Former Atom Experimenter Refuses to Testify
Irving David Fox, former atomic scientist, refused to say if he belonged to the Communist Party or a Communist cell while being questioned by House Un-American Activities Committee on wartime atomic espionage. Fox, now at UC Berkeley, described his work in the radiation laboratory from 1942 to 1946 and said he knew the lab worked on nuclear fission.
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Washington
Irving David Fox
House
House Un-American Activities Committee
Russia
University of California At Berkeley
Fox
Radiation Laboratory
Frank Tavenner
Communist Party
Tavenner
Ruman
Steve Nelson
Berkeley Laboratory
Mystic 13 Magic Show In Phoenix At Union High
Mystic 13 Ring 55 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians presents a magic show on October 5 and 6 at Phoenix Union High School Auditorium. Bert Easley Ted Peake and Arnold Poole are listed among performers and organizers. The organization formed last year and joined the international group shortly after. Membership is open to pros and amateurs.
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Phoenix Union High School
Mystic 13
Ring No. 55
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Valley of the Sun Kiwanis Club
Bert Easley
Ted Peake
Allison Steel Manufacturing Company
Arnold Poole
O. S. Stapley Company
Magicians’ Organization
International Group
Democrats of Maricopa Organize For 1950 Elections
Z Simpson Cox, chair, calls precincts to elect chairs, require precinct committeemen to subscribe to the Maricopa Democrat, appoint deputy registrars for voter drives, encourage subscriptions, hold at least one social event by Dec 1, and mail party news to the Maricopa Democrat. A progress report is requested. Souvenir programs sales at the fair managed by the County Committee, with a social event planning committee named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. Simpson Cox
Maricopa County
Democratic Central Committee
Cox
Maricopa
League of Women Voters
Way Cleared For Madison Facilities
Madison School District bids for additional facilities are to be called immediately after $329,000 in bonds were purchased by City National Bank and Trust Company and Commerce Trust Company of Kansas City at 2.76 percent. The project includes a new site at 20th Street and Campbell Avenue for a classroom building, offices, and cafeteria auditorium, plus a classroom addition at 16th Street and Missouri Avenue.
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Madison
James E. DeSouza
Maricopa County
Campbell Avenue
Madison School
16Th Street
Missouri Avenue
Bendix 1950 Appliances On Display At Local Show
The 1950 Bendix line goes on display at Electrical Equipment Co. 424 North Central Avenue for about 100 state dealers and salesmen. They will attend three meetings daily tomorrow and Thursday to learn three new Tumble Action washers and a redesigned dryer. William C. Becker and R G Forsyth lead sessions with Sam Kahan welcoming visitors. New models debut in dealer showrooms on Oct. 10.
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Bendix
Electrical Equipment Company
North Central Avenue
William C. Becker
San Francisco
R. G
Bob) Forsyth
Electrical
Sam Kahan
Rehabilitation Bill For Tribes Amended in Washington
Gazette reports Navajo-Hopi Rehabilitation Bill talks aim to curb Fernandez Amendment objections. Conference report delayed after Navajo Tribal Council protest. Clarifying language describes the amendment as stopgap and not permanent. The bill funds a ten year program costing 88.57 million dollars with trustee property and water rights protections.
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Antonio Fernandez
New Mexico
Fernandez
Senate House
General Rush to Speak at Williams Graduation
Brigadier General Hugo P. Rush will address Williams Air Force Base class 49 C, a 25 student officers and 119 aviation cadets, in the base theater at 11 a m. A 15 minute precision aerial demonstration by the Aerojets precedes a 24 F-80 Shooting Star aerial parade. The public may visit. seating is by invitation only.
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Phoenix
Williams Air Force Base
Hugo P. Rush
Fourth Air Force
General Rush
Robert L. Scott, Jr
Randolph
Goodfellow
Connally
Perrin Air Force
Texas
Williams
Smoking Ban Enforced at Arizona Commission Hearings
The Arizona Corporation Commission bans smoking in all hearings held in superior court rooms after criticism from state judges. Chairman William T. Brooks notes a previous $10 fine in Nogales for cigarette damage and states the ban applies to superior court rooms, while public hearings in the capitol annex may still allow smoking.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Commission
William T. Brooks
Arizona
Santa Cruz
Nogales
Brooks
State Capitol Annex
Robbery Victim Jailed and Defendant Freed in County Court
In Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Rent L Jennings sentenced James Strong to 10 days in jail for contempt after Strong failed to appear for a robbery case against Willadine Davis. The judge dismissed the robbery charge against Miss Davis, who was accused of luring Strong near Camelback Mountain on January 3. Davis faced trial. Strong claimed he imbibed heavily and overslept, saying he no longer wished to prosecute. Davis’s case was dismissed for insufficient evidence following Strong’s absence.
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Maricopa County Superior Court
Rent L. Jennings
James Strong
East
Madison Street
Willadine Davis
20Th
van Buren
Strong
Camelback Mountain
Miss Davis
Jennings
Tony Jones
Jones
Morristown Resident Shot in Wickenburg Incident
Ole Harvey, 45, of Morristown, was treated at Wickenburg Community Hospital for a gunshot wound to his left leg just above the knee. Deputy Sheriff William Holmes said the shooting occurred near Harvey’s home around midnight by a woman acquaintance, a mother of three. no charges were filed and her motive remains unknown.
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Wickenburg
Ole Harvey
Morristown
Wickenburg Community Hospital
William Holmes
Harvey
Membership Drive Ends at Colletti's Banquet
Maricopa Chapel American Institute of Banking held its annual membership drive ending with a banquet at Colletti's. About 30 consuls from Valley National Bank First National Bank Bank of Douglas and Phoenix Savings Bank and Trust Company attended. Consuls coordinate enrollments for the Fall term starting October 18 at Phoenix Technical School. Head consuls Lydia Hermann Charles Budinger and Henry King reported on the drive.
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Maricopa Chapel
American Institute of Banking
Colletti’s
Valley National Bank
First National Bank
Bank of Douglas
Phoenix Savings Bank and Trust Company
Phoenix Technical School
Lydia Hermann
Valley Bank
Charles Budinger
First National
Phoenix Savings
Henry King
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White & Wesley
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Tex
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Far East
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San Diego
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Owners & Mars
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