Cold-Snow Damage Strikes Deep South Across Cities
The prolonged freeze disrupts transport and schooling from Louisiana to Virginia as 300 Atlanta street workers clear cars and a storm drenches the region. Snow measures reach 16 to 21 inches in several cities. Birmingham and Jackson report record depths. fruit crops suffer with 40 to 60 percent Rio Grande Valley losses.
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Atlanta
Louisiana
Virginia
Alabama
Memphis
Nashville
Vicksburg
Miss
Mobile
Ala
Danville
Richmond
Norfolk
Langley Field
Atlantic
Charleston
S. C
Florida
Birmingham
Jackson
East Tennessee
Carolnas
Biloxi
Mississippi River
Greenville
Shreveport
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Nations Atthat United States cargoes note delays in inspections
The piece reflects on U S neutral rights in 1914 1917 amid wartime controls as nations interpret international law to suit their aims. It laments recurring violations by England and Germany and warns readers that belligerents rarely observe consistent law.
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United States
England
Germany
Finland Bombing Toll From Nurmes War Hit Deep
Nurmes in central Finland reported the heaviest single bomb death toll of the eight week war with 19 killed as residents sheltered underground. Soviet air raids followed by machine gun fire hindered rescue operations while snows and stretched supply lines hampered relief efforts. Separately the British destroyer Exmouth was sunk in the North Sea with about 200 missing.
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Finland
Nurmes
Red
Leningrad
Karelian
Markajarvi
Salla
London
Exmouth
North Sea
Admiralty
Dogger Bank
Germany
Shetland Islands
Lauter
Vosges
Netherlands
Belgium
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
New Mexico Women Target Cancer Awareness Drive
A drive by the anti cancer movement in New Mexico aims to educate the public about cancer, its signs, and the importance of early detection. The effort, run by club women and volunteers, seeks $1 yearly memberships to fund educational work, aided by the state Health Department.
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New Mexico
United States
New Mexico Club
New Mexico Department of Health
The
Cancer Control Movement
R. O. Brown
Santa Fe
Lionel Johnson
Roswell
J. R. van Atta
W. J. Hannett
L.S. Peters
Albuquerque
Respecters of Persons in a Life and Death Struggle
A terse wartime reflection on nations locked in a life and death struggle, arguing that formal niceties yield to critical action and survival. The text emphasizes decisive resolve over ceremonial restraint.
Army Bomber Returns Bodies After Wreck Near Riverside
A bomber returning from Monterey transported the victims on stretchers to a Riverside mortuary as armed guards held the site for an official investigation. The craft was part of a 38‑plane flight delivering 360 infantrymen from Hamilton Field to March Field for an air troop transport demonstration, with all but one plane forced down at Bakersfield earlier today.
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Riverside
Monterey
Hamilton Field
March Field
Bakersfield
Spring May Finnish conflict (Continued from Page One)
Experts say spring weather and time will shape the conflict in Finland. If Russia cannot cross frozen lakes and swamps, Soviet forces may bog down as mud makes roads impassable. The Murmansk railroad may lose efficiency while Finland's small army uses water barriers to stall advances, giving Norway and Sweden more prep time.
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Finland
Murmansk
Norway
Sweden
Cancer cure advertising condemned by local group
The document denounces individuals advertising or guaranteeing cancer cures as unethical and improper. It also calls for community recognition of the problem and for the local women's field army executive committee to address ways and means to handle it.
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Women’s Field Army
Lawmakers Clash Over Dies Probe and Subversive Influence
Debate over the Dies committee and accusations of subversive influence dominated a congressional session. Rep Hoffman urged deleting a Hook statement, while Rep Dies denied the charge. The debate touched on publicity for the committee and broader anti communism stances. Wyoming delegates pushed against federal bureaus dictating sheep men policy as Dutton urged cooperative range solutions. Nearby, an accident injured McSpadden, and agriculture officials warned of future grasshopper control needs in the northeast New Mexico region.
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Thomas
R-Nj
Dies Committee
Starnes
D-Ala
United States
Hoffman
R-Mich
Congressional
Rep
Hook
D-Mich
Dies
Christian Front
House
Rules Committee
Washington
New Mexico
Department of Agriculture
Lee A. Strong
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
Wool Growers Hear Of Range Grazing
Casper Wyoming January 24 Western wool growers learned from W L Dutton chief of the Forestry Service Division of Range Management that the public no longer equates game management with blindly building game populations He told the National Wool Growers Association convention that conservationists now aim to balance wildlife with the natural food supply and avoid over grazing as forage production moves toward sustainability.
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Dutton
Livestock Association
Forestry Service
Wyoming
Tom Cooper
Casper
Wyoming Wool Growers
Casper. Wyo
W. L. Dutton
National Wool Growers Association
U S Coronado Centennial Plans Discussed With Mexican Leader
Representatives from the U S Coronado Centennial Commission met Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay in Mexico City to present plans for Mexico's participation in the 400th anniversary celebrations of Coronado's southwest exploration. Ambassador Daniels arranged the interview as President Cardenas prepared for a southern trip. US events span New Mexico Arizona Texas Arkansas Colorado and Oklahoma with five states represented led by Clinton Anderson of Albuquerque and G C Dickens of Washington. Mrs Clarence A McSpadden of Albuquerque died from injuries after a crash near Springerville Arizona New Mexico salesman husband was injured in the same accident.
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Mexico City
U. S. Coronado Centennial Commission
Eduardo Hay
Mexico
Southwest
Hay
Josephus Daniels
Cardenas
United States
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Arkansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Clinton Anderson
Albuquerque
Federal Centennial Commission
G. C. Dickens
Washington, D. C
Federal Commission
Weather Overview: Cloudiness and conditions across states
Central and northern states show general cloudiness with increasing cloud cover in the south. Light snow from the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes, and over parts of the west. Moderately heavy rain along the Pacific slope. Temperatures vary with below zero readings in the northern plains and high plains, freezing widespread except Pacific coast and southwest Arizona. Unsettled conditions expected in Pecos valley tonight and Thursday.
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Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Texas
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
South Pacific
New Mexico
Plains and Plateau
Montana
North Dakota
Pacific Coastal
Arizona
Gulf Coastal
Pecos Valley
11 Millions In Yaqui Gold Delivered To Mint Claim
El Paso Tex Jan 24 A 35 year old miner Bert Farnsworth claims that 11 million dollars in Yaqui gold lies in the Bacatete mountains 200 miles south of Guaymas and has been delivered to the U S Mint via New Orleans. He faces grand jury action on a smuggling charge and says the Treasury can verify his tale. The man asserts he held a Treasury order to transport the gold across the border but was seized by customs. He threatens dealing with the Mexican government if blocked.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States Treasury
Toduy
Federal
Washington
Bert Farnsworth
Arizona
Bacatete Mountains
Guaymas
United States
Farnsworth
New Orleans
Lumez Mining Co. Ltd
Andee
Treasury Department
Douglas
Ariz
Lumez Co
Ili
Dempsey Proposes Rio Grande Flood Survey Bill
Rep. J J Dempsey introduces HR 8070 for a preliminary flood control survey of the Rio Grande and its tributaries in New Mexico. A companion bill has been filed in the Senate by Senator Dennis Chavez both representing New Mexico.
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Washington
J. J. Dempsey
D-Nm
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Senate
Dennis Chavez
WPA protest funds armory garage in Las Cruces
In Las Cruces New Mexico on January 24 an $11 600 WPA protest was approved by Senator Dennis Chavez directing authorities to authorize construction of a garage and shop building along with heating plumbing and electrical installations for the armory.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Roswell Travel Weather Outlook
Travel forecast from Roswell predicts partly cloudy to cloudy skies with low temperatures in all directions. Conditions remain unsettled to the east and northeast but no significant precipitation is expected.
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Roswell
Three Governors Call On Action In Southwest
TOPEKA Kansas January 24 governors of Kansas Oklahoma and New Mexico urged federal action on regional drought relief and coordinated water management plan during a joint press conference amid weather concerns and anticipated legislature actions.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas, Oklahoma
New Mexico
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