The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-07
Southwestern Briefs

fixed the state tax rate n SlVU. seven
cents lower than last year.
/ A young Republican club has been
f organized at santa Fe with an at
tendance Of more than 200.
+ Between 1000 and 5000 persons are
visiting the New Mexico exhibit at
+ the Worlds Fair in Chicago each day.
+ Leasors OF the Tom Reed gold mine
at Oatman. Ariz-. reported finding ore
assayinE 800 per ton. The mill is
being run AZ capacity.
/ Secretary Of State James Il Kerby
F estimated that fhe number OF Arizona
registered voters for the primary Sept
II would be 10000 less than two
years ago.
Twenty thousand Brcam perch. sent
from the government hatchery at Dex-
ter. have been placed in drainage
dltchcs between Anthony and Las
I Cruces. y. ".
/ Large crowds are expected TO attend
a fiesta at EspanoIs. \. NJ. September
II. S and celebrating tho founding
in New Mexico OF the first capitol
336 years ago.
Contract for construction OF WINS.
lows new postofflce was awarded 10
T Old Brothers. winslow firm. The plo-
neer Winslow builders turned in the
F lowest bid OF sii.t37.
The war department asked Gov. p.
F p Moeur TO nominate an Arizona na-
tlonal guardzman to take the examina-
tlons for entrance to West Point The
+ chief executive has until Dec. Is to
make his choice
F D.. Austin G. Repp. director Of stu
dent employment at the University OF
/ Arizona. outlined his plans for placing
several hundred needy students in re
munerat!ve pzrt-time employment dur
f ing the coming year.
Free aud unlimited coinage Of silver
a. the stabilized price OF yi.29 an
ounce was toreEeeu BY Senator Key
T Plttman Of Nevada. speaking at a sill
F yer celebration In bis honor on the
Mexican border at Nogales.
Al the Chlncahua National Monu-
ment In Cochiae county. New Mexico.
. equi-distant from both Douglas and
T Blsbee there viii be q Labor Day cele-
bration on September , which It's pro
moters claim wlil have no equal.
The next step toward construction
Of hall OF Justice. 10 house the New
I Mexico Supreme Court. since the PWA
/ has made s2-9 .000 available. will be
F appointment of a commission 20 select
site. employ an architect and let
contracts.
J. J. Dempsey OF Santa Pc. state
+ NRA director and temporary state d.
rector of the national emergency coun-
I Gil. was n Albuquerque recently 10
1 organize a local committee TO handle
/ activities OF the federal housing ad-
I mlnls,ratlon at Las Vegas.
The Arizona state sales tax division
+ reported that August receipts on july
business showed 70 date an increase
+ OF ss6i05 ever the same period last
month. The August receipts totaled
/ S3E.S1692 as compared 10 S35. SIS q
/ for the first fourteen days Of July.
The Reserve OH Company's No 4.
sE sE section 3s-22.I4w. stoney
Butte district. New Mexico. which Was
reported several weeks ago to have
+ come in flowing 100 barrels the first
F day. made i55 barrels the first twenty.
F four hours on the pump. according to
r. J Ambrose. secretary OF the com
+ pany.
I Senator Costigan Of Colorado viii
BE- another Of the prominent speakers
at the Labor Day celebration Of the
T United Mine Workers Senator Bron-
+ son Cutting Of New Mexico. Frank
I Hefforly. president Of the United Mine
/ Workers a this district. and Labor
/ Commissioner Ralph Dayy are also
TO be on the program.
Plans have been made 10 establish
cannerics al. ArtesIa. ~ ~. and at
Carlsbad as soon as the building and
equipment can be obtained. Beeyes
donated by the drought relief organ
T ization will be canned in the plants
and the canned meat win be given 10
needy families. The projects viii be
directed by the county agents office
assisted by the welfare organization.
New Mexico babies have less than
half the chance OF living than those
/ in the rest OF the United States. ac-
cording TO Miss Kay Parker. state
health bureau statistieian. She said
/ 3i4 Of every 1000 in the state died
before they were year old. while
the average for the nation was only
/ 5s per 1000. She said in New Mexico
/ 40 per cent OF the deaths are from
unknown causes OF cases without med.
/ teal attention.
/ News has been received at Las
Vegas that Judge Carrick Buck. who
is niece Of Mrs. Il. Archibald OF Las
/ Vegas. has succeeded Judge Anil and
taken her office as judge OF Kauai
court She is the first woman Judge
I Of Hawaii. Before her. Judge Buckle
rnother Mra Henrfafta Iurns pucIr