WPA Work Rolls Cut 400000
Chicago July 2 WPA administrators met with commissioner Howard O Hunter to plan substantial WPA job cuts of about 400000 to reach a national level near 1000000. The new 875600000 appropriation caps grants and implies a fall from prior years while Illinois faces a July quota near 66500, down from 93000, amid a historic peak of 247000 in 1938.
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Chicago
Works Projects Administration
WPA
Howard O. Hunter
Congress
Roosevelt
Hunter
George H. Field
Illinois
Five New Soil Conservation Districts Approved
Extension Conservationist E F Redding reports that five new soil conservation districts were formed across New Mexico embracing about 4,000,000 acres. Voters in Mora Santa Fe Bernalillo Tor rance Taos Lincoln Socorro Torrance Torrance counties approved districts between June 17 and June 27. Manzano district voters rejected formation June 25. Final state committee approval pending.
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E. F. Redding
State College
Mora-San Miguel
Edgewood
Santa Fe
Bernalillo
Torrance
Taos
Taos County
Mora
Claunch-Pinto
Lincoln
Socorro
Cedillo
Bernalillo County
Manzano
Torrance County
Redding
State Soil Conservation Committee
New Mexico land gains districts in July vote
Mr Redding notes that with five new districts a total of 17 000 000 acres in New Mexico are either in districts or favored for inclusion of districts. Call your classified to No 11.
Irish potatoes ready to harvest in Tucumcari area
Farmers in the irrigated region near Tucumcari anticipate a major Irish potato harvest with about 500 acres set for gathering shortly. The crop marks the county’s first large potato yield in this area, reflecting growing regional agricultural output.
President approves two WPA campus improvement projects
Two proposed WPA projects on the State College campus were approved: a $5,822 second unit for a new women’s dormitory and a $12,496 project to upgrade sidewalks and utility lines including electric, sewer, water, gas, and steam on campus.
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Las Cruces
State College
Teacher resigns to join Lockheed at Burbank Calif
Russell C. Howey of the State Teachers College high school faculty resigns to become chief personnel assistant at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Burbank California.
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Silver City
Russell C. Howey
State Teachers College
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Calif
Post Office Receipts Rise in June and Half-Year
Albuquerque post office receipts totaled 31380 in June, up 12.1 percent from June 1940’s 28395. For the first half of the year, receipts reached 197587, a 7.3 percent increase over the 184610 reported in the first half of 1940.
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Albuquerque
Chavez matriarch clocks 76th birthday at Hot Springs picnic
Seventy six New Mexico Chavez clan members gathered in Water Canyon between Socorro and Magdalena to celebrate Mrs. Manuelita S. Chavez of Hot Springs. She is the mother of probate judge H. S. Chavez of Albuquerque.
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Hot Springs
New Mexico
Silver City appoints G Wallace Stour as school superintendent
Silver City announces G Wallace Stour will serve as superintendent, coming from head of the mathematics department at State Teachers College. In Grants a single-ticket election for officers is planned Tuesday after a three-year fight over incorporation, with little opposition suggesting the issue may be dropped.
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Silver City
G. Wallace Stour
Stour
State Teachers
Colege
Aircraft firm seeks 1103 workers for San Diego plant
ALBUQUERQUE July 1 The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of San Diego says 1103 jobs are open ranging from engineers and tool makers to semi skilled laborers. Pay from 65 cents to $1 an hour. Open to New Mexico and other western states with agency help. Applicants must supply transportation to San Diego be experienced and be American citizens with a health certificate.
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Albuquerque
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of
San Diego
New Mexico Employment Service
New Mexico
New York Marriage Of NM State College Professor
The marriage in New York of Dr. William Edwards professor of history and government at New Mexico State College and Miss Bonnie Sykes of Kansas City has been announced here. Colorado weather: clear or scattered clouds west, scattered afternoon evening showers or thunderstorms mountains and east portion today tonight and Thursday warmer east portion Thursday.
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Las Cruces
New York
William Edwards
New Mexico State College
Bonnie Sykes
Kansas City
Colorado
Tom McCord Returns to Roswell on Visit
San Bernardino businessman Tom McCord and his sister Mary Bateman visited Roswell returning to the scene of his 1894 start in business. He recalled early days with McCord and Caffee, later gold prospecting, ranching in Canada and Texas, and 18 years in San Bernardino running a building and loan firm. Only one familiar face among attendees was Jim Hinkle at a roping match.
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Tom McCord
San Bernardino
California
Mary V. Bateman
McCord
Roswell
McCord and Caffee
Harry Jaffa
Klondike
Canada
Texas
Jim Hinkle
Senate Recess as Biddle Testimony Proceeds
The Senate is in recess until Thursday while the Judiciary subcommittee hears testimony from Solicitor General Francis Biddle on administrative procedure bills. The House also remains in recess.
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Rivers and Harbors Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
Ways and Means
Merchant Marine Committee
House
Senate
Associated Press
Senatein
Judiciary
Francis Biddle
Housein
No Politics In Security Commission Chair Promises Non-Political Line
Ben D. Luchini, newly named chairman of the employment security commission, pledges to run the agency on non-political lines. Roy L. Cook becomes a naval liaison officer, reporting to Santa Fe. Luchini says there will be no current changes in personnel or policy and will follow rules and regulations.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ben D. Luchini
Employment Security Commission
Roy L. Cook
Santa Fe
Naval
Luchini
Ing
Health and welfare survey for Rocky Mountain states
Denver July 2 A regional defense public works official announced an immediate survey to determine health and welfare needs arising from national defense efforts in six Rocky Mountain states New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Montana Idaho and Utah. Allocations from a 150 million dollar fund will be made based on need to improve health water schooling housing and other facilities in areas experiencing defense expansion.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
George M. Bull
Defense Public Works Program
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Bull
Silver City Rodeo Opens With 100 Entrants in Three Day Stand
Silver City New Mexico July 2 more than 100 professional and amateur rodeo hands were entered today for the annual three day Silver City rodeo with $3000 in cash prizes to be awarded.
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Silver City
N. M
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