Tucson Weather Havoc Cleared Streets After Severe Flooding
Tucson faced heavy rains that flooded streets and damaged utilities. 650 telephone lines failed, power outages disrupted radio stations, and several roads and bridges required repairs. Pedestrians and drivers faced washouts while hospitals and key services remained operational with limited power.
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Mountain States Telephone Company
KVOA
KTUC
Cortaro
Marana
Postal Telegraph
Postal
Arizona
Chicago
Phoenix
George Grove
Grove
Lights Save Patient During Storm Operative Crisis
Mrs Kathryne Gilmore a 25 year old from 1522 North Santa Rita avenue survived an appendectomy after the hospital lost lighting in a storm. Dr V A Smelker led the main surgery under artificial battery lamps. The operation was a complete success and she rested comfortably next morning. Hospital staff reported minimal damage beyond reduced water supply and widespread power loss.
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Kathryne Gilmore
Santa Rita Avenue
St. Mary’s Hospital
V. A. Smelker
New Trade Loan Bill Given O. K.
Washington August 14 AP reports the house banking committee after closing hearings reported favorably on legislation to grant the Export-Import Bank 500 million dollars to aid South American trade. Rep Wolcott Michigan called the measure a roundabout way to aid the British blockade of Germany and said it would be an act short of war.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
Germany
Teel Held In Traffic Death Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
Justice of the Peace C. W. Gardner bound Arthur B. Teel, 42, over to superior court on involuntary manslaughter charges in the Aug. 3 car death of Earl A. Lemmons, 51, who lived at 933 East Drachman. Teel posted a $1000 bond and was released. Lemmons died when Teel’s car allegedly rear ended his vehicle as he prepared to repair a flat tire late Aug. 3.
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Justice of the Peace
W. Gardner
Justice Court
Arthur B. Teel
Earl A. Lemmons
East Drachman Street
Teel
Lemmons
Taylor Boy Is Electrocuted
In Taylor Arizona a 12 year old boy, Chedrick Mowrey, died after he raised copper wire to a high tension power line while building a private telephone line to a playmate home.
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Taylor
Ariz
Chedrick Mowrey
Power outage endangers city meat shipments on Congress Street
A major outage crippled Refrigerator icing facilities along Congress Street and yards, risking thousands of dollars of meat and perishables in transit and stored in city and suburban businesses. The lack of power froze refrigeration across multiple facilities.
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Congress Street
Southern Pacific
Heavy Damage Reported To Tucson Homes
Flooding near arroyos maximized damage in Tucson as basements filled and first floors were covered. Homes of Bertha Parrish, J M Pullen, and others along Warren Avenue and Dodge Boulevard suffered collapsed adobe walls and undermined foundations while furniture floated inside.
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Tucson
Bertha Parrish
East Ninth Street
W. W. Lentz
Warren Avenue
J. Henry
Presidio
Winstead Drive
Hardy Grocery
Maple Boulevard
Fort Lowell Road
Alton Bingham
Dodge Boulevard
Storm Lashes Nogales and Arizona Towns with Flood Debris
A severe rainstorm extended from southern Arizona into Nogales Mexico causing the El Norte Hotel rear wall to collapse. Occupants fled unharmed as the wall damaged an adjoining residence. Nogales recorded 1.41 inches of rain while Clarksdale saw 0.40 inch and Prescott trace rainfall. Roosevelt Dam lake reported one inch.
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Arizona
Nogales
el Norte Hete
Sonora
Clarksdale
Prescott
Phoenix
Roosevelt Dam Lake
Democrats Outnumber Republicans in Graham County
In Graham County on Aug 14, registration shows 5,227 Democrats to 327 Republicans, with five nonpartisan and two Union party members, totaling 5,561, an increase of 88. Recorder wlirtrue Holman announced today.
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Safford
Graham County
Wlirtrue Holman
Union Party
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Power Company
North Main Street
Southern Pacific Railroad
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George T. Grove
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