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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1940

Page

2

Five Injured In Weekend Auto Accidents In Pima County

Five people were injured over the weekend in crashes across Pima County police and sheriff's officers reported. One woman, Katie Olivares, 18, suffered serious injuries when a car plunged 200 feet down A Mountain. driver Ben Martinez, 22, faced reck less driving charges. Crum and Ken_non received minor injuries after a Nogales highway overturn. Crum pleaded guilty, fined 25 dollars and 10 days in jail. Additional reckless driving pleas and fines were recorded for Siqueiros 49, Mendosa 43, and Mendoza 36 for incidents on Mission road and South Fourth Avenue.

Pima County Katie Olivares West Messila Street Ben Martinez South Ninth Avenue Martinez Gunountain George Crum Oscar Kennon South Sixthe Avenue Crum Nogales Highway Sahuarita Juan Gomez Contzen Street Joaquin Mendoza South Fourth Avenue

Mexican Queen For Fete Will Be Little Girl

Five young Tucson girls aged 7 to 9 compete to be the Mexican Queen for the September 15 and 16 independence celebration. Festivities begin September 9 with a parade of miniature floats on Congress street and speeches by Mexican and local leaders.

Tucson Mexico Frankobles Nydia Genevive Arteaga Alicia Camacho Patsy Serventi Delia Reyna Melba Cranz Blue Moon Hermenio E. Torres Evodio Rojo Alianza Hispano Alejandro Jimenez Junta Patriotica New Mexico Congress Street el Informador West Broadway KTUC Salvador Camacho

Money Asked To House U S Defense Workers

The national defense commission urged Congress to authorize a 150 million dollar housing program for workers in defense activities and their families. The proposal, sent to Speaker Bankhead by coordinator Palmer, seeks funds to relieve acute housing shortages that could impede national defense efforts.

Washington National Defense Commission Congress William B. Bankhead Do. F. Palmer Commission

Wind Flips Truck Near Christchurch Scorches Side

A heavy truck toppled by a gust near Christchurch New Zealand left its side a mass of matchwood yet the driver escaped injury thanks to the steel roof.

Christchurch New Zealand

Tucson Legion Auxiliary Honors Shown at Arizona Convention

BISBEE August 26. Mrs. Lydia Solberg of Flagstaff elected president of the Arizona department American Legion auxiliary, succeeding Mrs. Bess Palmer of Tucson. Officers include Mrs. Mildred Clapp Phoenix vice president and Mrs. Helen Blakes Lee Tucson treasurer. Delegates to the national convention named alongside district chairmen and alternates. Rose Mary Shimonowsky won first prize for an essay on the constitution. Tucson post health unit work earned top honors in Pima county.

Legion Bisbee Fred T. Hilburn Post Douglas Prescott Sons of the American Legion Solberg Palmer Helen C. Weasel Phoenix Wilma Hoyal Charlotte Humphries Josephine Flynn Benson Laveda Hall Tucson Margaret Duane Aileen Sawyer Gilbert Clara Jane Crozier Winslow Blanche Gibson Cottonwood Rose Mary Shimonowsky Ben Shimonowsky Arizona the Legion Pima County

Safety First urges Sydney drivers to ban dogs from front seats

The Safety First association in Sydney warns that dogs in front seats cause sudden pet movements startling drivers and increasing accident risk, urging motorists to keep pets restrained or in back seats to improve road safety.

Safety First Association of Sydney Australia

Former Tucsonian Howard A. Jacobs Dies on Coast

Word reached here of the sudden death of Howard A. Jacobs former Tucson resident in his San Diego home early Sunday. He owned a grocery at 718 North Euclid and lived at 901 North Euclid. He leaves wife Laura and daughters Mary Margaret Jacobs of San Diego and Mrs Marvin Lehman of Phoenix. Jacobs came to Tucson 12 years ago from Rapid City South Dakota and moved to the coast last winter. Funeral services were held in San Diego today.

Howard A. Jacob Tucson San Diego North Euclid Avenue Laura Jacobs Mary Margaret Jacobs Marvin Lehman Phoenix Jacobs Rapid City S. D Coast

S. P. Official Dies In Tucson Hospital

Park Henry Stackhouse of San Francisco, 48, died suddenly this morning in a Tucson hospital. He was chief clerk in the Southern Pacific Railroad auditing department and had been in Tucson two weeks for his health. He is survived by his wife Lillian Stackhouse and two daughters Kathleen Crowley and Paula Ware, plus his mother Julia Stackhouse, sister Josephine Crowley, and nephew Kevin Crowley Jr., all of San Francisco. Body to be shipped to San Francisco tomorrow. Reilly undertaking company in charge.

Park Henry Stackhouse San Francisco Stackhouse Southern Pacific Railroad Tucson Lillian Stackhouse Kathleen Crowley Paula Ware Fort Bragg Calif Julia Stackhouse Josephine Crowley Kevin Crowley Reilly Undertaking Company

Russians Honored for Front Snapshots and Propaganda Film

By a special edict eleven individuals in Russia received orders or medals for taking photographs at the front during the Finnish battles and for producing the propaganda film The Mannerheim Line.

Russia Mannerheim Line

Death Ends Chapter of Old Tucson Pioneer Warren Allison

Warren Allison 82 died yesterday in a local hospital ending a career tied to southern Arizona pioneers. He arrived in 1874 with his family, helped develop Tucson area irrigation and mining, and led real estate and milling ventures with his brother Frank. He leaves six daughters and a brother, with funeral plans pending.

Arizona Warren Allison Southwest Allison California Frank Lant Kinney Walter Pfrimmer Josephine Young Tucson C. H. Edwards Phoenix Frances Thompson C. E. Hill Santa Monica San Diego

Changing Maps Of World Leave Groom With Birth Puzzle

Franz Stephen Linhart of Patagonia sought a marriage license to wed Mary Anne Frances Rusby. When asked his birthplace he confessed uncertainty, recalling Transylvania’s historical shifts. Clerk Belle D Hall recorded his birthplace as Romania amid evolving European borders.

Franz Stephen Linehart Patagonia Linhart Belle D. Hall Superior Court Mary Anne Frances Rusby Linhart Replied. “What Do You Mean, You Don’t Know?” Mrs. Hall Transylvania Austria- Hungary Empire Rumania Hungary Germany Italy

Red Cross Plans Free 11 Pound Gift Packages for Prisoners

The International Red Cross and Tucson chapter announced mail arrangements for World War prisoners under the Geneva Treaty. An 11 pound package may be sent without postage to properly identified prisoners of war, while interned civilians are excluded. Prohibited items include knives scissors hacksaws and questionable printed material. Packages should be well wrapped in packing canvas.

International Red Cross Tucson

German prisoner wins Rio de Janeiro bond raffle

A Rio municipal bond raffle in Brazil was won by a German prisoner who had been held in a concentration camp in Australia. The incident links a German national to the prize amid wartime history.

Rio Rio de Janeiro Brazil Australia

Stop-Wear Lubrication at Union Oil Station

A first person vendor notes the benefits of a Stop-Wear service at a Union Oil station after a ride home with a happy traveler. He recommends customers visit their Union Oil Dealer for a Stop-Wear job to make cars shine inside and out with clean glass, dressed running boards, tires, battery, radiator, oil, horn button, and choke rods checked.

Union Oi Union Oil

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