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Nogales international., 1938-06-04
BOWMAN ACQUIRES 67O-ACRE
FARM FIVE MILES FROM CITY;
WILL BUILD COUNTRY HOME
Well Known Banker Buys Ed Bayze Property And
An Adjoining School Section; Will Raise
Registered Cattle

and a school section adjoining it
on the west. The Bayze portion
consisted of about 80 acres. The
land was purchased from Joe Es-
calada.
At the close of the summer rainy
season in September, Mr.. Bowman
will begin construction of a country
home on his new holdings. At
present he is having an adobe
house on the farm fixed up as
1uartere for a caretaker. Work of
drilling three wells will begin i'm
mediately.
The new owner said he would
raise registered cattle and mules
and would put all his valley land
along the west side of the highway
in alfalfa and about 100 acres of
the school section in feed which
he proposes to store for use dur
ing hard times.
The new Bowman farm is just a
few minutes drive from the center
of the city.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Nash Karam
Candidate For
County Attorney

Nasib Karam, prominent at
torney. of Nogales, announces in
the political announcement column
of today's international as can
didate for the Democratic nonli-
nation for County Attorney.
Mr.. Karam is a native Of No
gales. A son of M. Karam, highly
respected pioneer merchant Of this
city, he was born in Nogales on
December %, 1910, and attended
the public schools of this city,
graduating from the Nogales High
School
Continuing his studies he went
to the University of Santa Clara,
California, and graduated there in
1892, receiving a Bachelor Of Phil
osophy degree. He then went to
Tucson and graduated in 1884 from
the University of Arizona, receiving
a Bachelor of Law degree
Mr.. Karam took the Arizona state
bar examination and was admitted
to practice in october 1884. At the
Arizona university he was a mem
ber of Phi Alpha Delta, honorary
law fraternity
He opened offices in Nogales i'm
mediately after being admitted to
practice in OCTOBER 1884.
He is a member of the Elks
Lodge, the Knights of Columbus,
and is a very puplicspirited citi-
zen He is a brother Of Attorney S.
N. Karam of the firm Of Jacobs &
Karam at Phoenix.
Mr.. Karam was married on Janu-
ary End of this year to Miss Mar
guerite Elias and for the past sew
eral months was chief deputy in
the office of the Cochise county
attorney at BiSbee.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Gordon Farley
Candidate For
Superior Judge

Gordon Farley, at present Serv-
ing as the lone Representative from
Santa Cruz County in the lower
house of the State Legislature, an
nounced yesterday his candidacy
for Judge of the Superior Court.
In making his announcement Mr..
Farley stated that in seeking the
office of Judge, he did so with a
full realization of the responsible
tiles attached to the office and the
concomitant requirement in per-
forming the duties of that office
justice should be administered
fairly and in accord with existing
statutory, constitutional and case
law
During his legislative career Mr..
Farley, a Democrat, served on a
number of important committees
in the House of Representatives;
among them being the Committees
on Corporations, Child Welfare,
Live Stock, Public Lands and Judi
ciary, of which latter committee he
was vice-chairman. AS a Repre-
sentative he figured prominently in
the enactment of legislation bene-
fitting the livestock industry and
labor, and aided in the passage of
the amendment to the sales tax
law whereby a portion of the rev.
enue derived from the sales tax is
apportioned to the counties, which
has been an important factor in the
general lowering of property tax
rates in the counties.
He served as City Attorney of
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Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Death Claims
Well Known
Pioneer

Less than two months after the
death of his brother, Ernest Fleisch-
er who died on April II, Louis
Bernard Fletcher, 81, prominent
Eogales pioneer and commission
merchant, passed away at $50
o'clock Thursday evening at his
home, 2O2 Perkins street. Death
followed an illness of about five
months which began with a heart
attack in January.
Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. o. A. Smith of Trinity Con-
gregational church, were held last
evening at the family residence,
followed by interment in the No
gales cemetery.
Mr.. Fleischer is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Louisa MascarenaS
Fleischer; two daughters, Mrs. Elsa
Schrader of Ell Centro, Irma Fleis-
cher, Nogales; three sons, Robert
Fleisc cher, county assessor of Santa
Cruz County, Rudolph Fleischer of
Cananea, Louis B. F1eischer, Jr.,
of Nogales, and a brother residing
in CZechoSlovakia.
Born in what is now Czechoslova-
kia, Mr.. FleiScher came to the
United States in the early COS
lived in New York for awhile, and
located at Nogales about As years
ago.
In Nogales he founded Broadway
Department Store, the city's first
department store and also at one
time owned the Boston Store. He
was member of the first National
Guard Company ever organized
here in 1897
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
WILSON WRIGHT ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR REELECTION

GLOBE, June Wilson T.
Wright, of Globe, chairman of the
Arizona Corporation Commission,
today announced his candidacy for
reelection subject to the Democrat
ic primary. my candidacy for a
second term" he said, "isl based
upon the constant and onscientious
fight I have made for reduction in
utility rates, and against the i'm
position of discriminatory freight
rates. At all times I have kept in
mind the solemn obligation mem
ber of the Arizona Corporation
Commission owes to his employers
the people. I am confident a
great majority of AriZonans are
convinced I have discharged this
duty diligently and with honesty
of purpose meriting their approval
of another term"
Chairman Wright came to the
commission with a n intimate
knowledge of utility operations.
For several years he was manager
of Globes municipality owned wat
er Syetem. On his recommendation
the Globe council inaugurated the
summer rate water charge sched-
ule to enaple customers to conduct
a city-wide Identification program
at a minimum cost.
He is a. native of Kentucky, born
near Hodgenville. When a boy Of
five years, his father died and he
went with his mother to reside
near Owensboro, where he was
reared on a farm until he came to
Arizona early in 1905. He answered
his country's call in 1893 and serv-
ed in Cuba with Company F., 3rd,
KY. VOL Inf. He was Globes war.
time postmaster appointed by Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson. Later his.
services were enlisted by the City
of Globe to manage its water syS-
tenn which provided him with de-
tailed knowledge of utility opera
tions particularly needed for cor
poration commissionship. Chair
man Wright is past commander of
Alexander O. Brodie Camp, No. 3,
u. S. W. w., a member of Maricopa
Post No. 100, Veterans of Foreign
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Owl Drug Store
Purchased By
W. G. Bowman

The Owl Drug Store was pur-
chased this week by Writ G. Bow
man, prominent local business man.
from r. E. Thornton of Tucson,
who bought the store the latter
part of last week at an assignee S
sale.
The store is centrally located in
the Montezuma Hotel building, OF
which Mr.. Bowman is the principal
owner.
The Owl, owned for many years
by w. J. Phillips, we'll known drug
giSt, was declared insolvent sew
eral weeks ago and Grover Mar
steller was appointed assignee and
conducted it until the sale a few
days ago.
Mr.. Bowman has appointed as
'anager, Joe S. Colunga, who has
been pharmacist at the Owl for
several years.
Plans are being made to remodel
and enlarge the store :
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Mershon To
Head Legion

Lester F.. Mershon, World War
veteran, and manager of the Monte
yuma Hotel, was nominated for the
commander of the local American
Legion post at the May meeting
of the post week ago last night.
Other officers nominated were
Bert Blabon and Merrill Knapp,
1st vice-commander; John Hard
man, End vice-commander; Herbert
Chatham, finance officer; Harold
c. Wayte, historian; Roland Cuff,
sergeant-at-arm; Rev. Elmer A.
Wick, chaplain; Frank B. Carroon,
service officer; Herbert King, Will
liam (Cy) Swyers and Joe Jovino,
executive committee.
The election will be held at the
June meeting.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Forest Fire Near
Here In Mexico

Frank Phillips said yeiterday
that a forest ant brush fire raging
on a ten-mile front from Cibuta,
Sonora. due north, can be blamed
for the unusually warm weather
here this week.
The fire broke out Saturday and
little effort has been made to put
it out, he said.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Warrants Called
For Payment

The county treasurer's office yes
terday called for payment of the
following registered warrants:
Salary, to January 25, 1887.
Expense, to July 81, 1887, inc.
Grammar school, to May %, 1888.
High school, to date.
Patagonia Union High School, to
May 10, 1888.
District No. 3 to date.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04

Writ G. Bowman, chairman of
the First National Bank, became
the owner of a $40 acre farm five
miles north of the city on the west
side of the Tucson highway, as a
result of a deal conSummated the
past week.
The land acquired by the we'll
known banker, is a. part of what is
known as the Ed BayZe property,
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
2SO Agrarians
Pass Thru Here

Travelling in eight Mexican gov
ernment trucks, 280 agrarians from
Jalisco passed through here We'd
nesday enroute to Lower California
where they viii engage in farming.
The agrarians were escorted
through the United States by
American border patrolmen. In the
party were men, women and chill
dren.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Nogales
To Have
Parking Meters $

Nogales is to have parking
meters, according to the following
appearing in Wednesdays Arizona
Daily Star of Tucson:
1.-The parking meter will make
its southern Arizona debut within
the next ninety days.
"E. B. Averill, field representa-
tive for a Pittsburgh manufacturer,
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Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Class OF Three
To Be Confirmed

With Rabbi Hynan lola officiat-
ing, confirmation services will be
held at Temple Emanuel in Tue
son at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing, and to which friends are cor
daily invited to attend.
The class to be confirmed is made
up of Harvey Bracker, Samuel A.
Capin and Samuel Marcus.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Scouts Leaving
For Encampment.

About 18 members of Boy Scout
Troop No. 27 will leave here a
week from tomorrow to attend the
annual encampment of the Cata-
lima council on Mount Lemon.
The council comprises NogaleS,
Tucson, Ajo, Florence, Hayden, Ray,
Casa Grande and Coolidge. A total
of about 300 boys will be in camp.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04

Wars, past exalted ruler of Globe
lodge No. 489. B. P. O. Elks, a
members of the Loyal Order of
Moose and a Methodist.
He plans to carry hs campaign
for denomination and reelection
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
CREDIT OF CITY RESTORED
BY CHESHIRE REGIME DURING
ITS FIRST YEAR In OFFICE
Placing City On Cash Basis And Completion OF Bond
Refunding Among Many Achievements
Of Cheshire Administration

such manner that it will not be
the heavy drain on the taxpayers
that it would have been otherwise.
In addition to these financial ac-
complishments, all departments Of
the city have been organized to a
point reflecting high efficiency.
The city is lighted better than
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Nogales international., 1938-06-04
WOOD CONTRACT

The Chamber of Commerce is in
receipt of forms to be used in max
ing application for the annual Fort
Huachuca wood contract Anyone
interested may obtain blanks by
calling at the G. of c.
Nogales international., 1938-06-04

into every county of the state. He
said: whenever I can do so, with
out interfering with official du-
ties
Nogales international., 1938-06-04
Many Happy Returns

Helen Wilkey, May 81.
Eugene Peltier, Jr., May 81.
Georgina Horrall, May 81.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
new FACES ON
CARD AT ARENA.
N EXT MONDAY.

The supporting card for the 10
round feature boxing match be-
tween Bob Pastor, New York State
heavyweight champion, and Buck
Everett, Jimmy Erwin's hope, Mon
day night at Turner's Arena intro
duces a number of new faces to
Washington fight fans.
Tommy Tucker, Pastors stable
mate, a former Golden Gloves light
heavyweight C h a mpion, meets
Johnny Windsor, of Pittsburgh, a
fighter managed by Ben EVIL
Eye" Finkel, in a six-rounder.
Finkel, incidentally, is in New
York to prepare for the Bob Rip
ley Believe It or Not" program to-
morrow night over a nationwide
hook-up, and indicated that he
would put the eye on Tucker before
he goes on the air. Tucker is
training with Pastor at Stillman's
gym.
Pastor is due in town tomorrow,
and will work out at Turner's
Arena Saturday.
Steve Mamakos, the Golden
Greek, and who had seven straight
pro victories to his credit until he
collided with the mauling fists Of
George Abrams, has been matched
with joey Spangler, Of Richmond,
in q Surrounded.
In a special added attraction
Lou Jallos, the young Greek
fighter discovered by Jim Londos,
and turned over to Jim Erwin,
makes his bow against another
newcomer, Buster Carroll, a stable
mate to Tony Dupre from Man
chester, N. H. It will be q six
rounder.
In a four.round curtain-raiser
Billy Smith, former Chicago
Golden Gloves bantamweight
champion, meets Doug Swetnam'
of washington.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
AMITY P|NMEN
INCREASE LEAD

Dutch" Nebel, the sparkplug of
the Columbia No. 2 outfit, in the
Odd Fellows Bowling League,
proved the individual hero, pound.
ing out a 143 game and 3S3 set,
materially aiding his team to win
three from Covenant. Andy Gar
diner turned in a nifty 364; Chal-
mers Croft knocked over $50
naples: Frank Donaldson, SAT:
Son Sonneman, 345; Rhet Donald
son, 344 and Loudermilk, 331.
Amity No. ! increased its lead
by sweeping Brightwood while the
next three teams in line all were
whitewashed by their opponents.
Golden Rule won the odd game
from Columbia No. in a tight
battle, the deciding game being de
termined by single pin.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
C. ". HIGH QU|NT
MEETS ". and |.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 90
George Washington High Presi
dents tonight will try and even
scores with the Washington and
Lee High Generals in their ira.
ditional game in the Ballston gym
nasium at o'clock.
The Arlington lads last yeal
won twice from the Presidents
and also copped the Northern Vir'
ginia court title by bowling over
Fredericksburg. They have prac-
tically the same club as last year
and are confident of repeating.
Athletic Director Given Of the
Presidents has lost no time this
week in getting his quint primed
for this game. He will have Ed
die Nowland, star forward, back
in the battle after being out with
injuries, and Clarence Flick, Amos
Cliff, Duckie Burell, Archie Thorn
ason, and Capt. Stan Heflin ready
for the contest.
It is expected one Of the largest
crowds to see a game in northern
Virginia in year will be out for
the battle.
Tomorrow night the Presidents
return to their home court, where
they mix with the Shenandoah
Valley Academy quint here.
The Lee-Jackson High will miz
with an old rival tonight
Manassas High, in their gym or
Duke Street extended.
In the first game on the pro
gram the girls sextets of the two
schools will perform. This con
test gets underway at 8 o'clock.
The Little General lassies have
won eight games and lost one.
The Alexandria Police and Boyi
Club quints will collide in q game
j nthe latter's gymnasium at q
o'clock tonight.
The Kendrick big five game
slated for the armory on Saturday
night has been postponed because
of the Presidents ball here.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Report Hudkins in
HOLLYWOOD Brawl

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. % d.N.SO.
Ace Hudkins, former welterwe1ght
fighter, and Kit Guard, who once
played ''tough-guy' roles in the
movies, were silent today on re-
ports they had been engaged IN
a fight. .
According to a police report.
Guard was taken to a hospital by
Officers who said they found
Guard and Hudkins in a beeg
tavern, both Of them badly
brl1ished, Both HudkinS and
Guard admitted to police that
there had been a slight alterca'
ton" but that neither wanted
nolice action.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Galley Slave Sets
3 FurlOng Record

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-A new
worlds record for three furlongs
was set yesterday by Galley Slave
when A. G. Vanderbilt's two-year-
old filly, with Sonny Workman up,
covered the distance in 80 as sec
onds, a fifth of a second faster
than the mark shared by Baking
and Air Flame, both Vanderbilt
horses.
Galley Slave is by Gino out Of
Sally's Alley.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
FBI Quint Plays
Baltimore Five

Bureau Of Investigation, fore
most challenger for unlimited
amateur honors in the District,
will meet the Baltimore knights
Of Columbus, outstanding Monu-
mental City team, in one Of the
supporting games to the feature
professional contests betwee n
Heurich Brewers and the Newark
Boosters Club Sunday afternoon
at the Heurich gym, Twenty-sixth
and D Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
TakOma Five Plays
Bethlehem Steel

Takoma Firemen professionals
today were prepared to inaugu'
rate a series Of games against
really outstanding opposition fol
lowing their signing of celebrated
Bethlehem Steel tossers, OF Spar
rows Point, Md, as an opponent
in the Takoma gymnasium Sun
day night at 9 o'clock.
Takoma Fire LasSies will meet
Veterans Administration at S:15
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Whitney to Buy
Out O'Hara, RumOr

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 28.-Walter
Z. OHara will sell control of the
.Narragansett Park race track to
John Hay Whitney and 10 mil
lionaires, according to reports
here. The 10 will post $4,000
apiece and divide the stock in 10
units.
Louis A. Beard will manage the
track.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
ACCORDING
To Izaak
Walton
BY GinO Sinai-

With chilly winds nipping
hands and noses, only the
hardest Of trap and skeet
shooting devotees turn out for
weekend practice filings at the
flying clay discs.
Many a twirling pigeon will
meet an untimely end tomorrow
and Sunday at the Griffith
Farms, National Capital and
Ager Road Skeet courses as
some Of the city's crack shots
keep their dead-eyes in top
form.
Two District skeet aces
slipped up to the Eastern open
two-man championships at Nor.
ristown, Pa, last weekend and
did some nifty shooting. Doug
Watson blasted 96 out Of 100
clays into Smithereens, while
Dick Steuart demolished 81.
"a OUT OF IS
Sergt. George Deyoe couldn't
get away for the Morristown
classic, but he made his weekly
attack on the skeets at Griffith
Farms, shattering "a out of IS.
Still smarting from defeat at
the hands, or rather guns, Of
George Kings Canvas Backs, j.
William Lees Bluefish outfit
plans a stiff workout-round Sum
day in preparation for a return
match soon.
Six samples of the kind Of
fish they are catching in Florida
has been shipped north by Mil
ton Gordon to Henry Sellers to
be distributed to friends here.
They are kingfish weighing be-
tween 10 to IL pounds each.
Milt writes that he landed q
47-pound kingfish among many.
A cold snap has slowed up the
Florida angling somewhat.
WILDLIFE CONFERENCE
February IA will mark an
other mighty step forward in
the wildlife conservation cam
paign, for that day marks the
opening of the third North
American Wildlife Conference,
to which Mexico and Canada
will send delegates to discuss
this vital topic with U. S. sports
men.
The most irksome subject in
wildlife restoration, waterfowl,
will be threshed out thoroughly
in its international aspects.
These birds migrate from arctic
breeding grounds through Cana"
dian, United States and Mexican
territories to tropical winter
quarters, thus involving every
waterfowl hunter and lover in
these three nations.
ANNUAL BANQUET
February 16 the annual ban
quet will be held at the Lord
Baltimore Hotel with Senator
Millard e. Tydings, Of Mary
land. as toaStmaster. Motion
pictures Of big game filmed by
william L. Finley, famed hun
ter and camera expert, will be
shown. A North American
sports, garden and outdoor life
show will be held at the Filth
Regiment Armory.
This Saturday and Sunday as
all Saturdays and Sundays the
weekly Turkey Shoots at tar
gets will be held for the bene-
fit of the American Legion
Junior Baseball League on the
range at the District Line on
Conduit Road. Firing COM
mences at / p. m. George F.
Royal, Legion's athletic director,
is in charge.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28

he W r o t e {:
"Gim m e a
h a n dy guy
like Sande,
bootin' them
long. IS h OTIS
home.
And W e
turned in q
story on the
Pre- a K n eSS
Stakes once
that was bad
Qy arsa hIlf
good report
ing, W hich
went:
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Rockville Cagers
Score Two Wins

Rockville triumphed twice on
the courts yesterday and it was by
slim margins.
The varsity flashed through in
the last minutes of play to down
Sherwood, 26 to "a, while the Jay
wees tripped the Sherwood JayveeS,
80 to is.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Procurement Tops
Government Loop

Procurement table tennisers are
setting a hot pace in the Govern
ment Monday Night League, while
Social Security and WPA Redskins
are tied for the Friday nights
loop leadership.
In the District Class A circuit,
Wesson Oil Veg-eaters are pacing
the field.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Mcclure Is Upset
By Table Net Foe

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Beating his
highly touted countryman, Jimmy
Mcclure, in straight sets, 21-17,
22-20, 21-18, B. F. Grimes, Of
the United States, established him
self as a threat to capture the
mems singles table tennis cham
pionship today.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Roosevelt Quint
Points for Title

Having won the first game Of a
Iplay.off, Roosevelt Boys Club
points for American Railways
uuint in a game which will decide
the first half champions Of the
Roosevelt Community Center
League. Last night the Riders
tripped Mt. Rainier, 27 to 10, with
Poole starring.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Quarles and Scott
Battle for Crown

RICHMOND, Jan. 28.-The
Southern lightweight champion
ship will be at stake when Nor
ment Quarles and Howard Scott,
Of Washington, square off Mon
day at the Richmond Auditorium.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Capacity Crowd
To See Middies Box

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. pa ca
pacity. crowd is assured tomorrow
night when Western Maryland
boxers square off against Naval
Academy in their tenth annual
match. Five thousand tickets
have already been disposed Of.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Burroughs Fights
ChOng on Tuesday

Johnny Chong will face Battling
Burroughs, Washington newest
middleweight importation, at At.
lanta Tuesday night in a 1O-round
Suggest. The winner will meet
Ben Brown for the Southern mid
dleWeight crown.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
Mel OFT Signs
Giants Contract

NEW YORK, Jan. % I.N.sO.
The New York Giants today had
the signed contract of Mel OFT,
third baseman and star home
run hitter. 1t is believed he will
receive about $4,000 next season
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS

BY International News Service
AT LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND--Freddie
Miller, 12S, Cincinnati, Ohio, decisoned
AT PHIItADELPHIA-Ffaak Donofrio
ia, FhilaASIphia, ana frankie Carts,
1e4s PhilaSelphta~ drew (10)S
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
U.S.Squash Queen
Adds n.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-The
United States Women's squash
champion, Anne Page, added the
New York State crown to her col
lection by vanquishing Mrs. AIRY
Lamme, jr., 1S-10. 15-16, IS
10, fS-16, 15-7.
The Washington times., 1938-01-28
SEASON REcQRps

High Team Game (Eastern).. $40
High Team Set (Amity No. - 1716
High Indiv. Game (P. Ellett).. Isl
Greatest Strikes Is. GimbelD.. q
Greatest Spares (P. EIlett) -. 130
High Indiv. ave. (P. ElletO.s 11S.16