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The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08
NenenDeT fcafi harbor-
C.U.H.S. Faculty
Announced For
Coming Year

With the exception OF two
changes Coolidge Union High
School faculty WIN remain the
same next year. according to an
nouncement OF r. w. Taylor
principal.
Miss Anna Pottorff OF Tucson.
graduate OF the University OF
Arizona, will take Miss Dorothy
Van Zante's place as instructor OF
English and Girls Physical Edu.
cation. Miss Van Zante left Tues
day TO work In the laboratory at
Florence Internment Camp. Mrs.
Ethel NOVEL; will complete the
year as instructor in her place
Paul Chambers. music instruc.
tor. will take up special war work
at the close OF school. No success
sor has been appointed as yet TO
fill his place.
Faculty members remaining for
next year will be Miss Eugene
Brandon. Miss Ruth Miller, Mrs.
Viola Loucks. Edgar c. Ford,
Glenn Wilson. Malcolm Garrison,
Robert Springfield, and Lorenzo
Lisonbee.
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with the Oklahoma Furniture Com.
pany, where he remained for a
year. With the coming OF the
wheat harvest he returned home.
There was real money TO be made
during a wheat harvest so Scudder
started out with two neighbor
boys and an ancient car TO fol
low the harvests." Sleping quar-
ters and meals were furnished
them wherever they went. Scudder
drove a combine and at the end
of the season returned home with
most of his earnings. He remained
at home that winter TO help with
the farm work, then went TO Rog-
ers. Arkansas, where he worked
and lived with his older brother.
who had married and settled
there. This was during the depres-
sion and jobs were hard TO get.
so Scudder worked at anything
that came his way After he had
been there a year Mildred Davis
of Tempe. Arizona, came to visit
her aunt and she and Scudder met.
When she returned TO Tempe they
corresponded. Three years later.
Miss Davis came back to Rogers
and they were married, June 1st,
1884 Scudder was working for
the Harris Baking Company at the
time.
A year later. because neither
liked cold weather, the Scudders
came TO Tempe, where Scudder
went TO work on ranch. He
traded at the Safeway store in
town and one day the manager
asked if Scudder wouldn't like tC
work there. 1t didn't take lone
10 decide.
After a years training Scuddel
was sent as Safeway store
manager to Tucson. where he re
manned from 1887 to 1910. In Oc
tober. 1871. he was sent here L
take over management of Co0'idg,
Safeway, which position he holds
today.
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Kempton Attends
Brothers Funeral
At Inspiration

Arthur Kempton attended funer.
al services Wednesday for his
brother. Ray Kempton. who died
OF heart attack at his home in
Inspiration early Monday morn
ing The deceased was a past ex-
alted ruler OF the Globe Elks
Lodge. Lodge members were in
charge OF the services at the
grave.
Born in Eden May 10. 1904. he
had spent his entire life in Ari-
zona, the last 20 years in Globe
and Inspiration. He Joined the
Elks lodge in 1886 and went
through all the chairs to the head
of the lodge in five years.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth.
who has been prominent for many
years In junior woman's club
circles: son, Bert. 15-yearold
.@g.. s0A,oi student four brothers.
Arthur of Coolidge. Wesley OF Los
Angeles. Orrel OF Phoenix. and
Lamar OF Eden two sisters, Mrs.
Versa Graefe and Mrs Zetta
Smith. both of Miami.
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1ST SOFTBALL
GAMES TO START
HERE SUNDAY

Softball season in Coolidge Of
ficiallv gets underway Sunday af-
ternoon on the high school dia-
mond with a doubleheader against
two teams from the army camp
at Florence. One game will match
Coolidge grade school against
nine from the quartermaster de
tachment while the other will see
q clash between Coolidge Boosters,
the valleys fastest softball aggre-
CATION and a team representing
the army medicos.
The first game is scheduled to
start at 4:30 Sunday afternoon.
There will be no admission charge
according to Davie Davis, softball
commissioner for the county.
Remember Pearl Harbor-
G Mrs. Phil Neese and daughter
Sandra Kay returned to Douglas
Saturday after a weeks visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Skrla at
their ranch home, and Dan Neese.
The Skrlas are Mrs. Neese's par
ents and Dan Neese is her father
in-law. Earlier in the week Phil
Neese was here for a short visit
with his father and the Skrlas.
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One hundred and thirty-two ele-
mentary school students will re-
ceive honor awards in South
Grammar School auditorium Fri
day, May 18th, at 9 a. m.
Awards will be presented by
Mrs. George Dempster, president
Coolidge ParentTeacher Associa-
ton. for the P.T.A. poster con-
test. Mrs. Matt n. Dodge, Ameri-
canism chairman of Coolidge Le-
gion Auxiliary, Americanism Es-
say. Flag Test and highest grade
for local student in State EXamin-
alton on Constitution awards;
Mrs. w. r. Urton, Poppy Poster
chairman of Legion Auxiliary,
Poppy Poster awards; Ancil Tay-
lor, district commander of Amer
ican Legion, outstanding boy and
girl awards, and w. d. Kirby,
superintendent of Coolidge Ele-
mentary Schools, perfect attend
ance and scholarship awards.
A list of those who will receive
awards. with the exception of
those for perfect attendance which
will be announced later, follows:
HONOR AWARDS
Grade s, First Honor Roll
Scholarship awards: Ruby Sim.
mons. Velda Gene Abbott, Helen
Gertrude Anderson, Simone Chi.
mits. Evelyn Lee Dugan, Mack
McEuen, Elizabeth Ruth Moody,
Maggie Ruth Neighbors.
Second Honor Roll - Bobbie
Davis. frankie May Abbott, Mari
lyn Frances Elsberry, Robert
Vance Taylor.
Grade 7, First Honor Awards
Gladys Harris, Nadine McCleery,
Nedra Jean Ray, Jack Overturf
Second Honor Awards Celia
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Set Pinal County
Quota At $500
In U.S.O. Drive

Pinal county's quota has been
set at 81 500 in the United Service
Organization national drive which
will start Monday, May 18th, &C
cording to announcement of Paul
w Loucks, county chairman. This
will be supplemented. he said. by
additional funds to take care of
the local U.S.O. program.
Mr.. Loucks will be assisted by
A w Spangehl, chairman OF
Coolidge co-ordinating council and
it's members, Ben Altman of Su-
perior. Mrs. George Branscomb,
secretary of Casa Grande Cham
ber of Commerce: Dugald Stew
art OF Florence, r. w. Thomas OF
Ray and Harold j. FELTON, OF
Sacaton.
Each one OF these chairmen will
select his own personnel in the
various communities and make
their quotas in conjunction with
the national radio advertising pro
gram beginning May 11th. The
funds derived will be used solely
for the purpose of building up the
morale OF men in the armed forces
of the United States throughout
the world in the way of recrea-
tion and entertainment.
"It is the duty of every citi-
zen." Mr.. Loucks points out, "to
assist in this undertaking, for as
the morale OF the soldier goes, SO
goes his fighting spirit"
Remember Pearl Harbor--
Q Miss Lois Fent, for the past
year secretary at the Arizona Edi-
son Company, will leave for Chi
cago, Sunday, to make her home.
Miss Fent plans to stop at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, her former home,
to visit relatives and friends be-
fore joining a brother in Chi
cago. She will take an advanced
business course there. Her posi-
ton has not yet been filled at
Arizona Edison.
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95 Cent Robbery
Nets 5 6 Years
In State Prison

George Donald Peters, living
three miles west of Coolidge,
plead guilty to armed robbery be-
fore Judge Howard Speakman in
Pinal County superior court at
Florence Thursday and was sem
fenced to serve from 5 to years
in the state penitentiary. Peters
held up Fernandez Lopez and
others March 22nd obtaining IS
cents. He originally entered a
plea of not guilty, but later
changed it to guilty.
Peters was convicted last sum-
mer of safe cracking after arrest
and questioning in Phoenix in
connection with the cracking of a
safe in Southern Pacific depot at
Tempe. He appealed the case and
was out on bond. The Maricopa
county conviction, which carried
a sentence of from to 6 years,
will run concurrently with the
Remember Pearl Harbor-
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NAVY TRAVEL
RECRUIT UNIT
HERE MONDAY

A travelling unit from the U. S.
Navy's Arizona District Recruiting
office in Phoenix will make the
first of series of periodical Wis
it's to the Casa Grande Valley and
the Globe -Miami-Safford district
during a five-day trip, beginning
in Coolidge at a. m. Monday,
May IL.
1t. w. A. Chapman, Officer-in-
Charge OF the district office in
Phoenix, said W. c. Jennings,
Warrant officer, USN, and w. r.
Harris, Yeoman Second Class,
USNR. will make the tour in a
new mobile recruiting unit re-
Gently assigned to Arizona.
The itinerary includes: Cool
idge, 9 a. m. to 6 p. m, Monday,
May II; Florence, $50 a. m. to
1890 (noon), Tuesday, May 12;
Superior, 1870 p. M, Tuesday, to
IL noon. Wednesday, May 49,;
Globe, p. m, Wednesday, untli
6 p. m, Thursday, May IA; and
Stafford, Friday, May Is, 10 a. m.
to G p. m.
Lieutenant Chapman said that
in the future the Navy's travelling
unit would make the trip twice
each month to seek recruits for
the rapidly-expanding Naval forces.
Rau.arnha- paarI Harh,r--
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Casa Grande Men
Buy Shell Station
On Highway 81

Announcement was made last
week of the purchase of Louis
Thompson's Shell service station
on Arizona Boulevard opposite
Coolidge high school by Jack
Smiley and John Smith of Casa
Grande.
Smiley has operated a Shell
service station in Casa Grande
since 1888 which he continues to
own and will maintain his home
in Casa Grande while Smith will
have active charge of the Coolidge
station and live here. Assisting at
the local station Is Herschel
Bentle.
Both Smith and Smiley are SER
vice station operators of wide ex-
perience.
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JUNIOR SENIOR
BANQUET. PROM
SLATED TONIGHT

The annual iunior-senior ban
quet and prom will be held in an
old-world atmosphere OF Dutch
surroundings in Coolidge Union
High School gymnasium tonight
Blue streamers draped from the
ceiling form the sky. windmills.
white picket fences, tulips. neat
bird houses on all flower-festooned
poles. will add glamour to the oc-
casion. The Dutch motif will also
be used in table decorations.
The banquet will begin prompt
ly at p. m. followed by the
promenade at O'Clock Kenny
Mack's orchestra from Tucson
will furnish dance music. The af-
fair will be formal.
Gloria Appel, junior class presi-
dent. is general chairman OF ar
rangements. Junior mothers under
the direction of Mrs Ben Arnald.
general chairman. will serve the
banquet
w. r. Urton will be the speaker
of the evening.
Sarah Louise Arnold is chair
man of the committee on decora-
tions: Frances Short is in charge
of invitations and programs; Mary
Karam has arranged the musical
program for the banquet: Johnnie
Jean Dixon is chairman of the
banquet committee: Boots Corbett
and Betty Rowe are in charge of
table decorations: Bill Higgen-
botham is chairman Of the com
mittee on dance hall scenery and
equipment.
Miss Ruth Miller Is sponsor of
the senior class and Robert Spring
field is sponsor OF the junior
class.
Attendance win be by invitation
only.
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TIGHTEN CREDIT
RULES AS u. 5.
WAR MEASURE

Further tightening of credit
regulations effecting every Cool
idge and Casa Grande valley resi-
dent were placed in effect at mid.
night Tuesday by the Federal Re
serve Board which decreed that
ordinary charge accounts must be
paid within so days.
The charge account rules. first
ever issued governing this type Of
buying. provided that an article
must be paid for by the 10th day
OF the second month following the
purchase
Effective at midnight Tuesday
the regulations were issued in
compliance with President Roose.
velt's recent request that people
pay off their bills and stay out OF
debt as much as possible. Hither-
TO. the purchase on credit Of a
score Of articles had been regu-
lated. but these rules heightened
the list to 46 classifications. and
stiffened the requirements.
The new list Of restricted ar
ticles included all civilian cloth
ing. kitchen articles and dishes.
linens, jewelry. auto accessories.
all electrical appliances. luggage.
umbrellas. sports equipment, used
furniture and yard goods, in addi-
tion 10 the score OF previously
limited items such as furniture,
radios. vacuum cleaners, bicycles
and clocks.
The rules apply only TO the 46
listed types of articles and no
others. They provide:
l. Cash purchases-No restric-
tions.
2 Charge accounts-Must be
paid by the 10th day OF the sec
ond month following purchase. but
no down payment required. For
instance. a listed article bought
any day up TO the end of this
month must be paid for by July
10. That date also is the dead line
for charged articles on the list
which were bought before Tues
day.
g. Installment credit-Any per
son buying a listed item on in
stallments must pay one third
down and the balance in u
months. except that automobiles
may be bought one third down and
Is months TO pay and furniture
and pianos one fifth down and -
months TO pay. Regardless of total
price. payments must be at least
S5 per month. Previous rules
usually allowed Is months, permit
ted slightly smaller down pay
ments. and did not fix a minimum
monthly payment
-Remember Pearl Harbor-
. Ben Arnold left for Los Ange-
les. Thursday to see Benny Ar
mold. Jr., who is a student at
use. Mr. Arnold and his son
will spend the weekend at River
side visiting Mr.. Arnolds mother
Mrs Anna Louise Arnold.
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King Property
Sold To Robert
And Erwin Jones

Four houses owned by Roena
B. King, located just west of the
South Grammar School, have been
sold to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jones
and Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Jones.
The two families will occupy two
of the homes; the other two are
rented. Robert and Erwin Jones
are brothers of Ivan Jones.
The Robert Jones recently came
here from California and pur-
chased the Sunset Cafe on Ari-
zona Boulevard. Erwin is employed
by his brother Ivan at Ivan's
Place.
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K.enilworth School
To Graduate 19
Students Thursday

Nineteen Sth grade students will
graduate from Kenilworth School
In exercises held in the school
auditorium Thursday May 14th
at s O'Clock in the evening.
DR.. Elver Tetreau. professor of
rural sociology at University of
Arizona. will be the speaker of
the evening.
The program will include two
numbers by Kenilworth Girls Trio.
"The Shepherds Serenade" and
"ln Spring" sung by Iris Bonner
Mary Ellen Rose and Frances
Campbell. Sth grade girls. BOYS
Glee Club, Jack Tar's Farewell %
Captain Kidd" and The Marine
Hymn" Girls Glee Club. Little
Liza Jane" Nobody Knows the
Trouble I've Seen" and THE Is
land OF My Desire"
Those who will graduate are:
Pearl Aldrich, Iris Bonner. Geral
dine Johnson. Alta Woods. Mary
Ellen Rose, Fay Moore. Marjie
Wise, Duane Faultz. Jimmy Hig
gins, Marlin Wing, Marvin Wing.
Billy Harmon, Carl Pew. Martin
Ufford. Joe Garcia and Willie
GonZalas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Culbert will
members Of the gradu-
ating class and Kenilworth faculty
at a theater party Tuesday eve
ming. which will be followed by a
Dutch supper at the Culbert
home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08
OVER HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO RECEIVE HONOR AWARDS

Marie James, Rosemary Dawson,
Yvonne Wright, Melvin Mirkin.
Zahalsky, Billy Newcomb, Rose
Grade 6, First Honor Awards
Bess Nassau, Pauline Appel, Boyd
Clements.
Grade 5, First Honor Awsrds-
Caroline Alexander, Griffin Dodge,
Mary Louise Strehlow.
Second Honor Awards - Geral-
dine Barrios, Sam Layn, Marjorie
Livingston, Billie Marie Mcmillan,
Joann Newcomb, Helen Marie
Pew. Bill Steward, Vernele John
son.
Grade 4, First Honor Awards
CYNTHIA Clements, Patty Cunning
ham, Raymond Campbell.
Second Honor Awards-Doug
las Hairless, William Jordan.
Wayne Ritchey, Robert Veazey
10 Ann Walters, Tommy Clark.
Grade 8, First Honor Awards
Don Henry. Kathleen McCleery
Ronnve Mcfarland, Bev erl
Mech. James Newcomb.
Second Honor Awards = Jerald
Baldwin. Coralie Clark, Margaret
Higgenbotham, Betty Lay, John
Law. Elizabeth Truitt, Catharine
Thomas, Jimmie Cherry, Billie
Crow Laura Ann Johnson, Bobby
Riell Melba Simpkins, Melvin
Simpkins. Wanda Terry, Billy
Gene Looper, Evelyn Cunningham
Grade 2, First Honor Awards
Arnold Peters, Jason Simmons.
Second Honor Awards - Anna
Baker. 10 Anne Christensen, Cher
lie Ford, Elodia Gomez, Wanda
beaverton, Betty Taylor, Mildred
Veazey, Lena Marie Woffard
Jackie Cooper, Bert Slater.
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GRADUATION EXERCISES TO Be HELD
FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THURSDAY

Pastor of Methorist Church.
Freedom and Unity, Margie
Ruth Neighbors.
81 Heard a Forest Praying"
Peter de Rose, Eighth Grade
Girls-Simone Chimits, Cecilia
Montana, frankie Abbott, Helen
Anderson, Evelyn Dugan. Margie
Neighbors, Velda Abbott, Ruth
Knox, Martha Mayo.
Address, DR. Arnold Tildon. Ari-
zona State Teachers College.
Tempe.
Soldiers Chorus" Gounod-
Fearis, Eighth Grande Boys-Jim-
mie Davis, Bernie Adams, Eugene
Wright, Alfred Starns. Mack Nc
Euen, Vance Taylor, Ray Hanks.
Tony Lopez.
Presentation of Graduating Glass,
w. d. Kirby, superintendent Cool
idge Elementary School
Awarding of Diplomas, Mr.. M.
L. Talla, President of Board of
Trustees.
Benediction, Rev. Leslie ]. Ross,
Pastor of Methodist Church.
Recessional, War March of the
Priests.
Students who will graduate are:
frankie May Abbott, Velda Gene
Abbott, Bernie Ray Adams, Alva
Eugene Anderson, Rudolph Ayala,
Juanita Millissie Benrett, Robert
Irwin Brown, Isetta Burk, Mary
Louise Chacon, Amos Carl Chap
man, Lillian Lucille Cheeley, ST.
none Chimits.
Cleota Clark, Rose Coury, Bob
bic Mildred Davis, Jimmie Dee
Davis, Evelyn Lee Dugan, Homer
Glenn Dunbar, Merle Rose East,
Violet LaVerne Eaves, Marilyn
Frances Elsberry, Jimmie Garcia,
Lydia Garcia, Dorothy Jane Gill,
Ray Hanks, Lon Harrell, Jr.
Richard Paul Helms, Jocqueline
jeanette Hill, Gladys Mae Francis
Hill, Harold Dean Kleinman, Ruth
Adele Knox, Myrtle Bell Lee, Jack
lie Pauline Lindsey, Tony r. Lo-
pei, Martha Ann Mayo, Clara Ger
trude Miller, Emma Lorene Mil
Ter, Hollis Dan Miller. Celia Mer-
sic Montana.
Gloria T. Montijo, Donald Wyatt
Mon merry, Elizabeth Ruth
Moody, Betty Gean McCleary,
Mack McEuen, Margie Ruth Neigh
bors, Mary Ruth Reed, William
Cleveland Scott, Curtis Ray Shaw,
Dorothy Shipley, Darius O'Neal
Simmons, Henry E. Simmons.
Ruby Simmons, Alfred E. Starns,
Max E. Taylor, Robert Vance Tay-
lor, Monnie Tuggle, William A.
Ware, Maggie Williams, Ruby Mae
Wilson, Ray L. Winkler, Eugene
Wright, Geneva Wright.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08

Sixty-two Coolidge elementary
school students will graduate in
exercises held at San Carlos
Theater on Thursday, May 14th at
$3.50 p. m. South Grammar School,
at which these exercises have
been held heretofore, has become
too small to accommodate the in
creasing number of students who
graduate each year, according to
w. D. Kirby, principal of Coolidge
elementary schools.
The graduation program fol
lows:
PROGRAM
Professional, War March of the
Priests, Orchestra.
Invocation, Rev. Leslie j. Ross,
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Coolidgians Elected
To State Offices

Two Coolidge men. +. +. Karen
and Wade Dow. were elected to
fill state offices by the Syrian
Lebanon-American Club of Ari-
zona at a recent melting in Phoe-
nix. Karen was elected vice pres.
ident of the organization and Dow
was elected secretary.
The club is sponsoring a cam
paign to raise 81 200 to be donat-
ed TO national war relief. and TO
date 5000 has been pledged. The
next meeting viii be held May
81 at the Ackel ranch near Mesa.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08
Incorporation Of
Coolidge Drug Co.
Announced Here

Announcement was made. this
week of the Incorporation of Cool
idge Drug Company by Otis Sas-
ser and Joseph L. Fisher who
assumed a partnership in the bus
mess several weeks ago.
Under provisions of the articles
of incorporation Sasser becomes
president of the company and
Fisher the secretary y-treasurer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08
Leland Jones
Acquitted Monday

Leland Jones, Valley rancher,
charged with leaving the scene
of an accident, was found not
guilty by trial jury in Pinal
County superior court at Florence
Monday. The accident occurred
New Years Eve 10 miles south Of
Coolidge on Highway 81. Charges
were brought by Highway Patrol
man Roger Gates.
Judge NJ. T. Phelps of Phoenix
was presiding judge in the case.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08

lot of a farm-born child-up before
daylight. COWS to milk, chickens
to feed. fields TO till, and plant,
and reap. Young Scudder decided
early that that was not the kind
OF life he wanted.
His mother saw to it that her
children received proper religious
training and schooling, and when
farm work permitted young Scud-
der ard his bothers hunted and
fished along the nearby White
River. For Is years this was the
routine of the boys life, then he
decided TO strike out for himself.
At Oklahoma City he got a job
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08
GENE SCUDDER = Grocervman

Born on St Patrick's day on
farm near Avoca, Arkansas. March
18th. 1912, Gene Scudder's life has
been vicariously guided by the
luck and humor OF the Irish. One
OF eight children. he was reared
TO the usual tasks that fall to the
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08
Legion Leader
Visits Coolidge
Veterans Monday

Legion members of Coolidge
were hosts to their state com
mander, w. C. Miller of Phoenix
Monday night who made his first
official visit to the post since be-
coming leader of the state organ
ization last August.
Commander Miller discussed
American Legion activities and
plans in an informal address.
Members of Florence and Casa
Grande posts of the American Le-
gion were also in attendance at
the meeting which was followed
by luncheon.
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Grade /, First Honor Awards
Sharon Cleveland, David Peters.
Second Honor Awards - Ray
mond Alexander, Yvonne Chimits,
Dalton Cole, Mary Ann Dennison,
Joyce Ann Gideon, Earlene Hicks,
Geraldine Holland, Gail Mcintyre,
Zylpha Waldrip.
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Remember Pearl Harbor.
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Remember Pearl Harbc
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-Remembcr Pearl Harbor-
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Pearl Harbor-
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Pinal County sentence.
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. Ben Arnold left for Los Ange-
les. Thursday to see Benny Ar
mold. Jr., who is a student at
use. Mr.. Arnold and his son
will spend the weekend at River
side visiting Mr.. Arnold's mother
Mrs. Anna Louise Arnold.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-05-08

COOLIDGE DAM
1886 Acre Feet of
Water available May
Z, 1912. 4.144 Acre
Feet Loss for Week.
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Remember Pearl Harbor-
Evening star., 1942-11-14
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

The other day I paid visit to
football field where the team of
large university was going through
its afternoon practice. Perhaps I
should say teams since there were
enough men on the field to make
four teams, counting the freshmen.
Besides the players there were
three or four coaches, and they kept
themselves just about as busy as
those in their charge. For more
than two hours they shouted, out
directions and orders, and watched
to see how well various plays were
carried out.
At the start of the practice the
head coach stood in the middle of
the field, and the players formed
a large circle around him. That
was a time for "setting-up" exer-
cises. To perform one of the ex-
ercises the players got down on
Evening star., 1942-11-14
BY Ramon Coffmon

their backs, and put their legs up
in the air. Resting largely on their
shoulders and elbows, they made
their legs go through the motion
of bicycle riding.
Next came "tackling the dunn
my" I can remember the time
when dummies shaped like men
were hung from chain or rope
and were tackled in practice. The
dummies I saw the other day were
very different. They we're rounded
objects, perhaps filled with saw
dust; they had no arms, legs or
heads. One player held dummy
upright while another rushed in
and tackled it.
Later the freshman team was
shown plays often used by the COL
lege which the varsity" was to meet
the next Saturday. The freshmen
wore green sweaters. Except for