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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1951
Page
7
The Prescott Tee Days Committee invites Michael V. DiSalle to enter the bull dogging contest during Frontier Days from July 1 to 4. They cite his beef lobbying and congressional wrestling background as qualifications. No comment has been received from the OPS director.
Tucson Arizona Nogales Arizona and Nogales Sonora meet to form a seven member steering committee for an international Santa Cruz River Basin water conservation program. Mayors Fred Emery Harry Chernin and ao G Almada lead the group with officials from Pima Santa Cruz counties and local water users. The plan aims to boost supply through conservation rather than limit use and could mark a historic first step to avert future shortages.
Special to The Gazette TEMPE June 20 Instruction will begin July 10 on the campus of Arizona State College at Tempe after a day devoted to registration for the second term of summer school. Seven guest instructors join the regular faculty to teach 15 departments led by Dr Grady Gammage. The largest field is education and sociology with 24 courses planned. Registration opens 8 am Monday July 9. late register by July 16 but no full load allowed.
A high grade uranium bearing ore was found within 35 miles of Tucson by Albert Ybarra and Glenn Allen. The discovery, verified by the U S Bureau of Mines, is under 18 mining claims and requires a contract from the Atomic Energy Commission before shipment to a mill.
Chandler real estate agent Jerry Skousen announced the Chandler Bank Building will be renamed the Chandler Building to honor town founder Dr. A. J. Chandler. The remodeled building will house Jet Trails Publishing Hannah Farms U S Soil Conservation and Dave Hulet's office, alongside Skousen's. Mrs Ed Dossey will replace Mrs Jere Davis as Chandler Lioness Club president. new officers and member Mrs LL Dano added.
John Pidgeon a Bisbee native has been named chief deputy county attorney in Cochise County to succeed the late George Allen who died in May Pidgeon is a commander of the local American Legion post.
Gazette News Bureau reports Sears Roebuck and Co. opened a 19,000 square foot renovated Mesa store at 21 N. Macdonald. Manager Charles Burman says the modern facility offers a wide merchandise range and full catalog service.
The National Exchange Club will present a charter to the new Exchange Club of Mesa at a Saturday ceremony at the Woman's Club on Macdonald and Second. Hugh Holmes of San Bernardino will represent the national club, while Neil F. Winterton will accept. A 7:30 p.m. dinner precedes the event, with Phoenix Exchange Club as sponsor and Alfred W. McGrath and J. C. Pew chairing the sponsoring committee. Winterton is president, with officers Wilson Barrett and J. Carl Brooksby, plus board members L. Harold Wright, Martin Ray Young Jr., Marion W. Trowbridge, Howard L. Roberts, Jack Hunsaker, and Sydney S. Sterling.
Tempe School District trustees plan a west side primary school to reduce cross town transport. McKenny cites population growth and possible need for another building or enlargements. last year enrollments reached 1710 as Tyler Street School was completed.
HOLBROOK June 20 up an oil test drilling near Navajo will be abandoned by the Kipling Petroleum Company. President C M Kipling said a drill stem broke last week when the test made Not 2 was at 2 570 feet. He said it was impossible to remove the stem but the firm was encouraged by findings and plans for a new test are being considered.
Yuma's new one per cent sales tax yielded 8706.19 to the city in May, its first month of operation.
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