Arizona Highway 60 critique prompts Prescott protest
A Prescott Courier column condemns Highway 60 spending as wasteful, arguing $4,000,000 to divert traffic is unnecessary. It notes governor support, budget dynamics, and calls a June 15 mass meeting in Prescott to press highway commissioners for reallocation to established routes.
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Arizona
Prescott Courier
Rice-Springerville
New Mexico Line
Colorado River
Globe- Miami District
Phoenix
Winslow
Flagstaff
Showlow- Springerville
Highway Commission
Gila County
Gila
Yuma
Roosevelt Dam
Yavapai County
Prescott
Bert Tilton
A. A
Tony) Johns
Yavapai
Tony
Johns
Our Traffic Problem editorial calls for personal action
Albuquerque Journal argues traffic safety hinges on engineering and public cooperation. It cites 33000+ deaths and 1,000,000 injuries last year, with costs near 1.5 hundred million, urging individuals and all levels of government to act.
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Albuquerque Journal
Prohibition Pleases Everybody in Coming National Platform
The piece argues Postmaster General Walter F. Brown boosts a Chicago prohibition plank to please all sides, with Republicans expected to declare enforcement and reference to constitutional avenues. It notes Democratic prospects, public mood, and mock platform planks promising protection, jobs, and favorable weather.
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Washington
Walter F. Brown
Chicago
THER
University students to delve into bus
A group of University of Arizona archaeology students led by Dr Byron Cummings and Prof John Provence leaves campus for three weeks of excavation work in the Big Chino valley north of Prescott. The team camps at King Cattle ranch and then moves to Fort Apache for the summer, targeting a pueblo ruin near Fort Apache as a key site.
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Ariz
Byron Cummings
University of Arizona
University
Big Chino Valley
King Cattle Ranch
Prescott
John H. Provence
Fort Apache
Arizona
Pueblo
Cummings
Senate Debates Farm Relief and House Votes on Cash Bonus
The Senate debates farm relief and the House votes on the cash bonus issue. The Banking Committee considers emergency relief bills while economy program conferees begin work.
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House
Byrd Plans Second Antarctic Expedition Revealed
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd prepares a smaller second Antarctic voyage to study Marie Byrd Land and build on earlier data. The plan includes 150 sled dogs two planes several tractors and one ship the Bear expected to reach Boston by July 1. Lincoln Ellsworth may join and use Little America base.
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Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Marie Byrd Land
Byrd
Coast Guard
Oakland
Cal
Lincoln Ellsworth
Little America
Admiral Byrd
Bear crashes through windshield in Maine car crash
George Miles describes a bear breaking through his windshield while driving in the woods. Miles was scratched and the windshield shattered but the bear continued on its way. his origin and destination remain unknown.
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Associated Press
Houston
George Miles
Miles
Aviatrix Elinor Smith Endorses Rigid Diet Before Atlantic Flight
New York aviatrix Elinor Smith, famed for endurance and altitude records, details a strict preflight diet and in-flight foods aimed at sustaining stamina. She reports gains in endurance, noting a 26 hour second flight with no weight loss and plans to use the regimen for her Atlantic crossing.
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Durance
Elinor Smith
New York
Atlantic
Elinor
Drug Crazed Man Burns Down Home
Francisco Villegas in Nogales Sonora attacked his wife with marihuana and set fire to their house after she refused to go with him. He fled the blazing building and is jailed pending trial after a canyon chase. A separate report from Valley City North Dakota says Myron Tendick, 17, was convicted of first degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his stepfather Henry Ruud and faces a ten year sentence.
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Nogales
Sonora
Francisco Villegas
Villegas
Valley City
N. D
Myron Tendick
Henry Ruud
Tendick
Veracity Of Gaston Means Is Questioned
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover opened jury arguments in the trial of ex convict Gaston B Means on charges of swindling Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean out of 104000 dollars. Rover said Mrs McLean hoped to aid in recovering the Lindbergh baby while Means exploited her distress. He called Means plan a diabolical tissue of lies from start to finish.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
United States
Leo A. Rover
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Rover
McLean
Means
Veteran 92 Smoke Cigar After Life-Saving Operation
Detroit report describes Alexander W. Blain a veteran and pioneer landscape engineer aged 92 smoking a cigar in bed minutes after an abdominal operation done under local anaesthetic. His son Dr Alexander W. Blain assisted and noted he teased the nurses during the procedure.
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Detroit
Alexander W. Blain
Rematch Between Arizmendi and Newsboy Brown Postponed
The anticipated rematch in Los Angeles between Baby Arizmendi and Newsboy Brown has been postponed indefinitely from June 21 due to a severe cold suffered by Arizmendi. A close 10 round bout last week saw Arizmendi outpoint Brown.
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Los Angeles
Baby Arizmendi
Mexico
Newsboy Brown
Arizmendi
Brown
Reconstruction Corporation loans to private industry debated
Washington June 13 legislation to permit the Reconstruction Corporation to lend to private industry was recommended to the Senate Banking Committee by Clarence Woolley chair of the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation. Investigators seized 150 sacks of it as they were about to be converted into new paper at a mill. Washington Crossing Pa thirteen trees from the farm where George Washington lived as a boy were transplanted at the historic site. In Chicago bandits try to hold Herman Eppers at gunpoint twice last week his screams deterred them and police later captured one robber.
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Reconstruction Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
Clarence Woolley
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation
Per
Ivar Kreuger
Washington Crossing
Georgeashington
Chicago
Herman Eppers
Eppers
Prince of Wales Addresses Leicestershire Farmers
The Prince of Wales spoke at a county show in Leicestershire saying we farmers should always be ready to learn something new. He emphasized farmers' willingness to adapt and improve in farming practices during the visit.
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London
Prince of Wales
Leicestershire
Stevens Seeks Navajo County Treasurer Nomination
G T Stevens of Winslow Arizona announces his candidacy for County Treasurer of Navajo County subject to the Democratic primary on September 13 1932. He cites experience as an accountant and banker and asks for voter support.
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Navajo County
G. T. Stevens
Winslow
Arizona
Navajo County District 2 Candidate Announces Candidacy
A candidate declares for the Navajo County Supervisor seat from District 2 Winslow, seeking the Democratic nomination in the September 13 1932 primary and requesting support.
County Attorney Re Election Bid in Navajo County
County Attorney seeks re election to the office of County Attorney of Navajo County subject to the will of voters at the Democratic primaries to be held September 13 1932 Co D McCauley
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Navajo County
Co. D. McCauley
Hitchcock Announces Candidacy for Navajo County Recorder
County official C M Charlie Hitchcock announces his candidacy for County Recorder of Navajo County, subject to the Republican Primaries on September 13 1932. He appeals for support from friends and supporters.
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Navajo County
C. M
Charlie) Hitchcock
Mary A Brown Seeks Democratic Support for Navajo County Superintendent
A notice seeks support from friends for MISS MARY A. BROWN running in the Democratic primaries for County School Superintendent of Navajo County to be held September 13, 1932.
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Navajo County
Mary A. Brown
Hubbard Announces Candidacy for Navajo County Sheriff
Tom Hubbard announces his candidacy for Sheriff of Navajo County subject to Democratic Primary voters on September 13 1922. He asks for the support of his friends.
Mixed doubles pairings set for Wimbledon openers
Helen Wills Moody and Ellsworth Vines will team up for the first time in the English championships at Wimbledon starting June 20. Frank Shields and P D B Spence form the US South Africa doubles pairing, while Wilmer Allison teams with John Van Ryn. Van Ryn and Allison are defending Wimbledon doubles champions in 1930 and sail for England tomorrow night with Shields and Vines.
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New York
Mrsa
Helen Wills Moody
Ellsworth Vines
Wimbledon
Frank Shields
United States
P. D. B. Spence
South Africa
Wikmer Allison
John van Ryn
van Ryn
George Lott
Allison
Shields
England
Vinés
Carelessness 66 Feet Per Hour Warns Texaco Road Report
Texaco National Road Reports warn drivers to stay courteous and avoid rushing as a flat tire requires safe, proper handling. Do not block the traveled lane or endanger others while changing a tire. When space is tight, move across and keep passengers off the road while using a board to stabilize the jack.
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Texaco National Road Reports
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