Electric Rate Hike Protests Restudied By Edison Panel
The Arizona Edison Company executive committee plans to restudy proposed electric rate hikes amid protests from Coolidge and other towns. City officials claim petitions calling for municipal ownership and a hearing are growing, while the commission may schedule a hearing. New monthly rates and prior charges are outlined, with disputes over actual increases. Local business leaders in North Ajo and Miami anticipate adjustments after discussions with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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Arizona Edison Company
Joseph B. Ryan
Arizona
Coolidge
Charles W. Stokes
Arizona Corporation Commission
Stokes
Commission
Bisbee
Douglas
Casa Grande
Florence
Globe
Maricopa
Superior
Miami
Arizona Edison
Corporation Commission
North
Ajo
Van
C. W. Bond
Claude Quebedeaux
Phoenix
William Fraser
Miami Chamber of Commerce
Samvich
Chamber
Arizona Corporal Commission
Yuma
Cmmission
Navy Bomber Found on Mount Creighton with 11 Dead
Wreckage of a U S Navy Neptune twin engine bomber found atop Mount Creighton is identified as carrying 11 crew members. The craft vanished last December on a Vancouver Island training flight. Royal Canadian Air Force searchers recovered the remains after four hazardous days in the mountains. No survivors reported.
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Campbell River
B. C
Mount Creighton
Vancouver Island
Royal Canadian Air Force
Bert Hughes
Vancouver News-Herald
Italian Premier Arrives In U S in Detroit
Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi arrives in Detroit for a U S visit greeted by U S Ambassador James Dunn and Detroit officials. He will speak at a Foreign Policy Association banquet tonight and broadcast a message to Detroit's Italo American community tomorrow before departing for Washington.
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Detroit
Alcide de Gasperi
Niagara Falls
de Gasperi
Veterans Memorial Hall
Washington
Kids Day Brings Phoenix Youth A Day Of Fun
Bright-eyed youngsters visit Valley amusement centers for Kids Day with movies picnics football games planes and noise. About 1800 Phoenix kids fill the Fox Theater for a show including an action thriller cartoons and stage acts. Jet planes wow three LA guests touring Williams Air Force Base and meeting jet pilots. Westside Boys Club plans a Heard Scout Pueblo party with swim and food. A football finale features Phoenix College facing Luke Air Force Base at North Phoenix High School Stadium tonight.
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Valley
Fox Theater
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Williams Air Force Base
Westside Boys’ Club
Heard Scout Pueblo
Phoenix College
Luke Air Force Base
North Phoenix High School
Areas Feel Touches Of Autumn
The Associated Press reports autumn begins officially tomorrow yet western and middle western states saw fall today while eastern regions and the Gulf states remained summer like. Canadian air pushed into the Great Lakes and Central Mississippi Valley with snow yesterday in Colorado Wyoming Montana and South Dakota up to two inches. Temperatures dropped up to 50 degrees in parts of western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Rain spread from the Great Lakes southwest to the Southern Plains.
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Midwest
Gulf States
Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
South Dakota
Kansas
Great Lakes
Southern
Plains
Bakers Group Veteran Dies
Henry Stude longtime president of the American Bakers Association dies at his Houston home He retired as president of Purity Baking Company of Chicago and returned to Houston in 1949 He was honored by the association last May for elevating baking industry standards Born in Houston in 1881
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Houston
Henry Stude
American Bakers Association
Purity Baking Company of Chicago
Stude
Judge Murry to preside over former sheriff Martin bribery trial
Tucson September 22 AP reports Judge R Porter Murry of Greenlee County Superior Court will preside Tuesday at the trial of Jerome P. Martin former Pima County sheriff charged with receiving a bribe from Dolores Raines former prostitute in Pima County Assignment of Judge Murry announced by Judge Lee Garrett of Pima County Superior Court
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Tucson
R. Porter Murry
Greenlee County
Bitter Battle Over McCarthy Ouster Rages In Senate
Washington reports a tense clash as Democrats and Republicans engage in a bitter confrontation over McCarthy. Senator Hennings accuses McCarthy of distortion while McCarthy labels Hennings prejudiced. Benton seeks expulsion action amid mutual accusations echoing across the chamber.
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Washington
McCarthy
Congress
Hennings
Welker
Idaho
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Douglas
McMahon
Conn
Three New Traffic Signals Planned for Phoenix Areas
Three traffic signals will be installed in Phoenix within weeks to improve safety for schoolchildren. The Third Street and Indian School Road intersection will get a traffic actuated signal, prioritizing Indian School Road traffic until triggered by approaching Third Street. A signal at Central and Grant will safeguard children crossing to Grant School and will be traffic actuated, yielding to Central traffic until activated by Grant traffic or a pedestrian button. A signal at 12th Street and McDowell will control 12th Street, now a through street to Thomas.
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Phoenix
Third Street
Indian School Rd
Indian School Road
Central
Grant
Grant School
12Th Street
McDowell
12Th
Thomas
FBI Nabs Notorious Bank Robber From Most Wanted List
Kenneth Allen Kitts, serving a 30 year sentence for a Laurens Iowa bank burglary and later escape, was captured near Lafayette Tennessee after eight days on the run. FBI agents and state troopers closed in at a roadhouse 14 miles north of Lafayette, ending his bid to dodge federal authorities.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Kenneth Allen Kitts
FBI
Omaha
Nebr
Kitts
Laurens
Iowa
Lafayette
Kansas City
Pilot of F-80 Jet Dies In Crack-Up
Second Lt. Hamilton E. McDowell Jr., 23, son of Dallas residents, died when his F-80 Shooting Star crashed a mile north of Nellis Air Force Base after takeoff. He and two other planes were en route to Shreveport for five days of navigation training. He had been stationed at the base since Aug. 6.
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Las Vegas
Hamilton E. McDowell Jr
Hamilton E. McDowell
Dallas
Texas
Nellis Air Force Base
Shreveport
McDowell
Miss Truman Spends Weekend in Washington
Margaret Truman daughter of President and Mrs Truman is spending the weekend in Washington. Mr Truman met her at Union Station last night.
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Washington
Margaret Truman
Mrs. Truman
Mr. Truman
Union Station
Not Guilty Plea Costs Driver 7 Days Freedom
Joe Samuel Preston 24 a Luke Air Force Base fireman faced Sept 4 drunk and reckless driving charges in West Phoenix Court. Pleas of not guilty led to $300 bond and jail time. He later pled guilty and was given time served, with word that a guilty plea earlier could have shortened confinement. Other cases involved C M Sims 52 jailed 10 days for drunk driving and Bruce Kalectaca 36 fined $100 after guilty pleas.
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Joe Samuel Preston
Justice of the Peace
Preston
Luke Air Force Base
West Phoenix Court
al J. Flood
Peared
Flood
C. M. Sims
W. Tonto
C. W. Pensinger
Bruce Kalectaca
N. Longview
PTA Adopt Safety Plan Gains County Support
A three way safety program for Maricopa County PTAs trains parents in home education and service, sponsors school patrols and bicycle rodeos, and surveys accident causes to prevent repeats. An advisory board includes John Barry, Donald Tope, Earl O Clair, and L C Boies.
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Maricopa County
PTA
Fowler
John Barry
Donald Tope
Earl O’clair
L. C. Boies
Boy's Parakeet Still Missing
Jay Edwards parakeet remains missing after it and its cage were taken from the Edwardses home yesterday morning. Mrs J Douglas Edwards and her 9 year old son were at the school bus stop when the theft occurred. The bird is a light blue breasted parakeet with a darker blue body.
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Jay Edward
Edwardses
Rites For Widow Of Senator Set
Denver dispatch reports three top Democrats head to Denver for the funeral of Mrs. Edward P. Costigan widow of the late Senator Costigan. The 78 year old died of a heart attack at home. Expected attendees include Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman Josephine Roche and John Carroll.
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Denver
Edward P. Costigan
Senator Costigan
Organ Dedicated by Glendale Nazarene Church
The Glendale Church of the Nazarene dedicates its new sanctuary organ during the 11 am service. Donors Mr and Mrs D O Essley Sr provided the organ. Pasadena Nazarene College staff Earl H Anderson and Walter J Hildie will perform in the dedicatory program and later in a sacred concert at 7 30 p.m.
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Glendale
Glendale Church of the Nazarene
D. O. Essley Sr
Glendale Ranch
Earl H. Anderson
Pasadena
Calif
Nazarene
Walter J. Hildie
Glenn Roberson
Anderson
Hildie
Pupil Assault Trial Expected To End Today
Charles Bruce McLain, a Rucker Canyon school teacher, faces criminal assault charges from an 11 year old girl. The case neared verdict as closing arguments began after deposition of good character and McLain's denial of the alleged attack at a school party May 11. A jury of three women and nine men heard both sides amid lengthy testimony and disputed blood evidence.
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McLain
26 Boys Arrested At Tucson
Police stopped a disturbance in El Encanto and Colona Solona as about 100 youths, 16 to 20, caused damage and theft in orange trees and landscaping. Twenty boys were cited for juvenile court with parents summoned. A prominent local man briefly considered firing a shotgun but was deterred.
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Tucson
el Encanto
Colona Solona
Services Planned for Pfc Ernest L Martinez in Korea Death
Rosary for Pfc Ernest L Martinez 17 killed in Korea after single handedly holding back a Communist unit will be recited at Mortensen Kingsley Mortuary at 8 p m on Monday. Martinez a Glendale native who lived in Phoenix four years attended Phoenix Technical School before entering service July 5 1949. He died February 2 1950 as a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment Second Division. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Santiago Martinez of 1010 E Taylor two sisters Anita and Maria and two brothers Jimmie and Roberto all of Phoenix. Funeral requiem mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church at 9 30 a m Tuesday. American Legion Thunderbird Post will conduct burial at St Francis Cemetery.
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Ernest L. Martinez
Korea
Mortensen-Kingsley Mortuary
Martinez
Glendale
Phoenix
Phoenix Technical School
23Rd Infantry
Santiago Martinez
E. Taylor
Anita
Maria
Jimmie
Roberto
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
American Legion Thunderbird Post
St. Francis Cemetery
William L. Lee Rites To Be Held Monday
Funeral services for William L. Lee 75 of 714-A E Mohave will be at 2 pm Monday at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary conducted by Dr George Hunter Hall burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. He was born in Texas came to Phoenix 23 years ago from Kansas retired from the produce business 12 years ago. Survived by wife Dollie a daughter Reva L Elder all of Phoenix three sons Curtis Albuquerque Otis Oklahoma City James Canfield a stepson Robert Campbell Calif and eight grandchildren.
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William L. Lee
A E. Mohave
A. L. Moore and Sons
George Hunter Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Lee
Texas
Phoenix
Kansas
Dollie
Reva L. Elder
Curtis
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Otis
Oklahoma City
James
Canfield
Robert
Campbell
Calif
Turkey’s Prosperity Reflected in Retail Modernization
Turkey’s growing prosperity is mirrored as many stores undergo modernization, updating facades and interiors to attract shoppers. The trend signals rising consumer confidence and investment across urban and regional markets.
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Turkey
University Regent Hodges Improves After Tempe Collapse
Michael B. Hodges, Tucson, Board of Regents member, collapsed at a Tempe board meeting and received several blood transfusions. Doctors say his condition is serious but not critical, and he will stay in Southside District Hospital a few days before returning to Tucson. The note appears in the Mesa Bureau dispatch with other local notices on club meetings and civic events.
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Mesa
Michael B. Hodges
Tucson
Board of
Regents
University of Arizona and State Colleges
Tempe
Southside District
Hodges
Tempe Cafe Reopens Meetings and Local Church Activities
Tempe Cham ber of Commerce resumes meetings with a 7 p.m. dinner Monday at the Tempe Cafe, noting changes in leadership as Kemper Goodwin is expected to advance to president while Ted Steffen has moved to San Diego. The First Methodist Church rally day features church school and morning service with speakers Bruce Benson and Dan Bailey, plus a church school teachers dedication. Other churches announce regular schedules, youth fellowship events, and community promotions including infant blessings and a new church building planning meeting. A high school youth group elects officers, Rainbow Girls plan a 7:30 p.m. initiation, and local serviceman Jack Boyd is discharged after a year of active duty in the Philippines with family visiting.
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Tempe
First Methodist Church
Bruce Benson
Wesley Foundation
Dick Mount
Arizona
Paul G. Jochinke
Methodist
Dan Bailey
University of Arizona
Community Christian Church
Glenn Riddell
The
Christian Youth Fellowship
Congregational Church
Cecil L. Prior
Pilgrim Fellowship
E. L. Edmondson
Alaska
Julie Ellis
Carol Kettering
Frieda Hallickson
Patti Patschke
Jack Boyd
U. S. Navy
Philippines
S. R. Boyd
Naval Reserve
East
County Fair To Feature 4 H Sale
Prescott reports a 4 H cattle auction will highlight the Yavapai County Fair with cattle raised by local youths. A horse show at 7 30 p m is expected to attract crowds, with last year’s winners entered. Opening day relay races saw Prescott Junior High win. other schools placing included Camp Verde Miller Valley Washington Lincoln Dexter Chino Valley and Groom Creek. The fair runs through tomorrow night.
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Keith Quail
Prescott
Camp Verde
Miller Valley
Washington
Lincoln
Dexter
Chino Valley
Groom Creek
Labor Camp Charges Filed Against Three Marana Growers
In Tucson on September 22 AP reports charges filed against three Marana cotton growers Dale G. Ladden John Kai and Dan Burt for operating farm labor camps described as miserably inadequate and unsanitary. Assistant health department sanitarian Ralph Hobbs signed the complaints noting prior warnings issued last May.
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Tucson
Dale G. Ladden
John Kai
Dan Burt
Ralph Hobbs
Health Department
Wilson Notified Second Trial Oct
Sept. 22 AP report says Bryce H. Wilson former Pima County attorney was served notice of a second triple felony trial in Tucson superior court. Wilson, indicted during a vice and gambling probe, was found working as a bartender in a Colorado Springs hotel. Judge J. Smith Gibbons will preside. the first trial ended with a hung jury.
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Tucson
Bryce H. Wilson
Pima County
J. Wilson
Colorado Springs
Robert Morrison
J. Smith Gibbons
Apache County
Phelps Dodge Union Parleys Recessed In Copper Talks
Negotiations between Phelps Dodge Copper Co. and the United Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union were recessed late yesterday. Neither side would report progress. A union spokesman said talks will resume Monday.
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Douglas
Phelps Dodge Copper Co
United Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
County Gets Delivery of 24 Vote Machines
Twenty four voting machines, the first shipment of 125 purchased by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, arrived by truck from Canton Ohio. The machines were taken to Cham bers Transfer and Storage Co. Trucks were delayed en route. The supervisors will rent the machines to the city for municipal elections at 22.50 each and allow 15 machines for demonstration purposes.
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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Canton
Ohio
Chambers Transfer and Storage Co
S. Fourth Ave
Unpaid Debts Led to Nogales Firm Bankruptcy
In Tucson on September 22, the R. T. Fleischer Co. blamed failure to collect debts from Mexican farmers for its Nogales Arizona vegetable importing firm bankruptcy. Debts stood at $430,921 with losses totaling about $500,000 as the firm dissolved in June 1948 after $694,118 in open accounts could not be collected.
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Tucson
Nogales, Ariz
Barber Of Phoenix Dies At Huachuca
Powell Coley A. 58, a barber living at 116 G Altona Park Phoenix, died of a heart attack in the Fort Huachuca main post barber shop while at work. Survived by widow Velma daughter Mrs Leroy Faulkner son Coley Alfred Powell Jr. two Alabama siblings. body to be sent to Aliceville Alabama for services and burial.
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Fort Huachuca
Coley A. Powell
Altona Park
Phoenix
Powell
Fort
Velma
Leroy Faulkner
Coley Alfred Powell Jr
Alabama
Aliceville
Ala
Woman seeks extra alimony for her dog in Alexandria
An Alexandria woman asks a court for an additional five dollars monthly alimony to cover her dog’s support. The case centers on spousal support and pet care costs as part of ongoing divorce proceedings.
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Alexandria
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Gamble’s
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India, Calif
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Tempe Cafe
R. M. Cushing
Nancy Tolonen
Shirley Cushing
Duane Hollis
John Blythe
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