Record of State Insane Hospital Admin Facing Opposition
Washington dispatch notes rising opposition to Roosevelt policies in congress as lawmakers prepare to pass the dollar devaluation bill. Glass questions the attorney general on monetary control while Borah Nye factions and Johnson press for NRA critique. Talks of compromise on veterans pay, birth control debates continue. DC liquor reform moves forward. St Lawrence treaty ratification touted. dollar revaluation deemed imperative for refinancing.
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Washington
Congress
House
Glass
D-Va
Senate
Borah
Nye
Hugh S. Johnson
New York
NRA
Interior Department
District of Columbia
St. Lawrence
Canada
Shipstead
FL Minn
Roosevelt
Treasury
Representative Burns
Registry for New Mexico Engineers Seeks Registrants
Lea Rowland Roswell city engineer writes from Santa Fe on January 16, 1954, informing that the American Society of Civil Engineers maintains a state registry. Any engineer may register to be connected with employers seeking qualified professionals in New Mexico. He asks for a paragraph in the Roswell paper to publish this information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Rowland
Roswell
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Lee Rowland
Mr. Rowland
American Society of Civil Engineers
New Liberalized Veterans Economy Increases Benefits
President Roosevelt authorized an increase of 21,092,205 in veterans allowances and liberalized eligibility for hospital care in non service connected cases. The order raises pensions and burial benefits, expands Spanish American War veteran entitlements, relaxes proof requirements for certain disabilities, and adjusts pensions for widows and federal employees under set salary limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Hines
Veterans Bureau
Douglas
Insane Asylum Records Lax in Jones Report
A Jones survey of the New Mexico State Hospital for the Insane at Las Vegas finds excess expenditures totaling 3 467 93 and an overage of 17 700 81 above budget for six months to December 31 1933. The report cites a hybrid cash accrual system and weak internal controls with missing ledgers, inadequate stock control, and unreliable accounting practices.
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Associated Press
New Mexico State Insane Asylum
Las Vegas
R. D. Jones
Certified Public Accountant
Hirim Dow
Asylum Board
Asylum Farm
Dow
New Mexico State Hospital For
Stoc
General Ledger
New Mexico State Hospital
Kidnapped banker Bremer linked to ransom threat
Blood stains found on Edward G. Bremer’s car front and rear seats as he, head of Commercial State Bank, was seized Wednesday morning in St. Paul. Authorities say a $200,000 ransom is demanded, with a note threatening death if police or press are notified. Bremer had just dropped his eight year old daughter at Summit school.
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St. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
Bremer
Commercial State Bank
Adolph Bremer
Roosevelt
Betty
Summit
Walter McGee
Seven convicts escape Kansas State Prison in Lansing
Seven inmates scaled walls at Kansas State Prison in Lansing around 7 am using a hose as rope and a makeshift ladder. Brady and Clark, recaptured after last Memorial Day escape, were wounded during pursuit. Guards unharmed, search widened into surrounding timber. overpowered guard Clyde Deer and locked him in cell house No 2. Other escapees named include McArthur, Cody, McMahan, Delmar, and Young. Memorial Day gang had previously caused murders and robberies. Ed Davis remains at large.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas State Prison
Bob Brady
Jim Clark
Brady
Clark
Tucumcari
N. M
Clyde Deer
Brady and
Charles Clifton McArthur
Texas
Fred Cody
Tommie McMahan
Frank Delmar
Frank Brennan
Benjamin Young
Ed Davis
CWA Foremen Discuss Safety Rules in Chavez County
J K Richardson New Mexico CWA safety engineer spoke at a Chamber of Commerce meeting as most Chavez County foremen and supervisors attended. He praised the local program, noted New Mexico’s high accident prevention ranking, and urged each CWA project to appoint a safety inspector to check tools equipment and working conditions.
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Chaves County
CWA
Chamber of Commerce
J. K. Richardson
New Mexico
T. J. Hall
Lea Rowland
Roswell
Richardson
ETS Appointment to Naval Academy for Paul Schultz Jr
Paul Schultz Jr. has earned an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He will take examinations at the New Mexico Military Institute on April 1 and, if admitted, begin July 1. The 17 year old Roswell High School graduate was senior class president and served as The Record’s carrier and now the Institute’s subscription agent.
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Paul Schultz Jr
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell High School
The
Record
Man Fined For Nonresident Fishing License Fraud
Ed W. Garley pleaded guilty in Alamo Gordo justice court to obtaining a resident fishing license while not a New Mexico resident. He was fined 100 dollars plus 5 dollars costs. Deputy state game warden M. Stevenson filed the complaint. the price gap between resident and nonresident licenses is one dollar.
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Ed W. Garley
Justice Court
Alamogordo
New Mexico
M. Stevenson
Quick Action Saves Man From Serious Burns
Gus Garcia rescued his cousin Manuel Garcia from flames that ignited while repairing an automobile at Daniel automobile paint and body works, 111 East Second Street. He grabbed Manuel by the coat and beat out the fire as a short circuit in the starter sparked the blaze. the department arrived and extinguished it.
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Gus Garcia
Manuel Garcia
Daniel Automobile Paint and Body Works
East Second Street
Nhort
Sudden CWA Funding Cut Halts New Jobs Nationwide
The Civil Works Administration ordered an abrupt halt to the parceling out of 500 000 jobs and slashed weekly hours due to dwindling funds. About 4 million CWA workers face reduced pay, with replacements only for quit or fired staff. The move follows protests from the United States Conference of Mayors and aims to stretch federal recovery money through May 1.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
CWA
United States
United States Conference of Mayors
Harry L. Hopkins
McCarl
Hits
New Mexico
Sants. Fe
GWA
Margaret Reeves
Child We
Roswell Hosts Multiple Conventions in April
Roswell will host three conventions in April plus a February district conference. The February meeting on the 3rd involves the district including Clovis Portales Roswell Carlsbad and Lovington with Avis Lobdell of Portland Oregon addressing. In April the State Music Festival runs April 5 to 7 with Joseph E. Maddy as guest conductor. April 13 to 14 brings the Cactus Regional Girl Scouts conference for the Texas Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico region. April 19 to 20 features the Rotary International district convention covering much of New Mexico and southwest Texas.
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Roswell
Business and
Clovis
Portales
Carlsbad
Lovington
Avis Lobdell
Portland
Oregon
Union Pacific System
Joseph E. Maddy
Ann Arbor
Michigan
New Mexico
Cactus
Girl Scouts
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
Rotary International
Viscount Halifax Died at 95 in Anglo Catholic Movement
London reports Viscount Halifax, longtime leader in the Anglo Catholic church movement, died today at age 95. His influence spanned decades in religious circles and Anglo Catholic ranks. He was a prominent figure in ecclesiastical diplomacy and British religious life.
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London
Viscount Halifax
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State Insane Hospital
Dillinger Gang
First National Bank of
East Chicago
Ind
John Dillinger
International Illustrated News
Registry For
Insane Asylum
H. M. Bow
Beverly Hills
Calif
Vermont
Goeke
Ase Rayer
Did
St, McNaught Syndicate, Ing
Bremer’s Auto
Escapf
Kansas
Naval Academy
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