Council Hikes Water Rates in City Budget Move
City council approved a roughly 13 percent water rate increase effective Sept 18 raising a typical bill about 60 cents monthly and increasing monthly water department earnings to about 7,000 dollars to meet a 1952-53 budget target. The measure, delayed by council vacation, also set the tax rate at 3.6214 per 100 of assessed valuation and continued work on a new sign ordinance and several road projects including East Broadway widening and Campbell Avenue improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
Department of Finance
P.m
Norman Herring
Grady Beard
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Associated
Neon
Tucson
TRE
East Broadway
Campbell Avenue
Broadway
Park
Fremont Avenues
Campbell
Vine Avenue
Congress
Streets and Sewers Committee
Arizona
Plumer
Steward
North Martin Avenue
National City
Early auto clubs fought livery stables hostility to horseless carriages
Besides aiding motor travel, one of the main purposes of early automobile clubs was to overcome the antagonism of livery stable operators who frequently barred horseless carriages from their premises.
Star Farmer for Selection at Arizona FFA Meet
Bruce Brooks will preside as 23 top Arizona farm youths contend for Star Farmer, with Donald Staheli assisting and Gov Howard Pyle, Floyd Hawkins, and George Blake among speakers. The event opens the three day conference in Prescott with awards totaling over 5500, and includes officer elections, education and leadership discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Brooks
Tolleson
Howard Pyle
Floyd Hawkins
Arizona Farm Bureau
George Blake
State Fair Commission
Star Farmer
Arizona
National Ffa Foundation Inc
Star Farmer of America
Donald Staheli
Hurricane
Utah
National Ffa
Five Airmen Die in British Air Crashes
Five Royal Air Force airmen were killed in two separate crashes in Britain. A Valetta transport from Benson air field Oxfordshire crashed shortly after takeoff during a night training flight killing all three aboard. In County Durham two Meteor jet fighters collided in fog during night maneuvers. two men died in one crash while the other crew member parachuted to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Air Force
Benson Airfield
Oxfordshire
Stanhope
County Durham
Harrison Sees Reds Favor Peace But Delays Known
PANMUNJOM Korea United Nations truce delegate Maj Gen William K Harrison says Communists want an armistice but only at a price He notes progress hinges on Moscow talks and accuses the Reds of sacrificing Little North Korea Harrison doubts a near term armistice while warning of continued Allied strikes as negotiations stall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Korea
Panmunjom
U.P
United Nations
William K. Harrison
U.N
Moscow
Nam Il
North Korea
Bunker Hill
U.S
Iraq King Faisal Tours Detroit Auto Plants
Iraq's 17 year old King Faisal begins a tour of Detroit area automotive plants and armament facilities with receptions and ceremonies. He arrived from Washington to a boisterous welcome at Willow Run airport where about 1,000 Iraqi Detroit residents cheered as Patricia Hakim presented a bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Iraq
Faisal
Washington
Willow Run
Patricia Hakim
Regent Abdul Allah Leads Iraq Until King Reaches 21
The uncle Abdul Allah serves as regent and technical ruler of Iraq until the king attains his twenty first birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdul Allah
Iraq
Nogales Reduces Tax Rate by 12 Cents
Nogales lowers its city tax rate to 8.7792 per 100 valuation, 12 cents less than the previous year. Santa Cruz county’s tax rate stands at 1.7651 per 100 valuation, down from 1.8859 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Santa Cruz County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Catalina
Roach
Johnston
Sladts
Wennington
Prescott
Future Farmers of America
E. Broadway
Nam
U. S
Jordan's Next To Telephone Co
E. Pennington
King Faisal
Carson Baily
6Th Ave
Arizona College of Commerce
Travel Service
Homer Lininger
Santa Rita
S. Scott Ph
Armstrong Linoleum Bruce Block
Rusco Windows
Formica
Garrett Ne Ane
South Tyndall
Construction Specialties, Inc
Mir
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Real Estate Board of
International Harvester
Tucson Aveta
Tucsons
Kass
Appliance
Smith & Waldman
Marte Ser
Smith & Waldman Elec. CO
North Campbell
Tucson, Arizona
Smith & Waldman International Harvester
A.M
Way
International Harvester Service PLC
Campbell Ave
Catalina Theatre
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!