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Casa Grande Dispatch from Casa Grande, Arizona • Page 4

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FoCR THE CASA GRANDE DISPATCH THURSr) 5FPTEMRKP. 1 1951 PH-. ilt AJ OtV i Gardner of ti Company ap fi itT and exUnor ot 1hn new mi.iitH ii the fill edition of Finiiim' hati a double for Big Cotton Crop" with pu-- iires ni a puking n.achi'it the GoKlon lanch, Jidndt' wine 'JM-inch Jis.k-, the Anderson R.inch. 1 pu Hires ot Pdti; ('-. ill Miiivin.

on their iaiuh all of is aitM'itisiMR C.ea Grande i 11 the Club Giande- at tht- Rotary In- and Chaber, pum- t.ir* last Fr 'U-r-City mi'i-lm had in Tempe Jnday bccn the and then Grande buy- got 2 runs in fust half of the mnmp tnpn Chandler went to bat and plan- io the local 11" 1 and Gnrdnei a more suitable and equitable jiivTea.se schedule. The conducted 14 runs, with stiil no the umpire called the game irj their favor Ike Keltner made his- verv Goff andI lrt tory the game by missing more 31 flies than other one player rf'Ybc s.Uia-i Mi- Gardner any new rate schedule have to be ap- the State Corporation fcommi-sion but it ls far better stop Governor Phoenix Pyle. member of the the um- to havt the two partit ci-mcerned work together and the CoroiTiission than to to 'li-e Commission and try to. out'' a solution Edison's A'llhngness to coupeiaie furtht emphasized Mot duv. following a news' relta-e W'l-on T.

game and his would have been a to Casa Grande as he httd the batters reaching in every direction for the ball rather than let go by as a tailed strike and incidentally, he has quite a in the game the Governor hit the time balls pitched to him the first two were long foul tho i petitions ina i i Gaiui.i--! Grange Company had not icccived fi cities involved a'-k- H-htanng President of Phoenix and District Den ev Ward- Casa called ttty job Pyle does a on thing he pretty good goes to bat" cive Just a year ago this week according to the headlines of The and them the com- Dispatch- panv km-vi notnuig about Mr, Cotton Growers Warned About JOHN McMAHON PASSES AWAY SEPTEMBER 8 John Keitm MeMahon parsed dw.n Stpk-mliei fi, Bakorsyille, Califoni.a. at the age of 5-1 lie has iiu.de hi-, homo, noa" Casa Gramie fui the last voars The funeral MFVUC ee.n- cluctcii Wcdnesdav at 3 30 at the Cole and Maud Chapel with the Rev officiating. The bodv was laid to in the Mountain View Cemetery. Organist for the service was Mrs. Mamie lei Active pallbearers foi the service were Oscar Rains, R.

E. Moore. T. Thompson, Sam Pierce, Georpo Schulter and Joe Johnson. Mr.

MeMahon was born September 19. 1896. in Arkansas and was married in 1921 at Ashdown, Arkansas. Mr, MeMahon was a farmer most of his life. He is survived by his wife.

Mrs. Dobie Jane MeMahon, and three sons. Joe T. and John W. Me- Mahon of Casa Grande and Vernon MeMahon who is serving in the United States Army and is at present stationed at Fort Ord, California.

Mr: MeMahon also has three grandchildren. Wright's announcement before it came dnfi they plan to go ahead rh ilw.i' proposal to work out a new rate schedule to present to Ca.sa Gtando as they had agreed at jast Friday's meeting. Mi, Gardntr -asked to be able to present their new proposal to the same group of local officials within the next weeks if the- new schedule is approved, then jointly petition the Corporation Commission to obtain jts approval. we Casa Grande has been getting nationwide publicity lately a of "The Western City" earned pictures of the Casa Grande City Hall showing inter- DISPATCH C. Cleary, Editor and Publisher Est.

1912 Published Weekly Entered at the Post Office at Casa. Grande, Arizona, as second class matter, Sept. 6, 1924. Subscription, One Year $3.00 Liabihtv Under Child Labor Laws $215,761 Cotton Picking Payroll During Past Week in County, 4,742 bales ginned during week. Water stored at Cooiidge Dam 187 acre-feet.

Bruno Collerctte Chosen President of Casa Grande Kiwanis Club. Blalock's Open Ladies Appare' Store Here. Civil Air Patrol Organizes Home Front Defense Program. Married during the week were Miss Joan Morgan and Jack Little: 'Miss Thelina Enos and Eugene Tasquinth E. G.

Griffith of Phoenix recently spent a few days with his daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Soltau. and Mrs.

Donald J. Lovitt attended the open house, Sunday, of the new Veterans Hospital in Phoenix. YOUTH CAUGHT ROBBING NEWSTAND A 15 year old juvenile- was caught Friday night of last week by local police robb ng the Casa Grande Newsstand. The youth had brcken into the building about 3 a.n. when local Patrolman Cuv DcArman discovered him in the buiHing.

The ruvenne ts bound over to Supenor Court under S750 bond JOE JOHNSON'S NEW FORD STOLEN Joe Johnson's car was from his home between the hours of 2:30 and (5 -00 a Sunday morning. Mr Johnson had only had the black Ford for a few days and had not received his tag for it as yet. A neighbor who had been babysitting saw the car the Johnson's yard at 2:30 am. when she came in. Police, were immediately notified and are investigating but no Stanfield Constable Asks Residents To Keep Dogs At Home Constable a at Stanfield reports that dogs have been digging up the shrubbery at the Stanfield Elemental School grounds, and wain- people Of the Stanfield Cominumtv to keep their dogs at home, and if necessary, tied up, si) 'hat they won't destroy the propcrt'.

The school grounds have been landscaped and planted with grass and shrubs which is a big improvement to the property. However, dogs have been causing considerable damage 1 to the shrubs lately and Mr. Harvey states that it will be necessarv to pick up any dogs found destrovmg the shrub- berv. Den Mothers To Meet Tomorrow Night There will be a meeting of all Cub Seoul Den Mothers and anyone interested in being a -Den Mother, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Ray McFadden. 105 North Brown Avenue, Friday, September 14, at 8 p.m Cars Collide At First Marshall Sts. R. H. Pottebaum and Harold Wright escaped injury when their cars collided at the intersection ot First and Mai-shall Streets, Friday morning.

Pottebaum's 1930 Buick and Wright's 1951 both received some damage and Wright suffered a minor injury on his ar. An investigation uty police fficers showed that drivers were at fault, but were traveling (at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour No charges were made. trace of the car Wednesday. was found by Walter Dumont's Car Stolen While Parked In Phoenix Saturday A car belonging to Walter M. Dumont of Stanfield stolen in Phoenix Saturday night.

Mr. Dumont had loaned his car to Mr. Flores who had parked in front of the Paramount Theatre in Phoenix where he was going to see a show. When he came out at II p.m. the car was gone.

Police have not found any trace of the ear. Sept. 20 Deadline For Receiving Applications For Stanfield Postmaster Mrs. Neva Gould, acting postmaster at Stanfield, announces that applications will be received up to and including September 20, for third class postmaster at Stanfield Post Office. Mrs.

Gould has been acting postmaster since the resignation of former postmaster Raymond F. Lane. SOCIAL And PERSONAL HOSPITAL NOTES 'Really washable Easy to use colors and one paint does both waifs and woodwork-dries in a FUKOLOR toda! CMOtS-WNK KCOUTHK FLORENCE AND FIRST AVE. CASA GRANDE FOR A GOOD NEST EGO U.S. DEFENSE BONDS Surprise Shower Honors Mrs.

Hipps A surprise pink and blue show- fib. 12 02.. named Robert Casa Grande Hospital Convalescing week from Casa Grande are Mrs: Louis Johnson, Frank Miss Margaret Roeser, Baby Bobby Gall Thompson, Ramon Gonzales. Mrs. Albert Clayton, Mrs.

Sybil Inman, Joe L. Moore, Cyrus Tyndall, Baby Sue Crowton and Baby Johnny Bush and T. T. Clark. From Eloy, Shirley Ann Chamber.

Carolyn Vaughn, S. Dickson, Shirley Burns, Baby Robert Guanajua- nato, Mrs. Editha Hyer and Jacob Jenkins. From Stanfield, Paul Romero and Paula Rodriquez. From Maricopa, Baby Angehta Vallef.

From Cooiidge, Ray McEuen. Baby Vincente Moreno arrived September 6, weighing 7 Ib. 1 oz. to Mr. and Mrs.

Julian Santo of Casa Grande. Weighing 8 Ib. 6 William David arfved, September 6 to Mr and Mrs. Wiiljam Giles of Cas Grande. Mr.

and Mrs. Perry Ratliff Casa Grande are the parents a baby girl born September weighing 6 Ib. 12 oz. and namec Judy Larue. A baby girl, Debora Jeannine was born September 9, weighin 5 Ib.

11 oz. to Mr. and Mrs. Davii Halbison of Casa Grande. Hope Yvonne was born Sep tember 10, weighing 7 Ib.

4 oz. to Mr. and Mrs. Hichard Easley Vlaricopa. Mr, and Mrs.

John Arvizo Eloy are the proud parents of a boy born September 10, weighing 7 Ib. 10 oz. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Grasty are iie parents of a boy namec Thomas Emmett, born September 11, weighing 8 12 oz.

Baby Larry Hampton was born September II, weighing 7 lb- 3 oz to Mr. and Mrs William Dogett Casa Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Rosendo Flores Eloy are the parents of a boy born September 11, weighing Early Reports On Cotton Show Grading Trends First reports in froi 21 gins show sex'eral trends r- ing in 1951 cotton, according to; Charles C.

Ellwood, agronomist for the Agricultural ExU mum Servjce at the Umve-siiv of Arizona. Of 5,625 bales reported "a far, 2,695 have been ginned in Man- copa County. 2,558 in Jfuma Coun- i ty and 372 in Pmal County Final gins have no 1 turned out a single bale showing below-normal preparation and 62 per cent of that county's cotton is grading' Strict Middling. Thirty-seven perl cent graded Twiddling and no i spotted cotton has reported in Final, Yuma Cour has had seven per cent of its r-otton reduced one grade because of rough prepara-1 tion and Maricopa has had two i per cent reduced. In Maricopa County, 17 per cent i of the cotton ginned this year is grading Strict Middling, while 76 per cent is grading Middling.

Yuma County also had 76 peri cent grading Middling, and 11 per i cent is the Str.ct Middling' grade. Less than 0.1 per cent of the cotton is being reported as i spotted in Maricopa and Yuma Counties. In staple length, Yuma is ie-, porting 93 per cent of its cotton 1 inches IOIIR or loncer and only seven per cent at 1 1 '32 inches'or shorter. Maricopa Coun-l ty has 86 per cent of the Cotton ginned so far of thr 1 1 '32 inches or shorter length, while Pmai has 77 per cent. Maricopa has 14 per cent of its cotton measuring 1116 i loniii-i and has 2.1 Mf and Petti per (i nt an'l cniklrin n-lurwd y-unn Ountx has Harvested a JO little Hub u'tton er San it-port- horn Maiicopa and Final ituv Mi C'untv uA-er laigflx -slab cotton, Mt-s Marie Ellwiiml exolain- This probably f-'i difference be- rt UM-en staple length icpoited Mi- Vuitia and tliiit 11 ported in the Armenia and other afternoon DECORATING HARMONY IN COLORS WITH 50-50 WALLCOTE INTERMIXES Made in the Southwest fox the Southwest PIONEER PAINTS AND VARNISHES The nvwest discovery in home harmony ratinp.

Genuine oil base paints intermixed and bk'nded to create a complete spectrum of un- and up-to-the-minute decorator Tht- complete library of 53 color variation. from the deepest tone to.lightest pastH tints, makes it possible to match the walls your furniture, drapes or Main Hardware AND SUPPLY COMPANY lln W. Main St. Phoiu' er was given for Mrs. Velma Hipps Tuesday afternoon at her home.

Refreshments of punch and party cookies were enjoyed by the guests. Those present were Miss Mary Ann White. Mesdames Barnie Butler, Raymond White, Penny LUker, Jimmy Lane, Mell Potts', Floyd Potts and Louise White, Viola Meyers. Dan Westmoreland of Tempe spent the weekend visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Lillian Peart.

South Carolina was the first of the 11 southern states which seceded from Civil War. the Union in the Obregon Maternity Home Mr. and Mrs. Silveio Martinez of Casa Grande are the parents of a boy born September 2, weighing 7 named Silveio, Jr. Baby Larry Clyde was born September 3, weighing 8 lb.

8 oz to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cox of Eloy. Mr. and Mrs.

Manuel Aiellno ol Stanfield are the parents of a girl born September 4, weighing 7 3 named Diana. Rosdolfo Rieyes was born September 7, weighing 8 lb. 8 oz. to Mr. and Mrs.

Fortunate Rieyes of Eloy. Mr. and Mrs. Florencio Flores of Stanfield are the parents of a girl, Martha, born September 9, weighing 7 lb. 5 oz.

Gronde's Yesterdays From the Files of Casa Grande Dispatch and Bulletin 10 Yean Ago The Casa Grande Woman's Club will hold its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. It is to be a social meeting and the program ts in charge of Mrs. M. Doak. The tea hostesses for the afternoon are Mrs.

Roland Curry, Mrs. V. S. Owen and Mrs. Roy Ekiss.

superintendent of the oldest Indian school in the United the government boarding school at Sacatoc. This school opened September 7th with 245 Indian boys and girls in attendance. Greater eagerness for education on the part of the Pimas is indicated chiefly by two facts. The first is that whereas a few years ago reservation had to be combed for students all the students this year came in of their own accord, the greater part of them two (lays in advance of the opening. The second indicator is the fact that while six years ago the average ape of the sixth grade students was 19 years, it is now that the Indians now start to school earlier and continue more regularly 30 Ago TheClYurnhrt-orCoinrnorce held its r-; gu ar 111in thly meeting on Thr Pima Indu'iis are e.ii ear' Tuesday evening Among other iron 1 mtere.si the jbus.ness it was deiitled to hold according to Fa'ftnk Smith, a monthly luncheon for the club.

The mobile unit of the license division of the State Highway Department will fce in Casa rande, Sept 26th, for the pur- jose of issuing drivers' otld chauf- Vr's licenses The unit will be located sn Casa Grande at the Jus- ice of the Peace Office The unit will be Eloy Sept. 27th. Residents of Final County, desirous obtaining or chauf- licences may contact the unit while it is the vicimtv 20 Years Ago GLAD for Its beauty I Beautiful, balanced including graceful cmetop. Burntrs dhicled to give more space. Tappan is the most kitchenn-orthy of ail ranges.

HAPPT with your cooking I It's the only ratipc with the Tel-U-Sct, the control panel that pats automatic cooking at jour finger tips. Visualite door of oversize oicn lets you tee what's cooking. PROUD yau were thrifty! For at every price ami in every size, Tanpan is the "buy" (or your money. Let us give jou a complete Tappan demonstration. BUY NOW ON NEW EASY TERMS You'll say lake VISUALISE OVEN lett you teatch bating without opening door.

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