The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08
Southwest News Items

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Deputy State Game Warden H. B.
Birmingham ard John Reed brought
200 quail over from Santa Fe, for dis
tribution in San Juan county.
The New Mexico grand lodge Of
the Masons has selected Roswell for
next years session. Thomas j. Hall
of Roswell is the new grand master.
c. C.. Moore of San Francisco, re-
ceived contract to construct $1,000,000
concentration plant for refining of
potash for United States Potash Co.
near Carlsbad.
Carl Gallagher of Dallas, Tex, su-
pervisor of federal farm and seed
loans for New Mexico and Arizona has
opened headquarters for the admins
tering of the loans.
A program calling for Immediate ex-
penditure of 100000 for building and
equipment was adopted by the board
of regents of University of New Mexi-
co at a recent meeting
One hundred and eight blue quail
brought from Tucumcari, N. NJ, were
planted by members of the San Miguel
County Game Protective Association
in the Las Vegas vicinity.
One of the outstanding conven-
tions of 1882 will be that of the Ari-
zona State Federation of Women's
Clubs, scheduled to take place in Pres
colt, April 10, 20 and 21.
Andrew M. Dasburg, Santa Fe, N.
NJ, artist, is among the winners OF
fellowships of the John Simon Gug-
genheim Memorial foundation, estab-
lished to assist scholars and artists.
Governor George w. P. Hunt of Ari-
zona issued an emergency proclama-
ton recently, appropriating S13,4O0
for protection of Arizona's citrus in
dustry from new menace.
Checks for loans to ranchers in the
seven storm-stricken counties in north
western New Mexico under the fed
eral emergency livestock loan act,
have been mailed from Albuquerque.
Production of gold silver, copper,
and lead in Arizona in 1881 totaled
approximately $36,529 ,235, a marked
decrease from $81,O42,416, the value
of these metals, with that of zinc, in
1896.
Changes in text books for the COM
mon schools of New Mexico are per
mitted only once in every six years
under the uniform text book law, AS
sistant Attorney General Frank Pat
ton says.
The state of Arizona is in a better
condition financially than at this time
a year ago, State Treasurer Nit Sims
recently announced, in denying reports
| that state finances were in depressed
condition.
Gov. Seligman of Arizona has grant
ed Communication to life imprisonment
for Woo Oak San, Silver City Chinese,
and Rafael Hernandez, Lordsburg, who
were sentenced to die in the electric
chair April 1.
Mulford Winsor, of Yuma. Ariz., for
mer president of the state senate, was
named by the Arizona Board of Cura
law and legislative reference librar-
ian. Cronin died recently.
A banner tourist season this coming
spring and summer is expected by the
Ration, N. NJ Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to the individual tourists,
number of vacation parties are
scheduled to pass thru the city.
San Marcial, N. NJ, once flood
swept town on the banks of the Rio
Grande, is now showing signs of re-
newed life as gold activities in the
vicinity of the original Panky strike
increase.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion ruled recently that the Pullman
Company can not make an extra
charge when two persons occupy the
same berth. The Arizona Corporation
Commission and others protested.
Colonel D. K. B. Sellers, chairman
of New Mexico's anti-hoarding COM
mittee, estimates that approximately
,s250,00O of idle money has been put
back into circulation in the state as
result of the drive to bring idle
money back into use.
Recent excavations made by DR.. By
ron Cummings of the University Of
Arizona and his advanced class in
archaeological research near Rodeo.
N. M, have revealed an ancient pueblo
that compares favorably in size with
the largest in the southwest.
Livestock conditions in New Mexico
are satisfactory, except in the north
western districts where the snowfall
has been excessive and snow covers
the ranges. Cattle and sheep losses
have been light, except in the north
west. Cattle and sheep, being fin
ished in feed lots, are moving to mar
| ket.
Plans for the organization OF two
loan units possessing combined bor-
rowing strength of upwards to $8,000,-
| 600 of federal relief funds were an