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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1949
Page
6
Chinese Communist troops occupy downtown Canton early today and 40,000 British troops in Hong Kong go on full war footing. British convoys load barbed wire and dispatch riders carry Sten guns. A Singtao Daily News report claims advance forces near 44 miles north of the border.
Murphy School in Maricopa County conducted hearing tests for 1,232 students this week under the Arizona Society for Crippled Children. Teachers PTA representatives and the school nurse helped organize the program led by Lydia Newton. Retests will follow for suspected cases. free ENT exams and referrals to physicians are arranged. speech remediation is coordinated by Fred Bieber at Arizona State College Tempe.
Mrs. Annie M. Rice, 76, died yesterday in Mesa. Born in Macon Missouri she moved to Los Angeles in 1889 and Globe in 1898 where she lived until five years ago. She came to Chandler to live with daughter Mrs H W Wingfield Chandler school principal. Survivors include daughter and two grandchildren of Chandler. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hausner Mortuary.
Persons interested in drafting a new state and county civil service bill will meet at 2 30 p m tomorrow in the Arizona Room at the Hotel Adams Robert P James an employee of the Employment Security Commission and past president of the Arizona State Federation of State County and Municipal Employees called the meeting.
New York Oct 15 Communists celebrate the conviction of 11 party leaders for revolutionary conspiracy as a turning point likely to swing Americans toward communism They deny the verdict drives the party underground William Z Foster party chairman denounces the verdict as evidence of a bewildered doomed capitalism They face up to 10 years in prison and $10 000 fines Each defendant and several attorneys face contempt sentences starting Nov 15 The Daily Worker calls for mass demonstrations and urges supporters to demand immediate freedom from Truman and McGrath News coverage notes possible long path to Supreme Court ruling while bail allows continuance of party activities
Laszlo Rajk once Hungary's No 2 Communist and two co defendants were hanged at dawn in Budapest in a mass trial ending Sept 24. The defendants were accused of espionage for Tito Yugoslavia and Western powers and of conspiring with Tito and American agents to overthrow the Hungarian regime.
The Navy said two Constitution transport planes will stay in service after previously announcing their layup. Each aircraft carries 180 passengers, costing more to operate than 50 passenger DC-4s. The first plane was to be sent to Litchfield Park Arizona, but neither was laid up. No explanation was given for the reversal.
C. B. Arnold heads the forgery detail in Phoenix. Frank Fillmore, 49, once told police he was a full-blooded Oklahoma Indian with oil wealth. He passed a $20 fake check at Bayless Market and deposited an $80,000 bogus bank draft at Valley National Bank after being found sleeping at Warehouse Sales. He attempted to buy cars from two dealers before they refused. Address listed as 16th Street and Roeser Road.
Attorney General Fred O. Wilson recommended extraditing Arizona inmate Harold Albert Schlutter to California for prosecution on a bad check charge. Schlutter, a teacher, is serving five to 10 months in Prescott. Walter Hofmann, chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, said the board supports extradition. The decision followed a morning hearing in Wilson's office.
The Arizona Building Contractors Build ing Exposition and Home Show reports 12 675 attendees so far at the Phoenix Rollerdrome 2848 East McDowell Road with hours 1 p m to 11 p m today and tomorrow. Tomorrow night includes the Dream Home award and the Miss Dream Girl of 1949 contest featuring a woman attendee. The Dream Home remains a key attraction on landscaped grounds behind the Rollerdrome.
Estes Park Colorado October 15 AP The father of one of two Colorado A and M College students missing in storm swept high country joined the search today. W J Gerling 59 of Phoenix insisted on climbing with a group toward Flat Top Mountain while sons Bruce 20 and David Devitt 21 disappeared Sunday on a student hike near Grand Lake. They were last seen leaving a ranger cabin 12 miles east of Grand Lake with winds near zero at the summit and veteran mountaineers warn survival would be extremely difficult without skill in high country.
Kerby James H Kerby of 734 West Moreland Street becomes the third candidate to file nominating petitions for the November 8 primary. O Leo Carrara of 1903 East Van Buren Street and Harold Fischer of 1705 West Mitchell Drive had already submitted petitions. Each petition must carry 298 qualified elector signatures and the filing deadline is 5 pm Tuesday.
Kingman prepares for Mohave County Fair and Rodeo to unfold Friday through Sunday. The Dig-N-Dogie Days celebration features a rodeo open to non-professional cowboys, mining events, a queen, square dancing, and live music by Roy Sexton and his Hoe-Downers.
Forty teachers from across the state met at North Phoenix High School to outline the Arizona Education Association convention set for November 3 to 5. An invitation from the Arizona Fair Commission invites all attending teachers to the State Fair as special guests. A special day for teachers will be announced. President James I. Stewart said the theme will be What is a Good Teacher.
In Maricopa County Superior Court Mrs. Vincent Medium of 3801 North 27th Avenue files suit alleging two Phoenix officers mistreated her on April 10 at the police station as she posted bail for her son. She seeks 22500 dollars from the City of Phoenix and officers Sgt John Slaughter and Capt Woodrow Wilson.
Malcolm Sheffield aged 33 of 1126 East Monroe Street was fined 100 dollars or 30 days in jail after a guilty plea before Justice Harry Westfall for reckless driving. Julian S. Bacca aged 36 of 710 South Central Avenue received a 50 dollar fine in City Court on a similar charge.
Defense Secretary Johnson prepared to ask President Truman to remove Admiral Louis Denfeld as Navy chief to clear the way for settling the Navy Air Force feud. He plans a "save unification" push to Congress while defending economy measures and a halt to the super carrier project. Truman reappointed Denfeld for two more years, with decision on his fate resting with the President.
Maricopa County supervisor David P. Kimball will speak to the Tennessee Club of Phoenix tomorrow at 3 p m at Odd Fellows Hall 31 North First Avenue. His topic is The Early Settlement of Arizona.
Maynard C. Froemke a 50 year old former Phoenix insurance executive waived extradition in California to face a charge of passing a 75 dollar bogus check in Phoenix He lived at Vinton Manor 3312 North Central Avenue and worked briefly as sales manager for an insurance company The alleged check was passed at Porters 118 North First Avenue Police forged check detail leaders Co B Arnold and Joseph Nemecek traced Froemke to San Luis Obispo California where he was arrested
E W Montgomery urged value of education at a CALAPCO ceremony hosting 14 employees receiving journeyman certificates after completing apprenticeship training. The group included linemen electricians and electric metermen trained under Phoenix Technical School guidance with Bureau of Apprenticeships support.
James L. Tatum, 26, could not attend arraignment on a West Phoenix burglary charge. the court came to him at Maricopa County jail where he awaits Superior Court arraignment under $1,000 bond. He faces federal interstate transportation of a stolen automobile and related charges. His brothers are also jailed in California and Nevada for related crimes.
George W. Stoddard, 22, of 1846 East Washington Street, pleaded guilty today to contributing to the delinquency of a 13 year old girl. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Walter J. Thalheimer sentenced him to one year in the county jail.
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