The Coolidge examiner., 1934-11-30
Southwestern Briefs

directors OF the Verde River Irrigation
and Power district. after serving
thre@ yeara
The Arizona highway patrol safety
car was exhibited at the national con-
yention OF the American Association
OF State Highway Officials in Santa
Fe last week.
One hour before she became the
mother OF a baby girl. Mrs. George
( Corriveau OF Manchester. n. NJ, went
F TO the polls and cast her ballot in the
recent election.
Three thousand depositors OF the
/ defunct Arizona Southwest bank. Tue.
son. received S29.792 recently, II was
/ announced by Y. c. White. state SUI
( perintendent of banks.
An additional quota OF $4,000 has
been allotted the federal cattle pur-
/ chasing board. bringing the total up
+ TO 100000 for purchasing drought
stricken cattle in San Miguel county.
I Six New Mexico educational insti.
tutions will participate in the s3.315
/ monthly allotment which will be made
/ 10 22i needy students In the state by
the federal emergency relief admin
I istration.
/ Joint meeting OF the Arizona AS
I sociation OF Commercial Secretaries
and the board OF governors OF the
| Arizona State Chamber OF Commerce
is scheduled to be held in Phoenix,
November &c.
With actual construction work In
sight on the University of New Mex.
/ ico's new s250,000 administration
building. additional class room space.
now needed at that institution. IS as.
sured for next fall.
The first OF an estimated 1000
/ freight cars OF lettuce from the Salt
River valley in Arizona is expected to
roll through Prescott over the Santa
Fe around Thanksgiving. according to
I information obtained at the railroads
/ office in Prescott.
Under the direction OF the Yavapai,
Arizona. county welfare board, with
cooperation extended from the Yava.
/ pal county Chamber OF Commerce and
| other interested organizations, classes
In canning viii be opened in Prescott
I within a short time.
Delegate members OF the Arizona
Education Association, meeting in
/ Phoenix. voted TO ask the next State
| Legislature TO increase the state
school fund 10 a minimum OF $50 per
capita for elementary and secondary
school pupils in average daily attend.
ance.
Maybe it's the election year. Any.
way Marion Day OF Flora Vista, N. NJ,
never saw a calf as that born to one
OF his grade Hereford COWS recently.
The calf. a black. bald-faced heifer,
has six legs. four normal and two
small legs appended to her right
shoulder.
Bids are 10 be opened soon for the
construction Of United States public
works project on the road between
| Las Vegas, ~. NJ, and the airport.
This project viii be $3.50 miles long
and will join the new road which was
constructed recently from the airport
TO La Liendre hill.
Douglas Fairbanks recent trip to
| Albuquerque 10 make a campaign
| speech for his friend. Clyde Tingley,
| Democratic candidate for governor.
cost him his vote in California. Fair.
banks missed his airplane, and the
next plane arrived in Los Angeles too
| late for the actor TO cast his vote.
In order to insure any sort OF quail
/ hunting at all next fall. sportsmen
| OF Prescott, Ariz., In many instances
are not hunting any quail this year
or are satisfying themselves with just
few birds, according to Ben F. Math-
ews, president OF the Prescott Fish,
/ Game and Forest Protective Associa-
/ tion.
Arizona has protested TO the In
/ terror Department against the flood
ing of its grazing lands with livestock
| from outside states. Acting Secretary
| William Grounds of the State Live
/ stock Sanitary Board reported that
during October, 9,293 cattle. 109,242
sheep and "some goats" were shipped
into Arizona from Utah, Nevada, New
Mexico. Texas and California.
Educational leaders are predicting
that Las Vegas. n. NJ, stands in good
stead TO become the educational CEN
ter OF the state, after the announce
ment that the Montezuma property
will not be sold and that it has been
taken from the market. The predic-
| ton was made with the consideration
of Normal University making a come
back and that Montezuma was the
only institution of its kind in the en-
| tire southwest.
Charter of the New Mexico depart
ment Of the American Legion prob
ably will be reinstated next fall, ac-
l.