Stofft Heads Tucson Chamber of Commerce for 1948
Fred Stofft of Howard and Stofft was elected president of the Tucson Chamber of Commerce for 1948 at a board meeting. He succeeds James F. Houston of Valley National Bank. Other officers named include James M. Procter as first vice president and F Payne Dearing as second vice president. C Edgar Goyette was re elected secretary for the eighth consecutive year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stofft
Howard & Stofft
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
James F. Houston
The
Valley National Bank
Stofft
James M. Procter
Pioneer Hotel
F. Payne Dearing
Tucson
J. C. Penn
Santa lands by helicopter on Congress Street
Santa arrives in Tucson at 2 p.m. Saturday in a helicopter. He greets 34 children from the Arizona Children's Home in front of the Woolworth building on East Congress, delivering toys donated by the 20 30 club and local merchants. Community volunteers and police assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Tucson
Woolworth
East
Congress
Arizona Children’s Home
20 30 Club
Congress Street
Pitt’s Jewelers
Litt’s Drug Store
Sayer’s Linen Shop
the Jewel Box
Zuni House
Given Brothers
Sachs-Parker, Grabes
Walgreen
Payless
Field’s Jewelers
White's Jewelers
Grunewald and
Adams and Jones’ Drug Store
John R. Stille
Paul E. Rocheford
Bud Leezer
Club
Policeman Responds Quickly in Auto Theft Case
Police received the report of a missing 1948 Chrysler Windsor at 9 24 p m and by 9 28 p m were in pursuit behind East Fifth Street. E Stratford of 1326 East Fifth and two juveniles in custody helped stop the car after reporting the license number and description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Coffess
Oracle Road
East Fifth Street
E. Stratford
East Fifth
Stratford
Prisoners' Kids Get Christmas Aid From Local Officers
Frank H. Snodgrass and W. H. MecConnico, long tied to probation in the county, reviewed lists of state prison releases from superior court and found many prisoners have children. They coordinated with supporters to ensure every child will have a merry Christmas, promising aid to bridge the absence of a parent this holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Snodgrass
W. H. MecConnico
Snodgrass
Superior Court
Lee Garrett
McConnico
Frank
Mac
Three Tucson Students Win Preliminary Scholarship Honors
Ruth Coykendall Bud McCord and Jo Ann Kinnison earned top scholastic honors in Arizona high school senior aptitude tests. They advance to the final January 24 with nine others, vying for Pepsi-Cola four year college scholarships plus $25 monthly allowance and travel funds. Five runners up receive $50 college entrance fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ruth Coykendall
Bud McCord
Jo Ann Kinnison
Arizona
Pepsi-Cola Company
United States
Canada
Scouts List Honor Recipients At Sam Hughes School Party
Boy Scout Cub pack No. 17 at Sam Hughes school held its Christmas party and awarded ranks and badges. Recipients included Lion Billy Belton Bear silver arrow Kenny Uvodick Keith Judson Bear gold arrow Kenny Uvodick Keith Judson Bear badge Lyle Koch John S O Dowd Keith Judson Charles Booth Jack Smallhouse Wolf silver arrow Billy Chinworther Keith Judson Jack Smallhouse Wolf gold arrow Steven Shuham Wolf badge Delbert Secrist Gary Gorsuch David Koffman Douglas Gregg Jack Smallhouse David Abbott Tom McLain Jimmy Stewart Wolfrank Barry Underwood Edward Conway Larry Wheeler Dwight Seiferlein Bob Catrank Frank Uvadick Laird Keagle David Leib and one year service stars Douglas Gregg David Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Sam Hughes School
Lion Rank
Billy Belton
Bear Silver Arrow
Kenny Uvodick
Keith Judson
Bear Gold Arrow
Lyle Koch
John S. O’dowd
Charles Booth
Jack Smallhouse
Wolf Silver Arrow
Billy Chinworther
Steven Shuham
Wolf Badge
Delbert Secrist
Gary Gorsuch
David Koffman
Douglas Gregg
David Abbott
Tom McLain
Jimmy Stewart
Wolfrank
Barry Underwood
Edward Conway
Larry Wheeler
Dwight Seiferlein
Bob Catrank
Frank Uvadick
Laird Keagle
David Leib
David Field
Flood Control Meeting Set In Tucson Tuesday
Mayor E T Houston invites all groups and individuals to a 3 30 p m meeting at city hall Tuesday to discuss authorizing localities to contract with the federal government for flood control projects. State official Williams notes no current law allows such joint expenditures, delaying a U S corps project in Holbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
E. T. Houston
O. C. Williams
State Land and Water Commissioner
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Williams
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Holbrook
Granada Club Christmas Ball in Pioneer Ballroom
The Granada club of Tucson hosts its annual formal ball at 9 p m Sunday in the Pioneer ballroom to celebrate the Christmas holidays. Members listed include Gene vieve Garcia Graciela Suarez Delia Ruela Lolita Huerta Irene Ama dril Alice Barcelo Martha Bravo Blanche Chavez Leonor Guerra Hope Huerta Lupe Jimenez Elsie Ortega Wilma Torres Fresia Huerta. Honorary members include Judy Canez Martha Corrales Betty Davila Irene Diaz Mrs Robert Barcelo Mrs Manny Herrera Mrs Sam Levitz Mrs Louis Palacios and Mrs Louis Salvatierra, all of Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granada Club of
Tucson
Pioneer
Genevieve Garcia
Graciela Suarez
Delia Ruela
Lolita Huerta
Irene Amadril
Alice Barcelo
Martha Bravo
Blanche Chavez
Leonor Guerra
Hope Huerta
Lupe Jimenez
Elsie Ortega
Wilma Torres
Fresia Huerta
Judy Canez
Ajo
Martha Corrales
Phoenix
Betty Davila
Los Angeles
Irene Diaz
Roscoe
Calif
Robert Barcelo
Manny Herrera
Sam Levitz
Louis Palacios
Louis Salvatierra
Papago Mission Pastor Responds to Charity Protest
Rev H Grady Gwinn, pastor of the Papago Indian Mission in Tucson, defends aid efforts for about 75 families and offers to show relief needs to any observers. The issue follows Rev Peter Samano and a Papago committee protest claiming not all in need want charity and a Saturday Southside Presbyterian meeting is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Grady Gwinn
Papago Indian Mission
West 20Th Street
Tucson
E. T. Houston
Gwinn
Richard 8. Beal
First Baptist Church
Beal
Gwin
Peter Samano
Southside Presbyterian Church
Land
Houston
Christmas Eve Service at Our Saviour's Lutheran
The Our Saviours Lutheran church in Roskruge will host a Christmas eve service at 7 p.m. in Roskruge junior high school with special choir music and a Christmas message by Rev. Titus R. Scholl. A lobby box will collect gifts for distressed peoples worldwide. The Sunday school pageant follows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus R. Scholl
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Roskruge
Scholl
Roskruge School
Building permit issued for brick dwelling on East Ninth Street
Dr. R. S. Hawkins received a permit Saturday to build a five room brick house at 2241 East Ninth Street, with an estimated cost of 17000. Navy recruiting reported three active naval reserves and one inactive enlistment Saturday. Active reserves: Franklin Brown Over, 2430 East Speedway, apprentice seaman. Richard Chill, 3232 East Flower, apprentice seaman. Abel Bracamonte Fimbres, 553 West Speedway, fireman first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Hawkins
East Ninth Street
Navy
Franklin Brown
East Speedway
Richard Chill
East Flower
Abel Bracamonte Fimbres
West Speedway
Francis Flewelling
Davis Monthan Dwellings
Funeral rites held for Lt. Walter Wigley and 11 airmen
Christian Science services were held Saturday at the Arizona mortuary for Lt. Walter T. Wigley, a B-29 crash victim. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery Soldiers' plot with an Davis-Monthan Field honor guard. Survivors include wife Matie Wigley and two sons Walter Jr. and Milton of Laguna Beach, California. The remains of 11 other airmen are being sent home this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Arizona Mortuary
Walter T. Wigley
Evergreen Cemetery
Davis-Monthan Field
Matie Wigley
Walter, Jr
Milton
Laguna Beach
Calif
Post Office Reports 26 Percent Holiday Increase
Postmaster Harold Collins reported Christmas mailing rose 26 percent in the first 19 days of December versus 1946. Receipts reached $101,510.73, up from $82,515, an increase of $21,995.73, with parcel post packages showing a similar rise indicating a national trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Collins
Collins
Arizona building trades wage dispute headed to forecasted raise
An arbitration board is expected to grant wage increases to Arizona building trades workers after hearings and briefs. Carpenters sought 25 cents and other craftsmen 20 cents per hour, with a 10 cent initial rise previously granted. unions and contractors are represented by W. D. Taylor and L. Carl Holmes, with Benjamin Aaron on the board. The final decision due Monday could set terms for a June contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
U.P
Arizona Building Trades
L. Carl Holmes
W. D. Taylor
Tucson
Holmes
Benjamin Aaron
Los Angeles
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Body Of Magdal To Be Sent To Dubuque
The body of Samuel H. Magdal a 55 year old jewelry merchant who died Friday in a local hospital is being sent by Reilly funeral home to Dubuque Iowa for services and burial He came here ten months ago and lived at 1824 East North Street Surviving is his wife Mrs Clara Magdal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Magdal
Reilly Funeral Home
Dubuque
Magdal
East North Street
Clara Magdal
Landowners Allowed to Intervene in Water Suit
Landowners were granted the right to intervene in a court fight over underground water by Judge Lee Garrett in Maricopa County Superior Court. They claim an inherent right to water under their property as the Salt River Valley Water Users Association and Roosevelt Irrigation District dispute control for irrigation, with broader implications for any underground water code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
U.P
Lee Garrett
Tucson
Maricopa County
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Roosevelt Irrigation District
Bus Crash Sets Hotel Ablaze in Exton Pa
A passenger bus swerved after a minor sideswipe and crashed into the Exton lodge in Chester County pa igniting the hotel. The impact damaged the heating system forcing the furnace off and leaving the two and a half story building cold. The front half of the bus rested in the lobby and bar acting as a temporary support with no passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exton
Exton Lodge
Chester County
Woman Sues For 25000 In Damages Over Fall
Mrs. Ruth Ham sues Martin Drug Company in superior court seeking 25000 dollars for injuries from a June 27 1947 accident at Martin Drugstore No 1. She claims negligence from a liquor display stand left in an aisle and seeks medical costs 135 dollars along with damages for pain suffering and permanent injury to her nervous system and impairment of earning ability as a nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Martin Drug Company
Ruth Ham
Attys. Milton Cole
Richard H. Chambers
Rockwell Rites Held In South Lawn Chapel
Final rites for F. Fred Rockwell 66 who died Thursday in a local hospital were held Saturday morning in the chapel at South Lawn Memorial Park Cremation followed He had come here recently from Point Lookout New York and is survived by his wife Agnes T Rockwell Reilly funeral home arranged the services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Fred Rockwell
South Lawn Memorial Park
Rockwell
Point Lookout
N.Y
Agnes T. Rockwell
Reilly Funeral Home
Mrs. Clara M. Tubman Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs. Clara M. Tubman age 50 died Friday in a local hospital. Her body is being sent by Reilly funeral home to Cambridge Massachusetts for services and burial. She came here two weeks ago from Cambridge and is survived by her husband Isador Tubman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara M. Tubman
Reilly Funeral Home
Cambridge
Mass
Tubman
Isador Tubman
Tippett Services Held Monday for Charles W Tipmett
Final rites for Charles W. Tippett, 70, originally set for Saturday, are rescheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Williams Mortuary with Rev. Wesley P. Ford officiating. Burial will follow at South Lawn Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Tippett
Williams Mortuary
Wesley P. Ford
South Lawn Imemorial Park
Tucson Visitor Dies At Texas Residence
Mrs. Mattie Woolley foster mother of A. T. Ellison of 528 East Seventh Street died recently in Normangee Texas while visiting Tucson. Ellison was with her at the time of death. The report notes Mrs. Woolley visited Tucson frequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Woolley
A. T. Ellison
East Seventh Street
Normangee
Tex
Ellison
Woolley
Tucson
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St. Nick
Granada Club
HE Cargo
Wigley
Post Office
Dick Smith
Sun Valley
Northwest
East Tenth Street
CASH
Wallis Cleaning Service
East Ninth St
Oman
South Lawn
Citizen’s
Citizens Transfer & Storage
Aenona
Wes
Sixth Street
Tippett
Prudential Investment Corporation
the House of Service and Protection
Mansfield Heights
Tucson Heights
Bedroom
Prudential Homes
Hollywood
Gable
Pueblo
Camino de Palmas and
East Broadway
Alvernon
Camino de Palmas
Bryant
Arizsene Corporation
Sixth Ave
First Avenue
Hearst Street
First
Hearst
Texas
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