Tucson Plans Land Trade for Armory Site
Negotiations aim to swap West 28rd street land with the Presbyterian mission board for an equal area nearby to establish a future Arizona National Guard armory campus. City records show most of Armory Park buildings would be deeded to the city, with Indian service clinics remaining on two federal lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Presbyterian Mission Board
28Rd Street
Arizona National Guard
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Armory Park
West 23Rd Street
Church Mission Board
Federal Indians Department
Armory
War and Interior Departments
Washington
Fred Stofft
158Th Infantry
National Guard
Aviation Gas Tax Opposed by Airlines
Phoenix December 27 Airlines officials opposed a proposed state levy on aviation gasoline to match seven million dollars in federal airport grants. The advisory aviation development committee debated funding methods and suggested options such as ad valorem taxes bonds or landing and rental fees while weighing a five cent per gallon plane gas tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
C.v. Sidney P. Osborn
Advisory Aviation Development Commiitee
Scruggs
Frank W. Beer
Edward W. Scruggs
Tucson Annoit
Edwin Montgomery
Tucson
Arizona Helicopter Service
J. D. Merrill
Arizona Airways
Walter Roche
Southwest Airways
Man 30 Held On Assault Charge
A 30-year-old man is held on suspicion of attempted rape and assault with a deadly weapon after an incident on North Oracle road. He allegedly pursued a 19-year-old woman in his car, fired a shot at two truck drivers who intervened, and fled before being arrested at his home. Investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
North Oracle Road
Bank Debits Show Substantial Gain This Week
Total bank debits for the week ending Dec. 25 reached 10,690,989, up from 8,079,387 in the prior year and 2,714,841 in 1940, per Ernest A. Sayre, manager of the Tucson Clearing House. Clearing house transactions totaled 10,730,811, versus 8,104,045 a year ago and 2,859,416 in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Sayre
Tucson Clearing House Association
Gets Stolen Car Back With Storage Bill
Nancy Stookey of Phoenix recovered her car stolen ten months earlier after authorities traced it to a Mesa garage. She faced a storage bill demand with a ten day deadline, or the vehicle would be sold, prompting her to withhold thanks to the state patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
U.P
Nancy Stookey
State Highway Patrol
Mesa
Maricopa Housing Pays Cash In Lieu Of Taxes
In Phoenix on December 27 the Maricopa County housing authority paid $11,669.02 into the county treasury for seven housing projects not subject to direct taxation.
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Maricopa
Phoenix
U.P
Maricopa County
City Briefs Highlight Local Events This Week
Miss Freda Botkin reads Births Christmas Carol on KVOA at 11 a.m. Sponsored by Mrs. P. H. Ross. Baha i meeting at 2300 Winssett Blvd with attendees from Los Angeles and Phoenix. Christian and Missionary Alliance holds services at 628 East Adams Street. Don E Hill, SK2c, Navy, visits grandmother Mrs. A E Tolbert. About 48 qualified applicants to police exams at 9 a.m. Jan 4 in Old Main room 100 at University of Arizona.
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Freda Botkin
Kate Douglas Wiggin
KVOA
P. H. Ross
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Thomas Lewis
Winsett Boulevard
THE
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
East Adams Street
Donald E. Hill
SK 2C
Navy
San Pedro
Calif
Alice E. Tolbert
East Twenty-fourth Street
Police Department
City Civil Service Commission
Old Main
University of Arizona
Theft of 26,000-Pound Steam Shovel Reported
The Phoenix police were alerted Friday to the theft of a 26,000-pound steam shovel. The shovel can travel three miles an hour and its value is listed at $9,200.
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Phoenix
West Germany Hunger Report Signals Serious Conditions
A three power survey in western Germany finds more people in unsatisfactory condition and rising undernutrition among 7 to 14 year olds. The French zone faces the most dangerous stocks, with miners fed there and overall underweight adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Murmansk Marks 30th Anniversary as City
Murmansk celebrates three decades as a city since its founding, noting growth from a small settlement to a population of about 130000. The milestone reflects its development and regional significance in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murmansk
Russia
Embargo Shuts Nogales Border to Mexican Cattle
At Nogales Arizona and Sonora the border closure halted 1 685 head sent for export while 2 200 lay in freight cars awaiting return. An additional 2 100 head were en route from central Sonora and 2 000 more were planned crossing at Sagabe, all to be returned as the embargo goes into effect. Ernesto Elias, Nogales cattlemen leader, warns thousands more cattle were ready for export. Construction of stockyards and a laboratory in Nogales, Sonora, costs about 100 000 as the bureau orders Mexico inspections.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
Sonora
B. A. Taylor
Bureau of Animal Industry
Sagabe
Mest
Taylor
Ernesto Elias
Lomas
Elias
Rebels Fail to Hold Hanoi Against French Counterattacks
French high command in Saigon says Viet Nam insurgent forces launched counterattacks in Hanoi and across northern Indo China, but were repulsed with casualties on both sides. Heavy Viet Nam activity along rail lines and rivers south of Hanoi and reinforcements redeployed to duty. Phu Lang Tuong 35 miles northeast reported heavy fighting but calm remains as alert status continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.R
Leon
Indo-China
High Command
Saigon
Hanoi
Phu Lang Tuong
Baby’s skin care advice for wind and cold care
The guide suggests protecting a baby’s tender skin in windy cold weather by applying baby lotion made from mineral oil or lanolin to the cheeks and chin. It also advises patting lotion on the wrists before putting on mittens to prevent chapping.
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West Germany
Catalina Furniture Co
N. Campbell Ave
6Th
Campbell
W. Pennington
ROY Drachman Realty Company General Insurance
Basketweave
America
Jacquen
Life
Saturday Evening Post
Kreisler
Fed. Tax Inc
East Congress
Coltege Shop
Liberty Market
Goodman
Libby
Shasta
Zoe
Martinellis
Hunt
Kuner
Morton
Treasure State
Hunt'’s
Campbell's Soups
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