Wolston Case Is Dismissed In Tucson Area Incident
A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Kenneth Wolston was dismissed after Highway Patrolman Kenneth Massie testified. The July 17 rollover on the Nogales highway near Tucson killed Eugene McLaughlin, 44, of 218 S Fourth Ave. Wolston, who suffered a broken collar bone, was driving the vehicle which left the road, rolled twice, and slid 900 feet before stopping following the crash.
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Kenneth Wolston
S. Fourth Ave
Kenneth Massie
Wolston
Nogales
Tucson
Eugene McLaughlin
Edgar Sims
Farm Jobs Cut Unemployment In Tucson Area
A sharp rise in seasonal agricultural work boosted Tucson state employment in July with 682 people hired versus 476 in June. July farm placements reached 246, near last year’s 672, while veteran placements rose 43 percent to 200. Active applications totaled 4,143 in July, down slightly from June’s 4,168.
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Tucson
August Wieden
Wieden
Rath Waives Hearing In Forgery Case
Edward C. Rath, 51, charged with forging one check and suspected of forging 21 others, waived his preliminary hearing before Justice C. W. Gardner. Rath, once foreman at Desert Construction Co., was arrested on a complaint by Ernest M. Lynn.
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Edward C. Rath
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Gardner
Rath
the Desert Construction Co
Ernest M. Lynn
Lynn
Accidental Shooting Claims Life of 17-Year-Old Wife
Coroner ruled the death accidental. Bernice Baker, 17, died from a gunshot wound after her husband Frank Baker, 22, discharged an ancient six shooter while adjusting it in their home. The couple stood beside a dresser as the weapon fired.
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Illiopolis
Ill
Yudapi
Calif
Alhambra
Clark H. Johnson
Bernice Baker
Johnson
Bob Hope Injured After Saddle Fall on Film Set
Bob Hope fractured his back after falling from a saddle while filming at Paramount. A wooden barrel horse misfired during a gag with Lucille Ball, sending Hope to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.
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Hollywood
Paramount Studio
Bob Hope
Hope
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Lucille Ball
Housing Scarce In Authority's Dwelling Units
Tucson's city housing authority reports near full occupancy with few vacant dwellings and trailers expected to fill as winter begins. All Consolidated project trailers removed after July sale, totaling over 150 units liquidated. Ajo project is fully booked with a 20-person waiting list. La Reforma seeks road widening and deferment on listing destroyed unsanitary homes. A coroner’s jury ruled the December 13, 1948 trailer fire accidental.
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Tucson
City Housing Authority
Housing Commissioners
William I. Walsh
Santa Rita
Consolidated Project
Walsh
Ajo
la Reforma
Public Housing Authority
Ernest W. McFarland
L. E. Brewer
E. T. Houston
Carl A. Ball
Ball
Brewer
The
Carpenters Union
Southern Pacific Railroad
M. L. Tophey
Fernando Laos
Claims For Jobless Pay Increase 929 In Tucson Area
929 new unemployment claims were filed in July in the Tucson area. Total continuing claims stood at 4,819. An August uptick was anticipated due to veterans act expiration. Before expiration, 345 GI claims were filed and 3,500 continued. Only veterans discharged after July 25 1947 remain eligible for two years of payments if active between Sept 16 1940 and July 25 1947.
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Tucson
G. Vernon McCracken
McCracken
Rex Beach in Serious Condition at Doctors Hospital
Novelist Rex Beach, age 71, is reported in serious condition at Doctors Hospital in Miami. He was flown in by ambulance from his Sebring ranch July 24 after a throat ailment worsened over the weekend.
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Miami
Fla
Rex Beach
Doctors’ Hospital
Beach
Sebring
Tucson Veterans Plan Group For Welfare
Representatives from Tucson's Disabled American Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and their auxiliaries will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the American Legion clubhouse to organize a coordinated welfare group. They will meet monthly to cross check cases and allocate welfare work among organizations to avoid duplication and share costs when needed. Edward F. Weil DAV rehabilitation chairman outlined the plan as a response to anticipated increased welfare cases this season.
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Tucson
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Edward F. Weil
DAV
Weil
William Horr Sued Over Jan 22 Car Crash
Harvey D. and Charlotte M. Cawley filed a $10,750 damage suit in the superior court clerk's office Tuesday morning against William Horr. The complaint says Horr of 1641 E Miles St drove recklessly Jan 22, causing an accident on East Ninth Street at North Park Avenue, leaving Mrs. Cawley with permanent injuries.
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Superior Court Clerk’s Office
Harvey D
Charlotte M. Cawley
William Horr
Cawleys
Horr
E. ‘Miles Sr
East Ninth Street
North Park Avenue
Cawley
Wyoming's Wells Progress Across the State
Wyoming has drilled 11 000 oil wells and operates over 100 producing fields across 18 of its 23 counties. The industry sustains jobs and regional economies while contributing to state energy output.
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Wyoming
State of
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