Tang Changes Liquor Count Plea In Court
Tucson businessman Joe W. Tang pleaded guilty in U S district court to two liquor charges for carrying on wholesale business without a special revenue tax and buying liquor without a basic permit. The case covered activities between February 1946 and January 1947. Judge Holly postponed further action to hear prosecution facts and allow probation reports.
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Joe W. Tang
Tucson
SS. Treasury Department
U.S. District Court
E. T. Cusick
Glenn Ginn
Torneys
Tang
Holly
Frank Flynn
U.S
Ruth E. Booe
Amarillo
Miss Booe
Pima
Pima County
U. S
George R. West
Mae L. West
Valley National Bank
FHA
Raul Castro
University of Arizona
U. S. District Court
Ancient Cars To Be Shown Here Saturday
Tucson residents will hear and see ancient automobiles this Saturday with KCNA broadcast descriptions. Cars including a 1903 Ford, a 1908 Ford, and a $25,000 1928 Hispano-Suiza will be shown at the KCNA parking lot and later exhibited at Ranchers Rendezvous on 90 E Pennington Street.
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Ford
Charles Broder
Douglas Motor Sales
Alva Davis
Davis Trailer Court
John Haugh
Tucson Tallow Co
Keystone
Tucson
KCNA
Snowflake Well Reaches 700 Feet In Sand and Shale
Snowflake oil prospect 11 miles northwest of town pushes drill to nearly 700 feet amid repeated circulation losses. Harry Failing, general superintendent, says losses occurred at 138 feet and again later in the week. L. M. Lockhart, Texas California producer, staffs the operation and expects to pass the bad sand and shale by 800 feet to continue drilling.
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Here
Harry Failing
L. M. Lockhart
Texas
California
Failing
VFW Plans To Mark Golden Jubilee
Tucson post No. 549 coordinates a weeklong Golden Jubilee celebration for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Post quartermaster Henry Waddell said plans begin in Tucson on April 4 with further details to come. The national HQ release notes the VFW, founded in 1899, is the nation’s oldest active major veterans association.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tucson
VFW
Henry Waddell
Post Quartermaster
Waddell
Veterans Organization
Veterans Association
Spelled Backwards Strip Tease in Penny Arcade Case
Magistrate Paul J. Cella ruled Friday after a 45 minute showing of confiscated burlesque films against Michael Garfunkel for showing lewd pictures on East Congress street. The films ended at the beginning and music played in reverse, leading to a suspended punishment on condition no further such films are exhibited.
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Paul J. Cella
Michael Garfunkel
Penny Arcade
East Congress Street
Cella
Garfunkel
Heavy Weekend Schedule at Tucson High
Tucson High lays out a busy weekend with a gymkhana in the boys gym at 8 p.m. Friday, the spring Amphitheater baseball opener at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and a sophomore hop at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the cafeteria. Proceeds aid the Badger fund and JRC service. Jerry Purdy will MC the gymkhana. The amphitheater game meets Amphi at Randolph Park. Sophomore Showboat theme features a riverboat dock scene. officers include Frank Lockhart and Bob Lacagnina.
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Tucson High School
Tucson
Red Cross
Tucson High
Badger Fund
JRC
Jerry Purdy
Randolph Park
Amphi
Anna Hughes
Ted Bailey
Frank Lockhart
Bob Lacagnina
Leta French
Pat Waring
Bob Pesqueira
Arizona museum receives $25 gift for Ventana cave diorama
The Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, an Arizona state museum affiliate, donates 25 toward a 6000 diorama depicting Ventana cave flora and fauna. Dr. Emil W. Haury notes the cave on the Papago Reservation shows 10,000 years of continuous habitation. A New York artist will construct the exhibit for the state museum.
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Ventana Cave
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society
Arizona State Museum
Emil W. Haury
University of Arizona
New York City
State Museum
Papago Indian Reservation
Driver Pleads Guilty In Second Case
Lawson Johnson 52 a resident of 1250 S Cherry Ave pleaded guilty to reckless driving under liquor influence before Justice Clark H Johnson. He was fined 100 dollars and ordered to 15 days jail after a March 16 arrest following a collision with a highway patrol car driven by Earl Keenum.
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Lawson Johnson
S. Cherry Ave
Justice of the Peace
Clark H. Johnson
Johnson
East 22Nd Street
Earl Keenum
Keenum
Superior Court
J. Mercer Johnson
City Police Court
Paul J. Cella
Jennie Candiotti
First Ave
South Fifth Avenue
East 20Th Street
Sweeney Awaits Judge Sentence In Reckless Driving
Augustine Sweeney aged 38 of 2846 South Fifth Avenue awaits sentence after being found guilty in justice court of reckless driving. Judge Clark H. Johnson heard witness testimony detailing a February 25 collision on South Fourth Avenue and East 36th Street with Charles Mednick’s car.
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Justice of the Peace
Clark H. Johnson
Augustine Sweeney
S. Fifth Ave
Sweeney
Justice Court
Justice Johnson
Charles Mednick
E. Juanita Jr
Improvements Planned for Rodeo Grounds by Chamber Committee
The chamber of commerce rodeo committee discussed grounds improvements with funding from this year’s profits. Plans include drinking fountains, emergency exits, better sound, and rebuilding pens and chutes. Goyette said 13 618.74 in net proceeds will fund projects, with April planning meetings to set priorities.
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Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Committee
C. Edgar Goyette
Goyette
Two Drivers Cited After South Sixth Avenue Crash
Albert Lee 63 of Sunset Court cited for failure to yield after collision with Albert Hopper 35 of 4009 E Burns on South Sixth near 21st Street. Hopper car damage $50, Lee car damage $150, police reported.
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Albert Lee
Sunset Court
Albert Hopper
E. Burns
South Sixth Avenue
21St Street
Hopper
Lee
Investigation Thwarts Thief At Elks Lodge
Police report an attempted burglary at the Elks Lodge on North Court and Ott Street. Night bartender Barney Rohen found the upstairs bar’s shades drawn after leaving at 3 am and, with Highway Patrolman Kenneth Massey, found a crowbar used to force the upstairs door and an attempted drawer opening.
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Elks Lodge
North Court Avenue
Ott Street
Barney Rohen
Roden
Kenneth Massey
mphi Students Offered Job Help
Students at Amphitheater high school were offered job guidance by Kenneth Kauffman of the Tucson office. Police say a burglar hid in the building as there were no signs of forced entry.
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Mphi
Amphitheater High School
Kenneth Kauffman
Tucson
State employment service helps high school job guidance
At a PTA meeting the Arizona State Employment Service explained its job counselling program. Kauffman said the service has been very successful in aiding high school students to identify suitable job types and is available to all state high schools.
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Arizona State Employment Service
PTA
Kauffman
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Pirts Esaet
Chamber
Noart Photo Service
Congress St
Wesson Oil
North Stone Ave
Pitts
West Franklin
Stone Avenue
Morrell
UC. S
Spaul Don’s
G. M
Pillsbury
Libby
del Monte
del Monte Tomato
Chas
Libby’s
del Monte Lake
Ivory
Budweiser
Schlitz, Pabst, Falstaff
Acme A-1 & Eidelweiss
Sherry
Birds Eye
Idaho
Ocean Garden
Bacon Sica
Bologna
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