The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-06
Southwestern Briefs

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The Arizona state motor vehicle di-
visions reported total revenue collect
ed during July and August was $i9,-
634.33.
Residents of Nogales, Ariz., honored
the blue eagle with rousing rally re-
Gently in the downtown section of
the city.
George H. Todd, former Phoenix
city manager, has been recommended
to Postmaster General James E. Far
ley for the postmaster at Phoenix.
Cattle shipments from New Mexico
during the month of August totaled
l11,005. During the same month year
ago they totaled 14,204.
All of New Mexico's major crops
either made some progress or re-
mained unchanged from month ago,
according to a crop forecast released
by the state agricultural statistician.
Deputy State Treasurer R. L. Orms-
bee received three 100000 checks
from Washington to be used as re-
volving fund in connection with the
national recovery highway program in
New Mexico.
Sought for seven years on charge
of murder, Ralph McJunkin, rodeo per.
former and cowpuncher, has been re-
turned to Aztec, N. NJ, from Lake
City, Ore, to stand trial during the
| October session of District Court
John T. Smith, president of the
Mckinley county, N. M, Game Protec-
tive Association, has received five per-
mits for antelope hunting requested
of the state by local sportsmen. The
antelope hunt is from Nov. 6 to Is.
The Arizona state corporation com
mission has approved the application
Of A. Frederickson for authority to
purchase the Pima Water Company at
Pima, in Graham county. Residents
of the town are supplied with water
furnished by the company.
Checks representing per cent
positors in the defunct Arizona bank
at Phoenix. The dividend totaled
S1O3,610.7O, White said. The checks
were addressed to some $500 deposit
ors living in all parts of the state.
Final reports issued from the regis
trar's office show that the total en-
rollment at the New Mexico State Col
lege for the first semester is 37S. The
freshman enrolment has reached a
total of 131, an increase of eight stu
dents over the enrolment of last year.
The abolishment of the Trinidad Of
flee of the Inspection of the U. S.
postal service, and the opening of
new office in Santa Fe has been an
nounced by Charles T. Hanses, Den
yer inspector in charge of the Colo
RADIO o-Wyoming-New Mexico-Utah divi-
sion.
The state corporation commission
declared the pipe lines of the Albu-
querque Natural Gas Company to be
common carriers and ordered the com
pany to accept gas for transportation
from independent operators in the
Kutz Canyon area for points in New
Mexico.
Jerrie w. Lee, secretary Of the Ari-
zona Wool Growers Association, re-
ported new prices for grazing sheep
have resulted in the diversion of 81
600 head to California where fees are
lower. The new fee is 17a cents a
head per day compared with the old
rate of one cent.
The state tax commission an
nounced more than $5,200,000 was ex-
pended in trade channels of Arizona
during July, netting $67,570.57 to the
state in sales taxes. Fifteen per cent
of the taxes goes for unemployment
relief; 25 per cent to the counties and
the rest to the state.
Work on a huge diversion dam that
will revolutioniZe the irrigation sys-
TEN of the Isleta Pueblo Indians along
with that of their neighbors has been
started at Isleta, N. NJ. The diversion
dam, which it is estimated will cost
$780, 900, will keep about $50 men oc-
cupied until around Jan. 1.
Final registration figures at the Ari'
zona State Teachers College at Tempe
completed recently by the registrars
office show an increase of nearly Z
per cent over total registration last
year. With virtually all late registra-
ton completed, S45 men and women
are enrolled at the college.
A tristate conservation association
has been organized to act as clear
ing house on conservation problems
including game, forests and water
sheds. c. M. Bolts of Albuquerque is
president and Fred Gibson of Superior
Ariz, vice president. The association
takes in New Mexico, Arizona and
| Texas.
The Arizona State Livestock SAM
tary Board gave notice it intends to
enforce rigidly provisions of the state
law relating to transportation of cattle
and livestock in the state. The law
REQUIRES that railroads and other car