Clovis New Mexico Evening News-Journal (Newspaper) - December 29, 1936, Clovis, New Mexico cloudy tonight and change in temper ature mT HEW Jf MEXICO WEST TEXAS colder In north and west por l ions 234 DECEMBER 1936 Mexicos Greatest Newspaper EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS MAY BE CLUE IN TACOMA If G BODIES OF AIR VICTIMS OUT OF HILLS All Instantly Believe Crews On Sad AT SANTA ITE SANTA weather with rain snow spitting from heavily clouded skies heralded the return of real winter to Santa SlOn Fe a Temperatures dropped slightly dur Of Coast S Ing the Tragedy Opens Bodies In START YEAR BY WORKING OF STATE Parts Get Sweep From Coast Horse Sense Is strong horse J J lit V out from will no extra holiday for state em the tito first of 12 of a C yde Tingley a transport air M w crashed Sunday Plodding over twisting by sheriffs the horse reached the main highway from to Bakers The that of placed waiting require several for each a blanket wrapped to by announced to the new year 15 Candidates In Race For V IfJ VIU Competition In Each Of 5 ient struck Disturbance My The Associated Press borne vio Says Scientist California Storm Brings Weather Freaks To Light City Districts Filing Time Closed With the field of candidates swell ed to ill a rush of registrations that ran late Into the night at the city clerks office last race to fill five city posts in the general city election 11 gave promise today of being a nip und tuck af northwest New Mexico and north ern Arizona disrupting air transport schedules and hampering automobile In the neighborhood of five inches to nearly a foot of snow was The area extended south north into Colo rado and across Except for a slight ATLANTIC After all these years of saying that people have more horse it now turns out it should have been cow sense all The as an animal of intel rates behind Old and just ahead of another much maligned animal so far as anything but lamb All this Miss Pearl of Cornell agricultural told today to the convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Where the horse has been fooling is that lie trusts man far more than any other barnyard He to human guidance and thus is better at automatic With from two to four candidates LOS in every district rumors this Winslow and Flagstaff all v northern was Eighteen inches snow was reported in the moun near felt that some of Clearing around city hall this morning Adding to the difficulties bf airplane the scores to The moving fell on deaf ears so far as predicting a said chief the Rice wandered help was expected to be followed tomorrow winner was united States Weather Bureau at Al lost all m a cold rain on the Pacific coast by more rain Two Seek was a southwest wind Toll in Rain and snow from the Gulf of Among the field of only velocity reaching 105 miles an hour at 15 sheriffs Property damage of and McGrath and James M feet over ss tolled in the rain that was ac untold gains to farm and forest lands Hamilton seek Delayed A westbound Transcontinental and Western Air transport was grounded W here but was scheduled to boys who want to play in the the A lightning bolt last night struck Hamilton and McGrath will resume its journey at 1 wheat Bowl football games here New Roy face two opponents in their respective ship of the same line years meet him at 230 Officers Believe Abductor Made Two Previous Attempts On Another Lad In Neighborhood Of Mattson Home NO CONTACT YET MADE FEAR FOR VICTIM MOUNTS IDENTITY OF THE KIDNAPER MAY BE KNOWN that the kidnaper of Charles Mattson was the man foiled twice ill recent apparent attempts to abduct neighbor divulged today when Tacoma police renewed examination of a ladder used in the previously undisclosed frustrated kidnap 5 The ladder was seized at the home of and George Franklin the last week in The by a live in Haddaway the mansion formerly owned by the of George Hunt who last year was kidnaped and ransomed for i The ladder was used at Hall in an apparent attempt at kid and may become an ant link of evidence in the Mattson although the family and quot able authorities to comment upon J Near Mattson Home Franklin is a grocery chain His home is near that Mattson from which a Woman Injured In fi i I 3 Cars Crash When Trailer Equipment Stops Others Escaped Injury TO MEET bv and were experienced by southern Califor Johnston and the other rolling to cut the during a series of atmospheric two members of the outgoing commis of the twin have not filed for and the A lightning bolt last night struck Hamilton and will bodies Roy lace two opponents in their respective snip or me same line years meet him at 230 As they labored they said they umbrella him against a present mayor running was held overnight at Los oclock tomorrow afternoon on the heard of frightened men tree at Santa inflicting ser district will battle Ned but was due to air at 9 high Doc Gat pan low Injuries Thee the race principal of La Casita said masked stole Charles day after breaking his way through French i windows and threat ening Charles sister and a girl friend with a He One woman suffered in a reputedly demanding which were serious enough to Known Discovery of the Franklin clues today lent additional credence to the belief that authorities may i Three cars piled up about oclock this morning on highway three miles east of behind a pickup truck which stopped on the In the Darkness and muck j Disaster has boats were being repaired already of the of yachts were reported Hamilton The Hardy was part of Three freighters and many smalt seeks reelection over Keeter general disturbance which eames wm be for a result and Spade wrought more than half a million boys Weighing between 70 and 90 In the fifth district dollars damage in southern Califor and the other for those weigh nia yesterday and contributed to the ing between 90 and wrecking of a United Airlines plane near Los Expect The weather bureau reported it already Two inspectors of the of a which lash 11 in district Federal Department Commerce ed southern California shipping on Frank Barnard and G reached airplane SEE 6 the the Boy appointed former of Clovis TO HEAD County Has Bonded Indebtedness Of i A i v v J Gattis stressed that the affair is by no means limited to boys from La Casita Germany Forces AI district IJl t charge In Financial Condition of In Curry McDougal were committee men by Scout Executive Thor district and McDougal is district commission i were busy five committees to further for a of Scouting in this extend over most of north Mexico with Morgan and ChliCK 1 aylor L in now Captain Sam in 01 LUC stead First according Snow in the to records of the National Sunshine reached Albu Morgans promotion was made on through broken At the same time Charles Chick For the nast four vears the Clovis and Roswell Taylor was elevated to the rank county commissioners have retired the and Lieutenant of the Machine countys bonded indebtedness as rap Idly as and in spite of the issue for the new courthouse of Of All Nations Headed For That Port Tn the countys financial obligations are A u v fration of the prescribed by according to County Treasurer Curry with an assessed val last year of could legally assume indebtedness amount ing to of the as year draws to a close county has a bonded in only including the new courthouse In Other Curry county is New Years Baby Draws Interest Many Gifts Will Be Given 1937 Tot cause her to be taken to the Bap tist hospital by passing motorists but her condition not Thirteen people were involved in know the identity of Charles the but all except Joe and that they are making no Miller of escaped with move which would endanger the boys a few minor Miller suf r a bad cut on one and she who demanded nis was stunned when she bumped her name not be said ran head on the Her note left by the kidnaper who Mary from invaded the Mattson home Sun shock dav had been folded and re The pickup driven by Claud was printed long before it Rayburn Clovis cattle and the fluttered to the Mattson and had three cars were all headed west apparently been carried In a pocket ward Of least two or 7 Chevrolet coach a short distance he official deduced kid hind the the latter stop naper either had been watching the ped who was ac Mattson residence for several companied only an unidentified carrying he note in his pocket all the managed to stop his car or had the in as did of Ar neighborhood in search of a kansas but He said he favored the second chine hit the left rear fender of the out that the kid Rarrick throwing it and caromed on into the left rear wheel of Youngs The end of the Miller car was badly accompanied by his wife and another young and his all of The curt demand of a Gorman cruiser a threat to halt and search the ships of any nation heading Bilbao won freedom today for the Interned German freighter The sequestered by Basque was guest authorities at Bilbao last was bondecT to only 28 percent of the limit club today liberated upon demand of the cruiser and if take on an in at the Harvey and official announce of weekly ment but part of and in Good Shape advantages which one unidentified Spanish passenger the indebtedness of the would it Clovis city were held by the school districts was reduc extended to take in some Nazi naval might immediately was ed from to during people On its present out pressed toward the Bay of Biscay to the fouryear period despite the is Jones said the popula free the Spaniard and the rest of the suance of worth of new bonds tlon of the city would then be raised of the These figures to 14 Ships Rushed In in the three Independent school Maps showing proposed extensions The cruiser Koeln and one torpedo districts of Melrose and of the were exhibited by rushed toward Spain to protect as well as 11 rural the German shipping soon after the Palos bonded indebtedness of the Jones also urged that better was were due In the bay schools also is far below the allow lights be on main The school districts may vote out the now inadequate Berlin authorities expressed confi bonds to the amount of 6 percent of was a disgrace to the dence their presence would lend fur the assessed so the school ther effective emphasis to the reichs districts of Curry Including Leonard Pute had charge of to demand for unconditional release of the three could assume days program Sr L Costley was ap the Palos passenger and the remaind a total debt of pointed to prepare the program for er of the In addition to the 4 percent of the next week The at announced assessed valuation the county may B Smith waa welcomed in they were holding the Spaniard be In bonds and the 6 percent the fi to the organization as a new SEE 8 Interest Among Amateur Photographers schools may the three municipal corporations may become indebted up rv bf their assessed valu Contest Will Draw Big the four Monzingo of Clovis and Acker of served two terms of Bell Th yesterday edi For those latter pictures the view held the other position on the announced an innovation in a will pay 35 cents commissioners during the news aimed to attract Coaches and athletic leaders In var first two years of the fouryear per to tUa pictures lous communities of this region are iod in this survey and for being urged to send to the newspaper Garrett of the same community the The contest run In weekly and pictures of their teams in the various last two monthly provides prizes of field of Pictures of basketball County Treasurer who for me best picture of each teams are especially desired at this hRS In office all during these week and tHe best picture time and the newspaper will publish pointed out that the pres qf the only are these In addition to paying a for retiring this division of the News reasonable cost of the bonds Is made even more remarkable picture In the open division of the news by the fact that drastic cuts in taxes from the contest are picture the newspaper will pay the annual tax of Curry including 35 cents for each picture by a pro from newspapers photo photographer used in the in 1934 and in of will bo judges or will give the photographer in the proper credit lines when the picture this period heavy Pictures necessary in connection Tlie newspaper Is particularly In Photo staff members said there are projects to hasten In those scores of snapshots by amateurs that economic yet the county still of human of develop have real Interest in Sometimes is remarkably good financial con iTieht in the homely subject of an amateur is pointed Anything that tells some a masterpiece of human interest The total amount of bonds county interest It was a little kid with a kitten or some and school district retired by the announced by the picture staff of strange accident and hundreds of county during the fouryear period the other subjects make good newspaper was To Winners The photo staff urges all On Jan not a cent had ever Each prize winning picture amateur photographers to enter their been paid on the issue for the will be in the prints in the Each print will county which was erect as of the monthly be and returned to its owner ed In The issue for the in to the publication at the end of each antiquated county jail had only been of the prize there will appear The contest opens the first week in reduced to and in addition the are of ill January SBB I a 1936 Plymouth who accompanied by his and three was in a 1936 Oldsmobile SEE 8 Inspection Shows Blow Hazards After making a tour of inspection covering most of county yes County Agent and state agent reported that numerous hazards are again endangering the top soil of this Most of these danger spots pire stift Todd but rapidly once the winds And a brisk southwest ill for more arose shortly before noon than three weeks with red up clouds of dust that lent weight died at her hotel apartment here this to Toads afternoon She had been near death for several Rushing home from an emergency to Roswell this her in com they should streak these spots or list pany with Clovis them solid The county agricultural committee is already getting letters of Branham Died Today We havent had much wind but we have been Farmers who have blow their land know who they and suffered slight injury when the car in which they were riding overturned 15 miles south Oi fending farmers with the threat of Chapman suffered a fracture of the left collarbone ana Branham arrived here eight minutes after his wife Funeral plans were Incomplete to Burial will take place at their former to which city the body will be shipped tomorrow and Branham own and op erate the Welch Grocery store in holding up soil conservation pay ments unless willingness to curb poll just erosion is The two biggest causes hazards are late seeding over pasturing of Todd STORES CLOSE NEW YEARS Banks and stores generally of the city will be closed Friday in ob of the New Year it announced today at the offices of the chamber of Photo and Christmas attention today turned to Old Man and the New Each year Clovis merchants announce gifts for the first of the New Year in Curry and this year will be no to that interesting Scows of highly appreciable gifts will be offered ogam this year to the youngster whose arrival in the world is closest to the hour as Hie New Year comes in Sometimes the arrival of the First Baby of the New Year is just a matter of a few Then again it may be a dayor so before the tot makes its Whatever time it arrives there will be awaiting it many accessories to Even the comes in usually for her share of honors in the way or Last year the First Baby of the New Year was Delja Mae 519 West daughter of and The family now lives in so picture is not available to show this First has but close by is a picture of Miss first baby of as she appears She is the daughter of and Oscar of 1108 Joyce is shown one of 50 baby chicks given to her at 40 pf which mid 20 of which she yet has as Declares War On Gambling Here Sheriff Thomas served notice today that he and his deputies have declared war on gambling estabr in He warned that unless these joints are closed immediately he will con duct a series of raids on and the patrons as well as the operators will be Charges will be filed against all persons arrested in such the sheriff and he advised patrons of gambling places to stay awny if they dont want to get I have received complaints in the last few days that three or four pretty tough joints are now in operation in and one man reported that he had been hijacked of at one Sheriff Thomas not going to put up with this sort of he Woman Suffocates In Sudan Blaze Wife Of Theater Manager Victim Of Fire Buildings Burn wo man died of in a fire which caused an estimated to two buildings s r She was the manager of the Green one of the burned The other building destroyed occupied by a drug store been used as city and fire Funeral services for who had lived jn west Texas acquit 7 were pending from Earl a son New cars ROBBERS Gordon of Fort almost lost iis faith in the efficiency of police protec tion when his cor disappeared from in front of the Lincoln police He was inside telling the sergeant about the theft when the telephone Said the voice We just stole car and were bringing It right Shortly two officers returned with They mistook It for a police car in their haste to answer a call and discovered their eivor when they couldnt find the shoit wave
