Straus Defends Reclamation Bureau Amid Attacks
Washington Oct 13 AP Commissioner Michael W Straus told the Senate Interior Committee attacks on the Reclamation Bureau come from foes of the 160-acre limitation and public power He denied charges of corruption saying he may have made mistakes but never violated his oath of office He argued opposition groups seek repeal of reforms and defended his 1945 memorandum recommending Richard L Boke as California regional director as an honest assessment
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Washington
Michael W. Straus
Reclamation Bureau
Senate Interior Committee
Straus
Sheridan Downey
California
Downey
Richard L. Boke
Boke
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
School Board Election Date Set for Oct 29
Maricopa County districts will hold annual school trustee elections on October 29. Forty-nine elementary and 13 high school districts elect trustees for three-year terms. Union High School trustees serve five-year terms. Incumbents may extend terms if no election or tie occurs. Nomination rules require 10 percent signatures and residency and tax or guardian criteria.
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Maricopa
John H. Barry
Barry
Clerk of the Board of Trustees
Arizona
Light bulb blamed for Carson garage fire
A exploding light bulb was blamed today for a fire that swept a Carson garage Wednesday causing about 23000 dollars in damage. The garage sits a block from Nevada's state capitol.
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Carso
City
Nev
Carson
Nevada
Christie Elected President of Phoenix Health Group
George W. Christie, vice president of the First National Bank of Arizona, was elected president of the Greater Phoenix Tuberculosis and Health Association. Officers include Victor H. Baumann as vice president and Mrs. Bert Cross as secretary. The meeting at Good Samaritan Hospital Nurses' Home adopted a constitution and set the 1949 Christmas seal goal.
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Christie
Phoenix Health Group
Greater Phoenix Tuberculosis and Health Association
George W. Christie
First National Bank of Arizona
Good Samaritan Hospital Nurses
Victor H. Baumann
Phoenix College
Bert Cross
Phoenix Parent-Teacher Association Council
John Wikle
Phoenix
Howell Randolph
Lloyd K. Swasey
Arizona Tuberculosis Sanatorium
W. A. Robinson
Carver High School
Martha E. Rogers
Visiting Nurses Association
H. M. Thornton
Central Arizona Women’s Club
Ralph Sprague
American Federation of Labor
V. R. Canalez
Meet
Ing
Fred G. Holmes
Helen E. Watkins
Wikle
Arizona Tuberculosis and Health Association
Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Peter J. Galante
Fort Whipple Veterans Administration Hospital
Frank T. Jones
National Association
Base To Be Renamed In Honor Of WWII Airman
Las Vegas officials announced plans to rename the Las Vegas Air Force Base to honor a local air man or officer killed in action in World War II. The memorialization is expected to take place within 60 days.
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Las Vegas
Nev
INS
Las Vegas Air Force Base
Skits At Schools Precede Children Theatre Performance
A publicized Children's Theater skit was shown yesterday at Franklin Kenilworth Emerson and Madison schools with four performers from Ercelle Frances School of Dramatic Art Sally Lawrence Gayle Edlund Ercelle Tisor and Rodney Ann Crowe Mrs Carl Holmes accompanied the troupe The event is part of a nationwide tour from New York under Delta Gamma Sorority alumnae Proceeds aid the sorority fund for the blind The troupe will perform Cinderella Friday at North Phoenix High School Auditorium Toby Tyler and Dick Whittington and His Cat are scheduled later The sorority chairs are Mrs Whitney Carroll co chairs are Mesdames Juanita Shannon and Ralph Rosenberg Ticket sales at various schools are handled by sorority members
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Clare Tree
Franklin, Kenilworth
Emerson
Madison
Osborn,Encanto
Roosevelt
Ces School of Dramatic Art
Sally Lawrence
Gayle Edlund
Ercelle Tisor
Rodney Ann Crowe
Carl Holmes
Children’s Theater
New York
Delta Gamma Sorority
North Phoenix High School
Toby Tyler
Dick Whittington
Whitney Carroll
Mesdames
Juanita Shannon
Ralph Rosenberg
Sorority Fund For Aid of the Blind
Sorority
Don White
James Jennings
Paul Roca
Robert Washburn
George Beeler
N. A. Thomson
W. G. Kimble
Evelyn Beck
Kenneth Pickrell
Robert Briscoe
Ray Milne
O. M. Hymes
Carroll
Misses Alice
Mabel Thomas
Salesman Found Dead In His Room
Jessie F Weeks, 64, a route salesman for the O D Cleaning Works, was found dead yesterday in his upstairs apartment at 1106 North 11th Street, where he lived alone. Police Detective Joe Valenzuela said the death appeared due to natural causes during the night. The body was taken to Grimshaw Mortuary after a cleaning works official learned weeks had not reported for work.
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Jessie F. Weeks
O D Cleaning Works
North 11Th Street
Joe Valenzuela
Weeks
Cleaning Works
11Th Street
Grimshaw Mortuary
Study of Farm Surpluses Okayed
The Senate Rules Committee approved a resolution authorizing $25,000 for an investigation into stimulating exports of farm surplus commodities. Senate Agriculture Committee to conduct the study led by Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico, with recommendations to Congress in January.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Union Agent Dies As Car Overturns
Roman Janni, 46, business agent for the Carpenters Union Local 495, AFL, died from injuries after his car overturned on U S Highway 77 near Davis Dam Nevada. Police said he was alone, the vehicle skidded on a turn, and he died en route to a Kingman hospital.
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Davis Dam
Nev
Roman Janni
The
Carpenters Union
AFL
J. O. Litchfield
Janni
U. S. Highway 77
Nevada
Kingman
Riz
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