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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1923
Page
3
A home demonstration report by Miss Bentley and Miss Jey surveys thousand children in Pima and Santa Cruz counties. Half have uneven shoulders, eye trouble and dental problems are common, malnutrition linked to poor diet and housing is noted, and efforts describe corrective work in schools and community.
President Harding experiences fatigue and illness while traveling by special train homeward from Seattle. Dr. E Sawyer, his physician, says rest is needed and a decision on continuing the trip will be made based on his condition. The president endured poor sleep and a recurrence of illness after a strenuous Seattle program.
Camp Lawton near Mount Lemmon in 1923 recorded the most successful Tucson scout camp to date. H B Ogle filed a full report noting higher attendance, longer program, and a small deficit of 123 dollars after buying saddles, equipment, and improving facilities.
A mule tied to a case involving Charlie Davis and a horse exchange was found at Ajo and brought back to its owner. The animal had been traded from rancher Tom Peters for Peters’s sister’s horse, prompting a pursuit by authorities and a lengthy search before its recovery near Summerhaven and Soldiers' Camp beneath Mt. Bigelow. The discovery comes amid broader local Boy Scouts camp activities at Lawton Camp named for James M. Lawton.
Tucson crowds plan to travel by rail and car to Nogales for a two game set featuring the Motive Power team. Large automobile parties form as locals pledge strong hometown support in the foreign venue. Public interest runs high as lines and stations prepare for heavy crowds.
Two hundred pounds of watermelons vanished during a Wetmore pool gathering hosted by F Wetmore and the Tucson Citizen. Carrier workers and boys roamed the grounds after a day of swimming and entertainment as plans unfold for future Citizen activities the paper says aim to mix work and play.
Telegram from General Pershing indicates a planned twenty minute stop in Tucson tomorrow morning. Local groups had prepared a reception in his honor, but plans were dropped as the general is unlikely to leave his private car Berkeley while train 101 is in the yards. The event would have marked his second visit to the 614 Pueblo since 1915.
General Sawyer reports President Harding should be all right in a day or two with complete rest and quiet. Secretary Hoover and Secretary Wallace delivered brief speeches as the issue was presented. The account notes the patient’s condition and emphasizes the need for rest to aid recovery.
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