Alva Jones, Phoenix labor foreman, dies after illness
Alva Thomas Jones, 42, of 3806 South Ninth Street, Phoenix, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a five day illness. Born January 6, 1907 in Little Rock Arkansas, he had lived in Phoenix 27 years after moving from Oklahoma. Survivors include wife Lucy, daughter Vester Louise, three sons Raymond Edamund David Verlin Tom, mother Mrs Vester Simes, two sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements are pending at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Thomas Jones
South Ninth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Oklahoma
Mr. Jones
Little Rock
Ark
Lucy
Vester Louise Jones
Raymond Edamund
David Verlin
Tom
Vester Simes
Lee Wells
Julius Hogan
O. L. and
Carl Jones
Marvin Simes
A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary
Valley Trade and Prospects Rise in the Valley
Business and industry show improvement with Reynolds Metals recalling about 140 workers by Tuesday, raising total employment to around 945 from a low of 805. Other manufacturers plan winter production and recalls. traders note August credit activity at its peak since last December while forecasters expect retail sales to be lower than last year but unit volume near parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Pickens
Reynolds Metals Company
Phoenix
Iow
Pickens
Reynolds
International Metal Products Company
Frank Hill
Retail Trade Bureau
Credit Bureau
Dan and
Bradstreet
Firm Foy Shimel Dies At Hospital
Foy Shimel aged 60 of 2232 East Belleview Street died Friday at the Veterans Hospital in Papago Park after a lengthy illness. A World War I veteran and Masonic member, he lived in Arizona since 1936 when he came from Pennsylvania. He worked 10 years at Central Arizona Light and Power before starting Shimel Electrical Company and retired earlier this year due to ill health. He is survived by his wife, two sons Firm C. and Robert C., and one granddaughter. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Arizona Funeral Home.
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Foy Shimel
East
Belleview Street
Veteran’s Hospital
Papago Park
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
Shimel Electrical Company
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Colliers Hollow
Skipper the Cat Makes 125 Mile Return to Tucson
Four year old Skipper vanished soon after moving with Mr and Mrs Seymour Ryan of 1219 Woodland Avenue. The cat reportedly hiked back to Tucson in two days, covering 125 miles. She arrived tired hungry and dirty bearing cactus scratches but recovered quickly after reaching her master’s home.
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Tucson
Skipper
Seymour Ryan
Woodland Avenue
Ryan
Mer
35 Drivers To Exhibit Skill In State Truck Roadeo Here
Arizona drivers compete in the State Truck Roadeo across three days in Phoenix under the Arizona Motor Transport Association. Tests include backing up parking in tight spots and a diminishing alley with time challenges. Winners advance to national events in Boston and a Western states title race. Local steering committee members are named, and a novelty 500 pound coffee stunt will tow a pickup with minimal fuel.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Arizona Motor Transport Association
Central
McDowell Road
24Th Street
17Th Avenue
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
American Trucking Associations, Incorporated
Roadeo
R. R. Thomas
Clyde Roberts
H. M. Suter
Charles Williams
N. E. Thompson
A. C. Revels
Cushman Motor Scooter Sales
West Adams
24Th
Washington Streets
Institute Opens With 250 Students From 38 States
Approximately 250 students from 38 states the District of Columbia Turkey and Sweden began classes yesterday at the American Institute for Foreign Trade. Acting president Dr William L Schurz announces the school is in its fourth year and offers The Economics of Latin America taught by Merwin L Bohan. Special business communications courses will be taught by Frank R Jackle with language courses enhanced by Dr Howard Tessen.
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District of Columbia
Turkey
Sweden
American Institute For Foreign Trade
William L. Schurz
Latin America
Merwin L. Bohan
State Department
Frank R. Jackle
Howard Tessen
Kaner Acquitted On Vice Charge
Sid Kaner 22, vice president of the Southside Athletic and Shuffleboard Club, is acquitted by a Maricopa County Superior Court jury of placing a 22 year old woman in a house of prostitution after Florence Greenwood testified that Tartakow known as Jerry North suggested prostitution. Tartakow faces later trial on raid related charges. county attorney says the club was a gambling establishment.
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Maricopa County
Sid Kaner
Southside Athletic and Shuffleboard Club
Charles C. Bernstein
Florence
Toni) Greenwood
Kaner
Jerome Eugene Tartakow
West
McKinley Street
Jerry North
Greenwood
North
Tartakow
19Th Avenue
South Mountain Road
City enlists 48 for Army and Air Force service
Thirteen Phoenicians were among 48 men and women who enlisted in the United States Army and Air Force over the past five days, per Maj. Jack B. Price, local recruiting officer. Enlistees hail from Phoenix area and other Arizona towns including Flagstaff, Douglas, Morenci, Safford, Sunnyslope, and Tuba City, with several states represented.
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United States Army
Air Force
Jack B. Price
John C. Yates
North
23Rd Avenue
Bryan E. Heflin
Carol Street
Joan E. Pustorff
Fillmore Street
Donald E. Kleck
Lincoln Street
Karl A. Zellar
South
Seventh Avenue
James E. Hess
Hess Avenue
Delton
Douglas
Juan G. Gomez
Morenci
Adelino A. Medina
Clifton
William S. Ferguson
Florence
Louis E. Urban
Goodyear
Clarence S. Jones
Humbolt
Luis C. Castro
Nogales
Marion C. Smith
Safford
Hardy L. Warlick
Warren
Ricardo O. Arvizu
Pirtleville
Joe Manson
Tuba City
James A. Burlingame
Sunnyslope
Antonio Bios
Gleeson
John T. Sanche
David H. Bunch
Winslow
Robert O. Keele
Glendale
Jose H. Granados
Carl E. Blackwell
Billy D. Jackson
Coolidge
Ralph Wayne Gidcomb
Mesa
Kenneth L. Underwood
Tucson
Rosario Valenzuela
Jose L. Suarez
Jimmie L. Stith
Klondyke
George Contreras
Walter E. Lindner
Cazador
Duane E. Copeland
Bethalto
Ill
Gene W. McQuinn
Vanderpool
Tex
Melmer Scott Zimmerman
Orlando
Fla
Richard W. Blake
Princeton
Crash Kills One Hurts Three on Tucson Highway
A Tucson woman, Mrs. Eden Dollar, 41, was killed when the car she rode in rolled over three times on a highway west of Tucson. Three others were injured including her son Earl Dollar, 15, with a fractured skull, Betty Ruth Massie, 24, with multiple injuries, and Allen Loving, a Davis-Monthan AFB soldier with minor injuries. Highway fatalities for the year reached 181 versus 209 in the 1948 period.
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Tucson
Here
Arizona State Highway Patrol
Eden Dollar
Earl Dollar
Allen Loving
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Garvey Announces Brief Two Week Vacation Plan
Governor Dan E Garvey will take a two week vacation quitting his office today and staying in Phoenix for the first days. He plans to go to San Diego around Wednesday or Thursday for a brief visit while catching up on official work from home.
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Dan E. Garvey
Arizona
Phoenix
San Diego
Phoenix to Install 500 Alarm Boxes
Phoenix will begin installing more than 500 new fire alarm boxes as the first phase of a project aimed at achieving a Class A fire protection rating. City Manager James T. Deppe announced the start, with subsequent phases funded by a $1.5 million bond approved in November for Fire Department upgrades. Architectural plans for two new buildings are due to be completed within 30 days.
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Phoenix
James T. Deppe
Welder Seeks City Clerk and City Council Seat
Charles H. Munn a 27 year old welder and ex Air Force flier filed for nominating petitions to run as an independent candidate in the November 8 municipal elections. He lives at 132 North 10th Avenue and works for Western Consolidated Steel. Munn arrived in Phoenix in 1941 with a service interruption for four years in the Air Force including time in the South Pacific. He is married with two children and aims to see if Phoenix voters will accept a working man on the council.
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U. S. Air Force
Joel Thurman
Charles H. Munn
North 10Th Avenue
Phoenix
Western Consolidated Steel Company
Munn
Jasper E. Forkum Rites Conducted
Funeral services for Jasper E. Forkum aged 37 of 1217 South 18th Street were held Saturday at Merryman Funeral Home. A Perry Texas native and former Phoenix Union High School attendee, he was a mechanic. Surviving sisters Mrs. Catherine Monroe and Mrs. Christine Ryan of Bell Gardens California.
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Jasper E. Forgum
South 18Th Street
Merryman Funeral Home
Forkum
Perry
Tex
Phoenix Union High School
Catherine Monroe
Christine Ryan
Bell Gardens
Calif
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Phoenix Gazette
Garvey
Eugene J. Berns
Doris K. Berns
W. McDowell
Palmer Graduates
First Ave
Jasper E. Forkum
Phoenix Technical School
North Seventh Street
C. A. A. Air Agency
G.I
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