Pension Board Probes Reward Case Involving Hays
The pension board debated a $250 reward paid by the Chase National Bank for a Montreal theft tied to Montevell Hayes. Putney and Ryan pressed for board action, seeking Hayes’s appearance or written statement, while officials questioned authority and evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Montevell Hayes
Setreal
Railway Passen Assurance Co
London
England
Chase National Bank of
New York City
Don J. Hays
Putney
Joseph McAllister
Cerl M. Hitt
McAllister
Police Pension Fund
Police
L. E. White
General Adjustment Bureau, Inc
Congress Street
Fifth Avenue
Citizen
Italian American Club Columbus Day Program Planned
The Italian American club at 2602 N Balboa Ave will host a Columbus Day program tomorrow night. The men’s and women’s auxiliaries are preparing the program and decorations. Entertainment includes a children’s floor show and a buffet supper.
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N. Balboa Ave
Christian churches urge expansion at Indiana convention
Dr. C. O. Hawley warned that church membership, while high, lags population growth as the three day state convention of Christian churches met at the First Christian church in Indianapolis. Delegates heard calls for Crusade for Christ expansion and more consecrated lives, with talks from Louis A. Mayo and Paraguay missionary J. Raymond Mills.
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United States
C. O. Hawley
Indianapolis
Christian Churches
First Christian Church
E. Speedway
Hawley
Unified Promotion of Christian Churches
USA
Crusade For Christ
Louis A. Mayo
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
J. Raymond Mills
Paraguay
South America
Tempe
Galen Lee Rose
Northern California
Wedemeyer Visits Tucson En Route to Sixth Army Post
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, en route to command the sixth army in San Francisco, visits relatives in Tucson after arriving from Washington. He will depart early tomorrow for Yuma. this marks his first land visit to the southwest, a region his new command will cover.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Tucson
Wedemeyer
Washington
Yuma
Oregon
California
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
China
U. S
No Negligence in Forrestal's Death
A navy board absolves any person in the naval service of fault in the death of former Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. He leaped to his death May 22 from a Bethesda Maryland naval hospital tower after admission April 2 for operational fatigue. Navy Secretary Matthews released the findings noting a four month delay in disclosure.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Service
Defense
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Naval
Matthews
Mardi Gras Prizes Set For Tucson High Event
Scores of prizes donated by Tucson merchants will be awarded for outstanding costumes at Mardi Gras Halloween night at the high school stadium. Ten prizes per division include most elaborate comical grotesque best witch animal ghost western tramp with divisions to follow. Dooley Bookman originated the event in 1927 and after his death sponsors passed to the junior chamber of commerce and Tucson recreation department. By 1939 the event was moved to the high school stadium to ease downtown congestion. Morris Smith is this year's Jaycee chair.
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Tucson
Dooley Bookman
Stone Avenue
Stone
Congress
Pennington
Dooley
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Recreation Department
Jaycee
Morris Smith
Suspension of VFW Post 549 Club Committee Ordered
Gordon E. Nelson, commander, states suspension of the four member club committee was routine and aimed at changing policy. A special meeting last Thursday discussed the move and new operating hours, with Nelson saying the action had member endorsement.
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VFW
Gordon E. Nelson
Nelson
Bottleneck Delays County Fair Entries and Rail Service Cuts
A bottleneck in Pima county threatens the fall fair as booklets for home economics entries are not printed. Delayed deadlines extend to Oct 20 with Sept 12 and Oct 15 earlier targets. Separately, Southern Pacific seeks to discontinue Tucson Nogales passenger service, drawing protests from Nogales officials. In Bisbee, devaluation of the British pound and lower metal prices affect the Shatt e Corp mine, with ore shipments halted after Nov 1 and milling taking about 15 days.
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Pima County
John Dayton
Madeline Bailey
County Home
Bailey
Rodeo Grounds
Dayton
Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Southern Pacific Railroad Co
Tucson
Nogales
Bisbee
Shatee Corp
Joe Wilcox
United States
Ring Lost After Cigarette Toss Near Oracle Road
Leo N Guinn of Phoenix reported a diamond-set Masonic ring missing 18 miles north of Tucson along Oracle road. He says he threw a cigarette from his car and the ring slipped off into the desert, prompting a police search.
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Tucson
Oracle Road
Leon Guinn
Phoenix
Guinn
Desert
Optimist Club Luncheon Topics Cover Radiation and Fire
The Optimist club luncheon at the Pioneer hotel will cover atomic radiation effects and fire prevention. Dr. Charles Albro will present films and lecture while Capt. Howard M. Danielson of the Tucson fire department will speak on Fire Prevention week.
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Optimist ‘Club
Pioneer Hotel
Charles Albro
Howard M. Danielson
Tucson
Displaced Persons Bill Buried in Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington Oct 11 Senator Ferguson failed to move a displaced persons bill through the senate judiciary committee. A new push for a decisive vote in the Senate was planned for tonight if Acting Chairman Kilgore can secure support.
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Washington
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Kilgore
D-Wva
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Tatom
Aviation Ordnance Branch
Navy Aeronautics Bureau
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Wesley P. Ford
Catalina
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Pound Slows County
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