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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1960
Page
2
A 35 year old blond attracted investors in Tucson for a dress shop plan but bounced checks and vanished. Four businessmen put up a $150 bond. police say she swindled at least $4,000 locally and $5,000 in Las Vegas with an ex convict. Fear she may repeat along the East Coast.
The fifth annual Industrial Workshop at the University of Arizona showcased strong interest in pushing industrial development across the state. The author noted a widespread desire for growth but criticized the community representatives for lacking practical know how.
Tucson workers at Western Greyhound await regional results of a contract vote. The two year contract expired March 1 but drivers and station staff continue working as negotiations proceed in San Francisco. Local 1223 of the Amalgamated Association covers Tucson crews. Ballots were sent to San Francisco for counting.
May runoff in Arizona streams was below normal at most key gauges except the Gila River above Safford Valley. Sabino Creek ran at 66 percent of normal in Tucson, while Rillito Creek and the Santa Cruz River were dry all month. Gila River produced 10 030 acre feet, 102 percent. San Pedro at Charleston 432 acre feet, 80 percent.
A sharp rise in liquor license filings followed fresh census figures showing population growth since 1950. City and county offices logged 86 total applications, with 73 in the city and 9 at the county yesterday. Most were Series 6 permits for sale of liquor and 36 for Series 9 packaging.
A Superior Court ruling favored Old Pueblo Transit Co. over Tud or Rapid Transit Co. on South 6th avenue. Judge Herbert F. Krucker ordered TRT to stop passenger pickups and drop offs between East 22nd and East 29th streets while ruling Old Pueblo not entitled to TRT revenue taken during the dispute. The case, arising three years ago, was argued by Boyle Bilby Shoenhair for Old Pueblo and Darnell Holesapple McFall Spaid for TRT.
County Supervisors will decide the distribution of inactive deposits for the coming fiscal year among five Tucson banks led by Southern Arizona Bank & Trust and Valley National Bank with totals over three million dollars. Active deposits will follow the same ratio. Road and zoning items, hearings on Ina road and Sierra Vista Ranch road, and planning appointments also on the agenda.
City Council agenda on Monday features 63 items including 18 public hearings. Key items include rezoning near Fort Lowell jog and plans for Hi Way Industrial subdivision tied to Nogales highway, plus a potential East Side fire station site and a $500000 two story City Hall expansion as part of a $2.5 million project.
City Council plans a Monday hearing on translating 25 square miles of recently annexed area from county to city zoning. Most zones will convert to R-1 single family standards while MU areas stay provisional pending study. The action aims to bring the area under city zoning, with individual cases proceeding later.
Nivel Products Corp requests District 2 Board of Adjustment approval to group 10 new dwelling units with an existing guest ranch on a 10.9 acre site at 4531 Caminito de la Puerta in CRI zoning. The historic ranch house creates a lot size issue. The petition by Tom Gaylord will be heard at 2 p.m. Thursday.
A mother, Carol J. Crowe, 25, faces a preliminary hearing at 2:30 p.m. June 20 in Justice Court 2 for allegedly taking her foster son Andrew, age 3, from his guardian. Crowe entered the home of foster mother Mildred Buckley, 250 West MacArthur Street, and was arrested the following day after she declined to say where the child was. A woman later surrendered the boy saying Crowe had asked her to keep him for about two weeks.
Donald S. Clark Jr. will be installed as president of the Sertoma Club of Tucson at a dinner tonight at the Tidelands Motor Inn. New officers include Charles P. Roberts Marion L. Mifflin and William Hogan as vice presidents John H. Brown as secretary treasurer Vincent E. Odgers as sergeant at arms. Board members are Richmond Johnson Ed Erickson Arnold P. Jeffers Milton Graf Edward Strode and William Haney Dana Stigers district governor elect will be installing officer. A dance will follow the dinner and installation for 1960 61.
A sheriff's sale of merchandise at Dave's Apparel Shop 14 W Grant Rd will be held at 10 a m Monday. Goods including men's and women's western and regular clothing will be sold in parcels per Gordon Dahlberg of the sheriff's civil division.
James Lewis 48 of 182 W Franklin Sr and Johnny Thomas 25 of 825 N Anita Ave face preliminary hearing Tuesday on robbery charges in South Tucson. They allegedly assaulted Kirk Curry 49 of 2416 S 8th Ave beating him and taking his wallet and lighter. Curry was treated at Pima County Hospital.
James R. Heron testified in U S District Court that he closed his bank accounts before filing a bankruptcy petition and did not create family trusts. He was largely uninformative and could not recall details of his personal affairs. He noted his wife’s employment by Chester W Flaxmayer had no connection to the 1958 sale of his insurance company and said Flaxmayer has paid her $800 monthly since.
Chet Williams announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Pima County sheriff joining Sheriff Walden Burr and former Undersheriff Arthur Grande in the contest. Williams brings 16 years of county police experience in Michigan and Tucson, with plans for a deputy training program if elected. He lives at 1613 North Swan Road with his wife and three daughters and has long been active in Masonic and Catalina Methodist Church community activities.
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