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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1952
Page
20
Two days before the presidential election, pollsters predict Dwight D. Eisenhower will win in a landslide with 442 electoral votes to Adlai Stevenson 89 across 48 states. The piece notes political fallout, local races in Tucson, and various civic items amid Pearl Harbor remembrance.
Recollections describe the Dodge City cattle trade with ranchers making yearly round trips and hiring Mexicans to herd stock north. Prices listed for flour and foodstuffs, with buffalo chips used for fuel, and trials crossing the Arkansas River and Rio Grande. Dodge City as a major cattle shipping point draws cowboys from multiple territories amid rough living on the trail.
A roundup of children's Christmas requests from a downtown store. Sandra Smith asks for a Bonnie Braids baby doll and a red wagon. Florence requests a green bicycle a record player and a piano. Swift wants a red wagon and a wind up tractor. Robert Saxon seeks a red bicycle with extra wheel and two holster guns. Karen Schnauter wishes for a baby brother and a doll. Kenneth Dobbs only wants a bicycle with three wheels. Marilyn Cooper dreams of a real puppy and a dolly. Lynn Thompson asks for a sewing machine from California.
A collage of odds and ends sent by readers including poems, a Sun clipping excerpt, memories of Walter Foss, Argentina’s wedding ring loan plan, a plea from Don Pajamas for blood at Christmas, a note about the first wireless transatlantic message, and light humor about a cow named Zephyr.
The piece reflects on adobe building history from Iran to Mexico, noting southern Arizona landmarks like Casa Grande and Tumacacori. It recounts a personal tale of flawed adobe construction, water damage, and the need for proper foundations, then guides a scenic Redington drive with cautions on road conditions and fuel reliability.
Elias H. Pressley, a University of Arizona agronomist, has bred leading short staple cottons and created the Pressley Fiber Strength Tester used worldwide. Arizona now leads in yield per acre, with the notable Arizona 44 variety, and plants are developed for machine harvesting as labor conditions shift. His work centers at the university and its farms in Mesa and on North Campbell Avenue, home life in Tucson, and a recent gift of a Pontiac 8 de luxe in appreciation from the Arizona Cotton Growers association.
A brief note quotes a scripture line urging believers to ask God for wisdom. It emphasizes that God gives liberally to all without reproach and promises wisdom to those who ask in faith. The extract presents a devotional message rather than news content.
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