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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1946
Page
3
Princeton New Jersey December survey shows autos and houses top Christmas wishes. The nationwide poll finds autos lead, followed by houses, clothes, and household equipment as the most wanted items. Women favor homes and appliances more than cars.
A superior court jury found Ajo cattle buyer Richard Ryan guilty of drunken driving on August 29 in Ajo. Sentencing set for December 30 by Judge John D. Lyons Jr. Deputy County Attorneys Bryce Wilson and James Murphy led the prosecution. trial stemmed from a prior justice court conviction.
Washington Dec 21 The house campaign investigating committee recommends classing union spending to publicize voting records of Congress members as campaign expenses Unions would also be required to identify the candidate in whose behalf the information was published
Washington reports secret U S and British efforts to keep Russia in the UN by supporting disarmament backing from Senator Warren Austin and Jimmy Byrnes. Molotov’s tough talk softened after Byrnes dialogue, leading to five American treaty proposals and Moscow’s improved stance.
Southern Pacific will pay Kentucky 4 million dollars in taxes on the railroad's 1944 45 46 intangibles and franchise. Kentucky headquarters are in Woodford county which will receive 350 thousand dollars of the total tax. The final figure was agreed after a year long case brought by the state.
The local Office of Price Administration for general goods plus rent control and sugar rationing was adjourned sine die Friday by its head Fred Blanc. Blanc, who led the local OPA since the war began and once worked in Tucson Newspapers, Inc., gave no future plans.
Deputy United States Marshal John C. Epley led delegates from marshals’ offices across the country in Washington from December 8 to 12 to form a national association. The group aims to raise standards, coordinate with the Justice Department, and train every deputy marshal, with officers Hayden Sanders, Daniel J. McCarten, and J. Paul Teal elected to lead. President Truman and Attorney General Tom C Clark offered congratulations. The next meeting is likely in Los Angeles with a training program.
The only natural entrance found to Wind Cave in the Black Hills is a hole ten inches in diameter, while the cave itself extends over ten miles and reaches depths up to 240 feet in places.
Edward W. Scruggs, clerk of the federal courts in Arizona for ten years, resigns effective January 1 1947 to enter private law practice. Appointed in 1936 by Judge Albert M. Sames, he previously served as deputy clerk since 1927. Ling and Sames praise his service. no successor named. He will open a law office at 82 West Pennington in January.
Johnny Chavez Luna, 23, of Phoenix, died Friday after losing control of his car on a downtown street. The vehicle struck a service station wash rack, toppled a steel pole, and crushed a board fence. Luna suffered a broken neck.
The Amphitheatre high school fine arts department staged its annual Christmas program in a Friday assembly. Drama and music students under Mrs. Herbert Cooper Mrs. Irene Brinkmeyer and Lawrence Wilson performed tableaux and carols with soloists Jeanine Elder Shirley Moreland and Shirley Green among others. The manger scene featured Charlotte Ferguson Rog er Sanders Keith Clawson Bill Camerone Ruth Harer Helen Whiting and Betty Barnes among the kings. An etching for retiring board member F C Holoway was presented by the student body and superintendent Paul Guitteau offered a holiday greeting as the band played.
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