The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-14
Southwestern Briefs

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Jack Markum. a farmer OF Mesquite.
n. NJ. was instantly killed al the
Santo Tomas cotton gin when he was
struck by bolt OF lightning.
Gov. A. w. Hockenhull. New Mexi-
co. has commuted sentences OF ten
I prisoners In the state penitentiary.
half Of them from Colfax county.
r. w. Geary. president Of the Tenn
( perance Federation OF Arizona. said a
local option liquor control measure
will be submitted to the next Legis.
I lature.
Miss Ruth Lee Jones. Is,-year-ol
dimpled blonde OF Clovis. won the
New Mexico-West Texas beauty CON
I test at Albuquerque and was crowned
Queen OF the West. 1884"
/ The Sangre de Cristo mountains
near Santa Fe were snow covered re-
/ Gently. the first time since the middle
OF June. Ordinarily there is snow Wis
ible on the peaks the year around
An agreement having been reached
on the problem OF wage deductions for
coal weight shortages. possibilities OF
a strike at the Albuquerque and Ceril-
los Coal Company mines have been
ended
The United States bureau OF public
roads and Secretary of the Interior
Ickes have approved the Arizona pro-
gram for road construction under the
7 first years ALLEGATION from the Hay
den-Cartwright bill.
In the near future passengers in
the dining cars OF Southern Pacific
trains viii find printed on the menu
cards a picture OF Castle Rock in Bis
bee. with a short descriptive article
accompanying the picture.
Water impounded by the three up
per dams OF the Salt river was In
creased by 3.s12 acre feet by gain in
the Roosevelt watershed recently.
Roosevelt dam gained 2.s23 feet, Nor
mon Flat. go. and Stewart Mountain.
TO.
Raymond Huff OF Clayton. head of
the educational work OF the FERA In
New Mexico. and acting president OF
the State Board OF Education, con
ferred IN Santa Re with education de-
partment heads on a plan OF adult
education TO be launched this fall.
Conditions are looking up for the
range country south OF Gallup. n. ~.
and with another week OF rain stock
viii winter well. One previous drouth
period in which cattle wintered on
this sort OF feed was In 1918. when
losses were heavy and cattle were at
$50 10 800 a head.
There Is a spirit OF courage and
hope on farms again. and farm lands
are becoming desirable property once
more" z. II. Ross. director Of the
University OF Arizona agricultural ex.
tension service. wrote In the nine
teenth annual report OF the service,
which came from the press recently.
Full time employment In wholesale
and retail trade, service and amuse-
ment enterprises in New Mexico in
creased from 6.s42 persons in January.
1888. 10 1852 persons in December.
1888. census bureau flguers revealed
Part time employment increased from
l.5ls 10 2.s25 persons for the same
period.
j. Milford Shriner. mining engineer,
announced at Globe. Ariz.. the sale OF
the Columbia gold mine. east OF Pay
son. 10 a group OF eastern capitalists
by Richard Anglin. Globe: Fred Whit.
ford. Superior. and William Thompson,
Payson. for 100000. The mine is on
Rye Greek. Shriner said assays have
averaged $40 to $50 per ton.
The Bernalillo Mercantile Co. is
trucking in 400 tons OF hay from Man.
cos. Colo Bond Sargent. through Fred
Freas. purchased 100 tons OF hay in
the Bluewater district for delivery to
the government at Crown Point.
Farmers are reported asking high
prices for hay. with few buyers. Ed
Small recently quoted $3.50 q ton.
A police patrolman and an alleged
burglar shot and fatally wounded each
other in a sharp pistol duel at Mesa,
Ariz.. a few days ago. The officer
was G. w. Dodson and his victim was
identified as George Montelle Ander.
son. alias John Larson. J. B. Mackey,
Phoenix police fingerprint expert, said
Anderson had long criminal record
Walter r. Dimson. president Of the
Valley Bank and Trust Company of
Phoenix. announced the institution
has opened q branch bank in Casa
Grande. 1t is the fourteenth banking
office of the Valley Bank and Trust
Company in Arizona The new Casa
Grande bank will replace a currency
exchange which has been operated
there for some time.
Combined efforts OF Indian snake
dancers and weather bureau fore