The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-03
Southwest News Items

Santa Fe officials state that an un-
successful attempt was made 20 wreck
westbound passenger train No. 21 at
Pezante station, twenty-five miles east
of WinsloW, recently.
Present day standards are far above
those of fifty years ago in the opinion
Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. McEIroy, who
celebrated their golden wedding ami
veTsary in Las Cruces recently.
Plans for an advertising campaign
for Ration, through fifteen newspapers
in eastern New Mexico, the Panhandle
of Texas, and the Texas South Plains
area, have been made in Ration.
Three men were arrested near Law
ton, Okla, in connection with the re-
cent robbery of a bank at Santa Rosa,
n. NJ. The men gave their names as
Jim Bryant, alias j. C. McAllen; L. E.
Rachley, Ralph H. Taylor.
Condemnation proceedings to obtain
GAO acres OF lake land near Dexter,
N. NJ, as the location of the new warm
water fish hatchery to be constructed
by the federal government, were filed
in Federal Court in Santa Fe recently.
Official prize lists have been for
warded to over 300 prospective con-
testants in the rodeo events which are
to be included in the three-day pro-
gram of the seventeenth annual Cow
boys Reunion at Las Vegas on July 3,
and 5.
Albert Fensch of Los Angeles, ma
tional adjutant general of the United
Indian War Veterans, in letter made
public in Prescott, Ariz., said the an
nual national convention and reunion
of the organization will be held in
Prescott, Sept. to 10.
Roswell was chosen for next years
convention of the New Mexico Baptist
Young Peoples Union at the close of
their convention in Albuquerque. Will
Atkinson, Albuquerque, was chosen
president and William Lewis, Ala
magordo, first vice president.
Records made public in Phoenix by
the regional offices of the United
States veterans bureau show loans in
adjusted compensation certificates to-
falling $2,S93,37545 have been dis
bursed to World War veterans in Ari-
zona during the last fourteen weeks.
More than $50 members of the Ari-
zona State Firemen's Association and
Is.- I,l -, 1oHv anf
ing in Flagstaff. Delegates from twen-
ty-three Arizona cities and towns were
present for the sessions, which were
presided over by John S. Hughes of
Bisbee, president.
Allan Stewart, sports editor of the
Tucson Daily Citizen, has taken the
helm of the ArizonaTeXas Baseball
League as president, and with back
ing offered by league directors, sees
prospects brighter for the loop to fin
ish it's season. Stewart succeeds Will
ford Sullinger, resigned He had
served as secretary for two years.
The New Mexico Newspaper Asso-
citation will hold its summer meeting
at Las Vegas, July 10 and II, Mayor
J. c. McConvery, president of the as
sociation, stated in Santa Fe. Among
the speakers who have been invited to
attend are United States Senators
Bronson Cutting and Sam Bratton,
Governor Arthur Seligman and Edwin
A Bemis, secretary and field manager
of the Colorado Press Association.
Thomas X. Marshall, 60-year-old
Tucson business man, who was fatal
iy shot by his 70-year-old wife, be-
queathed $4,000 to the Marshall
charitable foundation OF Tucson, it
was disclosed when his will was filed
for probate in Tucson. Marshall was
shot four times before arising on
April 27. Mrs. Marshall is in the
Pima county Jail, awaiting trial, Sept.
IA, on charge of first degree murder.
Three men are without licenses to
hunt in Arizona as a result of action
taken by the State Game Department
in revoking their licenses for viola
tions of the game laws. Frank G.
Goodman of Tucson had his license
revoked and was given two year sus-
pended sentence for killing a fawn
deer out of season. George H. Humm
of Lowell lost his hunting rights for
killing five does and o. G. O'Dell of
Franklin was guilty of Staying one doe.
Scores of white men kissed and
fondled dozens of snakes each at
Prescott in a strange ceremonial
prayer in which reptiles, heralded as
little brothers to man." were used as
special messengers to underworld
gods" The occasion was an imitation
Of an Indian snake dance, presented
annually by the Smoki Clan of Pres
colt, a secret organization of Prescott
business men, dedicated to preserva-
tion of Southwestern Indian rites and
ceremonies.
Herbert Young, 26-year-old con-
demned convict, has been adjudged
sane. James Barry, Young's attorney,