The Coconino sun., 1927-05-20
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The 100000 Bond issue at Tucson
has been voted for water, sewer, flood
control, firemen and other improve
ments.
Oil production is running so far
ahead of consumption that oil men
and federal officials are seeking a
way to hold down the supply without
violating the antitrust laws and the
Standard Oil dissolution decree of
1911.
The official opening of the North
ern Arizona baseball league was held
at Kingman when Kingman met Selig-
man in the first league tilt.
The Nations heroes at Fort Whip
pie, Prescott, who are fighting for
their health, which they sacrificed
during the World war, were not for
gotten last Thursday, Hospital day,
and hundreds of persons visited the
hospital to extend words of cheer and
encouragement.
A broad publicity program adver-
tisnig the Smoki celebration in Pres
colt in June has been started with a
view of bringing the people of the
southwest to northern Arizona to
spend their vacations.
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DR.. C. r. Slichter, dean of the
graduate school of the University of
Wisconsin, has accepted an invitation
to deliver the commencement address,
June /, for the 1927 senior class of
the University of Arizona.
It is reported that Drs. Mayo of
Rochester, Mimi, noted surgeons and
physicians, will contruct a hospital at
Aztec, N. NJ, for the treatment of
patients affected with tuberculosis
and pulmonary diseases.
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State and government lion hunters
bagged II mountain lions last month
in Arizona.
Residents of southern Arizona are
to be given an opportunity to appear
in a large motion picture production
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erica's famous directors who is be-
ginning a nationwide search for new
screen faces and personalities. The
film production will be made entirely
in southern Arizona, and will be
typical of the country in its historical
aspect. Points of interest will be used
to the fullest advantage, while local
themes will be used for national dis
tribution.
The bonds for Tombsone's new S25,-
600 electro light and power plant have
been approved and construction will
start soon.
Following a series of Investigations
since the calling of The Pima county
Jury and an audit ordered by it of
county offices, Vic S. Griffith, as
SCISSOR of Pima county for a number OF
years, resigned last week and his
resignation was accepted by the board
of supervisors. Whether or not any
discrepancies have been found by the
auditors has not been disclosed.
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A passenger and freight motor line
may soon be installed from Holbrook
to the New Mexico border If the ap-
plication of Blalock & Davis of Hol-
brook is favorably acted upon by the
state corporation commission.
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F. S. Finley, petroleum engineer
and geologist of Los Angeles, held IN
high esteem by the California Oil
World, trade paper, asserts that the
field east of Holbrook is perhaps the
center of an immense oil belt, the
extent of which no man knows.
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With an estimated surplus of some
$4,000 left over from the bond issue
providing for definite loop system
of paving at Globe, the city council
is working on plans to determine what
other streets might be paved to the
best advantage.
1t is expected by engineers that the
Coolidge dam near Casa Grande will
be completed about January :, 1929.
The movement of cabbage from the
Casa Grande Valley started last week
with the shipment of two carloads to
the middle west. Some of the product
brought as high as $50 ton.
Seventeen hundred gallons of water
per minute, gushing from the bowels
of the earth in a mighty stream will
be used to irrigate a $40 acre tract of
land near Yuma. The land will be
planted exclusively to seedless and
black table grapes.
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Charles James of Douglas was fined
SO and barred from driving an auto
mobile during the next six months as
an aftermath to an accident which