Record on City Manager Deppe Highlights Waste and Aliances
The Gazette exposes a pattern of inefficiency and mismanagement under City Manager James T. Deppe, tied to Boss Scheumack and allies Imler Caywood Tate and Welnick. It lists 13 cited issues from bid circumvention to prostitution houses and urges voters to act next Tuesday.
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Phoenix Gazette
James T. Deppe
Rense
the Gazette
Deppe
Messrs. Imler
Caywood
Tate and Welnick
W. H
Doc) Scheumack
Scheumack
Imler-Deppe-Scheumack Group
Lawrence Triumph Opens Phoenix Symphony Season
The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra under Robert Lawrence earns high praise from a capacity crowd at Phoenix Union High School Auditorium. The new conductor earns credit for thorough mastery of a demanding program, while noting brass weakness and limited local capacity, yet highlighting improved string sections and strong esprit de corps among musicians.
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Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
Robert Lawrence
Phoenix Union High School
Phoenix
Esprit de Corps
Nehru Tour Plans Spark Complaints of Overdone Hospitality
Prime Minister Nehru’s four week visit faces criticism as state department schedules talks luncheons and receptions. He sought informal ties with ordinary Americans, but some say excessive hospitality undermines that aim. In the Communist trial Judge Medina notes defense counsels’ delaying tactics aimed at mistrial. The deliberate efforts to provoke and exhaust the judge failed against Medina’s awareness.
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Nehru
State Department
Pandit Nehru
Medina
Isserman
McCabe
Dennis
Walter
Editorials Of Current Interest Reprinted From Leading Newspapers
Editorial by Judge Medina lauds his patience and dignity in a difficult trial. He overruled provocation, admonished misbehavior, and delivered sentences that reflect court discipline. An Chicago insurance executive notes drivers under 25 strain auto costs, while acknowledging youth reflexes. The piece argues facts support concerns about young drivers and insurance costs.
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Medina
Chicago
Pop
Junior
Blackmer Comes Home After Tax Evasion Fine Cleared
Harry Blackmer returns to America after paying a 20000 dollar fine in Denver federal court for income tax evasion. The 80 year old, long in France, faced a controversial past linked to Harding era scandals and Elk Hills. He spent years abroad before legally resolving his state and seeking peace in memories of Colorado.
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Harry Blackmer
Denver
America
France
Paris
Elk Hills and Continental Trading Company
Albert Fall
Colorado
Blackmer
Public Opinion Letters Policy Note
Letters to the editor must be written on one side of the paper and include the writer name and street address with signature. Upon request publication may be anonymous. Only letters of unusual interest may exceed 300 words.
Reader letter thanks Gazette staff for empathy on veterans grants
A letter from a disabled veteran thanks Henry McLemore for championing brevity in the government carance dividends application form and for printing his column. The writer urges recognizing the unsung creator of the form and offers to donate if the person is in need, referencing the Boys of Wards at U S Veterans Hospital Whipple.
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Henry McLemore
McLemore
Amendment No 4 for City Court seeks independent tenure
The Maricopa County Bar Association urges voters to approve Amendment No 4 on November 8. It establishes a three-lawyer appointment list from Superior Court judges, four-year terms with for-cause removal, a $5000 minimum salary, and civil service staffing, aiming to reduce political influence and preserve the merit system in the City Court.
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Maricopa County Bar Association
Superior Court
City of
Phoenix
Henry S. Stevens
The Grab Bag Quiz Answers Revealed
The item lists five questions with the provided answers. 1 Of what is a lady finger made sponge cake dough 2 Who is Mrs Grundy rear You make out 3 Jesus Christ Mark 2 27 4 What state has the most cities Pennsylvania 5 Who wrote the novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson
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Mrs. Grundy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Jesus Christ
Pennsylvania
Robert Louis Stevenson
Arizona party leaders fault Hayden and McFarland record
Capitol Dome leaders criticize Senators Hayden and McFarland for high party line scores. They cite presidential policy shifts reducing lemon tariffs and foreign copper taxes, and question Truman support for the Central Arizona Project. Industrial Commission report angers lawmakers, who blame the court and prior control for costs.
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Arizona Democratic Party
Carl Hayden
Ernest W. McFarland
Carl
Mac
White House
Arizona
Italy
United States
Nabods
Truman
Central Arizona
Washington
Industrial Commission
Legislative Committee
J. J. O'Neill
Fred Edwards
Arizona Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Commission
Arizona Law Talk and Governmental Power Debates
The Grapevine memos reveal Arizona debates on compensation laws and absence of a maximum weekly payment, plus no limit on fatal injuries. Officials discuss ousted patrol leadership, audits, and a potential four year elective term for governor. A budget director position is proposed with legislative confirmation considerations.
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Arizona
Mississippi
South Dakota
Commission
Grapevine
Don J. Hays
Tucson
Arizona Highway Patrol Merit System Council
W. V. Burr
Elmer Vickers
Arizona Labor Journal
Dan E. Garvey
Fred O. Wilson
Wilson
O. C. Williams
Rules Committee
Arizona House of Representatives
Office of
State Auditor
Jack Wilson
Fort Grant
Navy Secretary Faces Admirals Opposition in Demotion Clash
Washington dispatch outlines the friction between Secretary of the Navy Matthews and admiral leadership over civilian control, historic battles with Knox and Forrestal, and how submarine defenses and unification debates shaped Navy policy, with mention of Denfeld and internal disputes across bureaus.
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Washington
Navy
Matthews
Louis Denfeld
Denfeld
Congress
Navy Department
Josephus Daniels
Charles Edison
Frank Knox
Knox
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic City
Jacksonville
Miami
Duke of Windsor
Fred Searles
War Shipping Administration
Carl Herluf Holm
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Bureau of Ships
Bureau of Ordnance
Maritime Commission
White House
James Forrestal
John Gingrich
Forrestal
Gingrich
Fla
The Big Three at Yalta and the peace plan
Edward Stettinius recounts the Yalta Conference where Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin debated postwar borders and the role of smaller nations. Stalin argued Albania and similar states should not sit at the peace table, while Churchill advocated for some say by smaller nations.
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Yalta
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Edward Stettinius
Stettinius
Yugoslavia
Albania
United States
Soviet Russia’s Imperial Aim Predicted By Postwar Analysis
The commentary cites a dinner exchange where Vishinsky rejects U S claims to defend smaller nations, saying Americans should obey leaders. It argues Soviet aims are imperial for power and territory, deeming Churchill and Roosevelt shortsighted and Stalin’s course clear, making him the master of postwar strategy.
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Vishinsky
Bohlen
Russia
United States
Yalta
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
The Power of Praise and Encouragement
A reflection on how praise boosts effort and success across sports and arts. Citing Mark Twain, Frank Bacon, Alexander Woollcott, and Sir W Robertson Nicoll, the piece argues praise lifts performance, spurs advancement, and benefits the giver spiritually and practically. It urges giving honest credit to worthy work.
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Mark Twain
Frank Bacon
Alexander Woollcott
James Hilton
Chips
W. Robertson Nicoll
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Boss” Scheumack
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Mr. Lawrence
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Milwaukee Journal
New York Herald Tribune
Los Angeles Times
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Edward Everett Hale
Warren G. Harding
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U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
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Earl of Shaftesbury
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Gazette
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