Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Phoenix Gazette in Phoenix, Arizona

We have 3,310,217 pages in Arizona

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1949

Page

2

Schedule for Shah of Iran caravan through Phoenix area

The schedule shows Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi arriving at Sky Harbor at 6 30 p m Thursday and touring Camelback Inn, the Arizona Canal at Scottsdale, Scott’sdale schools, Bethany Home Road, Mission Drive and John Jacobs Farm among others. Highlights include a noon feast at TaiWiWi Ranch and a return to Camelback by 5 30 p m. The article notes irrigation and stock farming as his interests and mentions wire reports on slot machines and poker, with planned visits to the Grand Canyon Hoover Dam and Phoenix.

Mohammad Reza Hah Pahlavi Iran Couny Arizona Isky Harbor Camelback Inn Arizona Canal Scottsdale Scottsdale School Indian School Road Suncrest Herford Ranch E. L. Scott American Hereford Breeders Association 32Nd Street Camelback Road 16Th Street Madison School Bethany Home Road Central Avenue Northern Avenue Mission Drive Washington School Glendale Glendale Avenue Litchfield Road Colonel Dale Bumstead Tai-Wi-Wi Shah Grand Avenue Allen F. Kinnison United States Soil and Conservation Service Garvey Grand Canyon Hoover Dam Las Vegas Phoenix

Diver Hired To Repair Canyon Lake Dam Valve

Salt River Valley Water Users Association said a diver from Los Angeles will survey Canyon Lake to repair a 54 inch needle valve at Mormon Flat Dam. Work aims to 15 feet depth to spare stocked fish while water drains to Saguaro Lake. six week timeline with repairs at Stewart Mountain Dam later. Water and fish limits will be lifted during the project.

Valley Dam Salt River

Desperate Phoenix Mother Seeks Help For Christmas

A destitute Phoenix widow, unable to work after her husband’s September death, pleads for aid to feed and clothe her two infant sons. With only ten dollars, she could buy essentials and make Christmas brighter, but she cannot access Aid to Dependent Children. She faces eviction and uncertain housing. Dec 25 looms as a distant hope without charity.

Phoenix

Hot Rod Control Called Cracking Down on Dangerous Drivers

The American Automobile Association urged nationwide action against hot rod drivers citing a rising death and injury toll and property damage across the country. The call stressed stricter enforcement and public safety measures as a response.

Washington American Automobile Association

Reclamation Costs and Returns for Dams and Power

A government bureau explains that reclamation requires repayment from the costs of dam projects, with long periods before return. Multi purpose dams boost repayment through public power, while flood control lowers disaster costs and taxes. In 1940s terms, crops on irrigated lands value at $500 million supported tax revenue backing the program.

Bureau Straus America

Blood-Stained Auto Baffles Tucson Police

Tucson police investigated a blood-stained 1937 Idaho car parked for hours. Patrolman Dunn found battered left side, wooden fragments in tail light, dry blood on the driver side door, and blood on seats and floors. The owner is missing. no Idaho accident report matches.

Tucson William Dunn Idaho

Girl Lilly Smith Vanishes After Note Leaves Family Distress

Police search for 12 year old Lilly Smith daughter of Clarence and Mrs Smith who disappeared from 2221 West Grant Street. Lilly left a note to her mother saying she ran away after a dispute with sister Mildred. She is a Murphy School seventh grader wearing a red dress with a pink sweater and took two extra outfits.

Lilly Smith Clarence R. Smith West Grant Street Mildred Karen Murphy School Lilly

Payroll Theft Suspect Captured After TwoHour Chase

Jessie C. Smith, 40, a transient cotton picker, was held near La Palma after a two hour pursuit and booked on suspicion of robbery. Sheriff Lynn Earley led a posse to corner him in a cotton field. The $225 payroll theft from Eloy cotton contractor Ross Shouse was recovered.

Smith la Palma Lynn Earley Ross Shouse Eloy Earley Shouse

Testimony Begun In Murder Trial

A jury of eight men and four women heard opening testimony in the first degree murder case against Claude Eckel, a Congress miner, charged with fatally shooting fellow miner Jack Falk in their shared home near Congress Junction. Eckel's attorney says the shooting was in self defense claiming Falk had been drinking prior to the incident. The case proceeds with two witnesses anticipated by the county attorney.

Prescott Claude Eckel Congress Eckel Jack Falk Congress Junction Yavapai County David H. Palmer, Jr Falk Edward B. Ashurst

Pedestrian Injured Leaving Bus In Car Path

James V. Smith, 44, of Canyon Way East, was listed in critical condition at St. Monica's Hospital after alighting from a bus and stepping into a car driven by 20 year old Andrew Guernsey at 27th and Orangewood. Smith sustained fractures to spine pelvis and legs with possible head injury. he was unconscious on arrival.

James V. Smith Canyon Way St. Monica’s Hospital Smith Arizona Grain Company Andrew Guernsey Northern Avenue Orangewood Avenues Fred Gittner Third Street Thomas Road Rose Giordano Tempe Earl Olson North Northridge Avenue Day W. Olson Giordano St. Monica's Hospital Olson Dorris Nisbet West van Buren Street 40Th Street

Strike Threat Lifted As Carriers Promise Talks

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen said its strike threat against U S carriers is removed for now. The piece notes Oregon Washington and California account for 34 percent of the nation's lumber supply.

Cleveland the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Pacific Coast States Oregon Washington California

Also Mentioned on This Page

Zona Canal John Jacobs Hot Rod Redewill West Washington Aunt Toadie Toadie Cody Li Second Ave West van Buren United States Cotton Belt Columbia River Lovely Wool Axminster Berklock 3 Wwe Berkline Tapestry Duran Berklock East van Buren PLC Chandler & Yuma
Search Courier

Search the Phoenix Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Phoenix Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication