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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1947
Page
5
Unidentified attackers dumped green ink or paint into Himmel pool causing more than 160 dollars in damages. The act shut the big pool on Saturday, with costs including refilling water 38 dollars and about 300 dollars lost revenue plus 22 dollars for three cleaners. Police investigate as pool reopens at noon Sunday.
The discussion centers on a tax fund of about 1.4 million dollars and a 6.06 dollar claim by the tax commission. In 1942 voters allocated 10 percent of sales tax to cities and four percent to the commission, but funds were not segregated. Mrs. Frohmiller refused a claim, leaving the case with bristling legal ramifications for state and county gains in theory only.
Famous author Mary Roberts Rinehart narrowly escaped injury when a Filipino cook she employed fired twice at her with a revolver and then tried to stab her in her home in Bar Harbor on a Saturday night.
In Chicago on June 21 hog numbers reach about 3000 with weights and sows steady from a week earlier. Cattle around 500 head show uneven declines with beef steers and yearlings down 50 cents to 2 dollars, while strictly choice weight steers hold near steady. Vealers drop about 1 dollar, cows fall 1 to 2 dollars, bulls down 25 to 50 cents, and replacement cattle slow amid broad declines.
Police court listings include theft and reckless driving cases with fines and suspensions. Superior court notes contain divorce filings and debt claims, while marriages, births, and hospital births share local names and dates.
Senators kept in session around the clock with speeches intended only for the record after an agreement. Alben Barkley and Morse traded yields while Alben Barkley urged a Saturday vote. Members left bleary eyed and some napped in cloakrooms after the grueling talkathon.
Legislature aims to finish work by July 14 as a life insurance measure nears passage next week after clearing senate committees except judiciary. Reported delays at the legislative bureau and downtown law offices push bills two days behind. Speaker Jameson faces lingering tensions over tax association influence while Rep. Spikes Readiness to challenge lags. welfare department bills reappear with same sponsors amid a steady senate majority and reduced bitterness.
A drill used 400 volts to detonate 1400 sticks of dynamite across 100 holes at 45 degree angles. E W Fredell of Jerome led the electrical setup with FE H Simpson, E H Snyder of Cottonwood, and Ted Simpson of Clarkdale. The smelter project began in 1917 and began operation in May 1918. The tall stack measures 50 feet at the base with five foot walls, narrowing toward the top.
Wheat rose as cash buyers supported prices while rains spurred harvest hopes. Kansas shipments arrived from Kiowa, and July corn stayed below yesterday’s peak as some funds moved to deferred months. Trading eased vs prior sessions but closed higher. July wheat at 2.17 1/4. Corn ranged 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cents lower to higher. oats up to 1 cent.
The report traces the Los Angeles crime wave linked to Bugsy Siegel and associates. It notes Siegel as Murder Inc. west coast brain, his 1941 indictment and later acquittal, prison life stories, and ties to figures like Joe Adonis and Frank Costello, with a Beverly Hills residence after arrival for family health.
Taft debated President Truman on coal policy arguing the bill would not prevent a strike but delay it to fall and winter while Truman warned against delaying coal supply Taft said the President was inconsistent citing last year when he urged government action during a national strike.
A fragment notes the seizure and drafting of strikers into the United States Army. The passage hints at government actions during a period of labor unrest and mobilization.
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