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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1947

Page

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Western Star To Be Honored

Florence announces a monument dedication for Tom Mix, silent film cowboy star, at the Tom Mixwash site 18 miles south of Florence. Gene Autry entourage will attend. Ed Echols and local chambers plan ceremonies and speakers from Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson.

Florence Daily Citizen California Mark Twain Clemans Clemans Cattle Company World Championship Rodeo Corporation Echots Phoenix Mesa Champers of Commerce Tucson Chamber of Commerce Ed Echols Pima County Tom Mix Mix

County Fair Budget Allows 6000 Profit For Pima Sale

County commissioners approved a budget for the Pima county fair sale, projecting a $6,000 profit. Expenditures total $213,115 with receipts around $19,275, including a $15,000 county allotment. Line items include $4,120 premiums across 12 departments, $725 personnel, $425 ribbons, $425 miscellaneous, and $7,125 administrative expenses.

Fair Commissioners Pima County

20-30 Anns Decide To Retain Their Officers

The 20 30 Anns voted to keep their officers for six more months at a Paulos restaurant meeting on Wednesday night. Officers continuing are Mrs Henry Leezer president Mrs Pete Charonhas vice president Mrs Robert Marsh secretary Mrs Lawrence Livingston assistant secretary and Ginny Van Dever treasurer. They planned a Christmas party for Dec 19 and pledged aid for a needy family.

Henry Leezer Pete Charonhas Robert Marsh Lawrence Livingston Ginny van Dever

Supervisors Call For Motorcycles And Courtroom Drama

Pete Newton, a convicted slayer, appeared in superior court in Tucson with his lawyer, Hash, to witness the final accounting of his late wife Barbara Newton’s estate. The board of supervisors also moved to bid for six motorcycles for the sheriff, while debating emergency spending limits and personnel needs amid budget constraints.

Pete Newton Florence Superior Y. L. Hash Phoenix Tucson John van Buskirk South Tucson Hash Newton Barbara Lee Garrett Harold C. Wheeler Manuel Avalos Will M. T.guiney State Supreme Court Pima County Homer Boyd G. T. Alley

Flour Mill Manager at Tempe Dies at 48

TEMPE, Dec. 4. Raymond E. Waltz, 48, officer manager of the Hayden flour mill in Tempe, died here. He had resided in Arizona 20 years.

Tempe Raymond BE. Waltz Hayden Arizona

Calvert Distillers ad cashes in on Calvert Reserve whiskey

An advertisement notes Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey at 86.8 proof, 65 percent grain neutral spirits, from Calvert Distillers Corp of New York City. The listing includes a Beverly Hills address at 257 8S Clark Drive.

Clark Drive Beverly Hills Calif Calvert Reserve Calvert Distillers Corp New York City

Mrs A C Toppero Elected Jaycee Ettess President

Mrs A C Toppero was elected president of the Jaycee Ettes at a Santa Rita hotel meeting on Wednesday night. Officers chosen include Mrs Brooks Davis as vice president Mrs Wayne Herrod as secretary and Mrs Dewitt Gregory as treasurer. New directors are Mrs Lester Cowlisk Mrs William NardonI Mrs Nathan Ray and Mrs Loveless Gardner.

A. C. Toppero Jaycee- Ettes Santa Rita Hotel Brooks. Davis Wayne Herrod

Greyhound Bus Depot Planned in Tucson

A.C. LaRue Construction won a 208890 contract to build a modern Greyhound bus terminal on the city block bounded by Broadway Church Mesilla and San Agustin in Tucson. The two story brick reinforced concrete depot designed by Place Place will measure 110 by 180 feet with a large waiting room restaurant baggage rooms drivers rooms and a loading concourse for ten 40 foot buses. The air conditioned building will feature terra cotta veneer and a steel roof and should be ready for occupancy within four months.

A.C. LaRue Construction Company Greyhound Broadway Church, Mesilla San Agustin Tucson Place Place

Honor Society Initiation Held at University of Arizona

University of Arizona students named in the fall honors assembly for Phi Kappa Phi were formally initiated Thursday afternoon in the law building courtroom. Initiates include Janice Bradley Tucson Mary Ross Tucson Russell Jones Albuquerque N M Alice Wolfson Tucson Elena S Price Tucson Walter Mercer Tucson Melvin J Hatch Holbrook Patricia Kent Parker Scarsdale N Y Willis Dees Duncan Dorothea Garritson Tucson Ralph Felberman New York City James M Sargent Tucson Gerald McNeice Tucson John C Rich Ray Edith Sykes Tucson. A dinner will follow the initiation in the commons with Dr Helen Nicholson Spanish professor as president of the honorary.

University of Arizona Phi Kappa Phi Law Building Janice Bradley Tucson Mary Ross Russell Jones Albuquerque N. M Alice Wolfson Eelena S. Price Walter Mercer Melvin J. Hatch Holbrook Patricia Kent Parker Scarsdale N. Y Willis Dees Duncan Dorothea Garritson Ralph Felberman New York City James M. Sargent Gerald McNeice John C. Rich Ray Edith Sykes Helen §. Nicholson

Jury Acquits John Childers In Drunken Driving Case

John C. Childers, 31, was acquitted by a jury after less than 15 minutes of deliberation on drunken driving charges. He had earlier been convicted on Oct. 28, receiving a 30 day jail sentence, and filed a notice of appeal. Childers testified he was not drunk when driving on Highland Avenue and hit a sharp dip near Arroyo Street causing the car to overturn. Odeon Skelton, first at the scene, testified he believed the driver was not intoxicated. Defense was by Do. T. Reddington, Miss. Mary Stella Rosenberg, and Toby LaVetter. City Atty. Thomas, J. Elliott prosecuted. Jurors listed.

John C. Childers Childers Paul J. Cella Highland Avenue Arroyo Street Odeon Skelton South Fremont Avenue Skelton Do. T. Reddington Miss. Mary Stella Rosenberg Toby LaVetter City Artys

Colombian Girl Flown To Tucson For Treatment

A 15 year old American citizen, Alice Juanita Jones, living in Colombia, will arrive by air Thursday night to Tucson Medical Center for rheumatic fever treatment. She joins fifteen children already in the program at the Tucson center funded by the Children's Bureau of the federal security agency. Lillian Retzloff, Phoenix, says the program gains from Tucson’s strong record in rheumatic fever care.

Colombia Tucson Medical Center Alice Juanita Jones Lillian Retzloff Phoenix Crippled Children’s State Board of Social Security and Welfare Children’s Bureau The Federal Security Agency

White Shrine Bazaar Planned at Masonic Temple

Members of the White Shrine Patrol will hold a fall day bazaar Saturday in the basement of the Masonic temple. The bazaar will open at 9 30 a.m.

White Shrine Patrol Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple

Arizona Water Area Tiny Fraction of State Land

A fragment notes that out of 113,909 square miles of Arizona, only 329 square miles are designated as water. The line emphasizes the sparse water coverage relative to the state’s vast land area.

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