Bomb Strikes Havana Car as Cuba Presses Machado Out
A Havana street car carrying policemen was bombed injuring several, as Cuba tightens the drive to force President Gerardo Machado from office. The incident accompanies a general strike turning revolutionary, with U S mediation plans centered on Machado’s resignation and U S meddling objections by Cuba’s Liberal party.
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Havana
Gerardo Machado
Machado
Liberal Party
United States
Sumner Welles
ABC
U. S
Cuba
Linea
Sixth
Alberto Barreras
Re-Employment Committee Named for Chaves County
Lake J. Frazier Mrs. L. O. Fullen Dr. H. A. Ingalls and Harry R. Andrew of Roswell plus J. A. Buford of Hagerman have been named to the Chaves county U S Re employment Service committee. They received appointment notices from Waite Keeney state director at Santa Fe who urged immediate office location and startup of applicant registration for employment. The panel will elect a chairman vice chairman and secretary. Keeney or W P Plunkett will visit Roswell to deliver instructions. Supplies and a guide on organizing and operating the re employment office are on hand awaiting action.
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Lake J. Frazier
L. O. Fullen
H. A. Ingalls
Harry R. Andrew
Roswell
J. A. Buford
Hagerman
Chaves
U. S. Re-employment Service
Waite
Keeney
Santa Fe
New Mexico
W. P. Plunkett
Battery A to Leave Sunday for Summer Camp
Sixty three men from Flattery A 158th Field Artillery New Mexico National Guard will leave Roswell Sunday for the annual summer training camp. Three officers and 37 enlisted travel by truck in four new trucks replacing horses. one officer and 22 enlisted go by train. Total at camp will be 65 with four trucks and a baggage car. Captain Gray commands the truck division while Lieutenant Phinizy leads the train division. The train unit includes a Pullman, baggage car and flat car for field equipment. Train departure is 11:30 Sunday from Roswell. arrival in Las Vegas Monday morning, routing via Clovis Willard Lamy. Roswell and Carlsbad units join at Lamy with Albuquerque Silver City and Deming units. Truck travelers leave Roswell 8:00 Sunday for Las Vegas via Vaughn and Santa Rosa. each truck hauls a gun with four trucks and a station wagon. Camp return for truck group August 27. train group August 28. Names listed for truck travel include Captain Gray Lieutenants Purdy Arnold and a long roster of Privates Sergeants Corporals and more. The train group includes Lieutenant Phinizy Sergeants Ackerman Brown and many Privates. Privates Ely and Ely Jr will join at camp.
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Gray
Phinizy
Roswell
Las Vegas
Clovis
Willard
Lamy
Carlsbad National Guard
Carlsbad
Albuquerque
Silver City
Deming
Vaughn
Santa Rosa
Finals in the Beauty Pageant Tonight in Roswell
The Queen of the West will be chosen tonight at the Yucca Theatre after two sets of judges pick their favorites from 23 contestants from New Mexico and Texas. Tonight’s program includes Ann Anderson dance, Gus Lemp Orchestra, and events around Roswell with two entrants from the area. winner receives a free trip to the World’s Fair and a film test.
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Yucca Theatre
New Mexico
Texas
Ann Anderson
Roswell
Gus Lemp
Shirley Bloodworth
Sue Morley
Chaves County
Busy Bee Cafe
Orchard Club
John Hall Names His Majors for NRA Campaign
John Hall assigns four majors for Roswell NRA drive to split the city into districts with captains and aides to cover each block. Major duties include securing reemployment pledges, surveying employer compliance, and codifying the unemployed. A registration site may open at the Chamber of Commerce.
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John Hall
NRA
Roswell
Fred Miller
H. E. Samson
W. C. Lawrence
Thomas J. Hall
Mr. Hall
Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Thornton Boswell
Hoover's Town Votes Down Beer
Palo Alto residents rejected a 3.2 percent beer sale ordinance by a 1174 to 1016 vote in a special election. The town, Hoover's former home, had recently favored repealing the eighteenth amendment, but chose not to permit beer sales this time. Separate national news covered the Roosevelt administration tightening recovery rules, with an executive order linking government contracts and the blue eagle program.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
White House
Baltimore
NRA
Cuba and world peace critique foreign meddling
A Santa Monica columnist denounces US policy toward Cuba and Latin America. They argue Cuba should govern itself without big nations’ interference, asserting every country has a right to run its own affairs and calling for peace once major powers stop meddling.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Cuba
Roosevelt silent on Cuba new deal as talks proceed
Hyde Park August 11 AP outlines state department plan for a Cuba new deal. A sugar quota of up to 1,750,000 tons is discussed with potential for higher allotment. The plan includes debt restructuring, land development, and reciprocal tariffs. Roosevelt awaits developments while Cuba talks continue with Machado.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
State Department
Cuba
Roosevelt
State Departments
Friends of
United States
White House
Cintas
Machado
Tornadoes Hit Delaware and Maryland
A pair of tornadoes struck Delaware and Maryland early today causing heavy property damage but no deaths. National guardsmen at Bethany Beach and Cascade suffered tent damage and injuries, with rain and high winds flooding camps and delaying their closing. The Monocacy river rose eight feet and a nearby woman was injured from debris as streams swelled.
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Associated Press
Delaware
Maryland
Bethany Beach
Del
Delaware Guard
Cascade
Maryland Guard
Lewistown
Monocacy
Ceresville
Protests Grow Over El Paso Road Plan in New Mexico
Las Cruces awaiting mass meeting as chambers of commerce politicians and county officials from Otero Hidalgo Lubbock and Luna counties join protests against completing the El Paso Alamogordo highway before Las Cruces Alamogordo road work. Governor Seligman’s view noted as Las Cruces– Alamogordo highway seen as essential all year route.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Chambers of Commerce
Otero
Hidalgo
Liddy
Luna Counties
el Paso-Alamogordo
Las Cruces-Alamogordo
el Paso
Arthur Seligman
Rigid oil output control hinted in trade plan
Washington reports that the federal government plans rigid control over oil production as part of the approaching petrol eum trade practice plan. Industrial administrator Hugh S. Johnson and aides drafting the proposal indicated the measure aims to tightly regulate output in the oil industry.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Thirteen Roswell Firms Sign NRA Re Employment Pact
Thirteen more Roswell firms signed the NRA re-employment agreement today by 2 30 oclock. Firms listed include Steele and Davis H R Vorheis contractor Hudson Studio Yellow Cab Company A and M Root peer W H Whatley produce dealer Dad and Son M H Ward contractor H E Coberly West 9th Grocery Sunset Sandwich Shop La Honda Courts Service Station and Mrs Grace McDonald Phillips lawyer.
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Roswell
NRA
Steele and Davis
H. R. Vorheis
Hudson Studio
Yellow Cab Company
A. and
M. Root Peer
W.H. Whatley
Dad and Son
M. H. Ward
H. E. Coberly
West 9Th
Sunset
la Honda
Grace McDonald Phillips
Fear for Americans Held by Reds in China
Anxiety gripped Hankow in Central China as eight American Catholics including priests and Sisters of Mercy remained marooned in Yuanchow after rebels seized them from provincial troops on June 27.
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China
Hankow
Hupeh Province
Central China
Sisters of Mercy
Yuanchow
Baseball scores and summaries from today’s NL games
National League results show Chicago routing Pittsburgh 8 to 3 and St Louis beating Cincinnati in interleague style. Washington edged Boston 8 to 4 while Detroit and Chicago played to a 2-0 finish. Home runs credited to Suhr for Pittsburgh.
Roswell Archery Club Formed At City Office
The Roswell Archery Club organized yesterday at the Boy Scout office in the courthouse. Lawrence Bullard was elected president and Miss Eleanor Hughes secretary. A club shoot is planned at the city park next week, date to be announced. no dues, members supply equipment.
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Roswell
Boy Scout
Lawrence Bullard
Eleanor Hughes
Auto Accident on P Swell Dexter Road
A passenger car and a truck collided at a railroad crossing about 7:30 PM, eight miles south of Roswell on the Roswell-Dexter highway. Mrs. Ethel Crawford and her young son from Lawton Oklahoma suffered cuts and bruises and were taken to St Marys hospital in a Talmage ambulance. They were not seriously hurt and expected to recover. Driver W. W. Soaper of Lawton was uninjured. truck occupants Ellis N Haulik and A Haulik of Lake Arthur also uninjured. State motor patrol investigated. no arrests.
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Roswell
Roswell-Dexter
Ethel Crawford
Small Son
Lawton
Oklahoma
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ellis N. Haulik
Haulik
Lake Arthur
State Motor Patrol
Pecos Valley Conservancy Board Adopts Plan For Well Plugging
The Pecos Valley Artesian Water Conservancy Board will meet Saturday at ten in the courthouse library to perfect a $75,000 Public Works application to plug 150 abandoned wells and to reconsider a contract for 40 wells. The group seeks required information to file promptly and will discuss re letting the contract after terms from Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co were rejected.
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Pecos Valley Artesian Water Conservancy Board
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company
Hoover Observes 59th Birthday At Stanford Home
Former President Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover observed his 59th birthday at their Stanford University residence in California. The day included a quiet dinner and the company of a few close friends as Hoover enjoyed informal campus leisure.
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Stanford University
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Scout Commissioners Held Weeting Last Night
The Boy Scout commissioners for Chaves county met with P. V. Thorson, Scout executive, to review important matters. They re-assigned troops with Albert Stubbs overseeing 6, 46, 54, 58, 22, 20 and Stig Santheson guiding 35, 36, 1, 3, 19, 16.
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Weeting
Chaves County
P. V. Thorson
Albert Stubbs
Stig Santheson
A. E. Elmore
Lindberghs Hope Weather Favors North Flight
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh expect favorable weather for a flight today to Angmagsalik Greenland with plans to press on to Reykjavik Iceland as part of their northern air mapping tour.
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Junanehaak
Greenland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Angmagsalik
Reykjavik
Iceland
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