Rezoning Plea Approved while Tucson Blvd Denied
Two preliminary hearings on rezoning petitions were heard by the city planning and zoning commission. One request from B-3 to B-1 at Plummer avenue and Broadway was granted, while a B-1 to B-1 change at Tucson boulevard and Grant road was denied. The panel also urged the city to acquire more right of way to widen Broadway to match Speedway width, despite plans for a 64 foot paving.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Broadway
Campbell
Country Club Road
Plummer Avenue
Tucson Boulevard
Grant Road
Atty
Lawrence D’antonio
Catalina Vista
Speedway
Nevada Nabs One of FBI 10
Stephen William Davenport, one of the FBI ten most wanted fugitives, was arrested in Las Vegas Nevada. Convicted in 1928 for killing a police officer in Indiana, Davenport has a long police record dating to age 13. A Keokuk Iowa native, he was picked up on a vagrancy charge.
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Washington
Stephen William Davenport
FBI
Las Vegas
Nev
Davenport
Indiana
Iowa
Keokuk
Owa
Kingman Politics Driven by Economic Stakes and Dream
Kingman voters treat politics as a high-stakes struggle tied to Davis dam payrolls and a potential supersonic test project near Bridge Canyon. Local candidates Earle Cook Clyde Bollinger J H Dungan push through state and federal races amid liquor option debates while miners face hard times and fear taxes and downturns.
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Bob Brooks
Gabfest
Kingman
Arizona
Davis Dam
Congress
Bridge Canyon Dam
Mohave County
Earle Cook
Washington
Clyde Bollinger
Oatman
J. H. Dungan
Dungan
Cook
Bollinger
Jay Gates Sr
Northern
Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Davis Monthan Sgt
Staff Sgt. Harold Abbott of Davis Monthan Air Force Base faces a manslaughter charge after an accident on South Alvernon Way last Tuesday killed Staff Sgt. Charles Wallin of Chanute Field. A coroner's jury blamed negligence but did not assign responsibility. Abbott testified he did not know who drove his car. The complaint was drawn on admissions reportedly made by Abbott after the crash.
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Harold Abbott
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Justice Court
John Phebus
Abbott
Charles R. Wallin
Chanute Field
Ill
Wallin
Sgt
South Alvernon Way
Homes Smoked In Brush Fire Hollywood Hills Blaze
A wind driven brush fire in Hollywood burned more than 10 acres and damaged several homes including the $30,000 residence of J Edward McKinley. Seven fire companies fought the blaze for three hours as residents defended properties with garden hoses amid collapsing flames. Actress Mary Castle narrowly escaped and had her hair singed.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Hills
J. Edward McKinley
Gloria
Mickey
McKinley
McKinleys
Adriene Gizir
Linda
Mary Castle
Man Sneezes Breaks Adam's Apple in First Recorded Case
London reports a man sneezed so forcefully that he broke his Adam's apple. Heeslintient a week in hospital and five weeks to recover, marking the first such case recorded in the British Medical Journal.
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London
British Medical Journal
Sabino Canyon April Runoff At Seven Percent Of Normal
Water discharge in Sabino Canyon last month was seven percent of normal with only 25 acre feet of flow reported by U S Geological Survey official John H Gardiner. Statewide runoff remained low though Lake Mead storage grew slightly amid spring runoff. FEPC petition for April initiative to force council action or call a special election moves toward certification by the city clerk Carl M Hitt with signatures and deadlines emphasized.
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Sabino Canyon
John H. Gardiner
U.S. Geological Survey
Arizona
Gardiner
Colorado River
Lake Mead
Colorado
Gila River
Safford Valley
Salt River
Roosevelt Lake
Verde River
Horseshoe Reservoir
Grand Canyon
San Carlos
Salt and Verde
FEPC
Carl M. Hitt
University of Arizona carnival benefits student union fund
Friday afternoon the annual UA carnival sponsored by Associated Women students will be at the UA women's athletic field. Dancing side shows fortune telling and good eats will raise funds for the student union and Polo Village nursery school. Saturday at 2 p.m. Tucson Lodge No. 4 FPF and A M will confer the second degree at the Masonic temple 160 S Scott St. No initiatory work will be held next Wednesday May 10.
Meat Box Sought Relief in Chapter 11 Filing
The receivers of the Meat Box at 1122 S Sixth Ave filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in U S district court. Ben L Snyder and wife seek court supervision and a plan to pay $32,886.69 in assets against $29,881.97 in debts with a trustee overseeing operations. Irving Kipnis of Tucson represents the debtors.
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S. Sixth Ave
Ben L. Snyder
U. S. District Court
Irving Kipnis
Tucson
Snyders
Insecticide Plant Opens in Phoenix Serving Southwest
A new insecticide plant and adjoining warehouse open in Phoenix by the California Spray Chemical Corporation. District Manager George Davis says the facility will serve Arizona New Mexico and part of Texas with an expected 250000 dollar annual business.
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Phoenix
Southwest
California Spray Chemical Corporation
George Davis
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
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Nevada
Paul Bunyon
Bemberg
Goutege Shop
North Park Avenue
Dial
East Pennington Street
Jacome
South Plumer
Gilbey's Gin
Seagram
Kentucky
Schenley
Gal
SAN Clemente Super Met
East Broadway
Thrifties
Stone Ave
Grand Central
U. S
Armor Blade
Cudahy
Casa Grande
Vienna
Swift
Brookfield
del Monte
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