Muster Roll Of Coronado Expedition Published In Albuquerque
The University of Michigan bulletin of the Coronado Muster Roll, published for Colorado expedition anniversary, is praised as crucial for accurate Coronado details. It covers the 1540 viceroy review at Compostela and lists names, ranks, horses, armor, and weapons with an introduction by Arthur Aiton amid plans for further related works and exhibits.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Coronado
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
J. F. Zimmerman
New Mexico Coronado Commission
George P. Hammond
Coronado Publications
Thomas Wood Stevens
William L. Clements
Colorado
Stevens
Castenada
Compostela
Old Mexico
Arthur S. Aiton
University of Michigan
New Spain
Hammond
Aiton
Washington, D. C
National Convention of the
American Historical Association
Mayflower Hotel
Michigan
Indies
Seville
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
American Southwest
Allen
W. L
Lea county to see 100 mile road program in 1940
State highway engineer Burton G. Dwyre announced a 100 mile black topping plan for Lea county as part of a state and federal road system expansion. The schedule follows a conference of state and district highway officials held Saturday in Hobbs.
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Hobbs
N. M
Lea County
Burton G. Dwyre
Financial shortfall may trim Guadalupe county school year
Santa Rosa New Mexico December 18. Lack of finances could shorten the Guadalupe county rural school year by a month and a half, says Superintendent Susie Page Rael. She notes current funds cover only seven and a half months and that money shortages caused several rural teachers to be dropped.
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Santa Rosa
N. M
Guadalupe County
Susie Page Rael
Gunnels Pleads Guilty in Loving Assault Case
Floyd Gunnels, 27, of Loving, awaits sentence after pleading guilty to assault charges tied to an attack on a young girl last month. Plea came after charges were reduced in district court. Judge James B. McGhee will sentence under advisement. Separately, Judge McGhee sentenced John Tasker to life imprisonment as an habitual criminal and declared a mistrial in the case of Spicard Hopper, a grocery clerk accused of assault with intent to kill a local waitress.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Floyd Gunnels
Loving
Gunnels
James B. McGhee
McGhee
John Tasker
Spicard Hopper
Winter camp of 120th Engineers ends after week
The winter encampment of the 120th Engineers New Mexico National Guard concluded yesterday after seven days of study drill and tactical maneuvers. Companies from Albuquerque Roswell Las Vegas and Belen participated.
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Albuquerque
N. M
120Th Engineers
New Mexico National Guard
Roswell
Las Vegas
Belen
Coroner's Jury Blames Ex Posture in Holguin Death
In Las Cruces New Mexico a coroner's jury found ex posture responsible for the death of Victriano Holguin a Tortugas Indian reportedly 105 years old whose body was discovered in a field near the community.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Victoriano Holguin
Tortugas
Village celebration tied to tribal dance event near Tortugas
A village southeast of here hosted a Sunday gathering where a man danced in tribal ceremonies at Tortugas last Tuesday, reflecting local cultural traditions and recent community activity.
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Here
Museum exhibits under preparation at White Sands monument
Custodian John Williams said principal exhibits for the new museum at White Sands National Monument are being prepared in Berkeley California and will be installed soon. White Sands led the 27 southwestern national monuments in attendance with a November figure of 2,148.
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Alamogordo
N. M
John Williams
White Sands National Monument
Berkeley Calif
White Sands
Southwestern National Monuments
Eddy County Dedicates Courthouse and Public Works Projects
State and county dignitaries gathered in Carlsbad for the dedication of Eddy county s new courthouse with Public Works Administration aid. Governor Miles was set to dedicate the courthouse a new school and a sewage disposal plant in this ceremony outlining regional improvements.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Eddy County
Public Works Administration
Miles
School boards report healthy finances in New Mexico
Audit reports released by the state comptroller show Bernalillo county board of education and Vaughn municipal school board in good financial condition. Bernalillo ended the year with a 3236 dollar cash balance while Vaughn remained within its 1938 39 fiscal year budget.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Comptroller
Bernalillo County
New Mexico Highway Wage Dispute Headed Toward Decision
The state highway commission opened a session in Santa Fe to resolve wage rates for skilled highway labor. The dispute centers on a compromise scale between the old schedule and a union scale set by Labor Commissioner Vincent Jaeger on August 5. The commission will decide whether prevailing wages mean union-established standards or actual local rates in New Mexico.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Highway Commission
Vincent Jaeger
New Mexico
Hospital reports improvement for two injured in Los Lunas crash
A hospital reports improvement in the condition of two people injured in a automobile accident near Los Lunas on Saturday. Authorities investigated the scene and listed modest injuries.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Los Lunas
Sat
Two Die in Head On Albuquerque Collision
A Friday night crash near Albuquerque left Maurice Copeland of Los Angeles and Harry E. Arble of Albuquerque dead. Ralph Pelle, an Arble car occupant, was critically injured, while H. R. Marleton of Denver and Copeland’s wife sustained injuries. Both were reported improved later.
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Maurice Copeland
Los Angeles
Harry E. Arble
Albuquerque
Ralph Pelle
Arble
H. R. Marleton
Denver
Copeland
Marleton
Dempsey Considers Re election After Washington Visit
Santa Fe reports Congressmen J J Dempsey back from Washington weighs re election after January session. He attended the Eddy county courthouse dedication at Carlsbad and plans to visit Las Cruces and Hot Springs before returning home for Christmas.
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Santa FE
J. J. Dempsey
Washington
Dempsey
Eddy County
Carlsbad
Las Cruces
Hot Springs
Governor Miles Visits San Juan Basin For New Highway Route
Farmington New Mexico December 18 Governor Miles on his first official visit inspected a proposed shortening of the Albuquerque direct highway via Jemez Cuba and Bloomfield promising next year work on the Bloomfield Cuba end He attended a banquet here Saturday night as a guest.
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Farmington
N. M
Bloomfield-Cuba
Albuquerque
San Juan Basin
Miles
Jemez
Cuba
Bloomfield
Camel sale foils New Mexico zoo caretaker’s plan
Caretaker Luciano Gonzales recalled loading the four camels after their sale to Emporia buyers. Each camel averaged 800 pounds and required four hours to load onto the truck. The Albuquerque camel market was struggling as the four animals sold for $800 each, later bought by local Shriners in 1927 at $1,000 apiece.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Luciano
Shorty
Shriners
College Students Are More Numerous In U S Universities
Dr. Raymond Walters of the University of Cincinnati reports a rising youth intake into higher education. Across 648 approved colleges and universities, full-time enrollment reached 873,697, with over 2.3 million in part-time and summer courses. New York University leads with 36,880 students in the grand total. The 25 largest four-year colleges list California, Minnesota, Columbia, Illinois, Ohio State, and New York among them.
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Cincinnati
Raymond Walters
University of Cincinnati
America
New York University
California
Minnesota
Columbia
Illinois
Ohio State
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
U. of Washington
Seattle
Texas
College of the City of New York
Harvard
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Hunter
Cornell
Nebraska
Purdue
Brooklyn
Oklahoma
Boston U
Syracuse
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Little Man Who Wasn't There Acquitted in DUI Case
Pittsburgh jurors acquitted John D. Biddle of drunken driving but Judge Thomas Critchon sentenced him to five days in jail for not appearing in court to hear the verdict and ordered him to pay 80.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
John D. Biddle
Thomas Critchon
Farina Wins Divorce After Alleged Honeymoon Assault
Mrs Stella M Farina of Hudson testified before probate judge Arthur E Beane that her husband, weighing 250 pounds, knocked her unconscious during their honeymoon and later sent a photo in which her eyes and ears had been cut. Farina was granted a divorce.
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Cambridge
Mass
Stella M. Farina
Hudson
Arthur E. Beane
David Crockett remembered in postal note from Indianapolis
Two packages arrived in San Antonio addressed to David Crockett. The texts recall Crockett, famed Alamo defender and Tennessee congressman who died at the Alamo in 1836, with Postmaster Dan Quill noting recent mailing from an Indianapolis publishing house.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alamo
David Crockett
Crockett
Bear Hunter
Tennessee
Dan Quill
Indianapolis
Speeding Motorist Arrested After 19 Mile Chase
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania state police halted a speeding driver after a 19 mile pursuit. He claimed he was racing to see his wife and their newborn son in Philadelphia.
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Gettlsburg
Philadelphia
Man Escorted to Justice of the Peace for Speeding
He asked officers to escort him the remainder of the trip and was taken to a justice of the peace who fined him ten dollars for speeding.
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Justice of the Peace
Hunters Indicted After Damaging Army Planes
Two hunters in Los Angeles faced indictment for damaging government property after firing buckshot at low flying Army planes. The incident scared away the ducks and caused about $1,000 in damage per aircraft.
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Nimrods
Los Angeles
Thieves Return Signs Lanterns at UC Berkeley Fraternity Drive
Berkeley police checked 23 University of California fraternity houses at Christmas vacation opening to retrieve items that supposedly followed the students home. Thirteen street signs 76 red lanterns a garbage can and assorted odds and ends were recovered and returned to city departments.
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Scavingers
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
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