Denham dominates Aggie Day contests at Arizona meet
M V Denham of Snowflake scored 371 of 400 to win the sweepstakes at the 25th Aggie Day competition held at the University of Arizona. The event highlighted winners in poultry, dairy, animal husbandry, horticulture, farm mechanics, chemistry, soils, and agronomy with multiple top finishers from Arizona communities.
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M. V. Denham
Snowflake
University of Arizona
Harry Embleton
Department of
Poultry Husbandry
Aggie Day
L. J. Seigel
West York
J. A. Vomocil
Tucson
Angelo Fellet
R. N. Willis
Chandler
Lacey Long
Scottsdale
Charlotte Thurston
Patricia Peters
Elizabeth Alcorn
Glendale
Josie Burleson
Mary Mulkins
Bowie
Omelia J. Hofstetter
Miles City
Mont
Dorothy Cowan
Tolleson
Bob E. Taylor
Elmer S. Emerick
Somerton
L. W. Berry
Roll
Aziz
W. Lynn
Willis
Byron Willcox
F. R. Dodson
Charles P. Peterson
Gilbert
Seigel
Dodson
H. R. Oxnam
W. F. Hendrix
Denham
R. Diderik
Phoenix
Sam S. Stevens
San Carlos
Thomas Johnson
Feller
John Angulo
Marvin Sorensen
Mesa
Swede Johnson
Willcox
Lee Dyer
John Colvin
Casa Grande
Ferne Seale
San Carlos Reservoir storage report ends 7 a.m. Wednesday
Water storage report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday shows available storage at 252,736 acre-feet with no change from the previous 24 hours.
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San Carlos Reservoir
Gridley Heads Arizona Class A Interscholastic Group
Rollin T. Gridley, Tucson high vice-principal and athletic co ordinator, elected president of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Class A for 1949-50. Donald Stone of West Phoenix high new secretary treasurer. Conference set a round robin schedule with 11 teams, two class A championships, and wartime trophies to be awarded to season champions.
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Rollin T. Gridley
Tucson High School
Arizona Interscholastic Association
THS
Gridley
Robert Ashe
Glendale High
Donald Stone
West Phoenix High
R. R. Robinson
Phoenix Union High
West
James Carter
L. T. Rouse
Yuma High
Four Miners Die After 50 Hour Mine Fire Rescue
Four miners trapped by a fire 500 feet underground in Gilberton Coal Co No 5 colliery were found dead 50 hours after the outbreak. The victims William O'Brien 53 Raymond Eve 35 John Wol wok 34 and William Kelley 47 died from carbon monoxide fumes while attempting to reach the main shaft.
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Girardville
Gilberton Coal Co
William O’brien
Raymond Eve
John Wolwok
William Kelley
Traffic Lights At New Sites Now Flashing
Installation of traffic lights at 11 Tucson intersections was rushed Friday but City Manager Phil J. Martin Jr. ordered them to flash amber on through streets and red on stop streets until motorists learn the locations. Several calls reported questions about the signals. Broadway, Sixth street, Second street, Fourth avenue and Congress street lights will be installed as soon as possible.
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Tucson
Phil J. Martin Jr
First
Fourth
Sixth Avenues
Speedway
Sixth Street
Park Avenue
Martin
Broadway
Second Street
Fourth Avenue
Congress Street
Phoenix Tax Valuations Seen Rising to $200 Million
City Assessor FE W Layton estimates Phoenix net assessed valuation for the coming year will be between $190,000,000 and $200,000,000, about $30,000,000 above the current $166,000,000. He notes valuations have nearly tripled since 1939 40 and that net assessed equals 70 percent of total appraised value.
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Phoenix
FE. W. Layton
Layton
55 Pints Of Blood Donated At Safford
Residents of Safford donated fifty five pints of blood as the mobile unit of the southern Arizona regional blood center visited Graham County this week. Mrs. Tille McClellan, retiring secretary of the Red Cross chapter in Safford, oversaw the drive.
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Safford
Southern Arizona Regional Blood Center
Graham County
Tille McClellan
Red Cross
Colorado River Probe Seeks Witness Testimony
Washington May 6 A congressional probe into motives of witnesses in the Colorado River hearings was proposed by lawmakers. California opposes a 738 million dollar central Arizona reclamation power project and California witnesses deny Arizona’s water claim from the river. Rep Welch warned of possible imperial district ties to Mexico water, while Murdock urged an oath and further investigation. Arizona engineers Lane and Debler backed the project in testimony before the committee.
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Imperial Valley Irrigation District
California
All American Canal
Mexico
Secretary of State
Welch
Calif
Alamo Canal
Murdock
Arizona
Imperial District
Rep
Engle
W. W. Lane
E. B. Debler
Senate
Tucson Electrician Dies in Nogales Hotel
Melvin Lee Norsworthy, a 44 year old Tucson electrician, was found dead Friday morning in a Nogales hotel while on an electrical job. He lived at 4125 E. North Street and was chaplain for the local Eagles lodge. Survived by his wife. Arrangements by Reilly funeral home.
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Melvin Lee Norsworthy
Tucson
Nogales
North St
Norsworthy
Eagles Lodge
Reilly Funeral Home
British Will Send Spitfires to Far East to Hong Kong
A squadron of RAF Spitfires will fly from Malaya to Hong Kong to bolster defenses in the Crown colony. The ministry declined to specify numbers, saying it could be nine to 18 planes. Defense Minister A. V. Alexander said reinforcements for land, sea, and air forces were being sent to the colony.
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London
Malaya
Hong Kong
Air Ministry
A. V. Alexander
House of Commons
New Head Named For Trench Mine
Walter Waidler of Vanadium New Mexico will succeed Wendell T Brown as superintendent of the Trench mine near Patagonia Arizona. Brown is transferred to South America as a buyer for American Smelting and Refining Co. The Trench mine employs 200 men and is a lead and zinc producer.
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Nogales, Ariz
Walter Waidler
Vanadium
New Mexico
Wendell T. Brown
Trench Mine
Patagonia
Waidler
American Smelting and Refining Co
Brown
South America
SP Reducing Employes In General Order
Southern Pacific railroad continues staff cuts due to shrinking business. Arizona layoffs mirror system trends as trains consolidate and crews are cut by seniority. Some re hires possible if passenger and freight demand rises after graduations or a national upswing.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Tucson
Arizona
8000 Employees Of VA Dismissed
The Veterans Administration ordered 8000 employees dismissed to meet 1950 budget limits. Forty two offices will close in 23 states, including the Flagstaff Arizona office, while hospitals and medical services will remain unaffected. The cuts were announced by Veterans' Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr. in a letter to members of con.
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Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Arizona
Flagstaff
Veterans
Carl R.gray Jr
Con
Turson Baily Citizen notices veteran services plan change
Gray announced steps to preserve essential veteran services with notices to discharged employees by Monday and a 30 day notice. He warned that without action more drastic curtailment could occur later in fiscal year 1950. Robert B. Biggs, son of Clyde R. Biggs, was promoted to corporal with the 1st Fighter Group at Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
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Gray
Robert B. Biggs
Clyde R. Biggs
E. Hedrick Jr
Clark Air Force Base
Phiippines
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Old Fitzgerald
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Tokay
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