Mother Slayer Believed Insane Man At Hollywood Killing
Hollywood July 1 A police captain expressed belief that Campbell McDonald 25 who confessed to killing his mother silent film actress Margaret Campbell will be found insane and sent to an asylum. A murder charge will be filed after the inquest McDonald will undergo mental examination then. He reenacted the slaying saying his mother nagged him and warned of an institution He stated funerals are barbaric as he refused to attend his mother's service.
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Hollywood
Dalton R. Patton
Campbell McDonald
Margaret Campbell
Patton
McDonald
J. Paul de River
Campbell
Plan test legality on new use tax plan
Silver City merchants prepared today to test the constitutionality of New Mexico s new use tax, claiming it is ruinous to small merchants and will threaten to stall business in Grant County.
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Silver City
N. M
New Mexico
Grant County
Weather outlook and bids for gas system in Carrizozo
Weather maps forecast New Mexico as partly cloudy with afternoon thunder showers in the north central area and little temperature change. Colorado and Arizona expect similar conditions with possible showers, while West Texas stays partly cloudy. Carrizozo trustees invite bids for a propane gas system, with an ordinance to be issued soon.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Carrizozo Carrizozo
N. M
Carrizozo Board of Trustees
Uncle Sam Out Of Show Business Heads To Broadway Wake
New York mourns the end of the WPA federal theater project as Congress cuts relief funds. About 8,000 entertainers lose work nationwide, 3,500 in New York City, with a symbolic farewell of Pinocchio. The puppet dies, symbolizing the project’s demise as stagehands destroy sets.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Broadway
Angel
American Theater
WPA
Federal Theater Project
Congress
New York City
Federal Theater
Pinocchio
Buckner Plans Appeal After Guilty Verdict in Bond Scandal
In New York on July 1, attorneys for William P. Buckner Jr and co defendants said they would appeal their conviction on seven counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy in a Philippine railway bond fraud case. Co defendant Gillespie was also convicted. Buencamino jailed in conspiracy, Hyde and Turner acquitted. Sentencing set for July 6 with potential penalties up to 37 years and $24,000 fines each.
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New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Buckner
William J. Gillespie
Felipe Buencamino
John Stuart Hyde
C. W. Turner
Thomas A. Buckner
New York Life Insurance Company
Gillespie
Philippine Bondholders Protective Committee
Bronx Wife and Daughter Slain by Estranged Husband
Mrs Rose Shapiro 35 and daughter Rhoda 15 were shot dead in a Bronx apartment as they prepared to leave for Port Jervis camp with Jules 12. The assailant, Joseph Shapiro 46, estranged husband, allegedly fired with a .22 pistol after confronting the family, fleeing as the maid and boy reacted in fear.
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New York
Rose Shapiro
Rhoda
Bronx
Port Jervis
N. Y
Jules
Mary Stewart
John B. Lee
Martin M. Frank
Regions for Wage Hour Offices Set in 16 Cities
Administrator Andrews announced the selection of 16 cities for regional wage hour offices. He did not reveal opening dates. Dallas serves Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. Denver covers Wyoming Utah Colorado New Mexico. San Francisco serves California Nevada Arizona and Hawaii.
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Washington
Andrews
Dallas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Denver
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
San Francisco
California
Nevada
Arizona
Hawaii
Five new state police captains named by chief Summers
Santa Fe July 1 five new state police captains and four sergeants were named to decentralize the force by districts. Appointments take effect immediately but reorganization after the July 4 holidays. Districts include Santa Fe Albuquerque Roswell Las Cruces and Las Vegas with designated captains and sergeants. Summers also named three staff at large to be sent on special assignments statewide.
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Santa FE
N. M
Tom Summers
Summers
A. B. Martinez
Albuquerque
William A. Ehret
William Akins
Roswell
Jack Nichols
A. P. Winston
Las Cruces
Carlos Salas
Charles Eagleton
Las Vegas
Roy Vermillion
Albert Hathaway
Ed Jackson
J. P. Roach
Fidel Gonzales
Fish Hatchery Planting Continues Across Dams
The federal hatchery at Dexter planted 100000 bass in Conchas dam, while Alamogordo Dam at Ft. Sumner received 25000. Planting will continue through the summer season. Bass production lagged but bream, crap pie and catfish show decent results, and Conchas dam stocked with bass may become a popular fishing spot.
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Federal Fish Hatchery
Dexter
Conchas Dam
Alamogordo
Ft. Sumner
Roswell Sees Another Rain Shower With Wide Reach
Roswell area received 0.21 inch of rain last night, bringing a several day total to 0.61 inch. Rain came from the north with wind and lightning, extending to Vaughn and across parts of the state including Acme, Hobbs, and Lea county. Livestock hold up. alfalfa haying disrupted. forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a 91 degree high and 64 degree low.
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Roswell
Vaughn
Acme
Grant County
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Hobbs
Lea County
Harry Thorne
Connie Mack Steps Down From All Star Role
Connie Mack will not direct the American League All-Star team for the July 11 game in New York. Joe McCarthy of the New York Yankees is appointed as manager. Lou Gehrig, sidelined by illness, is made captain of the junior circuit squad and has starred in six prior interleague contests.
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Chicago
Connie Mack
New York
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankes
William Harridge
Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston
McCarthy
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Hull Demands Repeal Of The Arms Embargo
Secretary Hull urged repeal of the mandatory arms embargo as a peace move after a Republican led revolt in Congress altered the neutrality bill. He warned failure would hinder peace and international relations while stressing renewed efforts in the Senate to keep the embargo repeal alive.
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Washington
Hull
House
Senate
House Foreign Committees
Houses
Roosevelt
Miss Cowan Defeated In Ruidoso Golf Match
Defending champion Marian Jo Cowan of Roswell loses to Mrs. Frank Hadlock of El Paso in a protested first round match at the Ruidoso women’s golf tournament. The protest cites a two club length ground rule violation on the fairway. outcome to be decided after committee review.
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Ruidoso
N. M
Marian Jo Cowan
Roswell
Frank Hadlock
el Paso
Tex
Hadlock
Miss Cowan
el Pascan
C. D. Lee
Paul Price
C. L. Dean
Lubbock
Louis Falconi
Scattered Showers Across New Mexico Reported
Scattered showers were reported in several sections of New Mexico, with a county wide rain in the Silver City area easing dry ranges. Small showers occurred at Crown Point near Santa Fe and in the Mogollon area, with forecasts predicting more scattered thunderstorms today.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Silver City
Crown Point
Santa Fe
Mogollon
Senate Endorses Coronado Cuarto Centennial
New Mexico's Coronado Cuarto Centennial observance received senate endorsement. Senators Hatch and Chavez advanced a bill authorizing federal participation with a $250000 appropriation. An amendment by Senator Ashurst earmarks $10000 for a monument to Spanish explorer near the Nogales boundary.
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Washington
New Mexico
Senate
Hatch
Chavez
Ashurst
Brazil's Army Chief Ends U S Air Tour
Brazil's army chief Gen Pedro Aurelio De Goes Monteiro wraps up the first week of an unprecedented U S air tour with visits to military and naval units. He will depart from San Francisco for March Field to then head toward Washington and Rio de Janeiro. A last minute change cancelled a Yellowstone to Louisville leg, with possible further eastward routing adjustments anticipated. He arrived June 20 aboard the cruiser Nashville, accompanied by Brazil's artillery infantry cavalry and engineering leaders.
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San Francisco
Brazil
United States
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Pedro Aurelio de Goes Monteiro
March Field
Los Angeles
Atlantic
War Department
Hamilton Field
Here
Yellowstone Park
Army
Monteiro
Yellowstone
Louisville
Kansas City
Albuquerque
N. M
Nashville
Child Drowns South of Carlsbad Last Night
Estefen Lopez two year old son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Lopez drowned in an irrigation ditch six miles south of Carlsbad New Mexico near his parents home last night after following an older sister to fetch a bucket of water. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Loving. West Texas New Mexico golf open qualifiers begin in Clovis with over 150 expected and final rounds set for July 4 amid entertainment and contests.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Estefen Lopez
Daniel Lopez
Here
Loving
West Texas-N. M
Clovis
West Texas
New Mexico
Gunman Goes Wild In Hollywood
In Hollywood a gunman stalked a bungalow at dawn wounding a mother and two sons, killing Mrs Frances Singer and Harry Singer. William Singer was injured, Billy Singer hid, and detectives hunted Albert Singer as police guarded another brother's home. Neighbors alerted police as six teen radio cars swarmed the area.
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Hollywood
Frances Singer
Harry Singer
William Singer
Billy
John
George Hill
Albert Singer
Reds Beat Cubs 8 6 In Ten Innings For 11th Victory
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 8 to 6 in ten innings as Bucky Walters earned his 11th win of the season. Reds piled up 16 hits off three Chicago pitchers, with Walters and Lombardi leading the effort.
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Chicago
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Cubs
Rhe Cincin
Walters
Lombardi
Passeau
J. Russell
Whitehill
Hartnett
Bees Triumph Over Phillies 6-0 Behind Posedel
Boston Bees pitcher Bill Posedel earned a 6-0 win as his team plated two runs in the first, fifth, and ninth innings. Phillies managed six hits. Bees 12 hits. Batteries listed: Posedel and Lopez for Boston. Butcher, Pearson, and Davis for Philadelphia. Giants Edge Dodgers 5-2 In intra-city clash, Harry Gumbert notches his 10th win to lift the Giants over the Dodgers 5-2. Brooklyn tallies two early, Giants answer with two in both the second and fifth, plus a sixth-inning insurance run. Batteries: Casey, Mungo, Phelps for Brooklyn. Gumbert and Danning for New York.
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Boston
Phillies
Philadelphia
Bill Posedel
Boston Bees
Phils
Giants
Dodgers
New York
Harry Gumbert
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Casey
Mungo
Phelps
Gumbert
Danning
Tigers Take Game One In Doubleheader Over White Sox
Detroit defeats Chicago 6 to 5 in the first game as Earl Averill belts a ninth inning RBI triple driving in Barney McCosky and Pete Fox. Knott Brown Tresh Batter y trio versus Benton Thomas York.
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Detroit
Chicago
Earl Averill
Barney McCosky
Pete Fox
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Knott
Brown
Tresh
Benton
Thomas
York
Indians overpower Browns 8 to 5 in July game
Cleveland Indians beat the St Louis Browns 8 to 5 as A Johnny Bronca replaced Wil lis Hudlin in the second inning and held the Browns to one hit. Browns had six hits and all five runs. Batteries Kramer Whitehead Gill and Glenn Hudlin Bronca Hemsley. Also Senators top A s 9 to 4 in Washington Joe Haynes pitches steady as Frank Hayes hits a homer for Philadelphia.
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Cleveland
Browns
Johnny Bronca
Willis Hudlin
St. Louis
Cleveland Indians
RHE
Kramer
Whitehead
Gill
Glenn
Hudlin
Bronca
Hemsley
Senators
A’s
Washington
Joe Haynes
Nationals
Philadelphia
Frank Hayes
France Warns Hitler Not Attack Poland
Paris reports that France told Germany it would back Poland if attacked. Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet conveyed the warning in a surprise meeting with Count Johannes Von Welczeck. Premier Daladier recalled General Maurice Gustave Camelin to Paris to keep defenses ready amid tensions over Danzig.
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Paris
France
Germany
Poland
Johannes von Welczeck
Georges Bonnet
Foreign Ministry
Daladier
Maurice Gustave Camelin
Free City of
Danzig
More Indicted in Louisiana School Case
Baton Rouge reports added indictments in the Louisiana State University irregularities probe. Former governor Richard W. LeWhe is pressed to explain parts of the James Monroe Smith disappearance. Smith, under indictment for embezzlement, remains a fugitive after being last seen near Toronto, Canada. His wife, two relatives, and a broker were indicted by the parish grand jury as the probe widens.
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Baton Rouge
Richard W. Lewhe
James Monroe Smith
State University
Hatch Bill Emasculated by House Judiciary Panel
Senate debates a Hatch relief bill facing a House showdown over restoring a restriction on political activity by federal employees. The judiciary committee struck the provision, prompting Hatch to call the bill emasculated. Rep Dempsey plans to press to reinstate the ban on the floor as action moves to rules committee. The measure would bar political use of relief funds and curb official influence on relief workers.
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Washington
Hatch
House
Judiciary Committee
D-Nm
Rep
Dempsey
Senate
House Rules Committee
Sabath
France and Britain to back Poland at Danzig
Paris reports Foreign Minister Bonnet met the German envoy in a signaling visit as France and Britain pledge armed support to Poland if Germany moves on Danzig. Daladier and Bonnet warned the European situation remains very serious and cabinet backing solidified the policy. Britain weighs adding Eden and two anti Nazism figures to warn Germany.
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Daladier
Bonnet
Danzig
Lebrun
France
Great Britain
Poland
Paris
Chamberlain
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Hayes
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von Welczeck
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