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Nogales international., 1929-08-06
Local Mining Man
Hurt Near Phoenix

Charles Stuart, Nogales mining
man, residing at 213 Potrero street,
is recovering from injuries sustained
when an automobile driven by Will
liam H. Sawtelle, Jr., of Phoenix,
son of Federal Judge Sawtelle Of
Tucson, plunged into ditch and
overturned near Phoenix Thursday
night.
George G. Easton of Phoenix was
killed, sustaining a broken neck and
fractured skull. Arthur Burden of
Phoenix and Sawtelle were slightly
injured.
The four were on hunting trip
at the time of the accident which
was caused by Sawtelle misjudging
a curve.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
Effort Being Made
By Rotarians To
Save The Willows

A resolution condemning the pro-
posed destruction of the lane of
trees known as 1.-The Willows"
which borders the Nogales- Tucson
highway for about one half of 8
mile, commencing four miles north
of Nogales, was unanimously adop-
ted by members of the Rotary club
at their regular weekly meeting
Friday.
Probable destruction of the will
low trees which provide a shady
arch for the highway has been in
dicated by the state highway COM
mission as part of the work requlr-
Ell to remove the present roadway
from it's present close proximity to
the arroyo.
Hugo w.. Miller also called atten-
ton OF the Rotarians to the pos
sible danger of the concrete bridge
located at the north end of the
line of trees being washed out in
case of additional heavy seasonal
floods. Mayor Harry j. KarnS stat
ed that he would take both road
matters up with the state highway
department.
Chaplain George j. Weber of AL
buquerque, N. NJ, who is a staff
officer of the G. M. T. c., now at
Camp Stephen D. Little, was the
days principal speaker and ex-
planned in detail the purposes Of
the annual training course which
is limited to youths between the
ages of II and 81 years. Accepting
an invitation extended by the G.
M. T.. G. officer the club members
next Friday night will meet with
the personnel Of the training school
at Camp Little. The gathering,
which will be held in lieu Of the
regular weekly meeting N,l4l be held
at p. m.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
125 Present At
Lion Club Banquet

approximately 125 people gather
ed at the Club Royal Saturday
night to attend the charter night
banquet of the Nogales Lions Club.
E. r. Thurman, president of the
local club, introduced the speakers
and accepted the charter from the
district governor, George RawlinS.
of Globe, who made an interesting
talk.
In an address of welcome to
Ambos Nogales, made by Mayor H.
j. KarnS, he stressed the concord
of the two nations at this point on
the border, and charged all civic
clubs to aid in maintaining BROTH
erhood with our southern neighbor.
The Phoenix delegation, headed by
past district governor, Fred Ad-
ans, took turns entertaining the
guests, and a talk on the purposes
and achievements of Lion Interna-
tional was made by Mr.. Adams.
George Chambers, of Tucson, also
past district governor, made a
few remarks.
Mrs. H. L. Scherb rendered two
vocal selections which were greatly
appreciated. Among the cities re-
presented at the affair were Mesa,
Tucson, Pima, Stafford, Casa Gran
de, Phoenix, Coolidge, Douglas,
Tombstone and Globe. After the
banquet, dancing took up the ma
jor part of the evening, several
stunts" by various clubs being in
terspersed between the numbers.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06

turned Friday morning from trip
to the Yaqui river country.
There was SO much water down
there I almost got drowned, said
MI. Mitchell, who added that he
was marooned for three days at
Cumurita, which is half way be-
tween Corral and La Dura on the
Tonichi railroad. Seven bridges
were washed out on that line, he
declared.
Farmers of the Cajeme and Ma
vajoa districts are delighted with
the rains, said Mr.. Mitchell, who
added that they are putting in 10,-
600 acres of cotton this year and
that an airplane is making trips
every two or three days from Ca
jeme spraying the fields to keep
out the boil weevil. The pest has
never yet been seen IN the district
and every precaution is being TAX
en- to prevent it from putting in an
according to Mr. Nit
chell.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
TOVREA IN EAST
FOR TENNIS
CONTESTS

Harold Tovrea, Tucson tennis
star, son of j. G. Tovrea of Nogal-
es, left Sunday for Rye, New York,
where he and Milton Coggins, Phoe-
nix, will participate in the Eastern
Turf court championship August
1915.
The two Arizonans are southwest
ern doubles champions and were
extended an invitation to partici-
pate in the national doubles at BoS-
ton August 26-31. Sixty-four teams
have been invited by the U. S. L,
T. A. to take part in the meet.
After playing at Rye, the pair
will take part in the Maine state
championship tournament at Squir-
el Island. After the national doub-
les tournament the Arizonans will
take part in a meet at North And
over country club, Andoyer, Mass.
Beach Haven, N. j., or Norwich
Conn. From September TIA, they
will be entered at the Forest Hills
tourney, at Long Island. After this
engagement the pair will start fol
home via the southern route, anc
land in Tucson on September 10.
Tovrea and Coggins will stop ir
Chicago one day to practice before
going to Rye.
Tovrea and Coggins have beer
southwestern doubles champions O.
Arizona for two years. Both art
outstanding players in the tennis
circles of the state. Tovrea is {
graduate of the University of Ari
zona, where he earned the name O
one of the greatest basketball ant
tennis players to attend the school
Coggins is a native of PhoeniS
and played tennis at Redlands Uni
versity. In California.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
LOCAL TEACHER
PASSES AWAY
ON COAST

Word has been received here of
the death at Claremont, Calf, on
July % of Miss Kathryn Mellon,
teacher in the Nogales schools.
Miss Mellon was in charge Of
Americanization work in the Nogal-
es schools for three years, her
headquarters here being at the
Lincoln school. Because of i'll health
she took sick leave shortly after
Christmas during the last school
year.
She had contract to return here
to teach during the new term op-
ening next month.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
$4,000 WILL BE
EXPENDED AT
AIRPORT

Eventually about $4,000 will be
spent for airport facilities at the
Nogales International Airport by
the Pickwick Airways, Inc, which
began using the field last week up
on inauguration of service over it's
new Los Angeles-Nogales-M Mexico
City line, it was learned yesterday.
A machine shop will be in one of
the buildings the new air line will
erect here.
G. T. Ketchum arrived here by
plane Sunday afternoon from Los
Angeles to make surveys of the No
gales airport for Pickwick Airways
and from here will make a trip
down the west coast of Mexico to
survey other landing fields,
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
Four Generations
OF One Family On
Air Trip Over City

Four generations of one fam
lily made trip Sunday after
noon over Nogales in a Bach
tri-motored plane of the Pick
wick AirwayS, Inc, line.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jund and son, John, Jr., of No.
gales, Mrs. Jund's mother, Mrs.
ina Gross of Pasadena, and Mrs.
ounds grandfather, Perry Hicks
Of Pasadena.
Mr.. Hicks is 86 years of age
and despite his age enjoyed the
journey just as much as did his
great grandson, John Jund, Jr.,
eight years old.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
QUARTER MILLION
BE SPENT ON
BACAF FLOAT

One quarter of a million dollars
will be spent by F. M. Dougherty
of Floyd County, Texas, in develop
ing the Baca Float consisting Of
many thousands of acres of land
in this county located between No
gales and Tubas, it was announced
Saturday by Mr.. DaugFerty, a WY
itor in the city.
Dougherty has owned the south
half of the float for some time and
recently took over the north half.
He stated he would put 1000 acres
in cultivation on the float in the
near future.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
TO READVERTISE
FOR BIDS FOR
ARMORY

Because all the bids submitted
for the construction of the new No
gales armory exceeded the appro-
priation made by the legislature, it
will be necessary to readvertise for
bids, it was stated Friday by Ad-
jutant-C C eneral Joe Pomeroy, a Wis
itor here from Phoenix.
Pomeroy said that the readver-
Using would be done on the altera-
tions decided upon so that the cost
of the job will come within the ap-
preparation set aside for the build
ing.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
SAN FRANCISCO SHRINE PARTY
TO VISIT NOCALES ENROUTE ON
EXCURSION TRIP TO MEXICO
$50 Members Of San Francisco Islam
Temple And Wives To Stop Here
On Journey To Mexico
TRIP WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 28

Travelling in a special Southern
Pacific train, a delegation of $50
Shriners, members of Islam Temple
of San Francisco, and their wives,
will leave San Francisco Septemb-
er % for three weeks trip into
old Mexico.
The Shrine party, to be headed
by Potentate VIM. P. Read, is being
arranged under the direction of
Sam Tate, chairman of the trans
portation Committee.
Before rceching Nogales stops
will be maoc at Los Angeles and
Phoenix, wh9re the party will be
guests of the local Shrine temples.
In Mexico stops will be made at
Guaymas, Mazatlan, Guadalajara,
Mexica City, Quertaro, Pueblo. Gu
ernavaca, Guanajuato, Aquascali
entes and Torreoil.
The special train will make the
southbound trip via the pictures
que west coast route returning by
way of Torreon, Juarez and FL
Paso.
Special entertainment aboard the
train and side trips at the several
stopping places will feature the
trip enroute to and from Mexico
City. At Mexico City the visitors
will be guests of Anezeh Temple of
Mexico which has planned a spec
ial bull fight and other novel en-
tertainment for the benefit of the
ShrinerS.
During their weeks stay in Mex
leo City the party will be taken on
short trips to the ancient pyramids
at San Juan Teotihuacan, Pueblo,
Xocimilco floating gardens and
Nogales international., 1929-08-06

the two leading companies last
year.
Members of Company A will be
well fed this year. In addition to
the amount given them by the gov
ernment for rations they have on
hand $140 netted from a dance
held recently by the company and
this entire sum will be used in buy
ing food for the Company A boys.
Within 500 yards of the encamp-
ment will be little tent city for
the accommodation of families of the
guardsmen, the government furn-
ishing tents for the families.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
New Home Being.
Built By Spriggs

Construction work is under way
on a new $500 home which Attor-
ney E. L. Spriggs is erecting on
Lot 10, Jund Addition, west of the
John Jund home on the Patagonia
road
Spriggs recently bought the lot
from Jund Mack Williams is sup
ervising the construction work.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
Eight Inches Rain
During Month Of
July In San Rafael

Nogales had five inches of rain
in July, Flagstaff had five and one
half, and Douglas six and half
but none of EN- equalled the total
registered in the San Rafael Val
ley northeast Of Nogales, according
to Tom Heady. well known cattle
man and rancher.
Heady states that the rainfall In
the San Rafael Valley country a.
mounted to eight inches in July.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
THE WEATHER

Maximum temperature the past
several days was 90 degrees Satur-
day, and minimum, SO, Saturday
and Sunday. From Friday up to
noon yesterday there was so of an
inch of rain of which .46 fell Sat
.urday evening.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE NUMEROUS
WASHOUTS TONICHI, ALAM0S
BRANCH LINES, SAYS MITCHELL
High Water Takes Out Seven Bridges On
Tonichi Road; Mitchell Marooned
Three Days At Cumurita
RAIN PLEASES VALLEY RANCHERS

Heavy rains in Sonora have caus-
ed numerous washoutS on the To-
nichi and Almos branch line rail-
roads it was stated Saturday by W..
J. Mitchell, mining man, who re-
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
Many Carloads Of
GarbanzoeS From
West Coast Mexico

Heavy garbanzo shipments from
the Naranjo, Guasabe and Huata-
bampo' districts on the west coast
of Mexico are passing through Mo-
gales now, it was stated Saturday
by j. w. Manson Of the Pacific
Brokerage Company who added
that his company alone has eros
sed about 80 cars since July Is.
Other brokers have crossed a total
of about the same number.
The shipping season will last un-
til around the first of the year.
There is a bigger yield this year
than last.
The bulk of the garbangoes is
consigned TO Spain although about
100000 sacks are consumed In the
United States each year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Ashby have
changed their place of residence
from 1872 Noon to 230 Plum street.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
Cuernavaca.

The Shrine party will return to
San Francisco October IT.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
S

IS SITUATED ASTRIDE TIE
AMERICAN MEXICAN BOR-
DER. POPULATION OF AGBOS
NOGALES IS $1,000.
Nogales international., 1929-08-06
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is AN IMPORTANT DIVISION
POINT ON THE NEW LOS
ANGELES MEXICO CITY
GUATEMALA AIR LINE.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
F Funerals s
John J. COyIc

Funeral services for John ]. Coyle. aged A, professional base ball player for many years who died Sunday morning at his home, 4 Wilcox street. were held this morning at o'clock at St. Nary's church. Rev. John T. Connor cele- Grated solemn high mass of re quiem.
 As the caskct was borne into the church Organist John ]. Crean played Abide With Me" on the chimes. Mrs. Mary T. Crean sang Pie Jesu' at the otfertory and at the conclusion of the mass Organ ist Crcan played "The Vacant Chair" on the chimes As the cas- ket was borne from the church Mrs. Crean sang "Face to Face"
 The pallbearers were w. I, Len nlhan. J. r. Duffy, Dom Abbate e. Salvo Lombardo, Joseph Kulak and John Pinches.
 Tnterment was in St. Nary s cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by employees of the Metro politan fife Insurance company. who acted as honorary bearers and formed an escort as the caskct was carried from the church.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
BR0PHY MISSING FOR SECOND TIME
Former Byrd Manager Fails to
 Reach New York

New York. Dec. 3 U'rD Eepor;s here today Haid that Richard G. Brophy former business manager If the Byrd expedition who was found i' Omaha under an assumed namn. had disappeared again.
 BrophN was due in New York to- day from Chicago, but neither his wife nor Capt. II. H. Eailey, NeV York manager of the Byrd rNpedi tion. knew his Whcrea bouts.
 shortly after his return to this country Broph.- disa appeared, leaV- ing note in bath-house at Con"y Island that he intended to commit suicide. That was the last heard o1 him here until he was found working on an Omaha newspaper
 Mrs, Brophy, still suffering from the shock of her husbands fake1 suicide, said today she would make no attempts to effect a reconcila ton.
 "I am going ahead as if nothing had happened" she said. "l do not care 10 see my husband. If he wishes to see me he must make the first overtures."
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
Negro Cadet At West Point Denies
 He Has Been 0stracized, Declares
 Relations With Others Are Normal
Movie Urge to Spoil
 Farmers S25,000 Suit

Kansas City, Dec. Py-Sub- mission to the high universal urge to get in the movies" may cost Lester ". Fowler, farmer of Waveriy, Mo, d pretty sum of money.
 Fowler seeks $@J,000 damages from the Kansas City Public SerNic company for injuries suf- tered from an electric shock. Fowler says that he was per- manently crippled when he touched the rear end of a street car which carried a short circuit ed current.
 Defense attorneys said today they had moving pictures or Fowler, taken recently, showing him vigorously saving wood and chopping ltlndling with unham- pcred swings of his axe.
 The pictures were taken, they said, by men who represented themselves as employees of con- pany engaged in making rural scenes throughout Missouri. Fowler posed gladly.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
a ths
Mrs. Mary Bermitski

Mrs. Mary Bermitslii aged 49. died at her home 9Gt Stanley street this morning after short illness. She was born in Lithuania and had made her home in Pennsylvania for some time. For the past seven wears she had been resident of this city and a member of St. Andrcv's $ church.
 Besides her husband Joseph Ser mitslii. she is survived by two sons. John BcrmitShi Of Chicago and Frank Bormt$l,i of this city: six daughters, Mrs, Eva Palmino of New York. Mrs. F. Cote. Misses AL berta. Nellie, Sophie and Anna Ber- mitski. all of this "ity, and three landchildrcn
 Funeral services will be held Thursday morning al St Andrew S church at a time 10 be announced later.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
Guests In Rooms Next to Fatal Apartment Heard Nc Pistol Shot;
 Detective Resumes States Story
McManus Trial Continues With Investigator Tell ing of Probe at Hotel Admit Defendant Sur rendered to Police.

Criminal Courts Building. New ' ork, Dec. LP-Although in the next room to that where the state contends George McManus shot Arnold .Eothstein. two people told detectives they heard no noise or distur0ance ir Room 349 between 10:5O and II D. m.. the night of No- rember 4, 1928, t was testified at McMdnuS' trial for murder today.
 The testimony was brought out in cross eXamination of Detective Pat rick Flood by James D. C. Murray. defense attorney.
 Flood said he and other detec- tives made the rounds of the rooms on the third floor after they had found Ro;hstcin fatally wounded on the first floor.
 Couple Heard No Noise
 Al first they got no response to their knocks at the door of room 341. But finally they heard a door closed in the room so they opened the door and found a man and woman there
 Had they heard any noise. be- tween 10:SO and Il D. m.. the night Of November 4, 192S?" Murray asked.
 T believe they said they hadn't. although ] wouldn't say positively, '' Flood answered.
 The room was occupied by a couple registered from Mount Vernon, \. Y., Flood said But he didn't remember their names.
 Murray also questioned Flood as to whether he had questioned a Congressman Morin from Pennsyl- vania." McManus had whispered the name 10 his counsel, but Flood said he hadn't and was not asked further.
 The question of whether the po- lice pursued the case with diligence, the charge that they didn't being one Of the major issues of the re- cent city election, was brought into the case for the first time today
 Judge Interrupts Lawyer
 Judge Charles C. Nott, Jr.. prcsi,l- ing, interrupted questioning of De toctiNe Flood by Assistant District Attorney George \. Brothers to ask how detailed testimony of police ir- VeStigatlon was material and added that he didn't see how the question Of police duty or negligence had any thing to do with the case.
 Brothers said he didn't either. but he was only laying groundwork fo, his case and the judge allowed hiul to prOCced.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
WOMAN DECLINES !. ID VERIFY RUM0R
 Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers Has No Comment on Story

Washington. Dec. Pl-Reports that Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. republican. Massachusetts, would enter the Massachusetts sena- ;orial race next year for the seat from which Senator Gillett, repub.i- can. plans 10 retire, today prompte q statement that she was too busy in my present work to give it con- sideration at this time
 Many persons have requested mo 10 become a candidate for senator 10 succeed senator Gillett." Mrs. Rogers said. Tt is very kind of them. Al present. however, l am very busy with work affecting my district and have been unable to give the matter consideration"
 Although Mrs. Rogers did not say definitely that she woud decline to run. she said she felt the impor- tance ot the work in the house would not permit decision at this time.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
MARKET REC0VERS
 IN BROAD ADVANCE
Hooyer's Message Brings Opti- mistic Wave of Buying Today

New York, Dec. tPt-The stock market, after an irregular opening, engaged in a broad upward price movement today under the influence of easier credit conditions and the optimistic survey of business con- ditions by President Hoover ill his message to congress.
 Gains in many of the active issues ran from ? to 10 points, with even larger advances in a few high pric- ed specialties.
 Trading increased on the rally, with blocks Of 5000 shares or mor-, again making their appearance ae frequent intervals
 The advance which embraced practically all leading groups Of stocks was one of the most cXtnn- siVe since the market hit bottom in the middle of last month.
 Bear traders who had been selling stocks freely in the last fortnight. rushed to cover as large buying orders appeared for a varied as sortment of investment and specula - tive issues. some of which again showed signs of pool activities
 President IIoovcr's declaration that there had been no imitation in commodity prices, that foreign trade expansion steadies industry and en- ployment and that the agricultural 1 situation is improving. together with hls pronounceme ent in favor of rail- road consultations and against the government operation of Muscle shoals helped 10 create bullish son. timent and restore confidence. The days business news. while meager. was generally favora bic The rush to buy stocks started soon after extras of President Hoover's message began 10 appear on the financial news tickcrs.
 Reports that call money which renewed at 4 1-9 per cent was be- ing freely loaned in the outside
 market at four, also helped to | stimulate the demand for stocks. Auburn Auto ran up 30 points 1.acted Gas 15, American Tobacco B 10 and Warren Brothers, Mis- Sonri Pacific common. Air Rcduc- tion. Allied Chemical. ]. l. Case Poster Wheeler, Wabash. General Electric, American Machine X Foundry all sold six 10 nine points above final quotations.
 | Among the long list of issues 10 ! be marked up four points or more
 were National Biscuit. Undcrwool- { Elliott Fisher. Western Maryland 1 Murray Corporation, Alchison. Nor: + American Company. American and ! Foreign Power, American Water ! Works. Sears Eoebuck. Americlr ! Can, Otis Elevator and WorthinSto on I Pump.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
DRIFTS
 IN PENNSYLVAN|A
Snow Covers Whole East -Traf- fife SIoWed-Nany Accidents

New York. Dec. 3 lPt-Snow, ranging in depth from several inch es to more than foot. covered most of the east today, hampering traffic and causing many accidents because Of slippery roads
 In New York city four inches Of snow, accompanied by Slect, soon turned streets and sidewalks into a sea of slush. Traffic accidents were numerous and the entire street cleaning force was called out 10 clear the highways.
 The heaviest fall occurred in Pcnnsylvania with 14 to 1G inches in Crawford county and drifts eight feet deep in Erie county. Despite the heavy fall all highways in the state were opened to traffic last night as q result of an all-day pa trol by two hundred trucks with snow ploW attachments. The fall Of snow varied greatly through the state. only a half inch occurring in the north central section and none at all in the extreme southeast.
 Sleet Covers New Jersey
 In southern New Jersey the snow quickly turned to rain and sleet which frozc on sidewalks and streets making it dangerous for both pedestrians and motorists.
 Of 1nc io1 f and abandoned in various parts Of 1 Gloucester. Camden. Burlington and | Atlantic counties. Accidents from ! skidding cars were numerous Mo- ! torbus schedules were demoraliZed i and many passengers left the re- 1 hiCles to walk to their destinations ] In northern New Jersey there was a fall Of snow that averaged six ! inches.
 l Delaware was covered with a mantle of sleet Highway traffic was slowed up. Railroads succeeded ir l keeping their schedules, Automobile accidents were numerous through out the state.
 Through New England the snow storm was general. Six inches ot snow fell in Massachusetts an( i three in Maine. Two deaths occur. red in the Boston area indirectly at tributable to the storm. A pedes trian exhausted by the storm col { lapsed at subway station. and { sailor blinded by the snow fell iron a ships ladder and drowned.