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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
6
Harry B. Higgins, 81, retired board chairman of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., died yesterday. Higgins led the firm as president from 1944 to 1955 before becoming chairman in 1955, joined in 1905, retired 1957, and was active in Pittsburgh civic affairs. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
The Associated Press reports more than 300 people died in Christmas holiday traffic, totaling 302 fatalities in a 48-hour span. Deaths peaked midweek with 82 by Tuesday midnight EST and 100 on the West Coast, while Christmas Day accounted for over two thirds of the total. Adverse conditions and heavy travel marked the period.
The Commerce Department reports a renewed momentum in national business after a November lull tied to mourning for President Kennedy. Retail sales rise in December, steel and auto output grow, and residential construction rebounds with government spending supporting activity. Personal income is seen rising further in Q4 with construction spending up about 8 percent for the year.
Mrs J D Tippit was injured in a two car collision while driving to Clarksville to visit her late husband s parents The other driver Delbert Miller 22 from Paris was uninjured Police said about 400 damage to the Tippit car and 50 to the Miller vehicle The accident remained under investigation
United Press International reports Arizona road deaths rose to 506 after two holiday fatalities. Beula Davis Matli, 53, of Bagdad, died from injuries after a Tuesday night one car crash on State Route 96. Lillian Conley, 70, of Flagstaff, was struck on a Flagstaff street Tuesday night.
Dr. Harry C. Oberholser, age 93, renowned ornithologist, died yesterday in Cleveland. He served 46 years with the Fish and Wildlife Service and was curator of Ornithology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History from 1941 to 1947. Born in Brooklyn, his career spanned decades of scientific work.
Prescott plans a weekend dedication for its 271000 municipal building. City departments moved in last weekend, and Police Chief Ken Lindley praises the modern jail, which will not house prisoners until after January 1 after the old Quonset Hut lock up was abandoned. Prisoners will remain in the county jail until then.
J J Shubert aged 83 and last of the three Shubert brothers who built the theater empire died after a long illness. The Syracuse natives entered New York theater in 1900 and expanded management with brothers Sam and Lee. Sam died in 1905 in a train wreck and Lee faced a federal tax suit seeking 15.7 million from the estate as officials valued the estate at 25 million.
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