John Babbitt elected head of Arizona cattle growers
John Babbitt of Flagstaff was elected president of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association at its 46th annual convention. He succeeds Carlos Ronstadt of Tucson. Ralph Cowan of Douglas and Fred Turley of Snowflake were named first and second vice presidents, with Robert E. Perkins of Prescott re-elected treasurer. State lands lease review and tax policy were among discussed issues, as were moves to attract new industry to Arizona despite tax obstacles.
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Arizona Cattle Growers Association
Arizona State Senate
Carlos Ronstadt
Tucson
Ralph Cowan
Douglas
Fred Turley
Snowflake
Robert E. Perkins
Prescott
Charles W.sechrist
Flagstaff
State Association of School Trustees
Arizona
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
State Department
Jim Finley
Dragoon
Organization
Leased Land Committee
Rodeo Queen Finalists Set For Last Test
Seven finalists in the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce rodeo queen contest will compete for the title at 2 30 p m Wednesday on the Orpheum Theater stage. More than 3 000 people saw them chosen for horsemanship at Camelback Inn trials.
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Phoenix
North 27Th Street
Alice Guest Lodge
Barbara Hallquist
Weldon Avenue
Gene Autry
Betty Jean Lee
Washington Street
Fred Wilson
Diane Stallcup
East Palmcroft Way
N. W
Porter
Funeral rites for Pinal cattleman set in Florence
In Coolidge, funeral services will be held at 9 a m in Florence Catholic Church for T A Nicholas 72 cattleman with large farmland holdings in Pinal County. He died Saturday and is survived by two daughters and two sisters. The rosary will be recited tonight.
Marine Waits Return Calmly
PRESCOTT February 27 AP Marine Corps Sgt Carson W James 27 waited calmly for Michigan officers to extradite him to face a 1947 murder charge. He admitted killing his father Stanley James 54 in Clawson Mich after a sister disclosed the slaying. James was captured near Ashfork Arizona after a night of arguing with his wife who had relations with his father.
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Prescott
Marine Corps
Carson W. James
Michigan
Orville Bozarth
James
Stanley James
Clawson
Mich
Ashfork
Arizona
Tourist Warning Given Mexicans
Hermosillo, Sonora, Feb. 27. Governor Ignacio Soto urged Sonora newspapers and local businesses to stop exploiting tourists and to treat visitors from Mexico and the United States with consideration and decency. He promised government action to build up the industry and warned that exploitation harms tourism and future visitor numbers.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Ignacio Soto
Mexico
United States
Soto
Flying Saucer Views Differ from Two Generals
Tucson February 27 two top Air Force generals offered opposing takes on flying saucers. General Curtis LeMay cited an England published book claiming ancient sightings in Egypt around 3000 B C. Major General Roger Ramey described a Dayton Ohio air force probe finding weather balloons or meteors as the explanation.
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Tucson
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
Strategic Air Forces
England
Egypt
B. C
LeMay
Roger Ramey
Eighth Air Force
Ramey
Dayton
Ohio
Natchez Gift To Be Repaid
Judge George W. Armstrong advanced 6500 dollars to Jefferson Military College in Natchez Mississippi and will be repaid, the college president announced. Vice Admiral A Stanton Merrill USN ret said Armstrong had offered a 50 million endowment if the charter allowed Anglo Saxon and Latin race supremacy and Jews barred from enrollment. Merrill noted Armstrong has demanded repayment as the institution does not want to be under obligation.
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Tucson
George W. Armstrong
Jefferson Military College
Natchez
Miss
Admi
A. Stanton Merrill
USN
Armstrong
Merrill
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John Babbitt
GLOBE
Dick Steinman
First ‘Ave
Little Loans Corporation
North First Ave
Floyd Rains
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Valley of the Sun
Rains
Arch
A.J. Stern
Tae Veta Reeee Ee
New York
DC-6
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kham
Pinal
Paschall Laboratories, Inc
Seattle
Washington
Zane
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Box 302
Battle Creek
See & Dry Cleaning Inc
UBES
G Panne Wes Service
North First St
Public Commission Sale
Appliance Distributors CO
S. 11Th Ave
Arizona Auctioneers, Inc
Milton Burack
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