They Also Serve Who Stand and Wait For 45th Division Parade
Kenneth L. Dixon writes from Camp Polk La on the 45th Infantry Division’s last parade before deployment to Japan. He contrasts older wives with younger brides, noting long separations and shared resilience as families bid farewell and prepare to return to Oklahoma and the other states.
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45Th Division
Kenneth L. Dixon
Lake Charles
American Press
Kenneth Dixon
45Th
Anzio Beach
Camp Polk
45Th Infantry Division
Japan
Oklahoma
Thunderbird
Africa
Europe
National Guard
Rising Prices Sow New Woe
Washington reports a new cost of living peak with the Bureau of Labor Statistics indexing February 15 at 183.8 percent above the 1935-39 average, marking a 1.3 percent monthly rise and 8 percent over pre-Korean levels, triggering an automatic 6 cent hourly raise for about 1,000,000 non-operating railroad workers tied to the index.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Board Votes Pay Increase for Coolidge teachers
Coolidge school teachers and full time staff will get a 300 dollar annual raise effective July 1 after the school board approved an adjustment for the cost of living. Hood Legion Post and its auxiliary plan their annual dinner at 6 30 p.m. in the Legion Hall tomorrow followed by a card event. Couples Club members from Coolidge Methodist Church were guests at a formal meeting held in the church recreation hall after Easter Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William David Hood Legion Post
Legion Hall
Coolidge Methodist Church
Couples Club
Pioneer Mining Engineer Succumbs
Tucson obituary notes the death of Peter R. Brady 89 a pioneer Arizona mining engineer who died of a heart attack Funeral services are set for tomorrow Brady born in Altar Mexico educated at Santa Clara College Arizona mining career centered in state Surviving brother includes Tucson councilman Charles A. Brady
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Tucson
Peter R. Brady
Arizona
Brady
Altar
Mexico
Santa Clara
Calif
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Rjo
Charles A. Brady
Gunmen Still At Large After Safeway Holdup
Police search for two gunmen who fled with 4000 in cash and checks from a Safeway at 1305 North Central Avenue after forcing the manager to reopen a safe late Saturday. Joe Gabardi of Altona Park saw them as well dressed and nervous. one suspect described as about 30, six feet one inch tall.
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Safeway
North Central Avenue
Joe Gabardi
Altona Park
Robbers Hold Up Store Then Abandon Car Nearby
Two suspects aged about 26 and 140 paces tall robbed a Van Buren Street store. One ordered Garbardi to open the safe as the other looted cash and checks. They fled in Garbardi’s car, found abandoned near Fourth and Roosevelt. A stolen vehicle tied to the holdup was found in the Safeway lot.
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Garbardi
van Buren Street
Fourth
Roosevelt Streets
Seventh
Roosevelt
Safeway
Holtsnider Services Held in Phoenix
Mrs. Sara Holtsnider 92 died Saturday at home after a long illness. Requiem High Mass was held in St. Marys Church with burial in Jefferson City. A native of St. Thomas Missouri she came to Phoenix 25 years ago and was a member of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Survivors include two daughters, five sons, a sister, eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Sara Holtsnider
West
Coronado Road
St. Mary’s Church
Jefferson City
Holtsnider
St. Thomas, Mo
Phoenix
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary of
St. Francis Xavier Parish
Clara
Paula
Body Found Near Tracks in Casa Grande
The badly mangled body of a man was found near the Southern Pacific railroad tracks in Casa Grande this morning. Deputy Sheriff Laurence White said the victim, who carried no identification, may have fallen from a train or been struck. Fingerprints will be taken to determine identity.
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Casa Grande
Southern Pacific
Laurence White
McFarland Notes Civil Rights Progress in Senate Harmony
McFarland, speaking on the Senate floor, praised progress in the South on civil rights as aiding harmony while warning that federal anti poll tax and anti lynching laws remain needed. He cited two states abolishing the poll tax and emphasized steady shifts despite enduring disputes among Democrats. He downplayed personal credit, noting he arranged White House conferences and listened to colleagues to help advance their ideas.
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RFC
McFarland
South
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Commission
White House
Louis Henry Rites To Be Conducted In Phoenix
Funeral services for Louis Henry 72, who died Friday in Good Samaritan Hospital, will be held at 12 30 p m tomorrow in A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. Rites by Rev Leland B Entrekin and Rev S O Redacre. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Native of Homestead PA moved to Arizona 36 years ago. Lived Chandler nine years, then Phoenix. Retired painting contractor resided 630 North Fourth Avenue. Survived by wife Myrtle of Phoenix and three sisters and four brothers in PA and Ohio.
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Louis Henry
Good Samaritan Hospital
A. L. Moore and Sons
Leland B. Entrekin
S. O. Redacre
First Church of Christ
Greenwood Memorial Park
Henry
Homestead
Arizona
Chandler
Phoenix
North Fourth Avenue
Myrtle
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Salesman Wins Paid Trip From Plymouth Motor
Hoyt R. Elliott of 3547 North Seventh Street a Stephens Motors salesman will be a guest of Plymouth Motor Corporation on a 10 day expense paid holiday in Mexico City. Elliott among 180 Plymouth top salesmen will depart Friday for Mexico City and the vacation runs until April 8.
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Hoyt R. Elliott
North Seventh Street
Stephens Motors, Inc
Plymouth Motor Corporation
Mexico
Elliott
Plymouth
Mexico City
How I Broke the Soda Habit
Mrs Katherine Hill of Worcester Massachusetts describes how soda caused gas and digestive discomfort. A friend recommended Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery which improved her appetite digestion and eliminated soda use. The product is praised for a stomachic tonic action helping regular digestion and better absorption of food.
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Katherine Hill
Worcester
Mass
Dr. Pierce
Congressmen tour Grand Canyon area and Navajo Reservation visit
Congressmen attended Easter Sunrise Services at Grand Canyon and toured the Navajo Indian Reservation. Rep. Toby Morris and Rep. Wesley A. D'Ewart traveled from the Grand Canyon to Parker and are due in Phoenix late today. Other members listed include Aspinall, Bentsen Jr., Crawford, Poulson, Saylor, Wharton, Harrison, Bow, and McMullen. Engle did not join. The Central Arizona Project Bill remains in debate and in the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee awaiting a vote. A dinner with the Central Arizona Project Association was held at The Phoenix Press Club, with events planned tomorrow before departure to Washington Wednesday.
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Grand Canyon
Toby Morris
Okla
Wesley A. D’ewart
Mont
Parker Indian Reservation
Phoenix
Wayne N. Aspinall
Colo
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Z Jr
Texas
Fred L. Crawford
Mich
Norris Poulson
Calif
John P. Saylor
Penn
J. Ernest Wharton
N.Y
William H. Harrison
Wyo
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Chester B. McMullen
Fla
McFarland
Senate
House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Central Arizona Project Association
Soldier Dies Of Injuries In Traffic Accident
S/Sgt. Warren O. Osborn a California soldier died at Davis Monthan Air Force Base Hospital from injuries from a collision near Oracle Junction. His wife Leona was injured, and their 5 year old daughter escaped unharmed. Leona Osborn remained in fair condition with internal injuries a fracture and shock.
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Tucson
Warren O. Osborn
California
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Oracle Junction
Osborn
Travis Air Force Base
Leona
Florence
State Auditor Jewel Jordan Improves in Hospital
Jewel Jordan, the state auditor, is reported to be improving in a local hospital where she has pneumonia. She was stricken a week ago and is expected to leave the hospital by mid week.
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Jewel Jordan
Passing Time Tidbits From The Era Of Wonder
A miscellany notes Baltimore’s radio lead over TV access, a Shasta dam plaque, carbon diamonds from exhaled gas, microscopic body mass, a compact midget fish finder, Eskimos’ height and lifespan, shellac freshness timelines, Rover jet engine advances for cars, and visions of a 100 horsepower auto engine in a compact five foot by two foot form.
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Baltimore
U. S
Shasta Dam
Izaak Walton
Rover
Mendoza Funeral Set At Winkelman
Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow for Mrs. Pat Mendoza 87 who died Friday night in Winkelman. A Hayden Winkelman area resident for nearly 60 years she is survived by four sons Frank Anniroberto Ernesto and L G and two daughters Mrs Paz M DeFlores and Mrs Savita M DeHerrdia 31 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Winkelman
Pat Mendoza
Hayden and Winkelman
Frank
Anniroberto
Ernesto
L. G
Paz M. DeFlores
Savita M. DeHerrdia
Prospector Safe After Search For Lost Miner Ends
Florence March 26 News reports a Dayton Ohio man Joseph N Kelly 25 believed missing in the Superstition Mountains near Florence was found safe after two men said they saw him recently in good health Kelly had entered March 7 seeking the Lost Dutchman Mine leaving a camp with water and food and a pistol He had notified police and his wife if not returned within 10 days The sheriff noted the area has claimed lives in prior searches
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Florence
Dayton
Ohio
Here
Pinal County
Joseph N. Kelly
Lynn Earley
Newt Harmon
Mesa
Harmon
Kelly
Bryant Backs Hot-Dog Ban
Grand Canyon superintendent Dr H C Bryant endorsed a bill to ban hot dog stands and service stations along canyon approach highways. A House Public Lands Subcommittee hearing, led by Rep Lloyd M Bentsen, heard the measure introduced by Rep Harold Patten. Bryant said the reform aims to block mining claims used to justify roadside facilities, but would not hinder legitimate mining. the proposal mirrors Oak Creek Canyon action from last year.
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Grand Canyon
H. C. Bryant
United States House Public Lands Subcommittee
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Tex
Bryant
Harold Patten
Ariz
Oak Creek Canyon
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Peet
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W. van Buren
Eee Green
Holtsnider Services
Second Ave
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America
Maple Shop
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