Husband builds shoe factory to ease Mrs Roosevelt's feet
New York reports James Fikany, a long time cobbler, builds a shoe factory after Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt seeks comfortable footwear. He spends $90,000 of life savings to craft two pairs, one silver and gold evening slippers and one brown gabardine sport shoe, amid her years of foot trouble dating to 1931 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James Fikany
James Kikany
Jim
Weather report notes scattered showers and regional temps
Scattered light showers extend from New Mexico and Texas northeast to the upper Mississippi river with heavy rain only along parts of the Texas coast. Clear to partly cloudy conditions prevail in the West, cooler readings in the northern plains, and highs reaching 100 in portions from Kansas to southern Texas. Cleve Hallenbeck.
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New Mexico
Texas
Mississippi River
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Middle Plains
Kansas
Plateau
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Cleve Hallenbeck
Colorado
Arizona
West
Panhandle
Santo Domingo Interdict Lifted By Archbishop
Santo Domingo New Mexico Aug 5 4 The interdict on the Rio Grande pueblo was lifted after a pontifical mass by Archbishop Gerken of Santa Fe. Opposition remains among some villagers as crowds gather for the corn dance and a town celebration with procession and band.
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Santo Domingo
N. M
Rio Grande
Gerken
Santa Fe
John Bird
Pueblos
St. Dominic
Mission
Santa Maria
Ave Maria
Pueblo
Bird
Pueblo Council
Church
Cobbler Invents Adjustable Arch Shoe Model in NY Factory
Fikany, a Rochester cobbler, developed a metal device enabling adjustable arch support after a customer request. His U S patent 2 044 751 led to a 1500 pair daily production plan at a new shoe factory with 4000 pairs in use nationwide including 16 bought by Mrs. Roosevelt who wears size 7 1/2 A.
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Fikany
U. S
Rochester
N. Y
Mexico Eyes Rubber Industry Growth Plan
An American agricultural expert is to arrive soon to study Mexico's rubber potential. Officials will examine Tabasco, the key rubber region, and Coahuila, home to the guayule tree, aiming to develop a synthetic rubber from guayule. Ambassador Daniels issued the statement.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Daniels
Tabasco
Coahuila
State records for NM jobs drawn by merit system
Examinations for state jobs to be held in 12 New Mexico cities Saturday under the state merit system. Applications closed midnight Friday with over 4,000 received. In Alamogordo a hearing set for September on Lorna Shipley suit against county commissioners over lease contract road equipment. Officials in Las Vegas report strong Legion rodeo results with mentions of injuries and top times. In Santa Fe Archbishop Gerken names Anthony Perez to lead Socorro parish and repeal Peter Perzer to Raton parish.
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Albuquerque
N. M
State Merit System Commission
New Mexico
Alamogordo
Lorna M. Shipley
Otero County
State Supreme Court
Las Vegas
American Legion Cowboys
Shorty Kelso
Oklahoma City
Blanche McBee
Fort Worth
Cotton Lee
Muleshoe, Tex
Santa FE. N. M
Archishop
Rudolph Gerken
Anthony Perez
St. Joseph’s Parish
Raton
Socorro
Peter Perzer
Perez
Cattlemen Meet On Marketing Problems
New Mexico Extension Service hosts meetings in San Miguel Mora and Colfax counties on August 12 13 and 14 to tackle cattle marketing issues. L M Pexton Denver Union Stockyards VP will discuss fall market prospects livestock freight rates and marketing systems. G F Ellis will cover economical protein supplements for range cattle and judging supplements for economy. Standard feeder cattle grades and a grading contest will be held along with talks on preventing livestock losses from poisonous weeds and mineral supplements.
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New Mexico Extension Service
San Miguel
Mora
Colfax
L. M. Pexton
Denver Union
Pexton
G. F Ellis
Ellis
Senate debates national guard activation and Burke-Wadsworth bill
The Senate discusses a bill authorizing the president to order the National Guard and Officers Reserve Corps into active training. The Military Committee finalizes action on the Burke-Wadsworth conscription measure as the Appropriations subcommittee reviews a $4.9 billion defense budget. In the House, minor bills are under consideration while the Military Subcommittee studies the conscription proposal.
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Associated Press
Senate
National Guard
Appropriations
HOUSE
Ranger Flips Gun Back To Tourists At Park Gate
In Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado ranger Walter OBrien handed a gun back to other tourists and reassured two elderly visitors that no hazard from Indians or wildlife existed. The oddly phrased scene underscores park regulations and safety concerns. Meanwhile in Charlotte North Carolina J R Davis fished for carp and witnessed a large bass strike beneath his boat after a minnows school vanished from view.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Colo
Walter O'Brian
O’brien
Charlotte
N. C
J. R. Davis
Davis
Chavez Plans To Develop Manganese Ore Boost
Senator Dennis Chavez expects to meet President Roosevelt to outline a plan to add about 6 million dollars yearly from New Mexico manganese ore as part of national defense. Chavez cites high quality ore and proposes a four point development plan to present after Roosevelt returns from Hyde Park.
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Chavez
Washington
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Roosevelt
New Mexico
United States
Hyde Park
No Brandy? Shelbyville Baker Prefers Funeral Crypt Comforts
Shelbyville baker Robert O Wright says he expects to be dead when he's laid in his mausoleum but has furnished the crypt with a radio clock cot rug towel comb mirror candles matches cigars cigarets a corncob pipe tobacco and two brandy glasses in case.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Robert O. Wright
Shelbyville Baker
NAI NURTURED APPLES IN IRELAND? DUBLIN FARMER'S CURIOUS TIP
Dublin Ga. farmer James L. Whitaker accepted a tip from a visiting apple man and nailed rusty fasteners into the trunks of his non bearing trees. He followed the tip and now all but one tree are laden with fruit, leaving one tree unburdened and the rest bearing heavily.
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Dublin
James L. Whitaker
Ruidoso News notes guest visits and camp events
Ruidoso residents and visitors are hosted at the Navajo Lodge Ye Olde Pyne Tavern and Camp Carrizo activities as guests arrive from El Paso Midland and Bartlesville. A sunrise ride from Weldons Academy drew twenty two riders including El Pasoans while Camp Carrizo counselors prepare for Friday night shows and the August 10 closing.
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R. W. Goddard
Mesil Ila Park
N. M
New Mexico
Sherman
Texas
Roy King
James A. Travis
Roswell
Sam Price
Midland
A. Little
el Paso
Ruidoso
W. C. Roche
Orville Work
Fred Yelton
Alamogordo
Pyne Tavern
Dan P. White, Jr
Baldy
Michand
Tex
Jean Jones
Lillian Russell
Oklahoma City
Eddie Jeffrey
Wilbur F. Coe
Glencoe
Coe
Thorndale
A. J. Cox
Artesia
Eleanor Connell
Abilene
Coe Ranch
Ruidoso Canyon
Laura Ferguson
George Baird
R. M. Stuntz
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Grace Baird
Camp Carrizo
Karma Deane
Laurita Westrup
Indian youth to see old Manhattan in color
Indian artist Ben Quintana, 16, from Cochiti Pueblo New Mexico won $1000 for a tempera depiction of life in his community in a contest by the American Youth Forum. He arrived with his teacher Mrs Geronimo Montoya and plans to bank the prize to build a studio after touring New York City.
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New York
Ben Quintana
Cochiti Pueblo N. M
Manhattan
American Youth Forum
Quintana
Geronimo Montoya
Montoya
Death threats in Mexican oil troubles prompt warnings
In Mexico City on August 5, distribution and production managers Jesus Silva Herzog and Cortes Herrera received anonymous letters aimed at oil industry workers. One line warned, If against all reason they take the bread that you carry to your homes, kill. The threats target Herzog and Herrera over a proposed reorganization plan including a two percent reduction in personnel.
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Mexico City
Jesus Silva Herzog
Cortes Herrera
Herzog
Herrera
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