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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
4
The city faces a mayoral mystery as Mayor Don Hummel is in California and not due back until Friday. Acting Mayor Frank Gonzales plans a two week vacation, while City Atty Harold R Neuhauer notes the charter is silent on who acts in his absence.
A promotional advertisement invites readers to request a free booklet comparing food supplements. It lists Herman A. Drew in Tucson Arizona as the contact and provides a phone number with a supply-limited offer to act quickly.
A dispute in Pima County over Sahuaro Hill storm sewers escalated between Lambert J. Kautenburger and J Homer Boyd as residents complain. The board postponed a decision until tomorrow after debates on whether to remove the storm sewer project from plans or proceed with streets and curbs if protests occur.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first commercial telegraph. The instrument was set up in the home of the telegraph inventor Samuel F. B. Morse. A chain store now occupies the Charlestown site in Boston.
Father Joseph Murphy urged the Board of Supervisors to cover flood damages exceeding 3000 dollars to the nuns’ home at 3700 South 7th Avenue in St. John’s Parish. He said improvements in Wakefield District raised the street and caused water backup after a 14 inch basement flood, with repairs now costing over 3000 dollars. The board sent the matter to the county attorney and engineer for study.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors reviewed seven liquor license applications voting against one and sending six forward without recommendation. The actions reference a new census based law ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and a July 4 license ban. Rejected was a series 6 license for Kings Tavern, 114 W. Glenn, amid protestant opposition. Other licenses were forwarded for Ft. Lowell Rd. and Swan Way, E Speedway, S Park Ave, Benson Hwy, Irvington St, and Casa Grande Highway locations.
A blond haired bigamist who pleaded guilty last week began a two and a half to five year term at Arizona State Prison. Judge Robert S. Tullar condemned John Thomas Brown 34 for harming the women and children in the case. He had married Leola Mae Brown in 1949 and Wilma June Nelson in April, with prior marriages to Leola Mae. Brown fled to Tucson then was arrested July 5 in St. Louis after Wilma June learned of his marriages. His attorney said he was supporting three children from various marriages.
Deputy reports repeated horse thefts in Sabine Canyon with a buckskin mare valued at 100 dollars missing from the Fiving V pasture. The mare's 2 month old colt was left. thieves forced the gate and damaged fence posts. No trace found of last year’s 10 head stolen. second break-in four days later yielded no further losses.
Johnston, 27, of 3308 E Lee St faced a kidnapping count with a 2 p.m. Aug 18 hearing set before Justice Edward Valeski. Defense argues for earlier disposition as two alleged victims did not identify him. potential substitutions include contributing to the delinquency of a minor or molesting a child.
A Marana Kiwanis Club letter urged reallocation of Pima County's three supervisorial districts to achieve equal voter representation or add two more supervisors to five. Dole noted district 1 has 38,212 voters with one supervisor while districts 2 and 3 have 20,880 and 3,136 respectively with two and one supervisors. The board referred the proposal to the county attorney for recommendations.
Edward Reeves, former Nogales resident, is chairman of the annual Arizona Society of Long Beach picnic. The event is scheduled for August 14.
John E. Mora of Tucson a field representative for the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York is attending a special training forum in San Francisco this week. Discussions cover social security law and business and personal insurance programs including life and accident and sickness insurance.
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