Institute
Clerk Gets Prison Term For Theft From Cadets
James Woodison a 29 year old clerk of 41 East Field Drive pleaded guilty to fraudulently taking 4091.60 belonging to 45 Williams Air Force Base cadets and was sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court by Judge Charles C. Bernstein to three to 10 years in state prison. He worked for Republic and Gazette World Travel Service and used funds intended for holiday round trip tickets. Probation officers reported he stole 9501.96 with 5521.91 recovered by his employer Ben J Cahill and property valued at about 1150 also taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward James Woodison
East Fields Drive
Williams Air Force Base
Maricopa County
Woodison
Ben J. Cahill
Cahill
Wilson Students Held Talent Show
Approximately 50 Wilson Elementary School students performed in an afternoon talent show for parents and friends after morning viewings. Tryouts were held over weeks with upper and lower grade participation organized by Miss Orpha Hoganson and Mrs. Loig Hansen, with Mrs. Anice Bromley and Miss Jean Reeves as accompanists.
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Wilson Elementary School
Orpha Hoganson
Loig Hansen
Anice Bromley
Jean Reeves
First Girl Born In 100 Years for Maxwell Family
Ed Maxwell of the Miami Copper Company welcomes his first daughter, born at Inspiration Hospital on Wednesday, ending a century with no female births in the Maxwell line. He has three sons including Eddie, a student at Arizona State College at Tempe.
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Miami
Edward Maxwell
Miami Copper Company
Ann
Inspiration Hospital
Maxwells
Eddie
Arizona State College
Tempe
Massou Sentenced in Bogus Check Case by Arizona Judge
Charles L. Massou 34 of 2821 North 29th Street pleaded guilty in a bogus check case and was sentenced by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Charles C. Bernstein to 2 to 3 years in state prison. He was arrested in San Jose on a bigamy charge and was wanted in several West Coast cities for passing bogus checks. Probation officers said he wrote about $165 in fraudulent checks here and denied being married to a woman in San Jose.
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Charles L. Massou
North 29Th Street
Maricopa County Superior Court
Charles C. Bernstein
Massou
San Jose
Calif
Santa Barbara
Oakland
San Francisco
Burbank
Long Beach
Masson
Ireland Fugitive Jailed For Theft
Michael Patrick O Banion a 25 year old seaman is jailed on a 3000 bond on federal Dyer Act charges for driving a stolen car from Aquila to India California. He admitted leaving a Halifax ship and entering the United States illegally and said he did not wish to return to Ireland due to being in an underground movement there.
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Ireland
Michael Patrick O’banion
Aquila
India
Calif
C. B. Wilson
United States
O’banion
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Farm Bureau leaders discuss Chicago trip at Cartwright group meeting
Arizona Farm Bureau Federation president A. J. Fram and James Painter of Tempe will share details of their travel to the American Farm Bureau convention in Chicago. The Cartwright Farm Bureau gathering at Cartwright SchoolTom will include a potluck dinner. Auto insurance will be on the agenda, secretary B. D. Stallings said.
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A. J. Fram
Kyrene
Arizona Farm Bureau Federation
James Painter
Tempe
American Farm Bureau Convention
Chicago
Cartwright Farm Bureau
Cartwright School
B. D. Stallings
Much Ado About Little Willie Ybarra Incident
Four month old Willie Ybarra choked on a safety pin while his mother cleaned him. Mrs Ybarra rushed him to St Monica's Hospital after a pin lodged sideways in the baby's throat, aided by Fire Capt Edward S Smerdon who helped remove it.
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Willie Ybarra
Guillermo Ybarra
East
Buchanan Street
Edward S. Smerdon
St. Monica’s Hospital
Hair-Cutting Case Fought in Court
Bertus H. Verkay, 40, of 1905 North 25th Place, pleads not guilty to assault against his wife Dorothy for a crude GI haircut. Judge Charles C. Bernstein sets trial for Mar. 9. Verkay jailed Jan. 9 after beating and bruising his wife and cutting her hair with a razor and scissors. bond set at $2,500 and denial of bond reduction.
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Bertus H. Verkay
North 25Th Place
Dorothy
Maricopa County
Charles C. Bernstein
Verkay
Sentencing Delay For Fred Stroble In Child Murder Case
LOS ANGELES Jan 27 UP Sentencing of Fred Stroble for the sex murder of 6 year old Linda Joyce Glacoft was postponed to Monday to allow new attorney John Gray to study the 992 page transcript from the elderly baker's trial. Judge Charles W Fricke denied further delays.
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Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Linda Joyce Glacoft
Baker
John Gray
al Matthews
Charles W. Fricke
Gray
Salesmen To Honor Marsh Roy Marsh Dinner Tribute
Marsh Roy Marsh founder and charter member of the Roadrunners of Arizona will be guest of honor at a 7 30 p m dinner meeting February 3 at Gene Doyle's Steak House. Marsh is a former rodeo cowboy movie star and songwriter according to Roadrunners president Don Gallo.
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Roy Marsh
Roadrunners of Arizona
Gene Doyle
Marsh
Don Galloway
Roadrunners
Sherman Gets Commission As Navy Chief
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman was sworn in as chief of naval operations in Washington today. The ceremony followed a delay caused by the Denfeld dismissal dispute and featured a new commission to assert Sherman’s legal rights to the post.
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Washington
Adml
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Sherman
Navy
Admi
Louis Denfel
Denfeld
Matthews
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Defense
Johnson
Divorce Sought By Ginny Simms And Hyatt Dehn
Hollywood gossip reports actress and singer Ginny Simms plans to file for divorce from Hyatt Dehn tomorrow. They married July 28, 1945, and have two sons including Conrad born during a hospital stay. Simms has retained Attorney James Ball while noting they remain friendly.
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Hollywood
INS
Ginny Simms
Hyatt Dehn
James Ball
Hyatt
Dehns
Conrad
David
Bull Attacks Pair In Auto on Port Arthur Beach Road
Richard C. Potter and his wife watched cowboys corralling cattle when a 2000 pound Brahman bull charged their automobile on the Port Arthur Galveston Beach highway. Potter, 62, Worcester Mass., was bruised and lacerated as the bull leaped onto the car smashing the windshield and damaging the top and fenders.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Richard C. Potter
Worcester
Mass
Potter
Galveston Beach
Penney Promotes A A Montgomery To Calexico Manager
A. A. Montgomery known as Dick Montgomery, assistant manager at the J C Penney store, has been promoted to manager of the Calexico California store. He has worked at the Phoenix store since 1926 starting as a stock boy and will take over Monday. No replacement has been named.
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A. A
Dick) Montgomery
East Hubbell Street
J. C. Penney Company
Calexico
City Economy Drive Tackles Auto Costs
Acting City Manager Ray W Wilson urged all department heads to file detailed reports on city owned vehicles. He asked for vehicle lists user details costs and home use, plus employees driving private cars, monthly or mileage pay, transit use, and half year auto expenses with 1949 50 turnout forecasts. A committee chaired by Wendell Rote will gather data and seek economy ideas amid a projected 400 000 deficit for 1949 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray W. Wilson
Wilson
Wendell Rote
Roy N. Jones
Capt
Orme Morehead
Police
Alice Mosier
Charles A. Esser
Mosier
Vernon dies after heart attack at 47
Frank Alfred Vernon 47 of 3828 West Latham Street died after a heart attack last night and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Monica's Hospital. He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky and worked as assistant receiving clerk for Brunswig Drug Company. He came to the city 30 years ago from Indianapolis. Funeral services set for 10 am Monday at Memory Chapel of A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary with Dr. Charles S. KENDall officiating. Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife Ruby a daughter Mrs Charles Bradley of Coronado California a son Charles in the Navy at San Diego his mother Mrs Jamie Comfort of Indianapolis a brother Walter Vernon of Phoenix and three grandchildren.
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Frank Alfred Vernon
West
Latham Street
St. Monica’s Hospital
Bowling Green
Vernon
Brunswig Drug Company
Indianapolis
Ind
A. L. Moore and Sons
Charles S. Kendall
Central Methodist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ruby
Charles Bradley
Coronado
Calif
Charles
United States Navy
San Diego
Jamie Comfort
Walter Vernon
Phoenix
Rent Controls Lifted in Bell California
Rent controls were lifted today in Bell California after action by the city’s legal governing body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bell
Calif
Creighton School District bond election showing strong vote
About 924 ballots were cast by 1 p m in Creighton School Districts 380000 bond issue race. Officials predicted the day could set a district record if votes continue to stream in by 6 p m as polls close.
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Creighton
New Drug Aureomycin Aids Urinary Tract Infections
Dr Herman Budelsen reports aureomycin as an effective new antibiotic for urinary tract infections caused by bacillus coli. In 10 patients, the drug relieved bladder symptoms with easy oral administration and minimal side effects. Recurrent infections may require additional courses or ongoing reduced dosing to prevent relapse.
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Herman Bundesen
M.D
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Little Willie
Ginny
Miz Simms
Penney
A. A. Montgomery
Lee
Frank A. Vernon
Rayon Crepe
Hanny
Miller
Ogeas
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