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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1947
Page
5
Tempe resident Elizabeth Redden 73 collected live scorpions for Arizona State College Tempe to aid venom research. Over years she delivered between 5 000 and 7 000 scorpions while recalling hundreds collected in a single year. Prof. Herbert L. Stahnke praises her lifesaving help.
An application to transfer a wholesale liquor license from Charles N. Clark to Fred H. Kreisler was posted by the clerk of the board of supervisors at the Crescent Wholesale distributing company. Joseph D. Hill seeks a wine and beer license for Canvas Castle arena 700 West Congress street and notice was posted.
Arraignment set for 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Johns for John L. Sullivan Harry T. Hendricks and Jack P. Christy on charges of coin in violation. Gila County Superior Judge C C Faires to preside after J J Gibbons was disqualified. Defense plans to quash the information and seek a venue change based on signed petitions for transfer.
London reports that prominent Britons received mysterious explosive powder by mail from Italy in what may be an international subversive plot. Names linked include Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery and Sir Stafford Cripps, with authorities guarding identities.
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday authorized construction of a daytime radio station at Douglas Arizona run by the Douglas Broadcasting Company. The facility would operate on 570 kilocycles with one kilowatt power.
The body of Oscar Dawkins aged 54 who died in a local hospital Monday night will be sent to Los Angeles by Williams mortuary for services and burial. Dawkins who came here two years ago lived on the Oro Verde ranch and is survived by a brother Wallace who will accompany the body.
Four youths aged 14 to 16 confessed to burgling at least eight local businesses in the past month. One teen was sent to Ft. Grant correctional school indefinitely, three placed on two years probation by Pima county juvenile authorities. They admitted stealing beer soft drinks tamales bacon fruit and boys clothing from nighttime entries including Ja come's the Fixit shop and others in the downtown Sixth avenue district. They were arrested Sunday on a car theft charge.
Rutland Vermont reel floods leave five people missing and 409 homeless as water power and gas cut off. Dam burst drenched the city of 17000 after torrential rains created a nine foot wall of water. Five remain unaccounted for: Philip McKenzie 9 Richard Victoire 13 Mrs Bernard Cohen and her 6 year old son and an unidentified truck driver.
Phoenix reports a record 91,142 certificates of title to automobiles issued from January 1 to June 1. M A Goodwin, superintendent of the motor vehicle division, said the figure is a 44 percent increase over last year.
At the state rally banquet speakers included Mayor E. T. Houston and Dr. Josie M. Trinkle. Initiation and degree conferral were led by Lillie Holford Ann Henry and Maybelle Houston. Margaret Ballenger received a 50 year membership pin with others awarded 25 year pins.
Norvert L. Pritchard of Tucson was elected president of the Arizona Association of Postal Supervisors at Phoenix. Other officers chosen include William J. Mason of Phoenix as first vice president Charley Russell of Miami second vice president K D Palmer of Winslow third vice president and George H. Parent of Tucson secretary treasurer. Mrs C F Shofner of Tucson was listed in the report.
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