Snowbound Northern New Mexico With Record Depths
Las Vegas awoke to 14 inches of snow, with storms still in progress, blocking streets and weighing down wires. Albuquerque and Estancia reported heavy snow while Raton saw five inches. moisture is welcomed by ranchers amid ongoing highway disruptions and tied up civil works projects.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
South East
Estancia
Clovis
Raton
G. D. Maay
Paris Faces Rebel Public Upset Over Bayonne Scandal
Parliament weighs possible fall of Premier Camille Chautemps amid the Bayonne pawnshop fraud tied to Stavisky. Paris police and government officials clash over connections and bonds while financial scandal shocks France. Washington passes liquor tax bill amid anti French sentiment and war debt concerns.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Bayonne
North
South America
Serge
Alex” Stavisky
Chautemps
Albert Dalimier
Stavisky
Dalimier
Alex
Jean Chiappe
France
Washington
Gasoline Tax Deemed Emergency Measure by City
Mayor H. B. Smyrl tells The Record the half cent gasoline tax is an emergency temporary levy. It funds supplies for city work by CWA workers, including machinery fuel estimated at about $600 monthly, with no plan to make the tax permanent.
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H. B. Smyr
CWA
Bateman on distribution wealth and New Deal critique
U S Bateman comments on wealth distribution in America citing figures of poverty and wealth concentration. He questions the New Deal remedies and criticizes hard money advocates and tax funding while noting unemployment and farm policy issues.
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Harry Carr
America
Roosevelt
Sound Money Bunch
U. S. Bateman
Democrats Force Caucus On Patronage In Congress
Washington lawmakers discuss privately the use of a patronage caucus to limit appointments and remove Republicans. Backers argue it could boost Democratic strength while the Civil Service Commission urges removing political consideration from postmaster and other administrative posts to cut costs.
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Washington
House
Capitol Hill
James A. Farley
Democratic Mnational Committee
Farley
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Civil Service
Post Office Department
Customs and Internal Revenue
Amarillo Night Police Chief Burnham Killed In Hotel Shooting
Preston G. Burnham 56 night police chief of Amarillo was fatally shot early today while with patrolman George Hayden during an arrest at a hotel. Frank Crutchfield of White Deer jailed after witnesses identified him. sheriff said Crutchfield terrorized the hotel with a gun. Burnham served with the Amarillo police since 1926 and earlier was Castro County sheriff with prior New Mexico stints in Bel and Tucumcari.
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Amarillo
Tex
Preston G. Burnham
Frank Crutchfield
White Deer
Bill Adams
Burnham
George Hayden
Crutchfield
Ama- Tillo
Castro County
New Xico
Bel
Tucumcari
Probing Legion Affairs In State In New Mexico
James P. Ringley, emissary of National Commander Edward Hayes, continued inquiry into New Mexico American Legion matters after meetings with Brig. Gen. Osborne C. Wood and Maj. Herman G. Baca. Ringley said he would report to the commander and may visit Legion posts in the state, aiming to gather full information.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Osborne C. Wood
Herman G. Baca
New Mexico Department of the American Legion
James P. Ringley
Chicago
Ringley
Wood
Maj. Baca
Wece
May
Baca
New York City
Edward Hayes
Ollie A. Davis
Legion
Comptroller Calls for National Bank Condition Report
The comptroller of the currency issued a call today asking for the condition of all National Banks as of the close of business Saturday December 20.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
President Roosevelt Pleased With Congress Work
President Roosevelt and Congress collaborate in a developing program for permanent domestic readjustment. The president expressed satisfaction with the spirit on Capitol Hill and the pace of progress as international issues receded from focus.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Rio Grande rectification project to spend 3 million dollars
Fort Worth Texas January 5 AP details of a 2 8 000 000 rectification and stabilization plan for the Rio Grande in the El Paso Juarez valley were announced by Clifford B Jones regional public works director. The United States international boundary commission assigned the funds with Mexico to share costs. A dam and reservoir near Caballo New Mexico will hold 100 000 acre feet. Levees will confine the river channel with excavations earth fills and embankments. Work will start on the American side and create about 13 000 man months of employment.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Rio Grande
el Paso-Juarez
Clifford B. Jones
PWA
United States International Bounday Commission
United States Department of State
Jones
International Boundary Commission
Mexico
State Department
Caballo
N. M
Elephant Butte
Sam J Washington Died Here Last Night
Sam J Washington aged 38 died at midnight at St Marys hospital Roswell where he had lived a year and a half He was known as a cattle buyer Funeral arrangements await word from his father John Washington and his sister Mrs Pauline Frields both of Montana Ballard Funeral Home in charge
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Sam J. Washington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Roswell
John Washington
Pauline Frields
Montana
Ballard Funeral Home
Roosevelt budget plan to kick off ten billion financing
Washington January 5 AP Secretary Morgenthau announced the treasury will begin right soon on a ten billion dollar financing program in response to the budget message. He also said an intensive effort to collect back taxes is in the works, with internal revenue collectors to confer January 17. Back taxes exceed 800 million dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Treasury
Dempsey and wife expect twins in Salt Lake City
Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion, announced in Salt Lake City that he and wife Mrs. Dempsey expect a child, hoping for twins. The couple, arriving from Los Angeles, shared their happiness during a 20 minute layover and declined further comment from Mrs. Dempsey.
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Salt Lake City
Jack Dempseys
Los Angeles
Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Jack
Roswell Seeks Driver Licenses For City Drivers
City of Roswell prepares to issue driver licenses to residents driving over 30 days a year by January 10. Licenses cost one dollar yearly, printed on compact cards for easy carry. Applicants may apply at the city clerk or with police approval. tests required only in certain cases.
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Roswell
Frank Young
O. K
Young
Laws To Be Explained At Roswell Merchants Meeting
Roswell merchants association hosts its regular dinner at Nickson Coffee Shop at 6 30 next Tuesday with Walden Bassett discussing the new state income tax and state senator John H Mullis covering the occupation tax the 20 mill tax limit and the Chain Store Bill Logan Hunter will preside at the event with dinner tickets priced at 65 cents available through the Chamber of Commerce all business and professional men in Roswell are members by default and there are no dues besides dinner costs.
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Walden Bassett
John H. Mullis
Roswell
Roosevelt Confers With Lawmakers On Budget Plan
President Roosevelt met with House Appropriations Chairman Buchanan and subcommittee chairs to map a deficit reduction strategy. The talks aim to keep spending within a 10 billion dollar current year budget and a 6 billion dollar next year budget.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Buchanan
Early Roswell Landmark Removed
The north addition to the office building opposite the Gilkeson Hotel in Roswell is being torn down. Erected in 1888 by W. B. Meeks, the mixed adobe and frame structure was Roswell’s first with screen doors and windows and once had an artesian well and an extensive garden. The owner cites age and unpractical use as reasons for removal. the site lies behind offices on the north side of Third Street just west of Richardson.
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Gilkeson
Roswell
W. B. Meeks
Will Robinson
Roy Robinson
Third Street
Pecos
Texas
Meeks
Richardson
Finance Board Considers Loans for State Projects
Santa Fe January 5 AP The state finance board will review requests to borrow from the public works board to fund additions and improvements at state institutions. They also consider back salaries for instructors at the New Mexico State Normal School and will receive an AG opinion on the veto of juvenile judges pay. Proposals include a home training school saving costs with needs for a superintendent cottage and dormitories, a Girls Welfare Home seeking a $10,000 advance, and a College of Agriculture loan and bond plan for an electrical engineering lab and greenhouse unit.
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Santa Fe
State Finance Board
Public Works Board
New Mexico State Normal School
Silver City
E. K. Neumann
Arthur Seligman
Home Training School For
Isabella Peters
Girls’ Welfare Home
Albuquerque
College of Agriculture
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Calif
Bateman
San Bernardino
California
Wilbur Underhill
Shawnee
Okla
International Illustrated News
SEC
Jack Dempsey
SAT
John Mullis
Finance Board
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