Honor Student of Seligman High Crowned Victim at Pond
Seligman Arizona September 6 AP An honor student and football player George Covarrubias 16 died after cramps while swimming in a pond formed by heavy rains. Superintendent Harry Lennox said Covarrubias a standout student and athlete drowned after going to the pond with Charles Delgadillo Delgadillo ran two miles to summon help but Covarrubias disappeared.
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Seligman
George Covarrubias
Harry Lennox
Covarrubias
Charles Delgadillo
Delgadillo
State Traffic Deaths Of 51 Soar To 249
Arizona 1951 traffic fatalities rise to 249 with 52 more deaths than a year earlier. Army sergeant Rufus L. Stinson, 36, assigned to Fort Huachuca engineers squadron, died when his car overturned six times on Highway 82 near Tombstone. He was alone. A negligent homicide charge was filed against Edmund Baxter, 35, in the death of John W. Bassett, 50, at 35th Ave and Maricopa Rd after Baxter allegedly ran a boulevard stop. Both men worked at Goodyear Aircraft Corp.
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Arizona
Rufus L. Stinson
Fort Huachuca
Highway 82
Tombstone
West Phoenix
Edmund Baxter
Second Ave
John W. Bassett
E. Bethany
H. H. Herman
Baxter
Bassett
35Th Ave
Maricopa Rd
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Lula F Crane Rites Set At Covenant Church
Funeral services for Lula Frances Crane 73 who died yesterday in the home of her daughter in Phoenix will be held at 10:30 a m tomorrow in Covenant Presbyterian Church She was born in Gatewood Missouri and came to Phoenix five years ago from Springfield Missouri Survivors include two daughters a son George A of Santa Fe New Mexico three brothers three sisters four grandchildren and two great grandchildren The Rev C L Morton will officiate Friends may call at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary Drawing Room Chapel Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Lula Frances Crane
L. T. Knotter
N. Mitchell
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Gatewood
Crane
Phoenix
Springfield
Albert Lancaster
Washington, D. C
J. Sam Williams Jr
George A
Santa Fe
N. Mex
C. L. Morton
A. L. Moore and Sons
Greenwood Memorial Park
California Writer Admits Arizona Entitled To Colorado River Water
Newsweek columnist Ramond Moley wrote an open letter to Governor Howard Pyle admitting Arizona's entitlement to a substantial Colorado River allocation. He criticized California and urged weighing state needs against project costs, arguing for strong consideration of Arizona’s basic rights and urging Congress to reevaluate costs.
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California
Arizona
Colorado
Ramond Moley
Newsweek Magazine
Los Angeles
Howard Pyle
Moley
Newsweek
Pyle
Central Arizona Project
Santa Barbara
Calif
Governor Pyle
Senate
McFarland
Hayden
House Committee
Interior Department
Congress
Supreme Court
Giles Appeals City Dismissal Over Civil Service
Ray I. Giles former city real estate agent for Phoenix appeals his dismissal to the Civil Service Board through attorney James F. Henderson. He denies violations of civil service rules and city charter provisions and seeks a definite statement of charges and reinstatement. The board, with two members away, may schedule a public hearing within two weeks. Giles also pursues an appeal of a suspension issued while he vacationed in Honolulu.
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Ray I. Giles
City of
Phoenix
Civil Service Board
James F. Henderson
Giles
Ray W. Wilson
Black Canyon
Leroy J. Brenneman
Honolulu
County Asked To Take Lots Off Tax Rolls
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors were urged by Phoenix City attorney Irwin Cantor to strip 24, Block 3 Porter and Baxter Subdivision at East Jefferson from the county tax rolls and refund buyers. CP certificates No. 5072 and No. 54721 total to P. M. Lewis and R. I. Giles, issued after the city deed in 1938, with the city exempt from taxes. A joint meeting with city council members is set for Sept 12 at 10 a.m. to discuss mutual issues including voting machines.
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Maricopa
Cantor
East Jefferson
P. M. Lewis
R. I. Giles
Tom M. Sullivan Jr
Joseph C. Fickle Funeral Is Today
Funeral services for Joseph Clarence Fickle 69 who died in Tempe Hospital were set for 4 pm in the M L Gibbons Mortuary chapel. Burial will follow in Galveston Ind. A Kokomo Ind. native, he retired in 1947 as a superintendent at the American Radiator Corp plant. He lived in Mesa with his wife Golda. Surviving are a foster son Gene Hover in Korea a brother and three sisters.
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Masonic Lodge
The
Baptist Church
Golda
Mesa
Gene Hover
Korea
Bodies Of Two To Be Returned
The Defense Department announced that the bodies of two Arizonans killed in Korean action will be returned to the United States this week for burial. They are Cpl. Wallace R. Nance, son of Mrs. Jessie B. Nance of 502 Arizona Park, and Cpl. Augustine Teller Jr., son of Mrs. Marie D. Tellez of Laveen.
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United States
Defense Department
Cpl
Wallace R. Nance
Jessie B. Nance
Arizona Park
Augustine Teller Jr
Marie D. Tellez
Laveen
Blind Couple Suspect Niece of Theft in Detroit
An elderly blind couple in Detroit told police that their 21 year old niece stole 1800 dollars saved in ten and twenty dollar bills to fund treatments to restore their sight.
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Detroit
Alice Sutton Rites Planned
Rosary for Mrs. Alice Barry Sutton 46 who died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital will be recited 7 30 p m tomorrow at Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home Born in Phoenix April 22 1905 she moved to Williams in 1981 where she and husband operated the Westerner Motel She was a member of Williams Woman's Club Williams Country Club and St Teresa's Club Survivors include husband Oliver Sutton Barry in Korea five sisters including Betty Turner Nan Barry Catherine Barry Mary Hayden and Dorothy Morrissey and three brothers John Joe and Bill Funeral services with requiem high mass will be at St Mary's Church 10 30 a m Saturday Burial in St Francis Cemetery
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Alice Barry Sutton
Good Samaritan
Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home
Phoenix
Sutton
St. Mary’s
Williams
Westerner Motel
Williams Woman’s Club
Williams Country Club
St. Teresa’s Club
Oliver Sutton
Barry
Korea
Betty Turner
Nan Barry
Catherine Barry
Mary Hayden
Long Beach
Calif
Dorothy Morrissey
San Francisco
John
Southgate
Joe
Bill
McBride Rites Arranged for Mrs. Mable McBride
Funeral services for 65 year old Mrs. Mable Mary McBride, who died yesterday at her daughter’s home in Phoenix, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Memory Chapel. A native of England, she lived in the United States 45 years and was widow of Rev. George McBride. Surviving are another daughter in Santa Cruz, Calif., two sisters and a brother in England, and three grandchildren. The Rev. Robert Walker will officiate.
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Mable Mary McBride
John H. Sheely
11Th Ave
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
Phoenix
McBride
England
United States
George McBride
Presbyterian Church
William G. Marden
Santa Cruz
Calif
Robert Walker
Cook’s Bible School
Rosary and Mass Set for Edward Evans
Edward D. Evans 67 died yesterday at St Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix. Rosary recited at 8 p.m. today at Whitney Murphy Funeral Home. high mass at 8 a.m. tomorrow at St Catherine's Church. Retired rancher from Lamar Missouri, two years Phoenix resident from Las Vegas Nevada. Wife Marian of Phoenix and sister Mrs Mary Miracle of Tulsa Oklahoma survive. Interment in St Francis Cemetery.
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Edward D. Evans
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Whitney & Murphy
St. Catherine’s Church
Evans
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Nev
Lamar
Marian
Mary Miracle
Tulsa, Okla
St. Brancis Cemetery
Jet Blast Victim Identified Near Sentinel
Aviation Cadet William H. Tate, 23, of West Frankfort DL, killed when his F-80 exploded ten miles north of Sentinel during a night navigation training mission from Williams Air Force Base.
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Sentinel
William H. Tate
West Frankfort
Williams Air Force Base
Three Phoenix Families Return From Basin Marooning
Three Phoenix families marooned in Horse Thief Basin for 10 days after a washed out road cut access from the cabin area to a ranger station. A 1 several mile stretch remained blocked but an improvised forest service road will allow safe exit for about 20 people. travel to the ranger post was possible during isolation.
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Phoenix
Horse Thief Basin City
Rodney Hammond
E. Windsor
Sky Harbor
Forest Service
Basin
Hammond
Cabin Area
Ranger
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Edwards
E. Washington
Joseph C. Fickle
Phoenix Diagnostic Clinic
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R. J. Korijan
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Alice Sutton
Edward Evans
Briar Pipes
Walgreen
Washington
Absorbine JR
Alka
Walgreen's
Hershey
Toni
Rac
Meee
Ecesete
Eplow
Grantly Sun Glass
Imra
Ner Jade
Iaeasu Haga
Woodbury
Sonester
Crean Jil
Yardley
Richard Hudnut
Imus
Helene Curtis
Tintair
Billford
Breck
Shinola Shoe Polisi
the Phoenix Gazette
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho
Pfc
Lee McClelland
Glenale
West
Jefferson
Danny Dyanshine
Barton Mfg. CO
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