Wind Change Shifts Bombers Runway At Davis Monthan
Residents in eastern Tucson woke to B 29s lifting as wind shifted 15 to 18 mph forcing the bombers to use the northwest runway near town. The Selfridge attack drill involved the Davis Monthan 43rd Bomb Wing with a round trip of about 18 hours.
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Tucson
Davis-Monthan
Base Public Information Office
Selfridge Air Force Base
Detroit
Mich
43Rd
Strategic Air Command
Guardian petition sparks action in Kessel-Riddlesbarger case
Doris Mae Kessel may have a guardian appointed as the Homer Kessel family seeks to limit its $350000 damage suit against Rufus Riddlesbarger. Attorney Polley asserts the plaintiff wished to drop the case while challenging guardian Louis Kohler's appointment. Court orders Mom Fredia Kessel named guardian. legal maneuvers surprise associate Robert Tullar.
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Homer Kessel
Rufus Riddlesbarger
Doris Mae Kessel
Riddlesbarger
Wesley E. Polley
Bisbee
Kessell
Fred W. Fickett
Polley
Louis G. Kohler
Doris Mae
Fredia Kessel
Robert §. Tullar
Fickett
E. T. Cusick
Tucson
Building Wage Parley Recessed Until Monday
Labor and management representatives negotiating a 20 cent per hour wage raise recessed discussions until Monday. The talks involve six basic building crafts and about 5,000 union members in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Water rate hearing in Arizona Commission discusses increases
The Arizona Corporation Commission held a lengthy hearing on proposed rate hikes by Richland Water Co run by W W Glover. He seeks $2.50 for the base and 25 cents per 1000 gallons, up from 2.25 and 18 cents, arguing the current rate base undervalues the business. Objectors claim the raise is unjustified and point to seven percent returns and inefficiencies. The hearing also covered water outfits First Avenue Water, Campbell Avenue Water, and Wilshire Water company sales, plus bus fare requests and mortuary certificates.
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W. W. Glover
Richland Water Company
Ission
Glover
Wilson T. Wright
Sosin
First Avenue Water Company
Jake Linville
Commission
Campbell Avenue Water Company
Earl Strasser
Leo Goldblatt
Wilshire Water Company
L. E. Wesson
State Corporation Commission
Occidental Bus Lines
Roy Laos
H. Dorrah
North Westmoreland
Laos
Darroh
Widow Seeks Millions From Butler Estate
In Wheaton Illinois probate court Mrs Burridge D Butler seeks one half of her late husband Burridge D Butler's 3 million dollar fortune including radio stations WLS KOY KTUC and magazines Prairie Farmer and Arizona Farmer The will filed here estimates 2 million in personal property and 1 million in real estate Butler died March 30 in Phoenix Trustees for WLS Prairie Farmer and Tucson station are named with ten year restraints and income to charity from these assets.
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WLS
Chicago
KOY
Phoenix
KTUC
Tucson
The
Prairie Farmer
Gandhi Accused Get Pen Privileges
Delhi June 3 nine accused Mohandas K Gandhi assassination case were granted prison privileges usually given to political prisoners They face murder conspiracy to murder and related charges Their trial was postponed from June 14 to June 22 and they were classified as class B prisoners Privileges include outside food at their expense self shaving and better ventilated cells
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Delhi
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Auto Train Collision Demolishes 1947 Chrysler
Three accidents near Tucson reported by the sheriff and Highway Patrol. A 1947 Chrysler sedan struck by a train near Prince road caused about $3,000 damage. the car was empty and owner unnotified. A midnight wreck at Alvernonway and East Speedway left Sam Cardella and Rodman Grodt with minor injuries, Grodt’s passenger Billie Dunn also treated and released. A truck rollover on Camino del Sol near River road injured Bill Milne with about $800 damage to the vehicle.
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Sheriff's Office
Kenneth Massie
Southern Pacific
Prince Road
Massie
Alvernonway
East Speedway
Sam C. Cardella
North/ First street
Rodman M. Grodt
East Fifth Street
Grodt
Billie Dunn
Bill Milne
West India Street
Camino del Sol
River Road
Milne
Don Means
East Broadway
Leonard McCulloch
Air Scouts Return After Arizona Grand Canyon Flight
Scout leader Joe Detwiler and eight air squadron 100 youths complete a three day flight over Arizona and the Grand Canyon. They depart Tucson Wednesday and arrive back at Tucson Air Park at 6 p.m. Friday.
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Joe Detwiler
Air Squadron 100
Tucson Air Park
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Paul Sullivan
Tucson
Phoenix
Detwiller
Don Herman
Sullivan
Bernard Huser
Detwiler
Air Park
Herman
Huser
Roger Herman
Douglas Sanders
Howard Sanders
Jimmy Jacobs
Jerry Detwiler
Madison Haynes
Legion Posts to Elect Officers and Show Convention Film
City briefs note Morgan McDermott Post No 7 American Legion will elect officers and screen a film of the last national convention at the Legion hall on East Pennington street Thursday at 8 p.m. The next day Friday at 2 p.m. the grand international auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will meet at Odd Fellows hall.
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Morgan-McDermott
American Legion
Legion Hall
East Pennington Street
Grand International Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Odd Fellows Hall
Korea's National Assembly Recesses to June 8
Seoul reports Korea's new national assembly recessed on Thursday until June 8. It will hear reports from the constitution drafting and rules committee then.
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Seoul
Korea
New National Assembly
Four CIO Board Members Quit Over Taft Hartley Dispute
Four members of the international executive board of the CIO resigned after the board voted to comply with non communist provisions of the Taft-Hartley act. The Chicago report notes the action occurred Thursday as part of the union’s response to Taft-Hartley requirements.
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Chicago
CIO United Farm Equipment Workers
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Suede
Arizona Corporation Commission
Gertrude Kinstine
Freeman Road
Aaron Sosin
Dugan Hennessy Mortuary
Hubbard Mortuary
Hugh Dugan, Jr
James Allison
Mathew John Smith
Atty
John Pintek
Reilly-Rottman Mortuary
Willcox
U-Sane
S. Sixth Ave
Zenith Cleaners
Ford
Caming Soan
C. O
Gandhi
Air Scouts
Cr Lege Shop
Gabardine
Rosenfeld Liptick
Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld Cologne
CIO
Taft Law Dispute
W.S. Lackner
Pioneer Hotel
East 7Th Street
5Th Avenue
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