Jap Threat To Quit League Of Nations Amid Delayed Decision
Tokyo reports that Japan's cabinet postponed any withdrawal decision from the League of Nations until Geneva's Sino Japanese report is known. A separate Diet push demanded Hitoshi Ashida retract remarks about worsening ties with the United States and possible world war, which he rejected as misinterpreted.
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League of Nations
U.S
League
Tokyo
Geneva
Diet
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
America
Ashida
Gas bombs and troops mark Irish election day
Dublin Jan 25 AP Counting the heaviest vote in Irish history began as a close race formed between President De Valera and Cosgrave for the presidency. Rioting continued into election day with tear gas bombs from troops ending a brawl at Ashburton while rural areas favored De Valera and cities backed Cosgrave.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
William T. Cosgrave
Dail Eireann
Irish House of Representatives
Executive Council
Ashburton
de Valera
Republican Party
Ireland
Cosgrave
Free State
Mrs Moseley Becomes Swisher County Sheriff
Tulsa Texas January 25 Mrs J Moseley wife of Swisher county sheriff was sworn in to fill the unexpired term after her husband was killed when he tried to question a man. The appointment was accepted and she was sworn in by the commissioner court.
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Tulsa
Texas
J. ©. Moseley
Swisher County
Private funeral for 608 pound Mrs Graham Smith
Private funeral services were held today for Mrs. Graham Smith of Franklin Indiana aged 40 who weighed 608 pounds at death. A special casket was built for her and a portion of a wall of her home was removed to bring the casket out. The casket was taken to the cemetery on a truck and lowered into the ground.
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Franklin
Ind
Graham Smith
Masked men shoot down man at Santa Rosa bar
Three masked men entered a pool hall in Santa Rosa New Mexico at night shot proprietor Boss Jackson three times as he and partner Joe Ballard closed for the day. Ballard and others unharmed. Jackson, a recent arrival from Quay county, was taken to a Texas hospital near death.
Roswell Fire Inspector Praises City For Fire Safety
D W Flickinger of the Mountain States Inspection Bureau conducted a two day fire hazard inspection in Roswell. He commended Fire Chief Rue Chrisman for maintaining a city free of dangerous fires and noted Roswell has fewer vacant business buildings than any other town visited since last spring. He departed yesterday afternoon.
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D. W. Flickinger
Mountain States Inspection Bureau
Roswell
Rue Chrisman
Roswell History Talk Set By Local Society
Roswell elders will share memories at the Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Carnegie Library. Speakers include Rufus J Dunnahoo J Smith Lea C D Bonney James F Hinkle E A Cahoon and Mrs John Poe Papers by J P White and Mrs R S Hamilton will be read by J P White Jr and Mrs W W Phillips Attendees will help archive the talks for the society.
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Roswell
Chaves County
R. S. Hamilton
W. W. Phillips
Isom pleads not guilty to theft of Roswell roadster
B H Isom known as the "gold brick man" pleaded not guilty to stealing Otis Knight's Chrysler roadster of Roswell. He appeared before Justice W C Wiisten this morning. A preliminary hearing date was not set. He has not posted $1,500 bond and remains in county jail.
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B. H. Isom
Otis Knight
Roswell
W. CC. Wiisten
Fight Bill To Regulate City Utility Plants
Roswell officials join New Mexico Municipal League efforts to block state legislation that would empower the Corporation Commission to regulate rates for municipally owned public utility plants. City Engineer Lea Rowland, Water Superintendent Howard Buchly, and Alderman W. H. McCullough lead Roswell's bid, with Rowland and Buchly returning from Santa Fe and McCullough remaining to press the case. The league seeks to remove municipally owned utilities from the bill, preserving local control.
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Roswell
New Mexico
McCullough
Santa Fe
Municipal League
The
State Corporation Commission
Wild and Wooly Days at Clayton Old Western Celebration
Clayton New Mexico observes its 15th annual old western celebration with make-believe gunfire and saloon scenes. Cowboys, bus inessmen, and old timers let beards grow as ghost town antics revive the 40 year old cattle town era through Saturday night.
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Clayton, N. M
Clayton
Governor not yet for highway bill sparks denial
Santa Fe New Mexico January 25 AP reports Gov Arthur Seligman denied backing a house highway bill. He said he had not seen the measure and it was not in his platform or legislative message. The bill, introduced by Rep Cee Howard, would abolish the highway commission and engineer and replace them with a three member board including the governor and land commissioner and a third chosen by the first two.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Arthur Seligman
State Highway Department
Cee Howard
Portales
Highway Commission
Ned Revelle Talks At Ad Club Meeting Roswell
Ned Revelle of the Pier Rubber Company gave an interesting talk at the Roswell Advertising Club meeting on Fundamentals In Preparing the Yearly Advertising Budgets. A general discussion followed. Myron Prager presided.
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Ned Revelle
The
Pier Rubber Company
Roswell
Myron Prager
Experts Visit Roosevelt To Give Advice At Warm Springs
National economics experts arrived at the Roosevelt cottage in Warm Springs Georgia on January 25 as the railroad situation dominates discussions. The Roosevelt program seeks federal control over holding companies and revisions to receivership laws along with regulation of motor bus traffic, with Walker D Hines heading the visiting financial talent.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Walker D. Hines
Margret Reeves Pushes Cutting Bill for Transients Aid
Margret Reeves of Santa Fe and director of New Mexico child welfare told the Senate manufactures committee that transient care is a national issue. She supported Senator Cutting's bill for 15 million dollars in federal grants to states, arguing it would enable constructive programs. Reeves cited New Mexico’s many small towns and the burden on towns like Belen, noting local borrowings from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the need for a broader system to handle youths.
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Washington
Margaret Reeves
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Reconstruction Corporation
Belen
Farm Bureau Head Warns of Rural Revolution Over Allotment Bill
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation testifies before a senate agriculture committee urging domestic allotment relief. He warns that without action for American farmers a revolution in the countryside could occur within a year. He cites inflation and the bill's scope covering wheat cotton tobacco hogs rice peanuts and dairy.
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Washington
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
O’neal
Agriculture Committee
House
Thomas
Ckla
McNary
Ore
Oldest U S Doctor Dr Merritt H Eddy Turns 100
Dr Merritt H Eddy of Middlebury Vermont celebrates his 100th birthday. America's oldest practicing physician, he now treats patients from his bed. Eddy is the oldest Middlebury College graduate, the longest serving member of Psi fraternity and the oldest Methodist and Mason in Vermont.
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Middlebury
Merritt H. Eddy
America
Eddy
Middlebury College
Psi Fraternity
Vermont
Halloran Case Dismissed In Arizona Hearing
Superior Court Judge J C Niles dismissed a charge of accessory to murder against John J Halloran in Phoenix Arizona noting an inconsistent state case and that a trial would be an idle gesture. The ruling allows for possible refile if new evidence emerges before magistrates. Winnie Ruth Judd the chief state witness implicated Halloran in aiding disposal of Hedviga Asses and Agnes Anne LeRoi bodies.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Superior Court
J. C. Niles
John J. Halloran
Niles
Winnie Ruth Judd
Slayer
Halloran
Hedvigares Asses
Agnes Anne LeRoi
Senate approves auto license tag bill in 21 to 1 vote
The New Mexico senate backed a bill to establish an auto license tag and highway sign factory at a state prison by 21 to 1. Sen. Lee Brown Atwood labeled it socialistic, while Sen. J. W. Tackett dissented, proposing convicts dig coal and fearing private plants would be blocked. Senator Fred E. Wilson supported state launch and cited benefits. Floyd Lee urged using New Mexico copper. Wilson also argued reducing non-declaration penalties harms taxpayers and non-residents.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Senate
Lee Brown Atwood
Lordsburg
J. W. Tackett
Albuquerque
Tackett
New Mexico
Fred E. Wilson
Floyd Lee
Valencia
Arizona
Wilson
New Mexico mulls ending gadget stand and adding insurance
A debated bill would close the gadget stand and end motorists registration card containers while establishing a state insurance program for government property. Other measures seek labor planks in Congress including a full crew bill, an eight to six hour work limit, train length caps, and railroad retirement provisions. A Senate panel reports last year’s gasolin e tax refund fund split $76,000 to farmers, $54,000 to contractors, and $15,069 to misc.
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Lee Brown Atwood
Lordsburg
State
Capitol
State Board of Finance
Taylor E. Julien
D. Quay
Congress
Senlien
Senate
Paraguay counts 1900 dead after Gran Chaco battle
Asuncion Paraguay January 25 AP the Paraguayan Minister of War announced 1900 bodies of Bolivian 41st Infantry counted on the battlefield since the victory Paraguayans claimed in the Gran Chaco yesterday. Unofficial reports last night said a Paraguayan cavalry regiment routed a Bolivian regiment after a stiff engagement.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
New Mexico Wood Growers Convene Focusing on Tax and Land Aid
Albuquerque hosts the New Mexico Wood Growers convention February 8 and 9 with topics on taxes public land and Reconstruction Finance Corporation aid for ranchers. Speakers include Dr. H L Kent Walter Connell and John Gatlin. A measure to abolish county boards of tax appraisers could save $60 000 if enacted before February 1. Santa Fe covers a bill reducing municipal school directors from six to five and questions its applicability to this year’s election. Also noted is a potential vacancy issue from the death of Juan Ortiz and possible claims over his salary and seat in the House, with legal guidance sought.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Public
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New Mexico Wood Growers Convention
H.L. Kent
New Mexico State College
Walter Connell
New Mexico Sheep Sanitary Board
John Gatlin
U. S. Biological Survey Office
Santa Fe
Senate
Juan R. Ortiz
Rio Arriba County
Luis Garcia
Ortiz
Narciso Martinez
J. Perez Quintana
Rio Arriba
State Senate
Eddie Mack Quintana
Colorado
Attorney General
Prison Farm Bills Stir State Senate Debates
In the New Mexico state senate, Sen. Taylor E. Julien and Sen. Floyd Lee discuss introducing bills to establish a prison farm. Julien plans a full measure this week to minimize objections, while Lee may not push his penitentiary farm bill if Julien's proceeds.
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Santa Fe
N. M
State Senate
Taylor E. Julien
Quay
Floyd Lee
Valencia
Julien
Lee
New Mexico Seeks $81,600 ERL Loan to March 1
Washington January 25 AP New Mexico applied to the Reconstruction Finance Corp for an emergency relief loan of 81600 to be used through March 1. The request signals ongoing relief efforts as the state seeks funds to address immediate needs.
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New Mexico
R. C
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Ex Convict Shot in Amarillo After Santa Rosa Shooting
Amarillo report says Boss Jackson an ex convict who has served terms in Texas and New Mexico penitentiaries was taken to Amarillo hospital with gunshot wounds suffered at Santa Rosa New Mexico last night. Joe Ballard his partner at a recreation hall in Santa Rosa said two masked men shot Jackson at closing time and fled the scene. Hospital attendants described him as alive only.
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Amarillo
Texas
Boss Jackson
New Mexico
Santa Rosa
N. M
Joe Ballard
Jackson
Ballard
Al Capone Loses Bid for Freedom in Atlanta
Federal Judge E Marvin Underwood dismissed Capone's petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking release from the Atlanta federal penitentiary under the statute. The Jan 25 AP report notes Capone, the notorious former Chicago gangster, remains in custody.
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Atlanta
E. Marvin Underwood
al Capone
Chicago
Icebound steamer Sakhalin rescued by Soviet icebreaker
Tokyo reports the Sakhalin, icebound since January 12 in the Okhotsk Sea off the Siberian coast, was reached by icebreaker Dobrynia Nikitch. All passengers and crew are safe. two crew members were ill. There were 254 Russians aboard, including 200 passengers.
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Tokyo
Obiishi
Sakhalin
Sea of Okhotsk
Siberian
Dobrynia Nikitch
Freight rate relief plea filed with ICC
A coalition led by the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America the National Grange National Coal Association and the National Lumber Manufacturer's Association asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to lower freight rates on basic commodities.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmer’s Educational and Cooperative Union of America
The
National Grange
National Coal Association
National Lumber Manufacturer's Association
Mrs Belmont in Paris In Critical Condition At 80
Mrs Oliver H P Belmont longtime New York society leader lies in a Paris residence in critical condition. She turned 80 last week and remains under medical care as reports confirm her fragile health.
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Paris
Oliver H. P. Belmont
New York Society
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Olest
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