The border vidette., 1930-03-01

| Fred Afford is in the city from
his farm at Noria, Sonora, for q
few days visit with his family.
Fred E. Edwards, u. S. col
lector of customs. has returned
from q three weeks trip to Wash
ington, D. c., where be attended
a general meeting of customs
officials. Herbert r. Chatham.
deputy collector, who accom-
panied his chief. will return to
day from Yew York, where be
visited q few days with his
cousin. Harry Chenoweth.
Mrs. Louis Hudgin, Jean Hud
gin, Alfred Hudgin and Mrs.
Davidson returned Sunday even.
ing from Phoenix, where they
had been since Friday, on o
sightseeing tour. through the
Salt River Valley. The visit
was made to show Mrs. David
son some of the beauties of the
central part of our state, before
her return to her home in Wis
consin.
Mrs. j. G. Montijo of Nogales
was slightly injured and Mrs.
Ignacio Soto of Douglas, we'll
known here. sustained q broken
nose when an automobile in
which they we're riding en- route
from Douglas to Nogales with
four other persons, turned over
while rounding a curve near
Tombstone early Sunday morn
ing. The car, a new Buick, was
badly wrecked.
Mrs. Marion Alexander of
Phoenix, on February %, is to
succeed Mrs. John Phillips. re
signed, at the Office of the South.
er Trust Co. Mrs. Alexander is
an Arizona girl, former student
at the University of Arizona at
Tucson and members Of the
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Recently she sang over radio
KPAR of Phoenix. She is max
ing her home at the Phillips
Apartments on Elm street.
Paving work on Rodriguez
street and on Oak street between
Arroyo boulevard and Sonoita
avenue, was ordered last Mon
day night at q meeting of the
city council. The small districts
of West street and Sierra street
we're protested out by property
owners of those thoroughfares.
Several small paving districts in
the residential section will occu
py the attention of the city coun.
Gil within the next few days..
Printers in Nogales met Mon.
day and organized themselves
into q fraternal benefit society
for the purpose of aiding mem.
bers of the organization when III
or injured. J. J. Finnegan was
elected president; Jesus Pineda
Gomez, secretary; and Alexandra
F. Orozco, treasurer. The mem.
bers are; Alexandra Orozco. r.
A. Rawsthorne, Tomas Pereida,
Efrain Leon, Jesus P. Gomez.
Jose M. Gomez, Jesus Barcelo.
Rafael Sousa, J. J. Finnegan.
Felipe Alarcon. Eduardo Munoz
and Angel Ortiz.
All bids for the construction
of the Bowman building in Nor.
ley avenue were rejected yester.
day afternoon by w. w. Barbee,
vice-president of the First Ma
tional bank. The building plans
will be revised and new bids will
be asked in the near future.
Eight contractors submitted bids.
The contract price ranged from
$4,000 to $45, 900. The plans
call for a one story structure
with three storerooms to be built
on the property recently acquir
ed by Writ G. Bowman from the
local Elks lodge.
DR.. Albert n. Hoeffer, 81, OF
Hermosillo, Sonora, owner of
the Sonora brewery, died last
Sunday in Los Angeles, follow
ing q long illness. DR.. Hoeffer
was one of the most prominent
citizens of Hermosillo. where he
resided more than twenty five
years. He is survived by wife
and seven children, 5 sons and 2
daughters. Dr.. Hoeffer was be
loved by all who knew him and
he will be missed, especially by
the poor people of the Sonora
capital, where funeral service
were held Wednesday, intermen,
hoino in tho citv camatnrv