Six Phoenix men linked to gambling conspiracy
Six Phoenix area men were free on 500 dollar bond and a Luke Field airman stayed in military custody after arraignment in West Phoenix Precinct Court on conspiracy to evade state gambling laws. The case stems from a near riot at Broadway Pavilion when a promised girlie show turned into a gambling promotion, with owners not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Area
Luke Field
West Phoenix
Harry J. Dunham Jr
11Th St
Broadway Pavilion
19Th Ave
Broadway
Lake
Two Arizona Students Win Scholarships
Two Arizona high school students earned second and third place in the Elks National Foundation most valuable student contest. Janice Ione Hilsabeck of Prescott won $700 as a second prize, while Monroe McNair of Miami earned $600 for third place after tying with two others. The awards, announced at the Elks 87th grand lodge convention in Chicago, reflect scholastic achievement character citizenship and extracurriculars. Thousands of entrants nationwide. total scholarships issued were $15700 with first prizes going to Dorothea Ruth Drews of Butler Pennsylvania and John Berk Orr of Long Beach California each receiving $800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Elks National Foundation
Janice Ione Hilsabeck
Pioneer
Prescott
Monroe McNair
Hill
Miami
The
Elks
Grand Lodge
Chicago
Dorothea Ruth Drews
Butler, Pa
John Berk Orr
Long Beach
Calif
Six Drivers Of Stolen Cars Sentenced Here To Prison
Six drivers of stolen cars received two to four year sentences under Dyer Act charges in U S District Court. Mary Sue Epstein of Los Angeles and Raymond Earl Long of Tyler Texas got two and four years respectively for driving a stolen car from Michigan to Ehrenberg. Others include Woodrow James Leland of Kansas City four years, Edward Munoz Martinez of Yuma two years, Kenneth Walter Lovelace of Washington D C three years, Richard Thomas Fisher of Oakland four years. Prospero Garcia of 1702 Grant was sentenced to 18 months on four counts for forging and passing U S Treasury checks. Howard Russell of the Apache Reservation near Cottonwood received three years probation after pleading guilty to a knife assault. Arthur Wesley Hill of Payson got one year probation and restitution to the VA for fraudulent readjustment claims. Clayton Howard Arnold of Valley Station Ky got five years probation on a theft charge. Seven Mexican nationals were ordered deported after 30 day jail terms for illegal entry to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave W. Ling
U. S
Mary Sue Epstein
Los Angeles
Raymond Earl Long
Tyler
Texas
Michigan
Ehrenberg
Leland
Woodrow James
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Flagstaff
Edward Munoz Martinez
Yuma
San Luis
Mexico
Kenneth Walter Lovelace
Washington, D. C
Kingman
Richard Thomas Fisher
Oakland
Calif
Alameda
Prospero G. Garcia
Grant
U.S. Treasury
Howard Russell
Cottonwood
Billie Smith
Arthur Wesley Hill
Payson
Veterans Administration
Clayton Howard Arnold
Val
Mesa Elk Delegates at 87th Grand Lodge Convention
Oliver M Johnson past exalted ruler and Duncan G Graham exalted ruler of the Mesa Elks Lodge were among voting delegates at the 87th grand lodge convention in Chicago. Caroline Snelling, 92, was taken to Mesa Osteopathic Hospital after a minor auto accident at Macdonald and First Ave. M L Gibbons Mortuary of Mesa to handle Williams AFB mortuary needs for the year. A fine of 150 dollars or 30 days in jail was given to Manei Bojorques, 26, for drunk and reckless driving after police arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Davis
Williamsport
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Joseph B. Kyle
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Davis
Grit
Mesa Bureau
Mesa
Oliver M. Johnson
Duncan G. Graham
Mesa Elks Lodge
Grand Lodge
Brotherhood
Caroline Snelling
Mesa Osteopathic Hospital
Macdonald and
First Ave
Manei Bojorques
Justice of the Peace
Jack Hunsaker
Bojorques
Phoenician's Trial Is Set in California
Jack Ashing, 50, of Phoenix pleaded innocent to charges of assault with intent to murder after shooting Arthur Ray Cassy six times on June 1 in a San Pedro apartment. Trial set for Sept. 5. Bail set at 25,000. Cassy, 28, airplane mechanic, is recovering. Ashing said he came to arrange a property settlement with his estranged wife Viola, 39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Jack Ashing
Phoenix
Ariz
Ashing
Arthur Ray Cassy
San Pedro
Cassy
W. Hadley
Viola
Charges Prepared Against Laborer
The county attorney's office prepared charges of contributing to the delinquency of minors against a 35 year old Phoenix laborer. The man was arrested by city police in the Greyhound Bus Station after two boys aged 10 and 13 reported he offered them $1 each to commit unnatural sex acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Greyhound
Two Phoenix Men Named to Regional Defense Committee
Two Phoenix men were appointed to a regional labor management defense manpower committee with headquarters in San Francisco. Glenn P. Bakken of Reynolds Metals Co. will be a management representative, and Nicholas C. Dragon of the Arizona CIO will serve as labor representative. The panel was recommended by the national labor management manpower policy committee reporting to Secretary Tobin and Defense Mobilizer Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United Press
Maurice J. Tobin
Glenn P. Bakken
Reynolds Metals Co
Nicholas C. Dragon
Arizona
Congress of Industrial Organizations
National Labor Management Manpower Policy Committee
Tobin
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
New Postal Money Orders Improve Convenience Nationwide
The new postal money orders are usable at any bank or post office, offering easier cashing options. Phoenix post master W. C. Lefebvre notes 14 to 17 hours of truck service daily, while the orders are designed as machine sortable cards to save on post office accounting and should not be folded stapled or placed on spindles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Lefebvre
Phoenix
Cal Houn Brothers Transportation fined for long driving hours
United States District Court imposed fines of 25 dollars on 10 counts against Cal Houn Brothers Transportation Company of Phoenix for permitting drivers to operate motor vehicles more than ten hours in a twenty four hour period. The offenses were admitted as having occurred in November 1950. The complaints alleged drivers drove excessive hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Calhoun Brothers Transportation Company of
Phoenix
Europe grants cross border vehicle plates for American travelers
After a 1949 UN world convention, Americans abroad had to register cars as foreign vehicles. Now U S home state license plates are valid across much of Europe enabling easier travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Europe
Two Critical Areas Named In California
The Defense Production Administration designated two California military areas as critical defense housing zones. The Auxiliary Air Station at El Centro and the Camp Roberts area will have relaxed credit controls to fund 100 and 250 new homes respectively. Reactivation at Camp Roberts strains San Miguel Paso Robles and Atascadero facilities while El Centro gains from transfers from Wright Patterson AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Auxiliary Air Station
el Centro
Camp Roberts
Defense Production Administration
Inter-Agency
San Miguel
Paso Robles
Atascadero
Air Station
Wright Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
DPA
Copter Pilot Killed In Crash
A mail helicopter crash in Pomona kills Wyman Ellis Jr. 44 of Los Angeles. Regular pilot John De Blauw, 29, survives with injuries after a frozen control stick reputedly caused the accident. Deputy Coroner Ed Doyle notes Ellis was in the pilot seat at impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Calif
Orange Grove
Wyman Ellis Jr
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics
John de Blauw
Ellis
Ed Doyle
de Blauw
Johnny
California
Harry Slemmons
Vets and Widows Tax Exemptions Rise in Maricopa County
Maricopa County granted tax exemptions on property valued at 18.9998 million for 1951, up from 17.0955 million. Exemptions totaled 13.2894 million for veterans and 5.7104 million for widows, with 15,275 claimants overall, reflecting increases in both groups and average exemptions around 1,214 for veterans and 1,317 for widows. W. O. Glick, clerk to the county supervisors, notes the rise under Arizona law limiting exemptions to 2,000 for those with property valuations not exceeding 5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa County
W. O. Glick
Arizona
Woman Gets 10-25 Years For Murder
Eva Ford, 55, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the shooting of her 52 year old paramour Charles Jones. Judge Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. imposed a 10 to 25 year term in Arizona Prison. Attorney W. L. Hash sought leniency noting Jones had taken most of her money. Jones was shot five times from behind in her Ira R. Lawhead home. Altona Park resident Lawhead convicted of aggravated assault on his wife Nellie and given one year probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Ford
Arizona
Maricopa County Superior Court
Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr
W. L. Hash
Charles Jones
Struckmeyer
Jones
E. Lincoln
Ira R. Lawhead
Altona Park
Nellie Lawhead
Japan Cabinet Shakes Up In Yoshida Reshuffle
Tokyo July 3 AP The Japanese cabinet resigned at PM Shigeru Yoshida s request. He begins forming a coalition to prepare for peace treaty talks. Cabinet members handed resignations this morning. The shakeup targets economic posts and may move faster than past reshuffles. Yoshida to name newcomers without adviser input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Capital Strike Ends Transit Tie Up in Capital
Washington on July 3 agreement reached after 17 hours of negotiations to end a three day old transit strike that halted public transport for 500000 people. Terms not announced pending union ratification by 3400 members who quit Sunday at midnight. Buses and streetcars unlikely to roll before tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
AFL Amalgamated Street, Electric Railway, and Motor Coach Employes
Capital Transit Co
Ned Creighton suffers leg fracture in fall at home
Ned Creighton 71 former Republican national committeeman from Arizona was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital for a broken leg after a fall at his home at 7000 Wilder. The injury caused him and Mrs Creighton to cancel their August Europe trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Creighton
Arizona
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wilder
Mrs. Creighton
Europe
Huge Kachinas Built For Fair In Arizona
Arizona State Fair prepares two 60 foot tall Indian Kachina dolls as welcoming figures. One at the front gates and another on the Avenue of Flags, Hopi head dress symbolism signaling a harvest theme. The fair runs November 3 to 12 with pictures in the premium book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Blake
Fair Commission
Blake
Apache Forest Fire Under Control In 1951 Blaze
Arizona’s worst forest fire of 1951 burned about 17 000 acres in the Apache National Forest and was reported under control as fire bosses believed lines would hold. About 400 firefighters remained on duty with costs estimated at 60 000 to 75 000 dollars, and salvage plans were announced with local sawmills ready to help. Backfiring helped slow the spread while mopping up continued in nearby forests and a separate blaze near Globe and Miami. A careless camper sparked a fire at Upper Rucker Canyon picnic grounds near Douglas and about 100 acres burned in Starvation Canyon, Cochise County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Apache National Forest
Springerville
Escadilla
Robert B. Ewing
Crook National Forest
Globe
Miami
Douglas
Rucker Canyon
Starvation Canyon
Cochise County
Library Directors Attend 75th Anniversary ALA Meeting
Miss Jane Hudgins of Phoenix Public Library and Miss Gertrude James of Phoenix elementary libraries join the American Library Association 75th anniversary conference in Chicago July 8 to 14. More than 5,000 librarians expected as sessions on all library topics unfold. Hudgins will present Harmon Branch Library photos and discuss the new Central and McDowell public library project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Hudgins
Phoenix
ALA
Hudgins
Harmon
W. Yavapai
Central and
McDowell
Desert Botanical Garden repairs planned during July closure
The Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona will close in July and August for flagstone terrace completion, pathway resurfacing, and other repairs. Grounds will be closed to the public, but officials said students, botanists, and members will be admitted during the hiatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona
Phoenix Pilot Dies In Jet Crash Over Japanese Sea
Lt. James S. Kinnear aged 24 son of Mr and Mrs Paul W Kinnear of 2443 E Pinchot was killed in an F-86 Sabre crash during gunnery practice over the Japanese Sea. A jet pilot graduate from Williams Air Force Base he had worked for Salt River Valley Water Users Association before enlisting in 1948. Born in Kenton Ohio he served in the navy during World War II and took part in the Leyte invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Kinnear
Paul W. Kinnear
E. Pinchot
Japanese Sea
Defense Department
Kinnear
Williams Air Force Base
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Kenton
Ohio
Leyte
Young Officer and Family Return from Japan
Captain Lewis J. Ashley and his wife and baby daughter returned to the United States from Tokyo after his service in the Korea zone since July 1950. At 23, he was the division's youngest captain and the last original company commander to come back, credited with two Silver Stars Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1946 and, on 30 day leave, will attend advanced infantry school at Fort Benning Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis J. Ashley
United States
Japan
Ashley
Korea Zone
SS. J. Ashley
Tokyo
Phoenix Union High School
Fort Benning
Arizonans Enlist In U S Marines Enlistees listed by city
The following Arizonans have enlisted in the marines. Richard W. Gowey Richard T. Monihan Norbert R. Galindo Charles L. Jenkins Fred E. Jarrett Joseph T. Ruiz Jr. Gerald F. Behrmann Omer B. Whittaker Leon Wellington Henry Mack Dean M. Schurz all of Sacaton Oscar L. Bennett Nogales Ray E. Rodriguez Tempe Avery Lewis Coolidge Sidney F. Shaker San Carlos James H. Skowron Mesa Margaret B. Hawley Gilbert enlisted in the women's branch of the marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marines
Richard W. Gowey
W. Monroe
Richard T. Monihan
Norbert R. Galindo
E. Henshaw
Charles L. Jenkins
21St Ave
Fred E. Jarrett
W. Madison
Joseph T. Ruiz Jr
E. Grant
Gerald F. Behrmann
43Rd
Henry Mack
Dean M. Schurz
Sacaton
Oscar L. Bennett
Nogales
Ray E. Rodriguez
Tempe
Avery Lewis
Coolidge
Sidney F. Shaker
San Carlos
James H. Skowron
Mesa
Margaret B. Hawley
Gilbert
The
Avondale Bond Bid Accepted for New Classrooms
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors awarded a 64000 dollar special bond issue to Rennes Ely Beck and Co the sole bidder at an interest rate of 3 3/8 percent annually. The funds will finance construction of new classrooms. Paradise Valley Water Co received a domestic water franchise to extend territory westward toward Tatum Blvd between Camelback Mountain and Mummy Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avondale
Maricopa County
Paradise Valley Water Company
Paradise Valley
Camelback Mountain
Mummy Mountain
Tatum Bivd
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Sheerbrook L. Alexander
Scottsdale
Lee Kieffer
E. Moreland
G. Conley
W. Heatherbrae
Grant J. Pool
24Th St
James V. Light
E. Roosevelt
Louis Sodaro
E. van Buren
George R. Strauch
Luke Air Force Base
Arizona Federation of State Organizations
Mesa Elk
M. L. Gibbons Mortuary of
Phoenician
Associated Press
Hearing Aid CO
West Adams
1St Ave
U.S
the Phoenix Gazette
Diamond
Diamond's
Diamond’s Fur Storage Division
Second Street
Florsheim
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