This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1947
Page
16
The Tuc son recreation department leads a district wide Amphitheatre summer program with four supervisors. Activities run 4 to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday at the school, including free music lessons, beginners bands, string classes, and a summer concert band. Movies are shown free. the schedule awaits full participation.
Police Chief Don J. Hays announced two new staff additions. Thomas R. Stamper, 425 Prince road, will report midnight June 5 as a permanent patrolman replacing W. E. Pauls who resigned to become a deputy sheriff. Bernadine Romero, formerly with O'Connor Hall Furniture, 50 East Pennington street, will report Monday as stenographer clerk.
Veterans will have preference for 90 days when 360 acres of public land in Pima county near Ajo are opened for leasing July 14. The land will be offered in five and two and a half acre parcels, with applications to be filed at the district land office in the federal courthouse, Phoenix.
Paul F. Jones announced that the office of superintendent of entries has opened. The fair will be held November 7 to 16.
Hugh H Ballinger 59 a Tucson resident for 40 years died Wednesday morning in a local hospital. Funeral set for 10 a m Friday at Arizona mortuary with Rev Richard Dawson officiating. He founded Ballinger Fuel & Feed after WWI and later worked for the internal revenue department. Survived by wife Etta and daughter Louise Armstrong plus two sisters in California. He held multiple local lodge and civic positions.
The word Lapin translates to rabbit in French and is sometimes used to reference rabbit fur. It appears in linguistic discussions as a common French term for the animal and its peltry.
Charles F. H. Crathern Jr. of Worcester Mass. lies critically injured after a crash on a ranch 45 miles north of Willcox. His wife Mrs Crathern, piloting, also injured. They had left Wagon Wheels airport at 3 45 p m en route from Worcester in a new Stinson 150.
The veterans' contact and guidance offices, training officers, and veterans' accounts have moved from Old Main to barracks buildings west of the gymnasium. The structures, previously used at Rivers Jap detention center, will also host the director of residence's office. Some department offices, a study hall, and classrooms will be added later in eight air cooled buildings.
Globe reports Hettesheimer known as Hetty, shortstop for Globe Miami in the Arizona Texas league, will marry Ellen Kane of Cincinnati at home plate in O'Brien park at 8 p m Wednesday before the Globe Miami versus Bisbee game. Captain Herman Smith of the Salvation Army will officiate.
Two female federal prisoners escaped the Pima county jail likely via the unfinished east wing third floor. They climbed an eight foot ladder wired to an open window after authorities found their cell door unlocked and empty. Both were awaiting federal trial on separate charges.
We express thanks to friends and relatives for kindness during illness and bereavement of our beloved cousin and brother Samuel B Nahles and Alherta Robert Johnson Brother.
Hearings on nationwide driving laws will be called by the House subcommittee in the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Rep. Ellsworth said he expects hearings soon. The plan would create a division in the Interstate Commerce Commission to issue permits for interstate driving and to license all drivers.
Law enforcement in southern Arizona has issued alerts for several young women, with Sheriff Martin stating they are sought by as many deputies as can be rounded up along with FBI agents, highway patrolmen, and city police.
The report outlines Miss Sanders as 21 years old, 5 feet 3 inches, 125 pounds, light complexion, medium brown hair, wearing a black skirt, black blouse, and black shoes. Miss Hedin is 28 and 5 feet 5 inches tall.
The sheriff reports two immigration violators escaped from the Mt. Lemmon detention camp around 9 p.m. Tuesday. One description notes a prisoner weighing 118 pounds with olive complexion and red hair, dressed in black. Authorities seek their detention and recapture.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.