Dust storms sweep across eastern New Mexico
Huge black dust clouds moved over eastern New Mexico darkening the sky from Raton to Roswell. The drifting duster brought visibility down to one to three miles in several towns while western New Mexico remained clear and Albuquerque expected no impact. Denver posted clearing skies as snow and rain storms eased drought, but one man, Walter Calhoun, perished after wandering from a blizzard-stranded car near Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Raton
Roswell
U. S
Santa Rosa
Las Vegas
Otto
Weather Bureau
Denver
Colorado
Walter E. Calhoun
Pueblo
Colo
Calhan
Colorado Springs
Charles Bates
John Myers
Rockport
Wyoming
Colorado Plains
Baca County
Dust Bowl
Colby attacks Democrats over socialistic state fears
New York AP report from April 26 details Kainbridge Colby charging the Democratic party with aiming to create a socialistic state and vast bureaucratic control. He warns of regulations that would erode liberty, while Glenn Frank and others urge defense of legal restraint against executive power. Local mentions include Gallup-Herman W. Atkins opposing river diversions and word of forthcoming clemency appeals in Missouri’s Walter McGee case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Democratic Party
Kainbridge Colby
Asse
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Gallup
Herman W. Atkins
Ickes
John Collier
San Juan River
Rio Grande
Rival Mine Unions Battle Over Jobs No Longer Existing
In Springfield Illinois on April 26 AP reports hundreds of picketing miners from the Progressive Miners of America gathered on highways near the Woodside mine outskirts but did not approach the entrance. Police guarded the jail where three United Mine Workers members are held for affray, amid fears of violence as contingents move into the city. state officials considered mobilizing national guardsmen though no official action occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Woodside
Illinois
Progressive Miners of America
Memty
United Mine Workers ‘America
Alfred Greening
Henry Horner
Chicago
Here
Coal
United Mine Workers
New Deal Aides Appointed for Works Progress Program
Washington AP President Roosevelt completes his works relief setup with Harry Hopkins as administrator of the works progress division and assigns U S employment service to reemploy those seeking private jobs. Mayors conference to join the allotment board as Hopkins and Tugwell outline project funding and employable counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Division
United States Employment Service
Ickes
Mayors’ Conference
Mayor LaGuardia
New York
J. J. Peoples
Progress Division
Hopkins
Roosevelt
White House
Frank C. Walker
Emergency Council
Rexford G. Tugwell
Robert E. Wood
Chicago
Business Advisory Council
Roosevelt backs Senate first on NRA extension bill
Washington reports that President Roosevelt favors the Senate passing the NRA extension bill first to calm unrest in the House. House members have complained they bear the blame for passing controversial administration measures first, while the Senate later discusses and amends them gaining prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Roosevelt
NRA
Bers
Amert
Jury tales on Week of May 20 jury terms
District court in this term set criminal and civil jury trials for the week of May 20 with 36 jurors drawn by Judge James McGhee. Trials include State vs Otho Murphey and several other cases with listed attorneys and dates through May 24. Also noted are 86 junior college graduates from New Mexico Military Institute, with six Roswell boys among them, spanning 11 states and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McGhee
State of
New Mexico
G. L. Reese, Jr
Laker Frazier
The
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Mexico
Honolulu
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Missouri
Colorado
Arizona
Connecticut
Arkansas
Florida
Ilinois
Sanity Test for Slayer of Parents in Austin
Howard Pierson, 20, confessed slayer of his mother and William Pierson, a state supreme court justice. A sanity hearing and potential hard prosecution loom as District Attorney Hart vows to explore all angles and pursue a strong case if sane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Howard Pierson
William Pierson
Sup
Reme
James P. Hart
Hart
University of Texas
Lee Allen
Young Pierson
Beverly Hills Reflections on Recovery and Reform
A clipped Beverly Hills discussion questions whether business recovery should precede reform or vice versa, noting public concern over the source of funds and the timing of economic and social changes in the country. The remark frames a debate on priorities amid national problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Cal
Graham is Named Rotary District Governor for 42nd District
Charles Graham of El Paso, past president of the El Paso Rotary Club, was nominated as district governor of Rotary International for the 42nd district. His selection by the district convention, with delegates from Texas and New Mexico, will be confirmed at the international meeting in Mexico City this June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Charles Graham
el Paso
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Mexico City
Graham
Texas
New Mexico
Baseball scores and batter details across leagues
Philadelphia and New York played with Bivin Wilson Hubbell Garbler Mancuso credited in batteries. Boston faced Brooklyn with Frankhouse Spohrer Zachary Phelps in a close contest. Chicago beat Cincinnati with Carleton Hartnett Johnson Campbell in pitchers. Pittsburgh defeated St Louis with Bush Padden Walker Davis in a tight game.
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Philadelphia
New York
Bivin
Wilson
Hubbell
Garbler
Mancuso
Boston
Brooklyn
Frankhouse
Spohrer
Zachary
Phelps
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Bush
Padden
Walker and Davis
Baseball scoreline snippets from early MLB games
New York beat Philadelphia 2 to 1 as Tamulis Dickey Cascarella Lieber Mahaffey Foxx led the Batteries. Detroit edged Cleveland 5 to 3 with Auker Crowder Hayworth Hudlin Myatt on the batteries. Chicago battered opponent 15 to 1 behind Newsom Weiland Hemsley Lyons Sewell. Washington defeated Boston 15 to 11 after Whitehill Boston Grove Hockette R Ferrell powered the Batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Tamulis
Dickey
Cascarella
Lieber
Mahaffey
Foxx
Detroit
Cleveland
Auker, Crowder and Hayworth
Hudlin and Myatt
St. Louis
Chicago
Newsom, Weiland and
Hemsley
Lyons and
Sewell
Washington
Boston
Baseball Hall of Fame Era Players Listed in Memorandum
A compact ledger lists Crosetti and Goslin among notable American League and National League figures, including Hale Campbell Joe Moore and Radcliffe Simmons Appling Bartell and others, spanning Cleveland Chicago New York Philadelphia and Brooklyn associations with a focus on veteran Amateurs and national league affiliations.
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Crosetti
NY Amn
Goslin
Det Amn
Hale
Cleve
Amn
Campbell
J. Moore
Phila
Hayes
Joe Moore
Nat
Leslie
Bklyn
Radcliffe
Simmons
Appling
Bartell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary McElroy
Rocky Mts
Robert Guncke
H. K. Katzemaier
Black Forest
Pikes Peak
Raymond Dixon
CCC
Laramie
Wyo
Brighton
Fort Morgan
Brush
Johnstown
Longmont
Windsor
Loveland
Sterling
Scottsbluff
Neb
Lyman
Nebraska
Leadville
Walter McGee
Pres. Wilson
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Dr. Frank
Jefferson City
Guy B
Walter H. Gee
H. F. Mikdrey
Kamae City
Elie
Milo
McGee
Kansas City
State Supreme Court
Walter H. McGee
Supreme Court
Hind
N.m.mls
State
Otho Murphey
O. O. Askren
Zach Morgan
Fred Morgan
Lloyd B. Johnson
Don Blevins
J. C. Gilbert
Irvin’ Jaredo
D. A. Calderon
Leon Ulrich
G. L. Reese Sr
Mabie-Lowrey Hardware Company
Hervey, Dow, Hill and Hinkle
G. T. Watts
F. G .Keyes
C. A. Swayze
G. T.watts
Pete Gomez
J. EB. Senn
O. J. Hull
Chaves County Building and Loan Association Et al
H. C. Maynard
H. C. Buchly
Walter Billie Adams, Jr
Wichita Falls
Alex Lewis Armagnac
Carrizozo
Arthur Frances Barker
Mesilla Park
Clarence John Beach
Groton
James Henry Bearly
Oklahoma City
William Emil Becker
James Ingram Cartwright
Farmington
James Albert Edwards
Robert Alexander Elliott
Clyde Earl Ely, Jr
Fred Barrett Evans, Jr
Alamogordo
Hugh Harris Fink
Cusi
Chihuahua
Edgar Lee Fraser
Johny Maxwell Freed
John Duke Garner
Hagerman
Frank Barrett Gersbach
Sawyer Orsband Graham
Brownfield
Billy Greene
Clarendon
Sam Peck Hale, Jr
Ardmore
Winfield Earl Hall, Jr
Pasadena
John Silas Harvey
Houston
William Stannard Hawk, Jr
Wiley Caswell Heath
Robert Charles Heller
George Hammon Hendricks
San Francisco
Paul Henry Henricks
Frederick Jay Heyne, Jr
Paul Kinloch Holmes, Jr
Newport
James Lawrence Hubbell, Jr
Walter Davidson Hudson
Elmer August Hussmann
Robert Maurice Jones
Woodland
John William Knorr, Jr
Artesia
Wilfred Bailey Leverton
Tucson
Curry Armstrong Long, Jr
Clyde Edward McBride, Jr
Fletcher Taylor McCrae
Hurley
John Graham McKay, Jr
Miami Beach
Thomas Lester Matkins, Jr
J. B. Maxwell
Portales
Murphy Manley May
Russell William Morey
Robert Eugene Morley
Alfred Mason Muench
D. F
Virgil
Slayer OF
Ig Kent
Liprman
Mae
Rotary
Anna Brancato
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
National League
Cincinnati
Carleton and Hartnett
Johnson and Campbell
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