Baby Diver Sets National Diving Record at 11
Mary Hoerger, 11, became the youngest national diving champion by executing a two and a half forward somersault from the three meter springboard at the New York meet. Lenore Knight of Homestead, Pa., added a mile swim title, shaving the previous record to 24 minutes 20.4 seconds in the four day women’s nationals at Manhattan Beach.
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New York
Mary Hoerger
Miami Beach
Fla
Mary
Lenore Knight
Homestead
Manhattan Beach
Pennsylvania
Miss Knight
New Mexico dam fight impacts Texas water funds
At a Washington hearing July 29 New Mexico seeks to overturn Texas protest that blocked 1.5 million dollars for the Alamogordo dam near Fort Sumner on the Pecos. Gov Tingley and officials meet to defend rights. 25,000 acres near Carlsbad rely on the water and 75,000 acre feet are needed annually. A separate incident reports the death of Leo Black, 26, in a hydrochloric acid tank explosion in Lake Hobbs, with no inquest.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Alamogordo
Washington
Texas
Fort Sumner
Carlsbad
Pecos River
Lake McMillan
Clyde Tingley
C. W. Beeman
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Frank Patton
Beeman
Red Bluff
State Line
Pecos
Carlsbad District
Lake
Hobbs
N. M
Leo Black
Black
John R. Brand
A. O. Mary
Fort Smith
Ark
Cooper, N. M
Here
Consumer to Pay Cost of the Utility War
Washington reports testimony to the Senate lobby committee that the ultimate consumer will bear the cost of the power company campaign against the utility bill. William A. Hill of Boston said Associated Gas and Electric Company expenditures may reach 700000 dollars. A. E. Beach of Ithaca testified that he told company managers nationwide to destroy records opposing the legislation. Beach described a midnight Washington hotel conference about what witnesses would say. He said Wasser did not order destruction when questioned by Chairman Black.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
William A. Hill
Boston
Associated Gas and Electric Company
A. E. Beach
Ithaca
N. Y
Associated
Senate
Beach
O. E. Wasser
A.G.E
Wasser
Chairman Black
Cotton control held unconstitutional and injunction issued
In Sherman Texas federal judge Randolph Bryant ruled the Bankhead cotton control act unconstitutional and granted an injunction against enforcement in favor of D C Wallace a Gunter ginner representing Texas ginners. The order cites the act as a thinly veiled attempt to regulate production under taxation powers and reserves authority to the states.
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Sherman
Texas
Randolph Bryant
D. C. Wallace
Gunter Ginner
Bryant
United States
Gold Suit Bill Faces Senate Fight After House Passage
Washington reports that the Roosevelt bill to bar suits against the government over currency devaluation passed the House 258 to 88 and faces possible adverse action in the Senate banking committee led by Glass and McAdoo. The outcome could mark the first setback for Roosevelt's major proposals, with broader questions about enforcing the gold clause amid international tensions in Ethiopia and Italy.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Banking Committee
Glass
D-Va
McAdoo
Dcalif
Treasury
Gore
D-Okla
Santa Monica Court Rulings and a Cautionary Tale
Woll Ridgers notes a sequence of state court declarations that tax payments might be declared illegal, risking refunds if the trend continues. He remarks that courts could annul many actions and require redo. The piece mocks a female seasoner who misled a wealthy male, contrasting with male credulity.
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Santa Monica
Calif
County G P A election set for Monday meeting
The Chaves County Game Protective Association will hold a general membership meeting Monday night at 7 30 in the Chamber of Commerce. Officers for the coming year will be elected. The agenda includes considering bird refuges proposed for Chaves County by the U S Biological Survey and plans for the annual outdoor meeting to replace the indoor banquet of prior years.
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Chaves County
Roswell PCA Loans Reach 44538 In June
The Roswell Production Credit Association lent 44538 during June, one of two NM PCs exceeding 44000. Springer posted 44962.22. Total loans by NM PCAs in June were 182727.18, raising NM PCA loan totals to 1,884,494.38 by July 1. The 1935 census shows 41,487 farms in New Mexico.
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Roswell
Production Credit Association
New Mexico
Reverend Titus to Attend World Disciples Convention Abroad
Reverend D B Titus, pastor of the First Christian Church of Roswell, will depart Sunday for Leicester England to serve as the New Mexico delegate at the World Convention of the Disciples of Christ August 7 to 12. He will sail from New York on the S S Britannic July 29 with about 500 delegates, then tour England France and Switzerland returning to Roswell September 6. Dr A D Crile will fill the pulpit during absence.
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D. B. Titus
First Christian Church of
Roswell
Leister
England
The
Disciples of Christ
Titus
New Mexico
New York
S. S. Britanic
United States
Rev. Titus
Washington, D. C
A. D. Crile
First Christian Church
Fingerprints Found At Alterie Slayings In Chicago
Chicago police announced that fingerprints were found on the murder weapon and a green suitcase in Alterie’s first floor apartment. Investigators theorize rival gangsters or union rivals killed Alterie, with George Moran questioned as a precaution to avert further violence amid the ongoing gang war.
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Chicago
Louie Alterie
Alterie
Gregory Moran
Town Hall
Detective Bureau
Cannon
Dick O’banion
Theatrical Janitors’ Union
Movie Union
Thomas E. Maloy
Maloy
George
Bugs” Moran
North Side
Moran
Fruit clauses of AAA held to be not legal
Houston Texas July 19 AP provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act as bases for price fixing and licensing of shippers of fruit were held unconstitutional by Federal Judge T M Kennerly in denying an injunction against the Rio Valley Fruit and Vegetable Company. The secretary of agriculture sued Edward R Smith A C Chestnutt and J E Berry and Kennerly cited the Schechter sick chicken case as authority.
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Houston
Texas
T. M. Kennerly
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Rio Valley Fruit and Vegetable Company
Edward R. Smith
A. C. Chestnutt
J. E. Berry
Fahrlender Returns Home After San Diego School
Luis Fahrlender, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Fahrlender, has returned to Roswell after five years of schooling in San Diego California. He completed high school there.
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Luis Fahrlender
Peter Fahrlender
Roswell
San Diego
California
Police Court Fines Set For Prowling and Weapons
Grady Dalton was fined 50 dollars and costs for prowling and carrying a deadly weapon brass knuckles. E P Grundy received 10 dollars and costs for prowling. Both could not pay and were jailed to serve out fines.
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Grady Dalton
E. P. Grundy
L. L. Johnson
Bank Bandits Hit Delaware County Bank in Chester
Five masked robbers held up a Chester branch of the Delaware County Bank today and escaped with 48000 dollars. They forced employees and customers to lie on the floor, then cleaned out the cashier’s cage before fleeing in a car. The bank handles payroll for several plants in the area including Marcus Hook. Police said the heist was timed before payroll shipments.
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Chester
Delaware County of Bank
Marcus Hook
Lanier Named Postmaster of Aztec New Mexico
James G. Lanier announced he received notification of his appointment as postmaster of Aztec New Mexico from Congressman Dempsey. Lanier has been serving as acting postmaster pending the decision.
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Aztec Aztec
N. M
James G. Lanier
Aztec
Ane Dempsey
Lanier
Fortune Hunters Claim Found Pirates Treasure Off Delaware
In Lewes Delaware a diving team says a carved railing proves the sunken sloop De Braak treasure site. Led by Charles Calstead and Richard Wilson, with diver Harry Morgan, they plan to raise the wreck after decades of failed hunts and a 1789 sunken cargo of Spanish loot and gold.
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Lewes
Del
Cape Henlopen
Delaware Bay
Randolph MacCracken
de Braak
Charles N. Calstead
Attlebo
Rown
Mass
Richard T. Wilson
Providence
R. I
New England
Harry Morgan
Florida
West Indies
James Drew
Cape
Baseball Scores From Today's National League Games
Boston beat Pittsburgh 13 to 6 in 13 innings as Betts Cantwell and Hogan led the attack. Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 3 to 0 behind strong pitching. New York and Chicago split after a late rally, and St Louis toppled Washington 7 to 1. Detroit defeated Boston 9 to 7 in a home tilt. Cleveland and Philadelphia rain postponed to later.
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