Flag Day notes four flags in Arizona history
Phil Ruhl, a lifelong flag enthusiast, notes Arizona is the only state to have lived under four flags. He argues Arizonans should fly more flags, but many Tucson residents pack up and move, leaving flags behind. The piece traces flags from Spanish rule to Mexico, the Confederacy, and later US statehood, and ends with a reminder not to wait for Alaska and Hawaii to become states before flying patriotism.
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Phil Ruhl
Arizona
Ruhl
Ferdinand
Isabel
Tucson
Alaska
Hawaii
Tucsonans Advised On How To Properly Display Old Glory
Dayzand Flag Day guidance from a VFW booklet outlines proper display rules for the U S flag. The article covers staff hoisting, street and vehicle display, correct union orientation, salutes, and disposal when faded or torn.
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U. S
Tucson Tops Rand McNally List of 10 Best Cities
Rand McNally ranks Tucson No 1 among the 10 best cities noting it leads in gain in business over the prior year. The report places Tucson with Nevada California Oregon and Washington in one regional group and cites widespread signs of economic progress including a larger labor force and plentiful jobs.
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Tucson
Rand McNally & Co. Printers and Publishers of
Chicago
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
America
Arizona
Nevada
California
Oregon
Washington
Phoenix
Rand McNally
Salt Lake City
Wilmington
Del
Miami
Fla
Wichita, Kan
Denver
Colo
Detroit
Youth Under 25 Comprises Quarter of 1954 Fatal Driver Deaths
About 24 percent of all drivers in fatal auto accidents in 1954 were under age 25. The statistic highlights the young driver risk, with the data drawn from national traffic safety records and trend analysis.
Woman Wins $25,000 Suit in Auto Crash
A Pocatello Idaho woman, Shirley S. Davis, won a $25,000 award from a Mariposa Superior Court jury for injuries from a July 4, 1952 three car collision about 12 miles east of Gila Bend. Defendants James Amariano of Phoenix and Ruth Ogden Sabin of Graystone Park New Jersey were found liable.
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Phoenix
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Mexico City
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Arizona Drug
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Cortaro
Diamond X Stable & Supply Tanque Verde Rd
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Encanto Park
Goodman’s
Swanway Market
E. Broadway
Greenwald Drug
Old Pueblo
Pima Mercantile
Marana
Red Barn Pet Shop
Southwest Paint
N. 6Th
West Congress Hardware
W. Congress
Wearhis & Family
Onmsom
Philippines
Im Lucson
Tucson Warehouse and Transfer Co
Les
Bett
Parker-Kerr
DRY Cleaners
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6Th St
7Th Ave
Sanitone
Cotton Clinic
Process
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