Dreiser Dies at 74 of a Heart Attack in Hollywood
Theodore Dreiser, renowned American novelist and critic of materialism, died at 74 after a heart attack. He had recently supervised a film version of An American Tragedy and left a legacy of novels, essays, and influential ideas.
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Hollywood
U.P
Theodore Dreiser
Helen Dreiser
Will Durant
Ben Hecht
Victor Mature
Paul Dreiser
Edward Dreiser
New York City
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago Globe
Smith’s Magazine
Butterick Publications
Britain
U. S
America
Sinclair Lewis
Russia
Dorothy Ompson
Lewis
Jaaree
George Bernard Shaw
England
Mrs Katheryn Martin Dies in Washington DC
Mrs Katheryn K. Martin formerly of Tucson died at her Washington DC home on Thursday December 27. Private funeral services were held there. She moved to Washington about four years ago and was survived by a sister Mrs R B Forquerer who resided with her.
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Katheryn K. Martin
Tucson
Washington D. C
Tucson council hears Ingle and Hays on police resignation
Former Tucson assistant chief of police John Ingle testified that resignation without notice created friction, while Chief Hays defended staffing levels and said an assistant chief was unnecessary. The council discussed civil service rules and potential position changes amid local housing concerns.
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Hays
Tucson
Hesselberg
Civil Service Commission
Ingle
Dodd
Police Department
Martin
Niemann
Council
Mr. Halley and wife die in Texas crash
Nathaniel B. Halley and his wife were killed instantly in an automobile accident near Conroe Texas last night according to Edgar B Halley of Tucson Their son had served in the military for over four years and had run a tile installation business in Tucson prior to service.
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Edgar B. Halley
South Fifth Avenue
Nathaniel B. Halley
Conroe
Tex
Mr. Halley
Tucson
Gifts Enrich Arizona State Museum Native Art Collection
The Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona adds many gifts to its permanent collection. Highlights include a Papago carrying basket, an 1880s Navajo rug, Apache baskets from San Carlos, a mounted Gila monster, pre Inca weavings, a prehistoric pottery vessel, a Yaqui photograph set, and four Folsom implements among others from collectors across the country.
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Arizona State Museum
University of Arizona
Sells
W. E. Barnum
Tucson
T. K. Shoenhair
San Carlos
Gen. Folz
A. V. Kidder
Cambridge
Mass
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Margaret Havemeyer
Groton
W. S. Fulton
Amerind Foundation
Dragoon
E. A. Burbank
Antonio
Sacaton
E. Boyd Hall
Philadelphia
Pascua Village
Alfred A. Cohn
Gustav Rieb
Springerville
Mary Wheelwright
D. F. Brinegar
Guadalcanal
Frederick Scantling
F. M. Maxey
Josephine Kanen Shelby
Sahuarita
Colorado Museum of Natural History
Denver
Stroud Calls for All-Star Lineup Restrictions
Arizona AAU commissioner Dr. Roy J. Stroud urged that no more than three players from any single school be in the North and South all-star lineups. He spoke after starting rosters for the first annual all-star game in Tucson, noting imbalance and calling for coaches to use more players. He criticized the South lineup as unfair and stressed widening athlete participation.
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Tempe
Roy J. Stroud
Amateur Athletic Union
Arizona
Dr. Stroud
Tucson
Badgers
Mesa
Coolidge Combe South
Stroud
Police Chief Seeks Gun Safety After City Juvenile Shootings
Chief Don Hays credits Sgt. James D. Allaire with a plan to curb juvenile gun use after nine youths were found firing Christmas guns within city limits. The suggestion calls for wide publicity on dangers, stricter parental supervision, and education on laws and safety before use.
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Don Hays
James D. Allaire
Hays
Allaire
Sgt
Chief Hays
Harbor Police Quell Rioting Aboard U S Ship
In Portsmouth England harbor police halted a knife fight aboard the U S ship Anna Dickenson as white and Chinese crew members clashed on deck. Officers boarded from ropes under threats with knives and axes. several arrests were made and the incident was reported to U S naval authorities.
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Portsmouth
England
U. S. War Shipping Administration
Isle of Wight
U. S. Naval
Mexico Holds Five Men For Border Plot
Five men waited in Nuevo Leon state prison for formal hearing on charges of murder and related offenses tied to a border laborer killings case. Preliminary charges include murder, assault, robbery, complicity and highway robbery as authorities prepare to decide early January which counts apply.
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Mexico
Monterrey
Mex
Nuevo Leon State Penitentiary
Rio Grande
United States
Dionisio Montelongo
Montelongo
Gustavo Diaz Morales
Juan Mancha
Truman on yacht works on radio address to nation
President Truman cruised the presidential yacht Williamsburg on a holiday voyage and drafted a half hour radio report to the nation. He plans the broadcast for 8 p m January 3 from the White House oval room and will discuss labor disputes with fact finding boards. He is accompanied by nine staff members including Samuel S Rosenman and John R Stilman. He will meet Secretary Byrnes upon his return from Moscow after the Big Three talks.
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Washington
Truman
Potomac
Williamsburg
Oval Room
White House
Samuel S. Rosenman
John R. Steelman
Congress
James F. Byrnes
Moscow
Missouri
Weaver Houseguests Include Miss Kathleen Mc Cafferty
Mr and Mrs Donald Weaver of 2536 South Sixth Avenue host Mrs Weaver's sister Miss Kathleen Mc Cafferty and Miss Mary Alice Jackson of South Bend Indiana as houseguests.
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Donald&. Weaver
South Sixth Avenue
Weaver
Kathleen McCafferty
Mary Alice Jackson
South Bend
Ind
Four locals named in merchant and farmer list
Doza aged 40 a merchant Roberto Benavides de la Rosa 24 Juan Paz Cortes 33 and Cirilo Mata Quintanilla 25 identified as farmers in the brief notice.
Six Die In Philadelphia Aboard Trolley Truck Crash
Six persons killed and seven injured in a fire after a Philadelphia Transportation Co trolley collided with an oil truck in Essington. Officials warned the toll could rise to eight as rescue crews navigate charred wreckage and identify the dead.
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Philadelphia Transportation Co
Essington
Charles Drewes
Delaware County
Drewes
Howard Ray
Lester
Peggy
Ray
Transportation Company
Elmer McCausland
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