Child Santa Visited Dies
Betty Jo Biddlecome a 7 year old cancer patient from Tempe Arizona died at St Monica s hospital in Phoenix after a Christmas visit from Santa Claus. Doctors predicted a short remaining life but she lived to Christmas Eve aided by family and Santa s gifts. The event closed a long battle with cancer that began last year.
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Young Cudahy Turns From Meat Pack To Music Venture
Milwaukee scene feature on Mike Cudahy 23 who leaves family meat packing business to found a phonograph recording company. He claims invention of the double groove enabling two distinct recordings on one side without flipping the record.
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Mike Cudahy
Mike
Elfrida Gins Expects 1000 Bales Cotton This Season
In Douglas, Elfrida's Paul Baker predicts over 1000 bales will be shipped by season end from the Sulphur Springs valley first year of production. About 710 bales have been ginned and shipped. 400 more are expected in four weeks. The cotton is mainly 1317 New Mexico acala wilt-resistant with short staple and strong tensile quality. The Wilfrida gin is owned by A. H W Potts and I M Smalley of Deming, New Mexico, who plan a second gin at Willcox.
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Navajo Nation to Sue U.S. for Damages Over Treaty Violations
Navajo Indians of New Mexico plan to sue the federal government for 20 to 50 million dollars over alleged 1868 treaty violations. Litell says education failures affected 16,000 of 24,000 children and protests government stock-reduction policies while urging relief funds used to bolster sheep herds.
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Hendricks Transferred to Florence Prison Cell
PHOENIX December 8 Hendricks a former special investigator for Attorney General Sullivan was moved to Florence state penitentiary after conviction for bribery in Holbrook. He faces possible retrial in Graham County and will be sentenced if a motion fails. The case involved payments for police protection for gambling and slot machine operators in northern Arizona.
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Hendricks’ Holbrook
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R. W. Cassidy
Chambers
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Estimation of Ancient Humans’ Lifespan
A claim suggests prehistoric humans averaged about 180 years of life. The figure targets early populations and may reflect collective age distributions, but modern evidence questions precise longevity.
Two More Auto Victims Die in Arizona toll rise
The 1947 Arizona automobile toll increased to 227 over the weekend, up from 229 a year earlier, per the state highway patrol. Four-year-old Gary Delbert Pierce died in Phoenix after darting into traffic, while Mrs. Bessie Russell died from injuries in a Kingman area three car crash that also killed her husband Sam Russell and Dr. M. C. Mitchell.
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Delbert C. Pierce
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Camp Verde Indian
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Sam Russell
M. C Mitchell
Chicago
Historic gate at Allegheny arsenal falls to wreckers
Pittsburgh December 8 historic Allegheny arsenal gate once reviewed by Lafayette is being razed to remove a traffic hazard. built in 1814 to guard the arsenal the crenellated tower and walls witnessed many wars and a 1862 disaster that killed 74 munition workers in the arsenal.
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Stapley Chosen President Of Phoenix Stake Church
Delbert L. Stapley is named president of the Phoenix stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He succeeds J. Robert Price who becomes head of the newly organized central Atlantic states mission based in Roanoke Virginia. New counselors are David E. Heywood and R. Melvin Johnson. C. Warren Peterson retires as counselor and becomes president of the high priests quorum. Dix W. Price and W. Broberg named as additional officers.
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Delbert L. Stapley
Phoenix Stake
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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David E. Heywood
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Richins and Evans Sustained as High Councilmen
At a Sunday meeting in Salt Lake City Jesse Richins and Sterling Evans were sustained as high councilmen. Attending were Dr Joseph F Merrill and Henry D Moyle of the council of 12 apostles.
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Jesse Richins
Sterling Evans
Joseph F. Merrill
Henry D. Moyle
Counsel of 12 Apostles
Salt Lake City
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