Thad Moore Fight Seen As Political Move
Capitol gossip in Phoenix suggests Thad Moore state tax commissioner will seek reelection despite a law aimed at blocking him from the governorship. Observers say the suit threat is a setup for a 1952 reelection campaign and to test the law’s constitutionality. Also noted is a slowed board push to fire Supt Jack Wilson at Ft Grant Industry School due to internal staff influences.
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Bob Brooks
Capitol
Gabfest
Phoenix
Thad Moore
Moore
Tax Commission
Ft. Grant Boys’ Industry School
Jack Wilson
Wilson
Legislature weighs abolishing the board amid government reform talk
The interim committee awaits Griffenhagen & Associates report on state government reorganization. The school would fall under another administration body. Wilson remains popular with legislators, and some oppose his dismissal.
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Griffenhagen & Associates
Wilson
Governor’s move ruffles capital as commission clash grows
The governor crossed the industrial commission in a tense clash over press attacks and its claim of no 1948 operating loss. Observers said it marks a new poke at a political ally since the highway commission secretaryship fight, yet no drastic action is planned.
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Industrial Commission
Jigtime
Highway Commission
Industrial commission debates deficits and potential reforms
The piece surveys disputes over rate increases, shifting blame from court decisions to deaths, and notes a cautious push for labor and management to collaborate on corrective measures. It highlights lawyer James Casey’s role in shaping liberal laws, state examiner Al Means in a cattle venture, and conflicting views on grazing leases and land valuation amid ongoing legal action.
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Industrial Commission
Supreme Court
Bisbee
James Casey
Labor
Casey
al Means
State Examiner
Phoenix
State
Fred Wilson
Wilson
Willson
Texan Held For Truck Robbery in Arizona
Cecil E. Andrews of Borger Texas was ordered held for Pima county on grand theft charges after police caught him removing $142 in property from a downtown truck. Patrolman Randy Aros stopped him as he loaded multiple packages, and the truck owner Stevens Woodruff of Bar BR ranch identified the items.
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Cecil E. Andrews
Borger
Tex
Pima County
Randy Aros
Andrews
Aros
Stevens Woodruff
Bar BR Ranch
Uranium mine controls vast share of U.S. rare metal output
Ft Worth oilman R O Dulaney now oversees a uranium mine in southwestern Colorado from which about 60 percent of the nation’s rare metal production is drawn. He bought half last May and recently acquired 25 percent more from F A Litton of Dove Creek. In New York Salisbury Mills notes a golden wedding party with five generations and 60 guests. Temple residents battle salt water as city puts experts on the case tracing the salt to Leon river and a salt lake formed by oil field waste. Clergymen Gribbon and Hayden depart on ships, Lambeth conference signals Anglo-American dialogue.
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FT. Worth, Tex
R. O. Dulaney
Ft. Worth
Colorado
Ae Raiu Sertae
Dulaney
F. A. Litton
Dove Creek
Colo
Colony Creek
Dan Perry
Amateur archaeologists claim 1000-year mound confirms Hopewell in Rising Sun
Carmi two hobbyists Arkell Fischer and Norbert Bingman report a circular 25 foot wide mound along the Wabash near Rising Sun with seven skeletons and many artifacts. Southern Illinois University archaeologist Irvin Piethman assisted.
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Carmi, Ill
Ulinois
White County
Rising Sun
Wabash River
Arkell Fischer
Carmi
Norbert Bingman
Southern Illinois University
Irvin Piethman
Alumnus Bequest to LaFayette Backs Non Jew/Catholic Rule
In Lancaster a $13 506 bequest from Frederick F. Dumont, an alumnus who died in 1939, was accepted by Orphans Court. The gift, restricted to non Jewish and non Catholic scholarships, was approved as Dumont served 30 years in the U S consular service and retired in 1934. Tyler Man Pinioned Car Struts Hero Stepson Frantic Rescue
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Lancaster
LaFayette College
Frederick F. Dumont
John L. Bowman
Dumont
Banks
U. S
War Heroes Of 8th Air Force On Stage Here
Two wartime 8th Air Force veterans, 2nd Lt. Lewis L. Coburn and Maj. Raymond Abbott, will be interviewed at Fox Tucson Theater before the closing ceremony of the film Twelve O Clock High. Lt. Crouch will host the interview. KCNA will air a recording later.
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8Th Air Force
Fox Tucson
Lewis L. Coburn
Raymond Abbott
Europe
Coburn
Tair
Pacific
James D. Crouch
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
KCNA
Maj
Abbott
Air Force
Sth Air Force
Litt's Moving East To Scott And Congress
Litt's corner drugstore at Congress and Stone since 1908 will relocate to Congress and Scott next June. A $40,000 remodel begins next March to create a larger modern drugstore for T. Ed Litt. The move displaces Jones Drug Co which will shift to Pueblo Gardens shopping center next month.
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Lerner
Litt
Woods
Congress and
Scott
Jones Drugstore
Jones Drug Co
Pueblo Gardens
Fields Credit Jewelers
Congress Street
Bela S. Weiss
Fields
Place & Place
Daniel's Jewelry Co
E. Congress St
Stone
Thief Steals Lingerie From Laundry Of Janet Angus
Janet Angus of 1722 E 10th street reported to police that a sneak thief took several pieces of women s lingerie from her clothes line.
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Janet Angus
E. 10Th St
Hearing on Theft Charges for Sagers Continued
Grand theft case against Charlie Sagers continued to January 6. He is held on a 1000 dollar bond by Justice of the Peace Clark H. Johnson. Co‑defendants Bradley Houghton and Frank S. Mallinger signed statements admitting thefts of gasoline and batteries from a construction site north of Tucson.
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Charlie Sagers
Clark H. Johnson
Sagers
Bradley Houghton
Santa Rosa Bivd
Frank S. Mallinger
W. Kings Rd
Tucson
Houghton
Mallinger
Mary Proctor Rites Are Set
Burial services for Mary Roberta Proctor infant who died in Taos New Mexico are planned in Babyland at South Lawn memorial park. Rosary will be recited at 730 tonight at the Arizona mortuary. Mary’s parents Mr. and Mrs George Proctor and a brother survive. Earl C Thomas services set for 2 pm Monday at Arizona mortuary with VFW officiating burial in South Lawn plot. Thomas 53 lived at 2545 S Sixth Ave and came from Omaha Nebraska.
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South Lawn Memorial Park
Mary Roberta Proctor
Taos
N. M
George Proctor
Tucson
George d. Rosary
Arizona Mortuary
Earl C. Thomas
VFW
Mr. Thomas
S. Sixth Ave
Omaha
Neb
Wayne E. Smith dies at 32 in Tucson
The body is sent to Phoenix by an Arizona mortuary. Wayne E. Smith 32 lived at Consolidated dwellings. Survivors are wife Avanell a daughter Ronda Jean and two sons Terry and Stephen all of Tucson.
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Wayne E. Smith
Phoenix
Arizona Mortuary
Mr. Smith
Consolidated Dwellings
Tucson
Avanell
Ronda Jean
Terry
Stephen
Arizona Crops Break Records For Acreage And Value
The 1949 Arizona crop report shows a third straight year of record harvested acreage and farm product value led by a cotton haul of about 500 000 bales and total crop value near 163 million dollars. Cotton alone valued at about 80 million dollars accounted for nearly half of all crop value.
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Arizona
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
Salt River Valley
City Briefs Oneg Held by Zionist Federation
Intercollegiate Zionist Federation of America plans an Oneg Shabbat at 8 p.m. at Naomi Ginsburg's home 245 E Seventh St. The event is open to members and interested community members.
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Intercollegiate
Zionist Federation of America
Naomi Ginsburg
Seventh St
Mrs Zenas Squire Reports Clothing Theft
Mrs Zenas Squire of 918 North Second Avenue told police a theft occurred at her home in the past week, with about $30 worth of clothing missing.
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Zenas Squire
Second Ave
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