The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01
Southwestern Briefs

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Arizona at a meeting in Phoenix. He
succeeds Riley ". Geary.
Relief administrations of New Mex
leo. Arizona and Utah will provide
stock feed for flocks of Indians within
their borders. according TO an agree
ment reached recently.
The Maricopa County All Club fair
commission has decided to include a
horse show and fourteen-mile carrier
pigeon race in the annual fair 10 be
held at Tempe, Ariz-. April 10 and 13.
Indian "Mounties." with full police
power on the huge Navajo reservation
in New Mexico and Arizona, are max
ing a record for themselves in stamp
ing out all kinds of crime.
4 special course in scouting has
been started at the University of New
Mexico. under the direction of Dean J..
c. Knode, Of the university faculty in
cooperation with the university's
scouting staff
An increased enrolment at the Uni
yersity OF New Mexico is expected
with the opening of the second semes-
ter. February 4. The enrolment for
the first semester reached 1,20s. the
largest in history.
Identification of the road leading
from the state highway to Camp Luna,
New Mexico. has been started under
the FERA project setup. according to
information from the office OF the
adjutant general. Santa Fe.
Agriculture in the Salt River Valley
Jared better in 1884 than during the
preceding five years. according to fig.
ures recently compiled. Crop revenues
during the 1933.3i fiscal year brought
$iG5i4.90l. a gain of $4.121 .6S9 over
1928.
The Arizona Historical Review made
fits appearance the first of January
after more than two years of inactiy-
ity. 1t IS now publication of the
University Of Arizona in cooperation
with the Arizona Pioneers Historical
Society.
Patents Of Nogales students at the
Arizona State College at Tempe will
be welcomed on the college campus
for parents day program. March %,
designed TO entertain fathers and
mothers OF college students throughout
the state.
Damage from fires in the Coconino
National Forest was held to only
1892. although there were a greater
number of blazes than in previous
years, 4 recent survey showed. Fires
during the past year totaied $50 and
burned $50 acres.
Last year was the warmest in New
Mexico in the past forty.three years,
and also the fifth driest on record. 1t
was revealed in data compiled by Erie
L. Hardy. meteorologist OF the local
U. S. weather bureau for his annual
Genealogical summary.
There were 3.451 more licenses is.
sued by the New Mexico state game
department for the nine months ending
Dec. 81. 1884, than there were for a
similar period of 1888, according TO
Elliott S. Barker. state game warden.
Receipts were s15.OS0 more for that
period, Mr.. Barker said.
Arizona bank deposits increased
s9df7.67512 in 1884. according to Y.
C. white, state superintendent OF
banks Deposits on last Dec. 81 to-
tailed $5S.957 .23IO3. as compared to
s45. .3O9, ,555.sl on Dec. 81. 1888. The
banks resources in the same period
increased from s52 2.409, ,3OO.42 to $50.
751.350.23.
Honoring the late Gov. George W. P.
Hunt, who died recently. the Univer.
sity OF Arizona library has prepared
a special display based upon his life.
Included in the display are newspaper
clippings, photographs, magazine ar
ticles and an affidavit certifying his
election as governor of the territory
of Arizona in 1910.
According to recent reports, efforts
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an experimental station in connection
with the Eastern New Mexico State
Junior College. Farmers of the Por-
tales valley are facing a serious condi-
ton in regard to the nimetode, which
works on sweet potatoes, tomatoes.
beans and number of other truck
crops.
Seen as a real step forward in the
advancement of intercollegiate athletic
competition in the state. the recently
organized New Mexico conference, con-
sisting of five schools, lacks only the
ratification of the authorities of one
institution expected shortly TO be in
actual operation, according TO DR.. Leon
Bower of Silver City, secretary-treas-
urer of the organization.
Del Strong, editor of the Coconino
Sun, Flagstaff, recently donated to the
Museum of Arizona Pioneers Histori-
cal Society at the University of Ari-
zona a photograph of the late Col
Fred S. Breen, pioneer journalist, and
for many years editor of the Coconino
Sun Phil Contzen, Tucson civil en-
gineer, gave to the society a photo
graph of his father, Fritz Contzen. who
came to Arizona in 1854 with the boun-