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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1949
Page
17
Reader notes and humorous asides accompany a feature about a Manhattan restaurant advertising an open kitchen. The column mixes quips on marriage, shoes, and social habits with anecdotes about a famous revolver return to Richmond and a bar licensing idea, all framed in a light, gossipy boilerplate style.
Hollywood trumpet great Tommy Dorsey marks five years without alcohol after a 1944 night at Mocambo. He credits steady work, a firm deal with manager Arthur Michaud, and a decisive break from drinking. Dorsey recalls the moment he chose sobriety and notes ongoing public speculation about his sobriety.
Jazz figures discuss drinking, Prohibition, and band eras. Dorsey recalls past excesses and associations shaping the drinking tag. Jon Hall’s balcony incident is mentioned. the older crew contrasts with today’s bebop players, noting a harsher view of recent musicianship.
Phoenix August 2 A man named Florentino Sanchez with cousin Julian Baca drank heavily before swimming in a water-filled Salt River pit near Phoenix. Sanchez jumped into the pit and disappeared his body recovered by H R Brooks a construction worker who helped deputies drag the pit. The coroner and deputies investigated noting the dangerous water filled pit near the river.
Holbrook on August 1 was told by Eva O. Decker that Holbrook Shawlake and Lakeside high school districts with a combined valuation of about 5 million dollars could form a union junior college district. Snowflake is the accessible site, having long hosted the county’s only high school. Also noted is Sir James Bisset recommending sea water for seasickness at Melbourne talks.
ALBUQUERQUE August 1 The American Federation of Labor Bernalillo Lumber and Sawmill Workers union urged Ar none and New Mexico union members to press Congress to shield the industry from Mexican lumber imports. Local president Joe L. Sanchez said nearly all lumber used in El Paso and other Texas border cities comes from Mexico and that Mexico’s tariffs and wages are so low American firms cannot compete under the same standards.
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