The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-30
Southwestern Briefs

ing in Phoenix on April 5. according
TO recent reports.
Waite J. keeney. federal re-employ-
ment director for the state. said re-
Gently 60.3s6 persons had registered
as out OF work in New Mexico since
his office opened in August
The Springer. New Mexico. Produc-
tion Credit Association has been
granted a charter by w. /. Myers. gov
ernor OF the Farm Credit Administra-
tion OF Washington. william Springer.
president. announced recently.
The New Mexico highway depart
ment has received bids and tentatively
awarded contracts TO the low bidders
on nine projects to involve the expen.
diture OF s433.17442 for state high
ways and municipal paving Jobs.
Senator Ashurst democrat. AriE).
saying he had been criticized for fail
ure to obtain sufficient transient relief
money for his state. inserted in re-
cent senate record that Arizona had
received more money than any other
state
Business OF the New Mexico land
I office IL showing 4 decided improve.
ment this year. Frank Wesley. commits
sioner. stated. announcing that re-
celpts for February this year exceeded
by s26.733 the receipts for February
last year.
New Mexico insurance companies do
not intend to lose any income from
the state treasurer's bond. regardless
Of amount. The last legislature re
duccd the bond from one million TO
a half million dollars in the belief
that the premium would be cut in two.
The tribal council OF the Navajo In.
dianH considered In closed session an
offer Of the United States government
TO buy 10000 head OF livestock from
the tribe. The offer. made by John
Collier. Indian commissioner. provided
purchase OF zoe. 900 goats at 81 each.
and Of $4,000 sheep at the market
price.
The c w A project on statistics and
pay rolls. OF which DR. r. J. Brown OF
the University OF Arizona is state
chairman. has come 20 a close. over
1000 Arizona employers have agreed
to submit monthly employment statis
tics 10 the e. s. department OF labor
accounting for more than 5000 en-
ployees.
Superior Ia digging Itself out OF
debris and sand following an eighty.
mile-an. hour freak wind that almost
demolished the town recently. The
wind whipped across the desert in
high velocity. carrying great clouds
Of sand TO unroof buildings. reverse
houses. and move others for more than
nifty feet off foundations.
Progrensives met in Santa Fe re-
Gently 70 perfect q city organization
preparatory 10 taking an active part
In the coming city election Sheriff
Jesus Baea vas elected as chairman
OF the city central committee. with
Mrs. Bob Montoya. vice chairman.
Herbert Mendenhall. as secretary and
A. z. Carr. treasurer.
The Arizona privilege sales tax col
lections during the month OF January
totaled S103.5S5I9. II was announced
by the state tar commission The
money will be divided among the coun-
ties. the state general fund for defray-
ing government expenses and the gov
ernor's relief fund TO be used for ad
ministratiye purposes
What is a fresh egg? II Mrs House
wife is not really acquainted with the
facts. the New Mexico Poultry Grow
ers' Association win gladly furnish all
the information. In fact, the organiza.
ton Is launching a program TO educate
the housewife so she can distinguish
between fresh egg and what is ''or-
dinarily sold as fresh egg"
Il have no announcement TO make
today" said Governor Hockenhull
when asked II there was any deyel-
opment in the Las Vegas Normal sit
uatlon. He indicated. however. that
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the resignation OF two members Of
the board OF regents on his desk. un-
acted upon. those OF NJ. A. Otero. Sr..
and A. o. Wynne.
The quota OF students allotted to
the New Mexico state college by the
c W A has been filled. Dr. II. l. Kent,
president, has announced. Forty stu
dents, thirteen woman and twenty-sev-
en- men. have registered and have been
assigned 10 work in various depart
ments at the college for which services
they will receive federal funds to pay
their school expenses,
A contract calling for the cheapest"
burial possible was carried out in Al.
buquerque recently when funeral serv-
ices were held for Ed Dodd, Sc, New
Mexico prospector and contractor. In
June, 1913, Dodd made an agreement
with an undertaken calling for an ex-
penditure of SIS which was drawn up
and called for cheap casket with no