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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1951
Page
5
Prescott officers issued 129 traffic citations during the Fourth of July holiday. Six highway patrolmen assigned to the area attributed the strong safety record to vigilant enforcement. Among those cited, 26 were visitors from Phoenix and 29 Prescott residents, with some offenders from as far east as New Jersey.
City water officials and Salt River Valley Water Users Association consider eliminating overlaps to ensure domestic supply through the summer. A joint committee will weigh augmenting irrigation needs and Verde River water allocation while noting limited conservation plans and potential reliance on city wells and salty water if shortages persist.
Federal court jury found Valencia 44 of Los Angeles guilty of bringing a woman from New Mexico to Winslow for prostitution and sentenced him to three years. Mexican nationals Guellar-Flores and Zarate-Nunez received six months each for falsely claiming U S citizenship. Oyer act violators who drove stolen cars into Arizona were sentenced: Leon Webster two years and Wayne Willis Bennett with John Cardwell eighteen months each. Judge Ling set aside a prior Dyer Act plea by Herman Hollander for further investigation of potential plea setting.
The Union Oil Company of California named W. M. McClure district sales manager with responsibility for operations in Arizona and New Mexico. He was previously resident manager at the Phoenix marketing office and replaces W. J. Vollmer, transferred to Spokane. Oliver Goldsmith succeeds McClure in Los Angeles.
The article outlines a broad state led program to treat alcoholism as a disease, focusing on cure and rehabilitation for employment. Connecticut funds from liquor permits support centers and research including Blue Hills Clinic and Yale studies, with outpatient options and legal commitments for chronic drinkers.
The following have been accepted here for service in the Army Air Force: Francis J. Reed Raymond C. Pohl Gerald Abrams Robert St Clair Taylor Don L Wymer George F Taylor Fredrick J Mathein Samuel C Shackelford Edward R Cavanagh Russell A Lyon Jr Elmer L Yates Jr Martin H Willison Charlies L Anderson Jesus Acuna John I Peacock Donald D Lee Marvin Weisberg Armando L Mercado Charles F Stevens Joe C Duncan Glen E Miner Timothy S Dugie Jr Clyde H Stephenson Ernest D McMenamin Neal L McElhanon Robert A Hall Jr Alejandro J Alvidrez Arthur C Martinez Franklin R Jewell William J Blevins Merle Kay Espiridion M Castillo George M Ross Forrest A Jacobs Frank R Pascoe Thomas P McEntire Jesus J Pacheco William G Bryant Doc Rhynes Benny R Rojas Jose G Vasquez Gilbert Gonzales Samuel Salazar Gussie Duran Elmer M J Sander Carl P Irons Manuel G Sequeiroz David F Rodgers Harry G Roberson David L Medley Stephen T Claflin Jr Cyrus A Fuller Wayne L Wilson James L Laster Robert P Bauer Ben Chambers Hill Jr Gerald D Peacock Byron C Forsyth Jr John H Hansen Bert V Rhoton Oliver E Watson Herbert W Bowen
Denver July 7 AP A $25 000 shipment of small bills was scattered along Union Pacific tracks north of Fort Lupton Colorado. More than $24 000 was recovered by inspectors police and railroad agents after the pouch from a City of St Louis streamliner burst under wheels. Investigators seek the error source. The pouch also held some letter mail from a United Airlines crash south of Fort Collins.
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary for Pvt Bob J Emerson 17 a Korean War casualty. Rev L H Gundlach Buckeye Assembly of God Church and the American Legion will conduct the rites. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Emerson killed July 27 1950 in Korea. He enlisted September 1949 born May 27 1933 in Longview Texas moved to Phoenix in 1941 from Oklahoma. Survived by mother Nettie Emerson of 1234 E Garfield father Earl Emerson of Oakland sister Mrs James Brannock Phoenix three brothers Elmer Frank Phoenix and Staff Sgt Ernest Emerson recently returned from Guam and grandmother Mrs Rosie B Hamilton Phoenix.
Marcos Hernandez 69 of 728 W Broadway died Monday in a local hospital. A native of Mexico he had lived in Phoenix 20 years. He is survived by four sons Domingo Tolleson Julian Phoenix Canoto Julesburg Colo Marcos Denver a daughter Eusevia Hastings Neb and 19 grandchildren. Funeral services with requiem mass were held yesterday in Immaculate Heart Church. Burial was in St Francis Cemetery.
Syntex Inc of Mexico City announced a new cortisone source from the poisonous discorea yam found in southern Mexico. The plant’s yams produce hormones and may replace the ox bile method, with production now at 500 tons monthly and a $2 million expansion planned. If successful, prices for cortisone could fall.
Funeral services for James H. Forsyth 59 prominent Yuma building contractor and former Phoenician for 20 years who drowned Tuesday in a boat accident on the Colorado River 47 miles north of Yuma will be held at 10 am tomorrow at A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary the Rev. Leland Entrekin Heart to Heart Hour Chapel officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park A native of Griswold Iowa he came to Phoenix in 1929 from Denver and moved to Yuma two years ago.
Senate report cites Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman pledging permits to finish El Paso Natural Gas Company pipeline in Northern Arizona after appeals court refused stay. McFarland welcomes move enabling gas for Northern Arizona residents. question remains whether issued permits meet district court expectations.
Two U S Air Force jets landed near Prague on June 8 after following a radio beam thought to be a decoy from Prague. Lt Luther G Roland and Lt Bjorn Johansen, released after four weeks, said they lost radio contact and followed the Nurnberg beam. Officials say a decoy signal could be a long-standing tactic.
Phoenix post office receipts for the fiscal year ended Saturday totaled $2,530,511.76, up 5.59 percent. June receipts reached $187,074.15, up 7.40 percent from a year ago, with the three months ending Saturday showing a 12.78 percent gain. Air mail volume in June rose 27.14 percent to 34,877 pounds. six month gains stood at 7.13 percent.
Special to The Gazette Prescott July 7 This mile high city will host the Southwest Typographical Conference July 14 and 15 Nine union locals from New Mexico Arizona and West Texas will be represented by about 75 delegates The main speaker will be Sam Moore a union official from Tulsa Oklahoma representing International President Woodruff Randolph Prescott is the birthplace of the conference The women's auxiliary meets concurrently with the delegates
Prescott report says Alfred Mucci aged 55 pleaded guilty in superior court to morals offenses. He was arrested after Juvenile Officer Oscar Johnson led investigations and was sentenced by Judge W E Patterson to 2 to 4 years in the state prison.
Forty nine of the 250 examined failed to pass the Arizona driver license tests on the first day of the new code. Most failures were in road tests while a few were due to vision problems. Director Clyde Killingsworth noted many applicants were from out of state and had not held Arizona licenses.
June runoff remained well below normal across Arizona as reported by John H. Gardiner of the U S Geological Survey. Gila River above Safford Valley 2130 acre-feet, Salt River above Roosevelt Lake 7050 acre-feet, Verde River above Horseshoe Reservoir 5660 acre-feet, Little Colorado River at Cameron had no flow, Grand Canyon Colorado River 2740000 acre-feet. Reservoir storage declined with San Carlos Reservoir empty, Salt and Verde system 165500 acre-feet, Lake Mead Mohave 20500000 acre-feet, above-average for the time of year.
Legislative committee on state operations will meet in Prescott starting July 26. Sen. John R. Franks hosts as the session coincides with the Arizona Tax Conference July 27-28. The group may extend the meeting. attendees include Senate President Warner Mattice, Sen. William Kimball, Franks, House Speaker Langham, Rep. Carl Morris, and Rep. Robert Wallace.
Three separate three vehicle crashes injure five people. Lorin H. Thalheimer and two other drivers sustained injuries in a Third Ave and McDowell collision while two pedestrians Ike Gilbert and Lillian were treated after a Central and Monroe incident. A third crash at 16th St and Washington involved Albert Gove and Hazel Gove along with driver William Cameron and William Swanson.
Jefferson County commissioners in Golden ponder a petition signed by 13 road employees seeking a pay raise not for cost of living but for the cost of high living. The unusual demand highlights tension over wages amid local concerns about expenses and living standards.
Ankara voices concern that Iran's move to nationalize oil assets shifts energy leverage toward Moscow. Turkish officials warn of regional economic and security repercussions while watching Tehran's next steps.
Death watch assigned to Harold Lantz 28 awaiting execution by gas chamber on July 18. Warden Tom Cathemer said guards patrol his cell block near the gas chamber to deter possible self harm. Lantz murdered Ada C. Park on a Southern Pacific train near Bisbee last Aug. 19. conviction upheld by Arizona Supreme Court. clemency petition pending.
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