Appropriation House Debate Shapes General Budget Changes
The Arizona House in Phoenix on April 7 advanced the general appropriation bill but left substantial work. Key actions included raises for the corporation commission, adjusted operation funds across departments, and selective salary changes for state officials and staff. Contingencies were trimmed, travel allowances debated, and inheritance tax duties reallocated.
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Phoenix
Aris
Joseph McBride
Corporation Commission
Hays
Keefe
Boehringer Sone
Paration Commission
State Treasurers Office
Tax Commission
Unloaded Pistol Fatal to Willcox Boy
Arie Willcox, a boy from Willcox, was killed this afternoon when a pistol discharged while in the arms of his Army buddy Bide Adcocks. The weapon was believed unloaded and the accident occurred during a visit to the Adcocks home. Investigators from Fort Grest examined the scene and the case proceeds to the Fort Grest trial school.
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Willcox
Arie
Adcocks
Lecter
Fort Grest
Cyclone Bill to Write History of Arizona Pioneers
Wm Beck known as Cyclone Bill, long time Arizona pioneer, spent days in Tombstone meeting old comrades while secretly drafting a history of the early days and his ties to it. He plans publication with help from hundreds of pioneers across the state and will return soon to Prescott. Intruder Killed in Cananea. Juan Cervantes, an aged man, woke to attack and killed the intruder with a pistol. Cervantes was badly beaten in the struggle.
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Wm. Beck
Arizona
Pio ‘Neers
Tombstone
Bui
Prescott
Naco
Aris
Cananea
Chinamah
Juan Cervantes
Beatty Juarez
Mexico
Cervantes
Naturalization Cancelled for Bisbee Man A World Worker Case
In Tucson federal court Frederick H Bernard filed a petition at the request of the secretary of labor to cancel William James Curnow's certificate of naturalization. Curnow, formerly of Bisbee and now of unknown residence, was linked to the Industrial Workers of the World and accused of anti constitutional aims. The petition alleges the naturalization was procured by deception and claims Curnow never supported the U S Constitution and joined the I W W since 1918 to seek ownership through unlawful means.
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William James Curnow
Bisbee
Industrial Workers of the World
Sind
United States
Frederick H. Bernard Yes- Nerdy
Tucson
Curnow
United Sates
Las
Rich Body Of Silver-Lead Ore Struck at Hilltop
DOUGLAS April 3 That the ore body uncovered at Hill Top last month is proving to be more valuable than anticipated. The driving of the tunnel into the body is continuing with good results obtained every shift and from present indications the mine is destined to be the greatest silver and lead producer in the southwest. Maurice Clerk, manager of the mines department, said a railroad will be built to Hill Top within 12 months and a four by two mile mineralized area guarantees future railroad needs.
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Douglas
Hill Top
Douglan
Maurice Clerk
Mines Department
The
Chamber of Commerce
Eight Sreel Movies to Be Made at Highland Park Studio
Work started at the Highland Park studio on the first of eight Sreel outdoor features produced by Premium Picture Productions of Portland and released through Russell Productions of Chicago. Company members led by Fleming of Portland report progress and advance teams have arranged use of the studio with several preliminary scenes filmed.
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Jisbee
Highland Park
Premium
Picture Productions
Portasdoe
Snow deepens in Rincon Range up to four feet
Snow in parts of the Rincon Range measured from one to four feet in depth. Deputy Supervisor C. W. McKenzie of the United States Forest Service reported returning to Tucson after a weeklong survey of the Coronado forest division.
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Tucson
Rincons
C. W. .McKenzie
United States Forest Service
Coronado Forest
Southern Interstate 10 designated primary road in Arizona
Governor Campbell and State Engineer Maddock promised Tucson and Phoenix representatives that Southern Interstate 10 would be the state’s designated primary highway. The pledge followed a Mart County board resolution and support from local chambers of commerce and their committees.
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Tucson
Amsons
Arizona
Phoenix
Thomas E. Campbell
Thomas Maddock
Phoeniz Chamber of Commerce
Dwight B Heard
Former Cochise Resident Nearly Killed By Shock
Samuel Benton, longtime Bisbee resident and Edison Company supervisor at Long Beach, survived a 10 000 volt electric shock that knocked him from a pole to the ground. He was bruised, burned, and quickly recovered at home. An Edison official explained how the high voltage halted his grip and saved him from fatal contact. Benton, reared in Cochise County, had worked as an electrician for Copper Queen for 11 years.
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Bisbee
Samuel Benton
Long Beach
Calif
Benton
Southern California Edison Company
Bob Wight Hind
Edison Company
Los Angeles
Cochisecouny
Copper Queen
Henry Benton
Bis
Pigeons Fail to Return from Recognition Special
Nogales dispatch reports homing pigeons that accompanied the Recognition Special in Mexico did not return at a late hour. Two birds were to be released at Hermosillo this morning.
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Nogales
Mexico
Hermosilio
Pioneer Reunion At Phoenix Promises Noted Event
Phoenix April 8 A major upcoming event will bring Arizona pioneers together for a reunion next Tuesday and Wednesday. The program promises entertainment and praise for settlers who endured early hardships, with eligibility open to residents of Arizona for 36 years or more. The Arizona Republican outlines requirements and notes a westward highway contract tied to pioneer recognition efforts.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Arisona
Arisons
Arisona Republican
Cresnination i
Ger
Réwsion
Westtoe
Arisone
Supervisors Redraw Two County District Lines in Tombstone
County board at Tombstone updated supervisorial districts No 1 and 2 altering the west side boundary to the central highway. A new precinct named Ash Precinct was created in honor of Henry Ash. In Elgin oil field real action planned with fuel oil tankage and water supply arrangements. rig loading near Bowie delayed by casing issues. dismantling set to begin early next week.
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Tombstone
Board of Supervisors
High Lonesome Highway
Central Highway
Jandt
Ash
Henry Ash
Nogales
April
Elgin
R. E. Leslie
Western Pacific Drilling Company
Los Angeles
Bowie
Arizona to Ship 500 Cars Lettuce During the Season
In Tucson on April 7, M Wilson, superintendent of the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific, said about 10 lettuce cars move daily from Floy, 56 miles west of Tucson, with 500 cars needed to move the entire crop to U.S. markets. He noted imminent garbanzo crop movement from Mexico and sugar shipments from Nogales, Sonora, plus ballasting work near Tucson and expansion plans toward Deming at a cost of 400,000 dollars.
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Tucson
Southern Pacific
Floy
M. Wilson
Southern Pacific Railroad
United States
Mexico
Nogales
Sonora
Deming
Aby
Valuation Meeting For Standard Oil Arizona Taxation
The Arizona Tax Commission will hold a meeting with H M Whitely of Standard Oil in Phoenix at 16 o'clock Monday morning April 10 to determine valuation for taxation. Graham County disposed of bonds totaling $608000 in red bonds at $13 758 according to Division Engineer J A Parker at the highway department.
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Phoenix
Arizona
H. M. Whitely
San Francisco
Arizona Tax Commission
State Capitol
Graham County Iuns
Red Bonds
Highway Department
J. 4. Parker
Colorado River Commission Near Compact Progress
W S Norviel Arizona water commissioner reports that the Colorado river commission, under Herbert Hoover, has moved closer to a compact after Western hearings in six states. Meetings are planned for July or August to finalize an adjudication framework, with transcripts and corrections to be circulated among commissioners before Washington review.
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Phoenix
Colorado River Commission
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Colorado River Basin
W. S. Norvicl
Arizona
Cheyenne
Wyo
Norviel
Frans de Staten Echets
Joxain
Commissio
Hoover
Worviet
Commission
Washington
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State Hall
Eneh Pristion
Joses
Bisbee Wan 15
Secretary of the Department of Labor
Attorney General of the
England
Rincon Range
Cochise
Pioneer
Phoenix 10
Elgin Oil
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