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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1956
Page
26
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Lancaster Wisconsin New Combe Wetchorn, 85, obtained a divorce claiming his wife lied about her age. He says she told him she was 61 when she was actually 71, learning the truth after seeing her birth date on her former husband’s tombstone.
A plan to convert the courthouse pool into a wishing well for charity gains support. Hurlstone Fair child envisions the Mamie statue as a collector to benefit the crippled children's clinic, with legal checks and funding directions debated by county officials and advisers.
William E. Willey announces A J Medford has joined the Arizona State Highway Department as federal aid engineer, an office created effective July 1. Medford, formerly planning and a ming engineer with the U S Bureau of Public Roads, is a University of Arizona graduate.
Congress moves toward adjournment with action expected on defense funds foreign aid highway and school aid bills. Senate debates a defense money increase while House weighs a veteran pension plan and a major highway funding and interstate system proposal. Civil rights legislation and a large school aid program loom with partisan battles shaping final passage.
James T. Morton, 29, was sentenced to 5 to 7 years in state prison after he abandoned a trial on a burglary charge and had his 10 year probation revoked. He was arrested in Phoenix May 17 and returned to Tucson to face charges for burglarizing the El Sol Motel, with his wife breaking into tears as the judge imposed the term.
In Los Angeles on the Pa Freeway a motor officer reports a hanging body, only to find a paper stuffed dummy with jacket trousers and cowboy boots. Patrolmen Wilhelm and MedAllister cut it down as motorists gathered, noting no signs on the dummy and declaring it the first effigy hanging.
A motorist who paid a $1 parking ticket left a note claiming the citation was received while getting a $2 marriage license and quipped that a wife cost him $3. The remark was deemed a humorous aside amid the ticket payment in Rome New York.
Public records list multiple defendants under criminal and civil matters. Entries include grand theft and drunk driving cases, bonds ranging from 20 to 1990 dollars, and sentences or holds for Pima County. Also included are numerous obituaries and funeral notices with attendant services and burial details.
Numerous birth notices list new babies from Davis Monthan Hospital Tucson General Hospital Tucson Medical Center and local homes. Entries include times and dates from late June for families such as Lamin Goeh Buitrago Cruz Martinez Vindiola Marshall Sullivan Booth Fassier Savage Fridley Bacon McDonald Beniter Daniels Farland Smith Warren Lynch Clair Butler Coe and others with addresses across the city.
Mrs Ka Jane Dyaths Fariss 37 FE Pastime re died in a local hospital Saturday. She was a Tucson resident for 47 years from Bisbee and a member of First Baptist Church and Arizona Chapter No 2 Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral services were at 1 am with Rev R S Beal officiating. Burial in Masonic Cemetery. Luz R Garcia 38 of 1 W Nebraska St died Saturday in a local hospital. Native of Arivace and resident of Tucson eight years. Wife of Jose and mother of Ophelia Verdurco Ines Pever Hilda Rodriguez Arturo and Jose Jesus all of Tucson. Rosary today at Tucson Mortuary chapel with Mass tomorrow at Santa Cruz Church. Burial in Arivaca Cemetery. Mary Healey 84 of 414 Lee died Sunday at home. Resident of Tucson nine years. Wife of Miles and sister of Julia Thompson.
Log of fire department responses across Tucson areas from Saturday through Monday. Incidents include gasoline leaks at 158 W Pennington St and 4th Ave E 18th St brush fires at N Treat Ave FE Grant Rd, rubbish fires at Tucson Country Club Tanque Verde Rd, and a second story room fire above Legal Tender Cafe 0 W Congress St with Engines 1 2 4 and trucks.
Guatemala's government announces a state of alarm and martial law after police dispersed a 400 person protest outside the capital's railway station. Leaflets called for ending the mutual aid pact with the United States and banning Communist activities. The regime accuses hidden Communists of subverting peace.
In Ft. Lauderdale two stray dogs named Tan and Blackie are believed not to be dogs but bulls. The dog pound warns that unless someone claims them the city will hold a free barbecue. Authorities say the pound cannot feed or care for the animals.
Iowa officials link a food article in interstate commerce to a rise in typhoid cases. The State Health Department reported 44 cases in the first five months of 1956 and noted nearby states also see higher typhoid rates.
Governor Earl Long confirmed a $100,000 fund in the legislature for investigations, possibly targeting former Governor Kennon's administration. He said the money could be used to probe anything including his own administration. A legislative investigation commission may be formed to operate through his four year term.
TEMPE Arizona State College hosts a dinner meeting to outline future plans for Calco and the Arizona grower cotton marketing association. Calco, a California cotton cooperative for 29 years, has begun adding Arizona members and will report them at the gathering.
Classified ads list remodeling services and contractors in Tucson including carpentry, patio work, cabinets, flooring, and complete home remodeling. Entries show local phone numbers, estimates, and specialization in kitchens, plumbing, and repairs. Some lines promote septic services, landscaping, painting, and heating cooling, with various business names and contact details.
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