Jobholders At '49 Peak During August
Washington reports a 1949 peak of 59,947,000 jobholders in August with unemployment at 3,689,000. Non farm employment rose by 1,368,000 while agricultural work declined, total civilian employment up modestly and unemployment down from July’s high. Secretary Sawyer called the data evidence of a leveling off in economic decline.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Enrollment Booms At Arizona Colleges In 1949 50
Enrollment records are expected at Arizona State College at Tempe and the University of Arizona for the 1949 50 academic year. Tempe projects over 4000 in the upcoming term, while Tucson anticipates total enrollment of about 6300 for both semesters as new buildings and courses expand capacity.
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Arizona State College
Tempe
University of Arizona
Grady Gammage
Tucson
J. Byron McCormick
McCormick
Hearing Set On Transfer Of Air Route
Civil Aeronautics Board trial examiner sets September 20 for hearing on transferring Trans World Airlines Phoenix to Las Vegas route to Bonanza Airlines a feeder service The route includes Boulder City Kingman and Prescott The board supports transfer as TWA service is unprofitable due to sparse population Bonanza would run the route if negotiations complete Lawyers defined issues and evidence scope with James Verner as trial examiner
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Trans World Airline
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Bonanza Airlines, Inc
Boulder City
Kingman
Prescott
TWA
Bonanza
James Verner
Glendale Bull Wins Grand Champion at California State Fair
McDonald Farrs S. Mel don, shown by Lynn B. Hamilton of Glendale, Arizona, is named grand champion Guernsey bull at the California State Fair held in Sacramento.
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Sacramento
Calif
McDonald Farrs S. Meldon
Lynn B. Hamilton
Glendale
Ariz
Ruling on Tax Penalty Clarifies Delinquency Rules
Attorney General Fred O. Wilson ruled that tax rolls are public and subject to payment with a 4 percent penalty required in notices, though not legally collectible. He noted amendments allow penalty collection elsewhere, while Supreme Court precedent treats 10 percent interest on delinquent taxes as a penalty. Taxes for 1949 fall due next Monday. delinquency starts first Monday in November.
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Fred O. Wilson
Gila County
Barry Derose
Wilson
Arizona Supreme Court
Inquest Abandoned in Jurus Death at Home Garage
An inquest will not be held into the death of Mrs Hetty Evelyn Jurus 44 found hanging from a rafter in her garage. Ex officio coroner Al J Flood said she had been despondent after moving from Detroit for health reasons and she lived at 29 West Palm Lane.
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Hetty Evelyn Jurus
al J. Flood
Flood
Sabotage Reported on SP Main Line in Bay Area
Berkeley police and railroad agents investigate the removal of control wires from 17 block signals on the Southern Pacific main line between Berkeley and Oakland. The act, discovered Sept 3, could have caused serious rear end collisions. no new trouble reported since then.
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Berkeley
Calif
INS
Southern Pacific
Oakland
Incomes Top 1948 Figures
A Commerce Department report shows personal income in July dipped slightly from June. For the first seven months of 1949, income at an annual rate reached 212.7 billion dollars, about 4 billion higher than the same period in 1948, with the June to July decline mainly due to lower farm income.
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Washington
Commerce Department
ICC Gets Plea For Rate Change
The Chicago Board of Trade asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to re adjust freight rates on grain in the Midwest. It argues postwar rail increases disrupted long standing shipping point relationships and urges revision of tariff schedules to restore them.
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Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Midwest
R H Smith Named Monrovia Manager
Richard H. Smith a 55 year old former Phoenix city manager is named Monrovia California city manager. He previously led Monrovia briefly in 1942 and 1943 and will assume office Sept 16 at 600 dollars monthly after being chosen from 57 applicants. He has also served as Ventura city manager.
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Richard H. Smith
Phoenix
Monrovia
Calif
Smith
Ventura
Laborer and Dealer Charged in Church Theft Case
Thomas Smith Garcia, 31, a laborer, is jailed on a burglary charge for allegedly stealing a communion set and linens from Iglesia Evangelica Mexican Church at 1202 East Jefferson Street. John R. Nelson, 68, of 1018 East Washington Street, a second hand dealer, faces city court for failure to report stolen goods after allegedly buying the items. released on $150 bond awaiting arraignment. The report notes the bee has two compound eyes with 6,000 lenses per eye.
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Thomas Smith Garcia
Iglesia Evangelica Mexican
East
Jefferson Street
Durham Hotel
John R. Nelson
East Washington Street
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Phoenix Union High School
Gazette
Ray Busey
John E. Herrscher
E. W. Montgomery
Phoenix College
F. A. Bons
Tempe College
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India
Germany
Gammage
Washington Bureau
ICC
R. H. Smith
IS Mmiller
Genu
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Ves
Price
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