Varsity Smoke Shop Enjoined From Conducting Bookmaking
Superior Court grants permanent injunction against Varsity Smoke Shop at 348 Stone Ave barring any bookmaking operations. William Duke Dillas, alleged organizer, faces four counts of wagering and a grand jury conspiracy indictment. Civil action followed May 24 raid and seizure of equipment, with Morrison praising civil remedies to curb gambling.
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Tucson
Varsity Smoke Shop
Stone Ave
Superior Court
J. Mercer Johnson
Robert Morrison
William
Duke) Dillas
Dillas
Parimutuel
Pima County
Airman Guilty on Sex Count at Army Facility
Raymond T. Hightower, an air policeman at Davis Monthan, was found guilty of molesting school children under 16. A justice court jury convicted him yesterday. Justice of Peace Clark H. Johnson sentenced him to six months in jail with a six month suspended sentence if no legal violations occur. Two girls testified he approached them near West Simpson street and the railroad tracks on May 15 offering money. Hightower claimed he was in the area seeking a girl named Maria and did not intend harm.
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Raymond T. Hightower
Davis
Monthan
Air Police
Justice Court
Hightower
Justice of Peace
Clark H. Johnson
Simpson Street
Maria
Newspaper claims 157 dispatched Reds shot in China
Wah Kiu Yat Po reports 157 Chinese Red soldiers who recovered from wounds were captured and shot on May 14 after deserting when told they would be sent back to Korea. The incident allegedly occurred at Kukong in Kwangtung province, south China.
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Hong Kong
Wah Kiu Yat Po
Korea
Red China
Kukong
South China
Kwangtung
Mike DiSalle still heads OPS amid defense agency turnover
In a Washington context dated June 2, the story traces Mike DiSalle, former Toledo mayor, as the sole surviving original defense agency head. It details the lineage of NPA ESA WSB and OPS leaders, noting DiSalle’s stability while others have cycled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike DiSalle
Toledo
Defense Agency
Leon Henderson
OPA
Prentiss Brown
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
Truman
National Production Authority
NPA
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
William H. Harrison
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Kirk
Defense Production Administration
Harrison
Edwin Gibson
General Foods Corp
Burglar Uses Matches Then Steals From Rich ard Short Home
A dark bedroom burglary at 1042 N. 10th Ave last night found the thief using matches to light his way and later stealing a flashlight a diamond engagement ring valued at 175 dollars a Bulova wrist watch 65 dollars ten dollar men's trousers and a white shirt with initials RLS. Total loss 245 dollars.
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Richard Short
N. 10Th Ave
Pyle Named to Statewide Planning Council
William B. Pyle, development director of the Tucson Gas Electric Light Power Co., has been named a member of a state wide advisory council for the Arizona highway commission to plan a state tourist bureau. One member from each county will serve. meetings may begin soon, with a referendum to decide the law in the 1952 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Pyle
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
Arizona Highway Commission
Pyle
Mel Goodson
Highway Commission
4-H Members Hold Roundup in Tucson
Charles A. Pickrell announces Arizona 4-H Club Roundup on the 33rd annual drive at the University of Arizona. About 360 boys and girls from most counties compete in livestock, poultry, crops, clothing, and food events. The event includes demolition of top teams, honors for national 4-H camp delegates, and a dress revue at the women’s athletic field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Tucson
Charles A. Pickrell
University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service
Mohave County
At & P.m
Liberal Arts
Washington
D.C
Pickrell
Reds Blame West for Delay in Paris Talks
Moscow papers accuse Britain France and the United States of stalling the Big Four agenda talks in Paris. Pravda runs Tactics Of Delay while noting notes to Moscow seek a full conference in Washington on July 23. Russia pushes Atlantic Pact and European bases onto the agenda, opponents deny them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Paris
Pravda
Britain
France
United States
Washington
Russia
Europe
Robber in Red Cap Holds up Phoenix Liquor Store
An armed bandit wearing a red baseball cap robbed the Bottle House in East Phoenix last night. Deputies say the suspect produced a blue steel revolver, took about $100 in cash, and fled through a rear door.
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Phoenix
East Phoenix
Udall Replaces Mrs Bloom on Amphitheater School Board
Christina A. Bloom resigned as president of the Amphitheater school board and Stewart Udall, local attorney, was named as her replacement by county superintendent Florence Reece. The changes come after a wave of resignations and bond-issue defeats. New members and ongoing terms redefine the board as Paris and Udall’s terms approach expiration in 1953.
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Christina A. Bloom
Amphitheater
Stewart Udall
Florence Reece
Paul E.guitteau
WR. DuBois
Amphitheater Taxpayers Association
Nicholas Paynovich
Lawrence W. Cross
Paynovich
Cross
Wakefield Junior High School
Bloom
Gordon Paine
Reece
DuBois
Roy Bullington
Paris
Udall
Helen Wetmore
Amphitheater Taxpayers’ Association
Taxpayers Association
Judges View Essay Entries for Greater Arizona Contest
State judging opens with 14 county winners in Phoenix. Prizes: $100 for first, $50 for second, $25 for third, plus $25 to each county winner. Essays capped at 300 words on county features. County winners include Apache Mary Ellen Heap St Johns and Yuma Sandra Phipps.
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Phoenix
Greater Arizona
Arizona
Mary Ellen Heap
St. Johns
Cochise
Nancy Hunt
Fairbanks
Coconino
Ann Butehfart
Flagstaff
Gila
John Beavers
Globe
Graham
Fred Hawk
Safford
Greenlee
Fred Jones
Clifton
Maricopa
Rose Licosati
Mohave
Mary Owen
Kingman
Ken Ricks
Winslow
Jean Thompson
Tucson
Pinal
Eddie Jean
Casa Grande
Santa Cruz
Frances Capin
Widow Sells Cigarettes Ahead of Legal Ruling in 19 Cent Pack
A 65 year old widow in Albuquerque plans to sell cigarettes at 19 cents a pack, four cents under the state price, hoping small profit will save her home and store. She will begin Monday, while awaiting the attorney general's guidance on price legality and federal court rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Katherin McSorley
County Tyrone
Ireland
U. S. Supreme Court
Bootlegger crackdown praised as Tucson gets new enforcement car
Fred DeElliott chief enforcement officer of the state liquor licenses and control department told over 100 members of the Pima county Retail Liquor Dealers association in the Santa Rita hotel that starting Monday two enforcement agents and a radio car will be stationed in Tucson. The plan aims at stopping major liquor law violations including after hours sales and illegal practices. DeElliott noted less than one percent of licensed dealers cause trouble and cited Gov. Howard Pyle in backing a campaign against major violations. John Gikas, president of the county association, chaired the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred DeElliott
State Liquor Licenses and Control Department
DeElliott
Tucson
Okay DeElliott
Howard Pyle
Phoenix
de Elliott
Hendsey
al Lindsey
State Liquor Dealers Association
John Gikas
County Association
Wrong Charles Is Right One For Her
In a Washington tale Betty Helwig of Sloan New York meets a man named Charles Woody who matches a photo of a past acquaintance. After exchanging letters and a visit to Walter Reed naval hospital they plan to marry at the Walter Reed chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Woody
Betty Helwig
Sloan
N. Y
Buffalo
Betty
Walter Reef Hospital
Charleston
W. Va
Korea
West Virginia
Walter Reed Chapel
Alaskan Homestead Area Open For Vets
The interior department returned a 4160 acre musk rat and beaver preserve near Anchorage to the public domain along the Alaska railroad near Nancy Lake. World War II veterans have a 91 day preference in applying for lands under the homestead law.
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Washington
Interior Department
Anchorage
Alaska
Nancy Lake
Record tax payments set a county collection milestone in 1950
Pima county reports a 95.97 percent collection of the 1950 tax levy of 8,694,359.01 by the May 7 deadline, totaling 8,343,930.78. Only 350,428.23 remained uncollected, with 4.03 percent delinquent. Treasurer Carroll H. Christian calls the result a near lifetime event, noting 1949 had 95.07 percent collected and 4.93 percent delinquent.
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Pima County
Carroll H. Christian
Christian
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Reilly
E. Pennington
Mike
Valentine
Alan Valentine
University of Rochester
Eric Johnston
Cyrus Ching
Ching
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Ops—Disalle
Charles Wilson
Cari Monthan
4-H
West
Mrs. Bloom
Ginn's Liquor Store
SAT
SUN
Calvert
East Broadway
Tucson Fertilizer Company
ART Instruction, Inc
Minneapolis
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Charles
Wurlinzer
Jane
McConnell Aero Tech
S. 6Th Ave
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Swan Rd
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Wwe
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Leonard Or
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