Observations on Highways During Week
AH Gardnery reports ongoing state highway improvements from Rodeo to Yuma Arizona under the State Highway Department. Work extends south from Buckeye toward Gilespie Dam with funds from Markopa, while Tucson to Florence and Fairbank to Santa Cruz progress. A notable setback concerns the Patagonia to Nogales route amid alleged misallocation of funds.
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Koden
Som
Yuma
Ariz
State Skaway Department
United States
Arizona
Rodeo
Dowsles
Bisbee
Tombstone
Benton
Tucson
Florence
Phoenix
Buckapie Dam
Gila Bend
Senty Aatex
Welton
Buckeye
Agua Caliente
Gila River
Noo
Gilespie
Florenc
Rullito Bridge
Fairbank
Santa Cruz County
Rillito Bridge
Patterson to Receive 5000 Dollar Reward for Bandit Capture
Special Agent JF Patterson of the EOP and SW will soon receive an order for 5000 dollars as a reward for capturing one of two holdup men who robbed an EP SW train near Clifton on May 14. He captured one bandit in the mountains and pursues the second along the river and hills. The train was passenger, four sacks of mail and express were taken, engineer halted when ties were placed on track to aid the robbery. The item notes federal aid diverted from Cochise county for roads, with Cochise to Nogales and Fairbank links, and a July 15 completion target amid regional disputes over funding.
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Douglas
JF. Patterson
EOP & S.W
Post Office Department
Clifton
Patterson
Aeroplane Aids Search For Train Bandits In Arizona
Two aviators from San Diego spent part of May 19 in southern Arizona aiding the pursuit of a bandit gang that robbed the Golden State Limited near Tucson and were observed circling the mountain range west of Tucson. Reports say planes dispatched from San Diego passed over Yuma en route to Tucson while no local authorities confirmed cooperation. The incident prompts the federal power commission to notify Parker area developments and landowner objections must be filed by July 16 with details withheld.
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Tucson
Devenment Aviation
San Diego
Arizona
Rane
Golden State
Government Air Service
Tuexen Land
Yuma
Pima County
Sheri Ifs
May E. Campbell
Federal Power Commission
Woman and Linden Engineering Company
San Francisco
Thomas
Parker
Washington, D.C
Norvell
State Water Commissioner
Prado
Brown Case Delayed to Monday in Central Bank Trial
Judge Lockwood adjourned court until 1 30 Monday afternoon in the case against SB Brown charged with accepting deposits while the Central Bank of Wilkos was insolvent. State witnesses Lowdermilk and others testified on documentary evidence including hundreds of drafts and letters.
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Monoon
Lockwood
SB Brown
Central Bank of
Wilkos
Don Stafford
Central Bank of Phoenix
Jude Lockwood
Hiry Wut
Estaver Jury To Be Completed By This Afternoon
Arie May 1 25 tentative jurors in the Lex and one more needed before peremptory challenges, indications at opening session of the trial of Paul Hadley alias Williams S Estaver. He faces first degree murder in the death of Mrs Anna C Johnson shot November 15 1921 on the Ajostevall road. The first trial yielded a burned jury. Hadley had a life term in Oklahoma, escaped, then paroled to visit his mother.
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Anna C. Johnson
Ajostevall Road
Hadley
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Bier Mother
Bliss Tickets Issued For Licenses To Wed This Week
Dan Cupid works in Cochise County as the Superior Court clerk reports eighteen marriage license applications this week. Names include Pearl Adams of Dragoon Ada Parker of Louga and several couples from Tombstone Bisbee Douglas Gleeson and Baltimore Washington DC areas among others.
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Dan Cupid
Cochive County
J. E James
Superior Court
Lienses
Loug As
Harry W. Turlington
Baltimore, Md
Bessie M. Tasked
Washington, D.C
Pedro M. Encinas
Amelia R. Chavez
Gleeson
Dewey Wilson Johnson
Olive Harriett Perry
Douglas Ernest B. Escapate
Mildred Huott
Tombstone
Fred T. Bragonler
Louise Olson Thompson
Bisbee
Fenton P. Duffy
Margaret Mc “Cann
Local Couple Weds in Surprise Tombstone Ceremony
Local couple Mildred Hillett and Ernest Esapule were quietly married at the Congregational church parsonage by Rev. Thomas Armstrong after high school exercises. The bride, eighth grade graduate, and groom, owner of Excapule Meat Market, will reside in Tombstone.
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Mildred Hillett
CH. Bt
Brnest Estapule
Congregational Church
Thomas Armstrong
Wal
Douglas
John Esenpale
Tombstone
Cee Wus
Excapule
Bowie District Awards Eight Room High School Contract
Contenet for the construction of the new eight room high school building at Bowie has been awarded to Herbert F. Brown, Tuesday. The bid was not winning contractor. The building will contain eight classrooms and a large auditorium, brick construction, with Tuerson brick throughout. Estimated cost of construction was 50,000.
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Bowie
Herbert F. Brown
Tuester
Winane Contrac
Another Mexican 15 on trial for border murder
In Nogales Arizona on May 1 Mrs Josefa Ortiz of Ruby testified in the trial of Placido Silva Silvas accused as one of seven bandits who crossed from Mexico to murder Postmaster J Frank Pearson and his wife. She identified Silvas after saying she knew him since childhood. Ruby post master A Worthington testified he found several of Mrs Pearson teeth on the floor and said wires were severed. Samuel Martinez, the other captured gang member, was found guilty yesterday and sentenced to die.
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Nogales
Ariz
Josefa Ortiz
Ruby
J. Frank Pearson
Placido Silva
Escape, Death Recall in Gowvic Case at Florence Prison
Oscar Schulte escaped from Florence state penitentiary on December 26 1920 with Tom Larrien and Willis Woods. They fled via Kelvin Newles Mesloo Lurriew then separations led Schulte to northern Arizona. Schulte born Germany, 25, imprisoned on expionize act, previously at Leavenworth. reported killed near Sprimgerville while authorities pursued.
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Oscar Schulte
Vonviet
Sprimgerville
Ariz
Mornine
Florence
Tom Larrien
Willis Woods
Orchise County
Deavers
Tee
Kelvin
Newles
Mesloo
Lurriew
Wools
Hermosithy
Schultz
Apache County
Xeree
Prim
Ateateaz Island
Shellshock blamed for attack on wife in Warren
Alfred Humphries told Lowell court that shellshock from trench warfare drove him to assault his wife at their Warren home. He pleaded guilty and gave an unusual account of being surrounded by Germans and losing control to “like mast” urges.
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Bisbei
Alfred Humphries
Warren
Humphries
Lowell
Hamptites
Humiphries
Commencement Exercises Close High School Event
The high school auditorium overflowed as graduates, parents, and friends gathered for the class of 1922 ceremony. The program featured a speech by Rae Dy, a tenor solo, a student chorus, and remarks from Principal John H. Pass and Prof C F Titford. Diplomas were awarded to first and grammar school graduates, with fond reflections from teachers and proud family members as attendees celebrated a ladder of knowledge climbed.
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Pensee Lee Meas
Rae
Tran
University of Arizona
Mites McPherkon
Gerthnts Thiers
John H. Pass
Etacs Lon
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Yumi
Santa Cruz Lme
Patagonia
County Highway Commission
Federal
Bandit
Aeroplane
Ji Tallahae
GH. Cottin
Atm
Texas
BLISS
Pearl M. Adams
Dragoon
Ada Parker
Samuel Varelo
Carmen Castillo
Albert A. Seabridge
Cynthia
Adams
Gowvict
Stuttedale
A. L. Fredericks Fier
Lewlellea
Sheriffs
Belle Gandy
Emma Gandy
Auto
Francis D. Crabl
U.S
Jorge Lockwood
May Rodstead
Preston
Birber
C.F Tittard
Titford
Ales
Mise B. Bilna Brady
Billy Fowler
Miss Brady
Hirst School
Gertrude Thiers, Milton McPherson
Wavert JasunEs
Mildred Elliott
Lemna Giacoletti
Beatrice Frederick
Dorothy Krebs
Alfreda Charlotte Lockwood
Mattie Florence Reed
Olivia Elva Rashio
Carrol Elizabeth Saunders
Mercedes D. Boyd
Ione Catherine Sparks
Abram J. Alvarex
Charles Edward Bendher
Theos Bernard
William H. Fowler
Austin Daniel Hughes
Andres A. Ibarra
Paul Alston Sherwin
Lloyd Barton Smith
David A. Struthers
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