The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-02
Southwestern Briefs


Felipe Sanchez y Baca OF Tucumcan
United States marshal for New Mex
ico. succeeding Joe Tondre. Republic
an of Lunas. y. NJ
A half a million legal size trout will
be turned into Mormon Lake in April.
II was announced in Phoenix by s. l.
Lewis. state game commissioner. Last
year 75i.09s trout were planted in
state streams.
Globe. Arizona. presented a bid for
the 1885 convention OF the Arizona
Cattle Growers Association when
members OF the industry convened
February II and Il for this years
meeting at Prescott
Federal Relief and CIV a Admins
traitor Harry L. Hopkins have granted
emergency relief funds 90 eight states
including New Mexico. Funds granted
New Mexico totaled S134.530 for relief
and the civil works service.
s. l. Lewis. Arizona state game
warden. has announced that 5000 blue
gill perch have been transferred from
the Hunt bass hatchery in Papago
Park 10 Yuma. where they viii be
placed IN lakes In that vicinity.
Unless there is a special session Of
the legislature. developing new sources
OF revenue. New Mexico will be three
million dollars short OF it's school
needs next year. according to Mrs.
Georgia l.. Lusk state superintendent
The Usage Indians OF Oklahoma
have sought the cooperation OF the
Federal Government In stamping out
narcotic and liquor traffic among In
dians. Louis c. Mueller. chief special
Indian agent in Gallup. y. NJ. has re-
veaied
John Morrow. former congressman
OF Ration. was offered the Job as state
treasurer By Gov A. W Hockenhull
The governor said Morrow was not a
candidate for the place. but his ap-
pointment had been urged by a num-
Der Of friends.
The state business barometer for
Arizona for December eclipsed all rec
ords for the past two years. according
20 figures released By the state tax
commission. showing a gain in sales
Of more than $4,000 900 over tie month
of November. 1888.
Captain Harry O. Tunls. field ex-
pedlter for the public works admins
tration IN Arizona. New Mexico and
Texas has announced he expects bond
contracts for approximately s2.500 900
in approved Arizona projects would be
received soon from Washington for
signature
Conference on the flow OF the San
Juan river before any OF It's water
was diverted for irrigation purposes
Is now being held by II. J. Upton OF
the state engineers office In Colorado
aud r. L. Barrows. former chief hy-
drographer OF the New Mexico state
engineers office in Santa Fe.
Because the law prohibits New Mex
ico educational institutions from waiv-
ing tuition payments. the state will
probably not be able to take adyan-
taEe Of CIV A project which would
enable 200 students 10 earn SIS per
month. Or j r. Zimmerman. president
Of the State University. has an
nouuced.
special committee Of five has been
appointed by the school boards Of the
Whitney and Trout Greek districts
near Kingman. Ariz.. 10 investigate the
possibilities and the legal questions
that would arise from the proposed
consolidation Of the two districts and
the construction OF a new centrally
located schooIhouse.
Governor Henry Horner OF Illinois
received the official salute of nineteen
guns In Phoenix recently when he Wis
tied there IS the visiting chief ex.
ecutive was welcomed formally 10 Ari-
zona by Gov. II. y. Moeur al a state
house reception. an Arizona national
guard field artillery company fired the
salute from a cannon placed on the
spacious lawn OF the capitol.
The first piece Of the meteor which
flashed over Ration nearly year ago.
has been found. The landing place
has been located near Passamonte,
northeast OF Springer. following long
investigation. A piece OF the meteor
is now in the possession of DR.. Harvey
NJ. Nininger Of the Colorado museum
OF natural history. through whose in
yestigations the long-sought landing
place Of the meteor was located.
San Miguel County, New Mexico.
for generations considered the strong
hold OF the old guard Republicans. has
spoken emphatically in favor of a re-
union with the progressive element
OF the party. A meeting OF the Re
publican executive committee OF the
county in the court house recently,
resolution was Iassed unanimously de-
claring that 1t is imperative that dis
sensions in the party must be healed,
and calling upon State Chairman Ed
Stafford to call a meeting of the state
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