Bankers Letter Alleged Influence on New Mexico House
A public letter from the New Mexico Bankers Association accuses lawmakers of spending money to influence legislation. Speaker Alvan N. White vows a committee investigate while some members threaten to call witnesses. Officers deny knowledge of the mimeographed memo signed by Margaret Barnes executive secretary.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Alvan N. White
House
New Mexico Bankers’ Association
The
Banking Association
Margaret Barnes
Stolen Gold From Dental Office In Bank Building
Sixty dollars worth of gold was taken from Dr T J Pearson in the First National Bank building during the noon hour yesterday. The thief tampered with a front door latch and stole moulded dental gold, plate stock, and a set of false teeth. The crime remains unsolved as authorities search for clues.
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Tolen
T. J. Pearson
First National Bank
Dr. Pearson
Doctor Pearson
Sheriff's Office
Mandamus Demands Assessments on Drainage Districts
Writs signed by federal judge Colin Neblett compel commissioners of Dexter Greenfield Hagerman Drainage Districts to reassess all lands within the districts to raise about 165 080 to pay two judgments against each district. Roswell Drainage District faces similar orders. appeals expected. Foreclosures possible on defaulting lands.
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United States
Colin Neblett
Dexter-Greenfield
Hagerman
Roswell
Neblett
C U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Mexico
White elected head s of drainage dist
J P White was elected chair man of the Roswell Drainage District board at its organizational meeting held yesterday in White's office. E F Butler named secretary. W C Urton serves as third member. J Walden Bassett retained as treasurer though not a board member. Zeb Chewning awarded a court to clean drain tile. no action on new levies to satisfy district judgment. Action deferred after conference with C R Brice attorney and Judge Colin Neblett.
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J.P. White
Board of Commissioners
Roswell
J. P. White
E. F. Butler
W.c. Urton
J. Walden Bassett
Zeb Chewning
C. R. Brice
Colin Neblett
Funeral for Isabel Baca Storey at 102 years
Funeral services were held for Isabel Baca Storey who lived 102 years at Casa Colorada near here. She was born to one of New Mexico’s first Spanish families. She leaves 22 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
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Associated Press
Isabel Baca Storey
Casa Colorada
Here
New Mexico
la Luz
W. H. Mauldin
Otero County
Duncan
Ariz
Mauldin
Southwest
Magdalena
Alamogordo
J. V. Tully
Ruidoso Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association
B. J. Bonnell
W. S. Laud
Wooten Dies Sudden in Carrizozo Area
E M Wooten of Roswell dies suddenly while driving over Nogal Hill and passes away in a Carrizozo doctor’s office. He was 52, survived by wife, two daughters, four brothers and a sister, with funeral arrangements pending word from relatives.
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ER. M. Wooten
Roswell
Nogal Hill
Carrizozo
Mr. Wooten
Bynum-Ballard
Audra Mae Wooten
Della Sconce
W. S. Wooten
Albert Wooten
Congress to pass only supply bills this session
Washington Feb 2 AP A drift toward limiting debate and trimming federal appropriations signals that Congress will likely pass only supply bills before March 4. Negotiations aim to curb debate on spending measures while some general agreement forms on a narrower program to speed action on money bills unemployment relief prohibition repeal and beer legalization.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
LaFollette
Wis
Relief Committee Meeting Scheduled for Monday
The Chaves County Emergency Relief committee will meet next Monday afternoon. Miss Lillian Franzen will present a January relief report in Roswell detailing use of federal funds for direct relief. Chair John Tweedy will convene the meeting, time and place to be announced.
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Chaves County
Lillian Franzen
Roswell
Miss Franzen
John Tweedy
Emergency clauses eyed for cost cuts in New Mexico legislature
Santa Fe bulletin from the state taxpayers association argues removing emergency clauses from most bills would save money. It notes 20 of 153 bills have emergency clauses and only about 12 are truly emergency in nature. The secretary of state must certify and supply copies to county clerks, usually costing about $1000, which could be reduced or eliminated.
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Santa Fe
N. M
State Taxpayers’ Association
Secretary of State
Bulletin
State Weather Fair and Colder Later Tonight
Weather brief notes fair conditions across New Mexico and West Texas with colder air sweeping southeast portions tonight. Ample temperature contrasts shown across major cities including Amarillo 58 to 22, Chicago 48 to 28, El Paso 58 to 34, Oklahoma City 56 to 30, and other listed centers.
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Amarillo
Chicago
Denver
el Paso
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Washington
Roosevelt's Tennessee Valley plan to create 200000 jobs
President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined a vast Tennessee Valley development during a Warm Springs briefing. The program aims to reforest, reclaim land, develop water power, and rebalance population, providing 200,000 jobs in the valley and expanding nationwide from Alleghenies to the Pacific. It includes flood control basins, land reclamation, elimination of marginal farmland, improved navigation, and hydro power for cities, states, and farms.
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Warm Springs
America
Roosevelt
Tennessee
White House
Tennessee Valley
Alleghenies
Pacific Coast
Great Tennessee Valley
Cove Creek
Clinch River
Mississippi River
Annual Meeting of County Red Cross Chapter Monday
The Chaves County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting Monday at 3:30 PM in the chamber of commerce. Elections for officers and committee reports will be presented. Presiding will be Mrs Grace T Bear with terms expiring for Will C Lawrence Myron S Prager and Miss Edith Geyer.
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Chaves County
The
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Grace T. Bear
Will C. Lawrence
Myron 5. Prager
Edith Geyer
Sidney Prager
Grady Welter
Ella Yeager
F. B. Howden Jr
City
200 Cases Before Federal Grand Jury
Albuquerque report says two hundred cases will be presented when the Santa Fe grand jury convenes in two weeks. Federal district attorney officials list alleged violations of prohibition auto theft postal and immigration laws as included items.
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Albuquerque
Crand
Santa Fe
Federal District Attorney’s Office
Blanket theft at Torrance County courthouse exposure
Estancia New Mexico February AP reports that all county official residences were searched after 19 blankets disappeared from the Torrance county courthouse jury room. Retiring sheriff Ramon Gallegos deputy Joe Langham and Sheriff W R Meador led the search. Antonio Perea former janitor admitted taking two blankets and was fined eleven dollars in justice court.
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Estancia
N. M
Torrance County
Ramon Gallegos
Joe Langham
W. R. Meador
Antonio Perea
Perea
Justice Court
Farmers Gain In Fight to Save Homes and Farms
Widely scattered farm sectors praised state efforts to curb foreclosures. Arkansas passed a moratorium delaying court actions while Georgia’s life insurers halted farm mortgage deals. Reports from Alabama, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi showed sympathy and action. In Oklahoma, a farmers' group organized at Cherokee with Rev. Claude R. Hill. NE. Aurora bid up to 10 cents at foreclosure sales. Illinois saw farm equipment sold for 4.90 amid charges of "anarchy." Santa Fe House debates repeal measures ahead of a September 18, 1933 election while liquor regulation moves forward to prevent a return of the saloon.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Mississippi
Cherokee
Okla
Farmers’ Marketing Association
Claude R. Hill
First Christian Church
Aurora
Neb
Illinois
Santa Fe
N. M
House
Senate
Nancy Lane
Judiciary Committee
Miss Lane
Women’s Organization For National Prohibition
No Change in Auto Financing Policy Claims
New York reports credit finance companies say they will not modify general contract requirements for auto installment debts. Officials note debtors are treated leniently when temporarily embarrassed, while still maintaining sound business principles. Data show 1929 financed 3.55 million cars and 1932 only 1.36 million, with the average note dropping from 456 to 354 dollars as demand shifted to cheaper cars.
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New York
Two Million Loans Approved for New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexico February 2 Advices show that the Agricultural Credit Corporation, part of the RFC, has approved two million dollars in loans to New Mexico. Applications remain pending on many loans, some individually over one hundred thousand dollars.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Agricultural Credit Corporation
RFC
Weather Forecast for Roswell and Pecos Valley
Roswell and the Pecos Valley will see fair weather tonight and Friday with colder conditions tonight. In New Mexico the forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday with colder temperatures in the southeast portion tonight.
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Roswell
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Roswell Fire Department January 1932 calls rise to 22
The Roswell Fire Department logged 22 fire calls in January 1932, up from 13 in the prior January. A large share of the calls were grass fires, reflecting dry conditions and recurring outdoor blazes throughout the month.
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Roswell
Bonfils of Denver Post dies at 72
Frederick G. Bonfils publisher of The Denver Post died at his home in Denver after several days illness following an ear operation. He was 72, survived by his widow and two daughters Helen and May, plus brothers Charles and Thomas and two sisters. Bonfils helped build the paper into a forceful voice against corporate abuses and led the paper since H. H. Tammen’s death in 1924.
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Denver
Frederick G. Bonfils
Denver Post
Bonfils
Post
Rocky Mountain
Helen
May Bonfils Barryman
Charles
Thomas
Etta B. Walker
Fort Humphries
Nell Barber
Los Angeles
Former King of Greece to Undergo Appendicitis Surgery
London February 2 AP Former King George of Greece will undergo appendicitis surgery soon in a London nursing home. The Greek republic established in 1924 ended his reign. He is brother to Queen Helen of Romania and nephew to the former Kaiser.
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London
George of
Greece
George I
Helen
Romania
Chinese Volunteers Attack Japanese Forces Near Suicheng and Chiumenkow
Peiping dispatches report continued hostilities as Chinese volunteers renewed assaults on Japanese troops defending Suicheng and Chiumenkow on the southeastern Jehor border. An official bulletin noted renewed attacks yesterday and last night with ongoing fighting.
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Peiping
China
Suicheng
Chiumenkow
Jehor
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E. M. Wooten
Garrizozo
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Relief Committee
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