Survey of Pecos water control and Roswell aims
The article discusses Roswell's push for federal handling of flood waters from the Pecos and Hondo rivers, the need for a general water-control plan funded by Congress, and related issues like flood salinity and the Berrendo. It notes Coronado Cuarto Centennial funding and European harvests, plus a Boston printer anecdote about media chiding.
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Roswell
Fecos
Hondo
United States
Pecos
Congress
Sidelights on the News Oppose The Hatch Bill
Young Democrats in Washington show hostility to the Hatch bill amid tensions at the approaching convention. Frank J. McCarthy of Hagerman represents Ben Luchini’s New Mexico group. The piece analyzes federal and state employe political power and potential legislative moves on the Hatch bill, primary law, and party dynamics. Senator Floyd Kennedy backs submission on Sept 16, while Governor Miles’s stance remains unclear amid public debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Democrats
Washington
Frank J. McCarthy
Hagerman
Ben Luchini
Association
New Mexico
McCarthy
Chaves County
Floyd Kennedy
Roosevelt County
Portales
Miles
Rupert F. Asplund
John Miles
Counting The Cars Bursey Drives New Tourism Game
Joe Bursey director of the tourist bureau has pulled a new and worthwhile game in determining the traffic and visitor flow. The item hints at civic engagement and uses practical data collection to boost local promotion and draws. The read suggests a playful approach to measuring car counts for tourism impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bursey
Tourist Bureau
Statewide highway traffic counts urged by local groups
Observers note auxiliary electric eyes and monthly twenty four hour counts with help from Chambers of Commerce officers boun ties and Boy Scouts. Roswell East Second Street and Carlsbad Canal Street show congestion near unbelievable levels. A recent count hit over a hundred cars per minute supporting efforts to widen Second Street and other busy routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bursey
Chambers of Commerce
Boy Scouts
East Second Street
Roswell
Canal Street
Carlsbad
The Best Short Sermon Delivered by a 70-Year-Old
A 70-year-old man in Cleveland delivers a compact sermon praised as the best of the week by the Hobos Post and other papers. He urges forgetting yesterday, living in today, and hoping for tomorrow to drive progress despite uncertain dreams.
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United States
Peet
Cleveland
Hobos Post
Colorado Grant Keeps Funds for Corconado Cuatro Centennial
The report notes Senators Chavez and Hatch preserved a $250 000 grant for the Corconado Cuatro Centennial after a prior cut to 175 000. The full fund would cover overhead and allocate 150 000 to Albuquerque and Santa Fe, with 50 000 for the rest of the state, a generous ratio unchanged by cuts.
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Colorado
Chavez
Hatch
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Governor backs Texas temperance week honoring Frances Willard
Governor Lee O Daniel supports Texas moving to champion temperance during the week of Sept 28 to honor Frances Willard whose twenty year leadership in the national and world WCTU is praised by many who oppose prohibition. New Mexico shows interest, though views on dry versus wet vary widely.
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Frances Willard
Lee O’daniel
Texas
W. Co. T. U. New Mexico
Is Your Nose Drying Up
Simple home remedy advertises Mentholatum to relieve nasal dryness irritation and dryness in nostrils. Claims it soothes mucous membranes keeps them moist and eases breathing. Says beneficial for sunburn windburn and cracked lips. Available at drug counters in jars or tubes for 30 cents.
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United States
W. F. Bigelow
Creod Housekeeping
Bigelow
Berry
Mount Berry
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Roswell Baily Bernard
Record Publishing Company
Business
Society
Audit Bureau of Circulations
C. E. Mason
Edw
L. Scarritt
H. B. Cooley
Trade
Congress of the United State
Europe
Red Bluff
New Mexico Fish and Game Commission
Albert Murray
Boston
Albert
Linotype News
Will Robinson
Kennedy
Rocky Mountain
Ely Culbertson
Great Bridge Authority
Mr Culbertson
Ft. Sumner
Joe Stearns
Donald Duck
Steck
Jersey
H. F. Carpenter
Institute
C. M. Hester
Montgomery Ward
West Texas
Mildred Coleman
Pine St
Abilene
Elbertas
Gaylord’s
Lorraine
Roswell Building & Loan Assn
N. Penn
Penn
Main
N. Richardson
L. F. Woodhead’s
N. Main St
L. F. Woodheads
Emerson
L. F. Woodhead
Record Office
Reward
East College
North Main
Eddie Greaves
West Tilden
District Court
State OF New Mexico
East Grand Plains
Marcielle A. Puckett
Adv
Record
Roswell Mattress Co
Ruidoso
South Main
South Main St
Dollahon Tire Shop
Edwards
Court House
N. Main
Maryland
M-G-M
Santa Monica
Wiley Padan
Joan
New York
Csalind D Russell
Norma
Shea
Joan Crawford
N. Y
Brentwood
Miss Crawford
Louis Bennett
Bennett
Hollywood
Crawford
Hattie Carnegie
Millard Tydings
Errol
Errol Flynn
Newark
Rosemary
Lili Damita
Moseley’s
Mace i
Walt Disney
Coronado
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