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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1951

Page

2

Globe Set For Fiesta Opening

The third annual fiesta sponsored by Holy Angels Church in Globe begins with a parade at 6 p m today and continues tomorrow afternoon and night. Queen will be crowned at 9 30 p m with candidates Dora Robles Mildred Caplett Stella Garcia Mary Helen Moya Maggie Perez and Virginia Azueta. Parade marshal Eugene Shute. Local guards and possee groups plus Globe High School Band and floats participate. George Sanchez and his orchestra provide music for dancing both nights. Trini Boca entertainment chair announces show participants master of ceremonies Victor Rubalcaba each evening. General committee includes Mrs Daisy Fitzpatrick Mrs Mary Rubalcaba James Griffin and Rev Father James E McFadden.

GLOBE the Holy Angels Church Dora Robles Mildred Caplett Stella Garcia Mary Helen Moya Maggie Perez Virginia Azueta Eugene Shute Arizona National Guard Gila County Sheriff's Posse Caballero’s ‘Posse Globe High School George Sanchez Trini Boca Victor Rubalcaba Irene Castillo Phoenix Bustles and Boots Square Rosemary Guerena Stella Reyes Betty Lou Sparks Lalo Ballesteros Miami DeAnda Sisters Esperanza Gonzales Liko” Estevane Veronica Daisy Fitzpatrick Mary Rubalcaba James Griffin James E. McFadden

Woman Gets Winslow Post

Mrs. Mary G. Ferguson will be acting postmaster in Winslow starting July 1 after the retirement of George T. Stevens. A Tombstone native, she has lived in Winslow 21 years and is among several candidates awaiting a civil service exam and an eligible list before Rep. Harold A. Patt en, Arizona, names a permanent postmaster.

Winslow Mary G. Ferguson George T. Stevens Tombstone Carmel, Columbus George Giragi Winslow Mail Holbrook Tribune-News Ferguson Civil Service Harold A. Patten Ariz

Former Editor In Bisbee Dies

BISBEE, June 9 AP Word of the death of Orval T. Adams 46 former wire editor of the Bisbee Daily Review has been received here He died yesterday at a veterans hospital near San Francisco where he had been a patient several weeks Adams was wire editor of The Review from 1938 to 1940 He enlisted in the navy in World War II and on his discharge became wire editor of the San Jose Calif Mercury Herald He held that position when he became ill a few weeks ago.

Bisbee Orval T. Adams Bisbee Daily Review San Francisco Adams the Review San Jose Calif Mercury Herald

Bar Proposes Courthouse Overhaul to Ease Crowding

A delegation from the Maricopa County Bar Association asked supervisors to adopt an overall courthouse revamp plan. They seek more space for the law library, expanded justice courts, and potential county acquisition of City Hall to centralize government operations. The proposal notes 500 lawyers and only six research tables, and envisions linking library space with expanded quarters.

Maricopa County Maricopa County Bar Association County Law Library Department W. Francis Wilson The Bar Association Walter Linton Association Library Committee Wilson D. P. Kimball Law Library County School Department Washington Street Second Third Avenues

Long Time Fugitive To Be Free

Harry Nash 51, held since 1949 after 23 years as a fugitive, will be paroled July 29 from Arizona State Prison. He escaped in 1926 after a 65-75 year sentence for second degree murder tied to the shooting of traveling salesman Martin Schwab. Nash lived as a respected farmer in Calhan, Colorado, and married there before his recapture. He expressed relief and optimism about going home. Local Colorado supporters protested his return to prison, citing his good conduct.

Florence Harry Nash Arizona State Board of Pardons and Paroles Nash Martin Schwab Colorado

Beff Beef Controls Debate as Market Slumps

Beef market weakness leads to predictions of shortages next week as cattle producers hold livestock past June 30 when price controls expire. House agriculture committee presses to end controls, while Price Stabilizer DeSalle remains firm. President Truman says lawmakers and mobilization officials may reach a workable solution. House panel vows to reconvene if demands aren’t met and to seek amendments exempting livestock from defense production act.

House Agriculture Committee Michael DeSalle Truman White House Cooley N. C

Two men sentenced for assault in Cochise County

BISBEE June 9. Judge W C Truman of Florence yesterday sentenced Buddy Carroll Sims to 25 to 35 years in state prison and John Merila to 20 to 30 years for criminal assault. The men were found guilty earlier in the week after a Cochise County Superior Court jury trial of the April 13 attack on a Warren woman at her home.

Jet Crashes Shake Richmond Area Military Flight Crashes

A 71 plane flight from Wright Patterson encountered a storm near Richmond 45 miles from Dayton. One pilot said an engine exploded as two others reported trouble. Capt Long escaped unhurt after crash landing 17 miles west of Richmond while Maj Willsie and Lt Donor parachuted with minor injuries. Crashes near Fountain City Cambridge City and at Boston Indiana injured others. crowds flooded police lines amid fear of bombing.

Air Force Dayton Bryce Long Richmond Long Richard E. Willsie John Donor Willsie Fountain City Ind Donor Cambridge City R. A. Jackson Boston Here E. D. Coltharp Straughn Wright-Patterson

Inquiry Begun In Texas Bomber Crash

Air force investigators sought the cause of a B 25 bomber crash near Reese Air Force Base Texas killing three crewmen. The twin engined plane crashed ten minutes after takeoff ten miles southwest of Lubbock with no survivors. Names identified include pilot 1st Lt Stephen C Frost 31 Emmett Idaho co pilot 1st Lt Le Roy Adams 35 Kansas City Mo tech Sgt Billie D Jentzen Hammon Oklahoma.

Lubbock Texas Air Force Reese Air Force Base Here R. O. Clark Stephen C. Frost Emmett Idaho Leroy Adams Kansas City Tech Billie D. Jentzen Hammon Okla

Navy Bomber Wrecked Near Albuquerque Killing Two

An attack bomber crashed seven miles south of Albuquerque New Mexico killing two men Lt Charles B Dickson 32 pilot and Earl A Prior 20 crew chief Akron Ohio. Clayton Shepard survived by parachute but was treated for shock. He works for North American Aviation which built the plane. Investigators ordered to probe the crash.

Albuquerque N. Mex Here Charles B. Dickson Earl A. Prior Akron Ohio Clayton Shepard North American Aviation

Two Thunderjets Reported Missing In Germany

In Wiesbaden Germany June 9 two F 84 Thunderjet planes have been missing from their base since noon yesterday. It was feared both had crashed and the United States Air Force announced today.

Wiesbaden Germany United States Air Force

Girls State election delivers Federalist governor and senate

In Tucson on June 9 AP reports Federalists swept to the governorship with Sylvia Sanders of Phoenix defeating Gwen Best Nationalist. Federalists also captured secretary of state Barbara Lind and attorney general Wanda Britten in Phoenix and Tucson respectively, plus superintendent Dorothy Freeman. Nationalists won main state offices save governor, and Federalists held 5-3 in the senate with a split House 9-9. County results favored Federalists in Helbig and Moore.

Tucson Girls State Senate Sylvia Sanders Phoenix Gwen Best Barbara Lind Wanda Britten Dorothy Freeman Supreme Court Barbara H. Dickey Prescott Nancy Orwell Patsy Slack Miami State Senate House of Representatives

Tucson Lacks Extra Water

Tucson’s water supply meets current needs but lacks a reserve for a major emergency. City councilman Harlow T. Phelps warned that rapid growth has outpaced development. The $1.5 million bond funded distribution upgrades but no funds exist for new sources.

Tucson Harlow T. Phelps Council Water Committee

Senate probes China lobby influence on US policy

Senator Sparkman joins Morse and McMahon in pursuing a Senate inquiry into alleged China lobby activity. The focus is whether U.S. aid funds were used to sway American opinion to support Chiang Kai-shek and whether the administration’s China policy toward Red China was “soft.” McMahon, a longtime Nationalist lobbyist, demands a hearing.

U. S Chiang Connecticut William Goodwin McMahon Senate Armed Services Sparkman Ala Morse Ore China

Fire sweeps Faulco Industries plant in Lynwood

Fire raged through the Faulco Industries plant at Lynwood on June 9 causing damage estimated at more than 250000 dollars.

Lynwood Calif Faulco Industries

Two Coolidge Men Hurt In Car Truck Sideswipe

Two Coolidge men were treated at Sacaton Hospital after a night crash about 12 miles south of Chandler. W A Thomasson 32 was listed critical and Charles Figgins 30 suffered serious injuries. Figgins rode in Thomasson's car which sideswiped a truck driven by Cipriano J Manne 26 of Santa Rosa.

Coolidge Sacaton Hospital Chandler W. A. Thomasson Charles Figgins Phoenix William Whitlow Figgins Thomasson Cipriano J. Manne Santa Rosa R. Fawconer W. Yuma Treat Maricopa County 27Th Avenue Yuma Road Fawconer del J. Joralmon Oregon

Council Plans $2,500 Raise For Manager

The Phoenix City Council plans to raise City Manager Ray W. Wilsons salary to 15,000 per year, up from 12,500. Mayor Nicholas Udall noted discussions but no formal agreement yet. Other department heads are expected to receive raises when the pay schedule is adopted, placing the manager’s pay near the median for comparable cities in the 100000 to 250000 population range.

Phoenix Ray W. Wilson Nicholas Udall Wilson

Rock Hounds Open Convention In Phoenix Gym

Rock hounds and pebble pups invite the public to see about 5 000 specimens on display by 127 members of the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineral Societies at Phoenix College gym. Governor Pyle opened the event with Robert J. Hannelly, college dean, as federation members from 29 societies gather. A mix of uranium ore displays, rare minerals, titanium gems, trinitite, and 24 commercial dealers highlight the show running through tomorrow.

Phoenix College Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineral Societies Arizona A. L. Flagg Federation Pyle Robert J. Hannelly Ajo West Ann Arbor Mich Milady Fred Bitner Scottsdale Bitner Flagg

Personnel changes coming in Arizona National Forests

U S Forest Service announces retirements and new appointments across Coconino Tonto Kaibab and Crook national forests in Arizona. Leonard Lessel retires as Kaibab supervisor after a long service beginning 1913. Russell Rae named successor. Others include transfers and promotions: Lloyd Dahl moves to Albuquerque, Joseph Lucero succeeds in Tonto, William Baldwin retires with John Pomeroy and William Anderson stepping in, Jesse Fears retires, Benton Rogers replaces Fears.

Coconino, Tonto, Kaibab Crook National Forests Arizona U.S. Forest Service Albuquerque Leonard R. Lessel Kaibab National Forest Williams Forest Service Tonto Forest New Mexico Russell E. Rae Coconino National Forest Flagstaff Rea Lloyd A. Dahl North Seventh Street Tonto National Forest Phoenix Dahl Joseph M. Lucero East Yale William E. Baldwin Globe Ranger District Crook National Forest Tonto The John S. Pomerroy Baldwin Salt River District Pomeroy William T. Anderson Prescott Forest Jesse T. Fears Mazatzal Fears Benton C. Rogers

Plane Wreckage Found At Blue Lake In Colo Discovery Stirs Nostalgia

LAS ANIMAL Colo June 9 UP Bulldozers will smooth sand at Blue Lake today to uncover clues for identifying a twin engined army training plane that likely crashed there seven years ago. The wreckage was uncovered yesterday by two men seining for carp.

Las Animal Colo Blue Lake

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