Flame throwing weed fight spreads in Pima cotton fields
A flame throwing tractor approach to weed control spreads in Pima County cotton farming. Al Oshrin pilots the first commercial flame cultivation on his 400 acre Cortaro farm while Emmett Holekamp and UA extension confirm effectiveness against broadleaf weeds though not Johnson grass. Replacing herbicides, the method costs about 90 cents per acre plus tractor and operator, with demonstrations planned near Marana and Sahuarita.
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Pima County
al Oshrin
Cortaro
Emmett R. Holekamp
University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service
Holekamp
Bud Adams
English Butane Co
Adams
Consolidated Arizona Machinery Co
Marana
Sahuarita
Preston
Orchid Fancier Proves Skill Opens House for Orchid Bloom
Chaplain Russell L. Phillips of the veterans hospital hosts an open house with his wife tomorrow from 3 to 7 pm to showcase his cattleya gaskellina orchid plant in full bloom. He has tended about 125 orchid plants across 25 species in a desert greenhouse, using evaporative coolers and heaters to combat climate, at 3022 E First St.
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Russell L. Phillips
Veterans Hospital
Phillips
First St
Chaplain Phillips
Kiwanis Hear City Industry Outlook Tucson
Kiwanis club members in Tucson heard about local industry activity with a focus on housing development and the arrival of Douglas Aircraft Co. in Tucson. Arthur Mann of the Tucson Chamber of Commerce listed 20 new subdivisions in progress as part of the city’s economic resurgence.
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Tucson Kiwanis Club
Douglas Aircraft Co
Tucson
Arthur Mann
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Speed Lose Makes More Sense In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City report states Speed, Gamble 19 of Ardmore lost his license for six months after missing a driver interview about multiple speeding fines.
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Oklahoma City
Gamble
Ardmore
Okla
Largest In Nation Tucson Soap Box Derby Rivals Boston
The Tucson derby surpasses Boston in turnout with 445 registrants and an expected 350 to 370 cars ready to race down Derby Downs on July 8. Preliminary inspections show Tucson near the top 10 percent of 151 local derbies nationwide, possibly the largest in the nation.
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Tucson
Big City
Boston
Old Pueblo
Pima County
Massachusetts
Heat Wave Roasts Midwest as Des Moines Braces for Floods
The Midwest faced a record June heat wave with temperatures around 105 degrees in Kansas and Colorado, 100 in Chicago, and heavy humidity. Hurricane Alice lashed the Gulf coast, causing deaths and damage while rains faded near Brownsville. Des Moines evacuated families returned as river dikes held. guardsmen and volunteers patrolled levees to prevent breaks.
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Midwest
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
Russell
Kas
la Junta
Colo
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Weather Bureau
Texas
Mexican Gulf
el Paso
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Des Moines
Raccoon River
Elderly Trio Killed in One Car Crash North of Prescott
In a single vehicle crash 25 miles north of Prescott an elderly California couple and a Houston man died instantly when their car left U S highway 89 and hit a cement culvert. Kerr 76 and Charlotte Kerr 65 from Temple City and John M Wells 68 died. Ora Wells 68 was hospitalized in Prescott. A 14 year old Rialto girl Donna Jean Roberts was killed earlier and four Lackland air force base airmen were injured near Aguila as they picked up the hitchhiker.
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California
Here
M. S. Kerr
Temple City
Calif
Charlotte
John M. Wells
Houston
Tex
Wells
Ora
Prescott Hospital
Highway Patrol
Kerr
U. S. Highway 89
Aguila
Donna Jean Roberts
Rialto
Colorado
Lackland Air Force Base
Wickenburg Hospital
Bike Auto Crash Probed On North Arcadia Boulevard
Deputies investigate a bicycle car collision on North Arcadia Boulevard that injured 11 year old Darrell Ray McCaskell of 219 North Arcadia Boulevard. The unidentified driver fled the scene after a brief exchange with the boy and his mother. No citations were issued yet as investigators pursue leads.
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Sheriff's Traffic Division
North
Arcadia Boulevard
Darrell Ray McCaskell
Tucson Medical Center
N. Arcadia Blvd
Norman C. Ranger
Ranger
Two Injured In Collision At City Intersection
A two car crash early today at North Sixth avenue and East Fourth street sent two to St. Marys hospital for back injuries. Vincent Marimpretris 36 and his wife Mima 35 of 2668 Baxter drive were treated. Raymond Kessinger 22 of 21 East Pennsylvania street was cited for failure to yield. investigators say he ran a stop sign and struck the northbound vehicle.
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East Fourth Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Vincent Marimoretri
Mima
Baxter Dr. Marimpretris
Raymond Kessinger
Pennsylvania St
Kessinger
Fourth Street
Sixth Avenue
Ramshackle Higganum Farm For Direct Sale By Owner
Hartford Courant advertises a ramshackle 40 acre Higganum, Connecticut farm for direct sale. Owner invites callers with a jesting notice, detailing old world charm and creaky features while the owner claims many inquiries followed by a taunting joke about toughening up a family.
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Hartford
Coun
W. John Holmes
Hartford Courant
Holmes
Vodka Boom Spreads From Los Angeles to America
A eight year rise starts with a bartender’s Moscow Mule as vodka enjoys 50 percent growth in 1953 and projects over 3 million gallons in 1954. Smirnoff leads U S sales from Hartford plant while Americans expand cocktails like vodka martinis and Screwdrivers amid Russia beer myths.
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Robert Zimmerman
New York
Los Angeles
Moscow
U. S
United States
Free World
California
Hartford, Conn
Pierre Smirnoff Co
Rudolph Kunett
Smirnoff
Convicted Slayer Of Arizona Lumberjack Faces Life Term
Marvin Vaughan 33 of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Amos Burgess a Arizona lumberjack near Lordsburg New Mexico on February 13. The jury recommended life imprisonment and Dist Judge A W Marshall imposed life plus 20 years in related sentences. Vaughan also faces additional jail and larceny charges from prior escapes. He waived an appeal due to lack of funds and was defended by state appointed attorney R W Tunner. Mrs Burgess testified and Vaughan denied the killing.
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Lordsburg
N. M
Marvin Vaughan
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Vaughan
Amos Burgess
Arizona
Dist
A. W. Marshall
Silver City
Grant County
Marshall
R. W. Tunner
Tunner
Burgess
Midland
Tex
Library Gets Cool Comfort in Tucson Budget Action
Tucson council tentatively approves 9500 for a refrigeration unit at the Carnegie Free Library. Librarian Edith Kirby says the amount was budgeted last year but unused, part of a 14000 library surplus. Council also approves 1380 to finish city property inventory and 10000 for an engineering study of the West Speedway underpass. A budget hearing is set for Monday to discuss health issues.
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Tucson
Carnegie Free Library
Edith Kirby
West Speedway
Oklahoma Officials On Their Own List
Oklahoma officials on the state tax commission were listed yesterday among 3094 persons delinquent in paying taxes owed to Oklahoma County.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Oklahoma County
Truman Invited by Maine Governor for Recuperation
Augusta Maine Gov Burton M Cross invites former Democratic President Harry S Truman to recuperate in Maine after his recent operation. The state known for Republican traditions hosts the public figure seeking rest.
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Augusta
Burton M. Cross
Harry S. Truman
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