STATE CAPITAL BRIEFS
Inter state contract carrier permits were granted to Hill and Hill, Allen Tipton, Dobson Truck Lines, E. L. Jones, and Powell and Sons. A soil conservation district near Carson remains under study as area size requirements affect feasibility. Frank Frost was appointed supervisor of the Central Curry county district. Joseph Bursey filmed Gallup segments for the inter tribal ceremonial to be used in state educational and promotional materials.
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Associated Press
Santa FE
State Corporation Commission
Robert Valdez
Hill and Hill
Houston
Allen Tipton
Grand Falls
Tex
Dobson Truck Lines
Bartlesville
Okla
E. L. Jones
Amherst
Powell and Sons
Tulsa
Carson
State Soil Conservation Board
J. W. Taylor
Frank Frost
Ed Leach
Curry County
Clovis
Joseph Bursey
Gallup
Colon
Tourist Bureau
Bund leader Kuhn testifies on American unit spread
Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund, testifies before a Dies Committee hearing detailing units in New York City and western states including New Mexico, Wyoming, Nebraska, Texas, Nevada, Washington and Oregon. He claims 20,000 dues paying members and says membership records were destroyed on probe grounds. He asserts no German government link and recalls aiding the Detroit consul in weeding out rivals. Albuquerque police probe swastika vandalism and church sign desecration amid suspected Nazi sympathizers.
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Washington
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
House
An American Committee
Albuquerque
N. M
New York City
New Mexico
Wyoming
Nebraska
Texas
Nevada
Oregon
New York State
California
Kuhn
House Committee
UN American Activities
Dies Committee
New York
Buffalo
Dies
D-Tex
Friends of New Germany
Dickstein
New York Democrat
Detroit
Mich
Berlin
Max Kuhn
Supreme Court
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
F. S. Fetters
Church of the Nazarene
States Follow Roosevelt on Thanksgiving Holiday Plan
Governors of 23 states, 16 Democrats and seven Republicans, say they will conform to President Roosevelt's plan for a Thanksgiving holiday a week before the traditional date. New England largely opposed. Texas plans dual Thursday holidays. Nine states undecided or negative. Maine and Oklahoma governors among adamant opposers. Separate items note oil shut downs in New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, with state geologist Andreas missing in Santa Fe as orders await his signature.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Noes
Maine
Oklahoma
Texas
New England
William H. Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Colorado
Idaho
Iowa
Arizona
North Carolina
Alabama
Nevada
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Andreas
Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
A. Andreas
Stiffening German Attitude Seen Toward Poland
Berlin observers warned of rising Nazi mood as tensions over Danzig mount. Reports cite Goebbels propaganda on Polish “terror” and mass German refugees from Poland. Despite rumors of military buildup, most expect a peaceful settlement and hopeful warnings to England, France, and Poland will deter war.
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Berlin
Poland
Danzig Free City
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Germany
Baltic
Austria
Sudetenland
Memel
Bohemia
Moravia
Paul Joseph Goebbels der Angriff
Morgenpost
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Breslau
Upper Silesia
Goebbels
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Rome
Hitler
England
France
Germany Pressures Over Danzig Echoes Past Crises
New York report describes Hitlers sudden hardening on Danzig as a pressure tactic to force concessions. Berlin expects a bloodless settlement but signals a possible return to a round-table conference similar to earlier crises.
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Associated Press
New York
Fuehrer
Hitler
Danzig
Reich
Berlin
New Mexico Goodwill Trip Sees Forty Travel to Eddy and Lea
About 40 people left the Chamber of Commerce in two buses for a goodwill trip to Eddy and Lea counties. The group, led by W. W. Merritt with John Halter as lieutenant, stopped in Tum Tum Lovington Hobbs Artesia and joined in dedication celebrations. A noon address by Paul Deaton promoted the Eastern New Mexico State Fair set for October, with music by Eric Graves and two musicians.
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New Mexico Transportation Co
Eddy
Lea Counties
Chamber of Commerce
Tatum
Lovington
Hobbs
Paul Deaton
New Mexico
Eric Graves
Artesia
Cattle Growers to Meet in Albuquerque in September
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association plans its third quarterly meeting in Albuquerque September 26 and 27 in conjunction with the state fair. President C W Jackson of Las Vegas announced the event which will include a banquet and dance on the night of September 27.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
C. W. Jackson
Las Vegas
Senator Logan predicts losses for Democrats in 1940 Senate race
Washington dispatch quotes Senator Logan of Kentucky forecasting a possible loss of about six Democratic seats next year. He names Burke Nebraska Guffey Pennsylvania Maloney Connecticut and says Indiana will be hard fought as Minton seeks reelection. He believes Roosevelt will stay out of most campaigns.
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Washington
Logan
Senate
Johnson
California
Barbour
New Jersey
Burke
Nebraska
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Tingley Silent On Politics Plans
Clyde Tingley former governor and longtime Albuquerque resident says he has given no thought to running for a city commission seat next fall. He has been fishing and resting since leaving the governor’s mansion January 1. City officials have floated potential support, but Tingley cautioned that October and the election are far off and campaigns cost money. Two commission seats will be filled, and incumbents may not seek re election.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clyde Tingley
Clyde Oden
Oden
Tingley
Governor Miles to attend Chavez dinner. Fort Worth trip planned
Governor Miles accepted an invitation to a dinner in Albuquerque honoring Senator Dennis Chavez and will return to Santa Fe before leaving Friday for Fort Worth on personal business. He canceled his planned visit to the intertribal Indian ceremonial at Gallup and is expected back in Santa Fe Sunday, en route to Artesia for WPA and PWA project dedications. Yankees defeat Senators 4 to 0 as DiMaggio and Rolfe homer and Russo shines in a four hit effort. Cleveland Indians sweep St Louis Browns in doubleheader with Harder shutting out the Browns and Heath homering. second game sees Milnar lose. Detroit beats Chicago 3 to 0 in the nightcap after a 3-0 first game. Boston at Philadelphia postponed.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
Albuquerque
Dennis Chavez
Washington
Fort Worth
Gallup
Artesia
WPA
PWA
Cleveland
Browns
ST. Louis
Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Jeff Heath
Hal Trosky
Harder
Hemsley
Kennedy
Whitehead
Harsahey
Cardinals win first game on Moore two homers
In Pittsburgh Terry Moore hit two inside the park homers driving in the Cardinals to a 4 3 victory over the Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader Pepper Martin stood on base at each clout. St Louis led 4 0 after five innings as Weiland Bowman Shoun Padgett Owen Klinger and Mueller protected the win.
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Pirates
Pittsburgh
Terry Moore
Fleet Cardinal
St. Louis
Pepper Martin
Moore
Weiland
R. Bowman
Shoun & Padgett
Owen, Klinger and Mueller
Unsettled Weather Across Southwest Tonight
New Mexico expects showers and thunderstorms mainly in the south, cooler conditions in the extreme east. Thursday brings partial cloudiness. Colorado shows generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with cooler air in the east. West Texas remains cloudy to partly cloudy with local thundershowers in the west tonight or Thursday and a cooler Panhandle Thursday.
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New Mexico
Colorado
West Texas
Panhandle
Mercy slaying by nurse of her ill sister
In Allentown Pennsylvania a 77 year old former nurse Margaret L Cowan is questioned after shooting her 67 year old sister Louella Saeger at Allentown State Mental Hospital. Cowan stated she had put her sister out of misery and told detectives she felt happier. Saeger had been a patient since 1937 for paranoia and mental illness.
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Allentown
Mercy
Allentown State Mental Hospital
James L. Christine
Margaret L. Cowan
Louella Saeger
Miss Cowan
Lehigh County
John L. Catshall
Christine
Quakertown
John B. Saeger
Mrs. Saeger
Saeger
H. I. Clopp
Cowan
Three Sentenced In District Court In Roswell
Sam C. Walker was sentenced to 3 to 4 years for forgery after pleading guilty before Judge James B. McGhee. R F Box pleaded guilty to flourishing a pistol in a threatening manner and received 12 to 15 months. Joe Espinosa changed to guilty on drunk driving and was sentenced to 90 days plus pending charges on aiding prisoners to escape from the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam C. Walker
State Penitentiary
James B. McGhee
R. F. Box
Box
Roswell
Joe Espinosa
Oklahoma Joins States In Curbing Flow Of Oil
Oklahoma joins New Mexico and Texas in closing 145 200 wells producing more than half of the nation s output as the oil price structure faces collapse. Kansas plans 28 000 wells shut down. Texas halts 87 000 wells for 15 days. Industry observers weigh gasoline price impacts and potential job effects amid historic production cuts.
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Kansas
Oklahoma City
Oil Compact Commission
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas Corporation Commission
Sinclair Prairie Company
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Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Statehouse
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
State Oil and Gas Commission
State Land Office
State
Oil Conservation Commission
Frank Worden
Europe
Berchtesgaden
Godesberg
Munich
Lea CO
Tatum and Lovington
W. W. Merritt
John Halter
Clark Darnell
Hill Lines
E. M. Norton
Sears
Roabuck
H. O. DeShurely
P. V. Trading Co
Oscar Greene
Southwestern Public Service Co
Merritt’s
Kenneth Crawford
Merchant’s Credit Assn
Frank Marks
Mt. States Tel
Tel. Co
H. D. Burdette
McNally- Hall
J. E. Johns
P. V. Coca-Cola Co
Ed Scarritt
Roswell Record
A. C. Lacer
la Honda
Wesley Foster
Gross-Miller Grocery Co
Lester Smith
Panhandle Lumber Co
Keen A. Rafferty
E. N. M. State Fair
A. F. Madison
Sunset Creamery
G. E. Yarborough
C. R. Carr
Floyd Childress
First National Bank
Montgomery Ward
Warren Cobean
Kessell’s
Purdy Furniture Co
Mabie-Lowrey Hardware Co
Sen. Logan
Chavez
Yanks
Senators
Yankees
Dutch Leonard
Washington Senators
Joe DiMaggio
Red Rolfe
Marius Russo
Leonard
Ferrell
Milnar and
Harris & Spindel
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Tebbets
Shea
Dietrich, Brown and Tresh
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Philadelphia
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McGee
Owen
Butcher
Blanton
Heintzleman
Susce
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Reds
Cincinnati
Augie Galan
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Bucky Walters
Passeau
Brown
Giants
Dodgers
Brooklyn
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Cliff Melton
al Melton
Lehrman
Danning
Hollingsworth
Presswell
Evans
Hutchinson
Todd
Phillies
Boston Bees
Bill Posedel
Bees
Henry Majeski
Philadel
Hoffman
Davis Posedel
Mulleahy
Millies
MacFayden
Shoffner
Andrews
Glad of St
Humble Oil & Refining Co
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