Cottonseed price support to be probed in Washington
A Senate backed meeting of cotton state lawmakers urged a probe into the cottonseed price support program after growers complained the system pays about 40 a ton in the open market, far below the promised 49.50, due to storage issues. Remedies discussed include storage loans or starting support at the gin.
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Washington
E. W. McFarland
Congress
Agriculture Department
John Stennis
Mississippi
House
South
China Flight Surveying China Korea Air Link
A trans oceanic plane operated by the China National Aviation Corporation was due in Seoul on September 23 to survey the feasibility of regular air service between China and Korea.
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Seoul
Transac
Chinaational Aviation Corporation
China
Korea
Pilots Of Big Trucks Continue Road Tests
The Arizona Motor Transportation Association rodeo in Phoenix attracted hundreds as driving tests judged big rigs through barrels and tight gates. Winners were Riddell Marvin, Ed Earls, and Thomas Noble, with Marvin advancing to national finals. A 24-block parade showcased cargo from milk to cars, followed by a safety luncheon honoring E G Hallet and remarks by Galey Sontheimer on ongoing safety improvements.
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Phoenix
Arizona Motor Transport Association
Civic Community Center
Central Avenue
McDowell Road
Westward Ho
Riddell G. Marvin
Wells Truckway
Ed W. Earls
Scottsdale
Hopper Truck Lines
Thomas Noble
Alabam Freight Lines
Marvin
Western States
Michigan
Washington Street
25Th Street
19Th Avenue
Arizona National Guard
E. T
Gene) Hallet
North 15Th Street
Hallet
Robert Barry
The
Phoenix Gazette
Galey D. Sontheimer
Washington, D. C
American Trucking Association
Sontheimer
Bermuda Seed Estimates Up
The Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service estimates Arizona and Blythe California Bermuda grass seed first crop at 1,660,000 pounds, far above last year’s 1,000,000 and the 10-year average. Prices started 27 to 35 cents, later about 22 cents. sales limited. Stocks on June 30 totaled 225,000 pounds, above 1948 and 5-year averages.
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Arizona
Blythe
Calif
Federal
Bermuda
Dorothy Stone Rites Held for Local Mogul’s Wife
Funeral services for Dorothy Jane Stone wife of E D Stone the owner of the candy and soft drink concession in the Arizona Highway Department Building were held this morning at Memory Chapel of A L Moore and Sons Mortuary. Stone born January 18 1924 in Fellows California came to Phoenix from Bakersfield about four years ago. She attended the California School for the Blind graduated from high school and attended junior college. In Phoenix she belonged to Palmcroft Baptist Church and the Eteri Club. Surviving are her parents Charles and Mrs Morgan of Bakersfield and a brother Charles Jr in the U S Navy. The Rev LeRoy D Thomas of Palmcroft Church officiated with interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Dorothy Jane Stone
E. D. Stone
Arizona Highway Department
17Th Avenue
Jackson Street
Memory Chapel
A. L. Moore and Sons
Stone
Fellows
Calif
Phoenix
Bakersfield
California School For the Blind
Palmcroft
Hunt For Pair In Mine Halted In Pike County
Two young men Marvin Johnson aged 20 and George Johnson 19 cousins from Three Mile Ky were missing after entering Scott Burke coal mine Chloe Creek Tuesday. State official A D Sisk closed the pit as totally unsafe and prohibited entry without a mine inspector. district UMW leader Carson Hibbits called it a death trap.
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Pikeville
Scott-Burke
Chloe Creek
A. D. Sisk
State Bureau of Mines and Minerals
Carson Hibbits
United Mine Workers
Marvin
George Johnson
Three-Mile
Sisk
Tom
Counties Map Fight To Shift TB Case Aid
A proposed measure to shift chronic TB patient care from counties to the state sanitorium at Tempe is to be discussed at the Arizona State Supervisors Association meeting in Flagstaff on Oct. 10. The Maricopa and Santa Cruz boards urged airing the issue and requested county reports on past care, with county attorneys attending.
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Arizona State Supervisors Association
Flagstaff
Maricopa
Tempe
Frazier
Civic mindedness costs Horace six dollars in Columbus
In Columbus on September 23 AP reports two years of tall grass hid a fire hydrant. Civic minded Horace Gordon cut the grass to protect access. He then parked by the hydrant and became the traffic court’s first customer from the exposed plug, paying a six dollar fine.
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Columbus
Horace Gordon
Gordon
Observance Urges Employers To Hire Handicapped Workers
National and state proclamations designate October 2 to 8 as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. Arizona reports leading the West in handicapped employment with 3 100 placed from 4 895 applications last year. Vocational rehabilitation, begun in 1921, funds 30 percent State and 70 percent federal, aiding self sufficiency. Arizona committee members include August Weiden, A D Carlisle, Harry V Bene, Curtis M Williams, and Dr C K Davis.
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Arizona
West
Fed
Eral
August Weiden
Arizona State Employment Service
Tucson
A. D. Carlisle
ASES
Harry V. Bene
State Department of Public Instruction
Phoenix
Curtis M. Williams
C. K. Davis
U. S. Veterans’ Administration
Merchandising Key To Arizona Tourist Trade
The September issue of Arizona Progress from Valley National Bank predicts strong tourist growth for Arizona. It notes 70,000 nightly transients, 35,000 available transient facilities, and a $7.74 daily spend yielding an estimated $100 million annual tourism expenditure. Sixty percent of facilities are in Maricopa County, with statewide balance deemed lacking. Population estimates vary between 664,000 and 750,000.
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Arizona Progress
Valley National Bank
Arizona
Progress
State Highway Department
Maricopa County
Census Bureau
Endurance Fliers Fix Bulky Engine at Yuma
YUMA September 23. Endurance fliers Woody Jongeward and Bob Woodhouse passed the 707 hour mark on their record flight as spark plug trouble was fixed during a fueling stop. The duo, aiming to beat the 1,008 hour California fliers set last April, reported the engine ran hot but satisfactorily after replacing a spark plug last night watched by hundreds at Yuma Airport.
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Yuma
Woody Jongeward
Bob Woodhouse
Woodhouse
Jongeward
California
Larry Spain
California Seeks Convict's Custody
California seeks extradition of John Nelson alias John O Connor from Arizona where he serves a 1947 forgery sentence at Florence State Prison. Attorney General Fred O Wilson presided over proceedings to decide turn over to face forgery charges in California. Nelson would be released to California if extradition is approved. otherwise he remains in prison. The piece notes the U S geographic center in Kansas.
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California
Arizona
Florence
Fred O. Wilson
John Nelson
John O’connor
Nelson
Nogales
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Polar Chute Leap Planned for North Pole Mission
Col. Bernt Balchen of the United States Air Force told Verdens Gang that a number of airmen will parachute onto the North Pole in spring 1950. The mission aims to study flying conditions and air security, with Balchen directing from Alaska after crossing the Pole.
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Oslo
Norway
Bernt Balchen
United States Air Force
Verdens Gang
Air Force
North Pole
Balchen
Alaska
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