Welcome Governor Miles in Roswell for Roy Rogers celebration
Governor Miles and Mrs Miles arrive in Roswell for a public visit marked by a banquet and street dance. A commission ceremony will appoint Roy Rogers as Colonel on the Governor's Staff on the Yucca Theatre stage around 8:25 PM. The event aims to promote New Mexico as a film production site and boost local publicity.
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John E. Miles
Roy Rogers
Roswell
Miles
New Mexico
Continental Air Lines
Continental
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Gil Carter
Miles to Open Reelection Drive August 19
Gov. Miles announced plans to formally start his renomination campaign on August 19. He will operate a lean, volunteer-driven drive with a $2,500 spending cap under the new primary law, establish state and Albuquerque headquarters, and visit counties as invitations arise while staying largely in Santa Fe for official duties.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
Albuquerque
President calls unity in national defense and law enforcement
President Roosevelt urged federal state unity to strengthen national defense and curb subversive activity. Attorney General Jackson presented the letter at a federal state conference highlighting cooperation to guard against spies saboteurs and fifth column threats. Hoover reported a surge in defense cases and minimal sabotage.
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Jackson
J. Edgar Hoover
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United States
Seven Killed On Highways Near Amarillo
Seven persons died in highway crashes within 24 miles of Amarillo in 48 hours. A head on collision west of Canyon killed five including Mark Taynor, Phillips Petroleum sales chief for Texas and parts of Oklahoma, and four youths in a coupe. the bodies were burned beyond recognition. Others killed were Mary Jane Decker aged 17 Hereford Violet Bippus 27 Hereford Arvid Fancher 21 Welsh and Roland Faulkinberry 23 Weatherford. Taynor survived with his wife and two children. Also two men Freddie Blevins Oklahoma City and Blevins Tulsa are reported killed when struck by a passenger train at Vega 40 miles west of Amarillo. engineer Simmie Baggs said the men were on the track asleep.
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Mark Taynor
Hereford
Violet Bippus
Arvid Fancher
Welsh
Roland Faulkinberry
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Oklahoma
Freddie Blevins
Oklahoma City
Blevins
Tulsa
Cousins
Vega
Here
Simmie Baggs
Dempsey Back In New Mexico To Start His Campaign
Republican state chairman John E. Emmons announced in Albuquerque that after the September primaries the party will file informations alleging Democrats violate the Hatch Act in New Mexico. He said affidavits will be reviewed by a legal advisory council and then given to the federal district attorney. Emmons urged a legal interpretation of water works employees status under federal funds rules. Congressman J J Dempsey arrived in Santa Fe to formally launch his campaign for the Democratic senatorial nomination opposing Senator Dennis Chavez.
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John E. Emmons
New Mexico
Emmons
Albuquerque
State Central Committee
RFC
J. J. Dempsey
Santa Fe
Dennis
Major Parties Planning Short Campaigns
Senate debate centers on Hatch act limits as Henry Fletcher argues the $5,000 cap targets only national committees. Senator Hatch counters that the provision clarifies individual contributions. The Republican candidate says the party expects about $2.5 million for the White House bid, below the $3 million single-party cap.
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Senate
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Republican National Committee
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Wendell L. Willkie
Colorado Springs
Bankhead
Dala
Applications For Buying Farms Under Bankhead-Jones Act
Emmett D. White announces that Farm Security Administration is now receiving applications to buy farm land under the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act. Eligible tenants may obtain loans to purchase approved units for family-sized farms. Preference to married applicants with adequate livestock and equipment. Loans repaid over forty years at three percent interest, with annual payments of 4.3 percent of the loan.
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Emmett D. White
Farm Security Administration
County Court House
Roswell
Perishing Calls For World War Destroyers To Aid Britain
General Pershing backs sending at least fifty old World War destroyers to England. The piece argues destroyers are versatile, vital for offense and defense, likening them to mongooses that swiftly tackle threats, drawing on impressions from India and the West Indies.
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General Pershing
United States
England
Britain
India
West Indies
Exiled Mexican leader near death after denied return home
General Nicolas Rodriguez, former head of the Mexican Gold Shirts, lay near death in El Paso after relatives failed to move him across the Rio Grande to Juarez. Mexican immigration authorities blocked the ambulance, while officials said crossing required a special dispensation. Rodriguez, banished in 1936, has spent years near the border amid illness and uncertainty.
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Tex
Nicolas Rodriguez
Gold Shirts
Juarez
Rio Grande
Cardenas
Rodriguez
Manuel Rodriguez
Mexico
Arguments Over Conscription Stir Nation
National debate on conscription and aid to Great Britain fills pages across the continent. Gen. John J. Pershing from Washington urged radio audiences to lease at least 50 World War destroyers to aid England. He warned that protecting the British fleet could spare the United States from another costly war.
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John J. Pershing
Washington
United States
England
Troops mass for three week national guard maneuvers
Camp Beauregard Louisiana hosts about 50 000 guardsmen from 13 states plus 20 000 regulars and 1 000 reserve officers in an April 1940 style war game. Arizona New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma and Texas troops join Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Carolinas Georgia Florida for a four day battle starting August 17 under Lt General Stanley Embick. Special trains bring troops through Wednesday as the west red army faces the east blue army in wooded hills near Camp Beauregard.
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New Mexico
Seaboard
South Carolina
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Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Red Army of the West
Blue Army of the East
Louisiana
Mississippi
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Tennessee
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Here
Stanley D. Embick
Third Army
Grocery Store Robbery Report From Dexter
The sheriff's department investigates a Dexter robbery at O. W. Phillips' grocery. Fifteen dollars and cigarettes were stolen after a window was broken to gain entry.
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Sheriff’s Department
O. W. Phillips
Hobbs Mayor Seeks Reform School Safeguards
Hobbs mayor Guy L. Rogers plans to urge the State Industrial School at Springer to instruct staff not to chain beat or mistreat Hobbs youths sent there. He cites a claimant report of chaining head shaving and punishment including 30 days on the floor with limited food and seeks protections for future Hobbs boys.
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N. M
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Reform School
Alcatraz
James M. McGhee
Tea County
Senate Committee Backs Conscription Bill 12-3
The Senate military committee approved Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training, estimating 12 million men ages 21 to 30 must register. The vote was 12 to 3 with Downey absent and Johnson Thomas and Lundeen voting no. The measure, backed by War Secretary Stimson and aligned with Roosevelt policy, moves toward Senate floor action this week.
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Senate
Stimson
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Downey
Calif
Johnson
D-Cole
Thomas
Idaho
Lundeen
Fl-Minn
Boston Tops Yankees 4 1 Behind Ostermueller Homers
Boston defeats New York 4 to 1 as Fritz Ostermueller allows seven hits and Jimmy Foxx hits his 25th homer with a man on. Bonham and Rosar contribute for Boston while Foxx drives in the decisive runs. Detroit sweeps a doubleheader 9 2 over St. Louis with Schoolboy Rowe pitching. Rudy York belts his 19th homer and Dick Bartell adds his sixth. First game ends 9 2 with Detroit compiling 12 hits. second game ends 2 6 with Rowe again on the mound. In the National League New York visits Brooklyn for a night game, the only game scheduled.
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Boston Red Sox
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Rosar
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St. Louis Browns
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Dick Bartell
George McQuinn
Rowe
Sullivan
Lawson
Mills
Susce
Swift
City Beautiful Contest Entries Highlight L. B. Boelner
City Beautiful page features entries in a floral contest with L. B. Boelner listed among participants for a bouquet of marigolds.
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City Beautiful
Japan protests arrests of Mitsubishi and Mitsui men in London
A Japanese embassy spokesman said Britain's explanation for the arrest of two high ranking Japanese businessmen in London was unsatisfactory. Ambassador Mamoru Shigemitsu prepared a new protest to be lodged with the foreign office. The detained include Satoru Mikahara of Mitsubishi and Shunsukei Tanable of Mitsui, with other Japanese held in the empire expected to be included.
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Britain
Europe
Romania
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Foreign Office
Satoru Mikahara
Shunsukei Tanable
Mitsubishi
Mitsui
Empire
Lord Halifax
Record ad endurance earns Roswell mattress man top honor
After fifteen years of running his Roswell Mattress Company classified ad without a miss, Chas E McKeg wins for long time use. He says the ad pays, with proven returns through the years.
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Chas. E. McKeg
Roswell Mattress Company
Fifteen Years Experience Highlighted in Statement
A speaker cites fifteen years of experience as a convincing basis for argument and thanks Mr. McKeg for his input.
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Mr. McKeg
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