The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Southwestern Briefs

AallA TlNET IL
All protests against the Arizona
state corporation commissions order
closing the Southern Pacific Com
pany's station at Patagonia. have been
withdrawn.
After nineteen hours delIberation. a
Jury acquitted Carsey, Louis and Bee
Bohanan, brothers charged with the
fatal shooting OF Vernon Tate in Clio
Wis. n. NJ. last February.
Careless visitors TO national forests
In Arizona. says T. T. Swift. supervisor
OF the Tonto National Forest. have
been responsible for ISL OF Goa fires
reported since January l.
Forty-two per cent of the population
OF San Miguel county. New Mexico.
Is either directly or indirectly on the
relief rolls. During July the quota
for direct relief was $1,000.
With carloadings cut in half by re-
trenchment In the governments pur-
chases, Arizona drought-strieken cattle
are being held in pens awaiting their
turn for shipment to slaughter houses
in daily allotments.
After halliday hearing. at the start
/ OF which the demurrer of the Mari
copa board OF supervisors was over
| ruled, In Phoenix. the suit TO prevent
( purchase OF forty-five automatic voting
machines was dismissed
More than 400 United States Indian
service school heads and instructors
viii convene at the Burke Navajo
Vocational School at Fort Wingate.
/ y. NJ. for Navajo educational con-
ference Aug. 26 to Sept. l.
Gov. b. B. Moeur told delegates to-
the Arizona state tax conference that
with continuation of the sales. luxury
and income taxes. and further reduc-
\ ton in the cost OF state government,
/ II will be possible to abolish the ad
valorem property tax for state pur-
poses"
The name OF George W. Frenger
has been recommended by group OF
/ Las Cruces, n. NJ. citizens TO Gov. A.
w. Hockenhull as successor TO p. l.
Rapkoch on the state highway COM
mission. Rapkoch, progressiveRepub-
/ liean state chairman. has rendered his
resignation.
The Las Vegas city council. meeting
in called session. passed resolution
demanding that the Aqua Pura Co..
holders of the Las Vegas water fran
chise, show immediate action in living
up TO the terms Of the franchise which
provide that the company furnish the
city with an adequate supply OF pure,
wholesome water at all times.
Adopting a resolution requesting
that the present status Of the public
| domain in the state of New Mexico
be maintained until the Taylor graz
ing law has been put into effect. live
stockmen and others interested in the
public domain left the task OF making
recommendation for administration
OF the law up to a committee.
Robert Fechner. national director
OF emergency conservation work. pre-
dicted at Flagstaff that the civilian
conservation corps would become a
permanent institution. In times OF
prosperity Il will be maintained as a
skeleton organization. he thinks. and
in times OF depression IL will be ex-
panded to at least its present numbers.
OF 800 900.
On July 16, 1884, the offices OF Sid.
ney p. Osborn, collector OF internal
revenue for the district of Arizona.
were moved from $40 West Washing
ton Street TO 1912 South Central
Avenue, Phoenix. Arizona. The new
quarters, which are air-cooled. are To-
Gated on the ground floor OF the In
dustrial Building and are south and
across the alley from the Luhrs Build
ing.
Blaming lack Of foresight for mis-
takes in the past, Gov. A. w. Hocken-
hull OF New Mexico urged a confer
ence OF educators at Albuquerque from
over the state to discuss the problem
Of financing public schools. to evolve
some concrete plan and follow that
plan through to realization. More
economy and greater efficiency in the
educational system was also urged
by the governor.
Nominating petitions were filed re-
Gently by Gov. 3. b. Moeur and Mrs.
Isabella Greenway, congresswoman
from Arizona, each seeking the Demo
cratic nomination for reelection. Tom
c. Foster, state mine inspector. seek
ing reelection. also filed his nominal
ing petitions. Governor Moeur's petit
tions bore 1898 signatures from four
teen counties. Mrs. Greenway's petit
tions contained Ills signatures from
the fourteen counties.
Killer of seventy-seven rattlesnakes
in four hours, Mrs. James B. Reidy Of
Tucson, Ariz., claims the title of being
the Southwest's greatest reptile hunt
er Starting out at dawn before the
heat of scorching sun drove the rat
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