State Prohibition Repeal Debate Moves Through Committees
Santa Fe agents report house and senate judiciary panels weighing repeal of prohibition after a joint hearing. Both sides submitted extensive material as they debated timing and manner of sending a poll to voters, with antis urging a vote this year and prohibitionists favoring public submission but opposing an expensive special election before national repeal.
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Santa Fe
N. M
House
Senate
Antis
Judiciary
Bids Feb 7 on Four New Road Projects
Santa Fe AP Jan 24 Bids on four road building projects will be opened Feb 7 by the state highway commission. Plans cover grading drainage and surfacing on eight miles of Wagon Mound Colmar road in Mora county six miles Laguna cutoff and a bridge in Bernalillo county 15 miles Fort Sumner Tolar road in De Baca county and 3.5 miles Santa Fe Taos road including a bridge. A second setting is Feb 21 with pavement east of Albuquerque and two Clovis area projects to follow.
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Santa Fe
N. M
State Highway Commission
Wagon Mound
Colmar
Mora County
Laguna
Bernalillo
Fort Sumner
Tolar
de Baca
Santa Fe-Taos
Commission
Albuquerque
Clovis
Mrs Wood Dies in Santa Rita New Mexico
Mrs Julia Woody aged 38 died at the family home in Santa Rita New Mexico last Saturday. Wife of Roe Woody a driller at the Santa Rita copper mine, they formerly lived in Roswell. She leaves two daughters Martha and Margie, a sister in law Mrs L Burrows and two brothers Marion and Bill, all of Roswell. The body will arrive in Roswell on the moon train Thursday and funeral services are set for 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the Bynum Ballard chapel with Rev Titus of the First Christian Church in charge.
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Julia Woody
Santa Rita
New Mexico
Woody
Roe Woody
Roswell
First Christian Church
Martha
Margie Woody
L. Burrows
Marion
Bill
Bynum-Ballard Chapel
Rev. Titus
of Wad Christian Church
County G. P. A. Endorses Move to Keep McGhee
At a special meeting the Chaves County Game Protective Association praised Judge James B. McGhee for his work on the state game and fish commission and urged Governor Seligman not to accept his resignation. The group set a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest of dog poisoners in Roswell and nearby towns. They also urged opening the Pecos river for fishing Ft. Sumner to Dayton bridge outside spawning season.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chaves
Chaves County Game Protective Association
Mct+hee
Roswell
Dexter
Hagerman
Lake Arthur
State Game and Fish Commission
Pecos
Ft. Sumner
Dayton Bridge
Ross Malone
Arden Boellner
Cecil Bonney
H. P. Saunders
Price Hennan
C. L. Allison
Langford Keith
Floyd Wheeler
M. Stevenson
W. T. Neely
T. Marks
W. A. Losey
Alcohol Content Debate Shapes Prohibition Reform
Washington reports the central control board of Great Britain backs 3.05 percent by weight as the limit for intoxicating liquor in the Collier-Blaine beer and wine bill. A British appendix notes whiskey at proofs has 57.10 percent alcohol by volume. Senate leaders foresee easy debate on repeal, but funding bills may slow action. Blaine seeks a vote on repeal before the Volstead modification.
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Washington
Central Control Board of Great Britain
Senate Judiciary Committee
Collier-Blaine
British Commission
Senate
Blaine
Wis
Finance Committee
Dunn to Resume Roswell Practice in Former Judge’s Suite
W A Dunn, long known in Roswell legal circles, will occupy Judge James B McGhee's former rooms in the First National Bank Building and take over part of McGhee's practice. He has lived in Los Angeles for years and worked with L O Fullen on major cases, and is expected to relocate permanently to Roswell within days.
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W. A. Dunn
Roswell
First National Bank
James B. McGhee
Judge McGhee
Los Angeles
L. O. Fullen
Pacific Coast To Be Invaded War Game Opened
At sea off San Pedro high naval officers mapped plans for the attack on the U S west coast. A fleet of about 100 ships stretched from Puget Sound to San Diego ready to repulse the invaders as the annual war game began February 16.
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San Pedro
Calif
United States Navy
United States West Coast
Puget Sound
San Diego
Eddy County Schools May Be Closed Early
Eddy county boards and municipal officials meet Friday to discuss closing all Eddy county schools two months earlier than usual due to slow tax payments and strained finances. County superintendent H. R. Rogers called the meeting with invited officials from Hope Artesia and Carlsbad.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Eddy County
Eddy County Board of Education
H. R. Rogers
Hope, Artesia
County Agents In State Conference in New Mexico
Las Cruces New Mexico January 24 AP Twenty five county and home demonstration agents from across the state gathered for the annual meeting opening session. The conference runs through Friday with topics focusing on ways farmers can increase income and enjoyment of life. W A Lloyd field agent in charge of the western states for the department of agriculture is the sole outside speaker.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico
W. A. Lloyd
Department of Agriculture
ACTION ON BILLS AND NEW BILLS IN DANTA FE HOUSE
The House in Santa Fe considers measures across several topics. HB1 would abolish the death penalty. New bills include HB69 for a justifiable homicide defense and bounty rewards for armed bank robber captures, HB70 regulating funeral directors, HB71 enabling drainage districts to buy delinquent lands, HB72 highway funding with regional levies, HB73 tobacco excise tax for free texts, HB74 making armed robbery punishable by death, HB75 funding for legislative printing, HB76 juvenile delinquency handling by district courts, and HB77 teacher classification.
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Associated Press
Hudgins
Whittaker
Hinkle
Encinias
Puerto De _ Lama-Portales
Guadalupe County
Debaca
Roosevelt
R. Chavez
Woods
Ford
Howard and Whittaker
Federal jobs to be open soon in New Mexico
Federal job openings will number 135000 to 150900 after March 4, per a Civil Service Commission report to the Senate. New Mexico listings include roles in Albuquerque Santa Fe Las Cruces and federal agencies such as land office, treasury, agriculture and health services with salaries from 540 to 8600 dollars plus fees. Additional postings cover diplomat roles and consulates in Edinburgh Hels ingfors Guaymas and related diplomatic postings across the state.
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New Mexico
Washington
Senate
Civil Service Commission
McKellar
Tenn
Albuquerque
Agriculture Department
Internal Revenue
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Indian Service
Field Service
Public Health Service
Santa Fe
United States Attorney
Eastern New Mexico Council Ranks High in Scout Participation
A Region Nine Boy Scouts of America report from headquarters in Dallas places the Eastern New Mexico Council sixth among 42 councils for Scouts per 100000 population. The statistic reflects local interest and vitality in Scouting across New Mexico Texas Oklahoma.
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Region Nine
Boy Scouts of America
Eastern New Mexico
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Dallas
Fire destroys E. J. Stanton & Son plant in LA
A stubborn blaze at the E. J. Stanton and Son hardwood lumber plant in Los Angeles burned for over an hour and a half before control was achieved at 3 30 a m. Officials estimated the loss at about 200000 dollars with the factory ruined.
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Los Angeles
E. J. Stanton & Son
Cutting Says He Is Honored By Cabinet Interest
Washington January 24 AP Senator Bronson Cutting Republican New Mexico said any man would feel honored to be considered for a cabinet post but declined to say if he had been offered a spot by President-elect Roosevelt or if he would accept. Despite his vague reply, rumors place Cutting among serious contenders for Secretary of the Interior, though some colleagues think he should stay in the Senate. Continued on page five.
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Washington
Bronson Cutting
N. M
Roosevelt
Cutting
Interior
Senate
Inter
Roswell Teachers Donate One Day's Pay for Needy Families
Roswell school teachers unanimously approved donating one day's pay to needy families. A committee led by D N Pope city schools superintendent, principals, and Miss Ella Yeager nurse will collect funds and administer relief, with further announcements planned.
Ivan Grunsfeld of Albuquerque Dies
Ivan Grunsfeld, 60, a longtime Albuquerque resident, died in Chicago after leaving the city a decade ago. He and his brother ran a wholesale dry goods firm serving New Mexico. Born in Germany, he came to America as a boy and served as an Albuquerque city councilman among other offices. He is survived by his widow and three daughters.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ivan Grunsfeld
New Mexico
Chicago
Grunsfeld
Germany
America
May vote funds to New Mexico widows
New Mexico legislators debated granting widow support after the death of Rio Arriba Rep Juan Ortiz. Rep Luis Garcia argued against funding widows by following Congress, but the measure was killed. a separate bill SB14 passed reducing municipal school board membership from six to five amid procedural mixups.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Congress
Luis M. Garcia
Rio Arriba
Garcia
Juan R. Ortiz
Marie Cavanaugh
Panto
Artesia Man Dies in Auto Accident Near Dexter
Allen Stone age 36 died at St Marys hospital from injuries after being struck by Breed Hurst of Dexter at 6 15 pm two miles north of Artesia on Roswell Dexter highway. Coronors jury ruled unavoidable accident. Stone survived by parents J W Stone on farm north of Artesia. Witnesses described Stone and Orvill Williams walking north when Stone darted into road. Hurst driving Plymouth 1932 said he could not stop at 35 to 40 mph.
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Esse Allen Stone
St. Mary’s Hospital
Dexter
Breed Hurst
Stone
M. C. Parker
T. C. Heffington
Claude Ballard
Henry Russell
S. C., By- Bee
Earl Wolf
J. W. Stone
Artesia
R. L. Bradley
Roswell
Orvill Williams
Roswell-Dexter
Breeb Hurst
Breedh Hurst
Orville Williams
Williams
Hurst
Reception for 11th legislature planned at executive mansion
Gov Arthur Seligman and Mrs Seligman announced a public reception for members of New Mexico's 11th legislature at the executive mansion February 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. Legislators their wives and friends are invited while the public may meet the lawmakers. In Tulsa Oklahoma three men were held in the Moseley slaying case as investigators traced a stolen car to Tucumcari New Mexico.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Arthur Seligman
Crow Talks at P T A Meeting on School Savings
Mrs J M Crow who heads the Roswell Building and Loan school savings dept addressed the Washington Avenue School Parent-Teacher Association gathering this afternoon sharing insights on saving for children.
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Crow
J. M. Crow
Roswell
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