Truman's 1948 Victory Named Top World News Event
The United Presssurvey of editors worldwide ranks President Truman's election as the year’s leading news event. Berlin airlift, cold war, and Israel’s founding appear among top ten stories. editors in Europe, the Americas, and Asia list varied but supported Truman's win as number one.
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United Press News
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Thomas E. Dewey
President Truman
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Babe Ruth
U.S
Israel
Bernadette
Elizabeth
Tass
Moscow
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Izvestia
Organization of the
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Tito
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Soviet Union
United Nations Assembly
Paris
Bernadotte
Palestine
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United States
Canada
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China
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Union of Western European Nations
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Washington
Veteran Judge Holley in District Court A Chicago ties
Judge William Holley of Chicago sits in district court here for Judge Speakman. A 57 year legal career includes time with Clarence Darrow and involvement in the Scopes trial. Holley, 79, began in Macomb Indiana, later practiced in Chicago before federal judgeship. The article also notes his Tucson visit and university party plans.
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William Holley
Chicago
Howard C. Speakman
Macomb
Holley
C. J. Foster
Tucson
Illinois
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Loeb-Leopold
Scopes
John Scopes
Dayton, Tenn
31 Cases Set For Trial In Federal Court
Federal Judge William Holley set trial dates for 14 civil and 17 criminal cases in district court. One long pending suit by Nickolaus Hoffman against Western Casualty & Surety Co. was continued after counsel failed to appear. Other actions include a January 3 housing case hearing for Leonard A. Safford vs I B Turk et al, Breach of contract claims by Tucson Heights homeowners, and narcotics and immigration cases with various plea bargains and a six month suspended sentence for Elena Alvarez De Gutierrez.
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William Holley
Howard Speakman
Nickolaus Hoffman
Western Casualty & Surety Co
Holley
Judge Holley
Leonard A. Safford
I. B. Turk
Tucson Heights
Safford
Great Western Construction Co
Royston & Brown
Hall, Catlin & Molloy
Thelma Kendall Jones
Mary Jane Bendlage
Jose Jesus Lopez
Apolonio Arvizu
Arvizu
Elena Alvarez de Gutierrez
General Leroy Watson Visits University Campus
Brig. Gen. Leroy H. Watson commander of the sixth southern military district visited the University of Arizona campus on Thursday afternoon. He was accompanied by Col. F. H. L. Ryder, his chief of staff, for an informal inspection of military components on campus and in the Tucson area.
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Leroy H. Watson
Sixth Southern Military District
Los Angeles
University of Arizona
F. H. L. Ryder
Tucson
Sahuaro Shrine Dinner Saturday at Masonic Temple
The annual baked ham dinner of Sahuaro Shrine No. 2 will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday in the banquet room of the Masonic Temple at 160 South Scott Street. Ida Mae McCarty is general chairman. Tickets are available from Ann Barcus. committees are led by Norene Le Cave and Charles McCarty with hostesses Evelyn Mills, Beryl Hartin, and Anna Porter.
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Sahuaro Shrine No. 2
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
South Scott Street
Ida Mae McCarty
Eastern Star
Masons
White Shrine
Ann Barcus
Norene le Cave
Charles McCarty
McCarty
Evelyn Mills
Beryl Hartin
Anna Porter
Plan Mass Friday For Mrs. Isabel C. Sopher
Requiem mass for 90 year old Mrs. Isabel C. Sopher will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Santa Cruz church. She died this Wednesday at her son Manuel W. Sopher’s home. Burial is at 4 p.m. in Holy Hope cemetery. Rosary is at 8 p.m. Thursday at Tucson mortuary. She lived in the area 74 years and has 67 living direct descendants.
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Santa Cruz Church
Isabel C. Sopher
Manuel W. Sopher
East 23Rd Street
Holy Hope Cemetery
Tucson Mortuary
Sopher
Frank
William Ganz
the Valley National Bank
William
Paul
George Ganz
Eddie Lopez
Ray Lopez
Rudolph Sopher
Mayor Houston Calls Feb 15 City Primary Election
Mayor E. T. Houston signed a notice setting February 15 as the city primary election date. Voters will choose the mayor and council seats for wards 1 2 and 4 at that election.
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E. T. Houston
Real Estateresso Claim Goes Into Second Day
Mrs Mildred Sligh sues for 3100 commission over sale of El Rey cocktail lounge at 125 North Stone Ave in Tucson. She says oral agreement with Leo and Sidney Lippow Tuc son Development Co and W Frank Laughlin. split commission denied full share. Trial before Judge J Mercer Johnson.
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Mildred Sligh
el Rey
Stone Avenue
Superior Court
Charles
Perry Preston
Lois Preston
L. D. Howland
A. Y. Holesapple
Thomas Chandler
Prices Decline in Arizona Farm Product Index
Prices for Arizona cattle and produce fell for the month ending November 15, according to Robert H. Moats of the federal crop and livestock reporting service. The state index stood at 275 percent of the 1909 14 base, down 11 points from October but 9 points above a year ago.
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Arizona
Robert H. Moats
Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Moats
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Nelly
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