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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
4
Dr. George H. Maughan associate professor of zoology at Arizona State College Tempe will retire June 30. He will return to Tempe after a summer vacation to continue research into climate and health and has conducted extensive ultraviolet rays research during his tenure.
The Tucson Summer band opens its eighth season under Tucson public schools sponsorship directed by Tom K Burges and Paul L Grimes with assistance from Wayne Webb and Lauritz Bjorke. Daily rehearsals cover elementary to college groups including a new swing band and dance group. String and wind classes meet at Peter Howell and Catalina junior high schools, Roskruge hosts senior band rehear ses, and concerts are planned in Armory Park. Registrations occur Thursday and Friday at the three schools and directors can provide further information.
Everett Russell, 28, of Marshalston, died when his car collided head on with a fire engine answering a grass fire near Marshallton, four miles west of West Chester. Chief Austin Fowler Sr. of West Bradford Fire Co. was treated for a possible wrist fracture. four other firemen on the engine escaped with bruises. Russell left a wife and infant daughter.
A wife asks if she should have another child despite wanting to delay. The adviser says parenting should be a couple’s choice and stresses that children are blessings, not burdens, and suggests a blunt reply to nosy friends.
The Arizona Corporation Commission heard testimony on fair valuation of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph in Arizona. Mountain States argued for higher rates. the company reported 3.95 percent return with net $2,368,524 in 1953 on assets valued at about $59.9 million. Independent expert A M Rife pegged intrastate value near the firm’s estimate, just under a one percent difference.
Hartford police say Joseph H. Harvey, an army veteran, was jailed a week after finishing a prison term for illegally wearing a navy uniform. It marked his fifth conviction for the offense in Hartford.
A man writes of eight unhappy years in a marriage to a woman he does not love and their child. The advice suggests a self driven solution, proposing a possible trial separation to gain perspective and determine a path forward.
State motor vehicle officials urge eligible residents to obtain a new driver's license as a birthday gift. Those licensed between December 31, 1946 and July 1, 1951 must renew by their birthday this year to avoid fines or court appearances. Visit 1134 S Euclid Ave to get the new license before the birthday.
Mrs. Mary O'Mara of St. Louis lost $670 intended for her son's grave marker and bills to pay debts when wind scattered the money pinned inside her dress. She recovered $160 after a public scramble as witnesses retrieved several $20 notes along Clarence Avenue and nearby corners.
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