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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1948

Page

10

Petitions Put Measures On State Ballot

Arizona voters face multiple initiative and referendum items for the November ballot. Five already filed include civil service for highway patrol and a right to work amendment referendum. Legislators proposed three measures on courts, city managers outside the state, and special sessions. Five more potential initiatives seek soldiers’ bonus civil service for peace officers, a cap on workmen compensation, civil service for Class 1 county employees, and state employee retirement pensions.

Phoenix U.P Arizona Curtis Williams Highway Patrol Civil Service U.S. Supreme Court Maricopa Pima Yavapai Cochise Gila

Trio of Tucsonians Granted Citizenship

Three Tucson residents were granted U S citizenship in a Phoenix federal court session on Monday. Margaret Suffolk, born in Wisconsin, regained American citizenship after marriage to the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire. her husband died in World War I. Adopted children Elizabeth Olga McClenahan and David William McClenahan were also made citizens at the request of their foster parents.

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Phoenix seven year old drowns at Sunnyslope pool

Grady H. Wood Jr., 7, drowned Sunday afternoon at the Sunnyslope swimming pool in Phoenix after his head struck the bottom on a dive. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady H. Wood of Phoenix.

Phoenix Grady H. Wood, Jr Sunnyslope Grady H. Wood

Kidnapping Case In Tucson Draws FBI Interest

FBI agents joined local and military authorities in Tucson as they investigate the mysterious abduction of 27 year old Escondon from his home. Gunpoint removal by two men claiming law enforcement raised federal kidnapping questions under the Lindbergh precedent.

FBI Gilbert Escondon Tucson Escondon Guadalupe Escondon Escandan Davis-Monthan Air Force Base City James L. Brady

City Briefs: Masons Confer Third Degree at Masonic Temple

7 p.m. Epes Randolph lodge No. 32 F and AM will confer the third degree at the Masonic temple 160 South Scott street. 7 30 p.m. Members of headquarters company first battalion national guard will receive their pay at the armory.

Epes Randolph Lodge No Masonic Temple South Scott Street First Battalion National Guard Armory

Tucson radio stations speak at Advertising club luncheon

Representatives of four Tucson radio stations will address the Tucson Advertising club at a luncheon in the Pioneer hotel Varsity room. At 8 p.m the Phrateres alumnae group will meet in the Old Main women’s lounge for officer elections and a new constitution.

Tucson Tucson Advertising Club Pioneer Hotel Phrateres Alumnae University of Arizona

Texas Plate Clue in Escondon Abduction Case

Neighbors describe a man drawing a gun from his waist and forcing Escondon from a home. Sheriff M. T. Guiney reports the car’s Texas license plate was mostly obscured by paper, with Escondon noting he lived in Texas during the war but has not visited in four years.

Pima M. T. Guiney Texas Escondon

Hitler’s armored car drawn in amid boos at New York pier

A 9500 pound Mercedes Benz armored touring car designed by Hitler and given to Field Marshal Mannerheim is shipped to New York. Christopher G. Janus of Chicago, executive at Eximport Associates, buys it in Stockholm after a barter with Russia’s Finland entry. The car features armor plate and bulletproof glass and drew loud jeers from the crowd.

New York Adolf Hitler Stockholm Christopher G. Janus Chicago Eximport Associates, Inc Hitler Mercedes-Benz Mannerheim Finland Janus Bar United States

Reconstruction underway at McNary Lumber Co site

Preliminary construction begins on a three-way bar replacement for Southwest Mills Inc. after a $1,000,000 fire that destroyed molding and planing mills and a box factory. C. J Warren, vice-president, notes insurance appraisals delayed initial work as the company across three northeast Arizona counties and into northern New Mexico reorganizes with steel and concrete, fireproof plants.

Southwest Mills, Inc C. J Warren Arizona New Mexico

Forest Fire Near McNary Brought Under Control

A forest fire about 20 miles southwest of McNary in the Apache reservation area was contained late Sunday after burning nearly 500 acres. Suspected to be lightning caused, it followed another fire in the same region within ten days that began Saturday.

McNary U.P Here

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