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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1923
Page
2
Col Faire Parker announces university plans for a riding school for women and a polo game with N M on October 6. A riding club will begin for Teccon students and a Sunday morning riding group for students, faculty, and guests.
The W J Corbett Hardware firm has become the J Knox Corbett Lumber and Hardware company as the two concerns consolidate under unified management. The move coincides with remodeling of Congress and Main Streets buildings into a large market center to stock feed, meats, produce, and other goods, aiming to attract tenants and shoppers to Tucson’s main shopping corner.
An 11 year old girl from Roosevelt Utah, Myrtle Gardner, will carry mail from Parley's Canyon to Salt Lake City marking Utah's part in a pony express revival. Governor Mabey and Salt Lake officials welcome riders as Vernal to Salt Lake progress continues.
A. H. Condron of the Tucson chamber cites circulating propaganda against the Bankhead highway southern route as tourists pass through California. Officials plan possible action to counter travel restrictions while coordinating with San Diego on forming a Bordelland route association to direct tourist traffic southward.
Merchants on Meyers Street announce a campaign to boost shopper traffic via Saturday evening concerts led by the Economy Crow and hardware stores. The plan, started by Tito Flores and FR. Fiores, aims to draw crowds from other areas and showcase lower prices as part of a future formal organization amid diverse nationalities.
A powerful quake devastates Costin with aftershocks and fires destroying homes and leaving casualties. Officials fear continuing tremors as rescue teams, aided by United States forces, rush supplies to Manila and surrounding regions amid ongoing relief efforts.
A Shanghai dispatch says about one hundred foreigners are believed dead in Yokohama after the disaster. The report lists the American and British consuls among the dead.
Small two teacher suitable apartment near University end high ave. $25. per month. Phrene 1304. WANTED TO BUY Dodge touring late model. Phome 891-W. FOR RENT Furnished room with private entrance. Furnace heat. Suitable for gentleman. Phone 116-W.
Fragmentary notice notes a deal linking lowest price with service quality and safety for merchandise. Mentions unclear references to furnitures and hardware with stray numbers and fragments.
City council approved investing idle public funds in Brooklyn Heights and Sixth Avenue improvement bonds. The move, urged by City Treasurer George Gray, authorizes the treasurer to invest a sums set by the finance committee from the estate sinking land. The council granted permission and the treasurer received three weeks paid leave.
Complete returns from yesterday's special election in Lith Maricopa district show R G Langmade defeated by 16 votes by R A Cheenutt. Langmade campaigned for ratification of the Colorado river compact. Cheenutt ran on local issues. In Coconino County Colonel Fred Breen Republican pro pact candidate won by a margin over Earl Stipher Democrat.
Johnson pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle that began a pursuit with Detective France in pursuit. Judge George Fr. Darnell sentenced him to one year and a day in the Arizona state prison with Sheriff Walter Bally accompanying him to Florence.
Calumet Arizona Copper’s new sawmill advances toward completion in Ajo boosting the town’s prospects. Assistant manager C Becker of McLaughlin Furniture reports the road to Ajo is good at ends but rough in the middle yet negotiable by motor vehicles. Reports of the road being impassable are incorrect.
Mrs. EpES Randolph widow of the late Colonel Randolph is expected to return to Tufton in a few days to make her home here this winter. She recently returned from a European trip and has been summering on the coast. Phone 0 to request a call for our ad.
The Tucson Natural History Society plans its first field meeting for September 9 at Summerhaven with talks on wildlife by Dr. G B Thompson and C T Verites of the University of Arizona. The group, formed six months ago, aims to foster interest in wild life and conservation with about 16 founding members led by Dr. Walter P. Taylor, tied to the U S Biological Survey and the University of Arizona. Members attending the Catelinas field event will meet at 7 a.m. on the morning of the eighth, traveling to Summerhaven by auto.
A plan for a special Southern Pacific train from Tucson to Hermosillo to view a total solar eclipse on September 10 was dropped after insufficient public interest. A scientific party led by Dr Dougines from the University of Arizona will still go to Hermosillo to observe the event along with other scientists from across the country.
Detective Camacho testified Montijo tried to seize dice and money used as evidence during a craps game at Congress Street peel hall. He grabbed the officer’s arm and resisted, prompting force to secure him. Montijo was released on bond pending county action. the owner was not present and may not have known of the gambling.
The Tucson Chamber of Commerce will host a second group of about ten railroad ticket agents from the Eastern Division of Southern Pacific on September 1. The tour aims to familiarize them with points of interest along the Southern Pacific system in and around Tucson. The visiting party includes W. B. Johnson, W. Hale, H. H. Gray, G. H. Smith, B. B. Starnes, K. R. K. Smith, W. W. McCall, T. I. Jennings, and H. F. Wellman among others.
The August total benk d ebite reaches 4.256 million, slightly higher than July by 628 thousand. An upward business trend is anticipated to begin mid September when the university and another establishment reopen, stated A. J. McKelvey, head of the Mates Ghaastes thoson.
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