Arizona highway budget approved with Maricopa change
The highway commission adopted the 1930-31 budget with one change affecting Maricopa county. Protests by Graham and Gila counties over the Globe-Springerville project were noted but disregarded. The plan aims to improve the state system, benefiting Maricopa and poorer counties alike, to create a statewide enviable highway network.
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The
Highway Commission
Maricopa County
Graham
Gila
Globe-Springerville
Maricopa
Arizona
Budget Items Urge City Pool and Lifesaving Pulmator
Winslow citizens urge the city council to include a substantial swimming pool appropriation and a city owned pulmator for immediate drowning alarms. They argue funds from street maintenance now unnecessary due to paving can fund these urgent facilities.
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Fox
Winslow
Central Highway Chief Questions Gas Tax Plan
J W Strode president of the Central Highway Association told Globe Lions the proposed one cent gas tax is unfair claiming 65 percent of the states population would pay the tax yet receive no benefit. He argued the central district already has top roads and a broader state plan would shift funds rather than share burden.
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J. W. Strode
Central Highway Association
Strode
Lions ‘Club
Globe
Central
Highway Commission
Good Roads Association
Strodist
Central District
South
Texas
West
North
East
Sam Houston
Garner
United States Senate
New England
Waistline standard sparks fashion talk at standards bureau
The Bureau of Standards plans to define the female waist line, a topic likened to a wartime arms conference by St John. A critic says night drinking harms drama. An enterprising bootlegger seizes the moment to tout a product with the slogan Not a hiccough in a carload.
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Bureau of Standards
U. S. Department of Commerce
St. John
Puns on Morrow Cheerfulness Lingers Briefly
A light column nudges readers to embrace a quick mood boost, noting playful wordplay around Morrow and upbeat outlooks. The piece invites readers to savor small smiles and carry optimism through the day.
President Hoover Invited to Join Five Indian Tribes
President Hoover is invited to accompany five Indian tribes on his western trip adding to his already heavy duties as Chief Executive. The invitation signals ceremonial ties with tribal leaders amid national affairs.
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Hoover
State Board of Equalization May Equalize Phoenix Property Valuations
The state tax commission will meet as the state board of equalization and study unequal city and county valuations in Maricopa County. City assessments for Phoenix exceed county assessments by 19 million dollars, a problem noted since 1929 and 1930. If the board acts in August to harmonize valuations within and across counties, tax figures could be clarified and show the old law provided the machinery for equalization long ago.
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State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Graham County
Betty Couzens Rides in Style
Betty Couzens showcases a stylish ride in Arizona with a bold BUY IN ARIZONA message. The feature highlights the fashion and automotive flair drawing attention at a regional event.
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Betty
Couzens
Local Notes On Visits and Appointments In Southwest States
Mirror notes Mrs Roy Brennan and Mrs P A Ward visiting Los Angeles last Saturday. William Delaney foreman at Sunshine for ten years left for Marceline Kansas. Miss LaClaire Kavanaugh of Albuquerque visits Miss Winifred Waite. Hook Larson cattleman of Young Arizona on a business trip. Guns Heiman of San Francisco also in town for business. Miss Helen Wippersuerth and Mr Joseph ODonnell married May eighteenth. Bank of Winslow to open July first per Geo Keyes. Mrs Morrison and daughter to spend summer at the beach. Polly Duggar returned from San Francisco. Mrs R T O Rourke and daughter home after Frisco visit. Ten years ago Bert Saunders and mother summer in Idaho. Mrs Ralph Wood from Flagstaff in town briefly. Mrs I L Wade to California for San Diego summer. Mrs J J Abell to Blackwell Oklahoma. Mrs Burl Vincent to Detroit to visit relatives. John Dranus in Phoenix on business. Roscoe Gates in town from Flagstaff. Willard O Greggs and Edith Bowen of Winslow granted marriage license Wednesday. R S Rose joined Charles Cahn. Marguerite Johnson and Huffman to Alaska for government service. T M Quebedeaux, bank president, in Phoenix and Bay on business.
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Roy Brennan
P. A. Ward
Los Angeles
William Delaney
Sunshine
Marceline
Kans
LaClaire Kavanaugh
Albuquerque
Winifred Waite
Hook Larson
Young, Ariz
Guns Heiman
San Francisco
Helen Wippersuerth
Joseph O’donnell
Bank of Winslow
Geo. Keyes
Morrison
Polly Duggar
R. T. O’rourke
Frisco
John ‘Dranus
Phoenix
Roscoe Gates
Flagstaff
Willard O. Greggs
Edith Bowen
Winslow
Holbrook News
R. S. Rose
Charles Cahn
Marguerite Johnson
Huffman
Alaska
German Finance Minister Quits
Berlin June 21 AP President Hindenburg accepted the resignation of Dr Moldenbauer finance minister. The president asked Premier Bruening to assume the functions of the finance office pending developments.
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Berly
Hindenburg
Moldfenbauer
Bruening
Finance Office
Texas split to five states debated by Garner
Washington letters discuss House Minority Leader Jack Garner's push to divide Texas into five states. He forecasts a future legislative move and a broader national debate, arguing for more Texas senators and highlighting arguments about regional power and historical precedent.
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Ashington
House
Jack Garner
Texas
International Crook Escapes From Prison
Herbert Sandowski, an international crook with a history of escapes, fled Tegel prison in Berlin yesterday while serving a 3.5 year sentence for inciting a prison rebellion awaiting extradition to the United States.
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Sandowski
Tegel
United States
Flour shortage drives Alaska natives southward for supplies
At Point Barrow Alaska on June 21 AP reports a flour sugar and coffee shortage at the northernmost Alaska outpost. Natives head south along the coast as Arctic ice pack hampers regular outside shipping.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Prisoners Isbell and Miller Recaptured After Jail Escape
Fresno June 21 Charles Isbell and George Miller two of nine inmates who escaped from the felony tank in Fresno county jail Monday morning have been captured. They are on their way to the Nevada state prison under sentences ranging from two to fourteen years for grand theft.
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Fresno
Cal
Charles Isbell
George Miller
Fresno County
Nevada
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