Monterey Annexed Again to City of Tucson
Monterey a northeast suburb, is twice annexed to Tucson. City council repealed a year-old ordinance and approved the area joining the municipality. The vote followed a fire at the city hall lawn as a palm tree burned. The meeting covered liquor license transfers, traffic engineering, zoning changes, and purchasing options for water and quarry issues while considering street and public safety measures.
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Monterey
Tucson
John D. Lyons, Jr
Fred J. Brown
East 16Th Street
101 Club
East Broadway
H. O. Jaastad
Fred D. Lee
Halbert W. Miller
la Concha Drug Store
South Meyer Street
Frank F. Flores
Congress Street
Phil J. Martin, Jr
NYA
Charles C. Irvin
Tucson High
East Seventh Street
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Roy Robinson
Jay Smith
James Elliott Dunseath
Mabel Street
Mountain Avenue
Traffic Commission
East Sixth Street
Campbell Avenue
Manley Tire
North Stone Avenue
Mission Road
Sixth Avenue
East Congress Streets
East Speedway
North Park Avenue
Fifth and
Stone Avenues
Sidney P. Osborn
Ninth Street
Campbell-Plumer Avenues
D. J. Gercke
Norris Avenue
Drachman and
Adams Streets
State Tax Commission
U. S. Army Air Base
Richard Vance
Warren Avenue
Seneca Street
J. G. Brown
Farm Population in Arizona Rises Significantly
Arizona's farm population grew by 16 354 from 1930 to 1940, a 16.5 percent rise. Dr. E D Terreau of the University of Arizona notes the state leads the mountain and Pacific divisions in percentage increase, with only West Virginia and Connecticut higher. The farm population accounts for 23.1 percent of Arizona's total population.
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Arizona
E. D. Terreau
University of Arizona
Mountain and Pacific
West Virginia
Connecticut
United States
Jury Selection Opens Burks Trial for False Petition
Duke C. Burks 30 a politician faces a three to four day trial in Apache County Superior Court Judge Levi S Udall presiding on charges that he filed a nomination petition with forged signatures to clerk Gladstone Mackenzie to win the Democratic nomination for the state legislature from district 4 in last year’s primary election.
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Duke C. Burks
Levi S. Udall
Apache County
Burks
Gladstone Mackenzie
Board of Supervisors
Women Gain in California
Census returns show California still has more men than women though the gap narrows. The ratio is 103.9 males per 100 females, compared with 107.6 in 1930, indicating progress toward parity over the decade.
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San Francisco
U.P
California
Board Grants Park Use and Pool Plans Amid Tree Concerns
The board chairman notes administration neglect of trees in Armory and Library parks. It approves Boy Scouts use of a 10 acre Randolph park tract for a camp. It votes to seek WPA aid for a swimming pool and recreation center on North Main street for Negroes.
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Armory
Library Park
Randolph Park
WPA
North Main Street
Coal To Take Place Of Oil In Move For Release Of Tankers
New York reports that Socony Vacuum Oil will heat its 26 Broadway building with coal this winter to cut heavy fuel oil demand by about 12 000 barrels yearly. The company may substitute coal in eastern refineries to free oil tankers for transatlantic service. One tanker will gain 5 000 barrels daily by pipeline movement to Buffalo then canal barges to New York. Another will move gasoline by barge from the southwest to Pittsburgh via the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
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New York
Broadway
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Seaboard
Atlantic
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Ohio
Soapbox Derby Rules Set For Tucson Race
Tucson Daily Citizen and sponsors announce a $10 limit on materials for the local Soap Box Derby race on August 3. Cars must be built by entrants, with cost breakdown kept, two age classes 11 to 15, and the winner earns the M. E. Coyle trophy and a trip to Akron for nationals. Registration at Central Fire Station.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
O’rielly Motor Company
City Fire Department
Central Fire Station
South Sixth Avenue
M. E. Coyle
Akron
Ohio
Fresno Ban On Cream Pies Seasonal Manufacturing
A Fresno law bars the manufacture of cream pies from June 16 through October 1 each year, restricting production during the warm months.
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Fresno
Calif
Rural Women Plan Annual Arizona Conference at U of A
Arizona women from ten of the state's fourteen counties will attend the University of Arizona event June 3 to 6 hosted by the extension service. Key activities include panel discussions on national strength, nutrition programs, and entertainment with tours and a regents reception.
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Arizona
Country Life Conference of Arizona
University of Arizona
Agricultural Extension Service
Jean Stewart
E. D. Terreau
George W. Barr
Miss Stewart
Charles A. Pickrell
Paul S. Burgess
College of Agriculture
Dean Burgess
Agricultural College
Alfred Atkinson
University
General Assembly
State Nutrition Committee
Old Main
Joseph Greer
Phoenix
Casa Grande to name seven councilmen in May election
Casa Grande May 20 Mayor H. O. Pace and L. E. Marr seek reelection to the town council as voters name seven councilmen on Monday May 26. The 1940 census put the town population over 1500 and other petitions have been filed by Harry Bowles Roy L. Williams M Doak Palmer Austrum J R Rimel W A Kurtz Percy Palmer and Holmes Galloway.
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Casa Grande
H. O. Pace
L. E. Marr
Harry Bowles
Roy L. Williams
M. Doak
Palmer Austrum
J. R. Rimel
W. A. Kurtz
Percy Palmer
Holmes Galloway
Palms Trimmed At Tucson City Hall After Fire
City officials trimmed large palm trees in front of Tucson City Hall to prevent further fires after a blaze damaged a fourth tree last night. Police attributed the fire to vandalism or a cigarette tossed into dry branches near the front entrance.
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Tucson City Hall
City Hall
Will and nervous laughter ripple through Hunterbury
In a Christie style excerpt, Mary Gerrard drafts a will while Elinor Carlisle and Dr. Peter Lord observe and question motives. Elinor contemplates signing for Roddy Welman as a letter from Nurse O'Brien reveals a wartime romance and room for more intrigue at Hunterbury.
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Mary
Nurse Hopkins
Mary Riley
Eliza Gerrard
Hunterbury
Maidenford
Elinor Carlisle
Elinor
Dr. Lord
Peter Lord
Mary Gerrard
Lord
Miss Carlisle
Laura
Mr. Seddon
Roderick Welman
Nurse O’brien
Hopkins
Laborough Court
Lewis
Barringer Joins Y Summers Staff as Lifesaving Expert
Wakefield junior high instructor John Barringer joins the Tucson YMCA summer staff from June 2 to September 15. He will lead swimming and lifesaving efforts and assist with a three weekly pool program for about 150 boys funded by a $350 donation. Barringer works with Elmer F. Coble and has led the Wakefield H-Y club.
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John Barringer
Wakefield Junior High
YMCA
Hervey F. Smith
Barringer
Smith
Tucson
Elmer F. Coble
Wakefield
First New Hampshire quadruplets born die after birth
In Manchester New Hampshire Mrs Arsene Daneau 25 gave birth to the state s first recorded quadruplets three died within hours with one surviving infant weighing two pounds seven ounces The family home birth led to hospital transfer The father a tannery worker aged 36 and the couple already have three other children The quadruplets total birth weight was ten pounds seven ounces
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Manchester
N. M
New Hampshire
Arsene Daneau
Police Win On Trousers Denver
State patrols will replace worn trousers after a warning from Supervisor Joseph Marsh that arrests could occur without officers leaving their cars. Additional funds have been approved to buy new uniforms and gear.
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Denver
U.P
Joseph Marsh
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