Red Bluff district in trouble over RFC takeover and bonds
The Red Bluff irrigation district on the Pecos river near the New Mexico line faces RFC action for unpaid interest and principal totaling about 149000 dollars. A trustee, El Paso National Bank, holds the district, manager J K E Starley resigned, and bonds total over two million with only 25009 held by the PWA. The district’s tax collection failures and New Mexico water sources are cited as causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
Pecos River
New Mexico State Line
New Mexico
Reconstruction Finances Corporation
RFC
el Paso National Bank
J. K E. Starley
PWA
Roswell
Feder
E. N. Chapin
Burrell N. Chapin
B. N. Chapin
Cynthia Jane Chapin
Johnson-Lodewick, Inc
County of
Chaves
State of
Towit
North Spring River
Chaves County
H. C. Buchly
First National Bank
Marcielle A. Puckett
Joel Gentry In Hollywood Shown On John Deere Day
Roswell Tractor and Implement Co plans a John Deere Farmer Day on January 16 featuring Joel Gentry in Hollywood a new all talking film with John King Rosina Lawrence Marilyn Knowlden and others plus four additional talking pictures Making Tractor History Horses and Mules for Sale A Short Cut Through Harvest and a news reel What's New in Farm Equipment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Gentry
Hollywood
Roswell Tractor & Implement Company
Roswell
John King
Rosina Lawrence
Gloria la Faire
Marilyn Knowlden
Gene Morgan
Sarah Padden
Robert Homans
Charles Judels
Johnny Arthur
Joel
Combine
Spiritually illiterate 60 percent claim stirs debate
The piece discusses a Catholic hour statement that 60 percent of the next generation are spiritually illiterate due to lack of religious instruction at home and in Sunday schools. It argues responsibility lies with parents, urges going to church, and critiques religious and political dynamics while recalling Jackson Day dinners and old-time figures.
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Burton G. Dwyre
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Silver City
Lordsburg
Silver
Hillsboro
Hot Springs
Highway Department
Las Cruces
Little Johnnie
Susie
Strained Sermons and Sects Draw Reader Fire
Vox pops reflect laments on dull sermons and weak music across many denominations. Authors accuse sermons of poor thought, delivery, and financial strain on believers, noting no compulsion to attend unless drawn by interest or affiliation.
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Vox Pops
Sea Juvenile Delinquency in Lea County Discussed
Southwestern commentators exaggerate juvenile crime in Hobbs and Lea County New Mexico, while most families here compare well with county and national norms. Judge McGhee funds a delinquency officer at 720 dollars yearly, later raised, as Mrs. Jennie M. Kirby directs public welfare to address unusual local conditions and seek solutions.
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Sea
Tatum
Jal
New Mexico
Plains
Jim McGhee
Jennie M. Kirby
Lea County
District Court
McGhee
Lincoln Day Dinner Invitation From John Stewart
An invitation from John Stewart for the Lincoln Day dinner in Springfield Illinois arrives on an old desk. The writer cannot attend due to two simple reasons: the distance is too far to walk and the milk and crackers menu with a two bit fee are insufficient. The note suggests lingering discomfort with formal banquets from earlier times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
John Stewart
No Chicken Dinner and Ice Harvest Tales in New Mexico Evening
The piece notes a regret at missing Gov. John Miles hosted fried chicken dinner for the Fourth Estaters in Albuquerque. It recalls ice harvest history along Colfax county lakes and Las Vegas rail transport costs, highlighting past ice plants and a former radiator man now in machine work.
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New Mexico Press Association
John Miles
Albuquerque
O. K
Raton
Young’s Lake
Bitter Creek
Colfax County
Paul Brewer
Hamiltons
Las Vegas
Pecos City
Roswell
Santa Fe Water Editor Recalled in Harsh Terms
A Santa Fe reader criticizes Gordon Martin of the Santa Fe New Mexican for misreading the columnist as a changed man since January and after Inez Cassidy spanked. The letter mocks his use of Old Bill and revisits debates on Santa Fe water under a new order, calling the beverage sparkling and bugless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
United States
Col
Martin
Santa Fe Water
Gordon Martin
Santa Fe New Mexican
Inez Cassidy
Bill
Old-Age Benefits In Social Security Increases Outlined
The Roswell Social Security Board reports the amended act effective January 1, 1940 expands protection for aged wage earners and families. It details monthly benefits for a sample worker Bill Jones, age 65, his wife Martha, and dependent children, plus earlier lump sums. Webb notes more charts in City Hall Roswell and offers eligibility aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry A. Webb
Roswell Social Security Board
Bill Jones
Bill
United States Treasury
Martha
Webb
Social Security Board
City Hall Building
Roswell
New Mexico
Old Blackdem landowner Lee Clinton Ragsdale remembered
Came Clinton Ragsdale, a fine old negro, among the last of his race in the Blackdem domain. The elderly man owns substantial land and is liked and respected by white folk. He misses his old friend Lonnie Waggoner dearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Ragsdale
Blackdem
Lonnie Waggoner
Dexter district official Parker schedules Know Your New Mexico program
Came L B Parker a leading school executive oversees Dexter district affairs with the county superintendent. He arranged a January 29 date for the high school Know Your New Mexico pictures. He staged the old series twice and hopes to see the 1940 programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Parker
Dexter
New Mexico
Widow of Noted County Man Sustains Thrift and Dignity
Came Mrs John Townsend widow of a prominent county figure. A frugal widow who manages her property and life interests with thrift and industry, maintaining independence and respect in the community.
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John Townsend
Blue republican Dame Adolph Heinz Critiques Democrats
Dame Adolph Heinz of Carlsbad voices sharp remarks on democratic policies, noting several points she deems true about the era’s political scene. Her comments reflect the lingering identity and stance of the old-time Blue Republicans among local observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Heinz
Carlsbad
Roosevelt era politics stir Santa Fe and Roswell gossip
Huff wins eleventh term as Santa Fe Chamber secretary, Tony Sellerns comments on Red Bell's Roose velt birthday ball chair role in Pecos Texas. Accents Texas backing Garner while criticizing infan tile paralysis work. Dame H R Ballew manages Roswell concerns from Lincoln farming life. notes good conditions across the mountain country.
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Tony Sellerns
Pecos
Tex
Red Bell
Roosevelt
Lone Star
Texas
Jack Garner
H. R. Ballew
Lincoln
Roswell
County Committees Shape 1940 Extension Programs New Mexico
New Mexico county agricultural and home Extension agents plan the 1940 Extension programs based on county needs. County program planning committees, formed nationwide since 1935, guide agricultural, home, and rural family support. State specialists then tailor activities to aid agents and farmers across the state.
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New Mexico
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Donald Duck
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Ben Smith
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R. B. Young
Brent Stalling
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Star Speaker
Jackson
Mr. Stallings
John E. Rohner
Domehead
John de
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J. G. Morse
C. A. Morse
V. L. Morse
W. E. Morse
J. R. Morse
Rufus Morse
Elma Hervey
Lena Griffith
I. L. Morse
O. E. Little
Marceille A. Puckett
Denver
Robert Edelen
E. W. Rogers
Huff
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
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