Drought Forces Cattle Out of Northern Arizona Rangeland
North Arizona drought hits livestock industry. Stockman H. V. Watson reports roughly one third of the 250,000 cattle in five northern counties have been shipped out due to feed shortages. Herds are fed cottonseed and supplements, raising costs while remaining stock fail to gain weight. He notes dry conditions stretch from Holbrook to Concho and Winslow, with water tanks dry. some Verde area operators hit less hard. Weather data show normal rainfall at 21.17 inches, but 1950 saw only 10.48 inches.
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Flagstaff
Arizona
H. V. Watson
Watson
Arizona ‘Stockmen’s Loan Co
Ten X Cattle Co
Watson-O'Hair Cattle Co
Phoenix
Texas
California
Verde
Holbrook
Concho
Winslow
Ash Fork
Earl Platt
St. Johns
Four Fined Get Terms In Jail
Four motorists were fined and received jail sentences after appearing in justice court today for traffic violations over the long weekend.
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Justice Court
Pair Threatens Tucson Couple Over Reckless Driving
Vincent P. Acosta and Efren Ortiz Garcia face charges after drunken driving arrests. Acosta, 30, fined 100 dollars and 15 days. Garcia, 21, arrested early Sunday for DUI. Manuel Stevens, 46, fined 100 dollars and 15 days for DUI and 25 dollars for reckless driving. Deputies sought two youths who threatened a minister and wife on South Sixth Avenue, later following them to their home and warning them to avoid calling the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent P. Acosta
S. 12Th
Dan Howell
Efren Ortiz Garcia
W. 40Th.st
West Speedway
J. S. Kipnis
Manuel Stevens
1St St
Stevens
Highway 84
Kenneth Massie
South Sixth Avenue
Harry Welch
Ninth
California
Welch
Joe Atkins
Greaterville
Sor
Kenneth
Massie
South 12Th Avenue
City Briefs Discussed At Neighborhood Associations Council
At the city county planning zoning office 160 N Meyer members of the Neighborhood Associations council discussed city briefs.
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Neighborhood Associations Council
City-County
N. Meyer
Eight Jailed By Magistrate In South Tucson Court
Magistrate William Martin jailed eight drivers for DUI in South Tucson over the long weekend. Lee Pope Riley received 30 days and a $200 fine. Others got 15 days and $100 fines. Two Davis Monthan airmen faced reduced charges for driving under influence and allowing operation by an intoxicated person.
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South Tucson
William Martin
Davis-Monthan
Lee Pope Riley
W. 27Th St
Rosalino Ruiz
W. Carrillo St
Rudolpho Anaya
N. Grande Ave
Sami Carlos
San Xavier
Adrian Contreras
William House
N. Oraclord
Boyd Layton
Shepherd Pl
William Tripp
Davis-Monthan Air Base
Davis Monthan
Clem Denton
Willis Fridell
Benson Highway
Disappears, 90 Year-Old Woman Found After Two Hours
A 90 year-old woman who vanished was located two hours later in Glendale. The incident prompted the University of Arizona Wildcat to plan issuing a two-day tabloid edition. Douglas Martin, journalism professor, noted this was the first such project by the Wildcat staff.
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Jarizona Wildcat
Glendale
University of Arizona
Phoenix
Arizona
Justic
Newspapers Association
Peace
C. F. Carden
Adams
Douglas Martin
Wildcat
Disappearance of Mrs Collins Traced to Son’s Home
Carden said Mrs Mary L Collins was found two hours after she disappeared from the home of a son Wilkie Collins. Police traced her movements and recovered her unharmed, with no immediate foul play suspected. The case prompted renewed calls for family safety and child welfare checks in the neighborhood.
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Carden
Mary L. Collins
Wilkie Collins
Youthful hold up man hits two Yuma spots Christmas eve
Ateenage bandit between 18 and 21 robbed the Fourth Avenue Package Store at 12 06 am Christmas day taking 400 to 450 dollars and then robbed a nearby cafe 10 minutes later grabbing 50 to 69 dollars. He fled with about 5000 dollars and is being sought by Yuma County sheriffs and city police. In Phoenix a pay raise of 11 cents an hour was signed with Cudahy Packing Co employees. A 41 year old man identified as Vester Martin was found dead near Dateland along the Southern Pacific tracks possibly killed by a freight train fall earlier Sunday.
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Yuma
Yuma Sherlitz
Fourth Avenue
Phoenix
Cudahy Packing Co
Meat Company
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
Yuma County
Southern Pacific
Dateland
Here
Vester Martin
Gila Bend
Martin
Airmen sue for 95 000 in damages in Arizona case
Two airmen from Davis-Monthan filed a civil suit in superior court naming Charles L. Ford of near Casa Grande as defendant. Pvt Wilson Van Skiver seeks 75 000 for a mangled left leg and crushed knee. Sgt Edmund ee seeks 20 000 for a fractured left leg and concussion. The accident occurred when they rode a motorcycle en route to Tucson after a Halloween party in Phoenix on November 1. Both airmen remain hospitalized.
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Charles L. Ford
Casa Grande
Superior Court
Davis-Monthan
Pvt. Wilson
van Skiver
Coolidge
Sgt
Edmundee
Tucson
Phoenix
Ford
Prucnell
H. C. Warrnock
Knapp,j. Boyle, Bilby and Thompson
Warnock
Utah To Exchange State Owned Indian Land
Salt Lake City December 26 Approximately 50 009 acres of Utah state owned land within the Navajo Indian reservation will be traded or exchanged for federal land elsewhere. Lee E Young executive secretary and manager of the state land board said the lands currently yield no state revenue but would if leased to stock owners.
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Salt Lake City
Lee E. Young
State Land Board
Missing Horseman Shocks Arizona Strike Meeting
In Phoenix a 17 year old rider vanished after renting a horse at the Riding Academy on River Road during a union wage dispute between Local 266 and the power district. Deputies probe the disappearance as labor and management hold a Christmas day session hoping to end a five day stalemate amid a court hearing on a restraining order.
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J. C. Beasley
Arizona
Phoenix
River Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Salt River
International Brothers
Hood
Pine
Col. Beasley
Maricopa County
Funeral Services Set For Mr Fritz
Funeral services for Charles F. Fritz, 57, longtime Tucson resident, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Arizona Mortuary chapel. He died Sunday evening and is survived by his wife Laura and four brothers in Iowa and Colorado. Tucson lodge No. 4 F&AM will officiate. pallbearers are American Legion members. Graveside rites by the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Masonic cemetery.
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Charles F. Fritz
Tucson
Arizona
American Legion
Masonic Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Salad Bowl Parade Seat Sale Opens in Phoenix
In Phoenix on December 26 1500 reviewing stand seats for the New Year’s Day Salad Bowl parade went on sale at Hotel Westward Ho near Central Avenue. More than 125000 people are expected to fill downtown for the parade preceding the game between Arizona State College and Miami University.
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Phoenix
Westward Ho
Jon Central Avenue
Artona
State College At
Red Cap Thief Strikes Again in Phoenix Area
A red capped bandit suspected of holding up service stations liquor stores and a motel in the Phoenix area within 10 days struck again early today at Whiting Bros service station east of Tempe at 6 am. A station attendant was knocked unconscious but gave a description of the two bandits driving a 1938 Buick with a loud muffler. Roadblocks and alerts were issued across Mesa Tempe Phoenix and surrounding jurisdictions as police chase the suspects aged about 24 to 25.
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Phoenix
Phenix
Whiting Bros
Tempe
Maricopa County
Mesa
CAP To Meet On Legislation In Tucson
CAP to meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Tucson Municipal Airport to discuss proposed federal and state laws affecting Civil Air Patrol during a national emergency. Capt Paul Spencer says the auxiliary air arm seeks continued civilian flying in emergencies and invites volunteer pilots to attend.
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Tucson
Civil Air Patrol
Paul Spencer
United States Air Force
Spencer
Tuc‘son
Tucson Man Hurt In Crash
Richard J Bliss Marchbanks of Tucson was injured in a high speed crash on highway 9 north of Nogales. His car, a 196 Plymouth sedan, overturned four times and was demolished. He is listed in fair condition at a local hospital. Dr. Fred S. Preuss assisted at the scene.
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Nogales
Richard J Bliss Marchbanks
E. 29Th St
Tucson
Fred S. Preuss
Veterans Hospital
Marchbanks
Twelve Phoenix prisoners flee Christmas Day break
Phoenix police report twelve inmates escaped from the South Mountain compound early Christmas morning by cutting a wire fence. All were detained on minor offenses and by late today the fugitives remained at large.
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Phoenix
Iity
South Mountain
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Miiony Ot
Gerald Wendt
School of Chemistry and Physics
Atylvania State College
Wendt
James Cutter
Dr. Sed
Medill Co., Inc
McBrid
Eive
Utah
U. S
Hungnam Port
Changjin Reservoir
Fritz
Middleton
R. R
Ph. Ato
Smirnoff
Pierre Smurnod
Fis Lac
Harford
Coaa
Public Records
Tucson Blueprint CO
Congress Etserute
Parker-Kerr
W. R. Shearman Furniture Co
6Th Ave
I Ea
North Campbell
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