Third gas line eyed to meet Tucson needs from El Paso corps
Tucson Gas Electric Light Power officials say a third natural gas line, built by El Paso Natural Gas Co under a 3.323 million dollar pipe mains program, will connect via Alvernon Road and initially serve as emergency capacity. The projected line spans 83 miles with 4.5 to 16 inch pipes, a dehydration plant, and a gas purification facility to boost supply for peak loads and support Phoenix power needs.
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J. R. Snider
Claude H.webber
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Company
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Alvernon Road
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Arizona Corporation Commission
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City Briefs Forsythe professor to speak at Baha'i meeting
University of California professor Forsythe will discuss World Faith for World Freedom at a Baha'i gathering at 2300 Winsett Boulevard on Tuesday at 8 p.m. The event is hosted by the local Baha'i group.
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Forsythe Ward
University of California
Winsett Boulevard
Veterans of Foreign Wars Band Rehearsal Postponed
The regular weekly Veterans of Foreign Wars band rehearsal scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed to next week according to an official announcement.
Army veterans return from Pacific duty on leave
Gapts Louis A. Wilson of 5500 Camino Real and Peter F. McCann of 3726 East Fourth Street travel home for leave. They have served with the Army’s Marianas-Bonins command in the West Pacific.
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Louis A. Wilson
Camino Real
Peter F. McCann
East Fourth Street
Army B.g
San Carlos Reservoir reports gains as storage rises
48 hours ending Dec 29 7 am shows available storage 396 acre feet with a 36 acre foot gain in the previous 24 hours. Naval Reserve Recruiting announces enlistment of two men in active reserves and lists names. Two new seagraves fire pumpers to be displayed on Scott Street with service to follow after tests Tuesday. Arizona Law faculty attend American Law Schools meeting in Chicago returning by Jan 5. Building permit issued for a brick duplex at 1822 East Eighth Street valued at 10 640 dollars.
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Naval Reserve
William Carl Joseph Otto
Consolidated Dwellings
Charles Nieukerck Clark III
Carthay Circle
Seagraves
Scott Street
Congress
Broadway
Harry Shiff
East Eighth Street
Engineer Recommends Doctrine for Underground Water Use
G. B. Smith irrigation engineer at the University of Arizona argues for a three principle underground water code considering return flow, appropriation for channeled and unchanneled water, and local district control. He urges public declaration of groundwater, inclusion of surface water, and universal application of the appropriation doctrine to safeguard irrigation development.
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G. BE. P. Smith
University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station
Pima County Bar Association
Smith
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Phoenix
California
Wloy Valley
Hloy Valley
Eloy Valley
San Fernando Valley
Meat-Handling License Deadline Approaches in Arizona
Southern Arizona meat dealers face a January 1 deadline for 1948 meat handling licenses. Sheriff Sol E. Rhea said four retailers sought details after a prior warning, noting all fresh meat retailers must license or risk up to $100 fine or 100 days in jail. Licenses cost $10 and are available at Rhea's office or the sheriff's office in the county courthouse.
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Arizona
Sol E. Rhea
Rhea
Pickpocket Steals Caldwell Wallet on Congress Street
Erskine Caldwell Jr reports his billfold was lifted Monday afternoon after he parked on Congress street. He only noticed the wallet missing after returning home. it contained identification cards and about $16. The incident was reported to city police.
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Erskine Caldwell, Jr
Hl Encanto
Congress Street
Watch Night Service Sponsored by Wesley Foundation
A watch night service sponsored by the Wesley Foundation of the First Methodist Church will be held from 11 p m until midnight Wednesday. Communion will be administered.
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First Methodist Church
Freeway Land Appraised At 656 425 In Tucson Plan
A Tucson real estate committee valued land for a proposed limited access freeway at 656 425 covering 145 parcels within city limits. The mayor and council will meet to consider calling a bond election and other items including downtown parking meters and a 355 968 tax authorization.
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Tucson
Nicholas
City Hall
Downstown
Chamber of Commerce
Tax Commission
W. Reese Lowe
M. B. Hodges
Sam Elrod
4. A. Courtlea
Mark Kiafter
Wilbur Grover
W. Stuart Nicholas
Ofr-An- Appraisal
Woman Shoots Herself After Family Quarrel
Mrs Mildred Miller of Anklam road was treated at St Marys hospital for a .32 caliber chest wound after deputies say she shot herself Monday night following a quarrel with her husband Tony. She recovered and told officers she acted out of anger saying they had been getting along swell previously.
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Mildred Miller
Anklam Road
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tony
Miller
Mrs Clara Thomas Succumbs At Home
Mrs Clara D Thomas, 53, died at her 738 East 20th street home Monday afternoon. She had lived in Tucson the past two years. She is survived by her husband Robert two brothers Bayliss and William Haynes three sisters Mrs Mary Walker Mrs Gertrude Williams and Mrs Leila Jefferson and her mother Mrs Mary Haynes. The mother and sisters of the deceased woman all live in Portland Oregon. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Reillys.
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Clara D. Thomas
East 20Th Street
Tucson
Thomas
Robert
Bayliss
William Haynes
Mary Walker
Gertrude Williams
Leila Jefferson
Mary Haynes
Portland
Ore
Reilly’s
Snow Drifts Grow as Mountain Snow Intensifies
Snow piles up in the mountains with estimates of two inches on the ground at Mt Lemmon and a foot expected by day’s end. In Tucson the weather turns across the area as a violent morning thunderstorm rolls in. Local store operator T H Zimmerman notes rapid snowfall with sledding activity starting early. The forecast warns temperatures dropping to near 28 degrees at night.
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T. H. Zimmerman
Summerhaven
Tucson
Zimmerman
Old Pueblo
Services Scheduled For Milo W Porter
Final rites for Milo W Porter 69 who died Sunday evening in a local hospital are set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at Williams Mortuary followed by cremation at South Lawn Memorial Park. Porter of 327 South Fourth Avenue is survived by two daughters Thyra P Kennedy Snyder NY and Lorena Davis South Norwalk Conn.
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Milo W. Porter
Williams Mortuary
South Lawn Memorial Park
Porter
South Fourth Avenue
Thyra P. Kennedy
Snyder
N. Y
Lorena Davis
South Norwalk
Conn
$25 000 Suit Filed In Court
Juan Vega filed a $25,000 damages suit in superior court naming Roy Laws of Occidental Bus Lines as defendant. Vega alleges injuries from a Sept 11 accident at South Bightly Ave and 29th Street caused by bus driver Joseph E. Smith. He claims a broken right leg and internal injuries possibly permanent and seeks $20,000 compensatory and $5,000 punitive damages. attorney Sidney Weissberger represents Vega.
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Roy Laws
Occidental Bus Lines
Juan Vega
South Bightly Avenue
29Th Street
Vega
Joseph E. Smith
Atty
Sidney Weissberger
Two Prison Terms Meted in Superior Court
Garth Morgan and Benjamin M. Wharton, both 28, received prison terms in Florence after criminal arraignments before Judge Lee Garrett. Morgan drew 2 to 3 years for a bad check charge and must start serving after probation, while Wharton got 3 to 4 years for burglary.
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Benjamin M. Wharton
Florence
Lee Garrett
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Joseph W. Tang
Flamingo Club
Jacome’s Department Stores
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Bryce H. Wilson
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Wharton
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Arizona State Prison
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Claude Brown
Chicago
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Fruit Cakes
Helen Gates
Ice Box
College Inn Chicken A la.King
Steinfeld’s Service Grocery
Seafood and Fish Dept
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Birds Eye
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