Duane Bird Elected Arizona Legion State Commander
Duane Bird of Nogales was elected state commander of the American Legion at Prescott. Douglas named next convention site. Other officers chosen include Ling, Mills, Flannaga, and a 1937 UMich graduate seguir. Delegates to Kansas City convention named from Chandler, Prescott, Kingman, Bisbee, Tucson, Safford, and Whipple Barracks, with a reception for Governor Campbell.
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Prescott
Duane Bird
Nogales
American Legion
Legion
Douglas
G. V. Haye
Willcox
VP. Lucas
Oatnan
FG. Sarver
Superior
Kansas City
Bill Brooks
Chandler
Adolph Bader
Fiast
Lyle Abbott
R. S Adams
Kingman
Jack Redmond
Bisbee
J. C. Haynes
Tucson
BW. Freudenthal
Safford
F. K. Steiner
Anrd
University of Michigan
Ailen T Bird
Arizona
Ling
Jerome
The
Wests
Robert H. Stanley
Whipple Barracks
Thomas E Campbell
Henry Miller
Phoenix
of the
Auillary
Percy Dubois
Allan Love
H. A. Linesley
Oatman
Garrett
Yuma
Francis A. Morse
Flagstaff
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American Legion of
Senator Emory Endorsed for National Legion Commander
Prescott dispatch reports John G. Emory, national commander candidate, endorsed by Arizona American Legion state convention in Kansas City. Indorsing Emory removes several Arizona rivals from contention and signals party unity. Delegates note another resolution condemns Sen Ralph Cameron for not backing the adjusted compensation bill. Twenty-two resolutions were adopted, focusing on convention business and organization matters.
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Legion
Bert
Prescott
John G. Emory
American Legion
Kansas City
Amery
Arizona
Deliegates
United States
Ralph Cameron
Congressman Hayden Backs His Mine Bill
Congressman Hayden supports a bill changing the annual assessment work for unpatented mining claims from January 1 to July 1. The measure, amended to start work at noon on July 1, aims to reduce nighttime ground conflicts and align deadlines with daylight. Supporters cite industry consensus and references from the Mining and Scientific Press.
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Washington
Hayden
House
Senate
Haylen
Nevada
Arextz
Committee On Mines and Mining
Rhodes
San Francisco
Congressions
Rainfall totals for Nogales in July reach 4.25 inches
Nogales records show 4.25 inches of rain for July. Within this total, 0.68 inch fell in the four hours of yesterday’s storm, contributing to the month’s accumulation and highlighting a unusually wet spell for the area.
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Nogales
Westock and ranges in Arizona and western New Mexico
Weather and agricultural report from Phoenix dated August 11 notes moderate to heavy rains across Arizona and western New Mexico, improving range conditions in the north central and southern sectors while Mexican border areas show worsened range and farming conditions. Crops such as cotton, corn, barley, oats, and hay harvest prospects are updated with production forecasts and historical comparisons.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Wester i
New Mexico
Ball
Weather Bureau
Raine
Grand Canyon
Salt River
Bern
Cochise County Tops Arizona Taxpayers In Rank Report
Cochise County leads Arizona as the largest taxpayer tier followed by Gila Maricopa and Yavapai as assessed values and budget items grow. The analysis notes higher irrigated land values and cattle head assessments shifting levies, with totals including university and road funding, state prison and hospital expenditures, and a $4000 interest fund linked to Lyman dam loans.
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Yavepal County
State
Tempe Normal School
Northern Normal Maintenance
State Fair Fund
Hospital For the Insane
Plo S
Industrial
Land Settlement Commission
Cave Creek
Lyman Dam
Arizona crops improve with recent rains
Phoenix reports Arizona crop conditions better over the past month as the drought eases in dryland areas thanks to heavy rains. Range pastures rise, winter wheat yields average about 21 bushels with total production near 82 million bushels, down from last year’s 84 million. County acreages are listed for Maricopa, Graham, Pinal, Coconino, Pima, Apache, Navajo, Yuma, Yavapai, and others, with U.S. wheat forecasts reflecting a decrease from July projections.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
Gila Valley
Maricopa
Graham
United States
State Tax Rate Fixed At Seventy-Three Cents
The state board of equalization set the annual tax rate at 7 3 cents per $100 valuation, with state property valued at 630 million dollars for tables. Last year the levy was 47.5 cents on 884 million valuation, while this year the valuation drops about 6 percent by 54.06 million dollars, limiting the rate increase. The board credits two factors for keeping the rate down, including a Supreme Court decision.
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Phoenix
Aug
State Board of Equalization
Unconstitutional act tees Industrial commission seat funding
The article notes an appropriation controversy, with $150,000 allotted under an act and disputes over noxious education funding. Dr Biome’s education reappointment costs were estimated at $341,000, and the department later faced changes to budgets, with net reductions and rate adjustments for Cochise County. The Tax Commission altered several valuations including Copper Queen, Douglas Traction and Light, and livestock head counts, reducing overall assessed values and adjusting city bond rates.
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Biome
Doner
Ehue
Sign posting plans for Bankhead route progress
Auto Club of Southern California surveyors will visit Bis t is week to map the Bankhead Highway in Arizona and mark sign locations in line with Southwestern Bankhead plans. California representatives will meet local Bankhead Highway members to determine sign content for display on exel signs, then proceed to Douglas for further routing and sign placement to advance the road project.
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Field S Roure
Auto Club
Douglas
Bankhead Association
Miami Man Given Land Office Post Phoenix
President Harding tapped John Towles of Miami for registrar of the United States land office in Phoenix to replace E Marshall who resigned earlier this month. The change signals the new administration’s plan to let incumbents serve full terms. Southwest Cotton Co. ordered $75,000 to be refunded from rail funds for excess freight charges.
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Phoenix
Washington
Harding
John Towles
Miami
United States Land Office
E. Marshall
Towles
Southwest Cotton Company
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