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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1935
Page
1
Santa Monica column laments pestilence by the boll weevil and criticizes the American Bar Association gathering. The speaker mocks the lawyers for defending clients, suggests a reform to try defense lawyers first, and argues for cleansing the profession to protect the Constitution and states’ rights.
Major General George K. Leach chief of the National Guard survived a plane fire during army maneuvers. Parachuting from the burning airplane, he rode with Captain Cummings who landed nearby and organized a local search. Rescue planes scoured the desert and Leach returned to Kingman by ranch truck by midnight.
The moon's total eclipse produced a copper glow seen across much of the United States with the longest duration in half a century. Visibility varied by region with clear skies on the west coast and in Texas, while clouds hindered views in the Northeast and some Southern areas.
Grim posses from southwestern Colorado tightened a ring around an isolated mesa west of Placerville as they hunted Herbert and Otis Mc Daniels suspected of mortally wounding Sheriff W. W. Dunlap of Montezuma county. Bloodhounds followed trails while a Colorado National Guard plane patrolled the sky. Authorities warned that escape chances were slim, with guards posted along routes to Utah and New Mexico and eastward checkpoints closing the Dallas divide road. The manhunt followed the fatal shooting and the brothers’ alleged starvation slayings.
The Republican State Central Committee in Santa Fe adopted rules to comply with a new law and commended late Sen Bronson Cutting. They revised apportionment to state central committee, reducing overall size and shifting representation toward smaller counties while noting Cutting’s untimely death as a great loss to all citizens.
In the Yuma district five deaths within 24 hours were attributed to heat by health authorities. An SP engineer J. E. O'Brien collapsed in the cab of the Golden State Limited near Yuma. Mrs. Mary Mamer a hotel operator died of a heart attack. An unidentified transient died of thirst near Kofa. Charles H. Kimball of California died after heat prostration. R. Rayna a rural Mexican worker drowned in a canal at Algodones.
Robert C. Dow is named first assistant to Mr. Buck, chief counsel for the National Recovery Administration, with oversight of state and local attorneys in four sections covering 23 states including New Mexico. Headquarters will be Washington, D C. Dow, known in Roswell and across New Mexico, formerly district attorney and attorney general, and a former Democratic nominee for Governor, graduated from New Mexico Military Institute.
Lea Rowland warns WPA staff no deadbeats will be tolerated as he vows to dismiss any employee who fails to pay personal bills. He notes federal immunity from garnishment applies to WPA workers and stresses he will remove those who run up debts. Some leniency may be possible for valid delays, but deliberate evasion will lead to dismissal.
Washington July 16 AP restless congress prompts talk of early adjournment without acting on Roosevelt tax proposals and major measures. Rep Deen proposes adjournment next Tuesday while leaders warn against rash move. Supporters push to force a vote. critics urge rest and focus on administration program.
The roundup lists multiple games with final scores and batter details. Brooklyn lost 9 to 12 to Pittsburgh after a late rally, New York defeated Cincinnati 6 to 3, Philadelphia beat Chicago 9 to 3, Boston at St Louis was delayed, St Louis edged Washington 3 to 2, Detroit defeated Philadelphia 15 to 2, Chicago shutout New York 2 to 0, with Cleveland and Boston noted as a deferred matchup.
John W. Hall elected chairman of the Chaves county Work Progress Administration planning board at its first meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. Henry Johnson outlined the WPA setup for eight southeastern New Mexico counties. 21 projects outlined and ready for submission.
Roswell business and professional people travel west of Roswell to emphasize friendly relations with mountain towns. The trip promotes mutual prosperity beyond business, highlighting summer homes and vacation time in the mountains and aiming to deepen goodwill with western communities.
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