President Roosevelts Northwest Power Plan Tour
President Roosevelt travels east via the Pacific Northwest endorsing federal control of natural power resources and the Columbia river projects. He stops near Bonneville damsite and outlines yardstick projects for electricity, planning extended navigation and population growth in Washington and Idaho. The Spokane leg notes a 3:14 am departure to Ephrata, en route to Grand Coulee for the $63 million federal power project, amid rapid train service details.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Columbia River
Northwest
Grand Coulee
Colorado River
Tennessee Valley
Columbia Rivers
St. Lawrence
Idaho
America
Arlington, Ore
Pacific
Spokane
Wash
Ephrata
Portland
Ore
Slayings Prompt Hunt for Escaped Inmate in Colorado
In Walsenburg Colorado authorities seek an escaped Colorado State Hospital inmate after William F. Evans 71 and Flora Evans 65 were found slain in their home with heads crushed and faces slashed. Sheriff reports maniac seen wearing manacles in area. suspect George Scholl 25, escaped July 27 after smashing a window guard. Autopsy cites weapon blunt for Evans and sharp for Flora.
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Walsenburg
Colo
William F. Evans
Flora
Hear
Colorado State Hospital For the
Pueblo
Harry Capps
State Hospital
George Scholl
Scholl
Denver
State Industrial School
Reformatory
Brandy Holman Wins First Round in Silver City Golf
Brandy Holman defeats Billy Schadel 2 and 1 in the championship flight at the Silver City Golf Club invitational. Jack Dempsey of Hurley beats W W Gallagher 4 and 3. Spec Stewart from Albuquerque and Billy Lafferty from Hurley were unfinished at noon, with Harden of El Paso and J W Taylor still on course as first round play continued.
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Silver City
N. M
Brandy Holman
Martin Seeks Chavez County School Superintendent Post
Charles M. Martin announced his candidacy for Chavez County school superintendent in the Democratic primary. He resigns from Roswell Junior High to pursue the race, cites eleven years in local classrooms and leadership with the Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society, and vows full-time service if elected. He is a World War II veteran, NM State Teachers College graduate, and has taught rural and urban schools in the area.
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Charles M. Martin
Chaves
Martin
Roswell
Berrendo
New Mexico State Teachers’ College
Silver City
Chaves County
New Mexico
U S Forester to Inspect New Mexico Forests
U S forester F A Silcox will inspect the Carson National Forest near Taos and the Santa Fe National Forest during a New Mexico visit. The party includes G F Rachford M M Cheney and D A Shoemaker. Silcox tours Carson on Sunday and Santa Fe on Monday, returning to Albuquerque Tuesday before Pacific coast travel.
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Albuquerque
Carson National Forest
Taos
Santa Fe National Forest
F. A. Silcox
Washington
U. S. Forester
New Mexico
Silcox
Arizona
Springerville
Ariz
G. FR. Rachford
M. M. Cheney
D. A. Shoemaker
Carson Forest
Santa Fe Forest
Pacific Coast
Public Service for Hindenburg to Be Monday
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler plans a Reichstag memorial for Paul Von Hindenburg on Monday. The speech may justify his coup of merging president and chancellor powers and set a political tone before Tuesday's funeral at Tannenberg. Observers note aims to reassure both German and international audiences.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon
Reichstag
Paul von Hindenburg
Hitler
von Hindenburg
Tannenberg
Six pass Red Cross first aid course locally
Mrs. Maude Henderson James L. Elliott Earl Hedgecoxe C J Elder Woodrow Miranda and Ernesto Burciago passed the Red Cross first aid course conducted by Don O Blea for the Chaves County chapter. Blea plans September sessions for Junior Standard and advanced courses. Enroll with Blea at 107 West Tilden.
Highway Bonds Sold in New Mexico Debentures
Santa Fe reports a state loan of 500000 in highway debentures has been disposed of with Gov A W Hockenhull stating he was informed the sale will be completed despite earlier reports bond attorneys would not approve the issue.
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Santa Fe
A.W. Hockenhull
Roswell Giants Prepare for Doubleheader With Amherst Texas
Roswell Giants announce a strong lineup for the upcoming baseball tournament this month and aim to fill the stands as they host a doubleheader against Amherst Texas tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is at 2:00 pm. Carlsbad softball visits Roswell for two games tonight with game one at 7:00 pm.
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Roswell Giants
Amherst
Texas
Carlsbad
Roswell
FERA Strike at Gallup Continues Amid Wage Dispute
Gallup New Mexico August 4 AP FERA workers protests halt all city projects with 100 of 165 workers striking for 50 cent hourly pay and the removal of welfare secretary Miss Margaret Daniels. some rural projects and a courthouse repair continue. Wages cut to 40 cents hourly align with state rates while strikers seek four six hour days weekly. No hearing arranged at Santa Fe relief HQ as McKinley county workers suspend city projects while rural jobs persist.
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Gallup, N. M
FERA
McKinley County
Margaret Daniels
Joe Gribbon
Welfare
G. A .S. Shepard
P. D. Henderson
John T. Stuart
Miss Daniel
FHRA
Santa Fe
Roosevelt visits Grand Coulee dam site in Washington
President Roosevelt inspected the newly begun Grand Coulee dam and power plant on the Columbia River at Grand Coulee Wash and spoke to workers near their shacks about his hopes for the vast project and nation building.
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Grand Coulee
Wash
Roosevelt
Columbia River
Baseball Today’s Scores
First game had New York 4 Philadelphia 5. Batteries Fitzsimmons Smith Mancusco Danning C Davis E Moore Todd. Second game New York 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Batteries Bell Schumacher Mancusco Hansen A Moore Johnson Grabowski Wilson. Boston 0 Brooklyn 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Batteries Rhein Cantwell Hogan Spohrer Mungo Lopez. RHEB Cincinnati 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 22 Chicago 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x Batteries Freitas Kolp Brennan Lombard Bush Hartnett. Pittsburgh 0 1 1 0 0 St. Louis 0 0 1 0 0 Batteries French Carleton Davis and Grace
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New York
Philadelphia
Fitzsimmons
Smith and Mancusco
Danning
C. Davis
E. Moore
Todd
Bell
Schumacher
Mancusco
Hansen
A. Moore
Johnson
Grabowski
Wilson
Boston
Brooklyn
Rhein
Cantwell
Hogan
Spohrer
Mungo
Lopez
RHEB
Cincinnati
Chicago
Freitas, Kolp, Brennan and
Lombard
Bush and Hartnett
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
French Carleton and
Davis
Notable Names Listed Across Open Sports Card
A compiled roster shows players including G. Davis of Philadelphia Walters of Philadelphia Ruth of New York Moore of Boston Leslie of Brooklyn Saltzgrave of New York Ott of New York Hartnett of Chicago Simmons of Chicago Jackson of New York Greenberg of Detroit Berger of Boston.
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G. Davis
Phila
Walters
Ruth
New York
Moore
Boston
Leslie
Brooklyn
Saltzgrave
Ott
Hartnett
Chicago
Simmons
Jackson
Greenberg
Detroit
Berger
M J McDonald Died Suddenely This Morning Roswell City Clerk
Michael J McDonald aged 48 died suddenly from a heart attack at 513 North Missouri Ave in Roswell. He had been in ill health a month and had recent Temple clinic visits. He served as city clerk since 1920 under multiple administrations and was highly regarded. Survived by wife Mary Louise Destree, son Donald daughter Marian and brothers John Dan Pat. Funeral plans pending with Ballard Funeral Home, services likely Monday at St Peter's Catholic Church.
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Michael J. McDonald
North
Missouri Ave
Donald
Mr. McDonald
Scott-White
Temple
Texas
McDonald
Roswell
Bradley
George Jewett
Mary Louise Destree
Marian
John
Dan
Pat
Highland Falls
N. Y
Catholic Church
Elk’s Club
Knights of Columbus
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Ballard Funeral Home
Carlsbad and Taos vie for next Auxiliary meet
In Ruidoso New Mexico Carlsbad and Taos competed to host the 1935 American Legion Auxiliary convention. Closing sessions planned to pick next year’s meeting site and officers. Carlsbad won the prior unit trophy for largest membership with 140 members.
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Ruidoso
N. M
Carlsbad
Taos
New Mexico Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Minnie Hylan
Santa Fe
Harlow Hylan
Janet M. Ord
Silver City
Hylan
Billy Hunt
Pinos Altos
American Legion and Auxiliary
Barbara Cantrell
Gallup
Auxiliary Child Welfare Committee
Arthur H. Gallup
Espanola
American Legion
New Mexico
Carrie Blair
Albuquerque
Plans to plug artesian wells in Roswell and Lake McMillian
At a morning meeting the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy Board outlined plans to plug artesian wells in Lake McMillian bed beginning Monday and to plug city wells in Roswell as soon as possible. There are 188 city wells with the number to be plugged undecided. The board will use its own equipment. Two wells in Lake McMillian are definite plugs with 6 or 7 more possible. The U S Reclamation Service cooperates on Lake McMillian work.
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Pecos Valley
U. S. Reclamation Service
Lake McMillian
Rapkoch Visits Roswell to Check Registration Figures
P. L. Rapkoch, Republican state chairman from Las Cruces, was in Roswell yesterday on a tour to verify registration figures.
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P. L. Rapkoch
Las Cruces
Roswell
Jack Dempsey Becomes Father of Daughter
Mrs. Jack Dempsey formerly Hannah Williams today gave birth to a seven and a half pound daughter at Polyclinic hospital. Both mother and child are reported well. The father is the former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey.
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Jack Dempsey
New York
Hannah Williams
Polyclinic Hospital
Mob harms Black man tied to tree limb near Bethany
In Shreveport area on August 4, officers said a Black man, Grafton Page, 30, was fatally harmed by about ten Black individuals from his own race after an insult to a Black girl. He was tied to a tree limb near Bethany, stripped, and beaten with pine knots. No arrests reported.
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Shereveport
Grafton Page
Bethany
Bloodless War in New Orleans in August Showdown
In New Orleans the political battle over September congressional primary heats up as Huey P. Long and Walmsley deploy guards and police around the voter registration office. Long calls it a fishing trip while Walmsley seeks contempt citations to jail Long and Adjutant General Fleming amid martial law atmosphere.
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Louisiana National Guardsmen
O. K. Allen
Huey Long
New Orleans
International Illustrated News
Huey P. Long
Long
T. Semmes Walmeley
Walmsley
Senator Long
Raymond H. Fleming
Milistia
Col Lane to accompany governor to Chicago for Century of Progress
Col Ulf Lane of Lag Cruces with the 120th Engineers will accompany the Governor to Chicago for the Century of Progress trip. Brig Gen Osborne C Wood cannot go due to the national encampment opening at Las Vegas.
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Santa Fe
Ulf Lane
Lag Cruces
Pany
Chicago
New Mexico
Osborne C. Wood
Las Vegas
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