Roping Match Suggested for Eastern New Mexico State Fair
Lions Club discusses staging the world championship roping match between King Merritt and Carl Arnold with the Eastern New Mexico State Fair board. Committee authorized to finalize terms if the plan fits the fair schedule. Also reports Crosby-Arnold roping net about $800 from a $5,551 gross. Delegates named for an upcoming New Orleans International meeting.
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Lions Club
New Mexico
Fair Board
King Merritt
Carl Arnold
Fair
E. T. Amonett
Price and Company
Amonett
New Orleans
Lions Jennings
Reynolds
Etz
Allison
Ikard
First Aid Instructors Club Adopts By Laws
The First Aid Instructors Club met at J. A. Strong's home last night. By laws were adopted and plans were made for two summer courses to be held in the future, plus an advanced course was arranged.
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First
J. A. Strong
Staretor Set to Lead Hollywood Derby Field
Staretor is labeled the likely winner of the $25,000 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park, with Porter's Cap and Big Flash among the notable rivals. The field includes C. S. Howard's colt, while Whirlaway’s clan is mentioned as a past obstacle for Staretor, who seeks the mile and a quarter trophy.
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Los Angeles
Staretor
National Whirlaway Victim Lodge
Whirlaway
Comet
Calumet
Nesbitt
C. S. Howard
Porter
Cap
Mr. Wright
Big Flash
Shining One
Fresh Watermelon Load At Bi Lo Food Market
Fresh Texas watermelons arrive at Bi Lo Food Market at 408 East 2nd St. Medium fruit priced at 30 cents each with advertisement for immediate sale.
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Texas
East 2Nd St
Home Grown Kentucky Wonder Green Beans
Anderson's Gardens advertises Kentucky Wonder green beans for home gardeners. Includes cultivation tips and growing conditions for planning a home vegetable garden.
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Kentucky
Anderson
Andersons Gardens
Roswell Rose City-Wide Bargain Day Promises Big Sales
Jinx Theytaxus, the Marathon Man, forecasts Roswell City-Wide Bargain Day as a major selling event. Roswell merchants pledge strong values and forward service, promising bargains and attentive Marathon Service that anticipates customer needs.
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Theytaxus
Roswell
Taxus
Governor appoints board members in New Mexico
Santa Fe July 11 Governor Miles appointed Jake Laan of Clovis to the state contractors licensing board succeeding George Bates of Hobbs whose term expired. Earl S. Mount of Albuquerque and S. L. Kirk of Santa Fe were reappointed. Caviness of Loving named to the pharmacy board succeeding Roy Campbell of Fort Sumner who resigned and Alfredo Rodriguez of Taos was reappointed.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
Jake Laan
Clovis
State Contractors’ Licensing Board
George Bates
Hobbs
Earl S. Mount
Albuquerque
S. L. Kirk
Troy Caviness of
Loving
Pharmacy Board
Roy Cambell
Fort Sumner
Alfredo Rodriguez
Taos
Coronado the white gelding presented to governor at Coronado pageant
Coronado the equine star from last year's Cuarto Centennial was presented to Governor Miles by the New Mexico mounted patrol. The white gelding led the conquistadores parade in the Coronado pageant and was bred six years ago in west Texas.
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Santa FE
N. M
Coronado
Miles
New Mexico Mounted Patrol
West Texas
State tax agents suspended for failing tax law exam
Santa Fe New Mexico July 11 two field agents of the state tax division have been suspended for 15 and 30 days without pay for failure to pass an examination on changes in tax laws director G S Carter said today This is no schoolmarm proposition he said We take the position that if the field agents don't know the law they will embarrass both the taxpayers and the division.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Tax Division
G. S. Carter
New Mexico Flying Service Incorporated at Portales
Santa Fe New Mexico flying service of Portales is incorporated with Edwin W Ritchey Camilla Ritchey and Lionel N Childress as organizers.
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Santa FE. N. M
New Mexico
New New Mexico State Guard Flag Displayed Near Santa Fe
The deep blue banner features a red sun symbol and a yellow inscription reading First Regiment N M S G por dios y patria. The flag was shown in the military department today amid ceremonies in Santa Fe New Mexico.
Governor Miles Expresses Sympathy Over NM Youth’s Death
Governor Miles expressed regret over the death in England of Marion A. Plomteaux, an Albuquerque youth in the Royal Canadian Air Corps. He called it a grave tragedy and sent deepest condolences to the young man’s parents in a telegram, noting the war’s daily suffering.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
England
Marion A. Plomteaux
Albuquerque
Royal Canadian Air Corps
New Mexico
Coroners Jury Rules Death by Drowning of 3 Year Old
In Las Vegas New Mexico a coroner s jury found that three year old Aleturio Garcia son of Mr and Mrs Patacio Garcia Storrie project drowned in a shallow lake near his home. He was found face down in the water and died after his father rushed him to a local hospital.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Aleturio Garcia
Patacio Garcia
Storrie Project
Wanted party going to Kansas City July 15
Wanted a ride to Kansas City Missouri on July 15 willing to take two passengers. Contact phone numbers 1552 or 824. For sale quilting frames available via Montgomery Ward & Company mail order department. For rent apartment with private bath and soft water at Lorraine Apartment.
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Kansas City
Montgomery Ward & Company
Lorraine
Vichy Rejects Armistice Talk as Syrian War Proceeds
Vichy France rejected entering talks to end the five weeks war in the league mandataries land, calling it an attack on national dignity while a British source outlined a 10 point armistice plan for Syria and Lebanon. The plan, tied to free French participation, would require war material handover, amnesty, and Britain to supervise ships and security.
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Vichy
France
Britain
Syria
London
Henri Dentz
Lebanon
Levant
Charles de Gaulle
New York Wool Futures Close Mixed on July 11
Grease wool futures closed unchanged to 0.1 of a cent higher with Oct 93.5B and Dec 93.3B. Certificated grease wool spot 93.5N. Wool top futures up 0.1 to 0.8 of a cent with July 124.5B, Dec 118.4B, May 117.4. Certificated spot wool tops 125.5N. B bid and N nominal noted.
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New York
Jly
Remington Typewriter Sale at Roswell Co
A late model Remington noiseless with automatic tabulation offered for 39.75 dollars. Comes with a guaranteed 12 month warranty from Roswell Typewriter Co.
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Roswell Typewriter Co
Fire Department Responds To Trash Fire On Kentucky Street
Fire crews were dispatched to 208 S. Kentucky this morning to extinguish a trash fire. No damage was reported. there were no injuries.
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S. Kentucky
Building Permits For Local Homes And Tanks
B V Ellzey to build oil storage tanks on East 2nd Street for 1500 dollars. W Mitchell to construct a frame stucco house at 1011 North Lea for 3500 dollars. Jack Crow to build a frame stucco house at 1213 North Lea for 2800 dollars. C A Pfeiffer to reroof a house at 402 North Kansas for 235 dollars. Capt Ted Hunt to reroof a house at 210 South Washington for 260 dollars.
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B. V. Ellzey
East 2Nd Street
W. Mitchell
North Lea
Jack Crow
C. A. Pfeiffer
North
Kansas
Capt
Ted Hunt
South Washington
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Roswell and Dexter Couples
Charles Lenis Fentstermaker of Roswell with Roswell native Fanny Jewell Green of Dexter are issued a marriage license alongside James Howard McDowell of Roswell and Effie Jane Crosby of Roswell, per the latest public records.
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Charles Lenis Fentstermaker
Roswell
Fanny Jewell Green
Dexter
James Howard McDowell
Effie Jane Crosby
Correction in Shaw's Grocery Ad Price Error
A correction notes yesterday's Shaw's Grocery ad misquoted Corned Beef Hash as two cans for 22 cents when the correct offer is No 2 cans for 22 cents.
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Shaw’s
Open House at Woman's Club Canceled After Death of J B Sullivan
Open house at the Woman's Club for tonight is canceled following the death of J B Sullivan. The notice notes the event's postponement due to the bereavement.
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J. B. Sullivan
Escaped convicts linked to Duke City holdups
In Albuquerque on July 11 police cancelled leave after three downtown holdups in as many days. A suspect was arrested north of the city, while three bandits from Genoa Nebraska prison were identified as William Hart Costello Elmer Johnson and Walter McArtor. One man, Louis Young, was captured with $147.38. A third holdup netted $144 at Maisel Trading Store.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Louis Bruno
Genoa
Neb
Walter Coleman
Alex Nottall
Manuel Garcia
Louis Young
Alameda
Young
al Vinsant
Vinsant Cafe
Bruno
William Hart
William Costello
Waverly
Elmer Johnson
Mike Jacobs
Lincoln
Walter McArtor
Fremont
Cubero
U. S. Highway 66
Portugal Vows to Defend the Azores Amid Troop Dispatch
Lisbon reports renewed Portuguese resolve to guard the Azores after an editorial attack on U S policy. A fresh convoy sails for the islands, the second in two days and one of the largest yet. President Carmona plans a July 20 tour of the Azores. Portugal protested to the United States after Roosevelt's May fireside chat cited the islands as a German foothold.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Azores
Diario Mandan
Government Party
United States
Atlantic
Oscar de Fragosa Carmona
Roosevelt
Eleven Die In Colorado Coal Mine Blast
ACMAR Alabama July 11 the death toll in an explosion in Acmar Coal Mine No 6 rose to 11 with rescue crews digging through debris nine bodies were recovered before daybreak two remained buried The nine were black men and two were white trapped in the mine's eighth entry more than a mile underground by a local gas explosion The location was discovered when a miner found a dead power line leading to the chamber The mine is a major Alabama producer and the accident was not heard at the surface until discovery
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Acmar
Ala
Herbert Ginright
J. L. Poe
Alabama
Albuquerque Man Killed In the War
Sgt. Marion Plomteaux, 24, an American volunteer with the Royal Canadian Air Force, was killed when his plane spun into the ground in England. He joined the RCAF in 1939 after a stint with the U S Army Air Corps and sailed for combat duty in April 1940. His parents, Fred V. and Mrs. Plomteaux of Albuquerque, were notified. A brother, Francis, serves with the 200th Coast Artillery NM National Guard. sisters Mrs. John Curry of Taos and Mrs. J R Martinez of Santa Fe.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Marion Plomteaux
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Fred V. Plomteaux
Plomteaux
U. S. Army Air Corps
Francis
200Th Coast Artillery
New Mexico National Guard
John Curry
Taos
J. R. Martinez
Santa Fe
New York Stocks Close On Mixed Moves Across Markets
U.S. stock summary shows numerous tickers with varied gains and drops, including AmAil AmCan GreyhC and more. Bond and curb market rates listed, with Treasury yields noted and Chicago grain closes for Wheat Corn and Oats.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report July 11 1930s style
Hogs: salable 1,500 with uneven trade, 5-15 lower than Thursday, top 10.95. Best light 170-270 lbs 10.80-10.95, 270-330 lbs 10.55-10.80, few 350 lbs 10.25. Sows 9.40-10.00, light weights 10.15, stock pigs 10.75 down. Cattle: salable 200, total 225. calves 75. scarce, few small lots by truck, vealers steady, stockers and feeders scarce. Good to choice vealers 10.00-11.50. Sheep: salable 500, total 750. spring lambs active, 11.00-11.25 range, some 11.25 top. Sheep steady.
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Kansas City
USDA
Chicago produce market actions and price rounds
Chicago on July 11 reports butter receipts totaling 1 205 765 with creamery scores around 35 1/2 to 92 and other prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 19 175 unsettled with storage packed firsts at 26 3/4 and other prices steady. Poultry live market shows 45 trucks with chicks weak broilers under 2 1/2 pounds colored 19 Plymouth Rock 21 White Rock 19 1/2 springs 4 pounds up colored 20 Plymouth Rock 21 White Rock 21 1/2 under 4 pounds colored Rock 19 1/2 bareback chickens 16-18. remaining prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Cotton Prices Steady In Galveston Market
Galveston July 11 spot cotton held steady with mid daily middling at 14.82 cents. No sales reported. Green beans for canning offered as a limited time promotion.
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Galveston
Andersons Gardens
Boston Wool Market Prices Reported in July Trade
Scattered moderate sales of territory wools in the Boston market saw graded French combing length fine territory wools fetch 1 to 1.05 dollars at a secured basis. Graded half blood territory wools brought 0.98 to 1 dollar, and 1 to 1.03 dollars for staple combing lengths. coarser grades sold 0.90 to 0.93 dollars, and 0.85 to 0.87, 0.80 to 0.82, and 0.78 to 0.80 dollars for various blood grades, all on a scoured basis.
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Boston
New York and New Orleans Cotton Prices July Report
New York cotton futures closed higher with July at 15.15 and October 15.35 to 15.36. December 15.48, January 15.49, May 15.57 to 15.58. Middling spot 16.00N. New Orleans spot closed steady up 7 points, middling 15.05. sales 481. Market reflects modest gains across grades and regions.
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NEW York Cotton
New York
Jly
New Orleans
Wall Street Mixed Activity Hits Late Trading
Wall Street traders concentrated on specialties as general lenders drifted. Prices slipped noon to close with irregular trends and transfers reached 797 500 shares. Presidential requests for more than 8 billion dollars in two days revived tax fears while motor production rebounded after holidays but total output remained below June norms. Leading gains were posted by J I Case International Harvester Deere Oliver Farm International Paper Western Union Warner Bros Savage Arms Pathe Chicago Great Western Preferred and U S Rubber Preferred. American Telephone recovered from a two day slide. support came from Westinghouse John Manville Philip Morris Great Northern Southern Pacific Consolidated Edison Phelps Dodge Loew's and Paramount. Lagging showed U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Chrysler General Motors Douglas Aircraft Anaconda and Union Carbide. Bonds and commodities held steady.
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Wall Street
New York
Congress
J. I. Case
International Harvester
Deere
Oliver Farm
International Paper
Western Union
Warner Bros
Savage Arms
Pathe
Chicago Great Western
U. S. Rubber
American Telephone
Westinghouse
John Manville
Philip Morris
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Consolidated Edison
Phelps Dodge
Loew's
Paramount
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
Anaconda
Union Carbide
Wool Market Steady Amid Govt Awards Hold On Prices
The Commercial Bulletin notes wool markets marked time awaiting government award announcements. Civilian buys stayed steady with broad wool types represented. western activity was light except Texas where 12 month wools sold near 1.05 per lb clean delivered in Boston. Mohair remains quiet with prices stable. Homegrown green beans and squash notice closes.
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Boston
West
Texas
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