Old Branding Iron Recalls Dead Past In Arizona
The Diamond-Bell branding iron, oldest in Arizona, rests in the Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society museum. A signed 1818 document grants Ignacio Antonio Pacheco the license to use the brand for cattle horses and other property. the heirloom cost about 8.50 and remains tied to a rusting iron at the museum.
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Ferdinand VII
Spain
Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
Ignacio Antonio Pacheco
Pacheco
Presidio
Tubac
Don Ignacio de Bustamante
Sonora
Sinaloa
Arizpn
Pioneer Anna Ward Roberts 85 Dies in Prescott
Prescott obituary for Anna Ward Roberts born August 7 1855 Parowan Utah. Pioneer who came to Arizona in a covered wagon over Lee's Ferry 61 years ago later helped with Bo nita town and Fort Grant area. Survived by two daughters Vernie Solomon and Honora Nolan both of Prescott. Christian Science services set for Saturday at 2 30 PM.
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Prescott
Anna Ward Roberts
Arizona
Lee’s Ferry
Hunt Names Staff for State Treasurer Office
Joe Hunt the state treasurer elect announced his staff. Wayne Webb becomes chief deputy and Ed Oglesby guides farm loans. Other appointees include Bernard Brown, Margaret Hartline, Lawrence Walker, Ben Spalding Jr, Rose Perica, and Jean Stevens. Hunt and retiring treasurer Peterson began auditing about 10 million dollars in state securities.
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Phoenix
Joe Hunt
Wayne Webb
Ed Oglesby
Maricopa County
Hunt
Bernard Brown
Chandler
Margaret Hartline
Lawrence Walker
Ben Spalding
Rose Perica
Globe
Jean Stevens
William Petersen
Yocupicio Plans Visit to Study Altar District Project
NOGALES Sonora Mex Dec 27 Gen Roman Yocupicio former Sonora governor may travel to Nogales to study the Altar district colonization southwest of the city El Noroeste reports farmers of the Yaqui valley will assist in the study President Avila Camacho had promised government support for the project if approved Mexican Consul Tomas Morlet said he knew nothing of the report
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Sonora
Mex
Roman Yocupicio
Altar District
Yocupicio
Laredo
Tex
Tomas Morlet
Avila Camacho
Altar
Cardenas
el Noroeste
Yaqui River
Coast Towns Pummeled By Raging Pacific
LOS ANGELES December 27 An angry ocean pounded the California coast with Redondo Beach hardest hit a house and a liquor store undermined and collapsed. Two more homes dropped into the surf were battered. Damage up to 250000. In San Pedro Point Fermin chunk slipping while seven homes in a four acre section abandoned. Traffic crowds rescue volunteers aided police directing crowds away from danger.
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Los Angeles
California
Redondo Beach
Pacific
San Pedro
Point Fermin
American Legionnaires
Cyclone Devastation in Bejucal Cuba Kills Ten
Bejucal and nearby towns in western Cuba report ten deaths and about two hundred injuries after a night of cyclonic disturbances. Martial law is in effect as relief workers mobilize. over two hundred doctors and nurses are dispatched from Havana. Two strong twisters struck the area after 6 p m causing extensive destruction to Bejucal homes.
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Bejucal
Cuba
Havana
Spanish Teachers Discuss Friendship At Albuquerque Meet
The American Association of Teachers of Spanish opened its 24th annual convention in Albuquerque New Mexico with a focus on fostering friendly Latin American ties. President Dr F M Kercheville announced over 300 teachers would attend two days of sessions with delegates from 39 states and Latin American countries expected.
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N. M
American Association of Teachers of Spanish
F. M. Kercheville
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
California
Nazi Offensive In East Is Doubtful
United Press war expert J W T Mason argues that Hitler’s Christmas presence in northern France suggests no imminent major invasion in Romania or the Balkans. He notes winter Channel conditions, comments on French occupation costs, and contends a spring invasion is more likely if at all.
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United Press
Adolf Hitler
France
Romania
Balkans
Middle East
Fuehrer
Europe
Channel
Great Britain
Germany
Hitler
Boulogne
England
Napoleon
Reich
City Briefs: Car Crash Injures Curtis Burns
Curtis Burns, 23, of 1400 East Sixth Street, received minor injuries in a collision with M. H. Penninger, 37, of 128 North Martin Avenue, at 10th Street and Highland Avenue, police said. Police also reported a theft case as Mrs. R. L. Crane, 1800 North Park Avenue, said $30 was stolen from her purse while working in a downtown beauty shop.
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East Sixth Street
M. H. Penninger
North
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10Th Street
Highland Avenue
R. L. Crane
North Park Avenue
Theft of 60 Dollars Worth Silver Spoons Reported
H. R. Merchant of 2048 East Hawthorne Street told police a two week period theft erased sixty dollars in silver spoons from his residence.
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H. R. Merchant
East
Hawthorne Street
Tucson Vital Records Hold Yearly Examinations
Dr. L. H. Howard the city county physician informed Tucson police that their annual physical examinations are scheduled for December 30 and 31.
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L. H. Howard
Tucson
Complaint Filed Against Er nest Franklin for Shootings in Sahuarita
A complaint was filed in justice court charging Er nest Franklin, 45, with assault with a deadly weapon in a Sahuarita shooting on Christmas Day. Robert Bell, 34, is in county hospital with a bullet wound in the left eye.
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Justice Court
Ernest Franklin
Robert Bell
Sahuarita
Bell
County School Superintendent P H Ross Takes Vacation
Mrs P H Ross leaves on a trip to San Diego today visiting her mother Mrs Effie P Campbell.
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P. H. Ross
San Diego
Effie P. Campbell
Arizona President and Mrs Atkinson Return to Tucson
President and Mrs. Alfred Atkinson of the University of Arizona were to return to Tucson this weekend from San Diego where they had been visiting friends.
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Alfred Atkinson
University of Arizona
Tucson
San Diego
Colonel John T Minton Ordered to Command CCC in New Mexico
Col John T Minton formerly a cavalry unit instructor is ordered to take command of the CCC in New Mexico. He was transferred in November from Tucson to San Antonio.
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John T Minton
CCC
New Mexico
Col. Minton
Tucson
San Antonio
Assessor Taylor and Deputy Attend Phoenix Meeting on Tax Exemptions
Charles M. Taylor of Pima County and his chief deputy Leo J. Finch traveled to Phoenix for a meeting of assessors. The agenda included adopting a policy to exempt widows and war veterans from paying automobile lien taxes.
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Charles M. Taylor
Pima County
Leo J. Finch
Phoenix
Tucson Society for the Hard of Hearing Meeting Tonight
The Tucson Society for the Hard of Hearing will gather at the YWCA today at 8 p.m. to discuss activities and support for members.
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Tucson Society For the Hard of
Y.W.C.A
Veterans Christmas party at the U S hospital tonight
The annual Christmas party for veterans at the U S hospital will be held today at 7 30 p m in the recreation rooms. All veterans and friends are invited.
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U. S
Knight Dail Return From Visit to Galesburg
Mr and Mrs Charles Knight Dail have returned to their home in Galesburg Illinois after an extended visit with Mr and Mrs W L Cochrane of East Valencia Road The article notes the homecoming following the stay and mentions the Cochrane hosts.
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Charles Knight Dail
Galesburg, Il
W. L. Cochrane
East Valencia Road
One-Armed Golfer Shoots 69 in Florida
Ralph Ebling owner of the Daytona Beach Highlands course in Beach, Florida, shot a 69 five under par on his own course. The course record 67 remains held by Walter Hagen from years ago, making this a notable personal achievement.
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Beach
Fla
Ralph Ebling
Cotona Beach Highlands Golf Course
Walter Hagen
Long Missing Girl Returns After 11 years
Dorothy Neuman, missing since 1929 at age 12, reentered her Union City home on Christmas Eve after 11 years away. She claimed to have lived across the Hudson in New York City but gave few details. Police Chief Jenkins eyed new clues as the family reunited with the now adult Dor.
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N. J
Dorothy Neuman
Hudson River
New York City
Francis J. Neuman
Harry A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Neuman
New York
Arizona
San Francisco
Calls Family
Dorothy
Mexican Consulate Taxation Studied in Pima Meeting
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will decide January 6 whether to tax Mexican consulate buildings in Tucson. Secretary Cordell Hull asked Governor R. T. Jones to seek exemption arguing the United States pays no tolls on its holdings in Mexico.
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Pima County
Tucson
Cordell Hull
R. T
Bob) Jones
Hull
United States
Mexico
Jones
City Office Building Construction Begins in New Field Project
Federal Works Administration crews started digging trenches at West Alameda and North Meyer for a new city office building to serve as WPA headquarters. When the agency is abolished the structure will be used by city offices. The mission style building will be concrete and brick.
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Federal Works Projects Administration
West Alameda
North Meyer Street
WPA
Notre Dame Track Coach Becomes Lawyer in Arizona
Notre Dame track coach William P. Mahoney Jr was admitted to the bar by the Arizona supreme court. A University of Arizona law college graduate, he passed the bar exam last July and is spending the holidays with his parents.
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Phoenix
William P. Mahoney, Jr
Notre Dame
Arizona Supreme Court
University of Arizona Law College
Mahoney
Cloak Spreading Act Finds Parallel On Tucson Street
George B. Houston city street commissioner completes a project on East Broadway between Cherry and Campbell to reduce street water splash. White lines painted through center gutters guide drivers to straddle the lines, keeping pedestrians dry and avoiding puddle splashes during heavy rain.
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George B. Houston
Sir Walter
East Broaway
Milady
Cherry and
Campbell Avenues
East Broadway
Houston
Army Camps To Cost Millions Over Estimate
New Army camps east of the Mississippi will exceed original cost estimates by millions of dollars and construction times may extend by a month or six weeks, says defense commission expert William F. Carey after a three month survey. He cites four factors: expansion of facilities, initial underestimates, adverse weather, and high pressure raising unit costs.
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New York
William F. Carve
Defense Commission
Mississippi River
Carey
Sniffles Lead to Minor Car Crash on North Sixth
Janice Parke, 20, of 924 North Third Avenue, crossed into the wrong lane and bumped fenders with Van Lieu Minor, 59, of 1635 Oracle Road on North Sixth Avenue. Police say Parke blamed the maneuver on blowing her nose.
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Janice Parke
North Third Avenue
van Lieu Minor
Oracle Road
North Sixth Avenue
Joseph Weinzapfel
Miss Parke
Cremation Planned for Officer Harry P. Smith
The body of Harry P. Smith 62 a retired U S Marines lieutenant who fatally shot himself in his Cuesta street room was shipped by Tiedje Mortuary to Phoenix for cremation today. The ashes will be sent to San Diego.
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Harry P. Smith
South Cuesta Street
Tiedje Mortuary
Phoenix
San Diego
Italians Drowned Trapped by Greek Forces in Yugoslavia
Frontier reports say Italian troops were drowned while trapped between two Greek columns near the Harboli and Sushar rivers, northeast of Vranista in Kur-Veles. Rebels allegedly aided the Greeks, led by Bilal Tot, after a two and a half hour battle forcing a retreat across the Marbor. Greek British planes bombed Valona and Kerkova causing damage and injuries.
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Yugoslavia
Harboli
Sushar
Vranista
Kur-Veles
Bilal Tot
Marbor
Susiar
Valona
Kiora
Kerkova
Camacho Approves Paved Highway Connecting Guaymas
Mexican Consul Tomas Morlet reports government approval of a 270 mile paved road from Nogales to Guaymas Sonora. Governor Anselmo Macias will inaugurate work. the route links the Canada to South America international highway. Morlet notes Camacho promised Sonora improvements and the road’s military value is under discussion.
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Ariz
Guaymas
Sonora
Tomas Morlet
Morlet
Anselmo Macias
Mexico City
Canada
South America
Mexico
Camacho
Hermosillo
Macias
Laredo
Three Youths and Rider Hurt in Pima Crashes
Three youths sustained serious injuries after separate crashes in Pima County. Whit Miller Jr., 14, was cut when his bicycle collided with a car driven by H A Fulton in the Nogales Benson road junction. Ellis Anderson, 19, and Frank Batiste, 17, were badly cut when Andersons car left Oracle road and overturned north of Tucson. Ted Bland, 26, was charged with reckless driving after a collision on North Stone Avenue. Elwood Jorgensen was the other driver. Bland’s case was continued to next Tuesday.
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Pima County
Whit Miller, Jr
South Third Avenue
H. A. Fulton
Tempe
Nogales-Benson Road
Ellis Anderson
North 10Th Avenue
Frank Batiste
North Stone Avenue
Granny Jane Walker Declines Paisley Race Run at 92
The longtime winner of the Paisley women’s race, known as Granny Jane Walker, said she would not run again as she is 92 and plans to train toward turning 100. Her decision ends her regular dominance of the event.
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Jane Walker
Paisley
Scotland
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