Three Millions Assured For State Highways
Santa Fe reports that congressional passage of the highway appropriations act will grant New Mexico 3,000,000 for highway construction through the highway department for the next fiscal year. The bill carries a 200,000,000 total appropriation, with provisions for forest service roads and public lands highways, plus possible drought area work projects under direct highway department supervision.
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Santa Fe
Congress
New Mexico
Highway Department
Veterans Ex plan procedure to local veterans meeting
Santa Fe veterans heard from Tom W Plunkett and John Michael about the Veterans Placement Service and Reemployment Service. Plunkett said 292 county veterans are registered, 280 placed, and urged registration for job placement. A Friday night meeting was called to form a veterans committee of 3 to 5 members to oversee local employment efforts. Seventy ex service men attended, including American Legion and Spanish-American War veterans, showing cooperation with the services.
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Tom W. Plunkett
New Mexico
John Michael
National Reemployment Service
Santa Fe
Chamber of Commerce
Veterans’Placement Service
Orr
Plunkett
National
Toph
American Legion
Feterana’ Stata Conted
Veterans’ Placement Service
Reemployment Bureau
U S Chief Engineer Fleming Seeks Erosion Steps East
B P Fleming chief engineer in erosion control travels from California to Albuquerque. He serves across the United States and notes the East needs soil erosion control work more than the West despite many people moving west.
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B. P. Fleming
U. S
California
Albuquerque
Mr. Fleming
United States
Las Crucez Chamber Pierce Held by Abbony Chapter
The Anthony La Tuna Chamber of Commerce event in Abbony Thursday evening featured a membestation of about 60 members led by Charles O.
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George Frenger
Las Crucez
Abbony
Nen
Charles O
Labor and Farm Members Added To Welfare Board
The Dona Ana County Welfare Association votes to add a labor member and a farmers’ representative to its executive board. The move aims for fair distribution of government aid and better oversight of unemployment and farm jobs. Dan Sedille and J W Edmundson were invited to join, and a three person grievance committee compris ing labor, board, and an outside businessperson was created by Cal A W Chilton.
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Welfare Board
Farmers’ Organization
Dona Ana
It Ia
Inventi- Bator
Dan Sedille
Unemployed Council
J. W. Edmund
Senate Approves Canalization Survey Bill After Senate Action
Irrigation District manager B Phillips reports Senator Hatch informed of a Senate vote approving 60000 for Rio Grande canalization survey. He wired Congressman Chavez to press the bill in the House, with support credited to Senators Hatch and Cutting and to Chavez’s assistance in sustaining the effort.
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B. Phillips
Car
Hatch
Senate
Ita
Carl A. Hate
Phillips
Dennis Chavez
House
Chavez
Dr. Phillips
Caballo
He Han
Cutting
Dona Ana County Added to Drought Relief Effort
Dona Ana County was included this week in drought relief by the Department of Agriculture, via a telegram from Senator Bronsop Cutting. The move brings Chavez, Iddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, and Socorro into relief, with most counties needing rain within 16 days. Eligible counties receive emergency benefits but no cattle purchases yet. Curry, Quay, Union and Harding already receive relief. Relief officials plan rapid actions and sign contracts with owners before cattle purchases, under new Washington-backed funding and streamlined Wichita loan agency approvals.
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Dona Ana
Department of Agriculture
Bronsop
Chavez
Iddy
Grant
Hidalgo
Lincoln
Luna Otero
Socorro
Curry Quay
Union
Harding
H. L. Kent
State College
D. L. Mullindere
Production Credit Corporation
Wichita
F. Af. Butcher
Intermediate Credit Bank
Curry
Quay
Kent
Dr. Black
Santa Fe
Margaret Reeves
Mmusl
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
United Press
The
Tribune
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Street Carnival Planned Here for June 26
The Chamber of Commerce and local elite clubs plan a street carnival on June 26 to raise Las Cruces area's share for New Mexico’s exhibit fund at the World’s Fair. Frank Knight heads the organizing committee with chairmen named for committees on management, civic clubs, lighting, finance, merchants, athletics, police, dance, boundary, and games. various service groups pledge involvement. Dona Ana County’s $500 quota will mainly be raised by Las Cruces, with smaller towns contributing part of the total.
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Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico
Frank Knight
W. A. Sutherland
Geo. Frenger
Bob Banner
Frank
Las Cruces
Las Cruces Hosts 1935 Baptist Young Peoples Union Convention
Las Cruces was chosen as the site for the 1935 B Y P U convention held June 4 and 6. The Clovia convention the previous week drew over 000 delegates and members, the largest Baptist gathering in the state. Attendees from Las Cruces included Mrs. F. A. Boulz Evelyn Guntafson Margie Boulz Evelyn Cunningham Katheryn Guyan Meddie Cunningham Mack Peterson Everett Harvey. Officers for the coming year include P Ternon Roswell president James Boggs Raton first vice president Jack Rignsy Las Cruces second vice president Misa Opel Haynes Las Vegas secretary Evelyn Denby Albuquerque publicity director Rev Wiley Henton Melrose chorister Ruth Collie Hobbs pianist Mrs Carl Keating Alamogordo intermediate leader CG AL Bridges Clayton junior leader. A feature was a program presented by children from the Baptist Orphan's Home at Portales P Y Gonzales of the post office force received a month's vacation and left Wednesday with his family to California. Senator Cutting spoke on the loss of mortgages on the stock. The buying program will be directed by P H Rolls of State College.
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Las Cruces
Convention of
Baptist Young People's Union
Clovia
F. A. Boulz
Evelyn Guntafson
Margie Boulz
Evelyn Cunningham
Katheryn Guyan
Meddie Cunningham
Mack Peterson
Everett Harvey
Thernon
Roswell
James Boggs
Raton
Jack Rignsy
Misa Opel Haynes
Las Vegas
Evelyn Denby
Albuquerque
Wiley Henton
Melrone
Ruth Collie
Hobbs
Carl Keating
Alamogordo
AL Bridges
Clayton
Portales
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