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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1947
Page
8
A day-long Navy Mothers convention opens at 10 a.m. in the veterans hospital recreation room with Mrs. Elsie Peterson of Philadelphia as speaker. At least 100 delegates are expected for a 7 p.m. banquet in the Davis field officer's club, with non members of the club invited. Kathleen Claunch of Tucson leads as general chair.
A Veterans Administration report shows 11 450 veterans in Arizona training under federal benefits in October. Of these 8 772 are in institutional programs and the rest in on the job training. Subsistence allowances total 723 260 dollars and institutional payments reach 5359 592.
Rulers of eight states in the Deccan and central India join to form a Deccan States Union aiming for coordinated policy, development and regional cooperation. The new alliance includes leaders from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and neighboring regions seeking joint economic initiatives.
Mon at 6 pm Alpha Nu chapter AK Psi hosts first semester initiation banquet at San Carlos. Veterans group Hunter Liggett post 9 to meet at hospital recreation hall at 7:30. Epes Randolph lodge 32 confers first degree at Masonic temple 7:45. Delta Kappa Gamma holds a book party at YWCA with costumes. Hot Jazz Club Tucson elects officers at KVOA 8 pm. Tue 7:30 pm Catholic War Veterans meet at Knights of Columbus hall. 8 pm Clara Lee Tanner speaks on Indian Christmas at Ft. Lowell PTA. Sixth and seventh grade carol choir, fifth grade hostesses. Naomi Rebekah lodge 4 meets at 10OF hall with refreshments. Marine Corps League meets at VFW hall 8 pm. Wed 8 pm Arizona Wildlife Federation head William H. Carr speaks at University of Arizona Museum Room 106. Volture Locale 73 meets at American Legion auditorium. Cpl Dan E Reust, Davis Monthan, graduates from P-80 course at Chanute Field.
Two Tucsonans Charles E. Lee and George V. Harrington Jr. have finished recruit training at the San Diego naval training center and await further assignment. They are members of Headquarters company, 158th infantry, and will receive their third quarterly payment during Tuesday night drill at the armory, per Capt. B.E. Munoz.
Exchange Club members begin erecting a wire fence around a local children’s scheme in Arizona. When finished, the playground will be enclosed by over 300 feet of wire with metal posts set in concrete.
Four air force enlistments from Tucson are listed by the local Army recruiting office. Names include Pvt. Raymond Paul Basped and Pvt. Paul T. The report notes service entry details and assigns early service timelines.
The city auditor Lloyd Wixson reports expenditures of $5387 507.25 in the first five months of the fiscal year against a total budget of $1 305 828.53 leaving an unspent balance of $768 321.58 Meanwhile receipts totaled $591 968.13 of the estimated $1 305 828.83 for the year leaving a required $713 842.70 to be collected in the remaining seven months.
Arboneaux receives three years, Pfc. Edward Meckel gets three, and Alejandro F. Carley is sentenced to five years in a military proceeding.
Water storage report shows available storage at San Carlos Reservoir with a 88 acre-feet gain in the previous 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. December 8. The report notes a total available storage of 886 acre-feet.
Robert Edward Mahnke of 238 West Missouri Street enlisted in the naval reserves as an apprentice seaman. Gerrardo Martinez Fuentes, a motor machinist mate third class, and Curtis Wilson of 4041 East Roberts Place, an airplane machinist mate tenth, were also listed as enlisted in the inactive reserves.
Amanda Marie Morgan aged 64 of 521 North First avenue died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements made by Reilly funeral home. Survived by daughters Florence Smith in San Jose Edna Johnson in Tucson Bernice Martin in Seattle, son Hjalmar Johnson, sisters August Johnson and Edith Lindquist, brothers August and Emanuel, and six grandchildren.
One of Tuc son’s finest estates offers 54 acres of exquisite terrain with three large bedrooms two baths servants' quarters a roofed L shaped terrace overlooking a patio enclosed lawn a guest house and genuine Monterey furnishings. Price 65000 dollars with terms available.
Chairman Andrew P. Martin announced a 4 p.m. Tuesday meeting of the rent advisory board in the director's office at 108 North Meyer Street. The session is open to the public, but landlord cases require a petition filed with the rent control office since July 1 or an appeal of a decision.
Pablo Sandoval 67, was struck Sunday by a car driven by Hubert Wilson 29. Sandoval suffered fractures and scalp lacerations while his five year old granddaughter Socorro and his wife escaped with minor injuries. Wilson was cited for drunkenness. Joe Sandoval, the injured man’s son, received a citation for disturbing the peace after an alleged altercation with Marvin Coleman.
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