Movie Man Here Seeks Location For Picture
Warner Bros casting director Jet John H Porter and family visit McNally Hall Motor Co in Albuquerque. He came from Little Rock after a wire advised inspecting the Bottomless Lakes as a desert setting for Fragments of France. Production could begin mid September with a six week stay if chosen. Porter, a New Mexico native, recalls schoolboy ties with police chief Tom Summers.
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John H. Porter
Warner Bros
McNally-Hall Motor Co
Crile Shifts Bid to Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Herman Crile Roswell attorney withdraws from the congressional race and enters the Republican nomination contest for lieutenant governor. Dempsey campaigns in Hot Springs Albuquerque leaders seek a campaign HQ as he plans Las Cruces and Deming stops. Hyde Tingley attacks the New Mexico Democrat mocking party subsidies.
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Herman Crile
Roswell
GOP
Waldo Rogers
Albuquerque
Congress
G. L. Gibbons
Raton
Legislative Committee
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chavez
Sony
CBS
Hot Springs
Hatch
House
Las Cruces
Deming
Lordsburg
Santa Fe
John E. Miles
Hyde Tingley
New
President Starts Qn Inspection Of Defense Areas
President Roosevelt begins a weekend tour of New England defense sites with visits to Portsmouth Navy Yard and Boston Navy Yard. He observes submarine construction and salvage operations while police guard the high security tour. The trip includes plans to Watertown Arsenal as factories ramp to three shifts to boost war materiel output.
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John Wainwright
Mass
Mr. Roosevelt
Portsmouth
White House
Boston
Navy Yard
Wainwright
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Col
William Donovan
Snake Dances Set By Hopis For Aug 22 25
Runners spread word that Hopi snake clans will hold rain seeking dances on August 22 at Mishongnovi and August 25 at Hotevilla and Shipaulovi. Snake priests announced the dates, snakes are tended in secret chambers, and dancers will carry rattlesnakes to ritual tomtoms before releasing them at dusk to petition the water serpent god.
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Gallup
N. M
Roman Hubbell
Arizona
Mishongnovi
Hotevilla
Shipaulovi
Soldier in Hyde Park to briefing on secret Europe mission
The Fighting Sixty-Ninth veteran who boarded the president’s train at Hyde Park was invited to explain what he saw on a recently completed secret European mission for Secretary Knox. Reports say the president, ending a six day Hyde Park stay, plans at least four more defense inspection tours and may witness a major peacetime military operation in upstate New York next weekend.
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Europe
Knox
N. Y
New York
Bean crop forecast by Agriculture for 14 million bags
Washington August 10 The Agriculture Department in its August 1 estimate forecasts the third largest bean crop in 20 years at about 14,649,000 bags for this year. Phone your classified to 11 or 55.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Geronimo Never At Ft Union Says Otero
Santa F2 New Mexico August 10 Territorial governor M A Otero says the Apache bad man Geronimo was never held at Fort Union, at least on Saturday nights. He recalls poker trips from Las Vegas and notes an 1886 arrest claim by George Crocker, now disputed by Otero who shows a war shirt bought for 1000 dollars. Col Jack Potter and editor George Fitzpatrick plan to back the ex governor, boosting Crocker supporters.
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Geronimo
Old Fort Union
M. A. Otero
Vegas
George Crocker
Alameda
Fort Union
Otero
Jack Potter
New Mexico Trail Drivers and Pioneers Association
George Fitzpatrick
New Mexico Magazine
Crocker
Chevrolet Contest Ends August 31 1940
Chevrolet announces a contest running from July 12 to August 31 to locate the millionth Chevrolet Six built since 1929. Eligible owners must hold a 1940 licensed Chevrolet and own the car before July 12 1940. The prize is the one millionth 1940 Chevrolet, awarded at the New York World's Fair with travel and related expenses paid.
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Chevrolet Automobile Company
John Hall
McNally-Hall Motor Co
Chevrolet
New York
Handbook of Federal Indian Law highlights minority rights
Secretary Ickes endorses a new handbook as a practical tool for Native Americans to understand citizenship and franchise rights. The foreword by Felix Cohen stresses awareness of legal rights as essential for Indians and those who deal with them. In separate item, TuCumcari mother Geraldine Goodin Miller, 28, has been missing a week and authorities widen the search across Arizona, Colorado and Texas.
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Ickes
Felix S. Cohen
Indian Law Survey
Department of Justice
Board of Appeals
Interior Department
United States
Las Cruces
N. M
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
Geraldine Goodin Miller
Volume Wool Sales Light During Week
Boston reports a light week for wool sales with steady prices. Western auctions disappointed growers while New York eyeing the English Channel and government orders dominate trade. Mohair remains dull with steady pricing as Western and foreign offerings thin out.
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Boston
Commercial Bulletin
New York
English Channel
West
Texas
Bulletin
Territory
Montana
Delaine
Cape Winter
Cape Summers
Utah Maples Seeks Democratic Constable Nomination
Utah Maples announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for constable of precincts 1 and 2 with the primary on September 14. Born in Sweetwater Texas and living in Roswell since 1925, he is married and resides at 207 East 12th Street. This is his first political candidacy. Maples says he has a fighting disposition but uses it on the right occasion and believes in treating people as he would like to be treated.
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Utah
Maples
Sweetwater
Texas
Roswell
East 12Th Street
Roswell forms Bowling Association and leagues planned
City bowlers in Roswell met at the Chamber of Commerce and adopted a constitution under the American Bowling Congress. Red Ball was elected president with four vice presidents and officers chosen for secretary treasurer. Committees named for City, Commercial, Civic Club Leagues and a major league organized for the fall season. Officials urge bowlers to register or sponsor teams and note an intercity match with Daily Record at Carlsbad this Sunday and return next Sunday.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
American Bowling Congress
Red Ball
Russ Owens
John Halter
Jim Rallis
Bill Lancaster
Walter Sullen
ABC
City League
C. D. Swain
R. L. Rosell
Lloyd Taylor
Civic Club League
Walter Sullens
Berkey
Farley Goesman Linked To Yankees Purchase Talks
Reports say Farley Goesman may lead a group to buy the New York Yankees while remaining Coca Cola head foreign salesman. A friend notes the deal could close next week. Farley plans at least a month away before starting new duties and will decide on salary disclosure.
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New York Yankees
Coca-Cola Company
Farley
New York
Coca- Cola Corporation
New York Yankee
Yankees
Archaeologists From Mexico Visit for Southwestern Conference
National Park Service officials en route to El Paso to host a Mexican delegation of 11 from the National School of Biological Sciences Mexico City. Delegates include Gerardo Verala and other senior researchers visiting Santa Fe to inspect exhibits and visit regional park headquarters. The Chaco Canyon meeting aligns with the Coronado Cuarto centennial celebration and is organized with the University of New Mexico.
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National Park Service
el Paso
Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
Jesse L. Nusbaum
Erik K. Reed
Santa Fe
National Park
National School of Biological Sciences
Mexico City
Gerardo Verala
Diodoro Antunez
Daniel F. Rubin de la Borbella
Miguel Othon de Mendizabal
Jorge A. Vivo
Norman A. McQuown
University of New Mexico
Coronado Cuarto
Weather outlook across four states with scattered storms
New Mexico shows fair weather tonight and Sunday with late day cloudiness over higher elevations and widely scattered thunderstorms in the southern portion Sunday afternoon. Colorado remains partly cloudy with cooler northeast tonight and east Sunday. Arizona: fair tonight and Sunday with widely scattered storms over northern and eastern higher elevations this evening and Sunday afternoon and evening. West Texas stays fair tonight and Sunday with afternoon and evening cloudiness.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
John Haven Seeks County Commissioner Post in 3rd District
Lake Arthur resident John W. Haven announced as a Democratic candidate for county commissioner from the southern district subject to the Sept. 14 primary. A farmer active in public affairs since 1906, Haven has served on the Lake Arthur school board and in budget and taxpayers matters. A World War veteran who studied at the University of Valparaiso, Haven emphasizes economical administration and public service. He plans to reach voters and notes his wartime Rhine experiences and desire to help “slap Hitler's ears down.”
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John W. Haven
Lake Arthur
Haven
Wisconsin
Taxpayers’ Association
Havens
University of Valparaiso
Valparaiso
Ind
Army of Occupation
Germany
Rhine
Hitler
State Receives Funds for Alleged Shortages
Santa Fe New Mexico August 10 4 Payment of 19498 15 to compensate alleged shortages of two former county treasurers has been made to the state by the American Employers Surety Company bonding firm. About 10000 covered Paul E Tabet former Torrance county treasurer and the balance covered John Simpson former McKinley county treasurer. Tabet was acquitted on criminal charges. an embezzlement charge against Simpson is pending.
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Santa FE
N. M
A. M. Fernandez
Paul E. Tabet
Torrance
John Simpson
Gallup
McKinley County
Tabet
Simpson
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