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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1951

Page

2

Wilson Trial Key Witness Still Missing

In Tucson on June 11 AP reports Pima County Attorney seeks key witness Dolores Raines in the Bryce H. Wilson trial. Wilson face charges of receiving earnings of a prostitute conspiracy and receiving a bribe as the defense lists four witnesses, two perhaps away on vacation. The state rests, with lengthy arguments and jury instructions to follow by Judge Henry Kelly.

Tucson Pima County Dolores Raines Bryce H. Wilson Wilson Henry Kelly Yuma

Safford Opens Summer Play for Valley Youth

Safford June 11 The summer recreation program for Safford Valley children began under Gov Aker athletic director of Safford High School serving as supervisor. Activities run at the school grounds fair ground and Firth Park with a small league baseball for 9 to 12 year olds. Weekday morning program for 6 to 8 year olds includes softball and swimming while evenings feature a small league team and an American Legion squad for high school boys. Basketball is planned and a program board includes Emil Crockett Cecil Samuel Jack Leonard Marshall Carson and Vic Christensen with an aide to Aker to be named later.

Fairground American Legion Emil Crockett Cecil Samuel Jack Leonard Marshall Carson Vic Christensen Aker Ater

Macaulay Funeral Held In Sunnyslope

Funeral services for Robert Eugene Macaulay aged 69 a Sunnyslope prospector who died in a Sunnyslope sanitarium Friday were held this morning at the Sunnyslope Mortuary Burial followed at Rest Haven Cemetery. He had searched for metals in Arizona for 10 years and was credited by his daughter Mrs Margaret Gatlin of Paris Illinois with several gold discoveries. He was looking for uranium before he died.

Robert Eugene Macaulay Sunnyslope Sunnyslope Mortuary Arizona Margaret Gatlin Paris Rest Haven Cemetery

Phoenicians Missing In Korea Reported By DoD

Major James G. Daniel nephew of James H. Kerby former Arizona secretary of state and Pvt. Lewis A. Harris were reported missing in action in Korea by the Department of Defense. Cpl. Carlos A. Colmenero was wounded and Cpl. Clifford D. Young returned to duty after recovery.

James G. Daniel James H. Kerby W. Moreland Arizona Lewis A. Harris William A. Harris S. Ninth St Department of Defense Korea Carlos A. Colmenero Bersabe Colmenero Tucson Clifford D. Young Norman W. Young W. Lincoln

Wedemeyer Denies Endorsing Coalition in China

General Wedemeyer rejects that United States aid proposals for China implied support for a coalition government with the Nationalists and Communists. He says Acheson misinterpreted a 1945-46 message guiding assistance to bolster the Nationalist government in Formosa and counter communism in the Far East.

Formosa Far East State Department Wedemeyer Acheson General Marshall China

Clyde R. Clark Rites Planned

Clyde R. Clark 72 an Arizona resident for 44 years died Saturday at his home 815 E Mohave after retiring from a Mesa grocery business and serving on the Mesa City Council He moved to Phoenix in 1935 with his wife Nellie who died in 1949 Surviving six daughters two sons one sister 12 grandchildren seven great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 1130 a m tomorrow at the Memory Chapel of A L Moore and Sons Mortuary Rev George F Barton officiating Burial will be in Mesa Cemetery

Clyde R. Clark Arizona E. Mohave Clark Mesa Phoenix Nellie Robert Hobbs Thomas English Freda Johnson Tucson Frank Wheaton Denver Leo Schilling Visalia Calif William Harwood van Nuys Walter W Laurence L Glendale A. L. Moore and Sons George F. Barton First Baptist Church Mesa Cemetery

Death Takes Aide of State Justice

Dorothy Newcomb 56 longtime Phoenix secretary to Arizona Supreme Court Justice Arthur La Prade died at St Marys Hospital Tucson after a yearlong illness. She lived at 1125 West Holly since 1932 and leaves a daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, and two other sisters. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Arizona Mortuary Tucson with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Tucson.

Dorothy Newcomb Phoenix Arthur T. la Prade Arizona Supreme Court St. Mary’s Hospital Tucson Newcomb W. Holly Charles Maxwell Georgia Savage Arizona Mortuary Greenwood Cemetery

Lifeguards Save 43 In Los Angeles Area

In the Los Angeles area on June 11, about 600000 beachgoers were assisted by lifeguards. The most dramatic rescue occurred at Zuma Beach where five men swept to sea by a strong offshore riptide were saved after over 30 minutes of effort.

Los Angeles Zuma Beach Malibu

Wasted Manpower in U S Armed Forces Draws Senate Probe

Investigating senators accuse services of wasting fit manpower as 95 784 enlisted and officers in noncombat roles are identified as a chair corps. A subcommittee report urges reassigning combat qualified personnel to duties suited to less able bodied or civilian workers, citing desks and kitchens as examples nationwide.

Washington Army Navy Air Force Marine Senate Armed Services Lyndon Johnson Texas Senate America Europe

Derailment injures 26 on Knickerbocker train

Muncie Indiana reports 26 injured as 11 cars derail from the New York Central Knickerbocker passenger train bound for St Louis. A wheel failure on the left rear unit caused the twin diesel to derail, with traffic rerouted via Nickel Plate. Most injured released after first aid. line restored gradually.

Muncie Ind New York Central Railroad Knickerbocker New York City St. Louis Nickel Plate Railroad

Engineer William J. Wagner Dies at 40 in California

William J. Wagner a Bureau of Reclamation engineer formerly in charge of a water study in Arizona died of leukemia Thursday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Long Beach California He served as a captain with the Army Corps of Engineers from 1942 to 1946 Funeral services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park Survivors include his wife Iona of Phoenix and a brother John C Wagner of Indiana.

William J. Wagner Bureau of Reclamation Arizona Veterans Administration Hospital Long Beach Calif U. S. Office of Indian Affairs Wagner Army Corps of Engineers A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary Greenwood Memorial Park Iona Phoenix John C. Wagner Indiana

Temperature Rise In Valley Forecast

Valley temperatures will reach 100 degrees today with little change tomorrow. Record for June 11 is 114 in Phoenix, while downtown high was 96 yesterday and 103 at Sky Harbor. Lows were 61 and 68. Skies clear statewide with scattered afternoon clouds in northern mountains. Slight warming today, then steady tonight and tomorrow.

United States Weather Bureau Phoenix Phoenix Sky Harbor

Local Ads Highlight Budget Branch Contact Info

An excerpt promising low costs includes examples like 88 cents for two weeks and 100 dollars over five months, inviting readers to visit the Mesa branch or contact Ed Vetter by phone for details. The fragmentary note emphasizes proximity and personal outreach at the local branch.

Mesa Ed Vetter

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