Fitness of Things Sparks Editorial Feud in Prescott
Prescott Evening Courier editor W. P. Stuart is chided for opposing a combined Tempe and Flagstaff summer teachers college plan. The piece defends using state property to save taxpayer money and hints at legislative debate over Prescott educational benefits and duplication.
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Prescott Evening Courier
Daily Mail
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Prescott
Tempe
Flagstaff
Teachers College
Yavapai
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Swetman
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Winslow Daily Mail
Progressive Movement launches Parker weekly at Parker
A newspaper sponsored by the Northern Yuma County Chamber of Commerce and Parker and Bouse businessmen issued its first Parker edition edited by John Arthur Nelson. The weekly plan includes seven proposals such as a free Colorado bridge at Parker and a more equitable county funds split along with highway and tourism aims.
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Yuma County
Mohave Indian Reservation
Conservative defines attire and civic thought in quippy notes
A collection of wry lines notes a conservative view of modest dress, a call for fresh ideas on vacation postcards, and a juror as a citizen judge while acknowledging bias. It also hints at books and critics influencing reader choices next season.
Editorial on Taxpayer Burden and Government Spending
The letter from G. W. Nelson praises Winslow Daily Mail for urging fiscal reform and argues for wiser budgeting. He critiques rising government costs, planning deficits, and noncoordinated projects, urging voters to wake up and demand accountable spending. He notes his opposition to the last general appropriation bill and to new expenditures.
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G. W. Nelson
P. S
Hoover policy on naming backers dropped in power commission cases
The article notes that President Hoover once pledged to publish backers of federal appointees but in the Senate confirmation of five figures for the Federal Power Commission the lists were not released. Senator Ashurst pressed for disclosure, calling the positions highly influential over public power resources. The piece questions the shift away from the promised transparency and urges explanation.
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Mr. Hoover
White House
Hoover
Senate
Reorganized
Federal Power Commis
Sion
Ashurst
Arizona
Supreme Bench
Hoover Christmas Cards Not Sent by White House
Washington report notes that the President and First Lady do not send Christmas cards or personal greetings from the Hoovers. Acknowledgments issued to those who send gifts are simple black and white cards. Also, labor secretary Doak gains a formal, nickname-free standing among colleagues, while speak easy maps mislead about DC’s alcohol trade amid raids and changing habits.
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NEA
Washington
Herbert Hoovers
Hoovers
White House
Labor
Wiliam ‘Nuckles ‘Doak
Secretary
Mr. Doak
Department of Laboor
Bill
Billy
Hoover
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English Prison Chief Plans U S Visit to Study System
Alexander Paterson the English prison commissioner sails from Southampton on the Mauretania for four months in American penitentiaries. He aims to learn new methods witness an electric chair and meet Al Capone while observing a planned English prison building program. The trip follows 33 years since a previous study tour.
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Southampton
Eng
Alexander Paterson
Mauretania
Paterson
England
al Capone
America
Chicago
Capone
Diamond production cut by half approved for January
Amsterdam reports the International Diamond Commission says the General Association of Jewelers will cut diamond production by 50 percent effective January 4. The decision follows recent commission approval and needs Dutch endorsement to take effect. Somerton-F. E. Elliott prepares installing equipment and establishing a post office in his building.
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Diamond Industry
General Association of Jewelers
International Commission
Somerton
F. E. Elliott
Rabbinate bans fowl in Chicago Orthodox markets
The Rabbinate of Chicago declares a pork and fowl ban effective today on poultry in Orthodox Jewish markets. The order, issued in a dispute, bars any fowl from being Kosher after the designated date.
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Chicago
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