Public Works to Spend $115 Million on Jobs Plan
The Public Works Administration outlined a $115,513,610 distribution to launch a million jobs by October 1. Allocations include $64,561,542 for federal public works, $50,000,000 for roads in parks forests and lands, and $952,068 for water and sewer plants, with broader funding across departments and regions.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Roosevelt
U. K
Public Works Board
Great Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Bureau of R:clamation
Owyhee
Yale
Oregon
Cabinet Board
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Aeronautics
Interior
Reclamation Bureau
Union
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
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Beverly Hills to see Governor Murray mockery of votes
The text mocks Oklahoma governor Bill Murray for delaying voting on beer, claiming a national guard deployment and impending U.S. Army use to curb celebrations. It notes the London conference extending two weeks to hinder play and enable a golf stint against the Prince of Wales, ending with a lament over forgotten delegations.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
National Guard
U. S. Army
London
Albuquerque Policeman Taken For Ride By Gunman
Frank Wallace a 30-year-old Oklahoma City gunman disarmed Patrolman Jack Craig in Albuquerque and forced him to a hotel room before escaping. Police later identified the suspect from records and sought his capturing, fearing a possible car theft to flee.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Frank Wallace
Oklahoma City
Jack Craig
Wallace
Craig
Colorado
Cotton Plan 15 Declared A Success
Secretary Wallace announced fulfillment of the cotton acreage reduction plan noting offers from growers to cut this year’s crop by 3.5 million bales and a 4.2 cent a pound processing tax set to start August 1. He projected $120 million in tax revenue to compensate plowed acreage and over 9 to 10 million acres reduced across 16 states. The plan aims to 25 to 50 percent reductions with processing taxes on related fabrics outlined by farm administrators.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
State Tax Commission
Chaves
Board of County Commissioners
Tax Commission
Mescalero Indian reserve to fund 70000 dollar conservation program
Mescalero Apache Superintendent P W Danielson announced a 70000 dollar conservation and reforestation program employing 200 Indians. Four camps will operate in Nogal canyon Tularosa canyon Carriso canyon and White Tail area with 100 miles of four wire fence 51 miles of telephone line and erosion control on 10000 acres along with fire protection supported truck and wagon trails.
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Mescalero, N. M
P. W. Danielson
Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
Danielson
Nogal Canyon
Tularosa Canyon
Carriso Canyon
White Tail
Indian Conservation Corps
Rinconada
Elk Farm Station
Indian Wells
Heat Wave Grips New Mexico With Roswell High 100
Roswell records a 100 degree high and 68 degree low as showers drift across eastern New Mexico. The Southwest remains hot and dry with 100 plus readings across New Mexico and neighboring states. Unsettled forecast calls for localized storms but rain likelihood is low. year-to-date precipitation sits about five inches below normal at 1.95 inches.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Abilene
Amarillo
el Paso
Phoenix
Arizona
Texas
Colorado
Utah
Kansas
Nebraska
Escaped Kansas convicts shot as robbery unfolds
Parsons Kansas July 14 AP Isaac McCarty 35 cashier at Labette County State Bank Altamont shot and killed Kenneth Conn a robber while his wife was used as a shield. Payton wounded. Conn and Payton had been inmates in the Memorial Day prison break from the Kansas State penitentiary. A bystander Robert Schooley fired at the robbers car tires. McCarty then shot Conn. In separate dispatches Roosevelt plans a voluntary national minimum wage and hours code with 35 hour weeks at 14 dollars and 40 hour weeks at 15 dollars for certain workers as Johnson pushes for early action.
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Kirk Prasher
McCarty
Payton
Robert Schooley
Home Telephone Company
Conn
A. H. McCarthy
Hugh 38. Johnson
Roosevelt
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Industrial Recovery Enterprise
Johnson
Labor, Consumers and Industry
Fordler
Ruth autographed ball and bat to top CTRC athletes
General H A Ingalls announced that through Hillerich and Bradsby Co and Jacob Ruppert a Babe Ruth autographed ball and bat will be awarded to the outstanding soldier athlete in each Citizens Military Training Camp in the United States. Camps will decide award methods. Roswell MT C boys attend camp at Ft. Bliss El Paso.
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H A. Ingalls
Hillerich and Bradsby Co
Louisville
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
United States
Roswell
MT. C
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Clovis Heat Sets Record at 106 Degrees
In Clovis New Mexico on July 14 an eighteen year old temperature record was set as the mercury climbed to 106 degrees. The local weather observer confirmed the prior record was 104 degrees.
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Clovis
N. M
Startup
Government Weather Observer
Boys Plead Guilty to Larceny Charge
Reese Wahl twenty four and Erskin Sisk eighteen pled guilty before Judge James B. McGhee in district court to larceny from a dwelling. They admitted stealing twenty nine dollars from the house of J W Cooker on the old Jim Miller place on the Pecos river east of Roswell on the night of July second. They had not yet been sentenced. The judge went to Carlsbad and was not present to decide bail for K H Simpson a prominent Lea county rancher charged with first degree murder.
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Reese Wahl
Erskin Sisk
James B. McGhee
J. W. Cooker
Jim Miller
Pecos River
Roswell
Baseball scores and box scores from today’s games
Summary of American League and National League results with team matchups. St Louis thrashes New York in a storm of runs. Detroit defeats Boston in a high scoring affair. Cleveland over Philadelphia in a close contest. Chicago falls to Washington. Boston edges Pittsburgh. Philadelphia tops Cincinnati. Brooklyn beaten by Chicago. New York and St Louis show mixed scores in final innings.
Chapman NY Amn Reynolds St Louis Amn Dickey NY Amn Miller Philadelphia Amn
A brief list item noting individuals with initials and places: Chapman and Dickey listed as Amn with NY and NY respectively, Reynolds associated with St Louis, Miller with Philadelphia, and Dickey again as Amn.
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Chapman
Reynolds
St. Louis
Dickey
Miller
Philadelphia
Low bids, highway projects announced by commission
Santa Fe July 14 AP Low bidders on two emergency road projects were named by the state highway commission subject to verification before acceptance. Cook and Ransom of Ottawa Kan bid 68514.07 to oil 15.8 miles Santa Fe to Pojuaque, lowest against 83769.38 high. Bert Brooks of Oklahoma City bid 55934.40 for 11 miles Socorro to Belen, with 59769.96 high. Acceptance depends on checks.
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Santa Fe
State Highway Commission
Pojuaque
Cook and Ransom
Ottawa
Kan
Socorro
Belen
Bert Brooks
Oklahoma City
Coal prices up as new increase eyed
Wall Street reports an anticipated coal price hike by Anthracite operators. Expected to add 25 cents a ton on grate egg stove and chestnut sizes effective August 1, with a 20 cent rise on pea coal.
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New York
Wall Street
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Luer
Sally Eilers
Associated Press
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
N. Y
August Suer
Alton
John
Jake
Barber” Factor
Chicago
John J
Butch) O’connell Jr
United States Attorney
Northern District
New York State
Dan O’connell
Albany County
Malone
U. S
Oliver T. Burden
W. D. Teagle
O’connells
Hos
James
Fur) Sammons
Kansas City
Acme
Mescalero Indian Reserve
Chaves County
Eddy
Lea
Conservancy District
Biaeholder
Gray and Shea
Vallatta
Brown and Diewey
Detroit
Boston
Bridges
KR Hs
Cleveland
Ferrell and Pytlak
Oliver and
Miller and Berry
Crowder and Sewell
Pittsburgh
Frankhouse and
Hogan
French
Crace
Cincinnati
Rhein, Moore, Stout
Davis
Rixey
Frey
Hemsley
Marion
Brooklyn
Mungo, Thurston and Lopez
Outen
Tinning, Nelson and Hartnett
Lewis
Fitzsimmons and
Mancuso
Dean
O'Farrell
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