Youth Blames Robbery Boasts On Marijuana
A 20 year old college student was arrested after a stolen car chase. He claimed he was hopped up on marijuana and boasted of robbing liquor stores, a grocery, and a service station in the San Francisco area. Police seek verification as photo and fingerprints are shared with authorities. He said he was a student at Arizona State College Tempe and worked at a local parking garage. The car, owned by Del E Webb Construction, was stolen from the garage.
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San Francisco
Arizona State College
Tempe
del E. Webb Construction Company
Red Cross Blood Unit Seeks Donors In Mesa Tomorrow
Red Cross blood bank unit will be in Mesa at 118 West First Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. No appointments are necessary. All who can give blood for the Red Cross are urged to visit the unit.
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Red Cross Blood Unit
Mesa
Red Cross Blood Bank
West First Street
Red Cross
Hazel Bishop Lasting Lipstick Debuts in 1950s Ad
A New York beauty ad touts Hazel Bishop lasting lipstick that stays color true through eating and kissing. The campaign promises satisfaction with a refund if not, priced at $1.10 plus tax.
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New York, N.Y
Hazel Bishop
Model Plane World Records Claimed at Phoenix Meet
Two new world records were claimed at the Southwestern regional model airplane contest held by the Phoenix Model Airplane Club at North Phoenix Airport. Rubber powered and Class B Free Flight marks were reported by Dick Everett of San Diego and Don Sutton of Phoenix, with 139 entrants from five states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Phoenix
North Phoenix
Quentin Webster
Contect
Dick Everett
San Diego
Calif
Don Sutton
North Madrona Street
Arizona
Utah
California
New Mexico
Texas
Wee
Eau
el Paso
Lester Hair
D. Speed
Charles Scheutte
Los Angeles
George Mueller
James eElroy
James Reder
Koenix
Flyingale
S. Estrada
Navion Ier
Edith Downs
Tucson
Sammy Mason
John Brandt
Waco
Frank Townsend
Se-5
Roy Robinson
Tucson Rey
Robert White
Tex
Frank Town
James Smith
Jack Dessseider
Howard Hollinger
Junior
Donepante
Tea Minnaseu
Long
Richard
Nan
Allen Hawry
del White
S. S. Hackenberg
Harry Duick
Hoenix
Peg Sutton
S. Hackenberg
John Nagy
Chanine
Gary Christansen
All Lake City
W. E. Daniel
Long Beach
Ay Oxley
Jack Swaney
la Beac
Andy Mercado
Poenix
Rodeo Parade Draws 10000 Plus In Glendale Lions Event
More than 10,000 people lined Glendale streets for the Lions Club rodeo parade led by Queen Betty Walker and officials. Final rodeo winners include Harvey Clare in bulldogging Buck Sorrells in calf roping and Joe Bassett with Eddie Schell in team roping. Three riders were injured and hospitalized then released per rodeo chairman Frank Davis.
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Glendale
Glendale Lions Club
Betty Walker
Harvey Clare
Buck Sorrells
Joe Bassett
Eddie Schell
Frank Davis
Frank Q. Vanatta Dies At 83 In Phoenix Grocery Trade
Frank Q. Vanatta 83, a Phoenix grocer who ran a store at 3155 West Buckeye Road, died there after a three week illness. Born in Danville Illinois he moved to Phoenix in 1926 and was member of Moose Lodge and Emmanuel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Kath ern two daughters Lorena Perett Edith Jones and a son Charles Edward Funeral services planned at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary.
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Frank Q. Vanatta
Phoenix
West
Buckeye Road
Danville
Ill
Mr. Vanatta
Moose Lodge
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Kathern
Lorena Perett
Rockford
Edith Jones
Vandalia
Charles Edward
Grass Valley
Calif
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
Medical Group Forms Press Committee in Phoenix
Five Phoenix physicians form the Press Committee of the Maricopa County Medical Society. Chairman Dr. Frank W. Edel, with Drs. Robert A. Price, Carl A. Holmes, Frank J. Milloy, and John A. Eisen beiss, aim to improve public relations among physicians, the press, and the public. The report seeks clearer medical terminology, better press cooperation, and fuller disclosure of facts to prevent misreporting and public resentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Maricopa County Medical Society
Frank W. Edel
Robert A. Price
Carl A. Holmes
Frank J. Milloy
John A. Eisenbeiss
E F Pysson Dies After Four Week Illness
Elmer Frank Pysson 37 of 901 East Montebello Avenue died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a four week illness. Rosary set for 8 p.m. today at Mercer Mortuary. Body to be sent to Moline, Illinois for funeral and burial. Survivor list includes wife Jeanette of Phoenix, parents Omer and Mrs Pysson, grandmother Mrs Louis Vercounterin, brothers Omer Jr and Henry of Moline, and brother Frank of Seattle.
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Elmer Frank Pysson
East
Montebello Avenue
Good Samaritan
Mercer Mortuary
Moline
Pysson
Phoenix
Cumberland
Wis
Capital Fuel Company
Capital Feed and Seed Company
Jeannette
Omer J. Pysson
Louis Vercouterin
Omer, Jr
Henry
Frank
Seattle
Wash
Griffith Dies in Denver After Tempe Roots
Thomas W. Griffith 38, Tempe and Phoenix native, died this morning in a Denver hospital. An accountant for Del E Webb Construction, he was a World War II veteran and Tempe High School graduate. Survived by wife Ann, son Tommy Dean, daughter Barbara Ann, mother Mrs. Mary Griffith, sister Mrs. Perry Short, and brother W. A. Griffith.
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Ann
Tommy Dean
Barbara Ann
Denver
Mary Griffith
Tempe
Perry Short
Phoenix
W. A. Griffith
Balsz School
Edith Jones Rites Today at A L Moore Chapel
Funeral services for 71 year old Edith Loraine Jones who died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital were held at 4 30 p m in Memory Chapel of A L Moore and Sons Mortuary Reverend W Clyde Beecher of Bethel Methodist Church conducted the rites Cremation followed at Greenwood Memorial Park
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Edith Jones
Edith Loraine Jones
Good Samaritan Hospital
A. L. Moore and Sons
W. Clyde Beecher
Bethel Methodist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Stapley Company Dinner Honors 600 Attendees in Mesa
The oO. S. Stapley Company and Arizona Hardware Company marked their 56th anniversary with a Mezona dinner in Mesa attended by more than 600 guests. THURLE H. Stapley chaired, L. Erwin Stapley welcomed, while Delbert L. Stapley prepares to leave for a LDS Church mission in Salt Lake City. Awards recognized long service with pins and a gold watch for 20 years.
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Oo. S. Stapley Company
Arizona Hardware Company
Mezona
Mesa
Orley S. Stapley
Thurle H. Stapley
L. Erwin Stapley
Wayne C. Stapley
Delbert L. Stapley
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Salt Lake City
Mr. Stapley
S. T. Roberts
Clayton Hakes
Harold Deshler
Julia G. Bourlier
Phoenix
Hugh Cass
Floyd Griner
Walter S.S. Hobson
Claude Williams
Arch Willis
Cleon Wilda
Phoenix Motor Truck
Early Cotton Grower Dies in California Meeting
William Bailey Coberly Sr., 67, an early Arizona cotton land developer and longtime Cotton Oil Corp manager, died at the Bakersfield meeting. He helped found California Cotton Oil, with ventures from Vail Arizona to Yuma and Imperial Valley. Survived by wife Winifred two sons and daughter Margaret. Funeral services pending in Los Angeles.
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William Bailey Coberly
Arizona
Eloy
California Cotton Oil Corporation
Bakersfield
Calif
Coberly
Cotton
Denver
Vail
Imperial Valley
California
Yuma
Calipatria
Brawley
National Cotton Council
National Cottonseed Products Association
Winifred
Margaret Coberly Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Los Angeles
Polls Open For Indian Elections On the Navajo Nation
Polls open statewide in Arizona and New Mexico as Navajo people vote on a new Tribal Council, council leaders, and tribal judges. Voting runs through tomorrow evening with off-reservation workers allowed to cast ballots. This election features candidate photos on ballots for the first time. Lead candidates for chairman include Sam Ahkeah, James Becenti, and Scott Preston. Vice chairman contenders are John Claw, Amos Singer, and John Perry. Judge candidates include Tillman Hadley, Max Littlesall, John Curley, Sam Jim, Alfred Hardy, and Luther Sells. five judges will be chosen, with two withdrawals noted.
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Window Rock
Arizona
New Mexico
Sam Ahkeah
Kayenta
James Becenti
Tohatchi
N. M
Scott Preston
Tuba City
John Claw
Amos Singer
Kaibeto
John Perry
Crown Point
Tillman Hadley
Max Littlesall
John Curley
Sam Jim
Alfred Hardy
Luther Sells
Wilson Nez
Sidney Nez
G W Gibson Phoenix Dies at 93 in Rest Home
George W. Gibson 93 of 115 East La Mar Road died Saturday night after months of illness. Born October 26, 1857 in Augusta County Virginia, he came to Arizona from Denver 35 years ago and lived in Kingman until 1928. Survivors include a son George S. Gibson Tempe a daughter Mrs. Charles S. Vivian Phoenix six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Carr Mortuary Chapel Tempe at 5 p.m. tomorrow with Rev. Paul West officiating. burial in Double Butte Cemetery.
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George W. Gibson
East la Mar Road
Augusta County
Gibson
Arizona
Denver
Colo
Kingman
Phoenix
West Virginia
Central America
Colorado
George S. Gibson
Tempe
Charles S. Vivian
Carr Mortuary Chapel
Paul West
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Double Butte Cemetery
Farm Bureau Locals Plan Three Programs This Week
Three Farm Bureau locals announced upcoming programs for tomorrow and Wednesday. Peoria Glendale group hosts a puppet show and costume play at 7 30 p m at the Peoria Women s Club with a potluck supper. R J McMullin of the Salt River Valley Water Users Association outlines canal lining loan plans. A Roosevelt Farm Bureau meeting features a war image film and McMullin will discuss Water Users proposals. Kyrene group presents tuberculosis recovery film and arranges an X-ray survey at Kyrene School on Mar 15 with a 7 30 p m potluck dinner.
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Farm Bureau
Peoria-Glendale Farm Bureau
Peoria Woman’s Club
R. J. McMullin
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Les Harris
Europe
Roosevelt Farm Bureau
Roosevelt
MccMullin
Tina Hudson
Kyrene Farm Bureau
Kyrene School
Son Born To Veeck In Tucson Hospital
Mrs. Bill Veeck wife of the former Indians president gave birth to a baby boy at St Marys Hospital in Tucson weighing 3 pounds 11 1/2 ounces. It is the couple's first child and no name had been chosen at press time.
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Tucson
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
St. Mary’s Hospital
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Lawrence Smith
Washington Street
24Th Street
32Nd Street
Mexico
11Th Avenue
Hadley Street
C. C. Bullock
Mesa Sanitarian
Bullock
Masonic Hall
Mesa Chapter of
The
Eastern Star
G. G. Brown
Mesa Group of the
Navy Mothers
Lizania Brimhall
MCT
Altrusa Club
Alva Oakley
College Avenue
Dorothy Warenskjold
Mesa Civic Music Association
Mesa High School
Medical Group Names Press Committee
E. F. Pysson
T. W. Griffith
Denver, Colo
Stapley
TS Eee Yy ' S Dry Cleaning Inc
N. 7Th Avenue
J. L. Smithson
D.C
Arizona Clinic
America
G. W. Gibson
Yaar
Uae
Veecks
Reae
Dollar Collection
Mith Seer Fine Arts
Central Avenue
Washday Clinic
Bendix
Central Ave
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