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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1949

Page

4

Ex Big League Star Burrows Slashes Neck at Birthday Party

Former major league pitcher John Burrows slashed his neck with broken glass during a birthday party at his Sunnyslope home. He fled, swam the Arizona Canal, rang random doors seeking aid, and was found bleeding in a yard. he underwent over an hour of surgery and remained in serious condition at St. Monica's Hospital. Burrows played for the Cubs in 1942, Athletics later, and joined the Phoenix Senators in 1947.

John Burrows Sheriff's Office Burrows The Chi Cago Bill Moore C. H. Totten West Palo Verde Sunnyslope Arizona Canal Seventh Avenue North Seventh Avenue Sheriff’s Office Moore and Totten Seventh Northern Avenues Senators Cubs Athletics

P A Swanson Rites Planned

Funeral services for P A Swanson 59 of 2208 West Washington Street will be at 3 30 p m tomorrow in Memory Chapel of A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Swanson worked for a contracting firm and belonged to the Association of Construction Truckers. He was active in Democratic circles and a Covenant Church member. A Phoenix resident since 1917 he was the first Justin Boot Company representative here. Survivors include Edith a wife, Marjorie a daughter J Robert Swanson a son and three brothers and one sister in other states.

P. A. Swanson West Washington Street St. Joseph's Hospital A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary Greenwood Memorial Park Swanson Association of Construction , Truckers Democratic Party Covenant Church Phoenix Justin Boot Company Chicago Edith Marjorie J. Robert Swanson

Girl Scout Week highlights homemaking focus for Brownies

Girl Scout Week in Phoenix emphasizes leadership and homemaking skills for Brownie Troop 116 at Jackson School led by Mrs. Walter Cavaness. The group learns child care, clothing and housekeeping with 13 members, including a young mascot Darleen Cavaness. Routines include mother and father teas, craft projects, and self-improvement discussions as the Greenlee County Council announces a charter and planned first regional camp.

Phoenix Jackson School Walter Cavaness Frank C. Ritenhour Darleen Cavaness Darleen

J L Sage Rites To Be Tomorrow

Funeral services for James Leroy Sage 73 of 3840 North 12th Avenue will be held at 2 p m tomorrow in Memory Chapel of A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with Rev George F Barton and the Masonic Funeral Committee officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park Sage born in La Cyne Kansas has lived in Arizona 12 years and was former custodian of the Maricopa County Courthouse Survivors include wife Lula two sons Ralph and James of Phoenix a daughter Mrs Cline Hancock of Cassville Missouri a sister Mrs Susie Adcock of Wichita Kansas and three brothers Frank Globe John Oklahoma City and Charles Sage Bakersfield

James Leroy Sage North 12Th Avenue St. Joseph’s Hospital A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary George F. Barton Masonic Greenwood Memorial Park Sage la Cyne Kan Arizona Maricopa County Lula Ralph James Phoenix Cline Hancock Cassville Susie Adcock Wichita Frank Globe John Oklahoma City Okla Charles Sage Bakersfield Calif

Total Arizona Fund Not Used

Washington reports that all Western states drew on the Federal Airport Development Fund this year, with California and Washington exhausted. Under the Cordon Act, unspent funds will be relinquished after 90 days but rebated via reapportionment. Arizona used 1,164,264 this year and stands to gain 807,755 through future allocations and reapportionment, with California and Nevada and Utah also receiving large discretionary shares.

Washington Federal Airport Development Fund California Washon Truman Arizona Civil Aeronautics Administration Nevada Utah

Japanese Ship Nan ryu Maru Sends SOS From Sea of Japan

An SOS from the Japanese ship Nan ryu Maru reported a broken rudder after a storm and the vessel adrift three miles west of Honshu in the Sea of Japan. RCA in Manila picked up the distress message on October 31.

Manila INS RCA Sea of Japan Honshu

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