Girl Testifies of Attacks by School Teacher at Party
An 11 year old girl testified in Cochise County Superior Court that teacher Charles Bruce McLain assaulted her four times in two weeks prior to a May Rucker Canyon party. She identified obscene pictures, and Dr E R Montgomery reported blood on her clothing after the May episode. The manhunt ended with McLain in a tree before surrendering and being arrested.
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Bisbee
Cochise County
Rucker Canyon
Charles Bruce McLain
Frank E. Thomas
McLain
E. R. Montgomery
Douglas
Norman Herring
Ray White
Rucker
White
I. V. Pruitt
Retired Phoenix Detective James B. Mackey Dies
James B. Mackey 52 of 2238 N 11th St died in Phoenix Veterans Hospital after a heart ailment ending a 20 year career with the Phoenix Police Department. A WWI veteran from Altoona Pa he was once praised by FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover as a top criminal identification expert. Surviving wife Amanda and son Robert at Luke AFB. Funeral services arranged by A L Moore and Sons.
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James B. Mackey
11Th St
Mackey
Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix Veterans Hospital
Altoona
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lake-Greenway
American Legion
Department
Fraternal Order of Police
Police Pension Board
Amanda
Robert
Air Force
Luke Air Force Base
A. L. Moore and Sons
Key Officials Back Truman At AFL Meet
In San Francisco on September 20 AP reports two top officials defend Truman administration policy before AFL delegates. Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston and Interior Secretary Oscar S. Chapman spoke as 700 delegates urged stronger production and tighter inflation controls. Johnston plans to exit mobilization post within a month.
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San Francisco
Truman
AFL
Eric Johnston
Interior
Oscar S. Chapman
Chapman
Johnston
Federal Security
Oscar L. Ewing
Sidney S. McMath
Arkansas
Thompson Funeral Planned In Coolidge
Thompson Funeral Planned In Coolidge reports funeral arrangements for Mrs Isabella Leonora Thompson 85 who died at a ranch home. Services set for 5 p m tomorrow at Cole and Maud Mortuary with ministers W C Stephens and Earl M Ward officiating. Surviving are four daughters including Mrs Cockrill and Mrs McGinnis, two sons, nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Coolidge
Isabella Leonora Thompson
Cole and Maud Mortuary
Rites Held For Raymond Bowers At Whitney Murphy Chapel
Funeral services for Raymond Bartley Bowers 64 of 1215 South 18th Street were conducted today after he died Friday when his truck left Aravica Road west of Amado. Burial followed at St Francis Cemetery. Surviving relative is niece Betty Porter of Phoenix.
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Raymond Bartley Bowers
18Th St
Aravica Road
Amado
Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home
St. Francis Cemetery
Betty Porter
Phoenix
Allies Press Red Forces on Multiple Fronts in Korea
General reports say the Chinese army has captured more prisoners from the new units facing U.N forces than in prior clashes, with artillery activity rising to 200 to 300 shells daily though accuracy remains poor. Eastern fronts burn while operations surge near Yanggu and Bloody Ridge as naval and air power pound Wonsan.
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Yanggu
Hwachon Reservoir
U. S
Toledo
U.N
Wonsan
Price Law Fight Planned by Capehart Ends in Name
Washington AP Sept 20 Senator Capehart of Indiana said he will continue to fight to preserve in full a controversial provision of the price control law bearing his name.
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Washington
Capehart
Ind
Gasoline Fire Burns Mesan Man in Auto Garage Accident
Melvin Size Sizemore, 36, of Mesan, is in Southside District Hospital with burns over most of his body after sparks from a welding torch ignited gasoline in a pit where he was working on an auto fender in his father Harry Sizemore's garage. Doctors say burns are first to third degree. Sizemore is married with two children.
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Young Sizemore
Burglary Pair Escapes Detention After Service Station Theft
Thieves linked to Pauline Chemnick of 1349 E Glendale burglarized Hall's Service Station at 2400 W McDowell. Caught Sunday by a private patrol, the brothers were taken to a detention home and escaped Monday. They were spotted Tuesday near 34th Ave and Cypress aided by a 12 year old girl who misdirected deputies. The pair claimed they slept in haystacks during their two nights free and said they gave a stray dog to a woman after leaving the recreation building.
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Pauline Chemnick
E. Glendale
Hall
W. McDowell
34Th Ave
Cypress
Miss Chester
Prescott Teen Heads to Navy Electronics School
Palmer C. Byrne, 17, of Prescott has qualified for 36 weeks of training at the navy electronics trade school at Treasure Island California. He is among four Northern Arizona candidates to pass the tough electronics test in two years. Byrne, a 1951 Prescott Senior High School graduate, will begin with San Diego basic training before reporting to the school near San Francisco.
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Prescott
Palmer C. Byrne
Navy
Treasure Island
Calif
Byrne
Arizona
Prescott Senior High School
San Diego
Electronics
San Francisco
Chinese oyster cultivation dates back five thousand years
The article notes a long history of oyster farming in China, tracing cultivation to ancient times and highlighting its enduring presence across millennia. It emphasizes cultural significance and advanced early methods attributed to Chinese aquaculture.
Northwest mystery widow Edna Jepson found dead in Douglas
Edna Jepson, about 60, a well known figure with manly attire, died of natural causes in Douglas. Police pursue next of kin from the Northwest, believing she may have Canadian or Washington origins. Her last visit began in August last year and records suggest prior residence in Canada.
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Douglas
Ariz
Edna Jepson
Northwest
Washington
Canada
Jepson
Attlee Opens Campaign for Oct General Election
Prime Minister Attlee opened the British Labor Party campaign urging voters to choose between moving forward with Labor or returning to Conservatives as the Oct 25 general election nears.
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Attlee
London
Labor Party
Labor
Counterparts of the Northern Lights Seen in Antarctica
Scientists report Antarctic skies showing auroral displays similar to the Northern Lights. Observers note shimmering curtains of light across high latitude regions with colors reflecting in cold southern air. Researchers discuss potential connections to solar activity affecting both poles.
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Antarctic
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Thompson
Farmer Brown
United States
Nastlety Second
van Buren Rizpna
Korea
Mesan
Sae
Miss Jepson
Seattle
North Central Ave
Cis
E. van Buren
North Central
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