The Coolidge examiner., 1940-10-10
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IL is somewhat Of handicap
TO begin publishing a newspaper
In city in which ] have had lit
tie time I get acquainted, but
in time | hope to make the &C
quaintance OF every person In
Coolidge With the help of Miss
Reinhardt. who has had several
years journalistic experience in
Coolidge. we hope to get all the
news of the community. We ex
tend our earnest desire for YOU
to telephone US news at any
time. The Examiner ia not our
paper alone; but YOUR paper.
For the past two years / have
been a resident OF Arizona, having
lived in your neighboring city OF
Tucson. My passing acquaintance
with Coolidge has extended over
those two years. and l always
have been impressed with the
fertile fields of the entire Casa
Grande valley, but more par
ticularly with the activity in and
around Coolidge. In those two
years | have seen Coolidge grow
as we are seeing it grow today; 1t
need take no air of modesty as the
fastest growing town in the west.
Previous to living In Arizona
your editor resided in Iowa, where.
needless to say, his agricultural
fancy was directed at looking
down corn rows rather than gaz-
ing upon the fields OF cotton as
seen around here. In fact, l will
admit that | had never seen cot
ton until two years ago when l
came to Arizona. and that cotton
in Pinal county. Whether corn,
cotton or cattle, the fundamental
characteristics of an agricultural
community remain the same.
or interest to farmers In Pinal
county, but more particularly the
Eloy district, is bulletin recently
published by the college Of agri-
culture at the University OF Ari-
zona. The bulletin entitled THE
Groundwater Supply of Eloy Dis
trict in Pinal County, Arizona" is
written by Prof G. e. P. Smith.
who has studied the irrigation
problems in Arizona for more than
quarter OF a century. Anyone
desiring to obtain copy can
write to the university extension
division for one.
Coach Mike Casteel's University
OF Arizona football team has
shown real form in drubbing its
first two opponents, Arizona State
Teachers of Flagstaff and New
Mexico A. & NJ, each by the score
of Al to 0. The Wildcats take on
Utah at Salt Lake City this Satur-
day. Most of the dopesters believe
Utah will stop his Al to business,
but are stringing along with Ari-
zona. Casteers boys are cycling
that New Years day Sun Bowl
game at Ell Paso.
1t was with pleasure and with
firmer conviction In my mind that
Coolidge is a progressive city as
attended the Chamber OF Com
merce banquet Monday evening.
the guests of Ray indsmann. The
method in which this live body
tackles the problems that confront
any growing community would put
many larger cities to shame. The
educational films and lecture BY
Harold Wren OF the Arizona High
ways magazine were interesting
and worthwhile.
Not only more whiskers. but
more western garb are needed to
get into the right spirit of "The
Days of '49" according to Kenyon
Harris. The whisker growing be-
gan too soon for your editor to
stand much chance at winning q
prize, but he does feel at home In
Lewis. "Davey" Davis feels that
he would win the contest II 1t
were not for the fact that the
judges might balk at giving the
prize to the same man two years
in a row.
First subscriber on my list from
Tucson is Howard A. Reynolds OF
the Pima Printing Co., for whom
| have worked the past year. A