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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1949

Page

2

Improvement Districts Face Size Limits and Costs

Discussion notes that shrinking districts raises costs and inefficiencies, with plans to enlarge districts to cover more land and improve drainage and sewer handling. Board considers extending districts to prevent hasty actions, while district engineers across multiple firms are hired by bids, with Blanton & Cole serving seven districts and others in Phoenix and nearby.

Boyd Board of Supervisors Blanton & Cole Johannesen & Giraud Phoenix Marum & Luepke Ed B. Pacheco Board of Suisors Fairmount

Cocio-Estrada Legion Post Installs Officers

The Cocio-Estrada post of the American Legion installed its new officers at a meeting Tuesday evening. Gilbert Cancio is the new commander. Other officers named by Steven Tormey included Manuel Sotomayor senior vice commander William Raymond junior vice commander Gilbert Jiminez adjutant Richard M. McAlpin finance officer Arturo Contreras chaplain Henry Leyva historian and Joseph Montano sergeant at arms. Executive committeemen were Joseph T. Altamirano John Harris and Bennie Rivera for three two and one year terms respectively.

Cocio-Estrada The American Legion Gilbert Cancio Steven Tormey State Department Manuel Sotomayor William Raymond Gilbert Jiminez Richard M. McAlpin Arturo Contreras Henry Leyva Joseph Montano Joseph T. Altamirano John Harris Bennie Rivera

Dedication Of Legion Home Is Saturday

Tucson's Morgan McDermott post dedicates its remodeled clubhouse with Maj. Gen. Roger M. Ramey as principal speaker. Saturday schedule includes a 10 a.m. concert by the Davis Monthan air force band and a 10:30 a.m. dedication in the new auditorium. Public tours Sunday honor the $400000 expansion and improvements.

Roger M. Ramey Eighth Air Force American Legion West Pennington Street Morgan McDermot Post Tucson Morgan McDermott Davis-Monthan Air Force Band John R. Stille Sulte Legion Post Henry King San Francisco King Stille

Sheriff warns on stolen goods tied to burglar Bledsoe

Bledsoe has led officers to more loot locations and disclosed exchanges of items. Sheriff Jerome P. Martin urged anyone who bought or traded for the items to return them or face charges of receiving stolen property.

Bledsoe Jerome P. Martin

Tucson Drunk Driving Ordinance Challenged In Court

Police Magistrate Paul J. Cella considered arguments by attorney John Aboud that Tucson's 66 year old drunkenness law is invalid. Arthur Rudkin, 41, of Wagon Wheel motel faces reckless driving and drunkenness charges after a June 12 arrest. Aboud contends state and city liquor control preclude local drunks ordinances. Cella will rule after reviewing the motions.

Donald Lee Bledsoe Tucson Justice of the Peace Clark H. Johnson Bledsoe Oracle Rd Porter's Stone Ave Paul J. Cella Atty John Aboud Aboud Arthur A. Rudkin Cella Rudkin Wagon Wheel

Tucson Gas and Electric to move operations to Pennington street

The Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. will relocate to 35 W. Pennington St next Tuesday in the new Tucson Title & Trust Co. building. The move will not be complete that day but public service will continue from the new site with essential records and facilities in place. Main floor houses cashier, new services, and disconnections. basement hosts electrical engineering for unusual applications. second floor contains executive offices, gas and billing departments.

Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co W. Pennington St Tucson Title & Trust Co J. R. Snider Cecil Clawson

Interoffice Phones Plan for New Building and Store Site

J B O Dowd vice president of the title company announces formal opening plans for the building with interoffice telephone access for all departments. The title company will occupy the west end. the current 81 N Stone Ave site, owned by Harold Steinfeld, is the tentative Montgomery Ward store location with construction timing unclear.

Interoffice J. B. O'Dowd Title Company Stone Ave Harold Steinfeld Montgomery Ward

Rubber demand: tires and tubes drive U S rubber use

A historical report notes that making motor vehicle tires and tubes consumes about three fourths of all rubber used in the United States, highlighting the sector's dominant share in national rubber consumption.

U. S

Col Gungl Retired From Army Reserves

Col John C. Gungl of 208 E Third St Tucson a attorney has retired from the U S army reserves with the rank of colonel officials in Phoenix said Gungl served with the judge advocate general office during World War II He was first commissioned in 1922 born in Oklahoma in 1882 and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1909 He was civic leader in Tucson for 15 years and an Arizona U professor from 1929 to 1933.

John C. Gung’l Third St Tucson U. S. Army Sixth Army Organized Reserve Corps Phoenix Gung’l Judge Advocate General Office Oklahoma University of Michigan Cuveen Wea Arizona U Ois

Thief Steals From Baby Buggy in Downtown Shopping

Mrs. Nelda McFarland reports a theft Tuesday in downtown where a thief grabbed a shopping bag from a baby buggy at 4841 E. Second St. He found only diapers a bottle a purse two dresses and some dress material.

Nelda McFarland E. Second St

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