4 H Roundup Ends With Banquet At UA
The 38th annual 4-H Club Roundup at the University of Arizona concluded with a recognition banquet honoring over 500 delegates from across Arizona. Awards covered poultry judging clothing demonstration garden judging home beautification and public speaking with Carmen Zepeda of Superior winning a trip to the 4-H National Club Congress in Chicago. Special plaques were awarded to numerous county 4-H teams and individuals for demonstrations judging and showmanship across beef poultry soils tractor and garden categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
Arizona
Carmen Zepeda
Superior
Chicago
Vincent Dalke
Barrie Freeman
Yavapai County
Vincent Schulte
Yuma County
Bob Joslin
Maricopa County
Buckie Holbrook
Santa Cruz County
Tommy Lewis
Pinal County
Gary Anderson
Coconino County
Gene Schulz
Phillip Turner
Maricopa
Sharon Dick
Rusty Isabell
International Cotton Federation challenges U.S. price policy
The International Cotton Federation urged the United States to align cotton prices with the world market after a four day meeting in Munich. Delegates condemned East bloc dumping of Egyptian cotton and noted shifts to non American supplies. The federation expanded to 17 countries as All Japan and the National Cotton Council joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
International Cotton Federation
United States
United
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Marcel Fremaux
France
Cotton Federation
Manchester
England
State Department
Fremaux
Willy Koehler
Assn
U.S
Koehler
Mayor's car bids wide open in city procurement
Bids opened for 23 car models show a price spread from 3046 to 6685 dollars for the mayor's official vehicle. The cheapest offering is a Dodge and the dearest a Cadillac four‑door sedan with power brakes steering seats air conditioning and automatic transmission. Trade-in values for the present 1950 Chrysler range from 250 to 2113 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Cadillac
Rev Tucker Denies Heir Knowledge
Rev Francis Tucker, chaplain to Prince Rainier III, refuted a French report that Grace Kelly is pregnant. Tucker said the prince has written nothing about a pregnancy and has not seen the couple since their honeymoon. He expressed hope for an heir, noting Monaco’s interest but believes the marriage could endure without children.
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New York
Francis Tucker
Prince Rainier III
Monaco
Grace Kelly
Father Tucker
United States
Tucker
Widow Remarries After Tragic Loss of Sons and Husband
CHICAGO Mrs. Eleanor Schuessier aged 38 wed Valentine Kujawa a 37 year old widower and father of two. The ceremony at St Tarcissus was private with seven relatives present. They plan a two week Wisconsin honeymoon and will live with Kujawa and his children Nancy 14 and Gary 10. Schuessier’s sons John 13 Anton Jr 11 and Robert Peterson 14 were found beaten and strangled last October 18. Her husband Anton Sr 42 died of a heart attack while helping search for the killers. The murders remain unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eleanor Schuessier
Valentine Kujawa
Kujawa
Nancy
Gary
Lawyer Draws Lots For Defense In Mutilation Murder Case
Madison West Virginia Circuit Judge K K Hall used a lottery to assign counsel for Orlen Arnold Shaffer 37 charged with the mutilation murder of a 47 year old woman. The judge chose this unprecedented method after all eight county lawyers declined the case due to its severity and complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
W. Va
K. K. Hall
Hall
Orlen Arnold Shaffer
Four Who Seized Legation Face History-Making Trial
Four Romanian anti-Communists Oliviu Beldeanu Stan Codrescu Ian Chirila and Dumitru Ochiu go on trial in Bern Switzerland for the Legation seizure in February 1955. The case includes a fatal shooting of chauffeur Aurel Setu and charges range from premedi tated manslaughter to political intelligence. The unprecedented public interest stems from the raid s 39 hour siege and ensuing diplomatic tension with Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Red
Romania
Oliviu Beldeanu
Stan Codrescu
Ian Chirila
Dumitru Ochiu
Bern Legation
Aurel Setu
Legation
United States
Britain
France
Beldeanu
Codrescu
Chirila
Ochiu
Konstanz
Rmany
Setu
Emeric Stoffel
Seth
Telling Bees Remembered In Adams Burial Tradition
After John Zepka’s death in Adams Massachusetts bees swarmed the funeral tent as mourners learned of the old New England custom telling the bees of a family member’s death. The bees remained unmoved encircling flowers per Whittier and Field inspired lore once common in Berkshire Hills rural life.
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Adams
Mass
John Zepka
Zepka
Berkshire Hills
John Greenleaf Whittier
Eugene Field
Housing For Elderly Included In Bill
Washington House banking subcommittee adds a provision to permit single elderly persons to occupy government housing. Rep. Westland of Washington, backed by Rep. Rains of Alabama, says approval is expected within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep
Westland
R-Wash
Rep. Rains
D-Ala
Nuclear meeting details reactor tests and medical research
Scientists at the American Nuclear Society meeting in Chicago heard reports from Idaho Falls tests where a cadmium control rod triggers a rapid power surge reaching 510 megawatts in 0.75 seconds. Dr Marshall Brucer described mock iodine research with phantom patients and full sized mannequins measuring thyroid iodine uptake. Weather Bureau researchers discussed using radioactivity to trace air masses and jet streams for storm and rainfall studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Nuclear Society
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Rockies
Phillips Petroleum Co
Marshall Brucer
Oak Ridge Nuclear Laboratory
Brucer
U.S. Weather Bureau
Nuc
Floor Collapses at Double Fete Kill 16 in Madrid
In Madrid last night a floor collapse during a wedding reception killed sixteen guests and injured thirty six, including five children. The bride Angela Ramos Vasquesz 21 and groom Thomas Rodrigues Diez 26 survived with injuries. the fate of a baby present is undetermined. Police and fire crews cleared debris this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madr
Spain
Angela Ramos
Vasquesz
Thomas Rodrigues Diez
Judge Orders License Given to Williams and Tucson Gardens
A six liquor license was ordered issued yesterday to Joe K. Williams and the Tucson Gardens at 144 W. Oro St. by Judge Herbert F. Krucker. John A. Duncan, superintendent of liquor licenses, was directed to issue the license after previously refusing the transfer from Anthony C. Carneval at 120 S. 6th Ave. Williams argued public convenience requires the transfer. Duncan had denied it earlier, claiming no public convenience. The six permit covers all spirituous liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe K. Williams
Tucson Gardens
W. Oro St
Herbert F. Krucker
John A. Duncan
Dent of Liquor
Anthony C. Carneval
S. 6Th Ave
Williams
Duncan
Two Soldiers Drown In Europe
In Aschaffenburg Germany two American soldiers drowned in the Main River when their rented rowboat sank in 19 feet of water. The army identified the men as Pfc. Eddie Gannon of Lima Ohio and Pfc. Richard Nielson of Oakland California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aschaffenburg
Germany
Eddie Gannon
Lima
Ohio
Richard Nielson
Oakland
Calif
Car Makers Plan Continued Lower Output
Detroit reports a soft seasonal sales boom and rising inventories. Car makers plan progressively lower June and July production schedules while hoping for a sales upsurge in July and August. Industry forecasts anticipate trims to overhang into fall as 1957 models approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
Detroit
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Arthur Hartdegan
Linda McBride
Barbara Dale
Judith Mayer
Manda Moffett
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Janice Mangum
Elva Warner
Yuma
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Nancy Montgomery
Pima
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Marleen Hurliman
Judy McElhaney
Jackie Tretow
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Connie Mickleson
Margaret Shea
Lorraine Tootsie
Navajo
Patsy Horton
Karen Donaldson
Linda Thatcher
Maryleen Nelson
Linda Urschulitz
Margaret Faulkner
Parker-Kerr Mortuary
Parker-Kerr
Tucson
North
Stone Avenue
Hollywood Beds
Thompson
Steve Rebeil
Speedway Store
David
NOW
Rebeil
Nogales Highway
Citizen
Cloyce L. Baggs
Rt. 3
St. Mary's Hospital
Nogales
Municipal Airport
James O. Hebert
Norton Vista
Hebert
Baggs
Aragon Road
Jim Hart
By Richard Hill
Lear
Lester Macha
Washington Weather Bureau
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Rodig’s
Tucson Optical Service
Gualad Opticians
Valley Nat
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
E. Speedway
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