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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1951
Page
13
In Kimball Nebraska the Western Nebraska Observer marked the discovery by placing a drop of oil from the first Kimball County oil well on the front page. The weekly paper aimed to let readers visualize the moment and gauge its significance firsthand.
With both sides vulnerable and varying hands the quiz tests responses to opening bids and doubles. Analyze whether to double pass bid two hearts or three clubs to show strength and seek partner input depending on whether you hold strong heart values or distributional shapes.
Bridge games today feature sessions at 7:45 p.m. at the Shepler Club and the Encanto Clubhouse, inviting players to join competitions and social play.
A large set of cross clue entries list across and down answers with numbers, covering terms from geography and objects to verbs and adjectives, including measures, foods, fauna, and language terms for a complete puzzle solution. The list implies a filled grid with diverse categories and historical terminology.
Harry Sandlin, 24, climbed a 386 foot tower on the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit after drinking a pint of whisky. Rescue by Bridge Foreman Bill Murphy and painter Earl Foley ended when Sandlin was lowered to safety. He told police he planned to jump to hurt his mother and had lost his job ten days earlier. He was sent to Detroit Receiving Hospital's mental ward.
Florence Chadwick, a 32 year old California typist, began preparations in Dover Harbor to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais. She previously set a women’s record by crossing from France to England in 13 hours 23 minutes and hopes to attempt the reverse on August 8, weather permitting.
A letter in The Gazette sparked a Phoenix civic orchestra plan. Charles Coulter and Ben Salt called a 7 p.m. rehearsal Monday in the school orchestra room to gauge interest. Salt would be personnel manager with Coulter conducting. If enough attend, a pops concert may be held at Encanto Park in a few weeks, as a summer project not competing with the Phoenix Symphony.
Anthony Brancato surrendered after being added to the FBI ten most wanted list. He is free on $10,000 bail and will be questioned about a Las Vegas bookmaking raid last month. FBI cites fingerprints on a bag. several others remain sought. Brancato says he was in San Francisco. His past includes narcotics convictions and ties to Los Angeles gang activity.
Berlin sources report 14,000 Chinese coolies settled in Silesia to aid Polish industrialization in Kattowitz and Beuthen. The area, largely agricultural, was lost by Germany in 1945 and ceded to Poland by the Russians. Western allies had not deemed the cession permanent.
Tony Pastor and his orchestra are slated for an appearance at Riverside Ballroom next Friday night. He rose to fame with the Artie Shaw Orchestra and has since played with Joe Venuti and Vincent Lopez. Pastor is a band leader, singer, songwriter, and has numerous recordings and film appearances.
Washington reports the spare tire will return on new cars by September 1. Representative Dempsey says National Production Authority officials assured lifting the ban, though the source was not disclosed. He cited assurances from top NPR officials.
In New York a 50 year old socialite insurance broker John Wells shot dead his wife Julia 45 and wounded his friend James W Walsh 64 during an intimate dinner in a midtown restaurant. He fled then killed himself with a pistol in a basement apartment. Diners said he appeared drunk and warned his wife she would not go back with him.
Mickey Cohen offered his Brentwood home for sale at 47 500 while he remains jailed. He had previously rejected a 65 000 price after admitting tax evasion and faces sentencing on July 9. Cohen denied the claimed 100 000 value before tax agents, grand jurors, and the Senate crime committee.
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