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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1945
Page
14
Traffic patrol warns drivers race through school zones despite posted signs. Lions Club funds 35 large signs depicting a patrolman guarding a crossing to catch drivers’ attention. Officials push education and greater awareness as penalties fail to deter speeding in school areas.
Pima county faces a $430000 deficit in its E bond quota with the drive ending Saturday. County Chairman Dragonette urges daily $100000 targets, citing national distinction for meeting goals. The report also announces the Roosevelt Memorial Victory band premiere at Fox Tucson and the Victory loan queen standings with Berii Strengel leading.
Deeds filed in Pima County record office show multiple property transfers. Transactions include a Catalina foothills residence and 40 acres near Goret road, farm and business property, and several Tucson area homes with prices ranging from about 10 000 to 26 000 dollars.
Superior Judge John D. Lyons sets the trial date for Elmer Beeler on January 22, 1946 for manslaughter. Also he accepts a guilty plea from James S. Graninger for participation in an armed robbery of Haskell Linen Supply on October 6. Graninger to be sentenced December 10. Beeler allegedly ran down Julio Santa Cruz on November 11 causing skull fractures and death.
The regional Veterans Administration office in Phoenix will offer a complete medical examining staff and an X ray laboratory for servicemen after July 1. Col. W. T Hardway, manager, announced the office has moved here from Tucson.
Phoenix reports that 120 ducks, half ton Army amphibians, will be auctioned as war surplus material. They are part of 275 used military vehicles sold by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to qualified new and used car dealers.
Articles of incorporation filed in Phoenix by Alfred Messner Inc Interiors of Tucson. Authorized capital of 50000 dollars. Incorporators are Alfred Messner W S Pardee and Leta Fletcher all of Tucson. The firm plans general interior furnishing and decorating business.
A gust toppled Christmas decorations across Stone and Pennington and at Broadway Fifth Avenue and Congress Sixth, prompting police to contact the contractor. Crews removed the festive signs and city officials questioned whether they will be reinstalled while deeming them unsafe.
Under Paul J. Cella and Arthur Foster, cases include Arthur Foster for violation of selective service act and William R. Smith for reckless driving with penalties of 50 dollars or 30 days. Lewis Howeth and Joe Carillo face reckless driving charges with the same 50 dollar or 30 day penalties.
Pete D Palma 26 Tucson and Monica Romero 23 Tucson. Steve M Mendez 36 Tucson and Nellie V Mendez 30 Tucson. Alfred Eugene Winblad 21 Chicago Ill and Elaine Ryan 19 Tucson.
A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Gordon Luepke route 5 box 192 River road Tucson at 1208 PM December 3. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs James Kuhn box 55 Willcox Ariz at 945 PM December 3. A girl was born to St and Mrs Donovan Kimbrough 2216 E Hawthorne Tucson at 1059 PM December 3.
The Bushmasters association will hold its organization meeting in Phoenix on December 15 at the Shrine auditorium. Eligible attendees include Arizona National Guardsmen who served in the 158th Infantry or the 158th Regimental Combat Team.
Four students were killed and nine injured when a retired soldier threw a hand grenade during student anti civil war rallies in Kunming. The unrest was described as uneasy as a ministry of education official was sent to the area.
Plans for a one story oil gas and car service department for Sears Roebuck Co at North Sixth Avenue and East Pennington Street were approved by city building inspector E D Herreras. The project costing about 20000 will expand the store by about 50 percent and take about a year to complete.
Boatswains Mate Thurman Wagoner of Peoria Arizona arrives home with a Japanese one cylinder tri cycle souvenir from his troopship Matthew Thornton. He notes it was hard to get train reservations and reveals how he secretly loaded the machine aboard. He plans a warm up ride in Portland before heading back to Peoria.
Field Marshal Shunroku Hata said Emperor Hirohito interceded to halt executions of American fliers captured after the April 1942 Tokyo raid. Hata noted clemency was issued around October 1942 after three Doolittle airmen were executed in Shanghai.
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