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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1950
Page
2
The VA states ex-GI's are strong credit risks for home purchases. Frank W. Kelsey notes that over 146,000 veterans have repaid loans totaling 579000, with most others making payments on time. VA has paid about 13,500 default claims, under 1 percent of total guarantees, and guaranteed loans to 1.9 million veterans totaling roughly 10.0 billion principal.
The piece notes Girl Scout cookie tables at major centers raising funds and praises the Mothers March on Polio for uniting the city. It jokes about consumer frugality, weekend desserts, and the dilemma of busy fathers hunting parking during shopping binges.
Educators from Colorado New Mexico California and numerous Arizona communities gathered to discuss education's purpose and the need for democracy rooted citizenship. Ten private meetings addressed teacher dismissals superintendent conflicts principal concerns and community relations with conclusions to be reported later.
Funeral services for Mrs. Henrietta Elizabeth Taylor Tidwell will be at 2 p m tomorrow at the First Methodist Church in Safford. Rev. Donald F. Wogaman will officiate. Burial is planned in Solomonsville. She died in Mendota California, after living in Solomonsville and Florence. Survivors include four sons W F Tidwell Fred Tidwell John Tidwell and E L Tidwell Jr. four daughters Mrs Allen Mrs Charles Lewis Mrs Wallace Bowman and Mrs Jessie Wilson. 30 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.
The United States top military leaders depart Sunday for a 10day tour visiting American installations in the Far East. General Omar Bradley chairman will confer with General Douglas MacArthur in Japan then stop at 12 Pacific bases including Okinawa Guam and Honolulu with Generals Collins Vandenberg and Admiral Sherman aboard.
In Chicago on January 28 AP reports manslaughter charges filed against two tenants after an early morning blaze in two adjacent three story apartment buildings killed a woman and injured six others. Flames trapped residents, many leaped from windows. 8 year old Sandra Lee was critically burned and blinded. Helen Ford 38 died at 2142 44 North Clark Street. Neighbors housed 75 occupants in chilly 25 degree weather.
A crash sighting report near northern Ontario remained unverified as a pilot and researchers pressed on in poor flying conditions. U S and Canadian crews, led by Wing Comdr D R Miller and Lt Col Eugene O Strauss, operated from Whitehorse with Col Bernt Balchen commanding American efforts in Alaska.
The Federal Board on Geographic Names is petitioned to officially recognize Show Low Arizona Maple Hill Kansas Half Acre New York and Put-in-Bay Ohio as town names. Residents want the Arizona settlement to be spelled Show Low reversing a prior ruling. The board notes it was not asked to alter Showlow Creek spelling. Showlow refers to a pioneer West gambling game.
Berlin reports that Soviet authorities claim to have broken up a ring of Anglo American agents in the Soviet Zone with 127 saboteurs arrested for building bombings arms theft and assault. Eight groups tied to Western powers were implicated in plans to seize power as Soviet troops withdrew. A new Greater Berlin travel permit regulation was announced alongside ongoing blockade tightening and truck congestion at Helmstedt.
Funeral services for Carl R. Williams of Safford will be held at 3 30 p m tomorrow at the Safford Ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Ivins Bentley officiating. Burial will be in Graham Cemetery. Williams, 57, a native of Illinois, had lived in Safford since 1916 and spent the last decade with the Arizona State Highway Department. Survivors include his wife Sue, two sisters Mrs Freda Clark of Phoenix and Mrs Margaret Hardesty of Wood River Ill, and a brother Stanley of Eldorado Illinois.
Shelby Montana January 28 Earl Hagen, 26, is in critical condition after being struck by trains in two incidents within a week. Earlier Empire Builder hit his oil truck at Lothair crossing near Chester, leaving him uninjured. yesterday the same train struck his new truck, causing serious injuries.
Globe report says a family of six was left homeless when a house trailer and the adjoining service station and garage operated by father Bob Gillaspy burned. Estimated damage reaches 10000 dollars. no insurance was carried. Firemen could not determine a start for the blaze on the eight mile outskirts of Globe.
Nogales Chamber of Commerce reported that 49 of 50 letters answered last week were favorable. A Port land high school biology student asked for a live Gila monster specimen. Chamber officials say the request cannot be fulfilled and the girl will be disappointed.
Bernard Baruch says any instrument to defend life should be explored, Harold Urey opposes full development citing liberty concerns, Carl Vinson supports making weapons as long as enemies can reach them, and General Omar Bradley warns against shunning scientific discovery for fear of its consequences.
Paul Mantz planned to break the East to West transcontinental air speed record in a modified Mustang P 51 but a flat tail wheel tire halted his take-off at Idlewild. Airport attendant William Geiss alerted the tower as Mantz began moving, forcing a return to the apron for repairs and a later attempt.
A 72-foot purse seiner named Johnny Boy valued at 125000 dollars burned off Newport California. The crew of 11 abandoned ship as a coast guard patrol boat moved in to rescue them six miles south of Newport. This marked the fifth purse seiner to burn along the southern California coast in recent months.
London Jan 28 AP Churchill labeled the Labor Party Socialists pursuit of child centered social services as Queuetopia. He asked why queues should be a permanent feature and warned the socialist dream has become a queuetopia rather than utopia.
A storm pounded the Far West while the Northern Plains stayed cold with sub zero reads in Minot and Bismarck. Temperatures moderated for many, but Dakotas and Montana faced no immediate thaw. Snow covered Eastern Oregon, Northern Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota as trains were disrupted and two trains derailed in Oregon. Continuous power and communications outages occurred in Northern California and Oregon due to heavy snow and winds.
President Truman says Ambassador Lewis Douglas should be back in London within 60 days. He told reporters Douglas is recovering rapidly from illness and the rumor that the sickness is so severe he could not continue is being scoffed at.
In Los Angeles on January 28 a manhunt was launched across the area for a man who abducted a six year old girl in suburban Torrance the day before. The child was taken while walking home from school and was drugged with ether before the assault.
Horace Robinson, 60, formerly owning a gun shop in Wichita Falls, was arrested at a city hotel after being charged with murder with malice in the fatal shooting of Arnold Thom, 46, at Thom’s home last night. Thom’s father described a brief exchange before the assailant fired multiple times.
Grant declined local cocker entry for the 31st International Tournament in Orlando Florida asserting fights lasted five days. Uncertain if the Feb. 5 main between Orly Butler and Don Stockton will occur due to gambling concerns. Fowl magazine lists season dates from 1949 to 1950 with future fights and entry fees from 25 to 300 dollars. Mrs. Lillian Pingry of the Humane Association of Arizona deems cockfights tied to gambling and likely not held without it.
Dynamite explosions wrecked the mouth of a small non union coal mine and a coal truck at nearby South Philipsburg early today. Several other blasts have occurred there in the last two days.
Wind gusts around 100 mph cause a Trailways bus to swerve off United States Highway 85 87 thirty miles south of Pueblo. Five passengers plus the driver were injured. the driver remained trapped as of 8 15 am. The bus struck a pole or bridge abutment around 5 30 am with 13 aboard.
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