Mountainair Shootout Details Emerge In Sheriff Son Killing
Colorado sheriff Rex Meador reveals his deputy son William Meador was fatally shot during a gun battle with ex convict Jack Layman at Charles Spencer's Mountainair home. Four officers had approached different houses to arrest Layman on a felony charge. Kane left to fetch a search warrant. Spencer invited entry as lights went out and a brief exchange followed.
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Albuquerque
N. M. Aus
Mountains
Jack Layman
William Meador
Rex Meador
Charles Spencer
Mountainair
Spencer
Tom Kane
Meador
Kane
Simpson Granted Bond After County Official Charged
Lovington New Mexico August 3 AP J H Simpson county commissioner charged with killing Oscar Adams Tatum NM cattleman was released from county jail after posting a 15008 bond and leaving custody last night.
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Lovington
N. M
J. H. Simpson
Sea County
Oscar
Adams, Tatum
Archbishop Gerken to be installed in Santa Fe August 23
Amarillo report states Archbishop elect R. A. Gerken will be installed as head of the Santa Fe Archdiocese on August 23 with Most Rev. Amlet Giovanni Cicognani arriving August 21 as papal representative. The ceremony marks the first papal delegate visit to the southwest and includes Arrangements for a special train from the Panhandle to Santa Fe.
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Santa FE
Amarillo
Texas
Amlet Giovanni Cicognani
United States
R. A. Gerken
Archdiocese of
Cicognani
Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi
Rome
Gerken
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Panhandle
New Employees in Revenue Office in Albuquerque
S W Vidal announced confirmations of W F Kirby of Aztec as cashier and Eliseo Gonzales of Santa Fe as field deputy. Ek F Landolfi retires as cashier, Kirby succeeds him, and Gonzales takes over from Anthony Stanton as Santa Fe field deputy.
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Albuquerque
N. M
S. W. Vidal
A&&ternal Revenue
W. F. Kirby
Aztec
Internal Revenue Office
Eliseo Gonzales
Santa Fe
Ek. F. Landolfi
Kirby
Gonzales
Anthony Stanton
U S Bond Sale Sells Out Fast in Beverly Hills
In Beverly Hills California yesterday before breakfast the U S treasury offered 850 million dollars in bonds and they were all sold already. The note suggests if the industry could attract solid buyers like Roosevelt they could be real industrialists rather than just manufacturers of speculative dice for Wall Street.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
U. S. Treasury
Dustry
Roosevelt
Wall St
Nordy
Bank Employes Indicted In Albuquerque Bank Case
Three First Savings Bank and Trust Company tellers and officers in Albuquerque were indicted by a grand jury on charges of making false entries. Ira Boldt faces three indictments for large entries totaling about 49 000 dollars across bond and trust accounts. Eugene Tomej and Fred Howell each face multiple false-entry counts and have been released on bonds.
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Albuquerque
N. M
First Savings Bank and Trust Company
Ira V. Boldt
Teller
Eugene Toemi
Fred K. Howell
Boldt
Tomej
Many Complete Cotton Plowing Under Retirement Agreements
Farmers who signed cotton retirement agreements have largely plowed the portion to retire. Committees have inspected several crops to verify compliance, with more inspections underway. Secretary of Agriculture acceptances of the retirement agreements signed in Chaves county were expected this afternoon. County agent J. R. Thomas moved to the southern half to deliver performance certificates to inspection committees for signing upon approval of fulfilled contracts.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Chaves
J. R. Thomas
County Commission Eyes Proclamation For Sept Election
The board of county commissioners plans a special session next Monday to issue an election proclamation for Chaves County. The September 19 vote will determine three delegates to a Constitutional Convention to repeal the 18th Amendment and decide on liquor issues and a 20 mill tax limit. The county clerk’s office has begun organizing election machinery.
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Board of County Commissioners
Chaves County
State of
New Mexico
Increase in employment under NR A Roswell survey
The Record reports a Roswell survey on Main Street showing 18 new full time hires and wage increases in 11 stores under the National Recovery Act re employment campaign. Employers anticipate more hires as operations adjust under NRA rules, with broad cooperation and a patriotic, sacrifice minded response noted.
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The
Record
Main Street
Roswell
Alleged Bank Bandit Caught in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs New Mexico August 3 a man giving the name Johnnie Wilson, alleged to be wanted in Paris Arkansas for murder and bank robbery, was arrested by Sierra county deputies after a car stop. A gun was found in the vehicle though Wilson was unarmed. A woman identified as Miss King was arrested for investigation and claimed to be his wife. Wilson was taken to Dona Ana county jail in Las Cruces for safekeeping.
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Hot Springs
N. M
Johnnie Wilson
Paris
Ark
Arkansas
Wilson
Sierra County
Miss King
Dona Ana
Las Cruces
Texas may seek state line dam cold New Mexico
Maj Richard Burges of El Paso one of the Rio Grande Tri State Compact Committee urged Governor Miriam Ferguson to join the application for construction of the closed basin drain and state line reservoir on the Colorado New Mexico line under the industrial recovery act. New Mexico Governor Arthur Seligman and Colorado Governor Edwin Co Johnson pledged support to obtain construction of a 2 million dollar reservoir and 1 509 thousand dollar drain project.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Richard Burges
el Paso
Texas
Miriam Ferguson
Colorado-New Mexico
Arthur Seligman
New Mexico
Edwin Co. Johnson
Colorado
Heavy rains greet New Mexico Legion convention in Tucumcari
A shower soaked Tucumcari as the fifteenth annual New Mexico American Legion convention opened. Over 1,000 delegates arrived amid washed out small bridges on highway 66 and 18, with temporary repairs in place and roads open. Brig. Gen Osborne C Wood seen as likely state commander while Maj Herman Baca and others are mentioned for national posts and leadership roles.
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Tucumcari
N. M
New Mexico Department of the American Legion
Highway Department
West Texas
Santa, Fe
Las Vegas
Clovis
Osborne C. ‘Wood
Herman Baca
H. A. Ingalls
Roswell
Ian McTavish
Magdalena
Daniel Vaughn
Las Cruces
Paul
Work of CCC Camp Capitans Described Near Roswell
Captain Cyrus Searcy, commander, details the Capitan CCC camp near Roswell. Seventeen NM camps host 200 youths aged 18 to 25 with several officers. eight-hour days, five days weekly, work on a mountain road built by the men. Camp life centers on discipline, food, sleep in tents, limited amusements. visitors welcome. About 125 men will visit Roswell, attending a theater show. Each month workers are paid 30 dollars, 25 dollars sent to dependents.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Capitans
Capitan
Cyrus Searcy
U. S. Army
Roswell
New Mexico
Army
Forestry Service
Searcy
Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Yucca
The
Military Institute
Colonel Pearson
Institute
State to Lose by Taking Down Range Fences
Santa Fe Aug 3 AP Enforcement of Secretary Ickes fence removal order would reduce state land revenue. Commissioner Frank Vesely urged withdrawing all public domain from the fence order during the federal land exchange, to protect fences until land swaps are completed. He warned grazing without fences could overrun leased state lands and threaten purebred cattle safeguards.
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Santa Fe
Ickes
State Land Department
Frank Vesely
Vesely
New Mexico
Baseball today scores from major leagues
MLB results show Philadelphia 79 over New York 52 with Grove and Cochrane in Battery. Washington beats Chicago 5 2 with Welch and Brown on the mound. Detroit and Chicago game postponed by rain. Cleveland defeats St Louis with 6 0 score, batteries Harder Pytlak Wells Shea.
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Philadelphia
New York
Grove and Cochrane
Alien, Devens, Pennock & Dicsey
Cleveland
St. Louis
Harder
Pytlak
Wells and Shea
Batter Up Scoresheet From Rainy Openers
Postponed New York at Philadelphia and Boston at Brooklyn games narrated with rain delays. Batteries listed for Cartrell Lopez Zachary Hogan and others. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati games show final scores and inning lines with Derringer Man ion Bush Campbell noted.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Cartrell
Lopez
Zachary
Hogan
Home Runs Today Foxx Philadelphia A Grimm Chicago
Baseball brief notes highlight Earl Foxx of Philadelphia and A Grimm of Chicago as players described with home run features. The item cites teams and leagues in a concise sports roundup style with emphasis on notable slugging performances.
State action on truck line permits
Santa Fe August 3. The state corporation commission and motor vehicle department granted one permit and refused another after hearings on truck line operation applications. The Los Angeles Texas and New Mexico Motor Co was authorized to operate from Lordsburg to Deming to Las Cruces with a connection to another line. Nick Macaron of Raton was denied a contract carrier license.
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Santa Fe
State Corporation Commission
Motor Vehicle Department
Los Angeles
Texas and New Mexico Motor Co
Lordsburg
Deming
Las Cruces
Nick Macaron
Raton
Bradstreet Funeral Friday in Roswell
Pioneer cattleman L H Bradstreet who died suddenly at his home will have funeral services Friday at Ballard Funeral Home at three o clock. Rev H C Henderson of First Methodist South will lead with Rev F B Howden Jr of St Andrews assisting. A SMU male quartet will sing. Roswell Masonic Lodge will conduct graveside rites. Pallbearers are James F Hinkle Frank Strickland E C Gessert and Ray Rice.
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Firadstreet
Pecos Valley
Ballard Funeral Home
H. C. Henderson
M. E. Church
South
F. B. Howden Jr
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Southern Methodist Church
Roswell
Floods in China Kill 1060. Sheds Livestock Losses Reported
Dispatches from Sian say floods caused by dike failures along the Chiang river near Sanyuan killed 1,060 people and wiped out vast numbers of livestock. Reports indicate widespread damage and relief effort underway in Peiping and surrounding regions.
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Peiping
China
Chiang River
Sanyuan
Sian Re
Leonard Family Expresses Gratitude to Roswell
Mrs. B. F. Leonard and her children thank the Roswell public for sympathy, help, and material aid after the loss of a loved one. The family expresses deep appreciation for expressions of sympathy and generous contributions, hoping their thanks reach all who shared in their sorrow.
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B. F. Leonard
the Record
Roswell
Childeeh
Machine That Prevents Rain Sparks Farm Protest at High Falls
In Green Bay Wisconsin twenty farmers near the High Falls hydroelectric plant along the Pecatonico river demanded the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation destroy a rain de tropes machine they say dispels rain. Superintendent Frank Fink denied seeing any device and could not confirm its existence.
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Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
High Falls
Peghtigo River
Frank Fink
Fink
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