Federal land ownership in Arizona faces pushback by cattlemen
Carlos Ronstadt of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association told the Tucson Game Protective Association that federal land ownership in Arizona and the West is rising, urging collaboration to curb the trend while condemning land damage by hunters and proposing stricter license rules and an oath for licensees.
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United States
Carlos Ronstadt
Arizona Cattle Growers Association
Tucson Game Protective Association
Ronstadt
Forest Service
Texas
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Cattle Growers
The
Game Association
Shriners To Dance On New Year s Eve
The Tucson Shrine club and the Alton Kol grotto plan a New Year s Eve dance at the Shrine club located at 2900 East Broadway. Monarch George Audish and club president A P Green will welcome nobles and guests. Charles Richards and Harvey C Belk handle refreshments and entertainment. Reservations are limited to grotto and club members and their guests.
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Tucson Shrine Club
Alton Kol Grotto
East Broadway
George Audish
Grotto
A. P. Green
Charles Richards
The
Harvey C. Belk
Grotto and Club
Brothers Will Open Tucson Golf Center
Brothers David and Samuel Hoff announce plans to open the Golf Center at East Grant Road and Tucson Boulevard early next January. The 18 hole all grass miniature course will be the largest of its kind with no carpet or cement covering five acres. It will include a drive in eating place ping pong tables an arcade and an outdoor patio. Future expansion includes handball courts a playground and badminton courts.
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Tucson
David
Samuel Hoff
Alamo
South Stone Avenue
East Grant Road
Tucson Boulevard
Golf Center
Hoffs
Florida Glumly Silent On Tucson's Sunshine Record
William Sunshine Pyle, head of the Sunshine Climate club, argues Tucson exceeds Florida in mean annual sunshine hours by about 1000 hours based on a weather map. He sent copies to the Detroit Free Press and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. the latter declined to confirm any Florida lead.
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Florida
Tucson
William
Pyle
Sunshine Climate Club
Detroit
Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville
Fla
Harold Colee
United States
Federal Housing Pays City 25626 in lieu taxes
The Tucson housing authority paid Louis E. Young county treasurer a 25626 check for in lieu taxes on federal housing projects in the Tucson area. A further 7129.84 is due. Distribution: 4443.31 to the county 7687.07 to Tucson School District No 1 125.63 to Ajo high school district 3988 to Ajo elementary school district 7895.86 to Sunnyside school district and 5075.87 to the City of Tucson.
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Tucson Housing Authority
Louis E. Young
Tucson
Ajo
Sunnyside
Tomo Leads Indonesian Raiders in Java Frontline Action
Indonesian sources say Maj. Gen. Tomo commands death by own action troops conducting nightly raids against Dutch posts in Java interior. He reportedly led attacks around Madioen Modjokerto Kederi and Malang amid the Dutch police action. Tomo, veteran fighter and propagandist, previously fought at Soerabaja and in 1947 radio broadcasts.
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Batavia
Java
Tomo
Republic
Madioen
Modjokerto
Kederi
Malang
Suit Demands 17000 For Wheelchair Injury
Mrs. Belle C. Murdoch sues Miss Maude R. Silvers operator of a Blackridge drive rest home seeking 17000 damages for back and spinal injuries after a wheelchair allegedly collapsed while she was a patient January 26 1948. Of the amount 2000 covers medical and hospital expenses.
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Belle C. Murdoch
Blackridge Drive
Murdoch
William G. Hall
Maude R. Silvers
Miss Silvers
Prisoners Find Out Elevator Is Slow
In Fulton County jail, Deputy Dewitt saw an elevator with five prisoners inside moving down without guards. He blocked the exit, and the inmates surrendered when the cage reached the ground floor returning to their cells. Sheriff Foster noted the escape involved tying up a deputy on the fourth floor.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
R. E. Dewitt
Dewitt
A. B. Foster
War Brides Fly To U S In Deadline Race
New York report on war brides racing to enter under the alien war brides act before midnight deadline. Several arrived at La Guardia aboard American Overseas Airlines planes, including Mrs. Janet Judge bound for Denver with her son Christopher, and Mrs. Violet Ramsay heading to Pittsburgh with her 22 month old Terence. Gabor Rona, 29, arrived in time to join his California wife in London pending visa expiry.
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New York
Gabor Rona
California
WAC
London
Germany
Blossom Bernstein
Los Angeles
la Guardia Field
American Overseas Airlines
Janet Judge
Denver
Colo
Christopher
Violet Ramsay
Pittsburgh
Calif
Terence
Verkhoyansk Records World’s Coldest Inhabited Winter
Verkhoyansk in Siberia is noted for its extremely frigid winters, earning a reputation as the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth. The climate highlights extreme low temperatures and harsh seasonal conditions for residents.
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Verkhoyansk
Siberia
Skull Study Links Death To Violent Blow On Indian Man
Anthropologist Bertram Kraus and doctors conclude the skull found in the Santa Cruz river indicates death by a severe blow to the head. X rays show the fracture existed before death, and deputies seek the rest of the skeleton to describe stature and appearance. The man is aged 55 to 65, Yaqui with some white ancestry, likely died within two years.
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Santa Cruz
John Ellis
James H. West
Bertram S. Kraus
Kraus
University of Arizona
Chicago
Benson Highway
Santa Cruz River
Barkhan Dunes Move Up to 30 Feet Annually in Egypt
In Egypt some barkhans or traveling sand mounds advance as much as 30 feet each year, reshaping dunes and shifting desert terrain.
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Egypt
Community Chest Near Goal After Year End Audit
Tucson officials report the 1948 Community Chest is $4 620 from its $168 850 target. Campaign director Stanley Steele praises small donors while noting advanced gifts miss their quotas. Many divisions exceed goals, especially the residential group, as downtown sales boost hopes for final push before 1949.
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Community Chest
the Chest
J. J. O'Dowd
Tucson
Stanley Steele
Veterans Hospital
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Rhea Ane
Steele
Red Feather
Lions Club Luncheon to Feature Gladys Page Choir Trio
A trio from Gladys B. Page's all girl choir will entertain at the Lions club weekly luncheon Thursday at noon in the Pioneer hotel ballroom. The Tucson group, new to the area, comprises Wynemah Rudd Shirley Douglas and Wanetah Swearengen, voice students from Mrs. Page's studio.
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Gladys B. Page
Page
Lions Club
Pioneer Hotel
Tucson
Gas Stations Manager Pershall Dies in Apparent Suicide
Lee R Pershall a 47 year old Phoenix division manager for Standard Stations Inc was found dead from a shotgun wound in his apartment authorities say it was self inflicted His wife Clara had filed for divorce on cruelty grounds earlier that day Pershall had worked for Standard Oil divisions since 1920 and with Standard Stations since 1942.
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Phoenix
Lee R Pershall
Wesley Bolin
Pershall
Standard Stations, Inc
Harry Troutman
Clara
Peanuts Output Reaches 2.08 Billion Pounds in 1946
The United States produced 2 075 880 000 pounds of peanuts during 1946, reflecting strong agricultural yields. Industry figures show peanut crops dominated by major producing states and contributing to national food supply.
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United States
Prison terms for two men suspended in court
Three year prison terms for Arthur Fisher and Alejandro Sanchez were pronounced and suspended by Judge Lee Garrett after both men changed pleas from innocent to guilty on a lewd and lascivious act charge. They had been in jail on drunken charges awaiting trial when the plea change was made to save time.
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Arthur Fisher
North Stone
Alejandro Sanchez
North Stone Avenue
Lee Garrett
Fisher
Sanchez
Atty. C. T. Reddington
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City
Nathan Mur
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W. R. Shearman
6Th Ave
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Country Club Plaza
Trent
Grunewald & Adams
West Franklin
Iowa
Wisconsin
College Shop
Coats
Botany
N. Park Ave
E. Pennington St
Girard-Perreguax
Fed. Tax Incl
East Congress
Self
Cathedral
S. Stone
Turson
the House of Hearing
W. L. Fawcett
So. Scott St
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