State Board Acts on Educational Matters
The New Mexico State Board of Education in Santa Fe acted on three routine items. It ordered its high school inspector to visit La Joya school to report promptly on crediting the school. It established regulations for state business colleges to meet standards of state institutions. It rejected an out of state correspondence school’s request to collect tuition in advance. Crediting La Joya has been pending since June. Superintendent T C Jaramillo urged quick action. The board planned to continue considering textbook bids late today.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Board of Education
Raymond Huff
la Joya
Huff Gard T. C. Jaramillo
Weather forecast for four states with unsettled mountain regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday across New Mexico Arizona and Utah with unsettled mountain weather. Colorado sees scattered showers or thundershowers in mountains and cooler conditions in the north central and east portions. West Texas remains partly cloudy to windy and cooler in the Panhandle on Wednesday.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
West Texas
Panhandle
Consolidation of Minneapolis Newspapers Creates Star Journal
Minneapolis Aug 1 The Minneapolis Star buys the Minneapolis Journal in a merger creating the Star Journal to be published in the evening and Sunday field. John Cowles and Carl W. Jones announce the combined paper with Thompson and Walters continuing in leadership roles. The move leaves the Tribune as the other morning and evening paper in town.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal
Minneapolis Star
John Cowles
Star Company
Carl W. Jones
The
Journal
Star- Journal
Cowles
John Thompson
Star
Basil Walters
Star-Journal
Tribune
FSA to aid farmers in middle Rio Grande district
Senator Chavez said the Farm Security Administration would aid rehabilitation of New Mexico farmers in the middle Rio Grande conservancy district. The aid is conditioned on farmers reaching an agreement with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for funds to cover delinquent taxes.
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Washington
Chavez
D-Nm
Farm Security Administration
Rio Grande Conservancy District
New Mexico
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Rio Grande Valley
Conservancy District
Ex Service Man Dead at Hot Springs
Roy Monks, 44, former serviceman, was found dead outside his trailer at Monticello Canyon near Elephant Butte Lake. He likely traveled from Phoenix, with Dearborn, Michigan listed as home in discharge papers. Deputy Warden Hugh Boyd and fishermen discovered him as an inquest inquest by Justice L V Walz ruled natural causes.
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Hot Springs
N. M
Roy Monks
Monticello Canyon
Elephant Butteruake
Phoenix
Ariz
Dearborn
Mich
Hugh Boyd
L. V. Walz
Army Bomber Crosses U S at 250 Miles Per Hour
The Army's 22-ton flying fortress landed at Floyd Bennett Field at 1 24 p m BST completing a nonstop flight from Burbank California in 9 hours 14 minutes 30 seconds The giant four motor craft carried 2500 gallons of gasoline and cruised at 250 mph on a 25 000 foot altitude The pilot was Major Stanley M Umstead chief of the Army Air Corps material division at Wright Field Dayton Ohio
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New York
Army
Floyd Bennett Field
Burbank
Calif
Stanley M. Umstead
Army Air Corps’ Material Division
Wright Field
Dayton
Gable and Lom bard Laugh Over Closet Surprise
Van Nuys California reports Clark Gable and Carole Lombard laughing over an incident at home where Gable overpowered and disarmed an 18 year old Polish youth found hiding in his dressing room closet. Lombard joined in the humor after a call to her studio.
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van Nuys
Calif
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Gable
Another death in New Mexico from lightning
Lightning struck New Mexico claiming a worker death at Santa Rita mines. Luce Rodriguez, 23, of Mimbres and a Chino Copper Company employee, was found atop a mine dump after night shifts.
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N. M
Silver City
Lightning
New Mexico
Luce Rodriguez
Chino Copper Company
Santa Rita
Rodriguez
Mimbres
Appointment of Dave Merchant as desk sergeant in Albuquerque
Dave Merchant, formerly of Roswell and Santa Fe, has been named a desk sergeant in the Albuquerque office of the state police. Merchant previously served on the force until an injury from a motorcycle accident about 18 months ago.
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Dave Merchant
Santa FE
N. M
Roswell
Albuquerque
State Police
Tom Summers
Merchant
AP Writer Wins Prize With Novel New York
AP writer John Selby, arts editor and literary critic, wins a prize for his novel. The announcement notes his long career at the Associated Press and signals growing recognition of AP culture reporting in broader literary circles.
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New York
John Selby
The
Associated Press
Sam enters international prize with larger award
The novel Sam now advances from the American prize of 1000 dollars to the international competition offering 15000 dollars, reflecting expanded recognition for the author and work.
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Sam
Record Night Phone Number Call for Copy
A note urges readers to call if they miss a copy of The Record. The office stays open until 7 30 p m every evening except Sundays and holidays.
House Leaders Debate Recovery Bill After Senate Action
Amid protests Rayburn urged immediate bill consideration as a key recovery measure. The House rejected by 193 to 166 a move for formal consideration, while Democrats and Republicans backed a procedural resolution. The administration faced a setback as the housing bill remains stalled despite Senate approval.
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Rayburn
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Eastern New Mexico Junior College Drops “Junior” Name
Rupert F. Asplund of the New Mexico Taxpayers Association warned of higher state costs after Eastern New Mexico Junior College announced dropping the word Junior from its name. He said the change signals programs extending beyond two years, breaking the college’s two year policy and prompting calls for legislation or surveys to outline a more economical higher education system for the state.
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Santa FE
N. M
Rupert F. Asplund
New Mexico Taxpayers’ Association
Eastern New Mexico Junior College
Asplund
Candidates in Congress Then Likely 1948 Contenders
The piece surveys possible 1948 Republican and Democratic candidates. Taft, a first termer, and Vandenberg, with 11 Senate years, are named along with Dewey. Others include Bridges, Lodge, Martin, Barton, and cabinet governors Bricker, James, and Saltonstall. Stark tops Democrats’ list of governors considered.
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Congress
Taft
Vandenberg
Senate
Taftany Vandenberg
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Bridges
New Hampshire
Lodge
Massachusetts
Martin
Barton
House
Bricker
Ohio
James
Pennsylvania
Saltonstall
Stark
Missouri
Slot machines seized in Dona Ana raids reach 22
Sheriff Jose Viramontes and deputy Jack Robertson reported 22 slot machines taken in Dona Ana raids, with four more seized yesterday. It was the third raid by county officers on operators. no arrests yet. The machines are described as modern concealed types likely distributed from El Paso Texas. Officials warned that future penalties would be fines.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Jose Viramontes
Jack Robertson
Dona Ana
el Paso
Texas
Stark accused of taking credit for Pendergast expose
Forrest Smith Missouri state auditor said in Gallup New Mexico that Governor Lloyd C Stark sought credit for exposing the Pendergast machine. Smith asserted the machine collapsed after his office began income tax proceedings on fire insurance rate adjustments. He charged Stark had nothing to do with the expose and was pursuing political gain.
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Gallup
N. M
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Lloyd C. Stark
Kansas City
Smith
Missing Calf Leads to Home Brew Case in Las Vegas
State police searched the Lucero home with a warrant for a supposedly missing calf but found none. The couple was bound over to district court on charges of possessing 240 pints of home brew six gallons of untaxed wine and a 15 gallon still. They were arraigned yesterday before U S Commissioner W G Ogle. In Mora county a brawl left Bernardo Cruz and Manuel Maes wounded. Patricio Trujillo surrendered after tear gas was used. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and held in Mora jail.
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Home Brew
Las Vegas
N .M
Fernando Lucero
Luceros
U. S
W. G. Ogle
Isaac Castillo
Mora
M. E. Noble
Cruz
Maes
Hailstorm Impacts North of Albuquerque Crops Damaged
Residents in the Griegos Candelarias area reported crop and building damage after a hailstorm that struck yesterday afternoon. Corn was stripped and alfalfa stored for harvest damaged by water in the fields. Adobe structures sustained minor damage.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Griegos- Candelarias
Absent minded safe thieves leave rings behind
Cincinnati report details Herman Harrison discovering a robbed Insurance Office safe emptied of 15 cash, a $50 watch, and five rings valued at 1275. Strangely the burglars laid the rings on top of the safe and forgot them in the same caper.
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Cincinnati
Herman Harrison
Visiting rule limits border duty free goods at California line
Washington Aug 1. A 24 hour visiting rule to limit duty free goods brought by American tourists into California from Mexico was imposed by the treasury. Officials said similar regulations may follow for the rest of the Mexican border but actions were taken only on the California line, supported by California business men.
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Washington
California
Mexico
The
Treasury
Department
Western lamb crop in 1939 lags 1938 figures by 381000
The 1939 Western lamb crop totals about 20.78 million head, 2 percent below 1938 and 7 percent above 1937, with Texas driving the decline. Ewe numbers rose about 2 percent, while range conditions vary across states from Montana to California.
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United State Agricultural Marketing Service
Texas
California
New Mexico
Colorado
Nevada
South Dakota
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Arizona
Utah
Washington
Northwest
Western Ranges
Corporations Show Larger Earnings Across Nation
New York Aug 1 AP compiled results show 180 large companies reporting second quarter net profits totaling 24,398,000 up about 61 percent from a year ago but 1 percent below the first quarter. Utilities and chemicals posted gains while railroads and some sectors declined or stayed flat.
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New York
Associated Press
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Feed Outlook for Sheep Returns From Summer Range
The report notes feed limitations on lower ranges, indicating those pastures will not supply the usual forage for sheep returning from high summer range areas.
Suspends layoffs of old WPA workers
New Mexico WPA administrator James Connelly announced a suspension of the 30 day layoff rule for WPA workers employed 18 months or more. Washington orders pause pending final action on the lending spending bill. The senate's amendments cut the ruling to a job preference provision and reduced New Mexico's work relief quota by 10 percent. Connelly will trim rolls by dropping inefficient workers and eliminating low sponsor contribution projects.
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Santa FE
N. M
WPA
New Mexico
James Connelly
Connelly
Washington
Senate
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Pronto
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