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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1947

Page

5

Naval Armory Groundbreaking in Tucson

Cmdr Hollis W Jones to head Tucson naval reserves after July 1. First spadeful of earth for the 1620000 armory at Randolph park east side, 160 feet south of WWII cavalry camp site. Mayors, police, chamber, county officials and military leaders attend ceremony with remarks on litigation and site support.

Hollis W. Jones Tucson Naval Reserves U. S. Naval Reserve Armory Randolph Park Don Hays RONS E. T. Houston J. F. Houston Chamber of Commerce Sheriff Martin Phil J. Martin, Jr Kathleen Claunch Cmdr Dudley D. Simmons C. E. Goyette Roy Hackman Junior Chamber of Commerce J. Homer Boyd Pima County Board of Supervisors Bill Naumann M. M. Sundt Construction Company Frank Drachman Col Fred Stofft Arizona National Guard Harold A. Patten American Legion Ed Wiele Disabled American Veterans Gordon Nelson VFW John Molloy Navy League Herb M. White Navy Club W. L. Johnson CEC Paul D. Hutchins Electronics Warfare Co Dale E. Hutchins Naval Reserve Organized Surface Division No Oklahoma City Reggie Russell

Counties Reject Welfare Administration Plan in Arizona

Kenneth Aitken of the Arizona Supervisors' association reports eight counties including Pima rejected county administration of welfare funds, three favored, two undecided, and one did not reply. The main objections cited are higher costs and unequal treatment across counties.

Arizona Kenneth Aitken Arizona Supervisors’ Association Aitken Pima County Pima

20 30 Clubs Will Meet Here In Fall

FLAGSTAFF June 3 An Arizona district convention of 20 30 clubs will be held in Tucson late in November or early in December. At that time the southern sub district will be established including clubs from Tucson Bisbee Douglas and Nogales. Wilmot Trew of Phoenix was elected governor at a convention attended by representatives of clubs from Phoenix Glendale Mesa Casa Grande Winslow Prescott and Flagstaff during the weekend. Jerry Carter of Flagstaff was named northern subdistrict governor and Frank Stenger of Phoenix central subdistrict governor.

Flagstaff Arizona Tucson Bisbee Douglas Nogales Wilmot Trew Phoenix Glendale Mesa Casa Grande Winslow Prescott Jerry Carter Frank Stenger

Paving Plan Near Sahuaro Forest Aims at 25 Miles of Roads

The Pima County Board of Supervisors discussed cooperating with Sahuaro Forest associates to create an improvement district funding 25 miles of paving north and east of Tucson in Wrightstown and Tanque Verde. Costs are estimated at 5 000 to 7 000 dollars per mile with a 20 year life, funded within yearly budgets while property owners repay their share over several years.

Pima County Board of Supervisors Sahuaro Forest Associates Wrightstown Tanque Verde J. Homer Boyd Supervisors’ Board Sahuaro Group Rincon Village Broadway Harrison Road Speedway Tanque Verde Loop Harrison Roads Tanque Verde Road 22Nd Street Harrison Houghton Roads Houghton Road Sahuaro National Monument Charles B. Maguire Stefan Gollob Emil Vozack E. J. Meyer I. A. Wilson Wilson Howard Smith

Central Arizona Co. Secures Yuma Franchise

Central Arizona Light and Power of Phoenix won a franchise to service northern Yuma County after NYCO Cooperative withdrew. The County Board granted the permit on Tuesday. WAA officials will tour Kingman Coolidge Marana Tucson and Yuma this week to designate buildings for school districts. advertising follows and projects will be turned over by July 1.

Yuma Central Arizona Light & Power Company Phoenix Yuma County County Board of Supervisors Nyco Cooperative WAA Kingman Coolidge Marana Tucson

War assets plan to move Army school buildings to Arizona districts

The real property division of the War Assets Administration, via the state surplus property purchasing agent and the superintendent of public instruction, announced a plan to transfer WAA and War Department buildings to Arizona schools by July 1. Sites include Kingman, Coolidge, Marana, municipal airport No. 2, and Yuma airfields. A special site tour for school districts is scheduled for next week.

Phoenix Daily Citizen Real Property War Assets Administration Superintendent of Public Instruction WAA War Department Arizona George Wagner Los Angeles Kingman Army Airbase Coolidge Army Airfield Marana Army Airfield Municipal Airport No. 2 Yuma Army Airfield Marana

Boys' State Election Involving Nationalist and Federalist Candidates

Flagstaff June 3 With peak political interest youths at Boys' State voted Tuesday for state officials from Nationalist and Federalist contenders. Willard Snyder and Bob Knowles led governor race with other nominees across supreme court justice secretary of state state auditor and treasurer posts.

Flagstaff American Legion Arizona Willard Snyder Tucson Bob Knowles Justice of Supreme Court Dale Webb Yuma Frank Mosley Winslow Lot Lyle Allen Kent Hurst Marana Rosalie Chavez Kingman Sol Jamburger Phoenix James Smithson Holbrook Harold Fugate Glendale Bill Goldberg Keith Mayberry Bob Hastings Louis Crandall Mesa Dave Ewing

Local election results and leaders named in Tucson area vote

Tuesday evening June 20 voters selected leaders including Superintendent John Bertoglio and Attorney General Alex Romero with nationalists and federalists in contention. The tied result among Nationalists to be decided by lot and victors to be inaugurated Tuesday afternoon.

Tucson Morrisaere Batty Cuture Aston Globe Gvening John Bertoglio Bud McCord Alex Romero Ajo Bill Lynn Litchfield Park Sonny Harrelson Glendale

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