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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1950

Page

15

Bowman Hall Appointed To Offices In Maricopa County

Everett Bowman, once a sheriff candidate, becomes constable at Wickenburg while Clyde A. Hall fills the vacancy from Deputy Sheriff William Holmes death. Holmes earned 275 dollars monthly. Bowman receives 180 and Hall 220. Boise will not deputize Bowman. Bowman, a former world champion cowboy, also served in the Arizona Highway Patrol and Pinal County sheriff s department. The Democratic Precinct Committee unanimously backed Bowman over Hall.

Everett Bowman Maricopa County Wickenburg County Board of Supervisors Clyde A. Hall William A. Holmes Holmes Bowman Hall L. C. Boise Boise Bowman Bowman Arizona Highway Patrol Pinal County

Bus driver Oliver Rothrock retires after 23 years

Patagonia Ariz January 27 Oliver Rothrock a Patagonia Union High School bus driver retires after 23 years without an accident. He also serves as justice of the peace for Santa Cruz County District No 2.

Patagonia Ariz Oliver Rothrock Patagonia Union High Rothrock Santa Cruz County

Death in Benson Said To Plunge

BISBEE Arizona January 27 AP Sheriff I V Pruitt believes G B Adcock 43 of Benson died from injuries after a fall An autopsy showed a skull fracture Adcock was found unconscious in his Benson ice plant quarters Sunday and died yesterday An inquest is planned likely Monday

Pesos Find Explained In Truck Crash Case

Special to The Phoenix Gazette YUMA Jan 27 The 53960 Mexican pesos found in a truck after it overturned and killed occupant belonged to the driver Armando J Ruiz 18 of Los Angeles who planned to buy shrimp at Rocky Point Sonora Mex Highway Patrolman Dan Kinser says Ruiz exchanged more than 6000 in United States currency for Mexican money at Mexicali shortly before the crash 40 miles east of Yuma Alfonso Vasquez 45 also of Los Angeles a passenger was killed when pinned under the truck An inquest will be conducted Monday at 2 p m

Yuma Rocky Point Sonora Mex Dan Kinser Armando J. Ruiz Los Angeles United States Mexicali Here Kinser Alfonso Vasquez

Rites Tomorrow For Globe Woman Antonietta B Tocco

Funeral services for Mrs. Antonietta B. Tocco will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Globe with Rev. Francis Bree. Interment in Knights of Pythias plot, Globe Cemetery. She died Tuesday at her son’s Los Angeles home. Born August 14, 1884 in Italy she moved to Arizona 45 years ago and owned a Little Acres ranch since 1918. Survivors: five sons Dominic Claypool Ralph Los Angeles Walter Buckeye Robert Redondo Beach Tony Gardena Calif. Three daughters Aaron Marino Los Angeles Melba Templin Santa Monica Nancy Kramer Cleveland. one sister Angelina Tarvasci Los Angeles.

Globe Antonietta B. Tocco Holy Angels Catholic Church Francis Bree Knights of Pythias Globe Cemetery Tocco Los Angeles Italy Arizona Little Acres Here Dominic Claypool Ralph Walter Buckeye Robert Redondo Beach Calif Tony Gardena Aaron Marino Melba Templin Santa Monica Nancy Kramer Cleveland Ohio Angelina Tarvasci

Travelcade to visit site of old Fort Date Creek

WICKENBURG Arizona January 27 Fort Date Creek will host the first travelcade in a series by the Round Up Club. Guided tours begin 10 am meeting at Frontier Street open to the public with no charge. Leader John Perkins will recount the Wick enburg massacre before the group visits Fort Date Creek, the first Army post in Arizona, built about a century ago.

Wickenburg Fort Date Creek Law and Order Arizona Territory Phoenix Dons Club Frontier Street Travelcade John Perkins Arizona

Theme Chosen for Arizona Writers' Conference at ASC Tempe

The Arizona Writers' Conference at Arizona State College Tempe, directed by John Myers Myers, will explore Arizona in Literature on March 4 in the Moeur Activity Building. Sessions welcome anyone interested in writing or literature. Ernest J. Hopkins, ASC journalism professor and author of Financing the Frontier, also participates.

Phoenix Gazette Tempe Arizona Writers Arizona State College Arizona John Myers Myers

University to Offer Public Lands Administration Course

The University of Arizona will offer a new course in administration of public lands next semester open to graduate students. The class will cover policy and management issues at state and federal levels and adds depth to environmental and land use studies.

Tucson University of Arizona

Vanishing Seris Plan Ancient Rites

In Hermosillo Sonora Jan 27 AP traditional festivities for Our Lady of Candelaria begin tomorrow and run to Feb 6. Seris perform ancient dances and tell folklore to youths. The Seris are a vanishing race with high death rates and many live in Seri Villa near Hermosillo.

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico

El Paso Holds 2nd Suspect In Eloy Killing

Florence report says 25-year-old Leonard Joseph Dominie is jailed by El Paso police as a second suspect in the Eloy fatal beating of Fred Blair. Willie B Robinson of Tucson, already arrested, admitted taking $20 from Blair and identified a companion named Red as the tire iron attacker. Blair died days after the attack at Pinal County Hospital.

Florence Pinal County Fred Blair Eloy el Paso Tex Lynn Earley Leonard Joseph Dominie Willie B. Robinson Tucson Pima Robinson Duminie Blair Red Robinson Sai

Tempe District Rancher Goldman Dies in Mesa Hospital

Colin Goldman 32 a longtime Tempe Valley resident died after a brief illness in a Mesa hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Carr Mortuary. Born October 14 1917 in Texas he ranched with his father south of Tempe. He is survived by parents five brothers and a sister. Norman lives in Rifle Colorado.

Phoenix Gazette Tempe Colin Goldman Mesa Carr Mortuary Goldman Texas George Goldman Herman Milton Olin Wirt Norman Goldman Wayne Webb Norman Rifle, Colo

Black White Ball In Nogales Draws Regional Entrants

The annual Nogales event will be held Saturday night with princesses from seven Arizona and Sonora cities attending. Lillian Ann Manson represents Nogales Arizona, Dolores Guerra from Tucson, Maria Lourdes Morales of Douglas, Olivia Sanches Alba Celaya and Julieta Monroy from the Altar district, and Martha Corvala from Hermosillo are among participants.

Nogales Sonora Mexico Arizona Lillian Ann Manson Dolores Guerra Tucson Maria Lourdes Morales Douglas Ciudad Obregon Olivia Sanches Alba Celaya Altar District Julieta Monroy Magdalena Martha Corvala Hermosillo

Telephone company transfers to Douglas announced

Marshall H. Bell manager of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph in Nogales is transferred to Douglas. His successor here will be Howard Insche, currently in charge of the Benson office. Transfers take effect February 1.

Nogales Marshall H. Bell Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Douglas Howard Insche Benson

Travelcade To Visit Sacaton Reservation

The Sacaton Indian Reservation is the target of this week’s Dons Club travelcade led by Ray Stocker. Attendees may join Pima Indian Church services and observe a skilled Indian choir. A. E. Robinson will discuss tribe history and Southwest arts and crafts, displaying Indian baskets from his collection.

Sacaton Dons Club Ray Stocker Southwest A. E. Robinson

Delegates to Tempe Legion Conference Gather

The quarterly American Legion Ninth District conference will meet in Tempe with 14 posts sending delegates. District commander Mrs. Ann Stedwell will preside, and a district vice commander will be elected to serve the unexpired term. Willis Cowan is a candidate as the Tempe post hosts the event. A social hour and Spanish refreshments follow the business session.

Tempe American Legion William Bloys Ann Stedwell Stedwell Norman Bennett Willis Cowan

Music Friends Present Violin and Harp Keyboard Concert

TEMPE January 27 Sol Babitz violinist and Wesley Kuhnle harp sichordist and pianist will give a concert of 17th and 18th century violin and keyboard music Monday at 8:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Arizona State College Tempe. Sponsored by the Arizona Friends of Music the program includes Tartini Pastorelle Bach and Mozart sonatas. Babitz studied at Berlin Hochschule and later played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl orchestras. He has written books on violin and edited the violin department of The International Musician.

Phoenix Gazette Tempe Sol Babitz Wesley Kuhnle Arizona State College Arizona Friends of Music G. Tartini John Theodore Baltzar Capriccio Bach W. A. Mozart Babitz Berlin’ Hochschule of Music Los Angeles Philharmonic Hollywood Bowl The International Musician

Former Arizona Indian Officer Dies

William Nash aged 66, former special Indian Service officer at the United Pueblos Agency in Albuquerque, died of a heart attack in his Gallup hotel room. Nash served 15 years as an Indian police officer in New Mexico and Arizona. widow Naomi Nash of Lakeside, California survives.

Gallup N. M INS William Nash Indian Service United Pueblos Agency Albuquerque New Mexico Arizona Naomi Lakeside Calif

Geneal L Jensen Services Today

Funeral services for Geneal L Jensen were held today at 2 p.m. at the Kelcher Hacker Mortuary Chapel. Jensen, killed in a Jan 23 auto crash at Chandler Road and Baseline Road, is survived by husband Vaughn, two daughters Cheryl Ann and Linda Kaye, both of Mesa, and her parents William and Mrs. Litster of Cleveland Utah. Bishop John W Reed officiated. Burial was in Mesa Cemetery.

Mesa Cemetery

Cattlemen to Elect Officers in Holbrook Meeting

The Northern Arizona Cattlemen's Association with members from Apache Coconino and Navajo counties will meet in Holbrook on February 4 to elect officers. A banquet is planned and a motion picture produced by the Arizona Cattle Growers Association will be shown.

New Boys Flannel Shirts and Dress Oxfords Debut

New line of clothing features boys flannel shirts and dress oxford shoes in black or tan. Also offered are new ladies shoes new car covers and all wool blankets for the season.

Tucson Warehouse Sold in $70,000 Deal

Mr and Mrs John Sundt sold a large industrial warehouse at 860 East 16th Street to Sol Samors of Streator Ill in a 70000 dollar transaction. The note about Mount Etna describes its activity and the soil benefits but does not relate to the sale.

Tucson John Sundt East 16Th Street Sol Samors Streator Ill

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