Wiley Post Resumes Flight From Nome
Oklahoma flier Wiley Post resumes his solo round the world flight from Nome, Alaska, after refueling at Flat, begins 375 miles to Fairbanks, aiming for Edmonton next. Joe Crosson assists with a new propeller as Post presses toward the final 2,200 miles to complete the historic journey.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Whiley Post
Oklahoma
Joe Crosson
Pioneer
Post
Edmonton
Executions at Midnight in Santa Fe Mark First Under New System
Two men were executed in New Mexico marking the first use of the electric chair after switching from hanging. Tom Johnson and Santiago Garduno died in sequence with Johnson at 12:28 a.m. and Garduno at 1:12 a.m. Witnesses included a Franciscan priest and prosecutors. Garduno forgave all and asked prayers as he died.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Tom Johnson
Santiago Garduno
Johnson
E. W. Fiske
Albert S. Lathrop
Garduno
Gardung
Leonard
Ben L. Martinez
David Chavez
E. K. Neumann
Freak Patton
H. B. Gerhart
Visitor in U S 60 gallon still seized near Roswell
Federal officer R L Neal and Artesia deputy Carl Gordon found a 60 gallon still in a creek bed 25 miles west of Roswell at 2 30 this morning and arrested L L Simms 24 C F Lyles 24 and A E Hardesty 32. They seized 10 gallons whiskey 200 gallons mash and a Ford truck. Charges of manufacture and possession of intoxicating liquor will be filed against the three this afternoon before U S Commissioner Dan C Savage. Simms previously faced liquor charges and misreported his age.
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Prohibition
R. L. Neal
Carl Gordon
Artesia
Roswell
L. L. Simms
C. F. Lyles
A. E. Hardesty
Neal
U. S
Dan C. Sav
Worst Break Since 1929 In Stock Market
New York July 21 AP after their worst break since 1929 stocks rallied today reducing extreme losses for many leading issues. About 9,750,000 shares changed hands the largest volume since October 1929. Major closings included United States Steel at 52.50 off 5 Union Pacific 111.75 off 3.25 American Telephone 120 off 3.75 General Motors 24.62 off 4.37 and more with many records for late quotation.
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New York
United States Steel Common
Union Pacific
American Telephone
General Motors
Tennessee for repeal by a small margin
Nashville Tennessee July 21 AP Tennessee the nineteenth state to vote on prohibition today became the nineteenth to approve repeal on near complete returns from yesterday’s referendum but by the narrowest margin yet. Early today unofficial tabulations in 1935 of 2232 precincts show repeal 121877 against 112200 a majority for repealists 9677.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Baseball Today's Scores From The American League
Cleveland hammered New York 25 to 10 after a wild five innings as Hudlin Connally and Putlax led the attack. Chicago outslugged Boston 26 to 12 with strong hitting from Gaston Wyatt and Berry. St Louis beat Philadelphia 9 to 3 behind Hadley Mahaffey. Detroit blanked Washington 3 to 0 as Frasier Fischer Hogsett and Hayworth held the lineup scoreless.
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HE Cleveland
New York
Hudlin, Connally and
Putlax
van Atta
Moore and Dickey
Chicago
Boston
Gaston
Wyatt
Berry
Rhodes
Ferrell
Battery lineups and scores from multiple baseball games
New York versus Pittsburgh, Brooklyn versus Cincinnati, and Boston versus St. Louis games noted. Batters listed include Schumacher Bell Clark Mancuso Richards Swetonic Hoyt Grace Benge Lopez Derringer Lombardi Betts Hogan Walker Wilson. Scores show varied inning totals and final tallies.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Schumacher
Bell
Clark
Mancuso
Richards
Swetonic
Hoyt
Grace
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Benge
Lopez
Derringer and
Lombardi
Boston
St. Louis
Betts and Hogan
Walker and Wilson
Government ready to act to curb market crises
Washington July 21 AP The Roosevelt administration signals readiness to use any necessary power to halt mass manipulation in stock and commodity markets. Secretary Wallace pursues a program to curb grain price swings and approves a one day futures trading suspension at Chicago and other points. Roosevelt focuses on industrial recovery, with aides saying he will act swiftly if price volatility threatens recovery. Wallace restores to agriculture daily reports on heavy grain traders to prepare possible new legislation or regulatory steps. A board of trade price limit on grain is discussed, eight cents daily, after wheat fell seventeen cents yesterday.
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Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
Hugh 8
Johnson
N.R.A
Wallace
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Board of Trade
London
Kansas City
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Yond
Camp CCC Officials Visit Roswell to Inspect Camp
Captain Earcy in charge of the forest camp between Lincoln and Capitan and Captain Gough a camp official were in Roswell today. They report 200 young men in the camp and that many supplies are purchased in Roswell.
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Oheiclass
Roswell
Earcy
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lincoln and
Capitan
Gough
Close the New York Stock Exchange call shocks markets
London reports Prime Minister Bennett says Roosevelt should close the New York stock exchange to save the world. Albuquerque notes Senator Cutting keeps his $5,000 grant to support San Jose training school. Rockefeller Foundation continues $12,590 aid. School plans to expand to handle more enrollment for Spanish American teacher training in the state.
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Albuquerque
L. S. Tireman
San Jose
Bronson Cutting
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
The
State University
Tennis Stars Entered in Pecos Valley Tourney
Among the many out of town entrants in the first annual Pecos Valley Tennis Tournament to be held here next Sunday Monday and Tuesday are Mrs. C. H. Milligan of Carlsbad the women's state champion, Clark Petit of Albuquerque who won the Mabie Lowrey tournament here in 1930 and Louis Kahn.
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C. H. Milligan
Annie Maude King
Carlsbad
Clark Petit
Albuquerque
Louis Kahn
Home Runs Today Gehrig A Bishop Philadelphia
Baseball brief notes list Lou Gehrig and A Bishop hitting home runs. Mentions teams New York Yankees and Philadelphia. highlights standout moments in a compact sports item. No dates specified but frames a ledger of homers by two players in a single day.
Wallace family departs after funeral and car returned
Oklahoma City relatives of Frank Wallace, including his mother and three siblings, left yesterday after the funeral. Officers turned over the Futie Model A coupe Wallace had with him when he was fatally shot in a gun battle with local officers last Sunday. the car had been brought in from Albuquerque.
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Frank Wallace
Wallace
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Find Hideout of Factor Kidnappers Chicago July 21
Department of Justice agents uncovered the kidnapers hideout where John Factor was held for a 54000 dollar ransom. Operatives reported locating the lair in the Skokie Valley marsh near the North Shore interurban line right of way.
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Chicago
John Factor
Department of Justice
Bureau of Intelligence
Skokie Valley
North Shore Interburban Line
Weather forecast for Roswell and Pecos Valley
Roswell and the Pecos Valley expect generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Calm winds and mild temperatures are anticipated with no precipitation.
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Roswell
Pecos Valley
Black Woman Fires At Man In Capsburg House
Capitola Maupins, 28, shot Horace Brown at his home on East Walnut. He says she returned after a slap with a saw and fired, wounding him in the left knee, right thigh, and leg. Officers say the .45 revolver was emptied before arrest by Chief Frank Young. Brown requested no arrest. Ambulance conveyed him to the hospital.
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Capitola Maupins
Horace Brown
East Walnut
Frank Young
Brown
Sunshine
Acros
Ballard
Rapkoch Attacks Bureau Over El Paso Highway Link
P L Rapkoch of the New Mexico highway commission accuses the Bureau of Public Roads of forcing a 45 mile surfacing and oiling project from Alamogordo toward El Paso. He claims the $200 500 cost benefits Texas more than New Mexico and calls it an El Paso project driven from Washington. He criticized the state for supporting the expenditure.
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Las Cruces
WN. M
Bureau of Public Roads
P. L. Rapkoch
State Highway Commission
New Mexico
el Paso
Rapkoch
State of
Alamozordo
Judge awards Chesser 3196 in Crawford collision case
Judge L. L. Johnson awarded D. Chesser 3196 after a justice court hearing over a collision on April 9 1930 at the Main and Bland intersection involving Chesser car and Crawford vehicle. The amount matched the suit's requested damages and reflected liability from the accident.
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L. L. Johnson
D. Chesser
Eugene Crawford
Justice Court
Chesser
Iby Crawford
Main and
Bland
Young Roosevelt to wed Ruth Googins tomorrow
Elliott Roosevelt son of the President and Miss Ruth Googins of Fort Worth Texas will marry in Burlington Iowa tomorrow in the home of George C Swiler with only immediate family present. Elliott arrives today with sister Anna Roosevelt Dell and the hour is not yet set. The couple will honeymoon in the west and no formal statement will be issued until after the wedding.
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Calif
Demipsey
Balbo
London
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
California
Los Angeles
Aimee
Burlington
Iowa
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth Googins
Fort Worth
Texas
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Anna Roosevelt Dell
Dall
George C. Swiler
J. B. Googins
West
Four Held Charge Factor Kidnapping
Chicago July 21 AP Roger Touhy and three henchmen woke in a police cell facing questions as authorities seek to pin the John Factor kidnapping on them. Arrested in Elkhorn Wisconsin by an unarmed officer they include Willie Sharkey Gloomy Gus Schaeffer and Ed McFadden. Federal agents began the transfer to ongoing custody after they refused extradition.
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Chicago
Roger Touhy
John Factor
Elkhorn
Wis
Touhy
Willie Sharkey
Gus” Schaeffer
Ed McFadden
Wisconsin
Twenty killed in sharp earthquake near Denizli
Istanbul reports twenty people died in a sharp earthquake that struck the village of Tchiril near Denizli, Turkey, yesterday.
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Istanbul
Tchivriil
Denizli
Turkey
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Hadley and Shea
Mahaffey
Madjeski
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Hayworth
Desautels
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Tennis Stars
Kim
Young Roosevelt
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