Lewis Signals Possible Wheeler Endorsement in 1940 Bid
Political Washington reacts to John L. Lewis anti third term statement. Rumors swirl that CIO chief may back Senator Wheeler of Montana for the Democratic nomination. Some reports say Lewis rejected several White House ticket ideas, including Wheeler in second place, a role Wheeler already declined. United Mine Workers show mixed backing as 45 resolutions push for a Roosevelt third term at Columbus. Wheeler to speak at Columbus tomorrow on the same platform as Lewis.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
Wheeler
Montana
Lewis
White House
United Mine Workers
Columbus
Roosevelt
London
North Sea
Mediterranean
Cellina
Biarritz
Netherlands
Patrio
Rotterdam
Goteborg
Sweden
Ila
Nautic
Grenville
Britain
Germany
United Action
Winston Churchill
Felco N. van Kleffens
van Kleffens
Churchill
Final Service For Sen. Borah
Idaho mourns as William E Borah lies in state after his death in Washington. Thousands gathered at the Boise station under cold skies to honor the Idaho statesman whose 30 years in the Senate were marked by eloquence. Mrs Borah rests with family awaiting memorials at the state capitol while Governor Bottoltsen faces the task of filling the vacant seat a likely candidate from Gooding is discussed.
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Boise
Idaho
William E. Borah
United States Senate
D. Worth Clark
Washington
Borah
Lyons
Kas
Nampa
Capitol
Clark
Bottolfsen
Senate
John Thomas
Gooding
New Cold Wave In The Nation But Is Warmer In State
New Mexico enjoyed mild temps with only eastern areas feeling the chill. At Clovis the temperature fell to 4 degrees above zero and Clayton recorded a low of 1 below. Elsewhere in the state, 20 to 40 degrees and clear to partly cloudy skies prevailed. A plane piloted by Jimmy Stewart resumed a flight to Los Angeles after a forced landing at Tucumcari. The forecast called for rising temperatures in eastern portions tonight.
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Clovis
Clayton
Jimmy Stewart
Los Angeles
Tucumcari
Middlewest
Rocky Mountain
Iowa
Dakotas
Indiana
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Illinois
Mercury
Napoleon
N. D
Over Five Million Tourists Enter State In 1939
Santa Fe report shows New Mexico welcomed about 1,702,000 out of state autos carrying 4,586,000 people in 1939. Travel surged in the last six months, July peak with 218,000 vehicles and 635,900 passengers. Texas led visitors at 40 percent, California 12, Colorado third, Oklahoma fourth.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
State Tourist Bureau
Joseph Bursey
Bureau
Bursey
Texas
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
Coyote Still Is Big Problem For Stockmen
Casper Wyoming January 25 1939 Chief D D Green of the U S Biological Bureau warns that the coyote remains a major problem for the western livestock industry despite improved control methods He notes predatory numbers rose about 121 percent from 1930 to 1939 with only a 22 percent funding increase as the National Wool Growers Association convenes and debates grazing policy changes and range use planning to stabilize the industry while avoiding tax base impacts John Holmes of Chicago reports on convention remarks and grazing recommendations by Interior Department officials
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Casper
Wyo
D. D. Green
U. S. Biological Bureau
Green
National Wool Growers Association
E M. Kavanaugh
Interior Department
Division of Grazing
Kavanaugh
John Holmes
Chicago
Resolutions In CIO Meeting For Third Term
Forty seven resolutions supporting a third term for President Roosevelt were introduced before the United Mine Workers of America convention in Columbus. Delegates from multiple states offered resolutions. action was deferred. Lewis criticized the Democratic administration, vowing labor would not be taken for granted. A separate note covered arrest of H E Nolte Jr in Alamogordo on two worthless check charges.
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Columbus
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
New Deal
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Wyoming
Maryland
Lewis
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Democratic National Administration
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Bandits Mann And Nelson Nabbed In Texas
J W Mann and Andrew Nelson, fugitive convicts chased by hundreds of west Texas officers for ten days, surrendered to Sheriff Reeder Webb at Goldsmith after a raid on a beer tavern. Robert Lacey Cash remains at large. Mann, Nelson, and Cash previously escaped custody in Buffalo on January 13.
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Odessa
Tex
J. W. Mann
Andrew Nelson
West Texas
Reeder Webb
Goldsmith
Robert Lacey Cash
Texas
Buffalo
Mexia
Mann
Nelson
Ector County
Ford
Here
Webb
Hugh Ratliff
Ector
State
Stanton
Morton
Abilene
Cash
Dallas
Brooklyn
W. R. Crane
Eddy Co
Carlsbad
N. M
Robert Cash
New Mexico
Eddy County
Texas oil allowable set for February by railroad commission
The Texas railroad commission issued a statewide oil order authorizing a net daily allowable of 1,390,151 barrels for February, 18,751 more than the U S Bureau of Mines recommendation, and removing production holidays in all fields except east Texas. The February allowance exceeds the January 13 net daily average estimate by 40,016 barrels.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
U. S. Bureau of Mines
East
Hereford Sale To Be Held Tomorrow In New Mexico
Seventy head of thoroughbred Hereford cattle including 60 bulls and 10 heifers go under the hammer tomorrow at the 9th annual Eastern New Mexico Hereford Breeders Association sale. Auctioneer Earl Martin will oversee a larger crowd expected at the heated bull barn of the fairgrounds.
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New Mexico
Hereford Breeders’ Association
Fairgrounds
Earl Martin
Flight tray aids pilots with simple cockpit display
New York January 25 aeronautical engineers unveil the flight tray a compact instrument using a cathode ray tube to show direction level flight speed and altitude with moving lines and a circle for instrument landings The tiny plane on the tube centers in the circle guiding the pilot to a radio assisted landing in poor weather
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New York
Aeronautical Engineers
New Building This Summer For Phone Co
The Telephone Company will start a new two story central office building this summer on North Richardson near the Federal building. The site fronts 50 feet and extends 198 feet to the alley, housing a No 11 type switchboard with semi automatic features and about 24 operators. Roswell's telephone lines grew from 1845 to 2530 between 1935 and 1940, with automatic dial phones added at Dexter and Hageman. Completion moved from December 1941 to August 1 1941 due to subscriber growth and long distance handling.
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The
Telephone Company
Manual
Phone Company
Federal Building
North Richardson
Third
Fourth Streets
Richardson
F. W. Marks
Roswell
Dexter and Hagerman
Burglary Charges on Five at Los Lunas
Five Grants men were arraigned in district court on burglary charges connected to thefts at Grants. Anastacio Zamora pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a residence while Harvey Saunders Dennis Barela Charlie Apodaca and Rudy Zamora pleaded innocent. all were released on bond.
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Los Lunas
N. M
Grants
Anastacio Zamora
Harvey Saunders
Dennis Barela
Charlie Apodaca
Rudy Zamora
Fire department makes two puns and calls
Firemen answered two calls this morning. One to the Bank Bar where oil from the basement furnace ignited but caused no damage. The other to Dr. W. T. Guy’s home where an overheated flu caught fire and burned a hole in the roof.
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Mornig
Annual Artesia Chamber Dinner Draws Regional Leaders
A large crowd attended the Artesia Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at the Artesia Hotel last night. Dr. Wiggins, president of the Texas College of Mines, spoke on The World Today. Short talks were given by G. B. Moon of Lovington and Neil Watson of Artesia. Roswell Chamber president Ross L. Malone Jr and officers attended, with Carlsbad representatives Victor Minter and J. E. Robertson among guests.
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Artesia Chamber of Commerce
Artesia Hotel
Dr. Wiggins
Texas College of Mines
G. B. Moon
Lovington
Neil Watson
Artesia
D. I. Clowe
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Ned Revelle
Claude Simpson
Roswell
Fine Talk Made On Australia At Rotary Club
Tom Wilson of Australia addressed the Rotary club, introduced by Hinton Wilmot, describing Australia’s many wonders. Walden Bassett announced a birthday ball for next Tuesday. Oscar Greene, president, named a youth committee: Col. D. C. Pearson, J. D. Shinkle, I. W. Woolsey, H. B. Smyryl, and Bill Purdy.
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Rotary Club
Tom Wilson
Australia
Hinton Wilmot
Wilson
United States
Walden Bassett
Oscar Greene
Col. D. C. Pearson
J. D. Shinkle
I. W. Woolsey, H. B. Smyryl and
Bill Purdy
Japan Battles Against Time In War on China
Washington will end the American Japanese commercial treaty and risk a larger shift in history. In Tsingtao former premier Wang Chiang Wei leads efforts to form a new central government with Japanese backing. The abrupt treaty termination threatens vast Sino American commerce and could force daily embargoes, risking disaster for Japan as it relies on American steel, silk, and other goods.
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Associated Press
Washington
Finis
Tsingtao
Yellow Sea
Wang Chiang-Wei
China
Japan
Asia
America
United States
Navajos Uprise Over Stock Regulation Power
Navajo braves move to shield two men defying a pony branding order on the reservation causing a tribal court to delay verdicts. District supervisor McClelan cites a cooling off period amid fears the government would seize horses.
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Shiprock
N. M
W. W. McClelan
McClelan
Jake Morgan
Navajo Tribal Council
Chinese Plot Against U S Ambassador Reported
Shanghai dispatch cites Lieut. Col. Jiro Saito saying Nanking informed him of a Chinese plot to attack the U S ambassador Nelson T. Johnson aboard the Luzon gunboat en route to Hankow. Plotters allegedly planned mines or artillery to blame Japan and strain U S Japan ties as the trade treaty expires tomorrow.
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Shanghai
Jiro Saito
Nanking
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Luzon
Hankow
Saito
Washington
Weather conditions across plains and Mississippi valley
The northern plains see clearing while the region west of the Mississippi remains largely unchanged. Cloud cover spans the south and west from the Rockies with light snow in Texas and Colorado and rain and snow in the northwest. Subzero readings prevail east of the Rockies, especially eastern Montana at 25 to 28 below, while western areas stay near normal. Snow depths reach 6 to 8 inches in the east central plains and upper Mississippi valley, 2 to 6 inches in the northern plains and plateau. Continued unsettled weather noted for Pecos valley tonight and Friday. Travel from Roswell: mostly cloudy west and north, cloudy to partly cloudy east. Weather Bureau.
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Plains
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Colorado
Central Plains
Louisiana
Montana
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Weather Bureau
Tenants Look First in the Columns For Rent Vacancy
Landlords shown a small cost to place a FOR RENT ad and the revenue loss from a one week vacancy. A ten word classified ad costs 41 cents. Call 11 daytime or 931W after 5 p.m. to place the notice.
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Sen. Borah
Great Man
Rockies
Midwest
Co. B. Wardlaw
Nolwte
Sheriff’s Department
Alamogordo
H. E. Nolte, Jr
Young
Vaughn
Hereford
Phone Co
Fire Department
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Group of
Braves
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