Kidnapped Canadian Brewer Returns Home After Ransom Not Paid
John Labatt, wealthy brewer, was freed in London Ontario after 65 hours in captivity. No payment of the $150,000 ransom. police, including Royal Mounted, closed in to seize the abductors. Labatt, unharmed but nervous, was with his wife and children at home. his brother had tried to raise the money. The case marks Canada’s first major kidnapping.
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John 8. Labatt
London
Ont
Royal Mounted
Canada
Katt
Hugh
Brother
Labatt
PWA Money For Roswell Project Details Revealed
The Roswell PWA plan funds a $200000 service building at the New Mexico Military Institute including power, lighting, water and a laundry plant with officers’ quarters. 70 percent is a long term loan, 30 percent a direct grant. Regents and state finance board must approve, site not finalized.
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Associated Press
Roswell
Public Works Administration
New Mexico Military Institute
PWA
D. C. Pearson
Board of Regents
Institute
State Board of Finance
Institute Board of Regents
State Finance Board
New Mexico
E. PF. Puryear
Bronson Cutting
Washington
Bateman Wonders Where Are We Headed
Editorial questions the U S gold standard shift and treasury repudiation of gold obligations. It argues government has seized private gold, torn gold promises from bonds, and questions the ability to sustain borrowing and fiscal stability. It asks whether cash payments would be wiser than continued debt and interest.
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Bateman
United States Treasury
Japs May Send Warning Note to Russians
Tokyo Aug 17 AP The Japanese government is considering sending a general warning to Moscow as the next step in strained relations A foreign office spokesman said the warning would recount frontier incidents including alleged Soviet plots and provocations Settlement of past cases would be urged with assurances against repetitions But the warning will not necessarily carry threats
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Tokyo
Moscow
Foreign Office
A G McElhinney Dies in Long Beach
Henry Johnson received a telegram from K K Scott of Los Angeles announcing the death of A G McElhinney in Long Beach last night around 11 30. McElhinney had lived in Roswell for years before moving to California to work in real estate. He is survived by his wife and three children Howard Alice and Dorothy. Scott, a former Roswell attorney now practicing in Los Angeles, sent the notice.
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Henry Johnson
K. K. Scott
Los Angeles
Calif
A. G. McElhinney
Mr. McElhinney
Roswell
California
Howard
Alice
Dorothy
McElhinneys
Heavily armed carloads men sought after San Antonio ambush
Police hunted two carloads of armed men who halted ambulance driver Alfred Vera near Covington Park in San Antonio at 4 25 am. Blood was reported on the scene and the men warned Vera not to inform authorities. Authorities suspect fugitives Raymond Hamilton Mackie Thompson or Perchmouth Lanton may be among the seven occupants.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alfred Vera
Raymond Hamilton
Mackie Thompson
Texas Penitentiary
Perchmouth
Covington Park
FERA Workers Continue On Albuquerque Jobs
Albuquerque August 17 AP Only six men failed to report for work today on FERA projects despite a union claim that 129 would strike. Five absentees were on a tennis court project. Replacements were made. Pickets stood at various sites but did not deter most workers from going to work.
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FERA
Albuquerque
U.S. Loses Foreign Wheat Markets in 1930
Washington reports drought devastates crops and triggers farm relief plans. Exports will total zero next year as AAA payments cushion farmers. Officials foresee an ever normal granary concept and widespread government aid, with cattle and sheep slated for relief programs. The drought’s effects extend into next spring, with grazing and feed concerns rising.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
America
AAA
Wallace
Midwest
Federal funds boost Albuquerque water projects total
Public Works Administrator Ickes announced a loan and grant of 11,000 for Albuquerque water works were increased to 92,700 to include three other city projects. The consolidation prevents duplication of bond publication and printing. Existing allotments of 22,000 6,700 and 53,000 are now combined under one docket.
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Washington
Public Works
Ickes
N. M
Public Works Administration
Baseball Today’s Scores from a Split Doubleheader
First game New York top Pittsburgh 7 to 0 as Parmelee Smith Mancuso opposed by Lucas French Chagnon Birkofer Grace. Second game New York 8 1 Pittsburgh 0 as Hubbell Danning Meine French Padden. Boston Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia results show varied battery lineups and final tallies across matches.
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Pittsburgh
Parmelee
Smith and Mancuso
Lucas
French
Chagnon
Birkofer
Grace
Hubbell
Danning
Meine
Padden
First Game-RHE Detroit versus New York many runs
Detroit dominates in two games against New York and St Louis Boston and Chicago encounter numerous runs. Key batters include Sorrell Hamlin Hayworth Gomez Dickey Rowe Cochrane Deshong Murphy and Dickey.
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New York
Sorrell
Hamlin
Hayworth
Gomez
Dickey
Rowe
Cochrane
Deshong
Murphy
Rhe St. Louis
Boston
Newsom
Hemsley
W. Ferrell
R. Ferrell
Corn hog benefit payments listed for three states
Washington reports payments of corn hog benefits through August 15 totaling 53 076 for Colorado New Mexico Montana with detailed county figures and a note that Wyoming received none. By August 14 drought states had purchased 2 938 016 cattle including Colorado 75 775 Montana 164 667 New Mexico 152 482 Wyoming 77 445.
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Colorado
Alamosa
Connejos
Costilla
Gunnison
Moffat
Ouray
Pitkin
Saguahce
Montana
Fproadwater
Carter
Fallon
Gallatin
Lewis and Clark
Missoula
New Mexico
de Baca
Union
Wyoming
Farm Administration
Registration Day Reminder for Chaves County Voters
Registration boards in Chaves county sit tomorrow from 9 am to 6 pm for the next to last chance to register. The final opportunity is Saturday August 2. Unregistered voters cannot vote in the Democratic primary September 12 or the November 6 general election.
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Chaves County
Public Works funds advance aviation navigation map project
An allotment of 508000 dollars approved by the Public Works Administration will fund completion of the master series of aviation navigation maps for the United States. Nineteen of the 87 required maps are finished and pilots currently rely on inaccurate road maps for locating air ports and landing fields. The program covers ground and aerial surveys in 35 states including Colorado New Mexico and Texas.
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U.S. Washington
Public Works Administration
United States
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Comprehensive relief for stockmen in New Mexico
Santa Fe reports a federal relief effort aiding drought stricken ranchers. About 115000 head of cattle have been purchased with more planned, including sheep soon. Farmers can obtain direct, work, or feed loans, with cattle buys priced to meet slaughter or shipment needs. Loans range by stock type, with quick processing from Dallas and honor-based terms, though mortgage and lien rules apply.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
C. E. Mauldin
State Relief Administration
Drouth
Stolen Taos Car Linked to Stanton Fugitive
Albuquerque dispatch reports a Ford V8 stolen in Taos possibly driven by Ed Perchmouth Stanton, a widely sought fugitive from a Lubbock jail. Police issued alerts for New Mexico license 2798, noting Stanton may have been in Mora recently with Willie Coupe but no trace has been found.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Taos
Ed Perchmouth
Stanton
Lubbock
Texas
Willie Coupe
E. J. House
The
Motor Patrol
Wex
Mora
Coupe
Girl, 18, Fails To Swim Lake Erie Crossing
Florence Brusbaber, 18, of Sandusky failed to swim the 33 mile Lake Erie crossing from Point Pelee to Cedar Point yesterday after 10 hours 20 minutes in the water. She was picked up by a coast guard boat suffering chill and stomach pains and returned home. She plans another attempt, saying the voyage was too long and tiring.
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Sandusky, O
Florence Brusbaber
Coast Eward
Point Pelee
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