Mrs May S Craig Pioneer Arizona Dies at 80
Mrs May S Craig aged 80 and long time Arizona resident died Friday at the Pioneers Home in Prescott. Funeral services were held at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with The Very Rev James W F Carman officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. She was mother to Henry W Allen Phoenix attorney and had lived in the Lowell Warren area before moving to Prescott 14 months ago. Surviving are two other sons Donald Case Allen of Lowell and Charles A Allen of Los Angeles, plus seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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May S. Craig
Arizona
Pioneers Home
Prescott
A. L. Moore and Sons
James W. F. Carman
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Greenwood Memorial Park
Craig
Henry W. Allen
Phoenix
Red Wing
Minn
Promotion to Senate Seats Captured by Former Representatives
The piece notes 27 former House members sit in the Senate, led by Alben Barkley, as many current House members weigh bids for 1952 and 1951 promotions. It highlights Helen Gahagan Douglas, Margaret Chase Smith, Richard Nixon, Mike Monroney, Homer Capehart, Andrew Jacobs, Ray Madden, George Smathers, Alexander Wiley, Clare Booth Luce, John A. Carroll, Everett Dirksen, Mike Mansfield and others considering runs across Indiana, Oklahoma, Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and more as postwar reorganization looms.
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Raymond Wilcove
Central Press
Washington
Chamber
House of Representatives
Daniel Webster
House
Webster
Senate
Alben Barkley
Il House
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Sheridan Downey
Downey
Richard Nixon
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Mike Monroney
Thomas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Monroney
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma City
United States
Indiana
Homer E. Capehart
Andrew Jacobs
GOP
New Deal Party
William E. Jenner
Ray Madden
Florida
Connecticutt
Brien McMahon
William Benton
John Davis Lodge
James T. Patterson
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Clare Booth Luce
Colorado
John A. Carroll
William Lee Knous
Eugene D. Millikin
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Scott W. Lucas
Iowa
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Fred Wearin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mike Mansfield
Zales N. Ecton
Mexican Jumping Beans Decline Across Generations
Alamos Mexico reports a shrinking crop of the famed jumping beans, a 30 year industry led by Joaquin Hernandez. The beans, grown near Alamos, are shipped worldwide for amusement and gaming. The culprit appears to be overexport and dwindling harvests, with the jumping caused by a larva that powers the bean’s motion.
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Bob J. Burandt
Central Press
Alamos
Mexico
Sierra Madre Mountains
Arizona
Joaquin
Mantz Aims For East West Speed Record Flight
Paul Mantz planned a nonstop attempt from Amarillo to Burbank to surpass his 1947 east west speed record set at seven hours four seconds. He landed in Amarillo after five hours 43 minutes due to headwinds and a failing generator. He hoped to restart at 8 a.m. with a repaired battery as mechanics work to repair the P 51 fighter. Mantz previously flew California to New York in 4 hours 52 minutes 58 seconds on January 21.
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Mississippi River
Amarillo
Tex
New York International Airport
Burbank
Mantz
New York
California
Communist Plot To Upset U S Charged
Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith told an all American conference to combat communism that there is conclusive evidence of a Soviet led fifth column in the United States. He cited Czechoslovakia as a model and described Stalinism as a denial of freedom. The gathering, sponsored by the American Legion, drew leaders from military civic religious and patriotic groups totaling about 50 million members. George Sokolsky warned of a communist organization for conquest without war or revolution.
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New York
INS
Walter Bedell Smith
United States
Moscow
American Legion
U. S
Russia
Czechoslovakia
George Sokolsky
N. Y. Journal American
Great-Grandfather 50 in Anniston marriages teen bride
In Anniston Alabama on January 30 J T Lybrand aged 50 claims a local record. He married a girl of 15 when he was 15. Their daughter Ruby born when he was 19 now has a 16 year old daughter who has a son.
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Anniston
Ala
J. T. Lybrand
Ruby
Alva Ullom Dies At 88 In Phoenix Home
Alva Jones Ullom, 88, of 4130 East McDowell Road Phoenix, died Saturday at home. A retired painting contractor and interior decorator born in Greenville Ohio, he came to Arizona from Marion Indiana. Survived by wife Mary Elizabeth a daughter Mrs Merle M Brown Phoenix a son Earl L Venice California a brother Leo Dayton Ohio five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. The Ulloms celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary recently. Funeral 3 30 p m today at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. Interment Double Butte Cemetery Tempe.
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Alva Jones Ullom
East McDowell Road
Phoenix
Ullom
Greenville
Ohio
Arizona
Marion
Ind
Mary Elizabeth
Merle M. Brown
Earl L
Venice
Calif
Leo
Dayton
Allom
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
Double Butte Cemetery
Tempe
Fire Victim in Critical Condition After Pyro Incident
Alfred Johnston, 40, of 1425 East Virginia Avenue, ignited gasoline containers in his pocket while en route to police headquarters. He remains in critical condition after treatment at St. Monica’s and transfer to Veterans Hospital at Papago Park. Johnston has refused to discuss the incident. his mother says he threatened self harm if returned to Sawtelle. He was stopped near 13th Street and Coronado Road at 5:30 a.m. when officers took him to headquarters.
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Alfred Johnston
East Virginia Avenue
Veterans Hospital
Papago Park
St. Monica’s Hospital
Marion Johnston
Sawtelle Veterans
Los Angeles
Johnston
13Th Street
Coronado Road
Cop Charged With Theft In Memphis Case
Memphis police jailed rookie patrolman Jerry V. Crook on charges of stealing a coat while probing a robbery at a bottling company. The report notes other items were mentioned and a weed killer device resembling a small flame thrower was described.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jerry V. Crook
Bomb Found In Vista Theater Lobby Slashes Reported
Police search for culprit after a crude black powder bomb was found in the Vista Theater lobby at 217 North Central Avenue. Theater manager Frank Hollis of 1631 North Sunset Drive described a steel tubing device sealed with a fuse. Several vandalism incidents including seat slashing were noted in recent weeks.
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Vista Theater
North Central Avenue
Frank Hollis
North Sunset Drive
Line Rider Covers 6000 Miles Yearly
Kenneth Blancett a rancher near Aztec travels about 6000 miles each year on horseback to monitor gas lines for Southern Union Gas Company in Northern New Mexico. with his stallion Shamrock he endures extreme heat cold mountains canyons deserts and harsh winds. He spends nights in company furnished cabins with telephones gas lights and gas stoves.
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Aztec
N. M
Kenneth Blancett
Blancett
Southern Union Gas Company
New Mexico
Shamrock
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Winslow
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