Indians Hired for Road Work Delay Sparks Inquiry
A report on the Highway Commission notes contractors used American Indians for labor, prompting questions of warrants and arrests. Roads to Pearce, Cochise, Benson, and Silver Creek near completion or in progress, with a temporary bridge on the Benson span and crews active on Tombstone routes. the commission ends its term September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Gardner
Codhge Courty Highne
Highway Commission
Pearce
Cochise
Benson Road
Silver Creek
Lowell and
Douglas
Bisbee
Tombstone Canyon
Fairbank
Tombstone-Bisbee
Smyth
Dragoon
Tombstone To Charleston
St David
Pomerene
Benson
Satuday
Willcox
Draggon County
Sometao
Tombatbne
Tombstone
Fort Bliss aviators ordered to Douglas and Mars for border patrols
Two officers and 23 enlisted from Fort Bliss are sent to Douglas Arizona tonight to patrol the Mexican border with airplanes. An additional pair of officers and 23 enlisted are dispatched to Mars Texas to establish an aviation field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss Aviation Corps
Douglas Ariz
Aviation Corps
Marts
Texas
Tombstone Legion Post to Receive Charter Soon
Temporary Chairman G Ball of the Roy E Fourr post of the American Legion announced that the charter for the post will arrive within a few days and a meeting will be held to perfect permanent organization. D A Little, temporary State Adjutant, said the charter has been forwarded to National Headquarters and will be issued and returned in nine to ten days. A strong influential organization and booster effort for Tombstone and returning settlers is urged, stressing benefits for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ball
Roy E. Fourr
American Legion
Bell
D. A. Little
Tate
The
Fourr
Tombstone
Passing of a Willcox Pioneer Thomas Allaire
Willcox pioneer Thomas Allaire, a longtime settler in the valley, died Wednesday at 2 p.m. The cause was heart affliction. His wife and daughter were at his bedside as the final summons came.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willcox
Aus
Thomas Allaire
Wicox
Seven appointed to Arizona Board of Pharmacy
Governor Campbell named seven pharmacists to the Arizona Board of Pharmacy before his northern road inspection trip. Appointments include Ieli Prod Fiteshman of Tucson, Ho A Kapl of Flagstaff, J. Homer Smith of Yuma, FG. Hanna of Globe, and J. H. Huxtable of Douglas, with reappointments for Hanna and Huxtable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Board of Pharmacy
Campbell
Northern Arena
Ieli Prod Fiteshman
Tucson
Ho A Kapl
Flagstaff
J. Homer Smith
Yura
FG. Hanna
Globe
J. H. Huxtable
Douglas
Cochise Plans Agricultural Exhibit for State Fair
Mrs. W. G. Miller, appointed Cochise county agent, will tour the county to gather and prepare an exhibition of farm products, vegetables, and fruit for the state fair in November. She has written to the board of supervisors and the fair commission for instructions and suggestions as roads in the valley improve and a Central Highway crew works between the Double Dobe area and Tom Hood ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Miller
Miller Ranch
Double Dobe
Douglas
Tom Hood Ranch
Board of Supervisors
State Fair Commission
Globe Smelters Start Again Await Mediator
The International Smelting and Training company will resume operations soon as a federal mediator arrives. Striking cranemen will return to work Sunday morning after Dr LD Rickerts reports the matter to mediators. The action follows labor department contact and a wartime agreement aiming to avert trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GUOBR
Aas
Wort
Hywel Davies
Department of Labor
Anne Anc
Commissit
Ricketes
Iecral
Courtland 18 Continuing Activity in Mine Industry
Courtland 18 continuing activity in the mine industry with Great Western and Leadville companies expanding shafts. Teasers work on Slayma and shipments of ore reported. Kinney notes improved road conditions from Courtland to Tombstone, recalls farming growth and promising crops after rains. Kinney, a pioneer of Arizona, formerly in cattle business in Sanmon valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Aug
Courtland
RM. Kinney
Kinney
Tombstone
Great Western
Leadville Company
Arizona
San *Mon
Bowie
Solomonville
Arizona Republicans Weigh Wood Presidential Bid
Governor Campbell and Frank Hitchcock of the national GOP lead a conference near the state line to gauge Arizona support for Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. State officials Baumert Maddock and others reportedly traveled to Albuquerque to discuss with Hitchcock and Campbell as Campbell returns from road and Lyman dam project investigations in the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Aus
Thomas E. Campbell
Frank H Hitchcock
National Republican Organization
Arizona
Tolbuquerque
N. M
Hitchcock Rik & Sed
Campbell
Lyman Dam
Can Peaches and Plums Rise in Prices This Winter
A local produce market warns that peaches and plums will be in short supply and prices may soar later. Peaches are plentiful in the valley with good quality, mainly from California and Salt River Valley. About 15 plum varieties from local and California sources are in the market, including Satsumas Pruni Samonis Burbanks Santa Rosas Wicksons Hybrids Climax Shiro and Kelsey. A market man urges buying now while plentiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
California
Salt River Valley
Death of Newport barber shop owner linked to hair tonic
Howorka, proprietor of the Newport barber shop on North Broad Street, was found dead in a rear room today after officers forced entry. Seven lemon extract bottles and multiple hair tonic containers suggest the cause. A coroner's jury was impaneled to determine the death of the new city arrival who had owned the shop for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloge
Howorka
Newport
North Broad Street
Haworka
Deeased
City
Mystery Corpse Found Near Globe Believed Self-Inflicted
Near Globe Arizona on the Pinal mountains a decomposed male body was found by Jim Gibson and roused sheriff and coroner. A 32 caliber pistol shot through the chest suggests suicide. no identifying papers were found. The man stood about five feet eight inches, with black hair, wearing a black suit with gray stripe, gray pongee shirt, and lavender necktie. The skull and outer clothing were taken to the city for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Ariz
Pinal Mountains
Jim Gibson
Gibson
Sheriff's Office
Shute
McEachren
Tombstone Story Promises Two Chapter Adventure
Special writer Fred Bechdeidt plans a two chapter Tombstone tale for Wasanerats magazine issues. He tours Tombstone collecting data on early discovery by Schieffelin and pioneer life, then Apache uprising and law and order quell. He expects October return for color on Mormon pioneers and teen characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bechdoid
Tombstone Commercial Club
Wasanerats
Schieffelin
Mr. Bechdold
Fombstore
Fay Matory
Livestock and ranges show rainfall abundance in Arizona and New Mexico
Cooperative station reports across the states describe July as generally wet and favorable for stock. Notable eight to eleven inch readings since July 1 highlight improved conditions, with Pinto and Pine Dale noting record cattle fattening and lighter stocking easing winter forage prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemont
Pinal County
Elgin
Santa Cruz
Williams
Coconino County
Pinto
Apache County
Pinedale
Navajo County
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U. & Planes TO
Douglas Border
Tombstone Legion Post
Arizona Pharmacy Board
Globe Smelters
Antghooge
Fred Sechdlodt
Saturday Evening Post
Fred Bechdeidt
Sucuntay
oFornia
New Mexico
Phoenix, Aug
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