Williams Defends Assessor Reporting Duties and Land Deals
State Land Commissioner C. C. Williams counters AG findings on unreported improvements and bid practices. He cites assessor responsibility, cash-only policy for improvements, and disputes over ad placements and a Phoenix land syndicate. He also notes past leases, canceled agreements, and a gift claim tied to Mohave county land.
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State Land
C. C. Williams
State Land Department
Williams
Cave Creek
Buckeye
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Turner
Sunnyslope
Arizona Land Syndicate No. 1
Yuma County
Deer Valley
Phoenix Title & Trust Co
Coconino Caverns
Kingman Highway
Land Department
Mohave County
Navajo County
Lafe Hatch
Hatch
Suit Against Ex Wife Tried
A jury of 10 women and two men was selected today to hear George Ronan's civil suit against Ardiyth Ronan Scoville. Judge Lee Garrett presides. Ronan seeks half interest in 401 E Fourth St plus 7300 and an accounting of Fourth Street property revenue since their 1947 divorce. Ardiyth Scoville lives in Tucson at 3806 Calle DeSoto. Jurors include Betty Hagan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ronan
Ardiyth Ronan Scoville
Lee Garrett
Ronan
Michigan
Fourth St
Fourth Street
Aeey
Tucson
Calle DeSoto
Betty Hagan
Irene H. Coe
Maxine E. Avery
Eunice T. Weddle
K. R. Winstead
Wood D. Wilson
Reva Blythe
Ruth L. Rose
Mae E. LaBeau
Caroline A. Pearson
Dorothy A. Paulson
Elizabeth Morris- Bey
End Of Series Hunt Man In Wife Beating Case
Mrs Anna Mae Williams of 704 North 10th avenue told deputies from a county hospital bed that her husband Ben Williams returned from Marana after a month's absence and demanded blankets. He struck her with an ironshed club injuring her jaw and scalp. deputies search Tucson area for him awaiting her recovery to file charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Anna Mae Williams
10Th Ave
Ben
Marana
Williams
UA Trees Fall At New Building Site
On the University of Arizona campus several palo verde trees were removed from the site of the new liberal arts building. M. M. Sundt Construction Co. won the $821,403 contract and leads the land clearing. Construction will begin once the area opposite the agricultural building is cleaned and leveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
Liberal Arts
M. M. Sundt Construction Co
Woman Jailed In Drunkenness Case After Davis Monthan Ride
Juanita C. Angell faced city court and drew a 30 day sentence for drunkenness after an auto crash returning an air force officer to Davis Monthan field. She paid a $30 fine option or served 30 days. A city property destruction charge was suspended after she reimbursed a lamppost. Captain Edward Thornberry, the officer, forfeited a $10 bond for drunkenness when he failed to appear. The crash occurred Oct 17 at South Sixth Avenue and 17th Street. A $2,000 damage suit opened in superior court over a fire destroying a barn and other property on the Bedoys land at 720 W Silver Lake Rd on June 1, 1948. The fire reportedly began near a dividing fence and spread with the wind. Jurors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita C. Angell
25Th St
Air Force
Davis-Monthan Field
Edward M. Thornberry
D-M
Angell
South Sixth Avenue
17Th Street
J. Mercer Johnson
Juan G. Bedoy
A. S. Cleveland
Silver Lake Rd
Cleveland
Bedoy
Leonard Fuller
Chloa Wirsching
Jennie M. Elliott
Jessie L. Shutt
Velma B. Metz
Robert B. Nelson
Lorenzo B. Morris
John J. Bragg
William R. Clabaugh
Katherine Padgett Bryant
Pearl Ballard
John L. Metz
Mary Ella Weaver Chooses Wardrobe Over Bike Prize
Teen winner Mary Ella Weaver of the 20-30 club fire prevention poster contest will receive a wardrobe instead of a bicycle and continue at Amphitheater High. Her winning poster Stop Careless Fires joins other local winners on display in a vacant store window at 81 N Stone Ave near Steinfeld's grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary ‘Ella Weaver
Tucson High
Mary Ella
Amphitheater High
Stone Ave
Steinfeld
New Veterans Unit Installs Officers in Tucson Ceremony
Tucson’s new VFW post 4903 announced that its ladies auxiliary officers will be installed Thursday at Catalina Junior High School. State auxiliary officers and auxiliaries from Tucson will attend as Mrs. Raymond Bryant leads the event with other officers including Mrs. William Powers and Mrs. Harry Abbott among those installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Veterans’ Organization
VFW
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Catalina Junior High School
Raymond Bryant
Bryant
William Powers
Harry Abbott
Roy McQueen
Richard Loftfield
Marvin Ehlke
Gene McClellan
Clyde Scholl
Edward Kopec
Orville Harris
Charles Clark
Sunsh ine Kiwanis Music Program by Arizona School Pupils
A music program presented by children from the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind will be hosted by the Sunshine Kiwanis Club at noon tomorrow in the Santa Rita Hotel. Eduardo Caso will direct the singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona School For the Deaf and Blind
Sunshine Kiwanis Club
Santa Rita Hotel
Eduardo Caso
New Dallas School System To Be Topic
The annual I meeting of the Associated Public School Systems in Dallas will tackle a brand new Dallas public school program. Supt. Robert D. Morrow of Tuscon will attend as a guest of Warren T. White, Dallas schools superintendent, joining 40 national founders and leaders from colleges and Columbia University for a one day session on 1949 trends and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Associated Public ‘School Systems
Robert D. Morrow
Tucson
Warren T. White
United States
APSS
Columbia University
Promissory Notes Win Fourth at SPEBSQSA Event
Tucson barbershop quartet Promissory Notes returned home with a fourth place finish at the San Diego SPEBSQSA championships. Members are Charles Parks tenor Burt Mustin lead Hal Harris baritone and Art Peppin bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
San Diego
Charles Parks
Burt Mustin
Hal Harris
Art Peppin
E. D. Moody Promoted By Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific announces the appointment of E. D. Moody as assistant general manager of the company in San Francisco effective immediately. Moody’s promotion comes as the railroad reorganizes its leadership structure in the western division.
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E. D. Moody
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
The
Southern Pacific Railroad Today
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Lydia E Pinkham
Mary Ella ‘Weaver
Veterans’ Unit
T. Ed
Greenwald
Newt. Gardner
S. Stone Dial
Tyndall
Strook
Custom Studios Inc
Heywood-Wakefield Furniture
Broadway
W. M. Petterson
A. S. McCann
Moody
Hwestern Division
American Depot
East 10Th Street
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Dee Freeze
Tee Cubs
Don
E. Broadway
Fe. Bellows & Co
New York
Homer Lininger Travel Service
Tually
East Congress
the Prudential
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Western Home Office
Los Angeles, California
Imption
Family Income Protection
SION
Coronet
Meadowbrook
Dodge
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