WPA Officials Trim Rolls as Law Cuts 300000 by Aug 1
WPA officials turn to enforcing new restrictions after the 130 hour work month, trimming 300000 names off the rolls by Aug 1 for budget compliance. Harrington notes the furloughs for 18 months on the rolls, with wage adjustments across regions and possible protests from labor leaders.
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WPA
Associated Press
Congress
Col. F. C. Harrington
Washington
Harrington
William Green
AFL
Green
Rescue of Bokuyo Maru crew and passengers at sea
The American tanker Associated rescued 209 people from the burning Japanese freighter Bokuyo Maru about 125 miles east of Yokohama and headed toward Honolulu with survivors. Captain Hawkins reported three fatalities among the 214 aboard at sea, and noted most were from the crew and passengers of Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Associated
L. E. Hawkins
Oakland
Calif
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Company
Japan Mail Line
San Pedro
Valparaiso
Chile
Hawkins
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Manila
Oil Company
S. Amano
Sob Yvo
Santa Fe May Seek Baseball Franchise
Santa Fe may bid to join the Arizona Texas League next year as survey among business leaders proceeds. Mayor Alfredo Ortiz says a WPA project will be submitted to improve the baseball field, including filling an arroyo. R. E. Souers of the A T League says two major league teams will sponsor new Santa Fe clubs, supplying players, managers and half salaries.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Daniel C. Ortiz
Capital City
Ortiz
Alfredo Ortiz
Albuquerque Tribune
R. E. Souers
A-T
Pleads Innocent To Lovington Slaying
Lovington New Mexico July 18 charged with early Sunday morning killing of Gordon Reynolds a 40 year old white man Clarence Martin 39 a negro was held for district court action today Arraigned yesterday he admitted the slaying but pleaded innocent to murder He was bound to district court without bail Joe Hutchings released last night Raymond Hill 26 charged as accessory Reynolds body found early Sunday Sheriff Horace Owens said Martin confessed in a written statement attributing the slaying to an argument over a coin matching contest town residents including about 40 negroes who had fled to Hobbs began returning to work with no trouble reported
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Ozark
Ark
Champ Crawford
Franklin County
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Russell
Cass
Kansas City
Arkansas
Crawford
Richard Hill
Turner
Mulberry Creek
Lovington
N. M
Gordon Reynolds
Clarence Martin
Martin
Reynolds
Joe Hutchings
Raymond B. Hill
Horace Owens
Hobbs
Owner J Louis Comiskey critically ill in Wisconsin
At tending physicians hold little hope for the recovery of J Louis Comiskey owner of the Chicago White Sox who is critically ill at his summer estate near Eagle River Wisconsin The club's vice president Harry Grabiner said a statement by two doctors at Mr Comiskey s bedside said his condition was very serious and that little hope is held for his recovery Comiskey 54 has suffered from a heart ailment for years.
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Chicago
J. Louis Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Eagle River
Wis
Harry Grabineg
Japan protests to Moscow over Soviet air raids on Manchukuo
In July Manchukuo asked Tokyo to protest directly to Moscow against Soviet air raids on Manchukuo railway centers. Japan suspects raiders originate in Outer Mongolia and warns the border conflict with Soviet Mongolia has become extremely serious. An emergency Tokyo cabinet meeting reviewed the situation as officials awaited Mongolia’s reply and prepared for potential broader hostilities.
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Moscow
Manchuria
Manchoukuo
Ulan Bator
Outer Mongolia
Manchukuo
Siberia
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Seishiro Itagaki
Finance
Foreign
Navy
White House Conference on Neutrality discussion
Washington July 18 An extraordinary White House meeting arranged by administration leaders aimed to assess neutrality revision chances. Attendees include President Roosevelt Secretary Hull Senate leader Barkley Senate Foreign Relations chair Pittman and three Republican senators Borah McNary Austin.
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Washington
White House
Administration
Senate
Roosevelt
Hull
Barkley
Pittman
Dnev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNary
Oregon
Borah
Idaho
Austin
Vermont
Foreign Relations Committee
Stephen T. Early
Secretary of State
Two Firms Win Las Vegas Gas Franchises
LAS VEGAS NM July 18 Two gas companies were awarded 25 year franchises to supply manufactured or natural gas to Las Vegas. Manufacturer gas to be available by December 1 1939. Both Wilbur R Slaton of Las Vegas and New Mexico Gas Company of Santa Fe did not indicate withdrawals. Work to begin within 15 days of franchise acceptance.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Wilbur R. Slaton
New Mexico Gas Company
Santa Fe
Phillies 8 Pirates 3 swing NL game at Philadelphia
Syl Johnson pitched the Phillies to an 8 3 victory over the Pirates as Fern Bell Elby Fletcher and Chuck Klein homered for Pittsburgh. Cards 5 Giants 3 as Terry Moore Pepper Martin homer help St Louis beat New York. Reds 12 Bees 3 after 19 hits in Boston. Cubs 4 Dodgers 2 as Passeau K’d last three with tying runs aboard and Hack Russell homer.
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Pirates
Philadelphia
Pirate
Fern Bell
Elby Fletcher
Chuck Klein
Syl Johnson
Pittsburghers
Giants
New York
Terry Moora
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Hubbell
Terrymen
Mel Ott
Cubs
Brooklyn
Claude Passeau
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Stan Hack
Glen Russell
Chicago
Passeau
Hartnett
Hamlin
Casey
Mungo
Phelps
Boston 13 White Sox 10 in opener of doubleheader
Eldon Auker Jimmy Foxx and Ted Williams homered as Boston Rangers? No. Boston beat Chicago 13 to 10 in the first game after a 144 000 220 line. Chicago scored 10 on 3 runs with Auker and teammates on the mound. Second game score not completed.
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Boston
White Sox
Chicago
Eldon Auker
Jimmy Foxx
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Mike Kreevich
Auker, Dickman
Heving
Peacock
Dietrich, Dobernic
Smith, Brown and
Fair Drive Finance Campaign Reports $1800 Raised So Far
R B Harlan announces the Eastern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo fund drive has collected a little over $1800 toward a $4200 goal. He says all teams have not yet checked in and efforts will continue to meet the target.
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New Mexico
Wind wrecks building at Dudley place near Country Club
A strong gust during last Friday's storm toppled a structure at the W. M. Marsh Dudley property just south of the Country Club. No injuries reported as cleanup begins and authorities assess the damage. Local residents described how the wind descended abruptly from the north, causing the collapse and scattering debris across the yard.
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W. M
Roswell City Budget Approved by State Tax Commission
The Roswell budget for 1939 40 totals 110 000 in general funds for expenditures and revenues. The sole change is raising fire truck funds from 2000 to 4000, offset by cash balance credits, plus 2000 from last year’s state fire fund and 2000 expected this year. A special council meeting tonight will approve fire truck specifications and bids and discuss open golf tournament participation at the municipal course August 5 6 7. The budget rose by 9300 from last year.
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Roswell
State Tax Commission
City Council
C. L. Allison
Firefighters Battle 1000 Acre Yellowstone Park Fire
A 1000 acre forest fire rages in Yellowstone Park in the east central area near the park loop. Chief ranger Francis La Noue says the blaze, the worst since 1931, should be checked by nightfall barring unforeseen events. Airplanes drop food to five base camps as 500 firefighters work to encircle and contain the fire. Nearby Crestone Peak blaze 14,291 feet looms 60 miles southwest of Pueblo. In Redlands California federal rangers again attempt for the third time to reach the Mt San Jacinto blaze started by lightning. No acreage estimate yet.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Francis la Noue
Park
Crestone Peak
Pueblo
Colorado
Redlands
Cailif
San Jacinto
Roosevelt Signs Coronado Anniversary Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing federal participation in commemorating the four hundredth anniversary of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's explorations in the southwest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Quarry Blast Kills Boy At Harlem Mont Quarry
Wade K Confer, 14, died after a dynamite blast at Snake Butte quarry went awry near Harlem Montana. Eighteen others were injured as granite blocks up to 30 tons flew into the air, rails were torn from their beds, and several structures were crushed. The boy was the son of the quarry superintendent and had planned to travel to Tulsa with his family.
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Harlem
Mont
Wade K
Sonny) Confer
Snake Butte
Fighteen
Havre, Mont
O. M. Confer
U. S. Army
Fort Peck
Missouri River
Cenfer
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
J H Jones Found Dead At Home Here
James Henry Jones forty local Pomona Pump Company agent was found dead at his home 303 South Atkinson Roswell after church Sunday night he likely died in his sleep a coroner jury ruled natural causes his wife learned of the death on her return from Henderson Texas he left a wife three sons and his parents two sisters survive funeral services set for 5 pm at Henderson Texas Ballard Funeral Home handled arrangements also Abeslin Olguin fined ten dollars for drunkenness in police court.
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James Henry Jones
Pomona
South
Atkinson
Pat O'Neill
J. P
Jones
Henderson
Texas
John Cowan
Amarillo
Roswell
Harold Jones
Robert Taylor Jones
John Bradford Jones
Robert T. Jones
Rowina Griffin
Cowan
Near Death From Auto Crash Near Hobbs
Charles Mayberry aged 30 from Lamesa Texas lies in critical condition after a late yesterday crash on the Eunice highway two and a half miles south of Hobbs New Mexico. Ace and Charlie Neithercutt Hobbs brothers were riding with him. neither was seriously hurt. Mayberry never regained consciousness and relatives were summoned. The car reportedly overturned and was thrown about 20 feet from the wreck.
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Hobbs
N. M
Charles Mayberry
Lamesa
Texas
Here
Mayberry
Eunice Highway
Ace
Charlie Neithercutt
Weather forecast for four states includes cooler New Mexico and thundershowers in West Texas
New Mexico: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday cooler Pecos Valley tonight. Colorado: Fair tonight Wednesday partly cloudy warmer east portion. Arizona: Fair tonight and Wednesday little change in temperature. West Texas: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday probably scattered thundershowers in the Panhandle and extreme west portion.
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New Mexico
Pecos Valley
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Panhandle
Death Penalty Given Burgunder by the Jury
Phoenix jurors convict Robert Burgunder of first degree murder and fix the death penalty in the killing of Jack Peterson. Burgunder, 22, a former college debater, faced the sentence with a calm demeanor while his mother Ruth Burgunder watched in tears. He had urged the jury to condemn him to death or grant freedom due to insanity.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Burgunder
Jack Peterson
Phoenix Automobile
Ellis M. Koury
Desert
Burgunder
Ruth Bur
Gunder
Alhambra
Calif
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