Five Million Dollar D M Housing Boost Backed
President Truman signed the Wherry amendment allowing FHA mortgage insurance for private builders to create rental housing at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Contractors will supply 375 enlisted, 185 officer units with rents from 40 to 105 dollars. Final approval rests with Washington after bids.
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Truman
Wherry
Tucson
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
FHA
D-M
Air Force
Air Force Headquarters
Washington
Building Of Student Union At UA Gains Momentum
Plans for a 70000 square foot student union at the University of Arizona advanced this week. Architect Michael Hare will visit Tucson August 22 for a two day conference with the planning board chaired by Dean A L Slonaker. The board expects bids soon and has $950000 allocated with state funds of 300000 and bonds to raise 400000. Cash on hand is 200000 with 50000 anticipated from other sources. The union will sit near Old Main on campus.
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University of Arizona
Student Union Planing Board
Michael Hare
New York
Tucson
Dean A. L. Slonaker
Hare
Board of Regents
Union
Dean Slonaker
Old Main
Services for Rev Homer Bosserman Friday in Tucson
Rev Homer Bosserman 66 a Tucson resident for 14 years will be honored Friday at 2 p m in Our Saviour's Lutheran church following burial at Evergreen. He died Wednesday in a Phoenix hospital and leaves a wife a son Homer Jr two daughters Lois and Mrs Carolyn Grover a brother Rev D Everett Bosserman and two sisters Mrs Ida Arnold and Mrs Ruth Mercer. No flowers per family request.
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Homer Bosserman
E. Roger Jd
Phoenix
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Titus Scholl
Evergreen
Arizona Mortuary Chapel
Bosserman
Tucson
Lillian
Homer Jr
Lois
Carolyn Grover
Jacksonville
Fla
D. Everett Bosserman
Chicago
Ida Arnold
Stillwater
Okla
Ruth Mercer
Waterville
Right To Sell Liquor Sought By Applicants
A three way set of liquor license applications to legalize beer at the Greyhound bus terminal and liquor sales at the Westerner hotel was filed with City Clerk Carl M. Hitt. Frank K. Johnson seeks beer at the bus station and a liquor license transfer. Johnson’s full license transfer to the hotel site was refused. A second request asks for transfer of Johnson’s liquor license to the hotel, while a third seeks a 50 percent transfer to Meyer Cohen. Cohen was previously refused a full license for the hotel.
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Greyhound
New Westerner Hotel
Carl M. Hitt
Frank K. Johnson
S. Church St
Johnson
Stone Ave
Stone and
Broadway
Meyer Cohen
Hotel Corporation
Two Car Collision Ends In An Arrest
David Bush of rt. 2 box 973 was cited for failure to observe a boulevard stop after a two car crash at Craycroft road and East Fifth street. Bush’s car struck Ralph Hinz’s vehicle driven by a Davis Monthan airman, causing Hinz’s car to roll twice. Damages were about 1500 dollars to Hinz’s car and 50 dollars to Bush’s vehicle.
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David Bush
Rt. 2
Craycroft Road
East Fifth Street
Bush
Ralph Hinz
Davis Monthan
Hinz
San Carlos Reservoir 24 Hour Storage Report
San Carlos Reservoir reports available storage at 163,161 acre feet for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Wednesday, with a gain of 5,806 acre feet over the previous day.
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San Carlos Reservoir
Petitions In Tombstone Push Recall Against City Officials
In Tombstone on August 11, activists pressed a second filing of recall petitions against the mayor and three city council members. City clerk Helen Grill criticized antiadministration critics for failing to present their case during a tax commission budget review, signaling ongoing tensions over the 1949 50 budget and potential mandamus action.
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Tombstone
Charles Brubaker Sr
Helen Grill
Tax Commission
Grill
Navajo Children Aid Drive Hits Notable Milestone
Olga Welch of Phoenix chairing the mountain states Indian committee announced that over $10,000 in cash has been distributed along with 415 lavettes, books, magazine subscriptions, food and clothing for Navajo children. The report notes 75,000 garments distributed and a goal of 100,000 more before winter.
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Olga Welch
Phoenix
Mountain States
Records urged to verify cement revenue and charges
The speaker asks for examination of books to confirm revenue from a carload of cement and service connection charges collected to date. He rebuts accusations against the administration and notes repeated invitations to individuals to review records for authentic statements.
William Pyle Heads Climate Funds Drive
William B. Pyle named head of a speakers bureau for the Sunshine Climate club general fund campaign. The bureau will provide guide manuals for talks to civic groups on promoting Tucson as a tourist center.
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William B. Pyle
General Fund
Sunshine Climate Club
Pyle
General Campaign
Russell Stambaugh
Tucson
Sunshine Club
Ralph Radcliffe
David Batavia
Charles Nielsen
Wayne Sanders
Ben Slack
Fred Stofft
Arthur S. Mann
Frank Drachman
Monte Mansfield
Young Recruit Enlists From Local Address
Robert Douglas McLanan 17 of 3250 East Alvin Road has enlisted in the Army through the local Army and Air Force Recruiting Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Douglas McClanahan
E. Alvin Rd
Army
Army and
Air Force
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D-La
Carl T. Durham
D-Nc
Virgil Chapman
D-Ky
Dan Kimball
Navy
R. B. Russell
D-Ga
Defense
Louis Denfield
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Omar Bradley
Hoyt Vandenberg
Dewey Short
R-Mo
Carl Vinson
Gordon Gray
Millard Tydings
D-Md
Stephen Early
Air
Stuart Symington
Francis Matthews
Wallis
East Ninth St
Guild
Opticians of America
Baewy
Walgreens
Martin Drus
Cohen
Otel
Long Beach
Ag Ae Ordain
Nwo
Eureka
East Speedway
R. L. Gibson
Flora McCarty
Parker-Ker
Parkerkerr
Roscoe R. Kerr
Mortuary
Arizona
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Marcy Lee
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Mts
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