Tucson Daily Citizen notices and masthead from 1951
The page shows the Tucson Daily Citizen masthead with publication details for June 19, 1951. It lists ownership by WILLIAM A SMALL, second class matter under postal acts, Associated Press and United Press associations, and circulation/price information including in town and out of town rates. Contact number and advertising information are included.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
William A Small
Post Office
Aaeene
TED Press Tile Associated
Tocal News
Ted
United Press Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Tucson
Mall
Easy To Widen Speedway Bottleneck Sparks Public Debate
A bottleneck on East Speedway between Tucson Boulevard and Country Club Road prompts calls to widen the street. DeMolay boys temporarily acted as city officials to pass an ordinance, but real progress faces public and property owner hurdles. Citizens seek a full explanation and stronger action.
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East Speedway
Tucson Boulevard
Country Club Road
Senate hearings scrutinize ethics in political campaigns
A Senate labor subcommittee opened hearings on ethical standards in election campaigns led by Chairman Sen. Douglas. The Fulbright resolution would create a 10 member commission to study and recommend moral improvements in official conduct, with five members appointed by the vice president and five by the speaker.
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Senate Labor Subcommittee
Sen
Douglas
D-I
Philip Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
Fulbright
D-Ark
RFC
Senate
House
Congress
Pioneer Charlie Shibbell of Tucson A Tucson figure and early lawman
Arizona Album edited by Albert R. Buehman recalls Charlie Shibbell a pioneer of Tucson who arrived in 1862. He served as sheriff from 1875 to 1881, later ran hotels, was a merchant, and held undersheriff and county recorder posts. He died October 21 1908 leaving his daughter Mercedes Gould.
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Tucson
Charlie Shibbell
Shibbell
Old Pueblo
Tubac
Pima County
J. H. Carleton
Mercedes Gould
East Sixth Street
Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
Limousine Racket Erupts in Washington Politics
A 1951 King Features Syndicate column railed at the federal chauffeured limousine system in Washington. It notes 7 052 chauffeurs on payroll, critiques the defense setup, and reports a Bridges Ferguson bill to curb official cars.
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Styles Bridges
New Hamshire
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Dope and Delinquency in New York Society
A harsh account links widespread youth drug use in New York to school grounds and nearby candy shops. It critiques law enforcement, political manipulation of Puerto Rican migrants, and alienation in Harlem, noting limited aid from East Harlem church groups and weak family structures.
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New York
Fiorella LaGuardia
Vito Marcantonio
Harlem
East Harlem
Dope, family ties, and schooling shape city’s social ills
George E. Sokolsky argues narcotics use and dope selling threaten to destabilize society. He notes overburdened teachers cannot police pupils and faults secular education without parental restraint. He cites Jewish immigrants on the East Side whose strong family and religious life kept many from crime, despite acculturation pressures.
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East Side
New York
King Features
Scorpion Serum Fund Becomes Local Valentines Day Hope
Letters to the Citizen praise the Serum fund to stock life‑saving antivenom in hospitals. Residents from Tucson and Phoenix share personal stings, donations, and appeals urging broad 10 cent gifts to reach the $4,500 goal for child safety.
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Tucson
Phoenix
Sketches By Ben Burroughs Fishing For Joy
Poem celebrates fishing as a source of happiness and peace. The speaker finds elation in casting a line whether in a brook ocean or brine and deems fishing a blessing to mankind.
Should the executive branch reveal deepest secrets to Congress
Washington debate centers on whether state and defense departments must disclose foreign affairs and military plans to Congress. Wedemeyer argues full disclosure for public welfare, while risks of leaks and national security are acknowledged. The piece notes the atomic energy committee’s secrecy and contrasts executive sessions with open hearings.
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State and Defense Departments
Congress
State
Defense Departments
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Executive Branch
Labor council reply targets Alsup and Pegler in Las Vegas notes
The Central Labor Council of Clark County Nevada defends its president Ralph Howard Alsup while denouncing Westbrook Pegler for anti union attacks. The Nevada Citizen prints the statement, noting Alsup’s criminal record and roles with the AFL and state federation amid editorial clashes.
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Central Labor Council
Clark County
Nev
Ralph Howard Alsup
State Federation
The
AFL
Las Vegas Painters’ Union For Justice
Nevada Citizen
County Labor Council
Alsup
B. J. Lydon
Pegter
Westbrook Pegter
Kept
Daily Press
Las Vegas
Mister Pegler
Nevada Citizens’ Committee
Jurisprudential Abodes
Roge Foley
Foley
Pegler
Albert Ward Cahlan
Review-Journal
Ralph Alsup
Nevada State Federation of Labor
Westbrook Pegler and the Labor Movement in Nevada
A critique argues Westbrook Pegler attacks Las Vegas unionists and Ralph Alsup. It notes Alsup’s past errors and pardons, praising organized labor and urging a united fight against anti labor forces and media sensationalism. The piece frames Pegler’s writings as aimed to damage labor unity.
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Las Vegas
Mister Pegler
Nevada
Roosevelt
Truman
Ralph Alsup
Westbrook Pegler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ethics In Politics
Arizona
Albert R. Buehman
Washington
Armed Services
PFC
Bridges
Ferguson
Capitol
Charles Stevenson
Liberty Magazine
Charles Pace
Harold R. Beckley
Joseph Wills
Charlie Stevenson
Col. Beckley
Major Wills
Stevenson
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Dixon
Sokolsky
George E. Sokolsky
Scorpion Fund
Mary Ashcraft
E. 28Th St
Frank S. Barc JR
E. Monte Vistard
Robert E. Boyer
E. Smooter
Evelyn E. Brunner
N. Linda St
Lawrence H. Poff
E. Glenn
Dr. Stahnke
Citizen
Mrs. Krumpf
Roberta
E. Drachman Sr
Cyril H
Thomas
Box
Catalina Foothills
By Ben Burroughs
James Marlow
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Gen. MacArthur
Wedemeyer
Pentagon
State Department
Congressional Committees
By Westbrook Pegler
Texas
Cahlan
Democratic Party
Igie Beaut
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