Phoenix VA hospital opened with All Faith Chapel on hold
The new Del Webb Co. built Phoenix VA plant described as a modernistic cliff dwelling features four floors with varied wing levels and electric refrigeration. An all wood All-Faith Chapel stands out while Chaplain Zaldivar says it will be open 24 hours and bedridden patients can be wheeled to worship. Opening was postponed from June 19 to early August due to military material priorities.
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Phoenix
Tucson
del Webb Co
Manuel Zaldivar
Fisher
Witness testimony and indictable hints in public official bribery case
Judge J Mercer Johnson hears that a witness may be indicted for conspiracy even as he refuses to force answers. Morris Udall seeks a grand jury transcript while Jack Bayer, Chanticleer Night Club owner, testifies of gambling at Chitwood’s in 1946 and 1947. Scruggs objects to Bayer as an accomplice. The trial pauses for lunch as arguments continue. In a separate note, Fanny Brice reflects on marriages and retirement plans after a long career in radio.
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J. Mercer Johnson
Morris K. Udall
Chitwood
Johnson
Jack Bayer
Chanticleer Night Clu
Bayer
Chitwood’s Place
Edward Scruggs
Robert Morrison
Scruggs
Morris Udall
Fanny Brice and the arc of a show business life
The snippet recounts Fanny Brice changing stage names to Frances Borasch, creating Snooks in 1921 for the Follies, transitioning to radio in 1938, and appearing in films such as My Man Be Yourself and The Great Ziegfeld. It notes her marriages to a Springfield barber and gambler Nicky Arnstein, the latter jailed for Liberty Bond theft.
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Fanny
Arnstein
Billy Rose
Rose
Eleanor Holm
Billy
Miss Brice
Snooks
Hollywood
Man
Singer West
Ziegfeld
Nicky Arnstein
Springfield
Mass
Vandenberg says big stick is US Air Force strength
During a Senate session Vandenberg, pressed by Hunt and Johnson, defended the Air Force role in Korea and warned against casualty fears from obsolescent planes. He cited Roosevelt saying talk softly but carry a big stick and argued the U S has a large club in its air offensive power.
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Vandenberg
Hunt
MacArthur
Korea
Johnson
Tex
U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Nylon currency dreams spark playful debate at home
Mrs Price teases Mr Price with a claim the government will print nylon money in denominations from fives to twenties. He doubts lasting power while she envisions washable, clean currency and even color changes to ease tipping differences. Their banter touches nylon from Dupont and club lighting.
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Mr. Price
United States Air Force Faces Russian Threat Says Vandenberg
In closed hearings Senator Vandenberg states the U S Air Force serves as a deterrent by devastating a potential enemy's industrial base while acknowledging Russia is building a long-range air force. He notes the gap may narrow, but Russia can choose advantageous dates and places for action.
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United States Air Force
Vandenberg
U. S
United States
City opens Horse Thief Basin Recreation Area for Memorial Day
City operated facilities at Horse Thief Basin will open tomorrow for the Memorial Day holiday. The Bradshaw Mountains site offers 10 cabins and 16 camping shelters, located 92 miles north of Phoenix to help visitors escape the Valley heat.
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Horse Thief Basin
Parks and Recreation Department
Phoenix
Bradshaw Mountains
Local Chinese To Shut Shops For Memorial Day Observance
Chinese grocers in the Valley will close about 150 stores to honor Memorial Day. Walter Ong notes a near unanimous display of observance at chamber meetings. A delegation will wreath World War I and II veterans’ graves as Valley Chinese service members number around 65. Phoenix schools and most offices close. only mail delivery limited, and boxholder buildings stay open. In other notes, Britain’s colonial history mentions Australia’s colonization.
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Walter Ong
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Retail Grocers Association of Arizona
Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix
Witnesses Fault Phoenix Fire Alarm Bid in Suit Over City Contract
Testimony in United States District Court reveals gamewell officials disputing bid restrictions on a Phoenix fire alarm project. City seeks $283,123 in contract violations while Gamewell pursues $300,000 overpayments. Witnesses cite specifications comparable to Vancouver and Oklahoma City setups and discuss overhead line safety standards.
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Phoenix
United States District Court
Gamewell Company
Dave W. Ling
Edward A. Brass
Norwood
Gamewell
Coffin
Vancouver
Wash
Oklahoma City
Okla
Frank R. Bridges
Needham
Mass
Mark Wilmer
Richard H. Cressingham
W. Latham
Arizona
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Cressingham
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Fanny Brice
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Frances Borasch
Redewile
Browne-Vintners Co., Inc
New York
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Boston
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Guy N. Carter
William H. T. Holden
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Community Credit
1St Ave
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International Harvester
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Phoenx Stanting
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