Improvement District Protest Sparks County Inspection
Protests at Peters View Improvement District hearing trigger an immediate county inspection. County engineer authorized to inspect. board of supervisors acts as district directors. Residents claim chipped sidewalks and water seepage. contractor states terms met. district boundaries include Indian School Road Campbell Avenue 17th to 20th streets.
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Peters View Improvement District
James O. Lecky
Indian School Road
Campbell Avenue
17Th
20Th Streets
Lecky
Lie Demands Showdown Over Korea Ceasefire Genuineness
U N Secretary General Trygve Lie urged definite proof of the Soviet ceasefire proposal's seriousness regarding Korea. He backed moving talks to a new location with Gen Ridgway for a fresh start, urging concrete steps to resume negotiations and reach an armistice. Lie noted suspicion but stressed UN unity and a genuine desire for peace. He commented on Gen MacArthur’s Cleveland remarks, saying the general spoke well on charter principles and left open a potential future talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Trygve Lie
Russia
Korea
U.N
Matthew B. Ridgway
Lie
Ridgway
Malik
Jacob A. Malik
MacArthur
Cleveland
Quake Shakes Coast Area From Venice to Palos Verdes
An earthquake struck the southwest Los Angeles County coastline last night at 8:33 p.m. No damage was reported. Lennox, El Segundo, Inglewood, Torrance, and Venice officers logged calls as dishes rattled and windows shook along the coast from Venice to Palos Verdes Estates near San Pedro. A girl in Torrance reported feeling the tremor. some officers did not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Deputies
Lennox
el Segundo
Inglewood
Torrance
Venice
Palos Verdes Estates
San Pedro
Phoenix Baby Suffocates
Three monthly Joan Ann Gerdes died at home 3118 A E Madison. Loretta Catlett fed the child at 2 am and found her later unresponsive. Doctors ruled death by strangulation from a congenital neck cord cutting off air, with no remedy. Ex‑Officio Coroner Westfall and a family physician noted no pain, death quiet. Body taken to Arizona Funeral Home for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Ann Gerdes
Madison
Loretta Catlett
Joan Ann
Harry E. Westfall
Arizona
Secret weapons touted by Young amid defense bill vote
Senator Young disclosed that the United States has more than one devastating new secret weapon beyond imagination that could be ready for use if war comes. Mundt warned against using them in Korea, while lawmakers noted production of guided missiles and airborne delivery systems under a $5 billion defense funds increase.
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Washington
Young
N. Dak
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
North Dakota
Mundt
R. S. Dak
Russia
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Congress
Truman
Korea
Pentagon
Maybank
S.C
County Plans On Widening Canal Bridge
County plans to widen a bridge on 24th Street over Grand Canal near Thomas Road. Work will start after a canal dryup is secured, uncertain due to irrigation water needs. A second narrow Grand Canal bridge on 16th Street will be replaced under a federal aid project, with bids to be called soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
24Th St
Grand Canal
Thomas Road
James O. Lecky
Lecky
16Th St
County Hospital Chief Charts Rest Home Inspections Plan
County medical director Dr Norman A Ross said complaints about valley rest homes caring for county patients are being investigated and corrected. He outlined a program to extend county nursing and medical service to private rest home patients while noting nurse shortages and the infeasibility of a county hospital plant to house all patients. Some patients described conditions as deplorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Rest
Norman A. Ross
Ross
Veterans Leader Marion Daniels Dies in Las Vegas New Mexico
Marion M. Daniels 77 of 1730 West Monroe Phoenix a former commander of the Arizona Department United Spanish War Veterans died in St. Anthony's Hospital Las Vegas New Mexico after hospital stay since August 31 He learned of son Murillo A Daniels death Aug 26 by a bull on a ranch near Las Vegas He had moved from Michigan to Arizona in 1935 and was married since 1900 His survivors include Edith his wife two sons Chester and George and three grandchildren Funeral services will be in Big Rapids Michigan with burial there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion M. Daniels
W. Monroe
Arizona Department of the United Spanish War Veterans
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Las Vegas
N. Mex
Daniels
Phoenix
W National
United Spanish War Veterans
Grand Rapids
Mich
Murillo A. Daniels
Dons Club
U. S. Forest Service
Arizona
New Mexico
Bristol
Ontario County
N. Y
Big Rapids
Masonic Lodge
Mecosta County
J. C. Brown
Michigan
Edith
Copemish
Chester M
George P
Midland
McClellan Funeral Planned In Glendale
Glendale news outlines funeral plans for Pfc. Dennis Lee McClellan 20 killed in a B 29 crash near Mountain Home AFB Idaho. Service at First Methodist Glendale with military graveside rites at Resthaven Park. Survived by wife Jane sister Glenda and parents Travis and Mrs McClellan of Glendale with relatives in California and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Dennis Lee McClellan
First Methodist Church
Louise Webster
Four-Square Gospel Church
Phoenix
Resthaven Park
McClellan
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho
Funeral services for Mrs Isabella Rolph in Mesa
Funeral services for Mrs Isabella M Rolph longtime Mesa resident who died Wednesday will be held tomorrow at 2 p m in the Fifth Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Burial will be in Mesa Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Sex
El Conquistador Hotel Sale Cleared in Court
Tucson news reports the sale of the El Conquistador Hotel to the Jamey Goodman chain was temporarily cleared in superior court as Judge Gordon Farley dissolved a restraining order hindering completion of the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Gordon Farley
Nogales
Flagstaff Lumber Mill Strike Over Wages Dispute
About 400 members of Local 2772 walked out at the Saginaw and Manistee plant in Flagstaff after union leaders signed an industry-wide agreement for a 12 cent hourly wage hike in Northern Arizona and New Mexico. The agreement was rejected by Local 2772 members, who began the strike. The Southwest Lumber Mills plant and other mills in the region continued operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union Local 2772
Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Company
Arizona
New Mexico
AFL
Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc
Ralph Juarez
Saginaw
Manistee
New Mexico-Arizona Pine Association
Frank E Frye Funeral Set
Funeral services for Frank E. Frye 33 editor of the weekly Phoenix Home News will be held at 1 p m tomorrow in Palms Chapel Grimshaw Mortuary Rev Fred rick Barnhill pastor of First Congregational Church will officiate Burial will be in Memory Lawn Memorial Park Frye died Wednesday in a local hospital after a long illness He was active in civic groups including the West Phoenix 50 50 Lions Club He came to Phoenix in 1945 from Doylestown Pa He is survived by his wife Nellie R one son Frank E Jr both of Phoenix his parents Mr and Mrs Frank L Frye of Doylestown Pa three brothers and two sisters out of state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Frye
Arizona Park
Phoenix Home News
Palms Chapel
Grimshaw Mortuary
Fredrick Barnhill
First Congregational Church
Memory Lawn Memorial Park
Frye
West Phoenix
Lions Club
Doylestown
Phoenix
Nellie R
Frank E. Jr
Frank L. Frye
Funeral notices for Frank B. Johnson
Rosary for Frank B. Johnson, 66, died at his home on Wednesday. Requiem high mass will be held tomorrow at St. Matthew's Church, with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Margaret, a daughter Virginia Bycroft, a son Donald B., another son Ben A., a brother Ben Johnson, two sisters, nine grandchildren, and relatives in Illinois, California, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Johnson
W. Taylor
Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home
St. Matthew’s Church
St. Francis Cemetery
Mr. Johnson
St. Louis
Evanston
Johnson Mercantile and Suburban Credit Corporation
Phoenix
Margaret
Virginia Bycroft
Donald B
Ben A
Azusa
Calif
Ben Johnson
Chicago
Marie Cooney
Los Angeles
Nellyrose Ozburn
Houston
Texas
Hart Opposes Business Run Hospital Plan
Dr. Bruce Hart, superintendent of the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane, opposes Gov. Howard Pyle’s proposal to put the state hospital under business leadership rather than medical direction. He says the issue is medical, not business, and notes no state hospital operates under such a system. Hart plans to retire Oct. 1, with O. D. Miller and a hospital board interviewing successors in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Hart
Arizona State Hospital For Insane
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Hart
Hospital Board of Control
O. D. Miller
East
Guthrie Body Found In Colorado River near Laguna Dam
The body of 63 year old William H. Guthrie was recovered from the Colorado River below Laguna Dam. Deputies say he was swept into the stream four days earlier when floodgates opened while he fished from a rock.
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Yuma
William H. Guthrie
Colorado River
Laguna Dam
Guthrie
Phoenix photographer reported missing near Yuma
Ruth Drake Williams of 37 E Maryland says she has no idea what happened to her husband J Calvert Williams 37 after his auto was found abandoned near the Colorado River. A note urged police notification if no return by August 28. Attorneys Leslie Parry and Francis Wilson listed. Mrs Williams cites coronary condition and cannot answer questions.
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Phoenix
Yuma
Ruth Drake Williams
E. Maryland
New York City
J. Calvert Williams
Colorado River
Leslie Parry
Francis Wilson
Bassett Rites Set After Fatal Motorcycle Collision
Funeral services for John W. Bassett Jr. fifty of 827 E Bethany Rd will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Whitney Murphy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R C Sell of Buckeye officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Bassett an employee of Good year Aircraft Corporation was killed early Wednesday when his motorcycle collided with a sedan driven by Edmund Baxter 35 of 3935 N Second Ave at 35th Ave and Maricopa Rd both en route to work. Patrolman H H Herman said Baxter was headed south on 35th Ave. No inquest set pending full investigation. Survived by wife Sylvia Beverly Hills Calif a daughter Betty Ellis two sons Bobby and Niles two grandchildren three brothers George Elmer and Arthur all of California a sister Mrs Grace Wooten Free water Ore and his father John W Bassett Oregon.
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John W. Bassett Jr
E. Bethany Rd
Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home
R. C. Sell
Buckeye
Greenwood Memorial Park
Bassett
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
35Th Ave
Maricopa Rd
H. H. Herman
Edmund Baxter
Second Ave
Maricopa
Baxter
Sylvia
Phoenix
Betty Ellis
Bobby
Niles
Beverly Hills
Calif
George Elmer
Arthur
California
Grace Wooten
Freewater
Ore
John W. Bassett
Oregon
Apache Phone Service Criticized in County Hearings
Springerville Sept 7 AP Poor telephone service has hindered business in Apache County and hurt location scouting for movies. Navajo Apache Telephone System hearings heard nine witnesses, with complaints about long-distance delays and limited local lines. Officials promised study and possible improvements, noting community willingness to pay higher costs for better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springerville
Apache County
Arizona Corporation Commission
Julius W. Becker
Becker Mercantile Company
Carl W. Beck
White Mountain
20Th Century Fox Motion Picture Company
R. E. Francey
State Livestock and Sanitary Board
Vernon
William T. Brooks
Commission
Wilson T. Wright
Holbrook
Wright
Lloyd C. Henning
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Navajo
Apache
White Mountains
Arizona Highway Commission Awards $1.67 Million in Road and Bridge Contracts
The Arizona Highway Commission awarded multiple contracts totaling 1,670,441 for road and bridge work across the state. Key projects include a new leg of the Black Canyon route from Cordes toward Bridgeport, a northwestern U.S. 91 girder bridge near Littlefield, and widening and drainage on East McDowell Road in Phoenix. Motorola will supply radio gear to the patrol and department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Highway Commission
Phoenix
Arizona
Cordes
Bridgeport
Verde Valley
Highway Department
Prescott
Mayer
Arizona Sand and Rock Company of
Cordes Bridgeport
U.S. 91
Littlefield
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Young and Smith Construction Company
McDowell Road
28Th
48Th Streets
Tanner Brothers of
Mesa-Tempe
B. L. Gustafson
Safford-Clifton
Martin Construction Company
Tucson
Kirkland- Hillside County
Kobb Construction Company
U.S
Wallace and Wallace
Motorola, Inc
Chicago
Arizona Highway Patrol
Bus Times To Change On Tuesday
Winter schedules go into effect Tuesday on the city bus system per superintendent J A Hardy. Buses will run more frequently on all lines during morning and afternoon rushes. New timetables and maps available from drivers or at the ticket office 16 N Second Ave. Crosstown buses will go direct to West Phoenix High School to cut downtown transfers for students. Student tickets on sale at downtown office and at the school book store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hardy
Hardy
N. Second Ave
West Phoenix High School
Cadet William Tate Jr. Died In Jet Crash
The body of Air Cadet William Herman Tate Jr. was taken to West Frankfort Illinois for services and burial after a routine training flight crash near Sentinel. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs Tate Sr. who reside in West Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Mesa Bureau
Mesa
William Herman Tate Jr
Sentinel
West Frankfort
Ill
Tate Sr
Florida Coast Still Menaced By Hurricane
The hurricane named Easy moved on a west-northwest path toward Florida with winds over 140 mph. As of 5 am its eye lay about 350 miles north-northwest of San Juan and 1,000 miles east-northeast of Miami, threatening the U.S. mainland or Atlantic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Miami
Fla
Miami Weather Bureau
U.S
Atlantic
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Antigua
British West Indies
R L Newman Rites Planned In Prescott
Funeral services are set in Prescott for R L Newman 83 a three term Navajo County sheriff who died in Moab Utah. After leaving office in 1922 he farmed in Chino Valley. Survivors include son Wesley of Moab and daughter Mrs IC W Stephens of Prescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Prescott
R. L. Newman
Navajo County
Moab
Utah
Newman
Chino Valley
Wesley
IC. W. Stephens
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Bentson Contracting Company
Fred N. Holmauist
S. W. Blakeley
N. 18Th Pl
Clarence E. Strand
E. Montecito
18Th Street
Quake Rocks
Senator
Freeman Shultz
Frank Frye
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