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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1952
Page
18
Readers in this sunny vale see open house signs and busy streets as summer crossings replace school zones. Eisenhower praise from multiple papers sparks political chatter while a blood drive appeals for donors and Leap Year dating prompts a Red Cross appeal. Local progress reports flag street naming, jail cooperation talks, flood control confusion, and a widening funds plea amid ongoing zoning and safety notes.
A survey of residents reveals varied summer plans. Patsy Edmonds will work at home while her husband serves at Davis Monthan AFB. Happy Palser will skip a break for a college summer job. David McGowan and wife plan home landscaping and redecorating during two weeks off. George Diamos and wife will relocate to La Jolla for summer housing and leisure. Rosa Belle Jacobs will work and stay in Arizona when possible. Pat Todd visits California to rest and enjoy cooler climes and mining-area scenery.
Esther Henderson guides a northern Arizona tour from Prescott toward Crown King and Camp Verde. The trek covers ghost towns, iron pyrites misread as gold, historic Woolsey sites, and the old Cherry road route with horse-drawn era memories. Total trip from Prescott 128 miles with unpaved roads and no lodging.
The newspaper reports four winners for the Morse code message puzzle sent from Washington DC to Baltimore. Mail mix ups obscured which entry was first, so four special pinatas will be awarded when they arrive from interior Mexico.
Arizona reminiscence recalls a dawn clash where Doyle spotted 350 Apaches and 18 men held a ranch house against a relentless assault. Jim Cooney and Jim Chicks were killed, a brave horseman Meador and Agnes Snyder among survivors, Negro soldiers arriving next day, and a lone 10 pound bucket of bullets found atop the house.
Fred Ronstadt 84 recalls eight decades in Tucson, where he built fine carriages and later shifted to farm tools, hardware, and irrigation systems. He champions Tucson’s growth, helped push street and rail upgrades, and still leads in business while pursuing music and family life.
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