The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-20
Southwestern Briefs

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The City Council of Roswell de-
cided to apply to the public works
board for a loan of $4,000, with which
to construct a new city hall.
The Arizona State Tax Commission
has announced sales tax collections
for August reached $74,3S5.92, nearly
$1,000 more than July collections.
Bids aggregating $546,S942O for
three construction projects on U. S.
Highways 60 and &C have been re-
ceived by the Arizona State Highway
Department.
George H. Todd, former Phoenix
city manager, on telegraphic instruc-
tions from the Post Office Depart
ment Sept 30th, became acting Phoe-
nix postmaster, succeeding Col.
James H. McClintock.
At the end of the present fiscal
year, Highway U. S. 66 will be oil
surfaced across the entire state of
Arizona. with the exception of eighty
miles, it was announced lately by rep
resentatives of the highway depart
ment.
The national recovery administra-
ton highway program in Arizona got
under way in earnest when the State
Highway Commission awarded con-
tracts totaling SS1O,OO9 on six high
way and bridge projects expected to
employ more than 300 men.
Within a few weeks, the Santa Fe
will have completed installation of
approximately 100 miles Of new rail
in it's territory west of Albuquerque,
it was reported last week. Track
was laid between Cajon and Summit
and on the Los Angeles division be-
tween San Bernardino and Cotton.
Gov. B. b. Moeur of Arizona dis
closed recently he has under consid-
Grafton an order that wherever pos
sible male employees of the state be
discharged to make way for women.
This contemplated action is a result
of failure of the federal government
to make provision for employment of
women in many portions of its ma
tional recovery program.
The total amount of applications
for government per cent money for
various public works in New Mexico
totals $1,000 900, with more to come -
The applications are for water sup
plies in towns and cities, for irriga-
tion projects and for the building of
schools, libraries and mess halls. The
biggest amount was asked by the Ber-
nardo conservatory district below
Belen, which is for $650,000.
New Mexico poor will get four car.
loads of salted pork furnished by
Uncle Sam, Miss Margaret Reeves,
state child welfare director an
nounced. 1t will be distributed
through the county relief agencies
The first car went to Albuquerque,
and the 10000 pounds Of pork it car.
ries will be allotted to Bernalillo and
six nearby counties. The other cars
probably will be sent to Clovis, Ration
and Las Cruces.
Articles of incorporation for estab-
lishment of the first distillery in Ari-
zona, following repeal of the eight
eenth amendment, anticipated for the
latter part of this year, were filed last
| week with the State Corporation
Commission. The articles were filed
for the Straight American Distillery''
of Douglas. Incorporators are L. R.
Hoard, FL Paso; Alexander Baird, Jr
Douglas, and l.. c. Shattuck, Bisbee.
Capital stock, 100000.
Clarence Lynch, Phoenix, Ariz., at
torney, and George Kaplan, Denver,
both representatives of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense Association, in
Gallup to uphold striking miners
rights, and five national miners union
leaders, were imprisoned in the stock
ade Of the military camp Tuesday
night, Oct. 4th. William Dietrich of
Denver was among these five. Nc
Kinley county, scene of strikes and
labor unrest in the coal mines, is un-
der martial law Col. c. G.. Sage, who
led the raids in which the men were
arrested said they told the strikers
to "arm yourselves and hold a mass
meeting tomorrow regardless of the
tinhorns''
Gov. A. w. Rockenhull, New Mex
ico's ninth chief executive since state
hood, is farmer, banker and lawyer
of mild unassuming manner who has
won the reputation of being man of
dependable decision and conscien-
tious leader The 56-year-old COVER
nor who took his oath of office few
hours after the sudden death of Gov.
Arthur Seligman, was born in Polk,
Mo-, in 1877, and has been a resident
of New Mexico since 1904. He is a
devotee Of golf, playing regularly dur
ing favorable weather; likes to hunt
and seldom misses a few days with
his gun at the opening of the quail
season. Like his predecessor, Cover
nor Seligman, the governor is bank
president, having dropped his law
Dra ctipe civ wears ago Tn hnpOma Dres-