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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1949
Page
4
Coreania Hayman, famed lyric soprano with coast to coast acclaim, returns to Tucson for a short informal concert at the African Methodist church. The program features religious numbers with limited rehearsal after missing a concert pianist, but her four Negro spirituals display dramatic range and emotion.
City court records show simple assault charges against Paul J. Cella magistrate Howard R Bernard and James F. Sexton with $50 each. petty larceny continued for Floyd Larcoxie. Jessie Bentley and Eriberto Miranda have continuations and a $5 boulevard stop for Miranda. speeding fines of $5 for Mary Frances Knagge and $10 for Roy Ansley. Justice Court lists 30 day bed sentence for Marion Skiff on damaging property, boulevard stop for Joe Venuti, driving on wrong side of road for William H. Brannon with $25 or 25 days. Superior Court includes Arizona Sash, Door & Glass Co. v. Sam D. King et al for $302.82 and a divorce decree in Wayne Ridgway v. Rosalie ees. Marriage licenses issued for Charlies R. Moore and Nellie Dunneck Cook, Lawton Okla and Joy Rachael Grott, Tucson. Births reported at St Marys Hospital and Tucson Medical Center with multiple newborns and parental details.
Justice court charges against two auto parts dealers for dismantling old cars without a permit from the Arizona motor vehicle division. The state says it is cracking down on junk dealers and service station operators selling second hand cars without a license.
The body of Clark Bullock who died Friday in a local hospital is sent by the Arizona mortuary to Saginaw Michigan for burial. Bullock aged 32 came to Tucson two years ago and lived at 3456 S Clark Ave. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife Violet of Tucson his father and a sister in Michigan.
Tucson naval reservists of the Organized Reserve Division 11-2 who have not taken training during the fiscal year ending June 30 may lose reserve status unless they comply with a district directive. Lt. Cmdr. W C Wilkinson said over 100 local reservists may be affected and must submit written requests to be excused, with reports due by August 31. All members who joined before April 1, 1949 are affected.
The city council will meet Monday night to canvass last week's water department bond election results and adopt balloting. Voters defeated the $1,250,000 general obligation bonds but approved issuing similar revenue bonds. Other agenda items include street matters, parking changes, a fodder sale to Baboquivari Cattle Co, and bonds for Menlo Park improvement district. The Tucson community committee for the physically handicapped requests a booth at Scott and Congress, amplified sound, painted slogans on pavements, and a mobile amplification system for its campaign.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in Newport News Virginia for Mrs. Miche Adamson age 52 who died August 22 while vacationing in Bermuda. She came to Newport News six years ago and is survived by her husband Charles and a daughter Lane both of Tucson a sister and a nephew.
Dutch swimmer Mrs. Willieroes Van Rijsel, 31, from Amsterdam, abandoned her bid to swim the English Channel after 17 hours amid dense fog off Cap Gris Nez France. She was reportedly within two miles of her goal when she quit. Her trainer and aides noted fog and currents hindered progress while she remained determined to try again.
Chaplain Russell L. Phillips of the veterans hospital will preach at the First Methodist church at North Park avenue and East Fourth street at 10:40 a.m. Rev. J. E. Carter of Jamaica Long Island will preach on How to Conquer the Crises of Life at the African Methodist church on Stone avenue and 17th street at 11 a.m. A gospel party arrives from the east for a 3 p.m. musical program. The Third Order of St. Francis meets at All Saints church at 2:45 p.m. A weekly community sing sponsored by the city recreation department will be at Armory park at 7:30 p.m. Harold Owen will accompany with Rachel Latimore as guest soloist, Arthur Laos and Ronnie Bootman of the Tucson Boys' choir also appear. Rev. Maurice G. Bal Ling er pastor University church will speak at a union service on the lawn of the First His topic sing a New Song at 8 p.m.
The first annual Western Trailer roundup sponsored by C V Parker of the Tucson Trailer Times will run Oct 7 8 and 9 at the Tucson Sports center on West Congress Street. The event targets Tucson trailer court residents up to 30000 and features fiesta night Arizona day Negro talent jamboree and barn dance. Exhibits include 24 trailer parks and 50 commercial displays headlined by the 35000 Pan American Flagship trailer from Los Angeles show.
A $6,500 civil suit was filed in fur court Saturday against W. R. and J. W. Freeman. The complaint names Sheriff Jerome P. Martin and former Deputy Ed Neal as officers of record. Rut Eich of Kansas City, Missouri, sues over an allegedly illegal writ of attachment levied on her property for Lou B. Eich debt.
Mrs Eich demands 1500 dollars from the defendants and 5000 dollars from the Freemans plus a court order to vacate the writ of attachment in the matter handled by Deputy Neal in Martin's office.
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