State Utility Rate Survey Fight Ends
The Arizona Corporation Commission ends its dispute over the constitutionality of a 50 000 funding bill for utility rate surveys. Commissioners Brooks and Simms say they will follow Attorney General Wilson's ruling that the measure is constitutional and note that Wright acted on his own initiative to seek a special session. Governor Pyle plans to require the commission to document its objections in writing.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
William T. Brooks
Mit Simms
Fred O. Wilson
Wilson T. Wright
Howard Pyle
Wright
Brooks
Simms
Pyle
National Guard
Senate
Truck Fire Hero Listed In Fair Shape
A man who pulled a fatally injured woman from a burning truck near Tiger is listed in fair condition at Pinal County Hospital in Florence. Doyle Paulson, burned in the rescue, could not save Mrs. R. W. Rains of Coolidge who died en route to Florence. her husband R. W. Rains was killed in the crash. Paulson, driver at Valley Farm near Coolidge, suffered burns over much of his body after spotting the overturned truck on State Route 77. Deputies say excessive speed and a shifting load caused the accident.
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Tiger
Pinal County Hospital
Florence
Doyle Paulson
R. W. Rains
Coolidge
Paulson
Valley Farm
Pinal Spellers To Compete At County Meet
COOLIDGE March 30 Winners in Pinal County elementary schools spelling contests will compete at Coolidge High School tomorrow. Participants include Florence Margret Sult Manuel Lopez and Jennie Cruz for Florence. Carolyn Griffee Robert Munoz and Travis Hudson for Superior. Joan Cooper Billy McKinley and Geraldine Henley for Casa Grande. Flora Henson Wayne Cady and Connie Gould for Stanfield. Eloy Patricia Kane Nellie Duarte and Iseral Martinez. Amalya Ramirez Betty Prock and Betty Jane Shackelford for Picacho. Clythian Banks Harvey Livingston and Billy Moore for Barrees Corner. Berle Deaton Albert Unworthy and Maxine Holland for Coolidge. Elizabeth Mitchell Canez and Shelby Jeanett for Kenilworth. Miss Mary O'Brien, Pinal County school superintendent, is in charge of arrangements. Winner in tomorrow's event will represent Pinal County in the State finals in Phoenix April 28.
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Pinal County
Phoenix
Hughes Buys More Acreage
Hughes Tool Company expanded land holdings near Tucson with a 188000 buy for 3540 acres south of town. The Rita Ranch portion, 2680 acres, went to Sallie L. Fletcher, while Hughes held options on about 3 million dollars of property and continued exercising them as a major electronics plant project emerged.
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Tucson
Hughes Tool Company
Rita Ranch
Sallie L. Fletcher
Hughes Company
Broussard Rites To Be Saturday
Funeral services for A. O. Broussard a Yuma merchant who died Wednesday were set for Saturday in the Johnson Mortuary chapel. The Yuma Elks Club posts the former E F Sanguinetti Company president's obituary with a note on his illness and service.
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Yuma
A. O. Broussard
Johnson Mortuary
Navy Seeks Illustrators and Librarian Posts in California
The Navy announces offerings for positions including illustrator, scientific illustrator, five technical librarian posts at labor stations, and test stations in California. The Civil United States agency issued the notice detailing job duties and eligibility.
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California
United States
Pyle Signs Most of 156 Bills in 20th Legislature Action
Governor Howard Pyle signed 154 of 156 bills from the first regular session of the 20th Legislature, including the $39,000,000 state government budget for 1951. Two bills were vetoed, House Bill 271 and House Bill 168, while the rest become law June 16 unless they carry specific dates or emergency clauses.
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Howard Pyle
Arizona Game and Fish Commission
Pyle
State Land Department
Garcia Quits Alianza Hispano Americana Presidency
Gregorio Garcia resigns as President of Alianza Hispano Americana a Southwestern fraternal insurance group citing ill health. The Phoenix attorney spent years battling an election dispute from 1948, faced legal reversals and injunctions, and only assumed office on June 30, 1950 with back pay and an annual salary of 8400 dollars.
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Tucson
Gregorio Garcia
Alianza Hispano- Americana
Southwestern Fraternal
Garcia
Phoenix
Co. B. Sedillo
Arizona Supreme Court
Sedillo
Red Cross drive reaches eighty percent in Scottsdale
Scottsdale reports pledges totaling 2348 25 dollars as the Red Cross drive nears its end tomorrow. Raymond O Mitchell chairs the local branch while 80 percent of the quota is met. AO list of student government candidates is announced for Scottsdale High School elections with the general vote set for April 16. A Hayseed Hop dance raises funds for the Harold Massey Memorial Fund.
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Ernest Corral
Barry Raleigh
Wayne Geddes
Larry Beauchamp
Paul Hayden
Julie McClellan
Joan Paulus
Jackie
Travelcade to Ranch and Arboretum by Dons Club
The Dons Club travels Sunday to King's Ranch and Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior under Monte Lebert. The motorcade departs at 8:30 a.m. from The Republic and Gazette Building with options for chartered Greyhound transport. Fred Gibson will supervise tours at the arboretum while Julian King hosts at the ranch and a hike to Hieroglyphics Canyon is planned.
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King’s Ranch
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Superior
Dons Club
Monte Lebert
Republic and Gazette
The
Republic and Gazette World Travel Service
Greyhound
Fred Gibson
Pickett
Julian King
Land of the Sun depicts Navajo hardship on Arizona TV
A television premiere of The Land of the Sun airs at 9:30 on KPHO to reveal Navajo poverty and neglect in Arizona. Gov. Howard Pyle will introduce the film, produced for schools and theaters by the National Education Association, urging government action to improve conditions.
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Arizona
National Education Association
Phoenix
Monterey Park School
Howard Pyle
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