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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
14
Three youths aged 9 11 and 14 confessed to hiding loot in a cinema seat and revealed 13 50 in cash found at a local theatre. The theft occurred after Daisy Frazier’s store cash was left open and her billfold disappeared. the trio admitted dividing the money and spending four dollars.
Miss Virginia M. Kling 40 associate professor of physical education for women at the University of Arizona died yesterday at her sister’s home in Dayton Ohio. She joined the Tucson campus in 1931 rising from instructor to associate professor in 1942. Survived by three sisters and two brothers, she published widely and served in women’s athletic organizations.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Jones 59 who died Monday in Riverside California will be held at 1030 a m tomorrow at the Arizona mortuary chapel with Rev Eric Folsom officiating Burial will follow in Evergreen cemetery Mrs Jones lived in Tucson 13 years and is survived by five daughters a son a stepson a stepdaughter a sister a brother and seven grandchildren
Sen E W McFarland reports that the Veterans Administration plans a permanent veterans hospital on part of the Phoenix Indian School site with Indian Department approval for the land. Papago Park hospital will open Tuesday as a temporary veterans facility.
Judge Howard C. Speakman took under advisement whether a U S court has jurisdiction in water distribution disputes under the 1934 Gila decree handed by Judge Albert M Sames. Several defendants were sentenced or pending for liquor and illegal entry offenses with fines of 100 dollars and 60 day terms.
Arley Wheat aged 46 of 207 East Pennington street died about 4 15 pm yesterday in the city jail after treatment for delirium tremens He had been jailed at 12 30 pm on intoxication charges and was under 30 minute checks by the jail keeper An ambulance was ordered to move him to Pima county hospital but he died en route Chief Don J Hays noted jail policy requires physicians be summoned and prisoners taken to the county hospital when serious illness develops
E F Coe of Phoenix, elected state commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, announced officer names. Named with him are Ted Katzorke senior vice commander Wilson Roush junior vice commander William Walsh inspector and Forrest Priser national executive committeeman, all from Tucson. Tucsonans named to appointive offices include W J Burns service officer Jamie A Jimas Americanization officer and Charles V Burnett chaplain.
A forest fire near the Saginaw and Manistee logging camp, 35 miles southeast of Flagstaff, burned 200 to 220 acres. Two small buildings were destroyed. About 150 men fought the blaze overnight over a 20 by 0.75 mile area. Origin undetermined.
Local reports say Morris, recently released from a mental hospital, was captured after a gunfire exchange at a house. Deputy sheriff Fred Swanson heard shots at the rear and Pierce, at the front, exclaimed that he had been shot. Pierce died en route to Cambridge.
Mr and Mrs William A Pierce of 603 South Fourth Avenue were to depart for Cambridge New Mexico to attend funeral services for Sheriff Byron Pierce 45 their son slain by an alleged mental patient William A Pierce a retired merchant came to Tucson about three years ago News dispatches describe their son going to the farm of John Morris 67 in his capacity as sheriff
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