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Nogales international., 1941-05-24
GCC Boys Mixed
Up-In Fight
Leave Nogales

Twelve CCC% %oys who were ijaiaep
following the death of CCC ErIrollee
Ray 'Densnore, 48, during a SrlnnptHs
at the GCC camp on the RGfby soao
week aago last night were released
Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff D
J. Lowe and turned over to CcC
authorities.
Five of Ttl1e twelve were given dis
honorable discharges and seven4
transferred to other camps. All Left
here Wednesday.
The coYofler's jury Investigating
the deat.s of tthe youth rendered a
verdict as follews: Injuries sustain
red in a. mob fight caused Densmore' s
death by accident and misfortune
This jury cannot Holace the hiane on
arg individual or group"
pensmore's beqy was SktlRped
Monday by the Carroon Mca1Aary
to Chelsea, Okla. fcf burial.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
World Records
Claimed By :
'Edtols, Meloche

PHOENIX, May 2S-GU.P)-Tw0'
Arizona narksmen today claimed
world records after Ihe state Pistol
Association of Arizona held it's sew
enth annual state championship
tournament IN Phoenix.
A L. Meloene. of the u. S.. trea-
sury department office here, fired
total of 064 in the grand aggregate
division, to crack the old record set
in 1899 at Camp Perry, O.. by six
points.
Melocf1e and Lee Echols, NogaleS
custom agents, set up another new
world mark in the As caaiber doubles
division with a total Of $40 over the
Camp Perry police course. The cid
record was 551.
Tournament officials predicted
both marks would be recognized Of
ficially.
Meloche is a former resident. Of
Nogales.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Enlar.gin!g
Building On
Grand Avenue

Work has begun on an extensive
remodeling job at the building
across the street from the Foxwortf1
7Kfilen Lumber Company at Crane
avenue and Court street which is
to be occupied about July Is by the
John Elias Motors.
Upon completion of a 40x80 foot
addition to the rear of tine structure,
the main building itself will be en-
tirely 'rer11odeled It is to have a
new roof, and other improvements
The building is owned by the
motors company which is n o-w
located two doors north Of the
-Nogales International in quarters
belonging to Mrs. Stella Cohen.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
This Paper Sixteen
Years Old Sunday

The Nogales International will be
16 years old tomorrow
It was founded May 25, 1925 by
Craig Pottinger and during all OF
those years has been located at 225
Grand avenue.
The MI building has been a news
paper location for many years, hav-
ing been the home of the late Col
Allen T. Birds Nogales Oasis, the
Nogales Times, and the Nogales
Morning Democrat, predecessors to
the NogaleS International.
Incidentally, tomorrow is also the
18th birthday of the publishers eld-
est son, Craig Pottinger, Jr.
The owner of this paper settled in
Nogaies 70 years next Friday May
80, Memorial Day.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Hundreds See 81 Boys And Girls
Graduate From Nogales High School

presented diplomas Thursday night
by School Trustee E. S. Edmonson
at the high school gymnasium.
National defense highlighted all
talks by graduates ait the com
mencemHmt.
Gloria Durazo spoke ON What
Is Defense Blanche Davenport
What Shall We Defend" Edward
Pierson The Citizen And Defense" :"
Fred Rochlin Education In De-
fense," and Evelia Puchi I'VE Also
Serve
Munro Edmonson was salutatorian
and Lillian Chatham valetiirtorian
AS the graduates wearing caps
and gowns, marched to the stage,
Priests march was played by Miss
Kay Cheshire. There were vocal
numbers by Misses Virgie Walker
and Julia Tostado and the high
school mixed course and invocation
by Rev. o. A. Smith.
A list of the graduates was carried
in last weeks edition of the 7Wogales
International
It was the largest graduating tclass
since 1886.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Poppy Day To Be
Observed Today

Memory of Americas war dead in
the first World War will be honored
here today, when everyone will be
asked to wear memorial poppy in
tribute to their service and sacri'
flee.
Plans for observance of Poppy
Day are being completed by the
Ridge-Igo Unit of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary. The memorial flow
ers, made by disabled war veterans.
will be offered on the streets
throughout the day by the Auxiliary
women.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Baldwin Be
Fire Chief Of
n ucson Air Base

Chief of Police Clyde Baldwin was
granted years leave of absence by
the board of aldermen Monday night
and on June l will accept a tenn
porary appointment as fire chief of
the new u. s. air base in Tucson.
The aldermen agreed that Baldwin
could be reinstated to his position
as police chief upon 80 days notice.
Baldwin has been captain of the
Nogales fire department for the past
four years and prior to that served
as drillmaster of the Fresno, Cali
fornia, fire department for four
years.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
x-Rnfariiiuns At
.MeefHgOfCl Club

Yesterday was 'Ex-Rotarian Day.
at the meeting Of the Rotary Club.
The following former Rotarians
were present: Hugo Miller, Fred Ed
waEths, E. K. Cumming, r. T. Fra
zier. Ben JONES', Roy Caaeshire, supfnn
Isarinore, Cflanles y. Bracker and
T. M. Ford.
A. o. Mitchell was program CHAIR
naan.
Aljean Saxon, son of a. E. Saxon,
WAS present for rt4e first Eait1le ;asaaX
honorary member of the club. He
Was recestly elec1sd president of
the high school stsa1iant body for the
next twelve months, SUGGESTING AL
bert Zenizo who was an tlanorary
member of the Rotary Chlb ftor the
past year.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Patagonia High
To Graduate
Eleuen Wednesday

Eleven graduates will receive
diplomas at the Patagonia Union
High School commencement in
Richardson Park Wednesday even
ing.
They are Mildred Edgell, Margaret
Brooks, Betty Jean Oliver, Irene
Barnett, Juanel Shumake, Fred
Telles, Eddie Brown, Martin Rabb,
Dale Mcdonald, Moses Perales and
Louis Dunham
Judge Gordon Farley will be the:
speaker of the evening.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Strong Well On
Road To Recovery

The many friends of E. D. Strong
will be pleased to learn he is we'll on
the road to recovery from a major
operation performed in California
several weeks ago. He was here
Thursday from his SIS ranch,
north of the city.
Mr.. Strong became i'll while on a
visit to southern California early
this spring, an operation followed,
and he remained in California
about seven weeks, returning to his
ranch home near Tubac two or three
weeks ago.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Heaters Back In
Use Al Phoenix

Because OF the cool spell, folks at
Phoenix have done away WIN thelr
coolers and gone back to heaters
according to State Tax ComGlS-
Sioner Warren Peterson, who was
a.,visitor here Thursday accompanied
by his wife.
MIR. Peterson said that the 1871
e+ate tax conference will be held IN
winslcw July 81, August 1 and 2.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Sykes Home An
Attractive Place

Extensive improvements the past
year at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Gene Sykes, 305 Plum street, have
made it one of the most attractive
places in Nogales.
In the basement there has been
arranged a runpus room, a gun
room, and outdoors a Mexican oven
and grill have been installed and all
about the house is a prDfusion of
beautiful fluwers covering the hill
sides.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Boy Seriously
Hurt During
Football Came

Abel DucaSSe, member Of the
spring practice football squad oof
Nogales high school, was seriously
injured during a game with the
Seniors Wednesday evening.
Ducasse suffered three broken
vetebrae of the neck and, according
to DR.. &. G. Houle, Will be in cast
three or four months.
The game was the hast one for
Seniors who graduated Thursday
night. The score was ttie, 6 to 6.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Farley Residence
Being Remodeled

Rebuilding 'Of the upper part of
the home Of Judge and Mrs Gordon
Farley, 624 Grand avenue, got IN
der way this week.
The pitch and design of the upper
portion are to be changed. in ad-
dition to laying brand new roof.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
MEDALS. PINS AND LETTERS
AWARDED AT ANNUAL HONOR
ASSEMBLY AT HIGH SCHOOL
Letters Given Basketball And Track Stars Pins To
Science And Dramatic Clubs; New Members OF
Honor Societies Announced

Medals, pins, letters and
certificates were awarded at the
annual honor assembly yester-
day morning at Nogales high
school, closing event Of the
1940-41 school year.
Opening presentation was basket
ball letters by Coach Lon Bellman
as follows:
First team awards: Harvey Brack-
er, Alfred Camerlin, Sammy Capin,
Sammy Cisneros, Alex Durazo, Louie
Lomeli, Charles Reddock, Edward
Simpson, Allan Underwood. and
Managers Eddie johnson and Colin
Edmonson. Second team awards: !:
Ramon Baldenegro, Manuel Bono
rand, George Franklin, John Peter
son, Craig Pottinger, Charles Smith,
Dick Wooddell, Oscar Soto, John
Pierson and Alfonso Gastelum.
Next awards were by Mrs. G. L.
Har-ker of medals to Misses Dora
Loera and Norman LoaiZa, winners
of the American Legion Auxiliary
essay contest
TRACK LETTERS
Track letters were awarded by
Coach Wally Smith to the follow
ing: Alex Durazo, John Peterson, Ed
Acido, Clayton LeaIhy, Albert ze-
nizo, John Pearson, Oscar Soto
Louie Lomeli, Dick Wooddell, Carlos
Cabrera, Ed Sloan, Al Gotta, Wei
Kerson, Raul Cabrera, Manuel
Sainz, Ed Titcomb, Virgil Allen
Leonard Edwards, Warren Sudduth
and Manager Manuel Villanueva
Nogales won the southern confer
ence track championship for the
first time this year.
A gift was presented to Miss Mag.
dalena Espinosa, sponsor of The
Adobe, by the staff.
Dramatic Club pins were awarded
and the new president, Alex Padilla
was introduced by Miss Virgie
Walker.
Miss Evelia Puchi, president Cd
the Commercial Club, presented
Lon Bellman, sponsor of the club,
a gift on behalf of the organization.
and he was also presented a gift by
the basketball squad.
SCIENCE CLUB
Science Club pins and guards
were awarded by j. w. Haddock as
follows: Pins to George Root, Gwen
dolyn Ellis, Earloyde Edmonson,
Maria L. Joffroy, Rosa Kerson and
David Miller. Guards to Alice Kar-
am, Ruth Alvarez and Julia Tostado.
At this stage of the assembly the
new officers of the student body,
Aljean Saxon, president; John
Peterson, vice president. Alice Kar-
am, secretary; and Henry Aviles,
treasurer; were introduced.
ID. A. r. PIN
The Daughters CT the American
certificates and pin we're
presented by F. E. Westerlund to
Lillian Chatham. one of the bright
So students ever gra duated by No
gales h. gh school
JUNIOR HONOR SOCIET Y
Then the new members OF the
Junior Honor Society were an
bounced by Mr. Westerlund as fol-
1 VS.: Gerald Underwood, JAMIE
Quen, Marian Kelly, Dora Loera,
Consuelo Del Muro. Adele Bracker,
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
40 To Graduate
At University On
May 28

TUCSON, May 23-(U.P)-The
University Of Arizona today an
nounced commencement exercises
for 470 graduating seniors, includ-,
ing students from 13 of the states
II counties, would be held May %.
James P. Boyle, Tucson attorney,
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress.
Mohave county will be the only
Arizona county not represented on
he graduation list.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24

Della Ramirez, Raymond Quen,
Raul Rauzand and Norma Loaiza.
JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
Mr. Westerlund presented pins and
certificates to the new members of
the National Honorary Society as
follows: Virgie Walker, David Miller,
Evelia Puchi, Edward Pierson, Guy
Riggs and Ruth Alvarez.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Twin BultesM Mining Camp Northeast
OF Notwithstanding Signs OF Activity

For the first time in "a ldozen
years the Twin Bsfttes 0G&nsp'is
showing signs of activity, ac-
cerding to Miles NJ. Carpenter,
field engineer for the ,Ariaena
Department Of Mineral Be
Nogales international., 1941-05-24
Many Happy Returns

Munro Edmonson, May 13.
Patsy McNulty, May 20.
I,onnie Bellnlan, May 81.
Mrs. Bessie Parker, May %.
Miss Mabel Beatty, May %.
Harvey Bracker, II on May ~.
Don A. Welty, May %.
DR.. Charles S. Smith, June 13.
Nogales international., 1941-05-24

Before hundreds of perSons-one
of the largest crowds ever at COM
mencement exercises in this city-51
Nogales high school graduates were
Nogales international., 1941-05-24

sources. This camp is located in
the Pima mining district the
center of which is about 10 miles
northwest of Nogales.
The Minnie and Copper Butte
Chains at Twin Bttttes have beer
taken over by J. ]. Williams o1
Vallejo, California, and machinery
is being reconditioned and assaying
equipment installed preparatory to
starting exploration work. These
claims are the west extension Of the
King mines of the original Twin
Buttes Mining and Smelling Conn
pany wfach built a railroad into the
Isdistrict nearly 40 years ago.
"A contaat made ti,rongh the &ni-
kzona Department of Mineral Re-
tsGurces resulted in negotiations that
hnought alooat the operation of these
TIVE claims, according to ,. S. Corl-
IYpai. director. Williams advised the
department. tfa&5 he was rocking for
q prosperity of aasis nature and was
placed in touch with department
fiaM easgineers.
Miles Carpenter gave Williams
information on mines in the south
ern SsistFict and afteH examining a
dozen or $50 properties, he made ar
rangemenks with william Foy, re-
preventative of the owners, to take
over the Minnie and Copper Butte.
Fog has baep doing some work on
other claims of the Twin Buttes
Mining and Smelling Company
holdings and hast fall he asnwatered
the North Star shaft and Eet:1nber-
ed it.
MINNIE MINE
The Minnie mifle will be re@tson-
bered as having returned haH a
million dollars to Ed. Bush Mko
took a Iease on it when it was 3d.
foot deep prospect hole. Williams,
the new operator was formerly aas
official of the exploration depart
ment Of the American Smelling and
Refining Company, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The old Morgan mine OF Twin
Buttes has been leased by Charles
NJ. Taylor and associates for FIVE
year period, Carpenter reports. Pre-
liminaTy exploration has been under
way for several weeks, he states.
Considerable reserves of scheelite,
a tungsten mineral, are known to
have been found, associated with
quartz and garnet. Plans of the les
ses as to production have not yet
been announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-30
In Hollywood
Rv RnRBIN COoNs

Tfa,lvwcod, July 29 = Ordinarily this department pursues 8 laissez- faire policy in the matter of film lands domestic relations, indulges in no keyhole peeping or unsolicit- cd advice. Yet today feel that the Society for the Prevention of Some thing-or- Other should investigate the wier1 goings-on at the little hilltop house of the Louis Hay wards.
 This is prompted by no idle gos- sip. but by full confession of the parties most nearly concerned: Mfr Hayward, specialist in the DOT trayal of neurotic youth, and Mrs. Hayward, or Ida Lupino, specialist in the portrayal of neurotic women Of all ages.
 Sample confession from Ida; q stalk around the house like Lady Macbeth. ]"
 Ditto from Louis: Tt secs ca at the dinner table, and after We've a scene in the picture that sug- gests the poisoning of food. I'm afraid we're beginning to be just
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-30
ESPIONAGE AND
 DRAMA ON 10TH
 CENTURY SCREEN
Boris KarIoff in British Intelligence and "0n
 fhe Spot' Showing

Wartime espionage is the time ly subject of British Intelligence" a swiftly paced Warner Bros. rnelo- drama which opens today at the 20th Century Theatre with B oris Karloff and Margaret Lindsay in the leading roles.
 Based on a stage play by An thony Paul Kelly, the screen play of Lee Katz weaves and then un- ravels an intricate web of intrigue, espionage and counter-espionage It's period is the World War of 1914-l918 and the spies whose &C., tivities it concerns are in the service of England and Germany.
 In addition to Karloff and Miss Lindsay, the cast includes Maris Wrixon, Bruce Lester. Leonard Mu- die, Holmes Herbert, Lester Mat thews Austin Fairman, Clarence Derwent and Stuart Holmes. The production was directed by Terry Morse for Warner Bros.- First Ma tional.
 Picture fans who crave enter tainment in the form of a roman- tic drama, interwoven with the excitement and thrills of a mys- tery, will find their wishes fulfilled in the Monogram feature, "On the Spot" which is also showing.
 This top-notch production pro- vides plenty of comedy and thrills for all as Frankie Darro once again gets in hot water.
 Seen in the cast are Mantan Moreland, who gives one of his funniest portrayals as Frankie's pal; Mary Kornman, John St. Po- lis, Robert Warwick, Maxine Les lie and Lillian Elliott.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-30

sULB0US N05ED VI
 COMEDIAN NOW !
 iS FLANK D!Ck''
w. (. Fields Takes Law in His Own Hands in New
 Capitol Feature

There's probably no significance 70 be attached to it, but the fact is that many of the sequences Of w. c. Bill" Fields new picture, Universals The Bank Dick,n open ing tonight at the Capitol Theatre, are laid in a refreshment parlor.
 No more and no less significant is Fields character name in the comedy, Egbert Souse. The charac- ters continually call him Souse, to rhyme with house, mouse and Gouse
 But it was only cold tea in the fancy bottles-and according to the property man whose duty it was to keep the receptacles filled w. c. imbibed about quart of the liquid each day.
 The picture presents the comedi- an in the role of a bank guard, situation he is inflicted with when he inadvertently and entirely accidentally, captures a bank ban dit and is rewarded, much against his will, with the job.
 Eddie Cline. who directed Fields, with Mae West, in My Little Chickadee," directed the drawing and talkative comedian in The Bank Dick Cline is a graduate of the Mack Sennett school of comedy making. He served a rough and tough apprenticeship with the Old Master learning the business the hard way as @ Keystone Cop before he was promoted to direct ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-30
RYAN LEAVING 10
 TALK ARMS WITK
 MAYOR RLAGUARDIA
Civilian Defense Man Ety. ing 10 New York for
 Conference

Only hours after returning from an extended inspection trip of civilian defense in the Territory, J. J. Ryan, assistant director of civilian defense for Alaska, will pilot his Beechcraft out of Juneau tomorrow morning, weather per- hitting bound for two weeks flying trip to New York to confer with New York's Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
 A report on civilian defense work in the Territory and requests for weapons and uniforms for the homo guard are reasons for Ryan's hur- ried trip to the other end of the States. Ryan will also investigate possibilities for the organization of a civilian air force in the Terri tory to be used in time of emer- gency for transport work, ferry ing army planes and other non- combatant flying.
 Alaska pilots are some of the best in the world" he said, "but many of them are too old to be of much use in actual high speed combat fighting" The civilian air force plan, he said, is now in use in England.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-30
Foresi Soils
 ExperfHere

Studying soil profiles at Menden- hall Glacier to determine chem ical deficiencies in the ground, is the work this week of pr. Robert Chandler, Associate professor of Forest Soils at the Cornell Univer- sity Dr. Chandler, who is on his sabbatical leave, is making trip that has taken him from Ithaca New York, and will include Calf ornia, Southwest States, and Pan anna.
 pr. Chandler has been connected with Cornell University for six years. He attended the University of Maine and received his Masters Degree at the University of Mary land. His present trip will termin- ate next February when he returns to Cornell to study specimens that he obtains on his tour of the Con tinent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-30

ness, the Cowlings flew from Seattle to Chicago, then proceeded on to Detroit to pick up new car. Driv- ing back to the Coast, they toured the Southwest, stopping at Denver, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam. Tn Hollywood they met MT. and Mrs. M. J. Whittier, visiting them for a short time. They also visited Mrs. Cowlings relatives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
 While in the aircraft construc- tion area in California, the Cowl- ings made trips to the Douglas and and Lockheed plants, arriving at the Douglas plant just one day after the initial flight of the giant B-19. Bowling said on the fields of the two plants are between two and three hundred completed bombers and pursuit ships ready to be flown to Britain, but setting there be- cause of a lack of pilots to move the planes.
 Before leaving Detroit for the Pacific Coast, the Cowlings visited the plants of the automobile indus try and saw plans for the 1942 models soon to be on the market.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-30
SEPTEMBER ,
 OPENING DATE FOR SCHOOLS
Supt. Phillips Announces Number of Improve
 menfs 10 Buildings

September will be the open ing date for Juneau Public Schools, according to Superintendent of Schools A. B. Phillips. Pupils are to meet at 10 am. on that date.
 The opening will be preceded by two teachers meetings, one Mon day night at 8 o'clock and tn e other Tuesday morning at 8 o. clock. Details of these meetings will be announced later.
 Supt. Phillips says there are a number of new improvements around the schools, and a number of new teachers will be present for the opening day Among the im- provements are the new retaining wall on the grounds of the Grade School, and the resulting better ment of playing space
 Four rooms in the Grade School have been completely rebuilt, and one more will be finished by the time it is needed. Eight rooms have been calsomined and redecorated there, and eight rooms in the High School have also been redecorated Teachers rest rooms have been completely re-equipped.
 Tn the gymnasium of the High School, new lines have been paint ed for athletic activities, and the floor will soon be vanished. There will be new overpass and under pass at the rear of the High Schcol gym, the 9th Street entrance, sc that both exits may be utilized There will also be new light fix lures in the gym and in the man ual training shop.
 Another improvement is the in- stallation of girls lavatory in the kindergarten room.
 Besides these, says Supt. Phil lips, there has been much painting and general repair work in the buildings and on the grounds.