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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1939

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Report Of Impending Agreement Declares A Fantastic Story

Portales New Mexico July 22 Officers continued questioning a 22 year old suspect in the fatal beating of Walter L. Dickson 64 of Spur Texas who died in a Holbrook Arizona hospital after being found unconscious near that city Arizona officers were expected here to take the suspect to Arizona The youth arrested at Elida New Mexico after residents said they saw him with a man resembling Dickson waived extradition District attorney J C Compton quoted the youth as denying guilt while hinting others were involved The suspect told the sheriff he was not ready to tell his full story

Portales N. M Walter L. Dickson Spur Texas Holbrook Ariz Arizona Elida Dickson J. C. Compton R. L. Hollis

Seek Return Bank Bandit to New Mexico

A complaint and arrest warrant were filed in federal court for Richard L. Lizarrago, 28, held in Phoenix for the Farmington National Bank robbery on July 3. He and a woman companion were captured in Mesa, Arizona. Lizarrago would face extradition to New Mexico. the bank cash was nearly $4,000. A 17-year-old Farmington boy, Arza Whitson, implicated in the case, was sent to juvenile authorities in Colorado.

Albuquerque N. M New Mexico Richard L. Lizarrago Phoenix Farmington National Bank Federal District Court Lizarrago Mesa Ariz Farmington Bank C. C. Culpepper Colorado Arza Whitson Farmington Silverton Colo FBI Arizona Santa Fe Lizarraga

American cafe owner slain in Shanghai newspaper attack

A. F. Wilson, 47, once a Philadelphia native and Shanghai cafe owner, was killed after attempting to seize a terrorist during a raid on two Chinese language newspapers in Shanghai. Nine others were hurt as more than 150 shots were fired and grenades used. the attackers escaped. Wilson had spent 25 years in the Far East and previously captained steamships.

Shanghai A. F. Wilson Philadelphia Wilson Chiang Kai-Shek International Settlement Far East Edward VII

Wool Labeling Bill Heads To House Action

The Senate approved a wool labeling bill 48 to 23 and sent it toward House consideration where a companion measure has Commerce Committee backing. The bill would require labeling of virgin wool reclaimed wool and other fibers, allow FTC seizure of misbranded goods, and impose fines up to 5000 dollars with possible imprisonment. Senator Schwartz led the bill with support from western wool states, while New England opponents warned of higher costs and harm to growers due to more fiber waste.

Washington Senate Capitol House House Commerce Committee Federal Trade Commission Schwartz D-Wye New England

Farmington Bank Robbery Suspect Reveals Details

FBI planned to return to New Mexico with Richard L. Lizarrago 28 an ex convict who admitted the July 3 Farmington New Mexico bank robbery in which about 4000 was taken He named a brother of his female companion as an accomplice the woman denied participation and said she had ridden with him since the holdup Lizarrago drove to Durango Colorado with the woman's brother after the heist then traveled through Utah Nevada and California Arza Whitson 17 was sent to the New Mexico Industrial School after admitting accompanying the bandit into Colorado and being abandoned. The sheriff said Lizarrago formerly worked as a post office employee.

Phoenix Ariz Federal Bureau of Investigation New Mexico Richard L. Lizarrago Lon Jordan Farmington N. M Lizarrago Mesa Jordan Durango Colo Utah Nevada California Post Office Arza Whitson New Mexico Industrial School Whitson Colorado

Salvage Efforts Lag After Thetis Submarine Sinks

The British submarine Thetis was raised from Liverpool Bay early this morning but cables slipped after a short tow and salvage was halted. Two men were slightly injured. Salvage directors will confer with the Admiralty next week on further operations. Thetis sank June 1 with 99 lives lost.

Thetts Liverpool Bay Admiraltty Thetis

Mayor backs nine more greens at Roswell golf course

Mayor Charles L. Allison told The Record the city should add nine grass greens to make a full 18 hole course. He said it would attract out of town golfers and benefit local businesses. A $24,000 WPA project has been approved to add the nine greens and work could start soon.

Charles L. Allison The Record Today Roswell

Senators expect Roosevelt to sign Hatch bill

Washington July 22 Senators forecast the president would sign the Hatch bill prohibiting political activity by most federal employees. The Senate sent the bill to the White House after a stormy session over minor amendments, and Vice President Garner predicted it would become law this session.

Washington Roosevelt Hatch Senate White House Congress Garner

Missing boy may be case vengeance in New York

The disappearance of 16 year old Hovannes Dadourian, Yonkers High School junior, is treated as possible kidnapping amid theories of vengeance for the ar chbishop Leon Tourian murder conviction. Dickran Dadourian, father and Armenian volunteer, says his son left home with little money and no ransom demand. Police weigh motive as they pursue leads and context from the 1983 archbishop case.

New York Dickran Dadourian Hovannes Dadourian Yonkers Dadourian Leon Tourian Cadourian Hovannes

Mercy Errands Fail to Save Life

In Omaha parishes near Oakland Nebraska the death of Dr Eugene Stromberg 29 a rural sociologist and college instructor ends a 412 day struggle with dysentery after 38 blood transfusions from friends and relatives He contracted the infection while teaching at Huntington College Alabama and his illness stirred broad church support in the area including the rural Swedish Methodist congregation led by Rev Leonard Stromberg and aided by many townspeople and his father in law Dr A J Tyler

Omaha Neb Oakland Eugene Stromberg Leonard Stromberg Huntington College Montgomery Ala Dr. Stromberg Nebraska

Ten Fire Plugs Turned On Here As A Prank

Ten fire plugs were turned on last night in various city locations including 6th and Kentucky and 13th and Union. Police and fire crews scrambled to shut them off, warning that water pressure was crippled and a serious fire loss could have resulted. The prank continued from 11 30 p m to 12 10 a m with plugs on at multiple intersections including Main and Wildy Pennsylvania and Hendricks and Richardson and Albuquerque. Chief Rue Chrisman stressed the danger and potential consequences of such actions.

Rue Chrisman Chrisman 6Th Kentucky 13Th Union 4Th Main Wildy South Main By Hospital Pennsylvania Hendricks Richardson Albuquerque Virginia Deming 5Th Railroad Garden

Oil Well Completed Southeast Of Roswell

L. W. Tarkenton ton announces a new oil pool in the Pecos Valley about twelve miles southeast of Roswell. The Russell and Woods Sterret Brothers No. 1 is completed at 1,050 feet, pumping a 38 gravity oil and yielding an estimated 10 to 20 barrels per day.

Pecos Valley Roswell Russell and Woods Sterret Brothers Tarkenton Frank Peters Sterret No. 1 Woods Russell Sterret Well No. 1

Fordham Names First Woman Dean at Social Service School

Fordham University in New York City tallies a historic milestone as Rev. Robert I. Gannon names Miss Anna E. King head of the university’s school for social service. The Catholic Jesuit institution notes about 3000 women students on campus.

Fordham University New York City Anna E. King University School For Social Service Robert I. Gannon Fordham

New Water Main Construction On West Eighth Street

A 6 inch concrete lined water main is laid on West 8th Street from Missouri Avenue to the airport fence and then one block south to connect with the golf course main at 4 green. An old corroded main from Missouri to Montana is replaced and four inch mains are added on Kansas and Ohio avenues. New fire plugs and valves installed. city buys pipe, WPA provides labor. E Lamontine supervises the project.

Missouri Avenue Airport Missouri Montana Kansas Ohio Avenues 8Th Street WPA E. Lamontine

Weather Forecast For Four States Brief

New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with widely scattered showers and warmer conditions in the extreme northeast. Colorado remains generally fair tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures in the northwest and east portions. Arizona stays generally fair with unsettled conditions in the east. West Texas reports fair weather tonight and Sunday with slightly cooler conditions in the north and extreme west portions tonight.

New Mexico Colorado Arizona West Texas

Miera Charges Chavez Over Promises to Spanish Speakers

In Santa Fe New Mexico Senator Dennis Chavez and his political allies faced charges from Maurice Miera accusing them of deceiving and neglecting the Spanish speaking population. Miera cites eight years of broken promises and calls for action while Chavez defends his record and cites discussions with WPA officials on alleged discrimination and unemployment compensation concerns.

Santa FE N. M Dennis Chavez Politcal Maurice Miera New Mexico Chavez Miera Washington F. C. Harrington Works Progress WPA J. J. Connelly R. L. Nicholson Unemployed Compensation Commission

French Court Approves Oil Seizures in Mexico Expropriation

In Le Havre a French civil court recognized the legality of Mexico's expropriation of foreign oil assets. It ordered Mexican Eagle Oil Company to pay 25 francs per 1000 liters to 22 importers for impounded oil, totaling about 548 dollars for 12,000 tons, with the oil valued at 240,000 dollars.

LE Havre France Mexican Eagle Oil Company Pagle Company Royal Dutch Shell New York Mexican Eagle

Died Of Thirst In Mohave Desert

SAN BERNARDINO Calif July 22 Weathered by heat William L Hyatt 62 died of thirst in the Mojave Desert after abandoning his car when an axle broke on a trip to a mine Two miners J M Grath and R W Davis found his body near Saratoga Springs about 40 miles north of Baker He dug holes in the sand with sticks searched for water for 23 hours and threw away his canteen after walking more than ten miles.

San Bernardino Calif Mojave William L. Hyatt Saratoga Springs Baker Hyatt J. M. Grath R. W. Davis

Heavy Rain Report From Fort Stanton At 10 A.M.

The weather bureau reported 1.85 inches of rain at Fort Stanton by 10 a.m. today and that it was still raining.

Fort Stanton Weather Bureau

Reds Beat Phillies 2-0 On Derringer Complete Game

Paul Derringer allowed five hits to earn his 13th victory as the Cincinnati Reds shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 2 to 0. Reds scored in the third and ninth inning.

Reds Phillies Philadelphia Paul Derringer

Athletics 4 Detroit 2 in opener of doubleheader

Philadelphia Athletics beat Detroit Tigers 4 to 2 as Buck Newsom yielded three hits in the ninth and Lynn Nelson held Detroit to five. First game score 4-2 with Nelson pitching and Hayes Tebbetts contributing. Second game details incomplete in source.

Athletics Detroit Philadelphia Athletics Buck Newsom Detroit Tigers Lynn Nelson Philadelphia Tigers

City Beautiful Contest Entries Highlight Flowers and Grounds

Mrs H C Roberts of 608 South Washington submitted two entries in the City Beautiful Contest including a nasturtium bouquet and a first year development classification for new grounds with trees and shrubs. Mrs Stanley Segler delivered a yellow cosmos bouquet and a bachelor’s button bouquet to the Chamber of Commerce. No prizes are awarded for flower varieties in this contest, and growers are urged to bring bouquets and enter. The event features numerous classifications beyond bouquets such as beds yards and premises. Information may be secured at the Chamber of Commerce. County assessor C M Cooper who was injured in an auto accident near Ashland Kansas last Saturday has returned to work.

H. C. Roberts South Washington Today Chamber of Commerce Stanley Segler C. M. Cooper Ashland Kansas

Jones says RFC will incur plenty of losses

Jesse H. Jones testified before the Senate Banking Committee that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would suffer a very substantial percentage of losses on existing business loans. He said the agency would make mistakes and bad loans, but defended Roosevelt's lending bill as needed.

Washington Senate Banking Committee Senate Majority Barkley Dky Congress Jesse H. Jones New Federal Loan Agency Jones Reconstruction Finance Corporation Federal Loan Roosevelt RFC Townsong Rdel

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Germany Prague London British Foreign Office Foreign Office Reich Helmuth Wohlthal Horace Wilson Treasury Bohemia and Moravia Britain Russia Chamberlain M Herrmann Wilhelm Goering Boia F.D.R Minton D-Ind L. W. Tarkenton New Fordham Sen O. K Mohave Desert Cincinnati Fhiladel Derringer Lombardi Beck Davis Cubs Giants Chicago Cubs New York Giants Chicago Passeau French Page & Hartnett Salvo Schumacher Hubbell O'Dea Brooklyn Cards Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Weiland McGee Shoun Padgett Hamlin Todd Pirates Boston Bees Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Swift Berres MacFayden Frankhouse Lopez RHE Philadel Nelson and Hayes Newsom & Tebbetts S.s Potter Joyce Brucker Rowe York Indians Cleveland Washington Senators West Vernon Big Joe Tribe Kraskauskas Guiliani Wilson and Peacock Kramer & Glenn J. Louis Comiskey City Beautiful Cc. M. Cooper Jesse Jones Senate Rfc Committee
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