Skeleton Found In Northern New Mexico Believed Ray Sutton
Denver AP report says federal investigators awaiting skeletal remains found near Eagle Nest lake may be Ray Sutton, a prohibition officer missing since August 28, 1930. Remains, reportedly crushed skull, point to gangland killing tied to the Kearney slaying in Aguilar. Sutton, once Union county sheriff, vanished while pursuing bootleggers between Raton and Taos.
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New Mexico
Ray Sutton
Denver
Prohibition
Sutton
Thomas J. Morrissey
Eagle Nest Lake
Raton
Taos
N. M. Morrissey
Colorado
Dale Kearney
Aguilar
Moreno Valley
Asm
Texas
Albuquerque
Hadi Ag
Bitter election eve in Louisiana stirs fears of bloodshed
On the eve of a Sixth District special election in Louisiana to fill the late Bolivar Kemp's seat, ballots bearing Mrs Kemp's name were burned and mass meetings protested the chosen candidate linked to Huey Long. Court injunctions blocked printing and distribution of ballots as tensions rose.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sixth
O. K. Allen
Congress
Bolivar E. Kemp
Sixth District
Democratic Executive Committee
Huey P. Long
New Orleans
Long
Tangipahoa Parish
Amite
Kemp
Bolivard- Kemp
Donaldeville
Ascension Parish
Moland Howell
Thibodeaux
State Public Works Advisory Board
Huey Long
Hospital Holds Possible Floyd Double In Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas a hospital guards were withdrawn as deputies say a man there could be an exact double of outlaw Charles Arthur Floyd but cannot identify him. Police confirm two women present as Mrs Floyd and Miss Collins. Mrs Floyd registered under another name.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Raymond Drake
Sallisaw
Okla
Charles Arthur
Pretty Boy
Santa Claus to Visit Roswell on Saturday
Santa Claus will visit Roswell next Saturday with a bag of candy for children. All youngsters should be in cars on South Main Street south of Abuquerque Ave by one PM to ride down Main Street to the Christmas tree on North Main for candy. A free picture show for children will run next Saturday morning and the following Saturday.
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Santa Claus
Roswell
South Main Street
Abuquerque Ave
Main
North Main
New _ Mexico
Record cotton ginned in Chaves and Eddy counties
By December 1 ginned cotton in Chaves and Eddy counties totals 41 400 bales, eclipsing last season by 8 455 bales. Ginning finishes by March, crop about 95 percent picked, with two weeks expected to finish cleaning. Despite 6 000 acres plowed under a government reduction, the season yields are noted as the best.
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Chaves
Eddy
Lands Flaming Plane At Watrous
The Western Air Express plane burned in midair and was destroyed near Watrous New Mexico on December 4. Pilot Dave Hissong of Cheyenne Wyoming smelled smoke and landed at an emergency field below, saving the mail sack and valuables before the flaming aircraft fully engulfed the wreck. The mail was saved from loss while the plane burned at about 800 feet between Trinidad Colorado and Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Watrous, N. M
Western Air Express
Dave Hissong
Cheyenne
Wyo
Trinidad
Colo
Las Vegas
N. M
Great eruption of Hawaiian volcano at Mauna Loa
Lava surged and spouted from Mokuweewee crater at Mount Loa summit in the greatest eruption since 1903. Inhabitants on Mauna Loa slopes are prepared to evacuate at warning signs, but lava remains within crater walls.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mokuweewee
Mount Loa
Mauna Loa
Wickman Denies He Killed His Former Wives
Carl W Wickman a druggist charged with first degree murder for the death of his fourth wife Mrs Donalda Chicoine Wickman awaits arraignment in Albuquerque New Mexico He denies involvement in the deaths of his second and third wives Mrs Rhoda Keith Wickman and Mrs Marie Burns Wickman He reportedly confessed to killing his fourth wife by striking her with a tire tool and awaits transfer to Bernalillo county jail The district attorney expects autopsy results and notes the case continues with ongoing legal proceedings
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Albuquerque
N. M
Carl W. Wickman
Wickman
Donalda Chicoine Wickman
Denver
Bernalillo County
T. J. Mabry
Rhoda Keith Wickman
Brighton
Colo
Marie -Burns Wickman
Vici
Okla
Memorial Meeting For William LeRoy Wolfe Tablets Dedicat
The Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society unveils a marble memorial tablet for William LeRoy Wolfe. The tablet arrived last Saturday and will be dedicated at a memorial meeting next week at Carnegie Library, where the society’s museum is. Wolfe was a charter member. other founders will be inscribed as they die. The society's regular meeting occurs in the district courtroom.
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Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society
William LeRoy Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Carnegie Library
Museum of the Society
Wolfe
William Wolfe
J. E. Wolfe
District Court Room
Roswell Merchants to Hear Camp Talk at Monthly Meet
The Roswell Merchants Association will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Nickson Coffee Shop tomorrow night. Captain Charles J. Booth of the CCC camp near Bottonless Lakes will discuss the camp and the state park project. Also on the program are a report on the Eastern New Mexico State Fair, committee reports, and elections for association and fair directors. Dinner at 6:30, tickets 65 cents. all business and professional men urged to attend.
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Roswell
The
Fair Association
Merchants’ Association
Eastern New Mexico State Fair Association
J. E. Johns
Logan Hunter
George F Owens
Pritchard Missing Couple Searched Across Kansas and Oklahoma
Wichita police and a 5000-strong search party combed four border counties in Kansas and Oklahoma for Harry and Mrs. Pritchard missing since November 23. Bloody clothing found near Pinckwell, Oklahoma hints at possible foul play. their car was found near Bristow.
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Associated Press
Harry Pritchard
Wichita
C. C. Pritchard
South Sea Ave
Roswell
Kas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pinckwell
Okla
Pritchard
Bristow
Oklo
Jack Wisdom
Gila River Project Aimed By Santa Fe and Arizona
Gov A W Hockenhull said he is coordinating with Arizona to urge Congress to approve and fund the 5 9 million dollar Gila River project. States jointly forwarded project details to Washington for construction.
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Santa Fe
A. W. Hockenhull
Arizona
Gila
Congress
Washington
Four killed in Great Northern wreck near Milan Wash
A Great Northern freight derailed after a rock slide near Milan Washington, killing four men W J Barrett engineer William Krueger fireman Leonard Hargrove and J T Towhey brakeman all from Hillyard Spokane with two others injured. The wreck halted traffic for up to 48 hours on the line north of Spokane.
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Spokane
Washa
Great Northern
Milan
Wash
Here
W. J. Barrett
William Krueger
Leonard Hargrove
J T. Towhey
E. W. Horsall
I. G. Cook
Hillyard
Horsall
Cook
Hatch Returns to Washington After Month in New Mexico
Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico returned to his Washington office after about a month in his home state. He plans to stay through the upcoming session and will issue statements on his plans after clearing the mail on his desk. Hatch arrived in Washington in October after being appointed to fill the unexpired term of Senator Bratton, who left for the federal circuit court of appeals.
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Washington
Carl] Hatch
New Mexico
Congress
Hatch
Bratton
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Bere
Tax meeting at Santa Fe discusses four year assessment law
Santa Fe officials from every county assemble in the senate chambers to examine a four year assessment law requiring personal property inspections to fix value. They seek a yardstick to standardize valuations and consider equalization by county commissioners as guidance for future steps. The session continues into the afternoon with additional tax difficulties to be tackled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Senate
State Capitol
Pepperday Suggested as New Mexico Airport Commissioner
A wire to Gov. Hockenhull from Edgar Puryear, secretary to Sen. Cutting, proposes T. M. Pepperday of Albuquerque, publisher of the Albuquerque Journal, as a non salaried New Mexico airport commissioner. Puryear notes the need for a project reviewer with aeronautics interest and city needs knowledge, to pass on airport projects under the civil works program. The governor will discuss the appointment with Pepperday.
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Santa Fe
A. W. Hockenhull
Edgar Puryear
Bronson Cutting
T. M. Pepperday
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico
Puryear
Washington
Pepperday
Gas rate hearing set for Albuquerque line case
A hearing on fixing gas transmission rates for the Albuquerque Natural Gas Company's pipeline in New Mexico has been postponed by the state corporation commission to January 12. Angel's Peak Oil Company seeks a rate for gas transmission and a firm recently filed related evidence.
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque Natural Gas Company
New Mexico
State Corporation Commission
Angel’s Peak Oil Company
Elks Lodge Memorial Service Vets Annual Remembered
Roswell Lodge No. 969 B P O Elks held its annual memorial day service to honor members who died in the year ending December 3. The rites began at 3 pm with M J McDonald P E R directing and Elmer Riemen Lea Rowland and others assisting. An Elizabeth Garrett Sextette provided sacred music and the audience joined in Auld Lang Syne before dismissal.
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Roswell Lodge
B. P. O. Ellis
Albert Hanny
BE. M. Fisher
W. E. Wiseley
H. H. Davidson
J. Smith Lea
M. J. McDonald
Elmer Riemen
Lea Rowland
Fred Miller
Donald Gillespie
Leland Fellows
Henry Johnson
Elizabeth Garrett
Miss Garrett
J. C. Martens
Evans Smith
Harriet Poorbaugh
Charlotte St. John
Vella Mae Savage
Ann Johnson
R. M. Tigner
A E. Elmore
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Bandit Floyd
Scottsboro
Orville Gilley
Victoria Price
Decatur
Ala
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Hawaiian
Bernauo Col Satl
WM. Leroy Wolfe
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G&g
Capt. Booth
Election Officers and Fair Assn
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Long Island
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Sen. Hatch
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