Water Users Budget Slashed by Valley Authority Board
The Salt River Valley Water Users Association approves a tentative 1950 budget of 11 million dollars with an assessment of 7.50 dollars per acre, reflecting reductions from 1949 due to capital expenditures and efficiency gains. principal and interest total 800 thousand dollars, with rates for excess water at 3.50 per acre foot and pump water at 4. Reservoir storage stands at 560 thousand acre feet as of Oct 1, well above 1949 and 1947 levels.
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Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Horseshoe Dam
Richard D. Searles
Firemen Build New Quarters in Tolleson
Tolleson to get a new fire station within weeks, due by Oct 15. Twenty-five volunteer firefighters under Fire Chief Royce McDaniels are constructing the 60 by 26 foot building in their spare time, slated to house two 500 pound hi pressure pumper trucks. pum ice block is used.
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Phoenix Gazette
Tolleson
Bernard Schlecht
Royce McDaniels
Congress urged to recognize small businesses nationwide
George J. Burger of NFIB urged Congress to create a standing small business committee. He cited Senate support with at least 50 senators in favor and noted Arizona figures including Senator Hayden backing the idea. The meeting at Westward Ho highlighted NFIB’s national role and Arizona participants.
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Congress
Arizona
George J. Burger
National Federation of Independent Business, Inc
Westward Ho
NFIB
Burger
Senate
Carl Hayden
Senate Rules Committee
Senaitor McFarland
McFarland
San Mateo
Calif
Felons To Hear World Series Broadcasts At Sing Sing
Sing Sing's 1,755 inmates will be excused from work in all departments to hear amplified broadcasts of the World Series games in the prison yard, Warden William E. Snyder announced.
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Ossinging
N. Y
Sing Sing
William E. Snyder
Adams PTA Holds Special Meeting for Membership Drive
A special Adams School PTA meeting called by Mrs. Ernest Schrab will be at 1:45 p m today in the school library to launch the membership drive. PTA president Mrs. Forrest E. Brown presides. The group’s regular board meeting is at 10:30 p m tomorrow at 800 West Adams Street to plan the Oct 14 teachers reception and the Halloween carnival with Mrs. Charles Niebius as program chair and Mrs. R. G. Smith as carnival chair.
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Adams
Ernest Schrab
Forrest E. Brown
PTA
West Adams Street
Charles Niebius
R. G. Smith
Funeral for Oswald Garrison Villard Held in New York
Oswald Garrison Villard liberal editor and author died Saturday at 77. Funeral services were held at 11 a m at the Unitarian Church of All Souls. Villard crusaded for reforms from Spanish American War to World War II. He was grandson of William Lloyd Garrison and son of Henry Villard. He published the New York Evening Post and edited The Nation.
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New York
Oswald Garrison Villard
Unitarian Church of All Souls
Villard
William Lloyd Garrison
Henry Villard
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Jacque Mercer
Phoenix
Community Chest
Henry B. Sargent
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
Lawson V. Smith
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ray J. Dyer
The
Arizona Republic
Frank C. Brophy
Bank of Douglas
Mashek
Zeigler
Seth
Searles
Borden Gn
Borden
Madison Avenue
W.Y
Steele
Cuthbertson
Ea Ontcha
Michaels
Stern
Diamond
America
C. Wilson Harder
National Federation For
Roderick Hale
PTA News
O. G. Villard
Pompon
Chrysanthemums
Donofrio Floral CO
North Central Ave
Greater Phoenix
Diamond's
Miss
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