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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1948

Page

12

Rezoning Request Sparks Pueblo Gardens Shopping Center Plan

The Pueblo Gardens project aims to serve about 20 000 people with a 100 000 square foot center on 14 acres north of the subdivision. Roy Drachman estimates groceries 3 million and clothing 1 million annually, with zoning change from residential to business under review. The plan precedes a mayor and council hearing after a preliminary zoning recommendation by the planning commission.

Pueblo Gardens City Planning and Zoning Commission Roy Drachman Tucson Drachman Webb Company Cherry Avenue East 22Nd Street Karl Zamost Tucson Boulevard Sawtelle Avenue Broadway East Ninth Street M. H. Starkweather Blenman Addition Country Club Road Speedway Boulevard Speedy Starkweather John Durkin Phil Martin F. B. Pacheco Forrest Priser

Future Farmers of America Hold State Convention Aug 18

Prescott reports the 18th annual state convention of the Future Farmers of America will run August 18 to 20 with 200 delegates from 21 state chapters. Acting Gov Dan Garvey will address attendees. farm mechanics and farm and home electrification contest winners will be announced. state officers and leaders named include John E Haney Lloyd Willis Newell Wethersby Kenneth England Robert Tyson James R Smith Herbert McDonald and George Knapple.

Prescott Farmers of America Dan Garvey John E. Haney Yuma Lloyd Willis Snowflake Newell Wethersby Safford Kenneth England Chandler Robert Tyson Laveen James R. Smith Herbert McDonald Somerton George Knapple

Roy Dewitt Dean Enlists in the Army

Roy Dewitt Dean of 3325 Valencia Street has enlisted in the United States Army.

Roy Dewitt Dean Valencia Street

Atomic Age Turns Three Promising Yet Troubled

The Atom Age marks its third year with a mixed legacy. It reshaped fear and hope after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, while offering medical advances and farm gains. President Truman framed it as a path to peace, and Long Island lab projects promise village-scale power by year end.

New York Hiroshima Nagasaki Truman Long Island

Hot Contest To Melt Ice

Phoenix Tucson and Yuma Jaycees sponsor a heat test with a 100 pound ice block set on scales at downtown locations at 7 30 am. The city whose ice melts fastest wins. Past highs show Phoenix and Yuma at 118 degrees while Tucson tops at 112.

Chambers of Commerce Jaycees Phoenix Yuma Tucson

Nogales to Host 1949 State Knights of Columbus Meet

The 1949 state convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held in Nogales May 28 to 30, announced Friday. A stray line about spark plug porcelain cleaning was included in the source text but not related to the event.

Nogales Aug. G. U.P The Knights of Columbus

Center Opens At Dwellings Recreation Center

A new recreation center at Consolidated Dwellings on South Sixth avenue opened at 4 p m with city county recreation department hosting an extensive program for more than 1 500 residents. Robert Ludwig will head arts and crafts. Enid Maisel and Nicholas Lee oversee teen and adult social activities and events. a preschool wading pool opens next week under a mothers committee. Hours vary by weekday and weekend.

Consolidated Dwellings South Sixth Avenue Department of Recreation Consolidated Center Robert Ludwig Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences Manchester N. H Enid Maisel Nicholas Lee

South Tucson Prepares Liberty Fiesta Celebrations

A South Tucson meeting organized the Junta Patriotica Mexicana to stage Mexican Independence Day events September 15 and 16. Juan Campillo chairs the arrangements with a two day program featuring a Cry of Independence, queen crowning, fireworks, a mass, parade, track meet, and street dance with dignitaries from state and Sonora invited. Board members Miguel Ugalde, Manuel Villegas, Abelardo Ramirez, Joseph Rodriguez, Fernando Otero, Henry Ramirez, and Arnulfo Salazar were named trustees.

Junta Patriotica Mexicana South Tucson South Tucson Juan Campillo St. Joseph's Church Sonora Mexico Campillo Miguel Ugalde Manuel Villegas Abelardo Ramirez Joseph Rodriguez Fernando Otero Henry Ramirez Arnulfo Salazar

Local Soldier Promoted to Corporal at Ft Amador

Leonard Bautisto of 513 West 26th Street has been promoted to corporal with the 549th Military Police Company at Ft Amador in the Canal Zone.

Leonard Bautisto West 26Th Street Military Police Ft. Amador Canal Zone

City Briefs: Bushmasters meet and teen dance planned

City briefs note at 8 p m the Bushmasters association will meet in the Disabled American Veterans hall at 736 South Stone Avenue. An 8 30 p m teenage dance, sponsored by the Tucson Federation of Musicians, will be at the Odd Fellows hall until 11 30 p m. Saturday at 11 a m Rev John D Trude returns to preach at the Seventh Day Adventist church 1200 North Mountain Avenue.

Bushmasters Association Disabled American Veterans Hall South Stone Avenue Tucson Federation of Musicians Odd Fellows Hall John D. Trude Prescott Seventh Day Adventist Church North Mountain Avenue

Ex-State Hospital Superintendent In Phoenix

Dr. A. C. Kingsley 72 longtime Arizona psychiatrist and former state hospital superintendent was reported in serious condition at Good Samaritan hospital after major abdominal surgery. Kingsley came to Arizona in 1906 served as Santa Cruz county physician and led the state hospital during Gov. George W. P. Hunt’s era before practice in Superior and later Phoenix.

Phoenix A.C. Kingsley Arizona State Good Samaritan Hospital Kingsley Santa Cruz George W. P. Hunt Superior

Thirteen Month Calendars Widely Used by Firms

More than 700 American businesses have adopted thirteen month calendars for scheduling and accounting. The trend reflects efforts to streamline planning across sectors and eliminate midyear shifts in fiscal periods.

United States

Guards Duck Smoke Bomb At Univis Lens Plant

Dayton Ohio August 6 A smoke bomb thrown Friday among national guard troops patrolling the Univis Lens Co plant caused a brief flare of confusion. The government made device in a paper bag within a corrugated box was used as guardsmen, numbering about 1400, patrolled the strike unsettled site after CIO United Electrical Workers and workers clashed over a 94 day wage dispute.

Dayton National Guard Univis Lens Co Col George Schiele Ohio Guard Uniois Thomas J. Herbert CIO United Electrical

Road Survey Progress Report Presented in Tucson

A Tucson group received a Friday progress briefing on the origin and destination survey by the state highway department. Project engineer Clyde Myers outlined uses for planning the metropolitan area, noting the six month effort has cost about 30000 dollars and employed 10 to 75 people. Final figures are due in about three months and the total state cost remains to be disclosed.

Tucson State Highway Department Clyde Myers Myers

Traffic survey pins Tucson metro population at 126 850

Myers cites a six month traffic survey in Tucson that estimates the metropolitan population at 126 850 and outlines applying the data to street and highway planning. The state highway department offers advisory support to city and county on improvements and related traffic study work.

Myers State Highway Department Tucson

Mrs Mollie Scklore to be buried in Milwaukee

The body of 59 year old Mollie Scklore who died Wednesday in a hospital is being sent by Parker mortuary to Milwaukee for services and burial. She had lived in Tucson for 11 years and is survived by a brother William B Schutkin of Los Angeles.

Mollie Scklore Parker Mortuary Milwaukee Tucson

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