El Paso to San Diego Old Spanish Trail Progress News
Reports from the Old Spanish Trail highway show strong progress El Paso to Yuma and Yuma to Phoenix with several contracts expected soon on the Yuma Phoenix and Ajo routes. Construction between Florence and the Rillito bridge near Tucson continues to advance with paving from El Paso to Las Cruces and toward Los Angeles.
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Sy AH. Gardner
el Paso
San Diego
Yuma County
Yuma
Phoenix
Florence
Rulito Bridge
Tucson
Jack Keating
Wall
Fl Paso
Las Cruces
Proteas
Los Angeles
Fairbank
Santa Cruz County
Douglas Man May Run For County Assessor
March 18 report states A. J. Meier of Douglas has friends urging his candidacy for county assessor. It is very likely he will run, though he has not formally announced.
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Douglas
A. J. Meier
Tucson Man Held On Murder Charge
Fred M. McClure formerly of Cleveland and Tucson faces murder charges in El Paso over the death of 23 year old Louise Frentzel. Her body with a head wound was found near her home after an engagement with McClure the night she was killed. Parents say she had withdrawn $7 plus her purse recently. McClure denies guilt saying he has not seen any woman since last Sunday night.
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EL Paso
Texas
Maren
Fred M. McClure
Cleveland
Ohio
Tucson
Arizona
Louise Frentgel
McClure
Magma Copper to back rail and mill project with bonds
Globe reports Magma Copper plans to issue four million dollars in convertible bonds to finance railroad reconstruction from narrow to standard gauge, a new smelter and milling plant. Superior confirms the telegram and a March 2 board meeting to approve the plans.
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GLOBE
Magma Copper Company
New York
Magm Company
Superior
Increased Gasoline Tax Returns to State in February
Phoenix February report shows gasoline tax receipts up by 215.66 over January. February collections total 11,375.95 with January at 11,058.29, bringing statewide gasoline tax since June 6, 1921 to 110,360.59. The 1 cent levy applies to all gasoline sold, funding the state road fund as collected.
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Phoenix
Ernest Hell
John MeKr
Redmond
Secretary of State
Tuna
Felix Diaz Shot In Attempt To Escape Report
Nogales Arizona dispatches report General Felix Diaz shot and killed near Ortiz Sonora between Hermosillo and Guaymas. Initial lines claimed he was Porfirio Diaz’s nephew, later sources deny relation. Diaz, once leader in Baja California, fled to Guaymas and was arrested en route to Lamisa for court martial before being slain during an escort.
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Felix Diaz
Nogales
Ariz
Ortiz
Sonora
Mexico
Hermosillo
Guaymas
Porfirio Diaz
General Pax
Lower California
Lamiex
Cochise Farm Bureau Denounces "Farmer" Brown
Representatives from Cochise county Farm Bureau denounce S C Brown of Tucson for signing amendments to the Arizona Constitution via the Arizona Industrial Conference without farmer input. The group condemns attempts to push constitutional changes during a special session and warns voters will rebuke such moves at the polls.
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Phoenix
Cochise County
Willcox
Farm Bureau
S.C. Brown
Tucson
Arizona Industrial Conference
Arizona
Spilabury
Arizona Industrial Congress
Tooley Street
London
England
Spillers
Boyle
Brown
Mmining
King Campbell
Commissioners Headed to Boulder Canyon Site Visit
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Colorado river commission members travel from Phoenix to Las Vegas en route to Boulder canyon to inspect a proposed 45 million dollar dam on the Colorado river. Hearings in Phoenix begin the southwest series amid calls to press Congress for swift construction to protect Imperial and Yuma valleys from floods.
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Phoenix
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Colorado River Commission
Las Vegas
Nev
Boulder Canyon
Calorado River
Imperial
Yuma
California
Commission
Congress
Imperial Valley
Colorado
Los Angeles
Hoover
Campbell
Arizona
Governo Boyle
Nevada
Mountain lion kills 65 sheep near Mayer Arizona
Walter M. Mickelson, forest ranger, reports a large mountain lion killed sixty five sheep in two nights for DW Campbell near Mayer. Residents believe the same cat later died in Bloody Basin at the hands of Ross Fuller, tying the two incidents together.
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Mayer, Ariz
Mayer
Walter M. Mickelson
DW. Campbell
Campbell
Bloody Basin
Ross Fuller
Arizona approves federal aid road project to Gillespie dam
March 18 Phoenix report says Secretary Wallace approved plans for federal aid project No. 53 a Gila Bend to Gillespie dam road. Work to begin at once with two grading outfits shipped to Gila Bend and crews en route. State Engineer Thomas Maddock says equipment concentrated at Gila Bend for timely start. Dr Richards of Gila Bend noted in a telecommunication update.
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Phoenix
Arizona State Highway Department
E. S. Wheeler
Albuquque, N. M
Henry Wallace
Gila Bend
Gillespie Dam
Thomas Maddock
Highway Department
Wellton J
Sonolta
E. A. Wolfe
Floyd Allen
Maddock
Jap Caught In Nogales With American Girl
In Nogales Arizona March 17 Jap Chicahura Honda 29 and Mise Juanita Furst 25 American girl were seen on the train. Honda jailed overnight and held for investigation while the girl was released and left for Tucson. US agent Jack Noonan and authorities probe potential Mann Act violation with possible charges against Honda.
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Nogales
Ariz
Chicahura Honda
Japan
Mise Juanita Furst
Southern Pacific
Honda
Yura
Arizona
Chicago
No Jgales
Sonora
United States
Willam D. Collie
Tucson
Jack Noonan
Department of Justice
Ming
Hark
Los Angeles
Making of an Appreciative American Citizen
Douglas, March 17. Fate has been severe to Dave Andryvich proprietor of the White House case. He was injured in an automobile accident and is in Calumet hospital with both legs broken. He planned to go to Tombstone Thursday to take out his final naturalization papers after months of Americanization classes. Judge Lockwood aids his story saying the delay may last six months, yet he remains hopeful he is American. A federal aid project No. 56 road from Gila Bend to Pedra has been approved by Secretary Wallace.
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White House
Calumet Hospital
Dave
Tombstone
America
Judge Lockwood
Sram
Carl Hay
Washington
Gila Bend
fPedra
Secrretary Wallace
Arizona Legislature Debates Appropriation Bill
Phoenix March 17 The house began work on the tentative appropriation bill with wholesale salary amendments. Senate actions included amendments to the improvement act and a joint resolution on Arizona river water rights. Senator Sims did not vote on a key measure. Slaypool proposed changes on recall of US senators and voter registration. Schleimer backed recognizing the Oregon government in Mexico. The house defeated a bill for an assistant secretary of state.
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Phoenix
Senate
House
Eddy
Wilkins
Inser Gnatunty Clase
Sims
Arizona
Colorado
Slaypool
United States
Schleimer
Obregon
Mexico
Phoenix Man Killed By Fall In Chair
Phoenix March 18 Ben Welch was found dead in his hotel room. The body showed he toppled a chair onto two legs and fell backward, striking his head and breaking his neck. Coroner Henry J Sullivan impaneled a jury for an inquest at 4 30 this afternoon. Welch was well known in the city with unclear relatives or family ties.
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Phoenix
Ben Welch
Henry J. Sullivan
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Cochise Farm Bureau
Dr. Richards
Dave Andreyvich
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