Two more deaths added to Arizona traffic toll
The 1949 Arizona traffic toll rose with two more fatalities over the weekend. Fred D. Wright of Chicago died in a truck collision west of Gila Bend, and Frank V. Pina, 40, was killed in an auto pedestrian crash on East Washington Street. At least eight injured. an inquest into the Gila Bend crash was scheduled.
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Arizona
Fred D. Wright
Chicago
Gila Bend
Frank V. Pina
40Th Street
Grand Canal
East
Washington Street
Justice Court
Wright
St. Monica's Hospital
John Pericas
Pina
Glenn “E. Jurgemeyer
Mitchell Street
New Sydney Melbourne Air Record Set by Vampire Jet
The Australian News and Information Bureau reports a new round flight record from Sydney to Melbourne by a RAAF Vampire jet fighter. The trip to Melbourne took 66 2/3 minutes and the return 55 minutes, covering 455 miles each way.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Australian News and Information Bureau
Detective Agency Head Held On Bail After Record Check
Walter Anderson, 32, head of the Ideal Detective Agency at 1413 East Roosevelt Street, was jailed on $300 bail for failure to register as an ex convict. Police and FBI records show a long police record dating to 1938 including an escape from Vandalia State Farm and a prior gun arrest in Long Beach. Documents found in his possession showed agency registration and operation beginning May 18 1949.
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Walter Anderson
East
Roosevelt Street
Ideal Detective Agency
Anderson
FBI
Illinois
Vandalia
Ill
Long Beach
Calif
Secretary of State’s Office
State Fair Concludes With Top Honors For Jacque Mercer
The Arizona State Fair closed with Jacque Mercer Day honoring Miss America Jacque Mercer who appeared at the polio booth and signed autographs after receiving a Nash car and grand champion cattle honors. Kenneth England of Chandler, Star Farmer of America, also highlighted the event with a diploma from Gov Dan E Garvey. Final cattle judging crowned Sam Jones as grand champion bull, Blue Heaven as grand champion female, with Aimore 662 and Susie Q as reserve champions.
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Arizona
Jacque
Phoenix
Richard Co. King
Kenneth England
Chandler
Star Farmer of America
Future Farmer of America
Dan E. Garvey
Sam Jones
Wayne Fisher
Blythe
Calif
Aimore
Gaylor and Manning
Tucson
Blue Heaven
Fisher
Letter Clears Reward Issue in Tucson Police Case
Tucson Police Sergeant David Putney said a British insurance company letter confirms a $250 reward check sent to Police Chief Don Hays was returned. The cash was meant for officers involved in an arrest but local code barred distribution. Hays had faced charges for not depositing funds into the police pension, which were later withdrawn.
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Tucson
David Putney
Don Hays
Hays
Police Pension Fund
Putney
Police Pension Board
Seymour Ryan
Phoenix
San Diego
Railway Passenger Assurance Company of London
Tragic Sunset Swim Ends In Couple's Death At Half Moon Bay
A Belmont couple Myrtle Porter and Ted Yelle, aged 47 and 50, spent a Sunday evening at Martin's Beach and walked hand in hand into the Pacific as witnesses watched in horror. The Coast Guard searched the surf but found no bodies, and rescuers were unable to save them as the sun sank and a heavy breaker swept them away.
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Half Moon Bay
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Myrtle M. Porter
Ted Yelle
Belmont
Coast Guard
James Beatty
Pescadero
Martin’s Beach
Here
Ed Watts
Beatty
Watts
Parole Group Favors Wilson For School Job
The Arizona Probation and Parole Association reelected its officers and drafted a resolution expressing confidence in Jack Wilson, superintendent of the State Industrial School for Boys at Fort Grant. Wilson, urged to resign by January 1 by the Board of Directors of State Institutions for Juveniles, is the focus of the group’s support. John H. Walker of Phoenix was named president, Judge J. Smith Gibbons of St. Johns vice president, Frank Clark of Fort Grant treasurer, and Robert E. Johnson of Tucson secretary for the coming year.
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Arizona Probation and Parole Association
Jack Wilson
State Industrial School For
Fort Grant
Wilson
John H. Walker
Phoenix
J. Smith Gibbons
St. Johns
Frank Clark
Robert E. Johnson
Tucson
United States Tackles Bridges Again in Perjury Trial
In San Francisco on November 14, the U S government opened its third attempt to prove longshore leader Harry Bridges is a Communist. The International Longshoremen s and Warehousemen s Union leaders face perjury and conspiracy charges linked to Bridges naturalization in 1945. Also noted is Harvard s Semitic Museum preserving a clay tablet, the oldest known map, about 4 500 years old, found north of Babylon.
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San Francisco
United States
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Naturalization
Babylon
Harvard University
Arizonan Killed In Texas Dice Game
A 32 year old African American man is sought for questioning in the fatal shooting of James Clinton Wise an 18 year old cotton picker from Winslow Arizona. The shooting followed a dice game and was witnessed by five others in Shamrock Texas in the cafe district.
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Shamrock
Tex
James Clinton Wise
Winslow
Ariz
Homer Moss
Coal Dispute Parley Held At Capital
Washington November 14. Federal Mediation Director Cyrus S. Ching told reporters after meeting with Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman that government action may be delayed and a statement is unlikely. He doubted that conclusions would be reached as coal operators spurn a second bid from John L. Lewis to resume negotiations.
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Washington
INS
Cyrus S. Ching
White House
John R. Steelman
John L. Lewis
Bishop Manning in Critical Condition at 83
The Rt. Rev. William T. Manning, 83, retired Episcopal bishop of New York, remained critically ill at St. Luke's Hospital. Doctors reported a slight improvement after a quiet night but he was still listed in critical condition.
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New York
William T. Manning
St. Luke’s Hospital
Supreme Court to Meet at Noon in Opinion Day Session
Washington November 14 The Supreme Court was to meet at noon today in an opinion day session.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Train and auto crash kills three at Niles crossing
Three people died and another was critically injured when a freight train struck their automobile at the Erie Railroad crossing in Niles. John Socale, about 25, of Youngstown, was in critical condition at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren. Dead were Seymour Podolny, 24, a senior at Youngstown College, Dorothy Grate, 23, of Greenville Pennsylvania, and an unidentified girl about 23.
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Ohio
Erie Railroad
John Socale
Youngstown
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Warren
Seymour Podolny
Youngstown College
Dorothy Grate
Greenville
Ship Explodes Off England. Six Dead, Six Missing
A Spanish freighter exploded in a gale near Lundy Island off southwest England and sank. Six crewmen are dead and six are missing, prompting a search by rescue units and coast guard. The incident occurred on November 14 as rough seas hampered efforts.
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Ilfracombe
Eng
Lundy Island
England
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