Maricopa Plan To Secure Road Faces Backlash
The Maricopa plan to fund a county highway system by state debt draws sharp opposition. Critics condemn proposed districting, fearing misallocation of funds. local groups in Pima County also denounce the measures as unfair to smaller counties. County Engineer Smyth notes progress on county works and potential aid gaps, urging completion to Bernardino before extending eastward.
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Dwight 8. Heard ET AL
Maricopa County
Cochise
Maricopa
State Highway Commission
100 Cases Tried by U S Court in Ten Day Session
In Tucson on June 1 the Globe sessions of the federal court led by Judge William Sawtelle wrapped after an unusually large docket. Over ten days 141 cases were tried with 86 pleading guilty or convicted. The next term is in Globe in October, with additional Tucson matters to come before then. The court packed overtime to clear the heavy docket, despite an eight hour law.
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U.S
Tucson
Globe
William Sawtelle
John Ho Martin
United States
Publishers' Purchasing Corporation formed for paper co op
News reports that daily newspapers in the United States have formed the Publishers' Purchasing Corporation under Delaware law to jointly buy print paper and mill products. The move aims to secure supplies amid a print paper shortage and reliance on open-market purchases.
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New York
Delaware
True age blocks Graham county teacher certificate
Miss Melba Mer of Graham county passed the teacher examination with high honors but age questions delay her first grade certificate. The state board lists her as underage, and the attorney general will be asked to rule on granting to underage applicants. Ernest Wohllenberg also passed the exam as another underage candidate. Seventy three of ninety applicants passed the exam, a high percentage.
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Melba Mer
Graham County
Miss Graham
Arizona
Miss Merrill
State Board of Examiners
of Public Instruction
Mise Merrill
Ernest B . Wohllenberg
Liberal bill to double school taxes alarm Phoenix readers
The petition drive to place an initiative doubling state school taxes alarms students of taxation and faces opposition from the State Taxpayers association. The plan would raise annual school maintenance funding from 760000 to 1500000, while current appropriations increased to 750000. Supporters say higher salaries for teachers follow, but critics warn of legislative extravagance and burden on taxpayers.
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Phoenix
State Taxpayers Association
Taxpayers’ Magazine
Water Power Development Bill Signed by President Wilson
June 19 The water power development bill, ten years in the making, became law after President Wilson signed it at the White House. Also announced were several other acts and vetoes, including a rejected repeal of war time laws and a failed authorization of transferring motor equipment to the agriculture department.
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Douglas City Water Dept
Douglas
Douglas’ City Water Department
Old City
H. E. Morrison
Water Department
Wilson
Weson
White House
Canada
United States
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Naral
Army
Navy Yard
Mexico to coin billion ounces silver in coming years
Chas. Butters, mining expert, told Nogales chamber of commerce and the Nogales Young Business Men's association that Mexico will rebuild south form mints to coin up to a billion ounces of silver within three years. He said the plan aims to restore small change and boost bullion prices to maximize production. Bracey Curtis, chamber president, supported cooperation to reestablish free coinage of Mexican silver.
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Nogales
Mexico
Chas. Butters
San Frassi4o
London
Republic
Butters
Nogales Chamber of Commerce
Nopales Young Business Men's Association
Association of Silver Producers of Mexico
Arizona to Have Double Delegation at San Francisco
Arizona will send a large delegation to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco with 12 delegates and 12 alternates. The Arizona committee attempted to pacify factions by seating six delegates with six alternates near the dais, while the other alternates sit elsewhere. Notable figures include Mrs. Hettie White and Mrs. G. H. Hirst as delegates or alternates, with labor support for McAdoo and general endorsement of Wilson. Senators Smith and Ashurst and Congressman Hayden expected to attend. Headquarters will be at the Hotel Regent in San Francisco.
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Phoenix
Arizona
San Francisco
State Committee
Bay City
Cox
McAdoo
Wilson
Smith
Ashurst
Hayden
Sawyer
Winslow
Arizonans
Hotel
Regent
Gates
Hettie White
Douglas
G. H. Hirst
Theodora March
Nogales
Geo. Foote
Safford
Alice Birdsall
Helen Price
Lee to face Superior Court on bribe charge in Tucson
In Tucson on June 19 Cornelius C Lee known as Kid Lee, who runs a disorderly house on Sabine and Ochoa streets, was ordered to face the Superior Court on a charge of attempting to bribe an officer. The demurrer by Lee’s attorney Billie Bush was overruled. trial date not set. Judge Ashburn presided, with Judge Pease unavailable due to conflicts. Bush agreed to bind Lee over.
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Tucson
Cornelius C | Lee
Kid Lee
Sabine
Ochoa
E. B. Frawley
Les
Lee
Billie Bush
Justice of the Peace
James Ashburn
Twin Buttes
Pease
Ashburn
Bush
Pattee
Counties to divide land sale fund among four Arizona counties
County Attorney Kirk Moore travels to Prescott for a meeting with Pima Maricopa Yavapai and Coconino county officials to decide each county share of a 1 000 000 acre land sale fund used to reimburse early railroad financing. The aim is to fix tax rates for next year and fund current expenditures while pursuing friendly suits against state officials to recover due amounts.
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Tucson
Kirk Moore
Prescott
Pima
Maricopa
Yavapai
Coconino
C. B. Wilson
Coconino County
Arizona
Supreme Court
Act of Congress
Kirk
Pima County
State Board of Education
Thirteen Jinx Fails To Stay Goghis Couples
Thirteen marriage licenses issued by the superior court this week ending today include Ysabel Ortiz and Eutracio Armenta both aged 46, plus numerous other couples with ages ranging from 3 to 49. Names appear across multiple towns including Douglas, Naco, Bisbee, and Fort Huachuca with partners such as Maria Coronado, Juana Smith, Helen Stone, and Rafaela Beampzo.
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James
Superior Court
Fol
N Ysabel Ortiz
Eutracio Armenta
Lowel Wm. Williams
Eusebia Lonex
Lowell Jose Granados
Maria H. Vortez
Pirtioviie
Ignacio Escandon
Maria Coronado
Pi Daniel
Luten Pampa
Pearce
Juana Smith
Robert F. Forkner
Halverton
Bisbee
Morris B. DePass
Helen G. Stone
Douglas Geo. C. Hall
Magsie Howard
Naco
Phoelus Ro Rar
Emma Mark
Fort Huachuca
Manuel Ramos
Annita Salazar
Douglas
Cyrus Kelly
Rafaela Be ‘Ampzo
Edith
Land hunting trip at Nogales yields little suitable land
June 19 F. A. Richards, customs inspector at Morley Avenue, returns from a 17 day Arizona land inspection mission for soldiers. He reports no tract worth locating amid opposition from sheep and cattle ranchers and finds little land suitable for allotment.
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Nogales
F. A. Richards
Morley Avenue
Arizona
Resignation Denied as Moeur Vindicated by Inquiry
Rumors that W. A. Moeur would resign from the State Land Board were rejected by allies who insisted he has been completely vindicated by recent investigations. Board member Mit Simms said Moeur has nothing to resign for. Jesse Boyer considered renewing a motion to unseat Moeur, while Wiley Jones offered support, as a Barrows letter report surfaced. Simms disclosed the expert findings despite pledges to Governor Campbell to delay.
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Brand
Moeur
State Land Board
Simms
Phoenix
W. A. Moeur
Mit Simms
Jesse Boyer
Land Office
Wiley Jones
Barrows
Campbell
Governor Campbell to Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary
Governor Thomas E. Campbell plans return to Phoenix Monday after spending time at the White Mountains with Mrs. Campbell and sons Allen and Brodie. Percy R. Milnes announced the trip following Campbell’s Chicago convention attendance. He will inspect the Lyman dam before heading home after observing his 20th wedding anniversary with family and friends.
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Campbell
Lyman Dam
Hom
Plank for Reclaiming Arid Southwest Lands Placed
Phoenix June 19 the Arizona attorney general Wiler E Jones said a plank proposing reclamation of arid lands in the southwest will be submitted to the Democratic national convention in San Francisco. He noted the Republican platform has no western arid land reference and mentioned drainage of southern swamps as a possible topic.
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Phoenix
San Francisco
Wiler E. Jones
Arizona
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