The border vidette., 1931-03-28

| Carlos Diaz, former popular
collector of customs in Nogales,
Sonora, Mexico, spent the week
end in Nogales from Huata BAN
po, Sonora, where he raises gar.
banzos. Don Carlos and the late
President Oregon of Mexico,
were close friends.
Shipments of winter vegeta
bles from the west coast OF
Mexicoto American markets con
tinue slow and according to the
outlook the season will be one of
the smallest in the past several
years. The season shipments
is not expected to exceed 5, 900
carlots. Last season the totals
were over 5000 carlots.
J. G. (Mitcb) Mitchell, former
ly employed as a bartender in
Nog ales. Sonora, was held up
and killed last week near Del
Rio, Tex. According to reports,
Mitchellscarried 1000 with him
when be was murdered. His
! home was ia San Diego, Calf,
where bis wife owns a lodging
house. . He was about IS years
of age.
The County Scholarship Elk
aminations for this year will be
held on Friday and Saturday,
April II and 18 These examin
ations are being given somewhat
earlier this year, 10 order that
the names of the winners might
be sent the High Schools before
their commencement exercises
These examinations will be held
in the office OF the County School
Superintendent, at Nogales.
Over q hundred people from
various sections of Arizona at
tended meeting of the State
Archaeological society Sunday
afternoon at the old Tumacacori
mission, 18 miles north of No
gales. The meeting was presid
ed over by Dean Byron Cum.
mings of the University of
Arizona. The history of the old
mission and relics yielded by
that ancient monastery were dis
cussed.
The Santa Cruz county post of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will be- established in this city
tonight. according to reports re
ceived here. A special degree
team will arrive in Nogales from
Phoenix to aid in the installation
and will be accompanied by lead
ing veterans including F. L j.
Carroll. national aide de camp;
A. W. Hess. quartermaster; T..
E. Carroll, adjutant, and Colonel
Charles W.: Harris.
Approximately Is members of
the Tucson 40 & 8" of the
American Legion and the Tucson
Legion drum and bugle corps
consisting of 81 members, will
be here on Saturday, April H.,
to take part in the Initiation of
about 25 candidates from Nogales
and Tucson who have made ap.
plication for membership into
the order. A torch light parade
will be- held at z o'clock in the
evening followed by q banquet
in Nogales, Sonora.
Miss Mary Ann" Pat" Mooney.
teacher in the Balsz school at
Phoenix and Ralph q. Zimmer
man, superintendent of the Pat
agonia schools, were married at
Phoenix on December 6, it be
came known this week. Rev.
Father Urban of St. Mary's
church, Phoenix, performed the
ceremony. The newly weds will
make their home at Patagonia
at the close of the present school
year the first of June at which
time Mrs. Zimmerman's contract
as a teacher at Phoenix expires.
Word was received in Nogales
Monday morning that Henry
Cohen, former business man of
this city. proprietor of the Hotel
Rosales of Culiacan, Sinaloa,
died Sunday afternoon in a hos.
pital at San Diego, following q
long illness. Death was attrib
uted to heart disease. Henry
was one of the best known men
on the west coast of Mexico and
his friends were numbered by
the hundreds. He will be missed.
No definite news has been receiv.
ed as to the funeral and burial.