Citizenship Of Indians Is Now 25 Years Old
Phoenix report marks the 25th anniversary of U S citizenship for Indians and notes voting rights on reservation lands. Despite 25 years as citizens many did not vote until 1947 due to guardianship and tax concerns. State changes finally allowed voting in 1948 and most Indians in Arizona remain cautious about integrating with white governance.
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Phoenix
Thureday
U. S
Arizona
United States
Evernment
Indian Service
Tempe Offers Course In Health Education
PHOENIX June 2 Health education course offered in Tempe aims to boost community wellness. Local officials say the program will cover nutrition, fitness, and preventive care with classroom and practical sessions.
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Tempe
Gets 5 To 7 Years For Killing Father
Lloyd P. Thorp was sentenced to five to seven years in state prison for the fatal beating of his father Wade O. Thorp aged 76 at Christmas. He was found guilty of manslaughter in Maricopa County Superior Court and Judge Dudley W. Windes denied a new trial motion.
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Phoenix
Lloyd P.thorp
Wade O. Thorp
Thorp
Maricopa County
Dudley W. Windes
Pay Status Reached By Tucson Reserve Unit
Tucson's 6603rd logistical training division, an organized reserve corps unit, has reached 60 percent of its authorized strength, qualifying for pay status. Col Maurice E. Zetterholm announced the division is unique in Arizona and one of few in the nation. The unit now has 55 officers with potential for 35 more. Col Henry R. Merchant Jr. serves as chief of staff.
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Tucson
Army
Organized Reserve Corps
Maurice E. Zetterholm
Comoa
Arizona
United States
Zetterholm
Henry R. Merchant Jr
Craun Joins Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
Bernard T. Craun of Phoenix, a 1949 University of Arizona civil engineering graduate, has joined the state department's bureau of sanitary engineering as a junior sanitary engineer. He served with the army in the last war. June 2 report from Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Bernard T. Craun
University of Arizona
Bureau of Sanitary
State Department of
Craun
Army
Tucson Woolworth Window Display Showcases Asbeston Covers
The Woolworth store on East Congress Street will feature a two week window display of Asbeston ironing board covers and pads made by Worcester Felt Pad Corp. The Tucson branch, located at the municipal airport hangar loft, employs five people and is led by Julius Brauer, president, with Robert Alpert managing local operations. Brauer and Alpert also head Tech Toys Corp. and plan further toy kit distribution.
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Tucson
Woolworth
East
Congress Street
Asbes‘ton Ironing
Worcester Felt Pad Corp
Tucson Municipal Airport
Worcester
Mass
Julius Brauer
Robert Alpert
Brauer
U. S. Rubber Company
Mississippi
Woolworth’s
Brauer and Alpert
Tech Toys Corp
James P. Dent Rites Set For Saturday
Rites for James Perry Dent, who died Tuesday, are moved from Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday at Reilly funeral home with Rev. Earle Matteson of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
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James Perry Dent
Reilly Funeral Home
Earle Matteson
First Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Phoenix Child Killed When Truck Runs Over Boy
A 2 year old boy, George Roberts, was killed when a truck ran over him near his Phoenix home on Wednesday. The driver was not held. It marks the 92nd motor vehicle fatality in Arizona since January 1.
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Phoenix
George Roberts
Arizona
Two Men Linked To Robberies In Phoenix Case
In Lynwood California two men Claude Newton and Timothy Matheney, both from Phoenix, were captured after a supermarket attempt. They admit thefts in Phoenix and face charges of attempted robbery and kidnapping with hearings set. Matheney was wounded during the Lynwood incident.
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Lynwood
Calif
Phoenix
Claude Newton
Timothy Matheney
Arizona
Matheney
Newton
Chula Vista
Age Payments From Withheld Tax Increasing
Nearly 3,000 people in Pima Santa Cruz and Pinal counties receive old age and survivors insurance under federal social security provisions. April 1949 totals show 2,965 recipients averaging $55,565 monthly, up from 2,555 at June 1948 totaling $47,902. County breakdown shows Pima 1,856 recipients $35,645. Cochise 632 $12,298. Pinal 348 $5,754. Santa Cruz 120 $1,868. About half are mothers with children. the rest are 65 or older.
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Pima
Santa Cruz
Pinal
Federal Security Agency
State Welfare Department
Stephen J. Schneider
Pima County
Cochise County
Santa Cruz County
Schneider
Manos native craftsman turns war loot into jewelry
Thomas L. Davis, a veteran who served on Manus Island, uses ammunition box metal and island mother of pearl to make bracelets, watch bands, and key chains. He now runs a shop that imports Tahiti mother of pearl and combines it with stainless steel and gold alloys to mass produce simple, attractive pieces. Separately, services for Electa Quackenbush were held at the Arizona Mortuary. she died in a local hospital aged 89 and is survived by a daughter in Tokyo and a granddaughter in Tucson.
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Manos
Tahiti
Electa Quackenbush
Arizona
Richard Sumner
St. Philip’s-in-the-Hills
South Lawn Memorial Park
Period shows large insured groups and benefits totals
On June 30, 1948 there were 2,163,000 persons receiving 42.4 million dollars and on April 30, 1949 there were 2,480,000 people getting 49.75 million dollars in federal insurance benefits. Benefits go to insured retired workers over 65 their wives if over 65 and their dependent children. also to widows children and dependent parents of insured earners who have died.
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Ciri
Mrs. Quackenbush
Pacific Services
Cathedral
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Grunewald & Adams
E. Congress
Ats
Paul Don’s
Food Center
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