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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1949
Page
7
Antelope priests of the Hopi tribe prepare for the annual snake dance at Mishongnovi with secret rites in the kiva and a public finale on the plaza. The ceremony seeks divine rain for corn as dancing teams move snakes in a directed circle before releasing them to the gods.
W P Gov Dan E Garvey appointed James B Scott Clifton lawyer to succeed Judge Thomas E Allyn on the Greenlee county superior court bench. Allyn died last Saturday. Scott is county attorney and was a member of the house of representatives in the 18th legislature.
Sheriff deputies gained a new lead in identifying a weather beaten skull found at the Peter Manville ranch eight miles west of Marana. Lower jaw and arm bones and a bridgework with gold teeth were unearthed by a bulldozer. Deputy Emmett Newland suggested the skull may belong to Mrs Allie Barstow of Crockett Texas, a Marana cotton picker who disappeared, with foul play possible due to a $300 insurance claim. University of Arizona anthropologist Dr Bertram S Kraus noted the remains indicate a white person with an Indian or Negro blood strain, slender build, aged 40 to 47 at death.
The Tucson teamsters strike against James A. Dick Co. enters its second month with no talks in progress. The union seeks a 15 cent hourly raise from $1.12, while the company offers to reinstate old contract terms. Pickets stay at the warehouse as operations continue with other drivers.
The Young Democratic Club of Greater Tucson formed from united downtown and northeast chapters at a county courthouse meeting. A constitution by W Edward Morgan was adopted and 20 members attended as Richard Todd and Robert Morrison pledged a policy report for vigorous action.
The La Junta Patriotic Mexicana sponsors a 10 am Sunday screening of the Spanish language film Ella at Plaza theater to raise votes for a queen to reign over Mexican holidays in Tucson. Azteca Films donated the movie and theater use is by Junta approval. Tickets sold at the theater count as 50 votes each and may be bought at the box office.
From the four queen candidates three Tucson women were named committee heads at a Phoenix meeting. Barcelo chairs the legislation committee and Mary Turner Lyons leads public relations. Florence Bell Collier heads membership as the chapter plans a May dance and a fall meeting set for Oct. 1 in Phoenix.
A small tool shed at 3624 S Clark St burned Friday morning but the fire did not spread to two adjacent buildings. South Side Fire Department reported damage estimated at thirty dollars.
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