Truman Invited To Visit Tombstone For Facts On Epitaph
Tombstone editor Clayton Smith said he invited former President Harry S Truman to spend time in Tombstone to discuss local history, in light of the controversy over the Boothill Cemetery epitaph "Jack Williams, Done His Damndest" which Truman referenced in the White House.
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Tombstone
Harry S. Truman
Clayton Smith
Truman
Boothill Cemetery
Jack Williams
White House
Wally Foster
Williams
Foster
Stake Driver Dies Under Huge Tractor
A 23 year old Utah Construction Co worker David Paul Knowles of Fontana Avenue was crushed to death by a 30 ton tractor at the Pima Mine on Twin Buttes Road. Foreman Williard Hewette said Knowles was driving a stake for a surveying team when the accident occurred. The tractor driver W H Miller swerved but the treads passed over Knowles. Miller was treated for shock in Tucson. Knowles leaves a wife Pauline and two sons David Jr and John. Coroner Clark H Johnson ordered the body removed to the Funeral Home with funeral arrangements pending.
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Utah Construction Co
David Paul Knowles
Fontana Ave
Pima
Twin Buttes
Williard Hewette
Sheriff's
Knowles
Henette
W. H. Miller
Miller
Tucson
Pauline
David Af Knowles Jr
John
Clark H. Johnson
Volunteers Break Air Police Duty At Davis Monthan
Top ranking air police at Davis Monthan Air Force Base will be relieved of duty by volunteers on New Year’s Day to allow dinner with their families. The 803rd Air Police Squadron staff were relieved by about 26 volunteers on Christmas, and will again be relieved at noon for the same reason, Lt. Pledger Bishop said.
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Air Police
803Rd Air Police Squadron
Pledger Bishop
Information Services
School Site Trial Delayed To Mar 13
A jury trial to determine fair value of 40 acres condemned from Hughes Tool Co for Sunnyside School District's high school is continued to March 13 due to two witnesses being out of state. Plans for a $500000 school proceed under a court order granting immediate possession as bids may come next month.
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Hughes Tool Co
Sunnyside
S. Campbell Ave
E. Bilby Rd
Hughes Company
Tucson
Hughes
Mission Manor
Robert C. Stubbs
Boyle, Bilby, Thompson & Shoenhair
Rabies Cases Reported In Pima County Wildlife
Two wild animals tested positive for rabies in Pima County. A fox found dead in Tucson and a coyote on a highway near the Sells Reservation prompted health officials to warn residents. The finders reported the animals after attempting to skin them and receiving injuries.
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Pima County
Otto Fritz
Sanitation Department
Fritz
Tucson
Sells Indian Reservation
Sells Reservation
Santa Cruz
Esther Closson
Health Department
Rare Bald Eagle Spots Ice Floe Ride on Hudson River
Bird watchers noted a rare sight as a bald eagle rode an ice floe drifting along the Hudson River. The lazy eagle drew attention from the observers who tracked its slow, steady course on the river ice.
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New York
Hudson River
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William Chilikas
Stone Ave
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
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Ham Keddie
E. Grant Road
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F. Speedway
Englander Mattress
Aynes
Adday Vero
Dia
Oac
Tress
Sleep Shop
Western Auto Supply CO
Citizen Comics
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Steinfeld
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