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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1949

Page

8

Woman Charged With Posing As Garvey Kin In Check Fraud

Emily Katherine Hilderbrand 41 of Tucson is accused of posing as Governor Garvey’s kin to cash a bogus 1500-dollar postdated check and to obtain a 100-dollar check through a War Surplus plane purchase. She purchased the six passenger plane at Sky Harbor for a Las Vegas trip with a pilot friend. She claimed a Chicago money transfer and asserted marriage to Garvey’s relative. authorities plan to file charges for a 100-dollar bogus check.

Garvey Kin Tucson Dan E. Garvey Phoenix Emily Katherine Hilderbrand Granada Avenue West Madison Street Charles B. Arnold Joe Nemecek Arnold Sky Harbor Ice Hilderbrand Garvey Chicago Trans World Airline Patricia Garvey Las Vegas

Can-Can Tame Affair Angers Yet Delights Douglas

Washington dispatch details Lewis Douglas ambassador to London calling the Princess Margaret and Sharman can-can a conservative dance that stirred more talk than action. He spoke on Britain's dollar crisis conference, noted his eye injury from a fish hook, and highlighted U.S. ties to Britain's financial fate and anti-communist stance. He plans no ranch trip due to medical advice, and mentions son James Douglas in Tucson with Southern Arizona Bank and Trust.

Buckingham Palace Douglas Sonoita Ariz United States Britain Great Britain Arizona James Douglas Tucson Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company

British Officer's Wife Dies In Fire At Trincomalee

In Ceylon, Sept. 6, a fire destroyed naval headquarters at Trincomalee, killing the wife of a British naval officer and injuring four sailors. Mrs. Maurice, wife of Commander P.P. Maurice of HMS Birmingham, was a clerk in the headquarters and perished in the telephone room. The blaze burned for two hours, causing about $120,000 in damage.

Colombo Ceylon Trincomalee Maurice HMS Birmingham

Seaman Awaits Fate In Star-crossed Case

Seaman Patrick G. Ryan faces Navy decision after vanishing from his ship in 1947 and reportedly joining the French Foreign Legion. The Navy announced today a ruling is forthcoming on his status and assignment.

Washington Patrick G. Ryan Navy French Foreign Legion

Referendum Urged To Revise Magistrate Qualifications

The Maricopa County Bar Association proposes a city referendum on Nov 8 to require the city magistrate be a licensed attorney with salary raised from 4800 to 6000 dollars. Henry S. Stevens and Edwin Beauchamp presented the plan to Phoenix City Council. The magistrate would be appointed by the city manager for four years from a judges list and could be removed only by unanimous council vote after a public hearing for cause. The board framed the proposal as part of a long range justice administration program and said it was not an attack on current or past magistrates. City Attorney Jack Choisser was ordered to draft an ordinance for possible consideration.

City of Phoenix Maricopa County Bar Association Henry 8S. Stevens Association Edwin Beauchamp Maricopa County Jack Choisser Blaine Deppe Streets’ Department Streets Department State Tractor and Equipment Company Contingency Fund Choisser

Garvey Moves to Replace Arizona State Examiner

Governor Garvey declared the Arizona office of state examiner vacant while labeling A L Means as a de facto holder. He plans a new appointment within a week, amid a tangle over Means and Eckhart with questions about who legally occupies the post.

Dan .E. Garvey Arizona State Examiner A. L. Means Means Garvey James A. Eckhart Prescott Eckhart Senate

Bank Women Meet In San Francisco Convention

Valley National Bank will send five assistants and an assistant trust officer to the 27th annual convention of the Association of American Bank Women in San Francisco from October 27 to 29. Valley Bank president Walter Bimson was slated as a guest speaker at the meeting.

Phoenicians Association of American Bank Women San Francisco Bee Bush Janets Graham Margaret Norstad Mae Russell Evva Shaw The Valley National Bank Walter Bimson Valley Bank

Fire devastates four buildings in Royse City blaze

The Clockwise Dress Factory fire in Royse City, Texas destroyed four business structures and damaged two others. An explosion injured two firefighters and a spectator, with unofficial damages placed between 100 000 and 150 000 dollars. About 5000 onlookers gathered as volunteers fought the blaze for over two hours.

Royse City Tex Roy Cookston North Texas R. M Bob) Robison Rouse City American Robinson

Hurricane Churns Sea Off Bermuda No Movement Reported

A giant hurricane with winds to 120 mph churned the Atlantic about 400 miles south southeast of Bermuda with virtually no forward movement. Forecaster Grady Norton said it appears the storm has not moved more than a degree of latitude in 24 hours. An Air Force radar plane tracked the system as hurricane hunter reports were awaited.

Miami Fia Atlantic Bermuda Grady Norton Norton Air Force New York Charleston S. C Weather Bureau

Inquest Set for Death of Dr Bayard L Neff

An inquest into the death of Dr Bayard L Neff Mesa physician and surgeon found dead in a Phoenix auto court Sunday night is scheduled for 10 50 a m tomorrow in West Phoenix Justice Court Ex Officio Coroner Al J Flood will hear an autopsy report by Dr O C West Maricopa County medical examiner.

Bayard L. Neff Mesa Phoenix West Phoenix Justice Court al J. Flood O. C. West Maricopa County

Damage Suit Filed Over Trailer Damages West of Aquila

Clifford H Martell and Floyd E Martell of Michigan sue Jose T Morales and City of Mexico resident in United States District Court for 4632.50 damages from a July 9 collision removing case from Maricopa County Superior Court. The filing notes the accident and includes unrelated botanical statement about beans and peppers.

Aquila United States District Court Maricopa County Clifford H.martell Floyd E. Martell Michigan Jose T. Morales Los Angeles City of Mexico

Blaine Accuses Deppe Of Illegal City Purchase

City Councilman H W Blaine charged City Manager James T Deppe with negotiating a 7500 purchase for cool ers and equipment tied to a city leased building in defiance of charter bids and proper budgeting The council debated liability and whether title to improvements reverts to the city or the lessor while an audit warned against dummy purchase orders and encumbering budgets.

Blaine Max O. Millett Phoenix Miller

Cooper's Trial Set For Dec 20 In Shake Down Case

Frank G. Cooper a 44 year old Phoenix bail bondsman pleaded not guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court to eight charges of grand theft connected to a shake down racket involving mishandling city police court fines and bails. Trial was set for Dec 20 before Judge Thomas J. Croaff with Judge Rent L. Jennings presiding.

Frank G. Cooper Phoenix Maricopa County Rent L. Jennings Thomas J. Croaff

Arizona Sales Tax Collections Down

The Arizona Tax Commission collected $1,251,305 in sales taxes in August, disclosed by Commissioner Joe Hunt. This shows a 9 percent decrease from August 1948 figures of $1,375,358, and a $45,000 drop from July sales continuing this year.

Arizona Tax Commission Joe Hunt

Pallbearers Named for Dr Alfred C Kingsley Rites

Pallbearers have been named for the funeral of Dr Alfred C Kingsley who died yesterday at his home 2218 Encanto Drive NE. Active pallbearers include R T Jones Roy Smith Wylie Parsons R B Sims Lee Staggs and Marshall Moody. Funeral services will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Memory Chapel of A L Moore and Sons Mortuary.

Alfred C. Kingsley Encanto Drive R. T. Jones Roy Smith Wylie Parsons R. B. Sims Lee Staggs Marshall Moody A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary

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