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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1951
Page
4
The Acton twins, both 14, were found in the 3600 block of South Sixth Avenue by Deputy Chester Williams and brought home around midnight after a week of wandering. A woman caller reported seeing them near a service station. Juvenile officers will handle any official questioning.
Dr. Lindley H. Dennis former executive secretary of the American Vocational Education association will conduct a workshop on vocational education at the University of Arizona June 27 to July 14. About 40 Arizona school administrators and vocational education teachers are expected to register. The course is sponsored by the state department of vocational education and the university and will feature illustrative materials and discuss recent U.S. developments.
Davis Monthan air base schedules a strategic air command model airplane contest June 26 to 30 with speed tests at the D M ball park and model flights at Randolph park behind the naval armory. Civilian directors are Mr and Mrs Ray Downs. Top ten SAC contestants advance to Sheppard Field on July 15 to compete against other commands for a chance at the national Dallas event July 20 to 26. Winners earn places in speed team racing stunt and other classes with prizes for top three.
US army engineers named low bidders totaling about 3.5 million dollars for five contracts in the 7 million expansion program at Davis Monthan air force base. Sundt Construction quoted 1.954 million for runway taxiway work plus 269 thousand for lighting. Corbin-Davis Electrical 93 thousand for distribution. Sundt estimated a runway 11 500 feet by 200, six taxiway strips covering 1 200 000 square feet. San Xavier Rock & Sand and Del E Webb proposed 835 558 for railroad realignment. Sundt 308 000 for five storage buildings and road work. Award expected in days.
The national production authority proposes material cuts cutting light trucks by 40 percent heavy trucks by 30 percent and medium trucks by 15 percent. A unnamed company warned it would lay off a quarter of its staff if adopted. The curtailment would affect July to September and limit output to 150000 light 90000 medium and 35000 heavy trucks.
Monrovia Liberia June 23 search planes spotted a missing Pan American Constellation about 50 miles from Monrovia in dense jungle. The 40 aboard vanished Thursday while landing at Roberts field. Remains reported by a Pan American spokesman. rescue teams and doctors from a nearby mission head toward the crash site.
The Religious Society of Friends will continue summer services at 129 N Warren Ave. Services begin at 11 a.m. each Sunday at the meeting house.
Jon Ray Robson will be installed as master councilor of Arizona Chapter No 1 DeMolay tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Red Room of the Masonic Temple. Also installed are senior councilor Bion L Laubscher and junior councilor Jere Boyer. The ceremony will be conducted by past masters and echoed by honored guests including Ralph R Guthrie and Al R Beuhman.
The regular quarterly communion at Trinity Presbyterian will be conducted tomorrow by Dr. Glenn C. McGee. July and August worship services will be at 8 30 a m each Sunday with no 11 a m service until September.
A Tucson crowd filled the Lodge on the Desert as Love Rides the Rails graced the stage. Richard Stolper impressed with his eyebrow work while Genevieve Brown Wright and Keith Leftfield starred in a period piece featuring songs by A. V. Bryan. Live acts, barbershop numbers, and original dances completed the lively program under Kitty McCann’s direction.
The Corral Theater begins its run next week with the house dark on Tuesday. St John’s Altar Society plans bake sales after each of four masses tomorrow at the church on 12th Avenue and Ajoway. Mrs Martha Miller will direct the sale.
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