Balchen Flies From Alaska To Norway
Balchen completes a nonstop 3700 mile flight from Anchorage to Oslo in 22.5 hours aboard a Skymaster. Brig. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong accompanied him as the group includes several Air Force officers. Aimed for a pole flight, bad weather guided the route over North Greenland. 50,000 people welcomed Balchen at Fornebu Airport. The party plans to depart for Alaska later this week via Washington.
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Oslo
Norway
Bernt Balchen
Pioneer Arctic
United States Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
Frank A. Armstrong
Balchen
North Pole
Greenland
Armstrong
Air Force
Eugene Strouse
Gene Douglas
K. Lennart
R. Shearer
N. M. Gudzenthe
Gardermoen
Fornebu
Washington
Fire destroys dwelling on West Tonto Street
At 2147 West Tonto Street last night a fire leveled a concrete block house valued at 4,500 and insured for 2,500. Deputies Bayliss and Hemman had warned owner Ed McCullough about three sticks of dynamite and detonating caps in the attic. the caps exploded but the dynamite burned without booming, with faulty wiring blamed for the blaze.
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West Tonto Street
Ed Bayliss
L. D. Hemman
Ed McCullough
McCullough
Two Men Beat and Rob Phoenix Visitor at Bar
A Long Beach California visitor in Phoenix was robbed and beaten by two men he met at a bar. Jack Finch, 64, staying at Kiser Motor Court in Glendale, was cut on the face and his head struck against a wall at the Midget Cafe on West Jefferson Street. He was treated at St. Monica's Hospital and kept for observation to check for possible skull fracture. One assailant was tall and thin with light curly hair, the other dark haired and heavy set, police said.
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Phoenix
Long Beach
Calif
Jack Finch
Kiser Motor Court
Glendale
St. Monica’s Hospital
West
Jefferson Street
Finch
County Directory Nears Completion 1949-50
The first edition of the north and west Maricopa County directory is near completion. Salisbury Publishing Company manager R. L. Lloyd said it will list Glendale Peoria Buckeye Goodyear Litchfield Park Tolleson Avondale and rural northwest areas with residents including wife given name, children under 16, husband’s occupation and workplace, street address, telephone and home ownership.
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Maricopa County
R. L. Lloyd
Salisbury Publishing Company
East
Coronado Road
Glendale
Peoria
Buckeye
Goodyear
Litchfield Park
Tolleson
Avondale
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Dick Turner
WEA Service
M. T. Mi. Rez
Tested Features
F. Dille Co
Niniverse Mae Shop Sears Complete Farm Store
Yaarry
Ptubpariy
Sears
Homart
Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc
Wat
BuiLoins Materials
Iaarri
Rob Visitor
Penney's
Sheen Gabardine
Sheen Gabardine Suit
California
Penney’s
F.H.A
Koolven
Pittsburgh
Plate Glass
West Adams
Fah
W. Wash
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