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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
29
In a Christmas toy parade a child’s delight contrasts with parent fatigue. The piece notes shifts from dolls and bikes to electronics and chemistry kits, electric trains, radios, walkie talkies, and robot kits. It warns that toy stores test parental nerves yet Santa visits bring renewed joy to children.
A Texan in Austin woke in a patrol car en route to County Jail after a night of drinking on the Benson Highway. He claimed his wallet with $200 in cash and $150 in checks disappeared while he slept beside a companion, who allegedly took the wallet. Deputies noted he was on a drunk charge.
In London a divorce court granted Douglas Griffiths a divorce after he endured his wife’s adultery for years. The final straw came when she helped her lover polish his car while the husband’s own dirty auto stood nearby, proving too much for him to ignore.
Public records show ITY Court entries listing pleas of innocent or failure to appear, bonds set, and fines for speeding and larceny. Separate items report births, marriages licenses, and obituaries with names and residences. Notices cover multiple precincts and divisions, plus hospital births and clergy-arranged funerals in Tucson area.
LAMBERTON Maude of Devon Dr died yesterday at hospital. Resident of Union City Pa. arrangements to be announced at Arizona Mortuary Belvedere Ave. Charles Williams Westy died Wednesday night. Angers listed include Grace Apicon. Funeral at Arizona Mortuary. Names include Paula Palomino and Aunt If Oats Go All Llm Lord Lay It Business Directory.
Joseph McArthur, 43, who escaped in 1941 from State Ville Penitentiary after a term for larceny, has led a law abiding life with his family in Long Lake Illinois. Chief Justice Wilbert F Crowley granted a chance at liberty noting he should never be returned to prison. Hearing on the writ of habeas corpus was postponed to March 25 for possible gubernatorial and parole board action.
Deputy City Manager Porter Homer decrees half the none emergency employees get an extra holiday on Monday December 24 and the rest stay home December 31. Skeleton crews will cover business from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Offices open before Christmas and New Year’s, while police and firemen remain on duty.
Engines 1 and 3 responded to a blaze at 2355 p.m. near West 1708 Street. Fire crews faced an overheated furnace and a raging inferno as they worked to control the fire and prevent spread.
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