Public Education Stressed In State Tuberculosis Fight
Arizona volunteer Christmas Seal workers concluded a two day conference stressing public education to boost funds for tuberculosis fight. Sessions at the association office and Tempe sanatorium featured Dr. Holmes and Dr. Ward, with calls for better state funding, hospital beds, and nurse coverage amid a low per capita health spend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Helen E. Watkins
Arizona State Tuberculosis Association
Amy E. Rogers
Association
North Second Street
Arizona State Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Tempe
Fred G. Holmes
Arizona Tuberculosis and Health Association
James Ward
State Department of Health
R. A. Gotekunst
Holmes
Work Projects Administration
Ward
Phoenix
Gotekunst
Television on the vacation trip and Phoenix aerials
A traveler laments the lack of real television in cities and saloons while noting Phoenix has many TV aerials. He anticipates a local station starting November 27 but questions how to watch Inner Sanctum from bed. He is told to expect the wrong slant on television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Grand Ave
Electric Center
Medhagian’s
Ramsey
Welch and Murdock to Inspect Dam Site Tragedy
Congressmen Norris Poulson and John R. Murdock left Kingman for Needles after the death of Representative Richard J. Welch. The trip, meant to visit the Bridge Canyon dam site on the Hualapai reservation, will be discontinued as Welch is mourned. Both lawmakers praise Welch as a defender of Western reclamation and water power development.
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Kingman
Ariz
Norris Poulson
California
John R. Murdock
Arizona
Needles
Calif
Richard J. Welch
Poulson
Murdock
Welch
Bridge Canyon
Hualapai Indian Reservation
Colorado River
Golden State
Congress
House
Colorado
Dick Welch
Weather Disaster Strikes Ash Fork and Tucson Rain
Vance and Palmer drove across desert and railroad tracks to reach stranded parties as damage in Ash Fork hit 25000 dollars. Every house in the 1000 resident town suffered with 98 school windows blown out. Two airplanes damaged and Highway 66 flooded briefly while Tucson recorded a 32 day rainfall record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance
Palmer
Southern Pacific
Bock
Ash Fork
Tucson
Cloudbursts Hit Towns In N. Mexico Colorado
A cloudburst struck Silver City New Mexico late yesterday flooding downtown streets. Rainfall measured 1.10 inches in under 30 minutes trapping motorists requiring rescue by the fire department. The Trinidad area in southern Colorado also cleaned up after a cloudburst yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Silver City
New Mexico
Trinidad
Colorado
Congressman Welch of California Dies
Veteran Republican Congressman Richard J. Welch of California dies of a heart attack in Needles at 80. He served San Francisco in Congress since 1926 and earlier held posts on the Board of Supervisors and as chief wharfinger. He backed workmen protections, weights and measures reforms, and reclamation projects shaping California and the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Needles
Calif
Richard J. Welch
California
Santa Fe
Congress
T. G. Howard
Welch
San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Central Valley Project
Hunters Point Naval Drydock
Bonanza Airlines to start Phoenix Las Vegas service
Bonanza Airlines plans a mid November launch of nonstop Phoenix to Las Vegas service with two daily runs and stops at Prescott Kingman and Boulder City en route. Edward Converse, company president, said Space at Sky Harbor arranged and a formal FAA hearing set for Sept. 20. Trans World currently serves the route via Prescott and Boulder City.
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Bonanza Airlines
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Edward Converse
Prescott
Kingman
Boulder City
Converse
Sky Harbor
Morley Griswold
Nevada
Florence Murphy
Bonanza
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Trans World Airline
Phoenix- Las Vegas
Airmail
Casa Grande
Tucson
Nogales
Bisbee
Douglas
Injured Tucson Flier Recovering
Robert Sutherland, 25, seriously injured in a plane crash, is expected to recover doctors said. Surgeons operated after the crash near Gilpin Airstrip, revealing two skull fractures in the Tucson businessman.
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Tucson
Robert Sutherland
Sutherland
Gilpin Airsport
Fliers Pass 400 Hours in Record Flight Attempt
Endurance fliers Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward completed 400 hours aloft in Yuma as they pursue the 1,008 hour record. The report also notes ancient China used gold cubes, called yh, as currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeward
China
Armed Fugitive Surrounded After Daylong Chase
In Orangeburg South Carolina a fugitive named Willie Faust sought by authorities after wounding his employer with bird shot was trapped in a swamp. A large posse dwindled overnight as daylight approached leaving a small search party to pursue the suspect.
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Orangeburg
S. C
Faust
Dempsey Plantation
T. O. Sweatman
Hollyhill
George Shuler
Bowman
Dempsey
Suit To Test House Trailer Tax Question
Maricopa County Assessor William E. Stanford filed a declaratory judgment suit in Maricopa County Superior Court to test the Board of Supervisors action removing a trailer house owned by S. R. Walters from county tax rolls. The board ruled county levies would be double taxation since Walters had paid Ohio taxes. The assessor said the board exceeded its authority by striking legally made assessments. he contends the law requires the assessor to tax all county properties. Representing Stanford is J. Irvin Burk, deputy assessor and licensed attorney.
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Maricopa
William E. Stanford
Board of Supervisors
Maricopa County
S. R. Walters
North 16Th Street
Board of Equalization
Walters
Ohio
Stanford
J. Irvin Burk
Phoenician Shares $160,000 Estate
Jacob Shapiro of Phoenix and Jane Shapiro of Chicago inherit their brother William M. Shapiro’s $160,000 Chicago estate. Shapiro, 55, died September 1. He was president of Shapiro Brothers, Inc., a fruit and vegetable commission house.
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Chicago, Ill
Jacob Shapiro
Ninth Avenue
Phoenix
Ariz
Jane Shapiro
Chicago
William M. Shapiro
Shapiro
Shapiro Brothers, Inc
Bumper Crop Forecast Depresses Grain Price
The government forecast of a bumper autumn harvest spurred a grain drop on the Chicago Board of Trade with corn and soybeans leading the decline. Demand shifted to new deliveries, cash corn offerings surged as elevators moved stock, while wheat showed relative firmness on strong cash prices.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Agriculture Department
Holland
Market cattle and hogs report from Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City cattle prices show fed steers steady to 23 higher with strong grass and bulls up to 50. Vealers firm, stockers higher, and significant price ranges across grades. Hog prices in Chicago mostly higher for many weights, with sows up to 180. Cattle and hog totals variably reported, with mixed quality and regional variations in prices.
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Kansas City
USDA
Texas
Montana
Chicago
Fed Choice
Fea
Weekly Wool Market Shows Demand Shifts in Boston
In Boston on September 9 AP reports healthy demand for spot wool with a shift toward combing types. Worsteds remain firm, growers cling to casola clips, mills curb prices on fine wools, and dealers note growing activity in primary markets. Texas wool scarce, Montevideo trade steady, overall market tightness and price resistance persist.
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Boston
Commercial Bulletin
Texas
Retief Rg
Dev Uyers
Montevideo
Ames Named Democratic Club Worker in Arizona
Harry Ames of Douglas was named state organizer for the Young Democratic Clubs of Arizona by Harry Ackerman of Tucson during a meeting of state and local officers at the Hotel Adams. Ames, son of Francis Ames, will organize new clubs and help shape policies as the state prepares for the November 1950 general election. Delegates named Phoenix as the convention city for the biennial meeting next June. Steve Langmade, chairman of the Arizona Democratic State Central Committee, was the principal speaker.
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Harry Ames
Douglas
Young Democratic Clubs of
Arizona
Harry Ackerman
Tucson
Hotel
Adams
Ames
Francis Ames
Arizona Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Ackerman
Phoenix
Young Democratic Clubs
Steve Langmade
Arizona Democratic State Gentral Committee
Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Philadelphia Chase
Special Officer Raymond Michel saw a girl exit a battered car heading toward Philadelphia on U S 1 and attempted a rescue. Fairmount Park guards blocked his pursuit while a high speed chase ensued. Sgt James Caufield then arrested Hutt after spotting the car at a Langhorne diner.
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Philadelphia
Raymond Michel
Trenton
Janie
Fairmount Park
Roosevelt Boulevard
Langhorne
James Caufield
Hutt
Cotton Futures Quiet Amid Strong Spot Market Activity
In New York on a Saturday, cotton futures moved narrowly as traders awaited the next wave of the new crop. Spot cotton in the South remained heavy with weekly sales surpassing 200,000 bales while futures closed within a 60 cent range around 30 cents per bale.
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New York
Hospital Board Seeks $500000 Federal Fund for New St Josephs
The Arizona Hospital Survey and Construction Board heard a request for a $500000 federal allotment to build St. Josephs Hospital on West Thomas Road Phoenix. The project estimated at $3463500 would add 200 beds and 50 bassinettes between Third and Seventh avenues. A separate request sought $50000 more for Gila County Hospital Globe, with $150000 already allotted. Arizona received $909000 for hospital expansion in 1949 50.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
West Thomas Road
Arizona State Hospital Survey and Construction Board
James P. Ward
Arizona State Department of Health
Third
Seventh Avenues
Phoenix
Gila County
Globe
Arizona
Plans to Seek Mayor's Post
John Lane, 1630 East Pinchot Avenue, filed to run for mayor in the November election. He intends a nonpartisan ticket and listed 230 West Washington Street, the P. M. Cocktail Lounge, as his mailing address, noting he is proprietor of the lounge.
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John Lane
East Pinchot Avenue
Lane
West Washington Street
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W. S. Corey
Kenneth Derifield
Flagstaff
Arthur Palmer
Holbrook
Mary Berg
Nellie Kemp
Sue Rutz
Mesa
Phillips Bates
William Corey
Gazette
Mary Morrison
Richard Autz
Avenue
West van Buren Street
East van Buren
House Public Lands Committee
Congressman Welch
N. Mexico
Dan E. Garvey
Garvey
Howard J. Smith
Central Arizona Project Association
West
New York State
State
Senate
Barney Dempsey
George Reid
Willie Faust
Phoenician
Commodity Credit Corporation
Eas
Democratic Club
Standard Insurance Agency
West Jefferson
ED H. Bringhurst
W.W. A. Rudd
F. P. Middleton
B. B. Moeur
ARMY
AIR Corps
Dutch Paints
Stucco
Aluminum
N. Th St
W. van Buren
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