The Phoenix Gazette Establishment Note From 1380 Era
The Phoenix Gazette details its establishment and publication in Phoenix Arizona with Phoenix Newspapers Inc and leaders Eugene C Pulliam and Ray J Dyer. It notes weekday evening issues and postal registration under the 1879 act. A copy is offered at $1 a month.
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Phoenix Gazette
Arizona
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
Eugene C. Pulliam
East van Buren
Phoenix
Ray J. Dyer
Compensation Reform Needed For Insolvency Risk
Governor invites groups to study workers compensation to determine if the insolvency threat stems from basic law or administration. Labor unions, employers, and the Industrial Commission must agree on revised policy to ensure fair awards and sustainable premiums, aiming to attract industry and stabilize jobs.
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Commission
Great Books groups foster intelligent conversation and civic engagement
Community leaders, led by Miss Jane Hudgins, promote a Great Books movement in libraries and schools. Groups of 20 to 40 meet biweekly for 18 weeks, with four hours of reading and a trained leader to guide discussion, linking timeless ideas to modern life.
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Jane Hudgins
North Carolinian Invents Self-Kicking Kigmy Machine
A North Carolina inventor, Tom Hayward, created a device for people who regret fooling around. The contraption, linked to the Self-Kicking Club of America, has drawn publicity via films and radio. In twelve years, users have worn out four shoe sets, though many praise the treatment.
Please Put Out Your Cigarette Bus Driver Card
A Metropolitan bus driver earns today’s bouquet for politely asking smokers to extinguish cigarettes. He repeats his courteous request when ignored, and continues without anger. The writer notes some offenders, especially high school boys, show little regard for the law or neighbors.
Awaiting Truman Stalin talks in Hiroshima light
Christian Science Monitor notes an echo from Hiroshima as Japanese call for a summit between Truman and Stalin to ease U S Soviet rivalry. It warns of the high cost of atomic warfare and the need for cautious diplomacy amid nationalists seeking power. Hiroshima looms as a grim reminder of folly and danger.
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Russia
Hiroshima-land
Truman
Stalin
Tokyo
Asahi
Dai Nippon
Hiroshima
Messrs
United Forces for God Against Communism Seeks Atomic Threats
The Texas born group with claimed 50,000 business members endorses a plan to drop an experimental atom bomb near northern Russia to deter a Soviet attack. The editorial ridicules the idea as childish and dangerous, arguing it would fuel propaganda and calls the group to disband.
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United Forces For God Against Communism
Russia
United Forces For God
Public Opinion Letter on Metro Bus Service Woes
The writer agrees with a Phoenix Gazette critique of the Metropolitan Bus Company. She cites poor weekday morning and evening service, no Sunday or holiday service, and no improvement after a rate increase. She and neighbors often telephoned the company and the Corporation Commission, then gave up and found alternative transport.
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the Gazette
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Phoenix Gazette
Metropolitan Bus Company
Indian School Road
Camelback Road
19Th Avenue
Corporation Commission
French Corn on the Cob Stirs Paris Restaurateurs
Paris restaurant menus now feature corn on the cob, a dish once scorned in France. American tourists encounter mixed reactions as chefs and waiters react with horror while patrons sample the now controversial ear. The piece contrasts tender American ears with tough French preparations and notes similar cravings in Rome and Florence, where watermelons remain forbidden on menus.
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Paris
la Belle France
Rome
Florence
Oregon Governor McKay's Capitol Dome clash with Garvey at Wickenburg clam bake
Governors McKay and Garvey shared talk on power rates and a now-forgotten FPC survey before shifting to grapefruit while 19th Arizona Legislature topics lingered. McKay revealed a $10,000 annual salary and a $100 monthly expense account, impressing Arizona lawmakers.
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Oregon
Douglas McKay
Dan E. Garvey
Wickenburg
Garvey
Arizona
Sam Head
Yavapai
Messrs. McKay
FPC
McKay
Arizona lawmakers hear Oregon tax and salary ideas
The Arizona interim committee heard Oregon’s tax commission structure where three commissioners are appointed and answer to the governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer. Governor Garvey praised salary practices and discussed pay for Arizona legislators. An unscheduled topic covered the Arizona Industrial Commission’s dismissal of Tucson investigator John Bykerk, with committee members noting the justification was weak and tied to labor leadership.
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Labor
State Industrial Commission
Oregon
McKay
Arizona
Board of Control
Earl Fisher
Salem
Arizona Industrial Commission
John Bykerk
Tucson
Special Legislative Committee On
Bykerk
Wickenburg
Johnston Langer Act Targets Postal Rates
The Senate will tackle the Johnston Langer Act this session to adjust postal rates. If passed, it could raise costs for newspapers and magazines, favor some publishers, and threaten others. Critics say the Post Office is mismanaged and overcentralized, with obsolete structures, outdated laws, and a lack of cost accounting, masking losses and stifling progress.
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Senate
Johnston-Langer Bill targets second class mail rates
By George E. Sokolsky the Johnston-Langer Bill aims to curb losses not via modernization but by higher mail rates especially on second class mail. It revokes second class privileges for papers with over 85 percent advertising in half of issues, a rule inaptly applying to most publications. Exceptions include Official Guide of Railways and Steam Navigation Lines and non profit aligned organizations, plus small weekly papers under circulation limits.
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Johnston-Langer
National Railway Publishing Company
General Vaughan Seeks Sunken Deep Sea Cargo
Washington reports reveal General Harry Vaughan and partner John Maragon pushing to salvage sunken tin cargo from the SS Luckenbach near Key West. The probe notes settlement tied to Atlantic Marine Salvaging and alleged White House contact, with contracts bypassing competitive bidding and involving insurers, government bodies, and private interests.
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General Vaughan
Washington
Clyde Hoey
Harry Vaughan
John Maragon
Vaughan-Maragoh
Hoey
Truman
Senate
Edward Luckenbach
Vaughan
Key West
Fla
U. S
Maritime Commission
U. S. Metals Reserves Corporation
Cargo Salvage Corporation of
New York
Cargo Salvage Corporation
Clark Brothers
Palm Beach
Luckenbach
Mr. Maragon
Robert Stefanich
Zeke Afram
Milwaukee
Harry Hoffman
Hoffman
Atlantic Marine Salvaging Company
Stefanich
Jerry C. Massey
Admiralty
Commission
Massey
Maragon
We Are Made Up of Others In Our Daily Life
The piece argues that people are shaped by others and by inheritance across generations. It cites Ross Parmenter's The Plant in My Window to illustrate how an ordinary object and encounter can spark learning and ambition. It stresses that happiness and success come from engaging with others and contributing to their welfare.
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Ross Parmenter
New York
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Industrial Commission
Tom Hayward
Li'l
Abner
Christian Science Monitor
Milwaukee Journal
W. J. Broderick
Henry McLemore
Capitol Dome
By Bill Turnbow
Hoover Report
George E. Sokolsky
Joseph Tarian
Charles E. Kauffman
Kauffman
White House
George Matthew Adams
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