Pecos River Joint Investigation outlines water issues
A two year field study based in Roswell examines Pecos River salinity floods erosion and water use between New Mexico and Texas. Three federal agencies led by Harlow M. Stafford coordinate surveys with funding from the National Resources Planning Board and state contributions to negotiate a water compact.
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Pecos River
National Resources Planning Board
New Mexico
Texas
Pecos
U. S. Geological Survey
Department of Agriculture
War Department, Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Geological Survey
War Department
Harlan H. Barrows
University of Chicago
B. M. Woods
University of California
R. J.tipton
Denver
Earl O. Mills
St. Louis
Harlowe M. Stafford
Fred C. Seobey
Roswell
Undressing Race Added to Cahoon Park Water Carnival
A new undressing race will open Cahoon Park water carnival on August 11 at the city pool. Entrants must arrive fully dressed and dive, swim, disrobe, then retrieve clothes, dress again, and finish first. Four freestyle races cap the program, with separate boys and girls divisions.
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Cahoon Park
James Cowan
Kentucky Primary Day Shaped by Violence and Repeater Arrests
In Kentucky primary day chaos, a shooting in Harlan county led to Delbert Cross's jail and Robert Thomas recovering after a fight tied to a long standing grudge. Six men labeled repeaters were arrested at polling places with voting instructions found on them. Voters faced broad participation as gubernatorial and other state races drew attention under largely fair skies.
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Harlan County
Jefferson County
Kentucky
Chad Nolan
Delbert Cross
Robert Thomas
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Nolan
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United States
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Keen Johnson
John Sherman Cooper
King Swope
Alben W. Barkley
A. B. Chandler
National
Chandler
Iown
Harlan
Congress wrangles ease as adjournment nears amid bills
Washington reports a weary Congress quickening toward adjournment after passage of a 189 million deficiency bill with added Commodity Credit Corporation funds and a social security measure awaiting final Senate approval. Debate centered on WPA wages and relief rules amid last minute parliamentary maneuvers.
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House
Senate
Congress
Woodrum
D-Va
E.S.T
Adams
D-Cole
White House
Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Wallace
la Follette Liberties Committee
Rayburn
Chamber
Bargains on stoves washers and beds in The Record
Read The Record for furniture bargains including stoves washers and beds. Discover value across multiple brands with featured prices and discounts in this local goods roundup.
Dynamite and Bombs Found Near Green Mountain Dam
Four cases of dynamite and three dynamite bombs were found near the Green Mountain dam site as workers returned under Colorado National Guard protection. Guardsmen had been called by Gov. Carr amid labor strife that led to clashes and injuries, with about 350 workers on site at the time. The Green Mountain project is part of the Colorado River Big Thompson water diversion program.
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Green Mountain Dam
Colo
Green Mountain
Colorado National Guardsmen
William Hunn
Ralph L. Carr
Colorado River
Big Thompson
New Names Listed In Congress Headlines
Washington August 5 1939 new names drew attention in the Senate and House during the session. Soft spoken Senator Carl A Hatch D NM sponsored legislation to curb political activities of federal office holders. Rep Sol Bicom D NY succeeded the late Rep Mc Reynolds D Tenn as chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. Senator Claude Pepper D Fla campaigned for more WPA funds and cited a letter from President Roosevelt endorsing his stance. Senator Robert A Taft R Ohio entered the presidential race after a long battle opposing the New Deal.
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D-Nm
Sol Bicom
D-Ny
Rep
McReynolds
D-Tenn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Roosevelt
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hundreds want to join Byrd Antarctic expedition
Boston dispatch reports Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is flooded with applications from hundreds of youths vying to accompany him on the next Antarctic trip. Letters reveal bold claims, quirky motives, and a 15 year old offering violin, sewing, and jitterbug skills.
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Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Ohio
Admiral Byrd
Japan
Kennedy Attacks Taxpayers Assn In New Mexico
PORTALES NM Aug 5 State Senator Floyd Kennedy criticized the New Mexico Taxpayers Association and backed a 1.45 million institutional bond issue due Sept 16. He accused the group of backing dividends for eastern corporations over education and cited dire conditions at the state insane hospital and State College class spaces as evidence of political expedience and waste.
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N. M
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Rupert F. Asplund
Association
Miles
Asplund
Kennedy
Taxpayers’ Association
State Insane Hospital
State College
Japanese arrest Catholic priests in Peiping
Fujen University officials reported two priests were arrested by Peiping police for refusing to reveal student names. A Chinese priest was seized last Wednesday, and Father Kroes, Dutch-born, was taken the next day. Kroes said he was confined in a dirty cell but unharmed.
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Peiping
Fujen University
Father Kroes
Netherlands
1940 GOP opposition shapes Roosevelt third-term politics
President faced a nearly united GOP vote against much of his program as 1940 plans loomed. Garner and Holt balked at a third-term push, while Congress approved 11.5 billion dollars for 1938 and debated neutrality, labor, taxes, and a national health program for next session.
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Roosevelt
Garner
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Holt
D-W
Senate
Congress
American Mission Interests Amid War Tensions in China
Americans in Henan province city run extensive mission properties and U S commercial enterprises while fears rise over security due to Japanese hostility in Tsingtao. Japanese consulates may refuse travel permits to Americans in occupied areas in retaliation for the U S abrogation of the 1911 trade treaty. Japanese press in Tientsin depicts officers as indignant over Britain, hindering Tokyo talks.
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United States
Tsingtao
Tientsin
Tokyo
Attorney General Rules on Hatch Law
Attorney General Murphy ruled that federal district attorneys must resign if they run for other offices. He advised Charles F. Uhl of Pittsburgh and his assistant John B. Ray that under the Hatch law they cannot both hold office and seek state jobs. He also telegraphed the Chattanooga federal attorney about a possible run for Congress. Uhl has already announced his resignation to run for a judgeship.
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Murphy
Charles F. Uhl
Pittsburgh
John B. Ray
Chattanooga
Tenn
Congress
Uhl
Navajos dance to ward off devil after death
In Gallup New Mexico Aug 5 7 Navajo Indians held healing dances and sang the Hojini prayers after the death of Navajo Mike a 55 year old stockman who was killed when a wild horse threw him near Pinehaven. Chindi the evil spirit blamed for the accident led to a cautious and solemn response as tribesmen prepared for burial and new prayers to keep away bad spirits.
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N. M
Mike
Tah-la-le Springs
Pinehaven
Fort Wingate
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