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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1940

Page

7

Bank Bowling Preview At New Tucson Amusement Palace

The new Bank Bowling Alleys in Tucson will host a grand opening tonight broadcast on KTUC between 8:15 and 8:30. Buck Beaty and guests from Los Angeles and Chicago will showcase a 40 foot alley game blending bowling ski-ball and marble tables with 15 pins worth two points each.

Bank Bowling Tucson Bank South Sixth Avenue KTUC Los Angeles Chicago Buck Beaty East Third Street North Fourth Avenue Beaty Hurl Priser Southwestern Amusement Company

Daly Heirs Named Estate Trustees

John W. Daly Jr. and Miss Anne Q. Daly were named co trustees of their father's $100000 trust in superior court. The elder Daly died March 29 after a long illness leaving $18400 in cash and a stock and bond balance.

John W. Daly, Jr Anne Q. Daly John W. Daly Tucson Superior Court Daly

Perpetual rights asked by utility in Arizona lands

El Paso Gas seeks perpetual right of way through state lands for pipelines and equipment. Pima county supervisors were informed that Meade Powell of Tucson is named county appraiser for the transaction. State law requires three appraisers from the county, the governor, and the land commissioner to fix the lands’ value.

Arizona Land Commission el Paso Gas Company Pima County Texas New Mexico Arizona Meade Powell Tucson

Reckless Driving Trial Set for Ed Tompkinson

Ed Tompkinson aged 35 of Fort Lowell road and Maple boulevard faces reckless driving charges. The trial was scheduled for late today in justice court after his car left the road five miles southeast of Continental, overturning and injuring passenger Leroy Jones.

Ed Tompkinson Fort Lowell Road Maple Boulevard Justice Court Tompkinson Continental Leroy Jones

African descent students host Dublin costume party

Students of African descent appeared in picturesque costumes and gave a party in Dublin Ireland, showcasing cultural celebration and community gathering in the city.

Dublin Ireland

Tucson To Get Lowest Rates In Southwest

Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power announces June 1 rate cuts making the city’s residential and commercial electric and gas prices among the lowest in the southwest. The move saves about 128 000 yearly, with electric rates down 108 000 and gas 20 000, reflecting Tucson’s growth and higher business volume.

Tucson Southwest Max A. Pooler Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company Greater

Mynott Forfeits Bond In Assault Case

Lee Mynott aged 32 of 1548 South Sixth avenue forfeited a $25 cash bond after failing to appear in police court to answer simple assault charges. He is accused of striking Chester Schaefer aged 24 with a hammer last Sunday at the 101 Club on East Broadway, following a prior altercation near the same venue last summer.

Lee Mynott South Sixth Avenue Chester Schaefer Yavapai Road East Broadway

Boulder Dam Repayment Estimate From Power Sales

In a projection spanning five decades, analysts estimate that sales of power from Boulder Dam will repay the federal government with interest for the $103 million investment. The plan hinges on continued demand and favorable rates to cover borrowing costs.

Boulder Dam

Coronado Centennial Begins in New Mexico Observance Opens

Albuque rque New Mexico May 29 The Coronado Cuarto Centennial celebration opens with a dedication of an eighty thousand dollar Coronado national museum at Bernalillo and a pageant tracing the conquistadores route from Compostela to Gran Quivera. Federal backing totals two hundred thousand dollars for observances across the region into 1941 with Gov. Miles and Spanish ambassador Juan Francisco de Cardenas attending.

Coronado New Spain Mexico New Mexico Texas Arizona Colorado Oklahoma Kansas Juan Francisco de Cardenas United States Plymouth Coronado National Museum Bernalillo Here John E. Miles Tiguex Pueblo Arduois Compostela Gran Quivera University of New Mexico Southwest

Justice of the Peace Lets Police Dog Go Home

Thirteen year old Juanita Drip promised not to light the police dogs word that triggers Clarabelle to chase cats. Neighbors demanded the dog be killed. Juanita's mother filed a court action and a judge allowed Clarabelle to return home if the girl keeps silent.

Arvada Cole Juanita Drip Clarabelle Juanita Justice of the Peace

Saturday hours kept for city assessment collections

The city assessment offices will remain open Saturday afternoon to collect payments on street improvement bonds. Memorial Day closures mean no open offices tomorrow. As of today 6594.53 remains unpaid from the year's charges, with 9182.74 collected since year start. bonds fund street paving under state improvement law. A sardonic note claims the bones and rock were moved to assemble five dinosaur skeletons at the University of Utah.

R. R. Guthrie Guthrie University of Utah

Garner Seeks Delegates in Normally Tight Race

Texas casts 46 votes for Garner placing him second in pledged delegates to the Democratic national convention while Roosevelt leads with broad support. Line-up shows Roosevelt 56114, Garner 2, Farley 381, Bankhead 22, Tydings 16, Wheeler 8, O Ma hney 6, unobligated 2014. Republican totals with Dewey 150, Taft 71, Vandenberg 38, MacNider 22, Capper 18, McNary 10, unobliged 625.

Washington Texas Garner Roosevelt Farley Speaker Bankhead Alabama Senator Tydings Maryland Wheeler Montana O'Mahoney Wyoming Thomas E. Dewey Gov. James Pennsylvania Taft Ohio Senator Vandenberg Michigan Hanford MacNider Iowa Senator Capper Kansas Senator McNary Oregon

Man Eats Lavish Bet Meal at New London Diner

Frank Mariani ordered and finished a large bet meal in New London including two bowls of soup, three portions of spaghetti and meat balls, eight roast beef dinners with sides, and a roast chicken, washed down with four beers. He declined dessert due to sweets.

New London, Conn Frank Mariani

Oversize gliders used to drop German paras in France

Paris reports that trains of five to six motorless gliders towed by bombers reach 20000 feet or more then release to deliver six parachutists each behind Allied lines in northern France. Gliders fly silently at night and can travel up to about 60 miles before parachutists descend.

Paris France

Jury Trial Requested in Chinese Gambling Case

Police court continued trial of 17 Chinese charged with gambling until next week to arrange a jury. Chief Don J. Hays and County Attorney J. Mercer Johnson led raids. Fred W. Fickett, attorney for the defendants, urged jury trials.

Paul Cella Don J. Hays J. Mercer Johnson Fred W. Fickett

Cows Producing Top Butterfat in New York Herds Age Nine

In New York dairy herd improvement associations cows yielding the most butterfat are around nine years old. The finding highlights age as a factor in peak fat production among dairy cattle.

New York

Speed trap sign torn and four violators nabbed

Sgt. William Burch and Lonny Simcoe waited for speeders with the police motorcycle squad. A motorist directed them to go north. They found a crude crayon sign warning of a trap and removed it. In the next half hour they arrested four speeders.

Kansas City William Burch Lonny Simcoe

Young Neville Chamberlain Managed Bahamian Estates

As a young man Neville Chamberlain served by managing his father’s Bahamian estates for several years. The future British statesman gained early experience in colonial land affairs before returning to public life.

Neville Chamberlain The Bahamas

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