Tucson Council Backed Raids On Gambling Operators
City council approved yesterday’s police raids on gambling devices in downtown Tucson. Several operators faced fines or pleaded not guilty, while officials including Chief Hays and City Manager Seeley pledged strict enforcement of ordinances with no compromise.
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Jake Kleiger
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Louis A. Barrasso, Jr
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James Elliott Dunseath
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H. O. Jaastad
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Prescott
State Tax Commission
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George W. Seeley
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Chicago
Philadelphia
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Nazi plans and British resistance shaping World War II notes
U S intelligence reports outlined Nazi strategy toward England. Germany tested British pilots, aimed to disrupt merchant shipping, and sought hidden airfields. Command divisions over Mediterranean vs Channel invasion remain unresolved as Hitler aims to crush Britain.
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Hitler
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Gibraltar
Spain
Portugal
Egypt
Britain
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Saunders v Pima County Tax Recovery Judgment
Superior Court presided by M. T. Phelps grants judgment for the plaintiff in a tax recovery suit against Pima County. In the estate of Carrie Vail deceased, objections and exceptions to accounting are under hearing.
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Charles
Pat” Patterson
William F. Kimball
Pima County
Patterson
Kimball
John Henry Saunders
Carrie
Vail
Local Court Records Include Disturbing the Peace and Grand Theft
Cynthia Lopez faces disturbing the peace charge with a complaint filed. Marvin Irvine has a simple battery charge with a trial set for 10 a.m. Friday. Herb Syring is held to answer on grand theft and has a second count with a preliminary hearing set for August 9 in superior court.
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Cynthia Lopez
Marvin Irvine
Herb Syring
Court Minutes Note Gambling and Vagrancy Charges
In police court presided by Paul Cella, John Frakes alias John Traches faces gambling game charges with penalties of $50 or 30 days. Jim Gin pleads innocent and awaits trial setting. Louis A. Barrasso Jr continues on gambling game charge to Friday. Otis Leggett alias Jake Fleiger involved in car gambling game with $50 or similar penalties. Jean Carlo charged with vagrancy facing $50 or 30 days. Anna Hayes for vagrancy has sentence suspended. W P Adkins charged with reckless driving, trial set for August 18.
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Paul Cella
John Frakes
John Traches
Jim Gin
Louis A. Barrasso, Jr
Otis Leggett
Jake Fleiger
Jean Carlo
Anna Hayes
W. P. Adkins
Marriage Licenses Recorded in Tucson
Mrs. Belle D. Hall clerk Charles E. Hill age 30 and Nada Boich age 21, both residents of Tucson, listed for marriage license issuance.
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Belle D. Hall
Charles E. Hill
Nada Boich
Tucson
New mower narrows work at New London park
Ben Thorn city park caretaker received a lawn mower two inches narrower than the old one. He formerly walked 12 miles to cut the ball park lawn and now must walk 16 miles to cover the same area, in effect making two inches equal four miles.
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London
Wis
Ben Thorn
Defense Plans Will Include Tucson Class
Tucson residents will join a joint NYA WPA and city program offering afternoon and evening vocational classes at Randolph Park NYA shops. Courses include woodwork metalwork auto mechanics welding and radio with instructors from WPA and local sponsors. Open to all over 16. registration through recreation department WPA or NYA.
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Rex Lindstrom
Pima County
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Prescott
Globe
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William L. Finley
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Backyard Plant Produces Potatoes and Tomatoes in Athol Yard
Paul Pralin notices a plant in his Athol yard showing remarkable growth with healthy potatoes beneath the soil and a large tomato above ground, highlighting an odd garden phenomenon.
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Athol, Mass
Paul Pralinsky
Conscription Bill Sparks Marriage License Questions
Rumors that the Burke Wadsworth conscription bill would affect marriage licenses prompted a flood of calls to the county marriage license bureau. Clerk Mrs. Belle D. Hall said many feared they could not wed after August 1, though officials say the bills focus on men 21 to 30 and exemptions for many newly married men are unclear.
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Amphitheatre Plans For New School Year
F. O. Holoway heads the Amphitheatre school board as E. C. Nash announces plans for the coming school year opening Sept. 5. Registration on Sept. 5 and 6. Faculty lists include named elementary and junior high teachers and staff.
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E. C. Nash
Helen M. Wetmore
Joseph B. Judge
Helen B. Keeling
Emma Duer
Evangeline Conner
Bennie Sue Easter
Berta Shires
Winniebelle Purchase
Thelma Voris
Irene Brinkmeyer
Winifred Harelson
Helen S. Stewart
Delina C. Magee
Cecilia Allen
Leona Richey
Alice S. Rogers
Elisabeth Power
Martha Jones
Aileen Luppe
Emhmer Breivogel
Esther Parris
Arthur Mickelsen
Robert Colwell
Julia Dickey
Evelyn Overpeck
M. L. Burton
Border Patrol Arrests 663 in Tucson District Fiscal Year
The Tucson sub-district of the United States border patrol arrested 663 people in the year ending June 30. Of these, 631 illegally entered the country, 11 were smugglers and four were arrested on warrants. Patrol officer travel totaled 281,883 miles with multiple transport modes. Goods seized were valued at 31.11 dollars by customs and 171.25 dollars by state and county authorities. Three new staff joined, Vincent J. Patten, Thomas R. Lucas and Fred W. Householder, all from Los Angeles.
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United States Border Patrol
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Thomas R. Lucas
Fred W. Householder
Los Angeles
Mrs Miller Dies at Local Hospital
Margaret Bartholomeaux Miller 28, a Mitzie's Beauty Salon employee, died this morning in a local hospital after 20 years in Tucson. She is survived by mother Winifred Bartholomeaux daughter Patricia Ann Miller brothers Paul and John Bartholo meaux aunt and uncle J L Showmaker of Long Beach California. Rosary at 7:30 p m in Reilly chapel. Funeral at 9 a m tomorrow at SS Peter and Paul church. Burial Holy Hope cemetery.
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Mitzie’s
Tucson
Winifred Bartholomeaux
Patricia Ann Miller
Paul
John Bartholomeaux
J. L. Showmaker
Long Beach
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Reilly Undertaking Company
SS. Peter and Paul Church
Holy Hope Cemetery
Cat births kittens during sermon at Christ Episcopal Church
During a Sunday sermon by Rev. Donald H. Gratiot at Christ Episcopal Church in Rochester a stray cat that had entered the church earlier gave birth to two kittens in a pew.
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Arizona Premiere Meetings Scheduled
Three Chamber of Commerce committees plan meetings tomorrow to organize the Arizona premiere celebration. Members from the chamber and local businesses will discuss event details and committee roles.
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Arizona
Chamber of Commerce
Officials Schedule Meetings and Plans for Spain
On October 11 and 12 the executive committee meets at 11 a.m. the decorations committee at 2 p.m. and the business and promotion committee at 4 p.m. Two committees met today. Spain will modernize its ships.
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