Texas Aggies At The Sugar Bowl
In New Orleans on December 29 the Texas A and M Sugar Bowl squad of 52 players arrived at Union Station to the greeting of officials and fans from Louisiana and Texas. Coach Homer North led the No 1 team as they traveled to Biloxi for training until New Year’s morning, with Norton saying the squad was in fine shape for the game.
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New Orleans
Texas
Texas A. & M
Union Station
Biloxi
Homer North
Norton
Mississippi
Ranch leader Roman Nunez visits Roswell on business
Roman Nunez arrived in Roswell today visiting from his ranch headquarters for a business engagement. He met local officials and discussed regional agricultural initiatives and development plans.
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Roman Nunez
Roswell
Record Tax Certificates Hit County High
Chaves county tax payers set a record with fewer than 100 tax certificates for non payment of 1939 taxes among over 8 000 taxpayers. County treasurer Will Robinson notes no certificates have been bought by individuals so far. State handles non purchaser certificates. Property owners have two years to redeem before a tax deed can be issued.
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Chaves County
Will Robinson
Robinson
Winter Snow Report From New Mexico Ski Areas
U S Forest Service and Weather Bureau report on snow depths and conditions across major New Mexico winter areas. Agua Piedra to Cedar Creek show varying new snow, crust, and road conditions with chains required at several sites. forecast calls for snow flurries north central today, clearing Saturday. Visitors counts noted at Bandelier and La Madera, warming shelters and ski facilities listed.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Middle Southwest
U. S. Forest Service
U. S. Weather Bureau
Agua Piedra
Carson National Fort
Tres Ritos
el Rito
Carson National Forest
Hyde State Park
Little Tesuaque Canyon
Santa Fe
Big Tesuque Canyon
Santa Fe National Forest
Sawyer Mesa
Bandelier National Monument
Valle Grande Road
Bandelier
Tree Springs
Cibola National Forest
la Madera
McGaffey
Gallup
Lincoln Forest
Cloudcroft
Lincoln National Forest
Alamogordo
Cedar Creek
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Arizona
New Years Poultry Specials From Whatley Produce Co
Whatley Produce Co offers fancy young turkeys in various sizes and a selection of geese and other poultry. The ad highlights a Two for One Dollar deal on hens and provides the phone number 418 for orders.
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Whatley Produce Co
Enumerators Named for Census District 3 in New Mexico
John Bingham announces 11 enumerators for District 3 covering Chaves to Quay counties. Monte Goodin will govern Chaves, others include Leon Womack Clovis, Max Kaufman Santa Rosa, W L Weber Tularosa, Frank V Stearns Fort Sumner, Lee Morrison Hobbs, Mrs Sidney Stone Portales, Malander F Sadler Carlsbad, Farrel E Plymate Roswell, Grady E Huffman Tucumcari. A four day school ended today and work begins Tuesday morning. District headquarters are in the courthouse with Frank McCarthy Hagerman as assistant supervisor and Mrs Richard Blackmar and Miss Veronica Rhea as stenographers.
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John Bingham
Monte Goodin
Dexter
Chaves County
Curry County
Leon Womack
Clovis
Guadalupe County
Max Kaufman
Santa Rosa
Otero County
W. L. Weber
Tularosa
DeBaca
Frank V. Stearns
Fort Sumner
Lea County
Lee Morrison
Hobbs
Roosevelt
Richard Blackmar
Veronica Rhea
Navy weighs 65,000-ton battleships amid budget talk
The Navy signals support for a House committee plan to build four 65,000-ton battleships, each costing about 130 million dollars. Proponents argue such ships would surpass existing 35,000 and 45,000-ton classes in firepower and range, while Sen. Borah warns budget balancing will fail without defense cuts.
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Washington
Navy
Congressional Committee
House Appropriations
Borah
Idaho
Congress
French Senate Approves War Budget for Early 1940
The French Senate unanimously approved a war budget of 54.937 billion francs for the first three months of 1940. Premier Daladier said funds would fund aviation, tanks and three new battleships Reichelieu Jean Bart Clemenceau. He noted navy has sunk nine German submarines and called for solidarity with Britain amid sacrifices and gold shortages.
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Paris
Senate
Daladier
Reichelieu
Jean Bart
Clemenceeau
Europe
France
Dozens of Mexican Officials Resign in Campaign Push
Dozens of public officials including cabinet members and senior army officers resigned from government posts to join Mexico's political campaign. The move follows President Cardenas who ordered civil and military holders to resign if they are candidates or actively campaigning. Notables leaving include the labor department chief and an under secretary, both senatorial candidates, plus generals Vicente Gonzalez Fernandez and J Felix Ireta seeking Oaxaca and Michoacan governorships.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Cardenas
Department of Labor
Senate
Agriculture
Chihuahua
Vicente Gonzalez Fernandez
J. Felix Ireta
Oaxaca
Michoacan
Communications and Public Works
Hammond Named To State Position
Roswell educator Lewis W. Hammond was named traveling instructor for New Mexico county officials under a joint program by the County Officers Association and the state education department. He will visit counties to promote uniform procedures and will hold a commission as assistant state comptroller.
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Associated Press
Santa FE
N. M
Lewis W. Hammond
Roswell
New Mexico
County Officers’ Association
State Department of Education
Brice Sewell
Hammond
Lew Hammond to Leave Chaves County Clerk Post
Lew Hammond served six years as deputy county clerk in Chaves and was active in veterans affairs. He previously acted as secretary of the Kiwanis Club and will continue to reside in Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Hammond
Chaves
Veterans’ Affairs
Kiwanis Club
Roswell
Collins files for Santa Fe county state senate seat despite AG ruling
C D Collins announced his intent Tuesday to seek the Democratic nomination for the Santa Fe county state senate. He argued his filing is valid since county clerk and secretary of state accepted his papers, despite Attorney General Filo Sedillo saying the filing would be illegal until next summer.
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C. D. Collins
Santa Fe
Filo Sedillo
New Mexico CCC Enrollment Opens January Twenty
Mrs. Rennie Kirby state welfare director announced on a Albuquerque radio broadcast that about 200 New Mexico boys will join the CCC during the January 1 to 20 enrollment period. Applicants must be unmarried unemployed ages 18 to 23 from families below the community average living standard.
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Rennie Kirby
Albuquerque
New Mexico
CCC
Right-of-way cleared for Raton pass route with pole removal
State highway engineer Burton Dwyre said the right-of-way for the proposed new Raton pass route was completed after Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company agreed to remove its poles from the route.
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Burton Dwyre
Raton Pass
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mexico Paying Part Of Claims to U. S.
Mexican embassy officials said ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera would deliver to the state department tomorrow two checks totaling 529480.20 dollars as the sixth annual installment of claims due American citizens for damages from revolutions. One check for 500000 dollars covers the installment proper and the rest the annual interest. The payment follows the April 24, 1934 agreement for an en bloc settlement of all such claims.
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Washington
Francisco Castillo Najera
State Department
Rancher Shot to Death Reported Near Grants
Gallup New Mexico December 29 state police will go to Grants to investigate a report that a rancher was found shot to death south of Grants. Authorities know few details and earlier reports said a man was found in the isolated country between Grants and Pietown.
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Gallup
N. M
Dave Jackson
Tom Summers
Grants
Jackson
There
Pietown
Pre-inventory Sale and Building Permit Report
Jay Duvall hosts a pre inventory sale for discounted items including Manhattan and Grayce shirts now $1.50 down from $2.00. A building permit issued to William Wiseheart allows roof repair at 207 South Kentucky with a $175 value. STAMPED GOODS and ART GIFT SHOP advertise as local merchants.
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Manhattan
Jay Duvall
William Wiseheart
South
Kentucky
Two men charged in fatal truck crash
Walter Raron Grant of Dexter and J W Patterson of Roswell pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges over the death of Tom Hollis of Artesia after a three truck crash on a bridge north of Haerman last Saturday. Grant drove one truck and Patterson rode with him. Preliminary hearing set for Jan 4. bonds fixed at $1,000 each.
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Walter Raron Grant
Dexter
J. W. Patterson
Roswell
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Tom Hollis
Artesia
Grant
Haerman
Hollis
Patterson
Scroggins
Don Davis
William Rudolph dies at home in Roswell
William Rudolph 77 died at his home on North Washington Avenue Roswell after illness. He came from Collison Kansas for a visit with his daughter and had lived in Roswell briefly. Survived by wife, son Theodore Rudolph Cullison Kansas, daughters Ida Hamilton Bartlesville Oklahoma and Mrs John C Jones Roswell, brothers Ear Rudolph Indianapolis and Earl Rudolph Evansville Indiana. Funeral Saturday 10 30 AM at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev Walter Orr. Interment South Park.
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William Rudolph
Washington Avenue
Roswell
Collison
Kansas
Illinois
Theodore Rudolph
Cullison
Ida Hamilton
Bart
John Cave Bound Over For Theft Of Roofing
John Cave was bound over to district court on a charge of stealing galvanized iron roofing from Louis Mennecke after a preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon before Pat O Neill J P. He was released on a $500 bond.
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John Cave
Louis Mennecke
Pat O’neill
J. P
Governor's veto power debate in New Mexico convention
Judge McGheeto quotes assistant attorney general Fred Federici showing the constitutional committee rejected restricting veto power to money items and allowed veto of any part. The liquor law and a Wisconsin decision are cited. The opinion says the governor acted within authority by vetoing part of the act, with remaining portions becoming law.
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New Mexico
Fred Federici
Constitutional Committee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Federici
State Secretary Seeks Photos of New Mexico Lawmakers
Secretary Jessie Gonzales aims to publish the 1940 bluebook next week with portraits of all state senators and representatives. All 38 representatives answered promptly, but about half of the photographed lawmakers have sent pictures.
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Santa FE
N. M
Jessie Gongales
Fechner in serious condition at Walter Reed hospital
Robert Fechner aged 63, director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, remained in serious condition at Walter Reed hospital today due to complications from arthritis, lung congestion and heart trouble.
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Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Walter Reed Hospital
German Jewish Refugees Held Aboard Ship in Chile
Six hundred German Jewish refugees aiming to settle in Chile were kept aboard the Italian steamer August in Valparaiso pending papers review on orders from Foreign Minister Abraham Ortega.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Abraham Ortega
Secretary Wallace Sets 1940 Sugar Quotas
Secretary Wallace today established 1940 sugar import and marketing quotas totaling 6,725,100 short tons raw value. The figure compares with 1939 total quotas of 6,755,386 short tons.
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Washington
Wallace
Santa Fe Chamberes lack of tunnels clues muffled digging
Santa Fe New Mexico on December 29 reports the Dies committee exposure of internal activity prompts the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce to ponder a letter from a Garrett PA man seeking details on seven tunnels to be built in New Mexico. officials deny knowledge of any tunnel projects and say they will watch for muffled digging near their offices.
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Santa FE
N. M
Dies Committee
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico
Garret
Chamber of Commerce
Germans claim coal can yield edible fats for butter
Columbus reports Dr Willy Lange of the University of Cincinnati outlined a German advance to produce edible fats from coal and shale. He described methods from a basic science lab as part of a talk to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, noting potential pinch use.
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Columbus
Germany
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Willy Lange
Basic Science Research Laboratory
University of Cincinnati
Oklahoma Bar Convention Endorses Bratton for Supreme Court
A resolution endorsing Sam G. Bratton of New Mexico federal circuit court for the late Pierce Butler’s U S Supreme Court seat was introduced today at the Oklahoma state bar convention in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Sam G. Bratton
New Mexico
U. S. Supreme Court
Pierce Butler
Oklahoma State Bar Convention
German envoy Mackensen leaves Rome for Berlin
The German ambassador to Italy Hans Georg Viktor von Mackensen departed Rome for Berlin amid routine consultations with the German government. Berlin officials and Italian authorities noted the travel as part of standard diplomatic activity.
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Rome
Italy
Hans- Georg Viktor von Mackensen
Berlin
Finnish relief fund drives $300,000 in 12 days
Chicago December 29 The Finnish relief fund drive in the United States has sent $300,000 to Finland in 12 days. The chairman, former president Herbert Hoover, said the money was cabled in three installments of $100,000 while he was in Chicago conferring with leaders of the drive. No goal or quota has been set.
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Chicago
United States
Finand
Herbert Hoover
Death of Dallas tennis coach Harvey MacQuiston
Harvey Malcolm MacQuiston, 63, a Dallas tennis coach and father of two champion players, died here. He is survived by his daughters Mrs. Charles S. Berry Jr and Mrs. Arthur Temple Jr, the former Charlotte MacQuiston and the former Mary.
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Dallas
Tex
Harvey Malcolm MacQuiston
Charles S. Berry, Jr
Charlotte MacQuiston
Arthur Temple Jr
Mary
Reverse Murder Case Dr. Sanford
Santa Fe December 29 The state supreme court reversed the murder conviction of Dr John H Sanford former Santa Rosa mayor and ordered a new trial His defense argued Mrs Sanford poisoned herself to frame him The unanimous decision faulted the trial judge for admitting statements by Mrs Sanford and set a retrial date The case revolves around an alleged love affair with Hallie May Wilson and Mrs Sanford's July 1938 death in Tucumcari hospital Daughter testified Mrs Sanford had been irritable since 1933 injury and that her husband denied the charges
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Tucumcari
Santa Rosa
Alty
Supreme Court
Harry Patton
Sanford
Hussand
Jekylla Hyde
Margaret
Jay Duvalls Pre-inventory Sale Sells Shirts at 1 50
All shirts priced at two dollars are marked down to one fifty at Jay Duvalls during a big pre-inventory sale. The event invites shoppers to stock up for the year.
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Jay Duvalls
Lola Lane Takes Pro Tennis Steps to Improve Game
Lola Lane is pursuing serious tennis progress by hiring a pro to refine her technique and elevate performance. The move signals a formal commitment to professional training and skill development.
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Lola Lane
MacQuiston Wins Texas and Gulf States Titles
MacQuiston claimed the women’s titles at both the Texas and Gulf States championships, establishing a dominant regional performance in the meet.
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MacQuiston
Texas
Gulf States
Jay Duvall's Pre Inventory Sale Ends Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the final day of Jay Duvall's big Pre inventory sale. Store urges customers not to miss the opportunity as discounts apply through December 29.
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Jay Duvall’s
Dr T E Boggs Graduate Optometrist Ad
Dr T E Boggs offers eye examinations and glasses made in house with broken lenses duplicated on site. Visit 309 North Main Street or call 21 for an appointment.
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T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
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Bacon
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U. S
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Judge McGhee
Santa Fe, N. M
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