Legion Commander Speaks Tonight in Roswell
Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit national commander of the American Legion will speak at Cahoon Armory in Roswell at eight tonight. He will review a parade by the N M M I cadet corps around 4 30 then a reception at Ingalls Memorial Home. Delegations from many posts attend and the event is open to all veterans and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Kelly
American Legion
Cahoon Armory
Detroit
Roswell
New Mexico
Kelly
Legion
Ingalls Memorial
New Mexico Department of the American Legion
New Mexico American Legion
State Legion
Wayne Drysdale
Caheon Armory
Don Glasscoff
Carlsbad
Bill Cutter
Albuquerque
Houston
Tex
N. M
Carlsbad Caverns
State Department
Texas
Feared All Men Trapped in Mine Were Killed
In Bartley West Virginia 91 miners were trapped after a Wednesday blast at Bartley No 1 mine. Twenty five bodies found and 66 missing about 48 hours later. The Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Corp said hope for survival is nearly gone. If confirmed, the death toll would be the worst U.S. mine disaster since 1928 at Mather and behind the 1907 Monongah blast.
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Bartley
W. Va
Pond Creek
Mather
Monongah
Navajos Seek Probe of Collier Stock Reduction Policy
Navajo leaders petitioned Senator Dennis Chavez to push a congressional investigation into stock reduction on the Navajo reservation. Yazzie and 3,700 signers from all 18 districts accuse John Collier’s administration of mismanaging affairs and seek a moratorium on stock cuts until a Navajo tribal council meeting.
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Gallup
N. M
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
U. S
Navajo Central Agency
Collier
Yazzie
John Collier
Indian Administration
Window Rock
Ariz
New Mexico
Here
Julius Bainbridge
Toadlena
Jim T. Hunter Killed In Auto Accident
Jim T. Hunter of Hobbs, an inspector for the sheep sanitary board and longtime New Mexico stockman, was killed in a automobile crash near Hobbs last night. Funeral services will be held in Hobbs tomorrow. Hunters formerly lived at Elida and Portales, and was known by local stockmen.
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Jim T. Hunter
Hobbs
The
Sheep Sanitary Board
New Mexico
Hunter
Elida
Portales
Scout Committee Officers Elected
Oscar Greene was elected president of the district Boy Scout committee. Other officers include F. L. Austin vice chairman Fred Blocksom honorary second vice chairman Aubrey Gregg district commissioner Rodman Cookson rural commissioner R. L. Villard chairman of organization and extension Walter Fulbright chairman of leadership and training I W Woolsey chairman of camping and activities Henry Eller chairman of health and safety Pat O Neill chairman of advancement H E Samson chairman of finance Arthur L Sisley president of the Scoutmasters Association serves on the district committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Greene
F. L. Austin
Fred Blocksom
Aubrey Gregg
Rodman Cookson
R. L. Villard
Walter Fulbright
I. W. Woolsey
Henry Eller
Pat O'Neill
H. E. Samson
Arthur L. Sisley
Scooutmasters’ Association
Taxes collected in Chaves County 1939 report
Up to January 1st, 53.81 percent of 1939 taxes had been collected in Chaves County, reported by the treasurer's office. Tax collection for 1938 at that time was 98.82 percent.
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Chaves
Extension Course East at Portales Roswell Start
Eastern New Mexico College announces an extension course at Roswell starting January 24 at Junior High. Dr Alfred Crofts speaks on the History of the Southwest on opening day. Subsequent talks cover journalism Principles, art, speech rudiments, with music events led by W W Arbuckle. Courses offered by ENM staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald MacKay
Eastern New Mexico College At
Portales
Roswell
Alfred Crofts
Southwest
Keen Rafferty
Edward Stockbower
P. M. Bailey
W. W. Arbuckle
Eastern New Mexico College
Hereford Breeders Set Large ENMHereford Sale
Plans to handle a larger crowd at the Eastern New Mexico Hereford Breeders Association sale set for January 26. President A. Jones says the event will be at the bull barn in the fairgrounds with better crowd arrangements. Sale opens at 1 p.m. featuring the finest offerings yet, with consignments from N. H. French and A. L. French of Elida already at the barn.
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Eastern New Mexico Hereford Breeders Association
A. D. Jones
Fairgrounds
N. H. French
A. L. French
Elida
Rafferty Joins Staff at Eastern New Mexico College
President Donald MacKay announced Keen Rafferty of Roswell has joined Eastern New Mexico State College as director of the bureau of public information. He will teach journalism and sponsor student publications, with the appointment effective January 22. Rafferty, a Roswell resident for about two years, brings years of newspaper work and writing to the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald MacKay
Eastern New Mexico State College
Keen Rafferty
Roswell
Bureau of Public Information
Rafferty
Baltimore
Saunders Resigns as Bank Examiner in New Mexico
Santa Fe January 12 Governor Miles announced the resignation of Woodlaw P Saunders state bank examiner to take a position in a Hobbs bank. Appointment of his successor will await the governor's return from a vacation trip to Mexico February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Miles
Woodlaw P. Saunders
State Bank Examiner
Saunders
Hobbs Bank
Mexico
Howard Rose Found Shot To Death
Howard Rose Roswell constable and prominent pioneer family member was found shot to death outside his home on 700 North Virginia at noon. Sheriff Frank Young said it appeared self-inflicted as a pistol lay near him. an inquest was set for 3 pm. Survived by wife, four brothers, and one sister with funeral plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Brice) Rose
Roswell
North Virginia
Rose
Frank Young
Young
Pat O’neill
J. P
Howard Rose
Santa Fe Railroad
B. F. Rose
John Rose
Elmer Rose
Albuquerque
Clarence Rose
John W. West
Talmage Mortuary
Tap New Pool In Artesia Oil Field
Artesia New Mexico January report notes the second new pool in the Artesia field within a month and the fourth in a year led by Anderson et al Root No 1 test. The sand at 2518 feet produced 75 barrels daily with gas flow near 1 million cu ft. plans for an offset well followed. Officials report many completions and ongoing production in nearby wells, with Governor Miles’ interest in one. Separately Dr H F Terhaar left for Albuquerque to demonstrate a mechanical respirator he invented for the 20 30 Club event, accompanied by H H Hall.
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Artesia
N. M
New Mexico
Greyburg
Permian Reef
Loco Hills
High Lonesome
Martin-Kersey
Carper
Talmadge
Miles
Salee and Yates
Bassett and Birney
Brainard and
Guy
Yates Continental Brainard
R. W. Fair
Watson and Smith
Terhaar
Albuquerque
H. F. Terhaar
Dr. Terhaar
H. H. Hall
Air Raids and Political Tensions Across Fronts
German planes raided British ports for the fourth day as air battles and anti aircraft fire lit the Thames Estuary to the Suffolk coast and off Yorkshire. Goering’s birthday noted as a failed celebration while RAF scouts hit targets in Germany and Helgoland Bight. French meatless Friday measures and a bid to bar Communists from elective office add to war time strains. A British steamer Keynes was sunk after two encounters with Nazi planes, three other ships were lost to mines, and a Dornier minelayer was repelled off the coast amid heightened public safety drills.
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London
British
Thames
Suffolk
Yorkshire
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Germany
Helgoland Bight
France
Chamber of Deputies
Moscow
Russia
Keynes
North Sea
L. Fisher
Granta
el Oso
Traviata
Russians Press South In Arctic Front Drive
Russian air raids disrupted Helsinki telephones and prompted an air raid alarm in 1940. Firebombs fell near Helsinki and Turku as Finnish forces reported one enemy plane shot down. The Soviet push from Salla and Petsamo fronts continued with a two day artillery driven assault.
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Helsinki
Finland
Turku
Abo
Salla
Petsamo
Arctic
A D Jones Declines Roswell Mayor Run Bid
A D Jones a Roswell stockman and president of the Eastern New Mexico Hereford Breeders Association says he is not a mayoral candidate. He notes many people have asked him to run, but he is not considering it.
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A. D. Jones
Roswell
Eastern
Congress May Divert Defense Funds to Farms
Washington near the end of a brisk start to the session. Senators Adams and Lucas floated diverting a 460 million defense request to farm parity payments. Farm leaders pressed for 607 million in parity payments for wheat cotton tobacco corn and rice, plus 200 million for dairy and other products.
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Washington
Congress
Adams
D-Cole
Lucas
D-Ill
Reed
American Farm Bureau Federation
Roosevelt
Lions Plan Charter Night at Ruidoso and Sports Weekend
Roswell Lions met to plan a charter night on February 10 at the new Ruidoso Lions Club with district turnout expected. The event extends to February 11 for winter sports as Roswell Lions press for full attendance. P V Thorson spoke on giving the “less chance” boy a better future. Robert Ball presided. Four Santa Fe freight trains derailed at 2 am in Las Cruces causing hours of delays for regional passenger trains. no injuries reported.
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Roswell Lions
Ruidoso Lions Club
Roswell
Lions
Ruinoso
P. V. Thorson
Scout
Robert Ball
Las Cruces
N. M
Santa Fe Railway
el Paso
Tex
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Jap Premier To Resign Next Sunday
Tokyo reports Nobuyuki Abe will resign Sunday amid predictions of a cabinet collapse if the United States does not react favorably to Japan’s proposals to reopen the lower Yangtze to third power trade. A stop gap cabinet is likely as factions fail to agree on a strong leader. Nomura may be reappointed for progress in U S relations.
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Tokyo
Nobuyuki Abe
United States
Yangtze
Kichisaburo Nomura
Japan
Nomura
Washington
Local Man Fined for Selling Liquor Without License
Bob Whittle, colored, was fined 150 dollars by Judge James B. McGhee in district court today after changing his plea from not guilty to guilty on a charge of selling liquor without a license. The previous plea was withdrawn last night.
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Bob Whittle
James B. McGhee
Singing Convention at Cottonwood Sunday
Roswell singers are invited to attend the Eddy County Singing Convention to be held Sunday at Cottonwood fourteen miles north of Artesia. C H James urges attendees to bring their lunch and enjoy the day.
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Roswell
Eddy County
Cottonwood
Artesia
C. H. James
Masons Celebrate Burns Day at Hagerman Lodge
Roswell Masons attend a Burns Day celebration hosted by Felix Masonic Lodge Hagerman on January 26. Robert Kellahin gives an address Burns As A Mason Col Harry Andrew performs Scotch songs Robison presents a Masonic picture program. Meeting held jointly with the Eastern Star.
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Roswell
Robert Burns
Felix Masonic Lodge
Hagerman
Robert Kellahin
Burns
Col
Harry Andrew
Will Robinson
Eastern Star
Italy Moves to Form Defensive Balkans Bloc
The Associated Press reports Mussolini pushing a bloc with Hungary and the Balkans to neutralize Russia and challenge Germany. A successful alliance could shift regional power, giving the unit the Balkans influence over war supplies and strategic routes.
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Associated Press
Signor Mussolini
Hungary
Balkans
Russia
Germany
Europe
Il Duce
Mussolini
Extradition Of H Lee Jones Refused
Santa Fe New Mexico January 12 H Lee Jones a Santa Fe advertising man will not be returned to Topeka Kansas to face a charge of child desertion After a hearing Jones testified illness and lack of steady employment had dogged him for ten years Governor Miles refused to honor the extradition requested by Governor Payne Ratner of Kansas Jones had been charged by his former wife a Kansas state employee with failure to pay 100 a month for four children after the couple divorced in 1930 Three children are with Mrs Jones and the fourth has been with Jones since 1936 Miles noted Jones had been offered a job handling advertising for the Coronado Cuarto Centennial program and said the extradition would do no good for any involved.
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Santa FE
N. M
H. Lee Jones
Topeka
Kans
Jones
Miles
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Ask for Bids On Five Road Project
The New Mexico state highway department advertised bids for five road projects. Notable items include the final stretch of U S 64 between Santa Fe and Taos and blacktop of 41.4 miles of U S 60 east of the Rio Grande. The Taos Canyon section covers 8.16 miles and is the costliest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
State Highway Department
Taos
Rio Grande
Taos Canyon
Embudo
Encino
Mountainair
Bernardo
Mescalero Apache Reservation
Santa Rosa
Delia
Trail finders miss train in Arizona retrace expedition
Tucson dispatch reports the Commodore trail finders led by Dr. Herbert E. Bolton of the University of California were a day late in their trek to retrace the Spanish explorer route across southern Arizona to Mexico. Bolton missed his train delaying the journey.
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Tucson
Ariz
Cormmado
Arizona
Mexico
Herbert E. Bolton
University of California
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Legion Commander
Commander Kelly
Scout Committee
N. M. College
Hereford
Ay. Saunders
Constable
Caezazvua
Denmark
Sweden
Ruidoso
Italy
Hitler
Mescalero Indian Agency
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