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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1959
Page
6
AArizona lawmakers consider raising the licensing age after two Phoenix youths die in scooter crashes. In 1957 14 was allowed. 1960 debates seek to restore 16 as in autos. Critics cite 269 scooter accidents 1957–58 with 218 injuries and 2 deaths.
The University of Arizona Wildcats lost 5 to 3 in the world series final in Omaha. The team had a dramatic run through district playoffs to reach Omaha and earned praise for a gritty, spirited performance that captivated Tucson.
Lewis Wayne Walker describes unusual desert flora in the Sonoran Desert south of the border. Most plants rise upright with colorless broom-like tips, while a few curl, loop or bury their heads to collect rain, forming striking variations in a vast forest-like ground cover.
Column surveys chatter of a possible Pima County Superior Court judge resignation amid salary and workload concerns. It outlines potential successors Ashley Lohse Mary Anne Reimann and Tim Parkman plus governor appoinment process. Also notes a scooter bill revival following two Phoenix deaths and a plan to fund a new Phoenix daily paper with stock sales led by J O Grimes. Gov. Fannin names Boyd H Gibbons Jr as industrial development aide with statewide travel duties.
A 1941 radiogram from Manila to Gen. Marshall suggests a northern attack on Japan as a master stroke. The document, long kept secret, is cited as evidence of how omission and gatekeeping shaped wartime outcomes and public belief.
Paris tale explains a travel bug that grips visitors as they chase postcard writing. A couple’s first European trip escalates from one card to mass mailing to enemies and strangers, until they return home with guilt and writer's cramp. The piece ends with the advice to avoid sending that first postcard to truly see Europe.
Edna Lewis, long time cotton fiber tester at the University of Arizona, retires from her lab post at age 70 to pursue a renewed career in piano and music teaching. Her varied life includes show business, concert performance, and work with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, before moving to Arizona in 1939 with her husband and daughter.
Rail hot boxes, acknowledged by railroads as the top mechanical problem, reflect decades of backward design. Journal bearings rely on oil-soaked waste and can overheat, smoke, or burst into flames, risking axle failure and potential mass destruction. Ball bearings, now standard in autos and toys, highlight the contrast in safety advances.
An essay argues that all play educates children by challenging them and shaping curiosity. It notes that mastering a toy reduces interest, while ongoing play signals adventure. Adults should value play as foundational to learning and work, and replica meaning should be clarified.
A daily devotion reflecting on Ecclesiastes 1 24 and 3 1 15, contrasting human vanity with faith in Christ. It urges rejoicing, doing good, fearing God, and keeping commandments, then prays for guidance and trust beyond death in Jesus presence. Courtesy Tucson Council of Gaurches
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