Highway Commission Appointed for Cochise County
The Cochise County board of equalization adjourned then met as supervisors to appoint the County Highway Commission under a new law effective Thursday. W. M. Adamson Harry Clark Capt. J P Hodgson J J Bowen and H Gardner of Tombstone were unanimously named to lead road construction efforts without pay and begin work immediately for Cochise county.
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Board of Supervisors
County Highway Commission
Cochise County
W. M. Adamson
Harry Clark
Douglas
J. P. Hodgson
J. J. Bowen
Bisbee
H. Gardner
Tombstone
Cochise
Loara
Propeci Cochise
Invention NAV Block U Boats by Phoenix designer
Phoenix June 8 The device by Harry J Bennett aims to combat submarine attacks by catching torpedoes and guiding them between its head and hull. Protection applications filed with the Navy Department have drawn favorable early attention. details are limited, but a diver could release it to subdue torpedoes without triggering an explosion. The device’s use hinges on vessel movement in heavy seas. The County Division Petition hearing was postponed to a later date after preliminary checks.
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Phoenix
Navy Department
Harry J. Bennett
Jand Tek
Hord
Babessesd
Roll of Honor Liberty Loan subscribers in Tombstone
The tombstone list shows local residents subscribing to Liberty Loan Bonds with daily additions. Names include Bradt Brandt Cowan Eckerman Godfrey Lockwood Davis Wolcott Holland Walker Cornelius Gibson Holland Holland Thomas Yaple Parris Preston Woolery Lutley Lutley Reeves Axtell Axtell Lockwood Woolery and many others from Lodges and community groups. The notice invites readers to check if their name appears and to contribute.
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Tombstone
Liberty Loan
Brad H. Brandt
T. R. Brandt
William Cowan
Hi. M. Eckerman
Alfred Godfrey King
Warrants Issued for Slackers Hiding in Sierra Ancha
The Globe reports that warrants were issued by U3 Commissioner Hinson Thomas for slackers hiding in the Sierra Ancha mountains. Authorities say about 50 men suspected of evading military registration are taking refuge in rocky fortresses, with many from the district and former Gila Valley residents Mey and Phoenix.
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GLOBE
John Boe
Hinson Thomas
Sierra Ancha
Gila Val
Mey
Phoenix
Former Chauffeur for Carranza Sentenced to Ten Years
Jane Duracq once chauffeured Venustiano Carranza and was jailed for ten years in San Quentin after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the January 1 killing of his father in law Willard Pardee at Bell Station near Los Angeles. Duracq, arrested January 8 in Fresno, had telephoned a life story to a newspaper before fleeing.
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Los Angeles
Jane
Daniel Duracq
Ven Wetiano Carransa
Moxica
San Quentin Penitentiary
Willard Pardee
Bell Station
Duracq
Pardee
Hfe
Paul J. McCormack
Superior Court
Fresno
Calif
Tombstone
Globe and Miami
Tombstone Club Heads for Benson Next Thursday
Tombstone Hille Club members and ladies will travel to Benson next Thursday the 14th for an away match against the Benson club. An opal dinner follows the afternoon game, with a grand dance that night as Tombstone seeks a large hospitality turnout.
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Wo Walker
Tombstone Rise Cut
Tombstone Hille Club
Benson
Focal Club
Benson Club
State may get training camps in Arizona for ORC
May training camps in Arizona for candidates for the next Officers Reserve Corps training at the Presidio in San Francisco may be established, Captain Leroy Brown reports to the Arizona Council of Defense. Brown, chairman of the military training committee, notes May was busy with many lectures delivered.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Presidio
San Francisco
Leroy Brown
U.S. A
Arizona Council of Defense
Brown
No Duplicate Registration Cards Issued in Arizona Draft
Officials warn that lost registration certificates cannot be replaced with duplicates. Sheriffs are instructed to verify losses, issue statements from the registration board, and accept evidence to avoid jail or penalties. Phelps Dodge Corp to subscribe to Liberty Bonds. $500,000 for Arizona and New Mexico.
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Phoenin
Fred S. Breen
Arizona
Gerral Crowder
Cas
Registration Board
Phelps.dodge
Douglas
W. French
Phelps Dodge and Company
Southwest
New Mexico
Two New Arizona Laws Face Referendum in Quiet Phoenix
In Phoenix two laws passed by the last legislature are likely to face a special election referendum. The anti gambling and red light abatement bills are certain referendum items, while the minimum wage measure petitions remain under purge and verification. Secretary Osborn kept his office open past midnight to receive petitions and to strike names off ballots as needed.
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Phoenix
Attoke
Speccial Elveton
State Osborn
Osborn
State House
Chinese Refugees Taken 10 Tems Under Guard
A special train carrying 150 Chinese refugees who traveled with Gen Pershing’s column from Chihuahua to San Antonio left Columbus New Mexico for internment in Texas. Fearing harm from Villa and his forces, the refugees chose to cross the border with the Americans rather than stay behind. They had been guarded in a camp near Columbus, with government and friends supplying necessities.
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Douglas
J. J. Pershing
Chihuahua
Columbus
N. M
San Antonio
Tex
Villa
Pershing
Mexico
Arizona Men Eligible for Second Trainin Camp
Washington June 9 About 15 000 men will be tried in the second series of eight officers training camps to run Aug 27 to Nov 26. The War Department, under Adjutant General McCain, reduced the fall camp rolls from 40 000 to secure elder, more experienced recruits. Applications open after June 15 through six military department examining officers, with July 16 deadline. Emphasis on men over 21 or with special ability to fill higher army positions. Quotas: Colorado 152 Port Logan Texas 688 Fort Sam Houston Oklahoma 226 Fort Sill New Mexico 64 Santa Fe Arizona 49 Whipple Barracks California 457 Presidio of San Francisco.
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Eigbt
McCain
War Department
Falcon States
Colorado
Port Logan
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Oklahoma
Fort Sill New Mexico
Santa Fe
Arizona
Whipple Barracks
California
Presidio of San
Arizona Enacts Strict Cigarette Sales Law
Arizona's new cigarette law took effect at midnight prohibiting sale or gifting of cigars cigarettes or tobacco to anyone under 21 and making minors and those who sell or give products subject to prosecution authorities plan strict enforcement based on public health efforts.
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Arizona
Kansas
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E. J. Westervelt
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Sam O'Regan
Claude T. Parris
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Geo. W. C. Woolery
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Cochise Lodge
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John Bradshaw
Raymond Bradshaw Saunders
Gilbert Wales
Rowe Wales
Harry T. Eckerman
Alice W. Lutley
William Lutley
M. D. Whelan
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R. E. McIntyre
Rosemary Wallace
Henry Pyeatt
Francis Wolcott
Wallace E. H. Reeves
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Elizabeth Axtell
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Douglas Gray, Jr
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J. L. Hastings
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