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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1956
Page
12
Temporary Christmas workers fall under Arizona labor laws say officials. State Labor Department director Tom Houlihan notes firms hiring seasonal help must comply with rules on hours for minors and women and other protections.
Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent plans a brief stop at Eisenhower’s Augusta vacation base for a social call. He travels from Fort Lauderdale with family and intends to leave around 4 to 4:30 pm en route to Ottawa. both leaders expected to play a round of golf. The White House described the visit as a social call not tied to international affairs.
The government filed a federal suit in New York against mystery writer Dashiell Hammett to recover over $111000 in taxes for 1943 1945 1947 and 1950. Hammett, then living in Katonah New York, is named as defendant.
Tucson campaign for hospital expansion names its project Joint Hospital Drive with the four word BEDS initials. General Chairman Edward O. Earl said the committee settled on a great idea but faced a hitch: the four words to fit BEDS were unclear.
The Arizona Highway Commission urged lawmakers in a closed session to approve a 14.6 million dollar budget covering administration and non-construction costs. They cited a four million plus working balance and a need for 41 million construction funds to leverage the federal program, though no tax endorsement was stated. Chairman Frank Moore said the aim was to brief legislators before the 23rd Legislature session opening.
University of Arizona professor Dr. Donald Ayers teaches The Study of English Words, tracing how Latin roots dominate modern vocabularies while everyday terms derive from Teutonic sources. He explains word meanings evolve through degeneration and elevation, noting regional shifts and Shakespearean changes that challenge readers today.
Lancaster family accumulates 3,000 beer steins with a wing extension for display. Bill Schwartz started the hobby a decade ago and owns a carved elephant-tusk mug valued above 2000 dollars. Mrs. Schwartz collects star pattern glass while children gather antiques and toys.
Phoenix police held Grover C. Alexander 28 of Tulsa and Frank R. Bridges 30 of Westminster California on suspicion of passing bad checks. Detectives recovered about 1000 dollars in counterfeit/credible bad checks. Both men had worked as carpenters before their arrest.
For five weeks a female monkey has homesteaded Ruth Grant’s Los Angeles backyard. It swung from trees lauded by Mrs. Grant before she fed it. The animal entered the house, tore curtains, and toppled an ink well, prompting her to call for the owner to remove it. The monkey continues to chatter nonstop.
A new public driver training course opened at Glendale High School today. Andy Case, former Arizona high school driver education supervisor, will lead the 7:30 p.m. classes.
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