Mayor Smyri Outlines Roswell City Government History
Mayor Herbert Smyri spoke at the Roswell Rotary Club, detailing the formation and work of city government. He praised city engineer Len Rowland and the water plant’s leadership, with remarks by former Mayor Sylvester Johnson and Rotary member Hugh Huff Sr. on applying Rotary principles and community respect.
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Herbert Smyril
Rotary Club
Roswell
Len Rowland
Sylvester Johnson
Rowland
Hugh Huff Sr
Rotary
Huff
Rio Grande Ice Jam Floods Farmlands Near San Marcial
The Rio Grande broke through dikes between San Marcial and Val Verde, flooding 200 to 500 acres of farmland as ice blocks up to a quarter mile from a Santa Fe bridge were cleared with dynamite. No railroad property or lives were threatened, though land and side roads suffered. uncertainty remained about farm homes.
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San Marcial
N. M
Rio Grande
Val Verde
Santa Fe
Herbert Yeo
International Boundary Commission
Albuquerque-El Paso
Yeo
Roosevelt may receive new plan on foreign debts
Informal restudy of foreign debts by Owen D. Young and Bernard M. Baruch, arranged by President elect Roosevelt, is to be presented to the next president for action after March 4. Young and Baruch are regarded as leading Democratic financial experts.
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Owen D. Young
Bernard M. Baruch
Roosevelt
New York
Young and Baruch
Gang attempt to kill investigator in Denver
Investigator Stan ley Maus of District Attorney Wettengel’s office was fired at while escorting two prisoners to the home of August Marino in Denver. Maus and other investigators were trying to identify the suspects Clip Morletti and John Hirsch after a gun battle reported last Saturday. A shooter fled around a corner as Maus heard the shot.
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Denver
Stanley Maus
Earl Wettengel
August Marino
Maus
Wettengel
Morletti
John Hirsch
Marino
Farmer Dies in Truck Collision Near Mesilla Dam
Las Cruces New Mexico December 29 A P Julio Jubula fifty year old Hindu farmer living east of Mesilla dam was killed instantly Tuesday night when a northbound freight train struck his truck at the Mesilla Park crossing. The wreck dragged the truck and mangled the driver. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that Jubila died by being struck by Santa Fe train number.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Julio Jubula
Mesilla Dam
Mesilla Park Crossing
Jubuia
Juba
Santa Fe
Legion Post 28 meeting moved to January 2
The regular monthly meeting of Charles M. de Bremond Post No 28 of the American Legion will be held on January 2 at the Community House at Fifth and Richardson, instead of the first Monday due to the holiday.
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Je Charles—M. de Bremond
Insull plans trip to England and Europe
Samuel Insull, freed from extradition after an acquittal, says he has no definite plan to return to the United States soon. He contemplates a continental trip with his wife possibly joining him later, and criticizes Chicago lawyers for threatening diplomatic action against foreign judicial decisions.
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Athens
Greece
Samuel Insull
United States
America
Continent
England
Chicago
Insull
Congress in recess and actions on independence bill
Senate remains in recess until Friday while the House considers cultural appropriations and debates agricultural bills. The chamber also receives the conference report on the Philippine Independence bill as Wednesday sessions progress.
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Senate
HOUSE
Suit over $72 goods climbs to state supreme court
Albuquerque on December 29 AP reports a case started by Pedro Martinez against Ricardo Lewis to recover $72 worth of household goods. Lewis held the items under a landlord's lien. A justice court jury upheld Martinez title. district court affirmed, and the decision will be appealed.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Justice Court
Supreme Court
Pedro Martinez
Ricardo Lewis
Lewis
Martinez
District Court
Vontrees Girl Able Return Home
In San Francisco on December 29 AP reports progress in Yvonne Vontrees condition after a self inflicted head wound on Thanksgiving Day. Doctors permit her return to Albuquerque with her parents Friday as she remains paralyzed yet shows signs of limited movement in her limbs.
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San Francisco
Yvonne Vontrees
Albuquerque
N. M
Recount Ordered for San Miguel District Attorney Vote
The New Mexico state canvassing board ordered a recount of the Fourth Judicial District DA race in precinct nine at Holman Mora. Democratic candidate I S Moise of Santa Rosa petitioned alleging errors and fraud. initial results show Thomas V Trader of Las Vegas defeating Moise by 294 votes.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Fourth Judicial District
San Miguel County
Holman
I. S. Moise
Santa Rosa
Mora
Luis FE. Armijo
Moise
Thomas V. Trader
Las Vegas
Working Girls Now Among Best Credit Risks
St Paul reports that women have become strong credit risks, says Ralph Walker of the Mutual Credit Rating Exchange. He credits prudent budgeting, clear margins for spending and credit buying, and strict income management as the cause for the shift. Women are described as more cautious and budget minded.
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St. Paul
Ralph Walker
Mutual Credit Rating Exchange of
AW Walker
Snow reports roll through northern New Mexico today
Snow fell in Vaughn and on highways near Roswell and Carrizozo with snow reported in Albuquerque while Santa Fe faced poor roads. Weather bureau forecasts fair conditions tonight and Friday with colder temperatures ahead. Road conditions remain passable around Roswell and Clovis despite today’s snow.
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New Mexico
Vaughn
Roswell
Carrizozo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Clovis
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Youth of 24 in State Legislature from Colfax County
Roy J. Carroll, 24, a Democrat from Raton, will represent Colfax county in the New Mexico state legislature. He voted for the president for the first time this year and also serves on the Raton city council, elected last April, making him possibly the youngest state representative.
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Raton, N. M
United States
Colfax County
Roy J. Carroll
Raton
Scientists Off to Galapagos Isles Survey Begins
A field team led by Captain George Allen Hancock departs for the Galapagos Islands to assess unique land and sea life. The expedition, backed by Smithsonian, San Diego Zoo, and USC, aims to urge Ecuador to designate the archipelago as a permanent scientific sanctuary.
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Los Angeles
Charlies Darwin
Galapagos
Equator
George Allen Hancock
Smithsonian Institution of Washington
San Diego Zoolstical Society
University of Southern California
Captain Hancock
Ecuador
Foreman Names Two Deputy Clerks in County Office
George Foreman announced that two deputies, Miss Estes Beck and Lewis W. Hammond, will serve as deputy clerks in Chaves county starting January first. The decision followed Foreman’s confirmation yesterday afternoon.
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Foreman
George Foreman
Chaves County
Miss Estes Beck
Lewis W. Hammond
A Late Early Sign On Broadway Wows City Crowd
New York December 29 AP reports a giant electric sign on Broadway’s great white way flashily urges theatergoers to mail Christmas cards and packages early for delivery before Christmas The maintenance man admits he never reads the signs he turns on but acknowledges the message echoes every year and clings to the signage quirk.
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New York
Broadway
Great White Way
Swede Nelson Died at St Marys Hospital
Louie Kenneth Nelson known as Swede Nelson died at five this morning at St Marys hospital from pneumonia after ten days illness. He was 20, son of Ernest and Mrs. Nelson of Fast Grand Plains, born near Roswell and a lifelong resident. He graduated East Grand Plains in 1926 and Roswell high in 1930 with high honors, starred in football and basketball, named best all around athlete and most popular boy, member of the Friends Society.
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Louie
Kenneth Nelson
Nelson
St Mary’s Hospital
Ernest Nelson
Fast Grand Plais
Roswell
East Grand Plains
The
Friends Society
Truder Lead In San Miguel 15 Got To 183 Votes
Las Vegas New Mexico December 29 AP recounts in six precincts narrow the lead of Thomas Trader Republican district attorney candidate in the Fourth district to 183 votes over Irwin Moise Democrat. Trader lost 111 votes in the six precincts. Two Mora county precincts remain to be recounted. In precinct 29A election judges report possible ballot box disturbance as ballots were not tied when stored but bound in bundles when opened.
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Truder
San Miguel
Las Vegas
N. M
Thomas Trader
Irwin Moise
Mora County
Thomps Steele to Join Holmes Chevrolet Salesforce
Thomps Steele, a four year salesman at McNally-Hall Motor Co, will switch to the Holmes Chevrolet Co. sales force after January 1. This move places him with a new employer in the local auto trade.
Gandhi's protest fast postponed over untouchability ban
Mahatma Gandhi announced in Poona that his planned fast protesting the Guruvayoor Temple entry ban would be postponed. After a three hour conference with advisers in Yeroda prison, Gandhi said the fast, set for New Year's Day, would be postponed indefinitely as officials work toward lifting the untouchability restriction.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Guruvayoor
Yeroda
Gandhi
Mrs Judd Tells Her Story Anew In Arizona Murder Case
Winnie Ruth Judd, condemned for killing two former friends and sending their bodies in trunks to Los Angeles, awaited grand jury action after a four hour courthouse appearance in Phoenix. She was questioned on all phases of the case and her threats to reveal more, then returned smiling to her cell.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Winnie Ruth Judd
Grand Jury
Baby Fatally Hurt In Auto Accident In Lamar Colorado
Hazel Gale four months old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hazel was fatally injured when an automobile returning from a Lamar shopping trip was struck at an intersection by a truck driven by Le land Good May valley farmer. The baby died within minutes and the parents and grandmother suffered dislocations cuts and bruises as they were brought to Charles Maxwell hospital.
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Lamar
Colo
Gale
Hazel
Frank Hazel
H. C. Hazel
Leland Good
May Valley
Charles Maxwell Hospital
Vandalism Blamed for Fatal Wabash Train Wreck
Jacksonville Illinois December 29 AP vandals blamed in wreck that killed engineer John Rapp of Springfield and H S Meyer of Decatur. Two others injured including baggageman Harry Ross and cook London Simmons. Switch left open and red danger light removed led to the switch misalignment and crash into an oil tank car.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Walford H. Absher
John Rapp
Springfield
H. S. Meyer
Decatur
Hil
Harry Ross
London Simmons
Absher
Acrobatics Save In Fire Rescue At Pittsburgh Hotel
Clayton Cornell, 26, trapped in a hotel room fire in Pittsburgh on December 29, climbed to a window sill and hung by his fingertips. He lowered himself to safety as flames raged, swinging through a lower window to escape with inches to spare from a 30 foot drop to the sidewalk.
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Pittsburgh
Clayton Cornell
Cornell
J Frank Curns Dies in Santa Fe at 74
Santa Fe N M December 29 AP funeral services for J Frank Curns prominent Santa Fe attorney and New Mexico Republican who died yesterday after a stroke will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2 30 pm tomorrow with Rev David Reiter officiating. The body lies in state at Sayre Funeral Home until time of the funeral and after until 9 am Saturday when it goes to Wagon Mound for burial. Pallbearers in Santa Fe are J M Bentley J E Owens Frank Andres Theo N Espe Gilbert Cox and L A Gillette. Burial service pallbearers from Wagon Mound are Sherman Taylor C G Parson J B Myers Lee Anderson Manuel Pattengle and N A Gillette. He was stricken yesterday afternoon in his law office and died later in a hospital. He is survived by his widow.
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Santa Fe
N. M
J. Frank Curns
New Mexico
Presbyterian Church
David Reiter
Sayre
Wagon Mound
Corn
J. M. Bentley
J. E. Owens
Frank Andres
Theo N. Espe
Gilbert Cox
L. A. Gillette
Sherman Taylor
C. G. Parson
J. B. Myers
Lee Anderson
Manuel Pattengle
N. A. Gillette
Curns
Known Dead 47 in Illinois Mine
Moneaqua Ill Dec 29 Glenn Shaffer owner of the mine where 54 men were entombed by an explosion last Saturday gave the seven still missing a good chance to get out alive today. He ordered speed in reaching the last victims and expected to know by noon whether they were dead. Seven more bodies were found yesterday raising known dead to 47. A fresh rock fall blocked rescue progress as funerals for the first 40 victims were held today.
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Moneaqua
Ill
Glenn Shaffer
Shaffer
Gigantic Pinwheel as Big as 24 Suns
In Atlantic City space researchers report a colossal pinwheel star system SX Cassiopeiae, a binary pair whirling at about one million miles per hour. One star spans sixteen times the sun and the other eight, with the pair’s fiery core density about half that of air.
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Atlantic City
WN. J
Sun
Earth
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Raymonds. Dugan
Princeton University
Hoover Party Aims Deep Sea Fishing Near Palm Beach
President Hoover sped up his Florida inland passage voyage to reach deep sea game fishing grounds off Palm Beach by nightfall. The flotilla anchors were set to depart before dawn as Lawrence Richey said the move seeks extra angling time. Ambassador Guggenheim was expected to join at Palm Beach, though officials stressed the trip is not related to Cuba politics.
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Hoover
Florida
Palm Beach
Atlantic
Fort Pierce
Lawrence Richey
Man Kills Wife and Daughter Then Himself Over Will
Chicago report: Peter Peterson, longtime Studebaker chauffeur, shot his wife and daughter and then killed himself after learning a new will deprived the family of a $5,000 legacy. He telephoned police and named Clement Studebaker III before the fatal act. Officers found all three dead, each shot once in the right temple.
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Chicago
Clement Studebaker
Peter Peterson
Studebaker
Peterson
Clement Studebaker, III
North Side
Belgians to Invest Heavily in Mexico
Mexico City reports business circles say Belgian capitalists will soon send a mission to Mexico to explore a 25 million dollar investment in banana and mining interests. The move aims to finance banana supply for Europe.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Excelsior Today
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