Cement worker badly burned in Sabine Canyon road fire
Harry Atkinson, 29, a cement worker, severely burned when gasoline used to clean clothes ignited and set his El Corona ranch house ablaze on Sabine Canyon road. He is in poor condition at Tucson Medical Center. Marion Hall, 23, and Pfc. Andy Salamone, 22, were in the house. Salamone escaped uninjured. Capt. A W Roberts assisted. Firefighters arrived after 7 59 p m and dampened ashes to stop a rekindle risk.
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Harry Atkinson
Tucson Medical Center
Sabine Canyon Road
Atkinson
el Corona Ranch
Pima Merchant Patrol Fire Department
A. W. Roberts
Sheriff's Department
Roberts
Arizona Portland Cement Co
Marion Hall
Pfc
Andy Salamone
Davis-Monthan
Salamone
City Council Mulls Church Street Widening Decision
A Monday afternoon council meeting will decide whether to abandon the Church Street widening or proceed to start work, triggering the condemnation phase. The agenda also includes four liquor licenses, a civil defense agreement review, resignations, and repeal of outdated city laws, including bonnet bans and ball and chain restraints.
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Church Street
Two Drivers Admit Guilt In Liquor Driving Case
In a city court today two drivers pled guilty to driving while intoxicated after a two car crash at South Stone Avenue and West 18th Street. Magistrate Paul J. Cella fined Preston Taylor and Henry Carrizosa $100 and 15 days in jail each.
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South Stone Avenue
West 18Th Street
Paul J. Cella
Preston Taylor
E. 31St St
Henry Carrizosa
19Th St
Carrizosa
Alex. Ortega
W. 19Th St
Taylor
Ortega
Wildcat Strike Hits Salt River Valley Irrigation
A wildcat strike halted irrigation across Mesa Tempe and Western canals at 2 a.m. Twenty Zanjeros turned off radios controlling water distribution, forcing a shutdown to prevent flooding. Skeleton crews would reopen gates to resume service later today as officials planned a board meeting.
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Phoenix
Salt River Valley
Salt River
Association
Board of Governors
Zanjero Group
Four Mexicans Die Crossing Desert to Arizona
Four Mexican nationals tried to walk from San Luis Sonora to Wellton Arizona. Two died of thirst en route. One reached Yuma and is recovering. A fourth is believed to have hiked to Somerton. Deputy Quintero said the last man was tracked near town and a search continues.
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Yuma
San Luis
Sonora
Mexico
Wellton
Ariz
Somerton
Val Quintero
No Race Wires In Tucson Official Reports
P L Barstow of Western Union in Los Angeles informs Police Chief Don J Hays no race wires are in service to Tucson. He describes 8A service where clients lease facilities and distribute information while avoiding legal violations. He notes Western Union does not distribute horse or dog racing news in its commercial news department.
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Tucson
P. L. Barstow
Western Union Telegraph Co
Los Angeles
Don J. Hays
Barstow
Pacheco Wins Sunnyside School Expansion Contract
F. B. Pacheco Co., with a bid of 155 055, was awarded the Sunnyside school addition contract. The project includes a cafeteria and four large classrooms funded by a 168 917 federal grant under public law 815. Other bids ranged from 162 054 to 171 470, and Place & Place were the architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Pacheco Co
Sunnyside School
Leonard Daily
Harold Ashton Building Co
Murray J. Schiff Construction Co
M. M. Sundt Construction Co
Place & Place
Dr Holmes’s Handwashing Breakthrough Cuts Childbed Fever
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes, father of a late Supreme Court justice, reduced child bed fever by urging physicians to wash hands before delivering babies, prompting a major change in medical practice.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
U.S. Supreme Court
Spanish American Club Penalty For Late Liquor Sale
The Span ish-American club of Tucson received a 30 day suspension of its liquor license or a $500 fine for permitting liquor consumption after 1 a.m. The ruling was announced by John A. Duncan head of the liquor license and control division after a hearing this week. The club operated by Gilbert R. Martinez allowed members to drink after closing on Sunday June 8 8.
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Phoenix
Tucson
John A. Duncan
Duncan
Gilbert R. Martinez
Community Club Notes from Anshei Israel Tramp Night
At 8:30 p.m. the Mr. and Mrs. club of Congregation Anshei Israel hosts a tramp night with no admission. All members and friends are invited and asked to wear old clothes or levis. Also listed is a Lions luncheon at 12:15 p.m. at La Jolla restaurant and a 6:45 p.m. Y's Men’s dinner at Jangle Y ranch marking the summer start.
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Congregation Anshei Israel
South Tucson Lions Club
la Jolla
Jangle Y Ranch
Theft Ring Is Broken Up
A juvenile bicycle theft ring was dismantled by Deputy Sheriff Joe Berume and City Police bicycle chief L W Casey. Five bicycles recovered. three youths questioned. two 14 and 11 year olds charged with possession of stolen property. One youth released after revealing only tool lending.
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Joe Berume
L. W. Casey
City Police Bicycle Division
Berume
Casey
Second Assault Victim Listed
William D. Ortiz of 1112 W Huron Street was found with a head wound along West St Marys Road and moved to a county hospital. Police report Felipe Dominguez of San Xavier Mission injured in a park behind the Labor temple in a knife assault and robbery. he lost $2 and two suspects are under investigation.
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William D. Ortiz
W.huron St
West St. Mary’s Road
Ortiz
Frank Granillo
Ontario St
Davis-Monthan
Felipe Dominguez
San Xavier Mission
Labor Temple
Labour
Dominguez
William C. Dunn
Dunn
Boys Throw Missile Hit Driver In Subway
Mrs Ruth Beene of 2848 E 12th St was struck in the left temple by a projectile hurled from a pedestrian walkway in the Broadway subway westbound tube. She escaped injury controlling the car but warned a hit on glasses could have caused an accident. Police saw the youths laughing but did not see them.
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Broadway
Ruth Beene
12Th St
Beene
Awards given to nine in UA summer session arts program
Nine young people in the University of Arizona's first high school fine arts summer session received special awards at the final festival. Recipients include Maxine Lieberman Tucson drama Peggy Robinson Tucson orchestra Connie Knox Tucson all around musicianship Douglas Beadle Phoenix choir Jerry Tucker Ajo band and Frank Suggs Douglas citizenship. Scholarships were funded by Mary Mac Murtrie Tucson Fine Arts Association and the Saturday Morning Musical club for drama art and music.
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University of Arizona
University
Maxine Lieberman
Tucson
Peggy Robinson
Connie Knox
Douglas Beadle
Phoenix
Jerry Tucker
Ajo
Jand
Frank Suggs
Douglas
Onl
Mary Mac
Patrolman Malcolm Farewelled by Davis School, John Spring Teens
Patrolman William Malcolm stood outside the Tucson police station as a delegation of boys from Davis School and John Spring Junior High presented farewell wishes. Malcolm, soon to join the immigration service border patrol, supervised the two school zones this past winter and expressed gratitude for the kind send off.
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William Mal Icolm
Davis School
John Spring Junior High
Sues for Alleged Fall at Tea Social
Mrs. Lucy B. Sherwood of Sierra Vista seeks 10000 damages in superior court for permanent head and spinal injuries after slipping on a highly waxed floor and striking her head on a bookcase during a social tea at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald McClain on December 30 1951. The suit names the McClains as negligent.
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Lucy B. Sherwood
Sierra Vista Jr
Superior Court
Sherwood
Donald McClain
Edison Sr
McClains
Miss Vail Attends National Education Association Convention
Miss Alice L. Vail, Tucson teacher and Arizona NEA board member, leaves for the NEA convention in Detroit June 30 to July 4. En route she visits Chicago and attends a four day NEA directors conference at St Marys Lake near Battle Creek June 24–27. She is ending her third three year term on the Arizona NEA board.
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Alice L. Vail
Tucson
National Education Association
Detroit
Mich
Miss Vail
Arizona
Association
Chicago
NEA
St. Mary’s Lake
Battle Creek
State
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