Washington Activities in Roosevelt Era Campaign
In Washington on July 3 President Roosevelts push for an Emergency Council report draws attention to the eras central role in the upcoming campaign. Congress is out, yet a busy summer for the capital press includes Senate inquiries into politics in relief, monopoly studies, and civil liberties probes.
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Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
National Emergency Council
South
Washington Political Sounding Board
Congress
Washington News Corps
Senate
Legislative-Executive
la Follette Civil Liberties
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt backs southern survey on economic conditions
President Roosevelt adds a survey of Southern economic and social conditions to the agenda. He cites the wage hour standards act as a key New Deal achievement for workers, second only to Social Security, while facing Southern Democratic opposition that widens rift over New Deal methods.
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Roosevelt
Congress
South
Railroad Problem Looms Before Election Day
Campaign time activities continue in Washington as the railroad situation may push congressional committee members into preliminary action. The President has ruled out a special session unless an emergency arises.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Congress
Post-session Work Piles Up in 75th Congress
Most scheduled activities were left in committee laps when the 75th Congress adjourned. The record amount of post-session work will influence issues for the upcoming presidential campaign and this year's elections.
Republican open forum on New Deal audit in Wisconsin
The Republican program committee plans an August open forum in Wisconsin to audit the New Deal and its works. Across Washington summer administration surveys and Congressional hearings will mirror that audit and forecast new policies, with campaign activity led by New Deal allies.
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Republican Program Committee
Wisconsin
Administration
Congressional Committee
Washington
Methodist Vacation Church School Opens July 11
The Methodist Church invites children from intermediate age downward to attend a vacation school starting Monday July 11 at 9:00 am. Rev. Stradley leads. Irvin A. Menger chairs the board. a full staff directs intermediates juniors and activities with recreation and music. Other denominations welcome with no conflict to Sunday services in Alamogordo. Daily schedule includes study periods play assembly and work from 9 to 11 am. Enchiladas sale Saturday at David Ortiz home 117 PFM 5:80 to 10 o'clock priced 35 cents.
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Methodist Church
Stradley
Irvin A. Menger
Board of Christian Education
Josephine Dudley
Ed. Harrington
Mary Frances Clifford
Beatrice Hall
Lois Williams
Sue Norton
Virginia McRae
Wanda McRae
J. T. Quitman
Martin Cady
John Denney
Jack Beall
Cady
Leona Holden
John Kowiak
Spence Couple Returns From Rotary International
Mr and Mrs Jack Spence returned from the 29th annual Rotary International convention in San Francisco California They praised the focus on international peace and noted Rotary’s wide reach with 198000 members in about 80 countries and 4700 clubs The Spences said they had a most enjoyable time.
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Jack Spence
Rotary International
San Francisco
Calif
Spence
Rotary
4 H Club Camps Across 22 Counties in New Mexico
County 4 H Club encampments will be held in 22 counties over the next two months with some district camps to share resources. Programs include nature hikes, first aid, grooming and health, crafts, games, and leadership training for both girls and boys. County agents receive State Office support. decorations include USDA sound pictures and a Marionette show for member entertainment.
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New Mexico
Altho
State Office
United States Department of Agriculture
Grace Methodist youth social Friday evening
The Grace Methodist Church young peoples division hosts a fellowship and social on Friday July 8 from 6 to 10 pm in the church basement with refreshments. Proceeds aid the young peoples work. Mrs Jim Eddleman and Mrs Wallace Bilbright hosted a kitchen shower for bride Mrs Gerry McGuire at Mrs Eddleman's home with many gifts.
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Young Peoples’ Division
Grace Methodist Church
Young Peoples
Jim Eddleman
Wallace Rllbright
Eddleman
Gerry McGuire
McGuire
Ruidoso Baptist Assembly Set For July Program
The Ruidoso Baptist Assembly opens next Monday at the tabernacle and runs through Friday. Rev. John W. Williams leads the program with daily sessions from 9 to 12, rest in the afternoons, plus recreation under F O Polston. Noted speakers Dr. Fred Eastham and Dr. M. E. Davis will address evangelistic messages and Colossians study. Earl R. Keating presides with a welcome to all.
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Ruidoso
Fred Eastham
First Baptist Church
Wichita Falls
Texas
M. E. Davis
Bible
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Davis
Eastham
New Mexico
Earl R. Keating
New Mexico Motorists Pay Record Gasoline Taxes in 1937
New Mexico motorists paid a record 4,033,000 in gasoline taxes in 1937, an 18.1 percent rise from 1936, with figures from the U S Bureau of Public Roads. Secretary Dudley Cornell notes gains since 1934 and cites pending highway debenture financing and outstanding bonds totaling 18,350,000. The article also notes 853,000 in federal gasoline taxes paid, and argues for removal of the federal tax as a double levy.
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New Mexico
Dudley Cornell
New Mexico Petroleum Industries Committee
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Cornell
Uncle Sam
Mr. Cornell
Alamogordo Juniors Top Asbury Tigers 10 to 5 in El Paso
Grace Methodist junior team defeated Asbury Church Tigers 10 to 5 after a late rally by Alamogordo outfield and solid pitching by Ernest Gutierrez who held the Tigers to three singles over eight innings. Rees Flowers Beall Stradley star on defense and offense.
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Grace Methodist Church
el Paso
Asbury Church Tigers
Fort Boulevard
Lallo Harmon
Tigers
Bill Clark
Asbury
Alamo Boys
Rev. Stradley
Clark
Ernest Gutierrez
Gutierrez
Husky Tigers
James Rees
Felix Flowers
Jack Beall
Bennie Stradley
Alamogordo
Rees
Stradley
Alamogordo Juniors
Asbury Tigers
Gutierrez Wins Fifth Straight For Methodist Juniors
Ernest Gutierrez secured his fifth consecutive victory for the Methodist Juniors in a Tuesday afternoon win over the Tularosa town All Stars at City Park. Rev. Stradley notes a schedule change to reduce travel with Asbury and Boulevard playing two games in Alamogordo before the Juniors head to Clovis and Roswell for two games each.
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Ernest Gutierrez
Methodist
Tularosa
West Point Cadet Hennessee Enters Four-Year Oath
Joe Dean Hennessee son of Mr and Mrs J M Hennessee Alamo Gordo took the cadet oath at West Point on July 1 and began four years of officers training He is a New Mexico Military Institute graduate who returned there as assistant instructor in military tactics after graduating in 1937 He writes his parents he likes the Academy very much.
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Joe Dean Hennessee
J. M. Hennessee
Alamogordo
West Point
Hennessee
New Mexico Military Institute
Dorothea Gibson
Robert Gibson
el Paso
Herbert Seamans
Norma Seamans
Presbyterian Manse
Geo. C. Crockatt
University of New Mexico
Western Auto Supply Co
Tenth St
Seamans
Colorado
Pauline Shurley
Oliver Jordan
M. E. Shurley
Shurley
Wewoka
Oklahoma
Frank Jordan
Jordan & Son
New York Ave
Jordan
11Th
Vermont
Bernice Cassel
Orval Long
Santa Fe
Robert Kilgore
T. V. Ballew
W. O. Springer
Ft. Bayard
State Tourist Bureau
New Mexico Transportation Co
Mr. Long
Gee, Long
Clovis
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Marriages in Alamogordo and Nearby Areas
The notice covers multiple ceremonies from Alamogordo and El Paso including Dorothea Gibson and Herbert Seamans wedding at the Presbyterian manse with Rev. Geo. C. Crockatt, and Pauline Shurley with Oliver Jordan in El Paso. It also notes Bernice Cassel and Orval Long marrying in Santa Fe with travel plans and employment details for both families.
Fort Stanton Rodeo Draws Record Crowd and Winners at 25th Event
Fort Stanton hosts a Fourth of July rodeo with 4500 spectators and increased purses. Calf Roping tops Polk Brown’s repeat victory, Wild Cow Milking awards Brown and others, Bronc Riding goes to Bud Crenshaw, Steer Riding to Joe Coe, Goat Roping to Jack Forster, with notable judges Tom Babers Dec Kennedy Bernice Dean. Alamogordo and Otero County residents attend alongside barbecue dinner.
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Fort Stanton
Polk Brown
Grady Eldridge
Buster Brown
Jack Forrester
Ralph Bonnell
Luke Anderson
Raymond Littleton
Z. Ferris
Cal Lewis
Milt Jones
Leek Forbis
Bronn
Bud Crenshaw
Billy Ferguson
W. P. Brown
Joe Coe
Lou Cox
Navajo Lodge Hotel Opening Saturday at Rui doso
The Navajo Lodge Hotel near Rui doso opens next Saturday evening July 9 with two dances. A modern dance in the pavilion and an old time dance in the dining room. Bun yan Bell will call the old time dances with Ollie Miller assisting. The two story adobe hotel has 14 guest rooms and a new lobby joining an earlier dining room.
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Navajo Lodge
Ruidoso
Robert Boyce
Bunyan Bell
Alamogordo
Ollie Miller
Tularosa
White Sands Monument sees big July crowds and plans future displays
The White Sands monument drew about 2 000 visitors over two days with 97 cars on Sunday and 200 on the Fourth of July. Visitors hailed from 12 states and British Columbia, with 12 California cars recorded on July 4. The week featured geology guests from Texas and a large family reunion, plus a popular-fireworks run by Boy Scouts. Engineers from the National Park Service examined road coatings and bids may be sought before frost.
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Illinois
Michigan
Oklahoma
Montana
Washington
Ohio
Minnesota
Florida
Arkansas
Kansas
British Columbia
Arizona
California
Texas
Monument
White Sands
Weed
the Sands
Underhill and Montgomery
National Park Service
Alamogordo
Chas. Gould
University of Nebraska
Gould
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Gene Baird
Rhode
Roswell Couple Wed In July Ceremony
Miss Alta Pauline McFarland and Mr. Joseph Mason of Roswell married July 5 with Justice D M Barringer officiating. Mrs W B Williams and her son Johnny plus granddaughter Wanda Williams left for Los Angeles after visiting Curtis Williams and family. Lucile and Wendell Williams accompany them to visit for a month.
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Alta Pauline McFarland
Joseph Mason
Roswell
Justice D. M. Barringer
W. B. Williams
Johnny
Williams
Wanda Williams
Los Angeles
Calif
Curtis Williams
Lucile
Wendell Williams
Jack Beauchamp
Marysville
Kans
Miss Wilma
Todd
Minneapolis
Minn
Town Board Notice on Unpaid Dog Licenses 1938
All dogs with unpaid licenses for 1938 must be paid by August 1 to avoid increased rates. Males rise from 1.00 to 1.50 and females from 2.00 to 2.50. If not paid within 30 days from August 1, penalties will be enforced.
Alamogordo Road Program Inquiries Questioned
Local reader asks Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce about future highway plans after contracts let for road work on Highway 70 east and west of Alamogordo. The query suggests the city has completed its road program and seeks future projects and timing.
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David L. C. Hover
Cloudcroft
Alamogordo
Predatory Animal Report from Sacramento Mountains
Ellis Wright reports June trapping along the east side of the Sacramento Mountains with mixed weather. In June, 6 coyotes, 3 bob cats, 9 porcupines, and 2 skunks were taken while roads remained muddy and wet. A cattle death report at G. P. A. meeting concerned a $150 bull tied to Mr. Gentry’s ranch.
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Ellis Wright
Sacramento Mountains
Gentry
Mr. Gentry
New Mexico Rifle Championship Held in Las Vegas
Las Vegas hosted the New Mexico State Rifle Championship on July 2 and 3 with individual scores led by Hiatt Albuquerque 237 of 250 and Fritz Roswell 250. Team titles went to Albuquerque 1135x1250 and Santa Fe 1124 with Roswell 1114.
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Las Vegas
New Mexico
Hiatt
Albuquerque
Wilson
Santa Fe
Firestone
Fritz
Roswell
Cook
Raymond
Gillettee
Huddleston
Alamogordo
Morrison
Smith
Silver City
Hatch
Gamp Perry
Camp Perry
Shooters
Russell G. Charlton
New Books at Alamogordo Public Library
LibrarianMrs Campbell announces receipt of new books headed by To Have and Have Not Today Is Yours Outlaw of Eagles Nest Missing Link Action at Aquila The Rains Came Bow Down to Wood and Stone Dr Guillotine Native Tales of New Mexico Mystery Boys at Ghost Canyon Also notes visits by Mr and Mrs Archie Vance and Henry Danley families to Las Cruces Silver City over weekend.
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Louise Bromfield
Bow
Wood
Stone
Josephine Lawrence
Guillotine
Rene Belbenoit
New Mexico
Applegate
Ghost Canyon
Howard Garvis
Mrs
Henry Danley
Silver City
Alamogordo Softball Standings After Half Schedule
About one third of the Alamogordo Softball League schedule had elapsed on Wednesday and the standings list current team rankings and records. Teams compete weekly, and standings reflect wins and losses to date.
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Alamogordo
Ed Martin Visits Kansas City and Alamogordo Links
Ed Martin on a tour of his former stomping grounds in Kansas City St. Louis and Illinois recalls lunch on July 4 with L R Hughes Frank W Beach and Charley Fox all Alamogordo alumni Beach prior worked with Jarillas mining and Alamogordo Improvement Company Fox linked to local Improvement Company Hughes ran businesses and served as postmaster for years at Alamogordo Hospital notes include Mrs Humphrey Hill in surgery and several local patients refrains from graphic detail.
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Ed Martin
Kansas City
St. Louis
Illinois
L. R. Hughes
Frank W. Beach
Charley Fox
Alamogordo
Frank Beach
Jarillas
Remark on unsigned bill of sale and La Luz land offers
Mrs. Charles Arnold declares she never signed any bill of sale for her car. For sale two adjoining plots at La Luz each about two acres may be bought separately or together. A superb home site opportunity offered by inquiry at the News office.
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Charles Arnold
la Luz
Forest rainfall boosts growth and water in the range
General rains across the Forest spur lush grass and weeds, improving range conditions as surface tanks fill. Fire risk drops but visitors should still take precautions. Asst. Supervisor Wang oversees timber cooperative sale for El Capitan Livestock. Moore to join. Ranger Pinson reports road damage from rain. Chase Sutton assists in Guadalupes on July 6 to organize road maintenance.
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Wang
Ranger Pinson
Guadalupe District
Chase Sutton
Guadalupes
Mr. Pinson
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Methodist Daily Vacation Church School
Enchiladas
David Ortiz
Price
Mrs. Spence
San Fran
Methodist Social
Ruidoso Baptist Assembly
Alamo Methodist
Navajo Hotel
Southwestern Church League
White’ Sands
Leroy T. Patton
School of Technology
C. W. Botkin
State College
T. J. Mitchell
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Alamo
Predatory Animal Report
Alamogordo Public
Emilie Loring
Outlaw of
Eagles’ Nest
Peter Field
Carolyn Wells
Aquila
Henry Allen
Archie Vance
Las Cruces
Grocers
All Stars
McKinley Mt. Boys
Holloman Bros
Federals
WPA
NYA
Norine Bailey
Farmington
George Abbott
Forest News
Melissa
Robert G. Dadd
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