The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Southwestern Briefs

Continuing its gains since It's In
lception. the Arizona state luxury tax
produced s62.s2576 during July.
r. H. Cornelius Of Phoenix has been
appointed assistant attorney general
TO replace Grant Laney. resigned.
Gasoline tax receipts in New Mexico
for July totalled 1851. .e35. an increase
from s2s3.O77 collected during July
last year.
The state highway commission
adopted black on copper as the color
scheme for the 1885 Arizona motor
vehicle license plates.
I State translents now will be ac-
eepted at transient camps in New
Mexico. Heretofore only nonresident
transients were accepted.
Critically injured when a gas tank
he was welding exploded. Charles
Adams. 80. Captain (N. NJ. garage
employee. died several hours after the
blast.
The city fathers OF Phoenix face the
problem Of paying more than 100000
in back wages 10 a large number OF
employees who come under the state
minimum wage law.
The Kaibab deer herd OF Is 900 is
safe Threatened invasion Of their
range by cattle from drouth-depleted
ranges OF Utah waI blocked by action
- f.4ar.t Forauf ogficfufa
The state banking department de-
clared Si.000.000 worth OF dividends to
approximately 10000 persons who
have money tied up in nine defunct
Arizona financial institutions.
The New Mexico State Corporation
Commission. insurance department.
announced distribution Of s43.e30.s3
in the fire praection fund for the
fiscal year endins June 30. 1884.
twenty-five sheepmen from south
ern New Mexico met Senator Bronson
Cutting in Roswell with the request
that he try TO obtain federal aid for
sheepmen in the state similar to that
given eattiemen.
Revenue from the Arizona state
sales ,ax during the first year OF It's
operation was si.246. .O3e.40 or $4,000
mos~ than the estimate made by the
Eleventh legislature in enacting the
law.
Under the heading -Felicitation.
Neuvo Mexico" the Lyons Daily News.
published at Lyons. Kans.. carries a
column editorial about the exhibits OF
the Sunshine state at the Century OF
Progress exposition in Chicago.
New Mexico has twenty-three prof.
ects under the public works admins
tration classed as approved" and
some money already has been ex.
pended in various projects. Some are
completed and others partly com.
pletcd.
DR.. o. ]. shaffer OF FL Paso was
elected president OF the Southwestern
Dental society and Dr. Paul ID. Henry
OF Las Vegas. n. NJ. was named presi-
dent OF the New Mexico Dental so
eiety at the close Of Joint convention
Of the two bodies.
Persons operating barber shop or
beatuy shop must obtain new es-
tabllshment license after moving their
place OF business 20 new location.
Arthur T. LaPrade. attorney general,
ruled in an opinion to the Arizona
| State Board OF BARRIERS and Cosmeu-
clans.
Land owners in the Fort Sumner.
n. NJ, irrigation district voted unani-
mously 10 issue sl9.s00 in refunding
bonds TO be paid at rs cents on the
dollar and $4,000 in bonds for the
construction OF diversion dam, high
line lateral and other necessary ex-
penses connected with the project.
Norris Stevenson, former star half
back at Arizona Teachers college at
Tempe. said he had accepted a con-
tract offered by the Cincinnati Reds OF
the National Professional Football
league and viii report August rs.
Signed by the Chicago Bears three
months ago Stevenson later was
traded 10 Cincinnati.
J.F. Mcdonald, Arizona state crimi-
nologist. reported 377 persons were
finger printed by sheriff, police and
United States immigration authorities
during July. In addition 203 finger
prints of fugitives wanted in other
states by the department OF justice
and the American Bankers associa-
ton were received and filed.
Federal Judge Colin Neblett OF
Santa Fe advised federal court at
taches a session of the United States
district court will convene in Albu-
querQue, August q. grand jury viii
begin work on the first day OF the
session. Arrangements have been set
for September l. Trial Of cases before
a petit jury will start September II.
Work started recently on two Zuni'
New Mexico. reservation projects to-
falling S125 900 and surveys for third
project of s125.000 was under way.
Meanwhile two other projects on near
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