50 000 Forced From Homes by Coastal Hurricane
A small but savage hurricane struck Texas driving 50 000 people from their homes and causing about 2 million dollars in damages. Winds peaked at 100 mph at Freeport and 90 mph in Houston with heavy rain across the coast. Galveston and Houston suffered flooding and power outages while rice farmers faced losses exceeding 1 million dollars.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Freeport
Palacios
Port Arthur
Red Cross
Texas City
Tomball
Lamarque
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Laporte
Weather Areau
New Orleans
St. Louis
Mary Snoddy
Weather Bureau
Phoenix Chest Campaign Opens to Meet Community Needs
The Community Chest drive begins in Phoenix with a $365,497 quota to fund 24 agencies and the USO. Drive chairman W. W. Knorpp tells about 300 volunteers that last year’s per capita giving of $1.50 trails the national $2.64 and Southwest $2.26. He warns growth requires greater responsibility and urges stronger local support to alleviate suffering and sustain humanitarian agencies.
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Paign
Iver
Westward Ho
W. W. Knorpp
Drive
USO
Reg Manning
Phoenix
Knorpp
Southwest
Huge Bombers Stage Mock Attacks In Southwest
B-36 bombers from Carswell Air Force Base began a mock bombing drill over Phoenix at 8 30 a m with 15 minute intervals. Radar Bomb Scoring at 2317 West Durango recorded hits as flights simulated attacks on targets including Sahuarita Range south of Tucson. Officials would not disclose plane counts or mission results while units from Davis Monthan and other SAC bases joined in the cross country test covering about 1200 miles.
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Phoenix
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Tex
Roosevelt Dam
Strategic Air Command
West
Durango Street
Seventh Bombardment Group
Eighth Air Force
Sahuarita
Tucson
Did You See The Flash
Early risers in Phoenix saw a greenish yellow streak arc across the gray sky just before 6 a.m. witnesses described a rocket or meteorite with a brief glowing trail, noting its position slightly west of due south. Q E Lougher reported the flash at 2436 East Cherry Lynn Road and questioned whether it was a rocket given prior meteorite sightings.
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Bill Pomeroy
Q. E. Lougher
East Cherry Lynn Road
Lougher
Shots At Miners Contrast With Peaceful Steel Strike
In a standoff of two big labor actions, coal miners and steelworkers faced violence and disruption as the 900,000-strong strikes continued. A Virginia miner died in a rock fall while Tennessee violence emerged, yet steel picketing remained orderly. John Lewis's 400,000 soft coal diggers and Phillip Murray's 500,000 steelworkers left pay for weeks, with pensions tying the disputes.
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Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
America
John L. Lewis
Mississippi
Phillip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Murray
Matt Bunch
United Mine Workers International
Pikeville, Tenn
Bunch
UMW
Whitehall
Harold Wade
Grundy
Johnnie Compton
Navy Blast At Defense Policies Sparks Two Probes
Navy top brass attack on defense unification policies triggers two investigations. House Armed Services plans a closed session before resuming public hearings on the B 36 bomber inquiry. A separate Navy inquiry probes the disclosure of letters to Navy Secretary Matthews about critics in the fleet.
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Navy
Washington
INS
Defense Department
House
Leslie Arends
Illinois
Armed Services Committee
Matthews
House Committee
Arends
Denfeld
Car Theft Suspect Nabbed After Downtown Chase
Downtown Phoenix woke to gunfire as officer on a bicycle fired shots during a pursuit. An 18 year old suspect allegedly smashed a car window near Third Avenue and Washington Street and fled, later jailed after police cordoned shrubbery outside the YMCA Building where residents aided in his capture.
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Phoenix
Williams
Third Avenue
Washington Street
Senate Panel Rejects Olds Third Term on FPC
A Senate subcommittee voted unanimously to oppose approving Leland Olds for another term on the Federal Power Commission. Olds, 58, has served since 1939 after Roosevelt appointed him, with Truman nominating him for another term. The panel urged rejection, setting the stage for a full Senate vote. Critics cite his 1920s writings and views on federal regulation of natural gas.
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Washington
Senate
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Interstate Commerce Committee
Olds
Commission
Roosevelt
Truman
Friends of
Battleship Arizona to keep 900 bodies
The Navy abandons efforts to recover about 900 bodies from the sunken Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Salvage has gone as far as possible and the ship will rest on the harbor bottom. Only 96 of 1,200 aboard were identified. gas pockets and identification limits end further operations. The Arizona, launched 1915, joins Utah and Oklahoma as sunk warships in the attack.
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Winifred Nelson
Gall Gazette
Washington
Navy Department
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Utah
Oklahoma
Esther Ross
Prescott
Roosevelt Dam
State Department Receives Chinese Recognition Bid
The State Department announced it had received a bid for U S recognition from the Chinese Communist regime and warned against haste. The AFL reported 1 222 682 55 in bank accounts or Treasury Bonds as of Aug 31. The House won the first test on its social security reform with no amendments allowed, while the Senate rejected extending wartime price supports for major crops.
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State Department
U. S
United States
American Federation of Labor
U. S. Treasury
House
Market Fluctuations Dimly Seen in Commodities This Year
Cotton prices rise as mills show active buying while cotton futures edge higher. Corn trades mixed with steady to easy cash demand and slight declines. Wheat holds near firm with modest gains, while soybeans show firm to lower tones amid market volatility. Nearby futures fluctuate on milder demand and weather hints.
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Sutaiat
Noted figures comment on politics and militarization
International News Service reports quotes from Louis Denfeld Thomas E Dewey and Albert Einstein in Utica Princeton and Washington. Denfeld argues a navy without offensive power weakens the nation Dewey criticizes Republicans political ignorance and Einstein warns militarization harms the American people.
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International News Service
Washington
Louis Denfeld
Princeton, N. Y
Albert Einstein
McFarland Votes No on Olds Nomination
Senator E W McFarland of Arizona and six other Senate subcommittee members voted to reject unanimously the nomination of Leland Olds to the Federal Power Commission. The Washington, Oct 4 dispatch notes the party alignment and the result of the committee vote.
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McFarland
Gazette
Washingon
Washington
E. W. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Scottsdale Man Held On Coast Indictment
Scottsdale businessman Lawrence C. Ives, 44, owner near Scottsdale and New York, was arrested at Sky Harbor Airport by the FBI on charges of conspiring to smuggle arms to Israel. He appeared before Commissioner C. B. Wilson for a removal hearing after posting bond, with the case tied to a Wilmington to Acapulco arms shipment involving seven defendants.
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Lawrence C. Ives
Scottsdale
New York
Sky Harbor
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Israel
Western Ordnance Company
New York City
Ives
California
William A. Murphy
Phoenix
FBI
C. B. Wilson
Nicholas Udall
Wilson
Wilmington
Los Angeles Harbor
Idalia
Leland Robert Lewis
Acapulco
Mexico
Palestine
Lewis
New York Auto
Ives Place
Henry Bellows
Santa Monica
Calif
Lloyd Rosenblum
Hays Isham Company
Herman Greenspur
Las Vegas
Nev
al Elliott
Nat Ratner
Jake Fuchs
Jacob Fouks
Greater Phoenix Days set to cut prices in city sale
Plans for Greater Phoenix Days are complete with more than 100 merchants joining the event. A 6:30 p.m. meeting at Hotel Westward Ho finalizes details and lamps signs will go up tomorrow. Merchants promise seasonal bargains at lowest prices, with stores opening 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday to accommodate crowds.
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Greater Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix Retail Trade Bureau
Fiesta Room
Westward Ho
A. E. Maddy
Sears Roebuck and Company
Herbert Leggett
The
Valley National Bank
Hotel Westward Ho
Jacque
Atlantic City
Miss America Jacque Mercer Returns to Phoenix College
Jacque Mercer Miss America Miss Mercer returns to Phoenix College as a sophomore with dramatics her favored subject. Dean Hannelly presented her to students and the chaperone Lola Martin introduced her. A life membership in the Associated Students and a gold bracelet were given. She will appear at a Western barbecue and Kiwanis events in Litchfield Park and Santa Fe.
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Jacque Mercer
Phoenix College
Atlantic City
Arthur Mercer
Litchfield Park
Robert J. Hannelly
Lola Martin
Associated
Jim Lee
Dean Hannelly
Jacque
Martin
A. J. Bayless
South Central Avenue
Kiwanis Club
Mercer
Mrs. Mercer
Santa Fe
Kiwanis
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Carl Vinson
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Gerald F. Bogan
Ing
Bogan
Pacific
Chase
Associated Press
United Press
Hollywoods
Inez Ai
Dorothy Dix
Turnbow Financial
Utica
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
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