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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1935
Page
1
In Beverly Hills the Waley kidnapping case sees jurors expressing doubt as the trial proceeds. A chaotic Washington hearing is cited with sharp exchanges, as witnesses challenge lawmakers and accuse the President, creating a charged political backdrop.
A Dodge City couple and H C Elema were injured when their car hit a parked truck twenty miles east of Morarity New Mexico at about one this morning. The three year old child of Mr and Mrs Craig W Vilas was instantly killed. The Vilases were bound for Modesto California to visit relatives and were taken to a local hospital.
Tacoma is rocked by a four hour riot linked to the Pacific northwest lumber strike. National guardsmen and sympathizers clash, five injured seriously, about 40 arrested as gas and tear bombs flood the federal building area.
Melvin Purvis, head of the Chicago Bureau of Investigation, resigns from the Department of Justice saying he has no regrets about leaving the ranks of the G men. He cites personal reasons and dodges questions about his departure amid Dillinger gang intrigue.
Governor Clyde Tingley announced steps toward securing a 45000 laboratory for the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He said E. H. Oakley, public works director, has been wired from Washington. The project needs state funds beyond a current limit and would require public works and PWA share, pending legislature action and potential refinancing of an immediate loan.
Albuquerque Americans Legion team beat Clovis Junior 12 to 11 in 12 innings for the state championship series opener. Batteries: McManus and Duran for Clovis. Burke and Howard for Albuquerque. Weather notes report heat subsiding with cooler weather and a chance of showers in Roswell and Pecos Valley.
Santa Rosa New Mexico July 13 AP one of the heaviest rains in months fell last night as the weather station reported 1.25 inches since six oclock. The moisture is expected to help ranges already in good condition, stockmen said.
State Game Warden Elliott Barker left for a tour of refuges near Capitan Santa Fe on July 13 to last into early next week. He reported that FERA work has resumed at the Parkview hatchery with a new building under construction and two brooding lakes being formed.
Dr. E. E. Thaxton of Albuquerque is reappointed by the Governor to the state board of chiropractic examiners for a three year term. In Paris, a potential dictator and left wing opponents clash on Bastille Day eve as 20,000 police prepare to keep rivals apart and troops reinforce the city.
In a telegram to President, Gov Clyde Tingley urged final consent for the Conchas and Alamogordo dams and the San Juan intermountain diversion projects. His wife stated press reports show the projects have been approved by the allotment board and await presidential approval. She warned she would travel to Washington for a conference if needed. Water resources were cited as essential to New Mexico’s future development.
Albuquerque July 13 AP A broad program to improve New Mexico ranges and aid stockmen will start with eight CCC camps in the state. Camps at Carrizozo Datil Mirage Hot Springs Las Cruces Tularosa and Lake Arthur will house about 1600 workers. They will conduct rodent control with the biological survey soil erosion work with the soil conservation service and improve range waters.
Governor Clyde Tingley calls on county school superintendents to survey rural school needs and marshal Works Progress Administration funds for new or rebuilt schoolhouses. He stresses rapid action by August 1 to submit findings and county plans, noting adobes and vilas can be sourced locally to aid construction and employment statewide.
President Roosevelt hinted at a shakeup in Virgin Islands administration with possible transfer of authority from Interior to the Navy or another department and a new governor may be named. Officials remained silent amid a clash over Governor Paul M Pearson and dispute involving Secretary Ickes and Senator Tydings.
Albuquerque July 18 AP A board of advisors for the Southwestern New Mexico Grazing District will be elected at a meeting in Deming on July 20. Deputy grazing supervisor A. D. Molchon announced. The district covers Hidalgo Luna Grant Sierra and Dona Ana counties.
London observers interpret Secretary Hulls declaration in support of the Briand Kellogg pact as a sign the United States may join Britain in a front to deter an Italo Ethiopian clash. The move is seen as a key signal to Mussolini, with no official response expected during the weekend.
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