Miss Mercer to be feted in New York after Miss America win
Jacque Mercer the Phoenix girl who won the Miss America crown will be whisked by motorcycle escort to New York's Waldorf Astoria for a gala reception. She will appear on We The People on radio and TV and plans to return to Phoenix College, keeping Phoenix as home.
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Jacque Mercer
Arizona
New York City
Phoenix Gazette
Atlantic City
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
America
Jacque
We the People
Onoree
KOY
Phoenix College
Phoenix
Be Be Shopp
Minneapolis
Be Be
Minnesota
Litchfield Park
Freshmen Week Kicks Off at Tempe and Tucson Campuses
Tempe Fresh Likely To Top Class At U Tempe Fresh Likely To Top Class At U By MAGGIE WILSON Two rivals of the gridiron fight another battle in the registration lines as reports indicate Arizona State College at Tempe will lead over University of Arizona by about 150 freshmen. Presidents McCormick and Gammage expect enrollment of 1,200 to 1,350 first-year students as Freshman Week begins with teas, smokers, orientations, tests, advisements, and receptions. Turn to FRESHMEN on Page 2.
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Arizona State College
Tempe
University of Arizona
Tucson
Southen
J. Byron McCormick
Grady Gammage
Flagstaff
Noted Leaders Comment On Peace And Morality
International News Service reports Admiral Denfeld in Philadelphia warns of an uneasy peace amid ominous forces threatening Christian values. In New York, Rev. Penner notes churches hold both sinners and the unaware, urging awareness. Berlin’s Bishop Belbius suggests daily commandments for youths and elites alike, urging constant moral discipline.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Adms
Louis E. Denfeld
Chief of
Naval Operations
New York
Albert J. Penner
Broadway Tabernacle Congregational Church
Mother and three children die in flash flood near Gila Bend
A mother Consuela Mendez aged 28 and three of her children Esther 5 Vincent 4 and Sally 6 months perished when floodwaters swept their car from Highway 80 ten miles northeast of Gila Bend. The husband Leo survived with other children Abe 7 Annie 7 Salvador 9 months and Cadelerio Guzman 20. Glendale suffered widespread damage with high winds damaging poles glass and debris.
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Gila Bend
Glendale
Arizona
Arizona State Highway Patrol
Consuela Mendez
Esther
Vincent
Sally
Mendez
Highway
Leo
Abe
Annie
Salvador
Cadelerio Guzman
Richard Vance
Lateral 19
Grand Avenue
Glendale Motor Company
Plan To Move State Hospital To New Spot Outside City Studied By Board of Control
Valley cotton pickers strike for three dollar rate per hundred pounds prompts sheriff deputies to disperse crowds at 13th Avenue and Buckeye Road. Traffic blocked. some pickers board trucks to fields while others refuse. Coolidge area remains active, Maricopa County affected. Litchfield and Buckeye growers report fields too wet to pick. Arizona State Employment Service orders 10,500 pickers for cooperative association while seeking 1,200 Mexican workers to fill gaps.
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State Hospital
Board of Control
13Th Avenue
Buckeye Road
Randall
South Fifth Street
16Th Street
Jefferson Street
Farm Labor Office
Second Street
Madison Avenue
Litchfield Park
Buckeye
Sheriff's Office
Jerry Heffelfinger
Thearl Tibbetts
O. Z. al
Hermosillo riot injures 24 in party clash in Sonora
In Hermosillo a street battle between the Popular Party and supporters of Governor Ignacio Soto left 17 injured from the Popular Party and seven from the Soto government. Police described 75 to 200 people as participants. The clash occurred in the Matanza suburb amid tensions between rival factions as authorities enforced a hands off stance and prepared for Independence Day events.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Mexico
Partido Popular
Popular Party
Ignacio Soto
Jose Healy
el Imparcial
Matanza
Jacinto Lopez
Soto
el Fuerte
Sinaloa
Child Discovers Man Dead Near Grand Avenue Scene
Sheriff's deputies investigated after an unidentified man was found dead in an irrigation ditch near Grand Avenue and Camelback Road. The discovery was made by eight year old Sharon McGuire who crawled down a bridge near her Glen dale home to fetch water for a pet mole.
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Grand Avenue
Camelback Road
Sharon McGuire
Box 431
Glendale
Douglas Visits Truman in White House Social Call
Donald W. Douglas, president of Douglas Aircraft Company, met briefly with President Truman at the White House. He called the encounter a social call and described the visit as casual and friendly.
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Washington
Donald W. Douglas
The
Douglas Aircraft Company
Truman
White House
Senate Group OKs Military Help Measure
A joint Senate committee approved a 1.31 billion military aid bill for free nations by 20 to 3. Republicans dropped a demand for a China arms grant and agreed to a 75 million general China-area allocation. VADM Oscar Badger urged condition on aid tied to Nationalist feasibility.
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Washington
Senate
Combined
Foreign Relations Armed Services Committees
China
Truman
Committee
Tom Connally
Texas
Walter F. George
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Republican Committee
William F. Knowland
California
Oscar C. Badger
Badger
Joint
Senate Committee
Anglo American Canadian conference ends with seven point plan
Gerald A. Hutt of Bridgeport Connecticut pleaded guilty to a Mercer County New Jersey indictment for kidnapping five year old Janie Franz. The conference was hailed as a real contribution toward solving Britain's dollar crisis.
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Britain
Gerald A. Hutt
Bridgeport
Conn
Mercer County
New Jersey
Janie Franz
Markets At A Glance W York Stocks Rise Amid Demand
Market briefing notes higher New York stocks with oil demand up. Cotton shows narrow movement as hedging absorbs near term. Wheat closes weak after early weakness, corn climbs on unsettled weather news. Hog futures active with most animals up about 50 cents, pork bellies strong. Overall mixed but energetic trading with several commodities showing gains.
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York
Hedging
Land Value Put On State Hospital Site Near Phoenix
Arizona State Hospital plans to sell its 429 acre site at 24th and Van Buren and use proceeds to fund a model community hospital with stores and theater. Value estimated at 2 to 3 million dollars. Board plans include staff cottages and wings for patients, with legislative support sought for funding.
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Arizona State Hospital For the Insane
Phoenix
Board of Control
Gene Doyle
24Th
van Buren
Doyle
Wes A. Townsend
Eloy
Udall Pace
Yuma
Estelle Bjerg
Flagstaff
Bjerg
Hotel Adams
Flash flood near Gila Bend kills four in Arizona storm
Four people died as a flash flood swept cars near Gila Bend. A car buried in silt is pictured with Arizona State Highway Patrolman Harry Selchow inspecting. Wrecked car of Donald Hungate, 338 East Sheridan Street, sits near Grand Avenue Glendale as over 100 poles toppled by winds lay nearby. No injuries reported in Hungate vehicle.
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Gila Bend
Arizona State Highway
Harry Selchow
Gazette
Grand Avenue
Glendale
Donald Hungate
East Sheridan Street
Hungate
Lew Wharff
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