County Roads All Undergoing General Repair
County Engineer Smyth reports productive repair work across Cochise County roads. crews fix Tombstone to Pearce link and surface the dry lake road near Cochise Willcox. progress aims to reduce weak links from Gleeson to Pearce and keep roads passable even without new bond issues. multiple crews operate around Douglas Turner Ft Huachuca and Remery Canyon, with an emergency repair truck soon available for quick fixes.
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A. H. Gardner
Cochise County
Gleeson
Pearce
Smyth
Gleeson Road
Willcox
Tombstone
Tombs
Cochise
Paul San Simon
Bowie
Cochise Dragoe
Lowell-Naco
Hereford
Don Luis
Turner
Ft. Huachuca
Overton
Buena School
The
Highway Commission No. 3
First Cavalry Trains Test Motorized Equipment in Southwest
The first cavalry squadrons testing motor equipment for possible motorized combat and transport trains moved from Douglas to Leslie Canyon, McNeal, Lewis Springs, and Fairbanks, tracking westward as the board considers a route. General Marshall, leading the board, has been recalled to Camp Zachary Taylor, with Col. Rivers now heading the panel.
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First Cavalry
Fairbanks Station
el Paso
Southwestern
Douglas
Leslie Canyon
McNeal
Lewis Springs
Fairbank
General Marshall
War Department
Camp Zachary Taylor
Louisville
Col. Rivers
Jerome figure Gaxnon sues for divorce in Phoenix
James F. Gaxnon, once of Jerome and a known LW circle figure, files for divorce from his wife in Phoenix claiming he was drunk at marriage in Venice California and did not realize the act. He says prior divorce had not legal wait period. Gaxnon is noted as state secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World.
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Wren Dnuta
Phoenix
James F. Gax Non
Jerome
LW. W
Venice
California
Spose
Bannon
The
Industrial Workers of the World
McDermott Post Backs Universal Military Training
Tucson November meeting vote 59 to 43 in favor of universal military training. The Morgan McDermott Post of the American Legion reversed a prior 12 to 16 negative stance. Andrew P. Martin state commander led the opposition.
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Tucson
Morgan McDermott
American Legion
Andrew P. Martin
Bill to open state copper lands introduced by Hayden
Congressman Carl Hayden introduced a bill in the House to dispose of public land in Arizona New Mexico Nevada and Utah containing copper deposits. The bill would grant exclusive prospecting permits for certain tracts under US ownership, with strict drilling and testing deadlines and an extension option if no copper is found.
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Carl Hayden
House of Representives
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Depsh
United States
Beriof
Nvada
Oil Claims Light Up Whetstone Region in Arizona
The San Pedro Oil and Gas Company holds a 12 acre claim in the Whetstone mountains west of the San Pedro River. Prospective petroleum belts are believed to extend south toward the border along western and southern slopes of the Huachuca mountains. Recent locating activity concentrates around Canille area north of the line and south of the Canille range, mainly by Patagonia and Nogales residents.
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Patagonia
Arizona
San Pedro
Miami Miner Killed As Blast Charge Fails
November 14 at the Inspiration mine, Mortenson was killed when a blasting charge from a higher level exploded near him. R N Nichols, his partner, was slightly injured. Mortenson, long known in the district, will be buried in Duncan, Arizona, with his uncle Hans Mortenson to accompany the remains.
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Miami
Mortenson
Inspiration
R. N. Nichols
Nichols
Duncan
Arizona
Hans Mortenson
Japs Pay Big Money To Lease Arizona Lands
Chandler Arizona November 14 Gerard Co of Mesa leased land east of Chandler to Japanese buyers for 50 dollars an acre. The three year lease covers 11000 dollars total and Pew bought the same property for the lease amount. The tenants plan to grow cantaloupes and other crops on the tract.
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Arizona
Chandler, Ariz
Gerard & Co
Mesa
Chandler
Ellis Pew
Pew
Nineteen Cochise Couples Secure Wed Licenses
The clerk's office issued licenses to wed for nineteen couples in Cochise County over the past week. Names include Cloud O. Jordan and Clara Marion Brown, Rafael Duran and Consuela Gallardo, Chas Hofman and Angeli ta Hernandez, with several other entrants from Lowell Bisbee Douglas and nearby towns. Consent notes appear for some pairs.
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J. E James
Superior Court
Cloud O. Jordan
Clara Marion Brown
Rafael Duran
Cosuela Gallardo
Lowell
Chas. B. Hofman
Angelita Hernandez
H.W. Gaeuens
Mollie A. Finnegan
Bisbee
Rique Loya
Luiza Sandoway
H K.dobason
Lexie € Tichael
Fort Huachuca
Forest W. Swinney
Aliee B. Guthrie
Douglas
Geronimo Alvares
Clementina Moreno
Julia Geo. la Marr
Francis
Manuel Ellas
Guadalupe Ellas
FA Peninanl
Blolsa, Ortega
Iste
AL Bahora
Mana Moreno
Emmett D Merpti
Dorothy Yura
Thos
J Driscoll
Thuislak
Mining Congress attendance announced for Phoenix men
Phoenix will be represented at the American Mining Congress in St Louis on November 21 by B A Gillespie George Ellas RA Workings and W O Br Twitched all of Phoenix officials stated tonight Other conventions in St Louis to be attended include the National Gold Conference National Conference of War Minerals Producers and an exposition of mines rate schedules and minerals products opening soon
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Phoenix
Arsona
Tne
St Louis
B.A. Gillespie
George Ellas
RA Workings
Wo BR
S. Louis
Towans
National Conference of
War Minerals Producers
An Expesilon of Mines
Phelps Dodge President To Visit Bisbee
Walter Dougie president of the Phelps Dodge Corporation with Arthur James vice president and director arrived in Cochise County and spent the remainder of the day in Douglas after arriving yesterday afternoon in Bisbee November 15.
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Bisbee
Walter Dougie
Phelyp Dodge Corporation
Arthur James
Cochise County
Douglas
State contractor accused of stealing cement
Phoenix reports a preliminary hearing set for December 5 in the case of William Springer charged with stealing 1200 sacks of Portland cement from the state highway department. The offense mirrors a charge against Harry Hurley now in superior court. Springer surrendered and was released on $2000 bond after a complaint by investigator VT Bletl.
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Phoenix
Toyo
State Highway Department
Williatm Springer
Portland
Harry Hurley
Springer
Highway Department
Bletland
See
Attorney General says Maddoge violates state law
Phoenix dispatch reports Attorney General Whey E. Jones accusing Thomas Maddock the state engineer of defying state law on highway fund expenditures. The opinion to State Auditor Jesse E. Boyer bans warrants for any unapproved road tax fund payments and says the engineer lacks authority to direct such spending. The AG warns the governor and others will pursue action to halt alleged larcenous acts and Bolshevik references while preserving constitutional power.
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Wiley Jones
Arizona
Phoenix
Thomas Madsock
Cereral Whey E. Jones
Suite
Jesse E. Boyer
Board of Ditsetors
Hin
State Engineer’s Department
Thomas Maddock
State of Arizona
Maddock
LW. W
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San Pedro Valley
W. W
McDermott
Whetstones
Mining Congress
Phelps Dodge
Atty
Maddoge
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