Roswell Weighs WPA Airport Upgrade and City Purchase
City engineer Lea Rowland prepares a WPA project for Roswell airport improvements needed before air service starts. City council discussed the purchase of the airport from Roswell Airport Company, and Continental Air Lines’ extension to Roswell Hobbs and Carlsbad was approved by the Civil Aeronautics Authority with service expected within one or two months. The plan requires four 4800 foot by 500 foot runways crossing, plus a 400 by 100 foot apron, new lights and fencing.
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Roswell
Lea Rowland
Allison
Continental Air Lines
Denver-El Paso
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Civil Aeronautics Authority
New Mexico
Douglas official denies Soviet air attack claims
No Red Planes Douglas, chief of Douglas Aircraft Corp at Santa Monica California, rejects European statements that Soviet airmen bombed Finland with Douglas planes. He says the firm has never sold Russia any military aircraft of any kind.
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Douglas
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Santa Monica
California
Europe
Finland
Douglas Co
Russia
Long Faces February Runoff For Louisiana Governor
Governor Earl K Long a Democrat faces a runoff after failing to win a majority in the Louisiana vote. Sam Jones of Lake Charles, a Reform candidate, advances as the second highest vote-getter to oppose Long in the February primary runoff.
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Louisiana
Earl K. Long
New Orleans
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Long
Mary McElroy’s suicide in Kansas City ends tragedy
In Kansas City on January 22, Mary McElroy daughter of the ousted city manager, killed herself with a pistol after being crushed by her father’s death and anger over the punishment of kidnapped men. Her maid found her corpse. the elder McElroy, known as the old boy, had raised Mary and her brother.
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Kansas City
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
McElroy
Mary
Bryce B. Smith
Pendergast Organization
Browder Convicted on Two Counts of Passport Fraud
Earl Browder, American communist leader, found guilty on both charges of using a passport obtained by false statements. Sentenced to four years in prison and fined $4,000, with sentences to run consecutively. Bail remains $7,500 until a Wednesday bond reconsideration for appeal. Browder offered no comment as he left the courtroom.
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New York
Earl Browder
Alfred C. Coxe
Browder
George Gordon Battle
Coxe
Marie Edison Held in Contempt of Court Trial
Marie Edison was sentenced to two days in jail for contempt of court by Police Judge Pat O Neill during her trial Saturday afternoon on a charge of vagrancy. The trial was continued until this afternoon.
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Marie Edison
Pat O'Neill
Committee Birthday Ball Appointed In Roswell
The Roswell President's Birthday Ball Committee including local group representatives was announced by Mrs. Frances Wolfe. H. S. Cave oversees advance ticket sales for the January 30 fundraising event for infantile paralysis at Cahoon Armory with the cadet orchestra. Admission is $1 per couple.
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Roswell
Frances Wolfe
Wolfe
H. S. Cave
Institute
Cahoon Armory
Womans Club
Russell Bird
Shakespeare Club
H. E. Samson
Delphian Society
Edward Day
L. T. Lewis
Thornton H. Roswell
Evelyn B. Dowaliby
John B. Beers
H. P. Saunders, Jr
James R. Kelly
Dwight McNally
Young Matrons
Walden Bassett
American Legion Auxiliary
John S. Powers
Nany Rasmus
John C. Martens
Only College Rodeo Held At Portales
Portales New Mexico January 22 The only known annual college rodeo will be held at Eastern New Mexico College likely May 4 announced by the Worrying Ag Club sponsor Oral Martin Williamson agriculture chief at the college Events include bronc riding calf roping steer riding breakaway roping wild cow milking and musical chair races A large number of girl students and Portales high school students will compete with every high school senior in New Mexico invited to attend as will eastern New Mexico bands.
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Portales High School
New Mexico
Italian Liner Burns At Sea All Are Safe
Reuters reports the Orazio rescue claim saying all 417 aboard were saved after a fire offshore the south of France. Earlier counts showed 643 aboard and 40 passengers plus 64 crew unaccounted for. officials later updated missing to 104 with 40 passengers still missing.
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London
Reuters
Marseille
Orazio
Mediterranean
France
Genoa
Italy
Texas Convicts Still At Large
Stanton Texas January 22 two men identified as J W Mann and Andrew H Nelson fled after exchanging shots with night Watchman Bill Pinkston. Pinkston fired. a bullet pierced his coat but he was uninjured. The fugitives fled south in a gray 1938 Chevrolet. Authorities including Capt W W Legge and Sheriff Morris Immerman carried out hunts across ranches south of Stanton. Big Spring Texas January 22 state highway patrols chased Rob ert Lacy Cash Andrew H Nelson and J W Mann after an escape from Buffalo Texas last week. Police and sheriffs monitored highways toward Roswell for hours amid reports the trio headed that way.
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Pinkston
Mann
W. W. Legge
Lubbock
Here
Morris Immerman
Stanton
Big Spring
Tex
Robert Lacy Cash
Andrew H. Nelson
J. W. Mann
Texas Life Terriers
Ackerly
Sparenberg
Buffalo
Texas
Snow and Cold Grips New Mexico Towns
Light snow totaled 0.02 inch in Roswell with a high 30 and low 20 degrees. Ruidoso saw nearly two inches by afternoon, extending to Riverside Camp. Roswell residents returning home reported wintery conditions as the stormy pattern affected the region and Texas.
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Roswell
Ruidoso
Riverside Camp
Plan to Continue Dies Committee Debated in House
The House Rules Committee, after a brief stormy hearing, unanimously approved legislation to extend the Dies Committee on Un-American Activities for another year. Administration leaders planned to bring the measure to a vote tomorrow. Reps Voorhis and Casey urged amendments to constrain investigative procedure, but their pleas were rejected.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Dies
Voorhis
D-Calif
Casey
D-Mass
British Talks Show Strategy for Winning War
The article analyzes speeches by Winston Churchill and Lord Halifax along with Ronald Cross to reveal allied war aims and strategy. It notes how their remarks, delivered amid Anglo French tensions, reflect official stances and common public questions raised at a Duke University press institute dinner.
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Associated Press
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Halifax
Ronald Cross
State Press Institute
Duke University
Durham
North Carolina
State Guard In Cold Winter Camp
National guardsmen from Albuquerque Taos and Santa Fe begin a week long encampment at the New Mexico state fair grounds as a cold wind sweeps in. Col Charles G Sage commands 300 men with officers and detachments awaiting pay supplies and transport costs while barracks and stoves are set up. Major Charles F Houghton acts as U S Army observer during the camp which marks a shift toward anti aircraft training.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Iifth Cavalry
Sandia
State Fair Grounds
Taos
Santa Fe
E. B. Baca
James F. Sadler
Charles G. Sage of Deming
Jockey Club
War Department
National Guard
New Mexico Guard
111Th
Col. Sage
Charles F. Houghton
U. S. Army Cavalry
U. S. Army
Senate committee backs near 13 million cut in defense bill
Washington January 22 powerful bipartisan support emerged for a senate appropriations committee plan to trim about 13 million from the house emergency defense and neutrality bill. The measure would total 251,822,588 after reductions. Barkley predicted senate adoption and said votes would occur tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Budget
Senate
Barkley
Chamber
Borah
Ridaho
Dies
Rules Committee
Repies
McNary
Oregon
Byrnes
Appropriations Committee
Navy
Puerto Rico
Panama
Congress
Finland
Weather forecast for four states with snow and clouds
New Mexico shows cloudy skies with light snow in the east and a little change in temperature, while the west remains fair. Colorado predicts partly cloudy skies and a slight warmup in the west and south. Arizona remains fair with little temperature change. West Texas expects cloudy conditions with light snow then clearing in the southwest, with fair weather Tuesday in the southwest and continued cold in the north and east as the southeast clears.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Texas
Soap Co Head Highest Paid Salary Man
Lever Brothers president F. A. Countway topped 1938 corporate pay with a $469,713 salary and bonus, making him the nation’s highest paid corporate employee as the treasury names earners above $75,000 under a new disclosure law.
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Washington
F. A. Countway
Lever Brothers Company
Massachusetts
Treasury
Virgil Lusk Dies at 85 in Carlsbad Texas cattle drive pioneer passes away
Virgil Lusk 85, pioneer rancher, died in Carlsbad after a five month illness. He came from Texas in 1885 to Otero County, later served as county commissioner. Survived by sons John Aud and William, a brother C. S. Lusk, and Colonel Ewing L. Lusk is his nephew. Funeral services set for Wednesday.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Virgil Lusk
John
Otero County
Texas
Aud
William
Lovington
C. S. Lusk
Roswell
Finns Check Russians With Heavy Losses
A British destroyer Granville was sunk in the North Sea, with 81 dead or missing and 118 saved. Seven merchant ships were lost, including four neutrals. Finnish Russian war notes include a new ice coating on the gulf of Finland raising attack speculation. neutral tensions ease in lowland Europe amid heightened prep against German troop concentrations.
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Associated Press
Europe
Britain
Admiralty
Granville
North Sea
Gulf of Finland
Estonia
Services For Borah Today In The Senate
Washington leaders join in state funeral for William E Borah known as the senate’s great oppositionist. President Roosevelt and the nation pause as Idaho statesman Borah lies in the gray steel casket in the senate chamber.
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Washington
Senate
William E. Boran
Roosevelt
Borah
Idaho Statesman
Supreme Court
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Young Is Named On Police Assn. Board
Frank Young sheriff of Chaves County is named New Mexico state representative for the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He joins 70 law enforcement executives in a plan for international police coordination, with reports to be made at the Milwaukee IACP Congress.
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Frank Young
Chaves County
New Mexico
International Association of Chiefs of Police
R. B. Jordan
Richmond
Sheriff Young
IACP
Milwaukee
Association
Chicago
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