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- ↑ "Nogales". Arizona Daily Star . April 18, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "C. C. Crenshaw Is Dead In Hospital". Arizona Daily Star . February 25, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Louis Escalada Chosen Alderman". Tucson Citizen . August 6, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Democrats Given Overwhelming Majority In Both Houses of Seventh Legislature". The Arizona Republican . November 25, 1924. p. 20. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Crenshaw Wins Out In Santa Cruz". The Arizona Republican . September 11, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wager Wins In Santa Cruz". Tucson Citizen . November 5, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brown Winner In Santa Cruz". Arizona Daily Star . September 15, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Murder Count Brings Denial". Arizona Republic . October 20, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Administration Names Officers". Arizona Daily Star . May 7, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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