Billions for roads in Roosevelt work relief plan
Indications point to as much as 1.0 billion dollars of the administration work relief fund being spent on streets and highways. The Bureau of Public Roads already has 100 million dollars of grade crossing eliminations contracted under last year's congressionally granted authority. States have ready programs for crossings, trunk routes, and arterial highway improvements awaiting the presidents decision on the spend amount.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Congress
Roosevelt
Arthur W. Brandt
American Association of State Highway Officials
Secretary of Agriculture
Drought and Dust Sweep Southwest in Dust Bowl
A three part survey by Robert E. Geiger describes the relentless dust storms across the southwestern Dust Bowl from Kansas to New Mexico. Farmers endure loss yet cling to hope as wind erodes wheat and pastures while communities cope with bare fields and shifting visibility.
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Robert E. Geiger
Associated Press
Funeral for Dr Martin held in Taos this afternoon
A Santa Fe delegation traveled to Taos to attend the funeral of the late Dr T P Martin, renowned Taos physician. The service planned is a military funeral with Taos national guard troops as escort, led by Maj F R Lafferty and including Capt Juan A A Sedillo Capt Bryson Yontz Lieut Gene Baca and Sgt Isaac P McKinney.
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Santa Fe
Taos
T. P. Martin
F. R. Lafferty
Juan A. A. Sedillo
Bryson Yontz
Gene Baca
Isaac P. McKinney
National Guard
Seventeen more Gallup riot killings charged
A new complaint in Santa Fe district court adds 17 names to the Gallup riot probes, bringing total charged to 48. The proceedings involve Civil Liberties Union and local prosecutors with hearings set for tomorrow. Police expect arrests by afternoon and transfer to the state penitentiary for safekeeping.
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Santa Fe
Gallup
N. M
M. A. Otero
Wheaton Augur
A. L. Wirin
Los Angeles
Civil Liberties Union
C. R. McIntosh
McKinley County
McIntosh
State Penitentiary
Dust Storm Strikes Union and Quay Counties in N M
Farmers and city dwellers survey after a black blizzard dusted Clayton and Tucumcari with ash colored earth. Erison threatens crops and prompts residents to abandon homes while relief rates rise and rail lines report telegraph outages amid the storm's reach.
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Clayton, N. M
Quay Co
Tucumcari
Quay County
Red Cross
St. Louis
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Logan
May Make Old Age Pensions Larger
Washington reports a compromise being kept in reserve to hedge against liberal shifts in the social security bill. The plan would match state pensions with a federal cap, currently seen at 315, and debate contemplates raising it to 20 or more, though state ability to pay remains a constraint.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Rep
Boland
Townsend
Lunceen
Temporary lower wool transport rates extended in New Mexico
In Albuquerque on April 15 AP reports temporary lower transportation rates for New Mexico wool have been extended to December 31 under Interstate Commerce Commission authority. The extension preserves the lower inland rate while noting higher rates to the Atlantic seaboard after April 8 due to a steamship schedule increase.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. W. Stewart
Santa Fe Railroad
Atlantic Seaboard
Stewart
Bootlegger burned in blast and jailed on liquor charge
Manuel Munguia of Wimsattville N M was badly burned when an electric ageing machine exploded at his home and was hospitalized in Santa Rita N M Today he faced charges for possessing ten gallons of non tax paid liquor Deputy Sheriff John Hall led the investigation and located the contraband at Munguia's residence In Washington James A Moffett federal housing administrator asked to be relieved of his job with a successor likely named within a week.
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Silver City
N. M
Manuel Munguia
Santa Rita
Wimsattville
John Hall
Munguia
Washington
James A. Moffett
Roosevelt
District FHA Meeting At Chamber Of Commerce
The state FHA office calls a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow for material dealers and financial institution reps from Chaves Lincoln Eddy and Lea counties. Two sessions set from 4 to 6 p m and 7 30 to close with FHA officials speaking on improved selling methods.
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Federal Housing Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Chaves
Lincoln
Eddy
Lea
FHA
Wiley Post Fails Again In Speed Flight
Wiley Post’s third attempt at a record speed transcontinental flight via the stratosphere ended when his supercharger failed at Purdue University field. Post, in the Winnie Mae, logged 1,900 miles in eight hours 12 1/2 minutes with an average speed of 231.48 mph, slower than his second run. He flew at times above 36,000 feet and endured a hour of blind flying after a clutch stripped, dropping 23,000 feet through clouds before landing in Lafayette Indiana.
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Ind
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Purdue University
Post
Burbank
Calif
Cleveland
Grand Canyon
Denver
Col
Roscoe Turner
Compromise on paying bonus discussed after White House visit
Washington April 15 AP talk of a possible compromise between President Roosevelt and advocates of immediate cash payment of the bonus rose after Senator Harrison visited the White House. Proposals include cash payments by 1937 or payments to relief recipients now with others later, and bonds in place of bonus certificates. Senator Tydings proposal would swap bonds for certificates with full value by 1945.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harrison
Dmiss
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Tydings
Dmd
Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
Dempsey Seeks New Mexico Branch Disbursement Office
Gov. Clyde Tingley release notes Congressman J. J. Dempsey wrote to the governor and contacted C. F. Allen about establishing a branch disbursing office in New Mexico the same day. Dempsey also pledged support for a $1,000,000 annual appropriation to control predatory animals and rodents as urged by cattle and wool growers associations.
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Santa Fe
Clyde Tingley
J. J. Dempsey
C. F. Allen
The
Treasury
New Mexico
Dempsey
Cattle Ang ‘Wool Growers Associations
New Mexico Governor Seeks Federal Aid in Washington
Governor Clyde Tingley arrived in Washington with a bundle of questions on relief and aid programs. He aims to secure action on erosion control, CCC camps, Conchas Dam, state fair funding, and federal legislation affecting New Mexico, planning meetings with federal officials and the state delegation.
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Washington
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Associated Press
Tingley
Conchas Dam
Coronado
Insull Indictments to be Tried in Chicago
Washington Atty Gen Cummings moves to try Samuel Insull and associates on remaining federal indictments tied to the Insull utilities collapse. Insull has already won acquittals in federal and state courts after returning from Europe. Chicago Reports wind dust kill wheat across the southwest amid price rises and swift profits selling. Eleven million acres wiped out. Washington Drought conditions in the western Great Plains described as worse than last year. Senate passes soil erosion bill to create a soil conservation service under Agriculture. El Paso Heavy dust in Mexico south of El Paso and haze reaching Mexico City per Central Airways of Mexico filings.
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Roswell
Raton
Clovis
Albuquerque
N. M
New “Mexico
Clayton
Mle Clovis
State
U. S. Weather Bureau
Grant
Weather Bureau
Colorado Line
el Paso
Texas Line
Varney Lines
Denver
Bes
Washington
Cummings
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Mexico
Mexico City
Central Airways of Mexico
Senate panel chief forecasts Roosevelt aid plan on bonus payment
Washington Senator Harrison, chairman of the Senate finance committee, said he would introduce a bill for payment of the bonus likely tomorrow. The move follows a conference with President Roosevelt, signaling an administration compromise to win approval.
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Fletcher
Senate Banking Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
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