Arizona farmers suffer record farm income losses in West
Arizona leads the 11 western states with the largest decline in farm income for the first ten months, totaling 35.9 million dollars of a 77.7 million dollar regional drop. Pima County is hardest hit due to cotton cutbacks, late rains, and hail, with cattlemen also suffering from lower beef prices. growers discuss a potential 3 percent acreage increase next year while the rest of the nation faces a 4 percent cut.
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Arizona
West
Department of Agriculture
California
Idaho
Oregon
Associated Press
Pima County
Dan Clarke
Clarke
Raymond Inskeep
Clarke and Inskeep
Tucson Utility Plans $50 Million Electric Expansion
J R Snider president of Tucson Gas Light and Power announces multimillion investment to build an 75 000 kilowatt plant east and south of Tucson with first unit costing 11 million dollars and total expansion over ten years potentially exceeding 50 million.
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The
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
Mocee
Luuccssooti
J. R. Snider
Snider
W. Grant Road
Grant Rd
Tucson
Westinghouse
Allied Industries
Ft. Huachuca
An. Army Electronics Proving Ground
Davis, Monthan Air Force Base
Silver Bell
Algeria Death Toll Rises in Christmas Offense
In ALGIERS serious clashes as Nationalist guerrillas push a Christmas offensive and French forces mount a major drive. Unofficial reports show at least 89 killed since Tuesday with fighting near Constantine and Guelma, Souk Ahras, and near the Tunisian border.
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Algiers
Algeria
Fig
Ure
Nemendia
Constantine
Guelma
Front For National Liberation
Valley National to Build Tucson Office on Speedway
Valley National Bank plans a Speedway-Swan building in Tucson at 114 by 48 feet with a 73-car parking area and drive in island. Architects are Scholer Sakellar Fuller. bids expected in weeks. the 5,400 square foot ground floor plus 1,440 second floor and 1,440 basement will house 8 tellers with room for 2 more. The design features white brick exterior, plate glass, terrazzo floors, and a shaded approach from autos. The new office will be the bank’s fifth in the area and 40th system wide with 37 offices currently in operation.
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Bimson
Speedway-Swan Bank
Mundey Johnston
Valley Bank
Tucson
Old Pueblo
Speedway-Swan
Alfred F. Kerr
Speedway
Swan
Show Low
Phoenix
Fifth Valley National Bank
Valley National Bank For Tucson
The
Valley National Bank
Speedway and
Swan Rd
First Day Winter Hits Nation With Mixed Temperatures
Winter arrives nationwide with subzero New England readings and heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures range from 49 in Salt Lake City to 14 above in Anchorage as some regions stay unusually mild or warm. In Australia, Santa Claus rides a camel in 105 degree heat.
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United Press
New England
California
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Missina
N.Y
Anchorage
Alaska
Boston
Buffalo
N. Y
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Kansas
Montana
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyo
Australia
Santa Claus
Ed Litt Drugstore Plans Move To New Downtown Center
T. Ed Litt Drugstore will relocate in March to a new shopping center at N Campbell Ave and E Water St in downtown Tucson. The lease covers 25 years with a 15 year renewal option valued around 750000, with existing staff moving to the new location.
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T. Ed Litt
N. Campbell Ave
E. Water St
Don Hummel
Theora Litt Woods
B. K. Litt
Arthur Grunewald
Ieise
Newsom Holesapple
Tucson Realty & Trust Co
E. Congress St
Fields Friendly Jewelers
Congress
Scott
T. Litt
Stone Avenue
Stone and
Grunewald
Grunewald & Adams, Jewelers
Winter Weather Snapshot Across North America
The piece contrasts warm sunny days with extreme cold in places like Houghton Michigan and Mt. Washington New Hampshire. It lists temperatures from numerous cities including Guaymas Yue Prescott Flagstaff Chicago Minneapolis New York and Tucson illustrating wide regional variations.
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Shrdlu
Houghton
Mich
Mt. Washington
N.H
Tucson
Guaymas
Prescott
Flagstaff
Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
Adlai E Stevenson Jr Transferred To Chicago For Surgery
Adlai E Stevenson and his 19 year old son John Fell Stevenson were taken by ambulance from Goshen Indiana to a Chicago hospital after a traffic crash that killed two college companions. John Fell Stevenson suffered a shattered knee cap to be repaired by a bone specialist in good condition. An Elkhart superior court grand jury returned a two count indictment against truck driver Fred Gill of Detroit for involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide with arraignment set for this afternoon.
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Goshen
Ind
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
John
Stevenson
Elkhart
Fred Gill
Detroit
John Fell Stevenson
Fire Makes Identification Impossible
Eastern Airlines asked families of 17 killed in the Miami to New York Constellation crash not to come to Jacksonville due to little chance of identifying more than three charred bodies. The four engine plane plunged into a pine thicket near Jacksonville Municipal Airport during a routine instrument landing. Airline president Thomas A. Armstrong called the crash one of aviation history’s greatest safety records.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Eastern Airlines
Jacksonville Municipal
Thomas A. Armstrong
Five Year Jump Shows Tucson Electric Customer Growth
Five Year Jump Tucson Gas Electric Light Power Co. served 58,651 electric customers in November 1955 versus 40,616 in 1950. The table lists annual net increases for 1950 to 1955, including 3,119 in 1950, 4,089 in 1951, 5,351 in 1952, 3,213 in 1954, and 3,615 in 1955 for the 12 months ending in November.
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Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
Polio Rate Shows Drop After Salk Vaccine
New York reports a substantial decline in polio hospital admissions this year with eight-year-olds down 52 percent from 1954 figures. Dr. Hart E. Van Riper notes June to November records show a 17 percent drop overall, seven-year-olds down 40 percent, and teens 15 to 19 down 12 percent, attributed to vaccine protection.
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New York
National Foundation For
Tucson Tonight Features Band Carols and Basketball
Tonight and tomorrow in Tucson the Boys Band performs Christmas carols at 7 pm with open public access. At 8 pm Salpointe meets Condow in THS gym for a high school basketball game. area bounds include Alvernon Way Stratford Eastbourne Broadway and Broadmoor Addition.
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Tucson
Alvernon Way
Stratford Dr
Eastbourne Dr
Broadway
Broadmoor
Columbus
Pima St
Grant Rd
Shooting accident makes poor Christmas worse
A shooting accident worsens a family’s holiday as police report a tragic incident during the Christmas season. Details indicate an unintended discharge led to injuries, prompting investigators to raid the scene and interview witnesses. Local authorities urge caution and remind the public of firearm safety.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Valley National
U. S
Adlai
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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