Blind Man Heads Georgia Public Service Comm'ssn
A blind farmer, Walter Raleigh McDonald, heads the Georgia Public Service Commission and presides over the Southeastern Association of Railroad and Public Service Commissioners. The article highlights his coping strategies, sharp memory, voice recognition, and “seeing mind” in hearings, plus anecdotes from his farm and a friendship with coroner Paul Donehoe.
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Georgia Public Service Comm
Ssn
Atlanta
Walter Raleigh McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
Southeastern Association of Railroad and Public Service
McDonald
Commission
New York
Empire State Building
Paul Donehoe
Fulton
Donehoo
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Law Bests Speedster as Justice Ends Rowdy Piece
William H. Smith challenged a speeding tag by shouting slow down on France Avenue in Morningside. Justice Henrich J. Kuhlman sentenced a five day jail stay tied to a community service order yelling warnings to motorists and fined Smith $3.
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Minneapolis
William H. Smith
Morningside
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Henrich J. Kuhlman
France Avenue
Kuhlman
Coronado Congress Opens at Chaco Canyon Study Meet
The Chaco Anthropological Conference of the Coronado Congress began at the Chaco Canyon station with talks on Mexican and southwestern ethnology and linguistics. Delegates from U S and Mexico nations attended while poets gathered in Albuquerque for a Southwestern literature conference. Speakers included Dr. Herbert E Bolton, Dr. Andrew N. Cleven, Dr. Agapito Rey, Dr. Joaquin Ortega, and Fritz Hoffman as Pan American topics dominated sessions. The three day event is part of the Coronado Duarto Centennial celebration and ends tomorrow night.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Chaco
United States
Mexico
Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
New Mexico University
Herbert E. Bolton
California University
Southwest
H. H. Bancroft
Andrew N. Cleven
Pittsburgh University
Americas
Agapito Rey
Indian University
Joaquin Ortega
Wisconsin University
Fritz Hoffman
Colorado University
Eastern New Mexico Fair Celebrates 18 Years of Growth
The Eastern New Mexico State Fair, Oct 2 3 4 5, gathers farmers and stockmen from nationwide districts to showcase Herefords dairy cattle sheep hogs poultry and farm products. With $3 000 in prizes across fifteen divisions organizers promise a balanced program highlighting agriculture in New Mexico and strong exhibitor participation.
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New Mexico
Newexico
Chaves
Agricultural Department
Bull Smashes Car in Walhalla Farm Encounter
Pete Bauk night parked his car near a farmer’s home in Walhalla South Carolina. He returned to find the auto smashed by a furious bull that charged after seeing its own image reflected in the headlights. Bauknight described the incident as the bull’s ire provoked by the car’s light.
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Walahalla
S. C
Pete Bauknight
Bauknight
Red-Headed Ghost Quieted by Furnace Clamor
In Grand Island Nebraska homes calm after a three day siege of ghostly rapping in the basement. Harry Paulsen traced the noises to a fluttering woodpecker inside the furnace which had mistaken the chimney for a hollow tree.
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Grand Island
Neb
Harry Paulsen
Paulsen
When the Day Is Over Home Loan Promises in 15 Minutes
A promotional statement extols home ownership over rent, claiming quick loan commitments without red tape and that loans can be repaid in rent-sized payments, encouraging renters to buy a home of their own.
Trail-Makers In Southwest Went Via Buffalo Tracks
Albuquerque dispatch notes how buffalo trails laid routes for Indians Spaniards and later railroads across the Southwest from Cabeza de Vaca to Coronado. It cites Santa Fe, Chisholm and other trails guiding commerce, with 1940 1941 commemorations of Coronado’s 1540 voyage and Cabeza de Vaca’s journeys shaping regional travel patterns.
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Southwest
Buffalo
Albuquerque
N. M
Cabeza de Vaca
Fray Marcos de Niza
Francisco Vazquez Coronado
Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Coronado
Stimson
Loving
Goodnight
Chisholm
Pecos
Rio Grande
Panfilo de Narvaez
Florida
Colorado
Corchad
Mexico City
Weather Drift and New Mexico Race Through Time
Weather summary notes heavy rain in Atlanta with 4.97 inches and broad precipitation across the east, plus clear western regions. Roswell travel sees eastward showers, westward sun. Nebraska police chase ends with birth as wife delivers in hospital after a traffic stop. Coronado era rail routes linked with Santa Rosa's railroad importance and ancient trails across Rio Grande valley.
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New Mexico
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Florida
Appalachian
Georgia
Atlanta
Mississippi
United States
Oklahoma
Idaho
Montana
Canada
Colorado
Army Enlistments Announced By Local Recruiting Office
The Roswell Army Recruiting Office lists men enlisted since August 1. Names include William V. Mathew of N M Cavalry Ft Bliss and Thurmond J. Conley of Portales coast artillery Galveston. many Roswell residents also listed in infantry artillery air corps and quartermaster units with assignments in San Antonio Denver and Fort Bliss. A second group enlisted Aug 6 during a Vaughn Corona Carrizozo and Ruizoso recruiting trip includes John Martinez Bacilio Parraz Richard Gonzales Arsenio Lopez Antonio Pacheco R Montoya and others in various branches.
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Army Recruiting Office
Roswell
William V. Mathew
Smith
N. M
Cavalry
Ft. Bliss
Thurmond J. Conley
Portales
Coast Artillery
Galveston
Burlin W. Howlett
John E. Huggins
William L. Patterson
Brownfield
Tex
Logan A. Wood
Charlies D. Cooper
Frank B. Hale
Glencoe
Air Corps
Denver
Colorado
Thomas M. Haggerton
Field Artillery
Marfa
Texas
Buford A. Nash
Claud M. Crabb
Carlsbad
Infantry
San Antonio
Hector C. Gaither
James Whitcomb
Roy B. Barrett
Richard H. Melson
Quartermaster
Luther T. Hinesly
Antonio F. Garcia
Army
N. F. Marshall
Vaughn
Corona Carrizozo
Alamogordo
Ruidoso
New Mexico
John Martinez
Bacilio Parraz
Richard Gonzales
Arsenio Lopez
Corona
Antonio Pacheco
Proceso R. Montoya
Carrizozo
Boat Trip Down the Rio Grande to Gulf
Mr and Mrs Ray Wood depart Los Angeles for El Paso to launch a 16 foot combination sailboat canoe and kayak on a three year voyage into the Gulf of Mexico to Florida and up the Atlantic coast. They plan to live off sea and land and not buy food.
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Los Angeles
Ray Wood
el Paso
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Atlantic
Wood
Record surge in pure bred dog registrations in 1940
The American Kennel Club reports July 1940 as the busiest month yet, with 40,750 registrations for the first six months, led by cocker spaniels. Beagles, Boston terriers, and terriers follow, while sporting and hound groups show strong totals. June registrations rise to 6,400, with some declines in toy and terrier groups. Snap beans plentiful in New Mexico markets with price stability hoped as yield remains light and Stamp Plan areas extend to Albuquerque and El Paso.
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New York
American Kennel Club
United States
AKC
W. A. Wunsch
New Mexico Extension Service
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Albuquerque
el Paso
New Mexico
El Paso Woman Falls to Death in San Francisco
An autopsy was to be made today in the death of Mrs. Albert Bartz of El Paso Texas who was killed Saturday night in a fall from a third story hotel window a few hours after she and her small son arrived in the city on a visit. Coroner officials said an inquest would be conducted later. The woman wife of an El Paso railway employee had gone to a hotel where her sister in law was staying.
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San Francisco
Albert Bartz
el Paso
Tex
el Paso Railway
Bartz
Luck Duck Hatchment in Iola Home Hot Spell Event
Mr and Mrs Raymond Eisenbrandt report a duck egg in a saucer hatched into a duckling during a heat wave at their Iola Kansas home. Classified line urges readers to phone 11 or 55.
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Iola
Kas
Raymond Eisenbrandt
Woman Believes Mrs Bartz Fell by Accident
Law told officers she thought Mrs Bartz accidentally fell from a window after taking her four year old nephew James for a walk. The coroner’s office noted the sister-in-law said she was in good spirits and had no reason to take her own life, supporting an accidental fall theory.
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Law
Imports of Breeding Animals on Increase
U S Department of Agriculture records show rising imports of purebred breeding stock. In the year ending June 30 1940, 14 929 animals were certified for free entry under the 1930 tariff act, up 1 118 from the prior year. Most came from Canada with notable shipments from England Belgium and France. Cattle totaled 10 868 with Holstein Friesians Ayrshires Herefords and Jerseys dominant. sheep 2 668 mainly Suffolk Southdown Shropshire Lincoln. horses 377 mainly Thoroughbred Belgian Clydesdale and Percheron. dogs 956 and 7 cats also certified. Certifications require purebred status by the Agriculture Department and pedigree certificates with ownership transfers to the U S importer.
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United States
U. S. Department F of Agriculture
G. F. Ellis
New Mexico Extension Service
Canada
England
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Germany
Switzerland
Jerseys
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Collector of Customs
U. S
Ocean City Rescue Costs Duo Dearly in Daring Surf
Elmer Perdue and Louis Joseph rescued two girls from drowning at Ocean City Maryland. Perdue plunged into heavy waves fully clothed and watched a beachgoer pocket a wallet float away. Joseph shed pants and shoes to aid, then found his wallet missing when they reached shore.
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Ocean City
Elmer Perdue
Louis Joseph
Perdue
Joseph
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