New Mexico Public Works Funds Blocked by Needed Laws
Washington reports remedial legislation required before the public works administration can act on 19 New Mexico applications totaling 1.47 million dollars. Senator Cutting’s office lists water and sewer, irrigation, and state institution projects. M. A. Otero says state law changes are necessary to meet PWA rules. a special session may be called.
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Washington
New Mexico
Public Works Administration
Cuttine
M. A. Otero
State Public Works Board
PWA
Otero
Ickes
Senator Cutting
Las Vegas—Normal School
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
Socorro—School of Mines
Alamogordo—tinstitute
University of New Mexico
CWA
Financial Division of Public Works
Portales
Navy Appropriation Advances to Treaty Strength by 1939
The House approved a 284 million dollar navy appropriations bill for the next fiscal year aimed at reaching full treaty strength by 1939. It authorizes ship construction and sets limits, but excludes replacement of aging vessels once the London treaty expires in 1936. Vinson seeks to attach his broader program as a rider to push the fleet to treaty limits.
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Washington
Navy
House
Senate
House Naval Committee
Vinson
Navy Department
Jan
Congress
Capitol Hill
Fun in Congress prompts bartering over navy bill
In Washington on January 24 AP reports Rep Ayres of Kansas sped the navy appropriation bill by asking Texas Rep Jones to clarify an amendment and offering to accept it in exchange. Davis in the record inserted the code of honor with 39 articles urging acceptance of a duel if a harsh epithet is used.
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Washington
Representative Ayres
Kansas
Representative Jones
Texas
Ayres
Jones
House
Davis
Processing tax on cattle not likely
Washington January 24 AP Senator Carey says a processing tax on cattle is unlikely for relief of cattle industry distress. He notes if a tax is imposed payments would be spread over years and kept negligible. Western cattlemen push varied remedies including a $200 million government purchase and a packer agreement.
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Washington
Carey
R-Wye
Agriculture Department
Senator Carey
Charles A. Collins
Kit Carson
Colo
American National Livestock Association
Wallace
Chester Devis
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Collins
Elmer Brock
Alliance
Neb
Cattleman
Department of Agriculture
National Legion restrained in New Mexico court action
Santa Fe January 24 AP Holding the American Legion and Ollis A Davis coordinator submitted to New Mexico court jurisdiction in a move to restrain the national organization from taking funds or threatening suspensions of Legion members in the state A First National Bank of Santa Fe interpleader seeking fund disposition prompted the action Davis and the Legion agreed to abide by the court decision Col J D Atwood counsel for Osborne C Wood state commander and John Hernandez adjutant stated the aim was to place the parties under state court mandate in a contested matter
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Santa Fe
American Legion
Ollis A. Davis
New Mexico
New Mexico Department
First National Bank of Santa Fe
Davis
India's quake toll in Monghyr reaches 25000 dead
Calcutta reported the Rajah of Monghyr estimated 25 000 deaths in Monghyr alone from last week's earthquake that devastated eastern regions during Eid al Fitr. Officials warned the full human toll would take weeks to reveal as ruins are cleared and rehabilitation will take generations.
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Monghyr
Calcutta
India
Eidu
Fitr
Muzaffarpur
Cold Weather Outlook Across Four States Tomorrow
A regional forecast shows colder conditions tomorrow across New Mexico and adjacent areas. Fair to generally clear skies give way to colder nights, with unsettled snow in Wyoming and western portions of Colorado and north central areas. Temperatures span Amarillo 66 to 40 and Denver 63 to 37, with other cities ranging from Chicago 40 to 32 and New York 50 to 28.
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New Meico
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
Amarillo
Chicago
Denver
el Paso
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Washington
President opposes board plan on stabilization fund
President Roosevelt told congressional leaders he would accept a time limit on monetary legislation but rejected a board to run the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund. Senate debate opened as Republicans and some Democrats pressed for a five member board rather than treasury control. Senator Robinson called the board plan obnoxious and impractical after the White House conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
White House
Robinson
Roosevelt Ready to Ask for Billions in Civil Works Aid
President Roosevelt prepared a 1.116 billion dollar emergency budget request to Congress for civil works and relief, with continued CWA funding through spring. He considers extending stock exchange regulation and tariff powers, while preparing loan authority for home modernization and changes to securities acts. Hopkins and Ickes expand anti graft powers as governors and workers press for sustained CWA jobs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Commerce Department
CWA
Civilian Conservation Corps
Harry J. Hopkins
Justice Department
Ickes
Long Faction Defeated in New Orleans Primary
In Louisiana the Huey P Long political banner falls as his mayoral candidate trails Walmsley on the anti Long ticket. Walmsley leads with 31,910 votes to 20,803 for Klorer, 18,131 for Williams, and 0 for Homes across 192 of 262 precincts, risking a second primary.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
T. Semme Walmsley
Walmsley
John Klorer
Long
Francis Williams
Herbert Homes
Frank Bond goes to Pueblo Hospital
Frank Bond a prominent sheep grower from Albuquerque New Mexico was brought to Parkview hospital in Pueblo today for treatment. The nature of his illness was not disclosed.
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Pueblo
Colo
Frank Bond
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Parkview Hospital
Slaughtering Hogs Must Be Reported
Albuquerque New Mexico January tax notice directs hog slaughterers for sale to file a monthly return with payment of processing tax. S P Vical collector says not every slaughter needs a separate return, but a running record must be included in the monthly total. January tax set at 1 dollar per hundred live weight, February 1.50, March onward 2.25 with future rate revisions possible.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Internal Revenue Office
S. P. Vical
Vidal
Code Authority Is Organized For Grocers Code
Fred Miller of the Gross Miller Grocery Company returned to Roswell from Albuquerque and described the New Mexico State Code Authority meeting held Monday. The five member panel includes independent retailers chain stores retailer owned stores the voluntary group and independent wholesalers. The authority followed Washington instructions to appoint one leading grocer in every town over 2 500 to convene local meetings and form local code authorities with enforcement powers. Names of local meeting callers were sent to Washington.
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Fred Miller
Gross-Miller Grocery Company
Roswell
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Washington
Treasury and Post Office funding trimmed for next year
The house appropriations committee recommended 820,693,270 for treasury and post office operations next fiscal year, a 403,623,327 cut from current allotments. Debt service rises to 1,350,087,850 with 525,738,850 for sinking fund and 824,349,000 for interest as air mail subsidies face review.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury and
Post Office
House
Treasury
Post Office Department
Arnold
Senate
Judge McGhee Declares Candidacy for District Judge
Judge James B. McGhee announced to the Record he will seek election as district judge next November. He was appointed when Judge Richardson resigned for health and began serving January 1, 1933, with a six year term to 1939. McGhee praised his record and reductions in court costs after returning from Silver City where he had filled in for the district judge.
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James B. McGhee
G. A. Richardson
Seligman
Richardson
McGhee
Silver City
Mine Death In Van Houten Mine Near Ratón
A mine worker, Jiron, 50, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon at the Van Houten mine near Ratón New Mexico when a rock slab fell from the mine passage wall. Officials said no rock slide occurred and the fatal blow was to the head. The mine is owned by the St Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific Company.
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Raton Raton
N. M
Jiron
van Houten
St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Company
Unseasonal Geese and Horned Toad Sightings Reported
Mrs. Pete Fahriander sighted several large flocks of geese flying south this morning an unusually late migration suggesting real winter may still come. Mrs. McClone also saw a horned toad active in her yard, another unusual early year occurrence.
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Pete Fahriander
Plugging 18th Artesian Well Near East Grand Plains
E B Guess under contract to plug 40 wells is finishing the 18th well on the Whitney place in East Grand Plains. The operation was expected to complete tonight with the next well to be plugged also in East Grand Plains, about two miles from the current site.
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E. B. Guess
Conservancy Board
Whitney Place
East Grand Plains
Cameron Opposes Business Tax Proposal in New Mexico
A. W. Cameron president of the New Mexico Farm Holiday Association condemned the Federation of Taxpayers Associations plan for a four percent business tax calling it more vicious than the sales tax draft. He warned it would raise consumer costs and opposed replacing the county assessor with an appointed deputy tax commissioner.
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Clovis
N. M
A. W. Cameron
New Mexico Farm Holiday Association
Federation of Taxpayers Associations
Cameron
Federation
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Aia
Clinton P. Anderson
Military Institute
Anderson
A. W. Hockenhull
Rotary International
Hockenhull
International Rotary
Ander
National Legion
Bremer
Union City Mission
Frinningsns, Blinn
W. C. Robertson
Minneapolis
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
International Illustrated News
Nations
Pueblo Hospital
Post Offices
Judge McGhee
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