Arizona Special Session Debates Highway Funds and Relief Plans
The Arizona Tenth Legislature convened an extraordinary session to consider a highway code amendment for truck taxes, state bond issues for highways and public buildings, and deficits in several departments. debate centers on whether to extend the session to address unemployment relief, with opinions split over political motives and regional needs.
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Tenth Legislature
Arizona
Highway Department
Arizona Highway
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Winslow
Navajo County
Winslow and Holbrook
Highway speed limit measure introduced in Arizona
The House considered a 45 mph speed limit outside business or residence districts and at railroad crossings with clear views. Gov Hunt's plan seeks $75,000 to create an Arizona reformatory for women to discipline and reform adult female offenders, with transfers from the state prison in Florence. A separate bill by Rep Duross requests $34,000 for the state hospital.
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Harry Valentine
Pinal
Hunt
Arizona
Reformatory For Women
Reformatory
Priso
Florence
Duross
Maricopa
Garner Outlines Democratic Revenue Plans in Legislature
Garner discussed Democratic revenue ideas as legislative sessions begin. He noted tensions with Chairman Collier and Rep Rainey over proposed steps to fund expenses, including staff for mental health services and the state fair deficit. Bills to fix highway code errors and adjust vehicle fees move through committees as Hunt recovers from illness.
Terrorists In Sicily Given Prison Terms
In Palermo on December 29, 1941, one hundred forty-one convicted members of the mafia terrorist society were sentenced to a total of 373 years in prison. Sentences ranged from six months to ten years, while 104 defendants were acquitted.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mafia Terrorists Society
Wage concessions eyed as a near solution in SP shops
Talks among granted shopmen on railroads proceed as Southern Pacific weighs a four vs three day work week. If wage cuts go through, about 15,000 workers in SP shops would be affected, with an estimated annual saving near 2.5 million dollars for the line.
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Southern Pacific
Western storms bring heavy snow and fatalities
A blizzard swept the intermountain region with five inches of snow in Salt Lake City and deep canyon drifts. Four deaths occurred, three in traffic, and over 200 injuries were treated in Los Angeles from slippery streets. Southern Pacific trains bound for Ogden were delayed by snow in Nevada.
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Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Utah
Intermountain
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Nevada
Bridge Judgment Will Be Appealed
Senator A H Favour of Prescott said Arizona will appeal to the Supreme Court the Superior Judge Joseph S Jenckes voiding the tri partite contract for Verde river bridge in Yavapai county Judge Jenckes rendered his opinion yesterday Favour assisted Attorney General K Berry Peterson in defending the state highway commission the contract was declared invalid on petition by George N Baker a taxpayer who attacked legality of the agreement claiming it did not fit the 1927 legislative appropriation for the bridge
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Phoenix
Ariz
A. H. Favour
Prescott
Arizona
Supreme Court
Joseph S. Jenckes
Verde River
Yavapai
Jénekes
Favour
K. Berry Peterson
State Highway Commission
George N. Baker
Patronage power shapes federal posts in McFadden district
Rodney Dutcher reports that in Pennsylvania and similar states the congressman dictates federal appointments from postmasters to ambassadors. The article details how patronage operates, naming McFadden’s district, the roles of Reed and Davis, and conservative Republicans lacking patronage. Senator Norris and Blaine critique the system, arguing it sustains partisan control over civil service.
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NEA
Ashington
Louis T. McFadden
Pennsylvania
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Internal Revenue
Customs and Immigration
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McFaden’s
Norris
Nebraska
Blaine and LaFollette
Wisconsin
Johnson
California
Uip
Joe Cannon
Blaine
LaFollette
Reed
Senate
Ancient Magic Persists in Modern Belief Survey Finds
Professor A O Bowden reports on a census of magical beliefs among educated Americans. Women show slight excess belief entries than men, with 86 percent thinking beauty, music, and surroundings shape virtue. Teachers vary on these notions, with 75 percent sharing some views.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
American Association For the Advancement of Society
A. O. Bowden
New Mexico State Teachers College
Bowden
Finland Votes On Prohibition Referendum
Finlanders vote on the 13 year old prohibition law with blizzard conditions delaying many rural voters. Citizens consider continuing repealing or altering the ban to permit limited wines and beers as advisory referendum to the legislature.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Old Boreas
Prohibition
Antis
Fewer Apples Eaten Than In 1897
In Phoenix dispatch from December 29, per capita apple supply in the United States has fallen to 74 pounds annually. Forty years ago 110 pounds were consumed. Oranges and grapefruits increased from five pounds to 19, bananas from nine to 14 pounds per person.
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Phoenix
Ariz
United States
Harmony Seen For Democrat Meeting
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders expect harmony at the national committee meeting next month if Chairman Raskob abandons state honor control plans. If he raises the issue or demands a referendum plank, leaders expect a vote to defer prohibition to the national convention.
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Washington
Raskob
Hionor
National Committee
Store Fire Destroys Barrows Furniture in Local Blaze
A fire last night nearly wiped out Barrows Furniture Co. store causing about $156,000 in damage. Investigators treat it as a major blaze with extensive interior destruction. Fire crews battled flames for hours, with no injuries reported.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barrows Furniture Company
Capture Chinese Town under Japanese pressure in Manchuria
Reports from Chinchow in Manchuria say Japanese planes hovered over the city while no bombs fell. Shanghai dispatches claim Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang may withdraw Chinese forces south of the great wall, removing the last sizeable Chinese units from Manchuria to meet Japanese demands.
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Chinchow
Manchuria
Shanghai
Tientsin
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Great Walk
Storm Threatens Thames Dwellers With High Tides
London dispatch reports a seven-ty mile gale on the Thames with high tides alarming residents who fear floods like 1928. A collision between the steamer American Trader and a tug in Gal leon's Reach left nine sailors missing or dead as the tug sank. Snow and hail accompanied the wind, with northern regions feeling the worst of the storm.
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London
Thames
Marviee
Spirit Of Youth Blamed For Crash
New York bankers on December 29 blamed the 1929 stock market collapse on the impetuous spirit of youth. They said the frenetic speculative period of 1928 and 1929 ignored cautious warnings from elder economists and business leaders across banking, brokerage, and professional fields. The age's motto youth will be served was cited as a dominant force.
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New York
Senate Committee
Wall Street
America
Psittacosis Claims Life Of Californian Man
Frederick Hepner died in Grass Valley California from psittacosis contracted from love birds bought from an itinerant vendor. His wife Mrs Hepner and two visiting women who had been guests at the home also died recently with officials saying psittacosis was the apparent cause.
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Grass Valley
Cal
Frederick Hepner
Hepner
University Teacher Dies Early Today
William George Medcraft an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Arizona died early today in Tucson. A 26 year institution member he was born in London England and educated at Kansas Wesleyan and Harvard. Funeral services and burial will be Thursday afternoon.
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Ariz
William George Medcraft
University of Arizona
Medcraft
London
England
Kansas Wesleyan
Harvard
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