Strenuous Efforts Now In The Making To Crush Kidnapers
Federal agencies push to curb kidnapping across the nation with President Roosevelt endorsing a super-relief force to combat organized crime. Governors from Nevada and New York press for drastic action while public outrage grows as investigations unfold in Albany and beyond.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Balzard
Nevada
Lehman
New York
Albany
Pat Kienna
Roger Touhy
State Awaits Coming NRA Agreements
Washington July 26 AP President Roosevelt declared the industrial recovery program for shorter hours and higher wages successful after 12 000 replies. Albuquerque New Mexico July 26 AP local employers await NRA agreements as they rally to unemployment fight. Eight employers have complied and many study the plan with signatures likely after Thursday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Plans to distribute school books in New Mexico
Santa Fe reports two plans approved by the State Board of Education for distributing school books. One plan provides free texts, the other covers all other texts adopted for the coming year. Oscar Moore is named director of free-text distribution. publishers will ship free texts directly to county seats for local distribution by county superintendents. The existing six-year system for purchasable texts continues. A depository will be selected by publishers, with The Chas Ifield Co. of Albuquerque retained to handle distribution without extra cost.
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Santa Fe
State Board of Education
Raymond Huff
Oscar Moore
Raton
Colfax
Chas Ifield Co
Albuquerque
Huffe
Captain Wrecked Russ Ship Be Shot
Yaroslavl ex cursion boat sank July 9 with 98 lives lost near Yaroslavl. Captain Nicolai Andreev sentenced to be shot for overcrowding. Assistant Leonid Kurakoff given 10 years. Nine others received terms of one to two years. Trial began after launch carrying workers and families. Craft capacity 125, over 250 aboard.
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Yaroslavl
Nicolai Andreev
Volga River
Leonid Kurakoff
Impris Sage
Eifedr
Volga
Moscow
Governors Across the Nation Arrive by Air for Frisco Meeting
Narrator notes various governors including Balazar, Green, Cross, and Miller flying to Frisco. Describes Green and Cross as educated interpreters while Roscoe Turner’s plane heads to Frisco. Mentions proxies from Bill Murray and Ma Ferguson boosting voting strength at the convention.
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Oakland
Calif
iWell
Roscoe Turner
Frisco
Roscoe
Fred Balazar
Nevada
Green
Rhodesland
Central America
Rhode Island
Cross
Connecticut
Bill Murray
Ma Ferguson
Buried clause drives mass re-employment push
Washington reports that a buried clause in the industrial recovery law has become the main driver of the movement for mass re employment. The law requires industrial groups to adopt codes of fair competition, binding agreements shaping production and labor practices nationwide.
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Washington
Italian Air Armada Reaches Third Leg Homeward Flight
Italian air armada completes the third leg of its homeward flight from Shediac Bay with General Balbo at the lead. The fleet set off from Shediac Bay at 7 40 a m EST and aimed for Shoal Harbor Newfoundland as one craft diverted for repairs at Victoria Harbor.
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Kalo Balbo
Shediac Bay
E.S.T
General Balbo
Shoal Harbor
Newfoundland
Torch murder tale unfolds in Beck and Reed trial
In Clovis New Mexico jurors hear how D C Hobbs paid $82 for a Ford with a pickup to Marshall linking to the February death of Lee Marshall. Witnesses Tom Waltrip and others identify possible suspects Hobbs Carr Huff and Hobbs son in law, while Beck and Reed deny involvement.
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Clovis
N. M
Leonard Beck
Roy Reed
Lee Marshal
Logan
Tom Waltrip
Marshall
Waltrip
Hobbs
Saler
Hauff
Jack Carr
Beck
Reed
D. C. Hobbs
Gray Huffman
Lee Marshall
Quay County
Letters From Roosevelt On N R A Arrive
Roswell employers with three or more workers will receive a notice from President Franklin D. Roosevelt printed in full. The document outlines a temporary wage and hour agreement to run August 1 to December 21 or until an industry code is adopted. Insignia reading N R A Member will be issued to signers, with an honor roll posted at the post office.
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Roswell
Franklin D. Roosevelt
N.R.A
White House
Campaign fund tribute for Sgt Leonard family appreciation
R M Tigner, campaign chairman, thanks all contributors to the fund for Sgt B F Leonard’s family and appeals to ranchers and others未 reached to give. Contributions are received at Owl Drug Store and Roswell Record Roswell Dispatch offices. The appeal will continue until Saturday night.
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R. M. Tigner
Sgt. B. F. Leonard
Tigner
Owl Drug Store
Roswell Record
Roswell Dispatch
Wallace Criminal Record Revealed in FBI Summary
An FBI fingerprint abstract for Frank Wallace, killed by local officers on July 16, is received. It lists arrests in Santa Fe on August 21, 1931 for prohibition violations and in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1932 for carrying a concealed weapon, with Wallace later killed in Roswell on July 16, 1933. He is identified as the man linked to two Albuquerque holdups and other from Denver and Oklahoma.
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Frank Wallace
United States Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Oklahoma City
Roswell
Wallace
U. S. Bureau of Investigation
Albuquerque
Denver
Oklahoma
Zeeveld vehicle case prompts charges in Eddy County
Herbert E. Zeeveld’s truck is held in Carlsbad for alleged violation of the last state legislature’s motor vehicle law. Lake J. Frazier says charges will be filed in district court at Eddy County after Zeeveld’s Santa Fe conference. This marks the first action in this district.
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Herbert E. Zeeveld
Carlsbad
State Corporation Commission
Lake J. Frazier
Corporation Commission
Zeeveld
Eddy County
Som
President's Re-Employment Agreement Details Hour Limits
The document sets emergency reemployment rules from August 1 to December 31 1923 and includes age limits and weekly hour caps for various occupations. It allows 14 to 16 year olds in non manufacturing roles up to five hours daily, restricts clerical and service staff to 40 hours weekly, permits 35 hour weeks for factory workers through 1932 with a 40 hour six week window, and excludes small-town establishments with two or fewer workers from some limits. It also exempts registered pharmacists and other professionals.
C O C Protest Over Removal of Fences in New Mexico
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce asked President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes to recall the order requiring removal of fences enclosing government land. A letter to Colonel Atwood in Washington accompanied telegrams arguing the move harms livestock, threatens federally funded ranch loans, and may worsen quarantines and local conditions.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Severance tax case to be heard in New Mexico court
Santa Fe July 26 AP The crude petroleum severance tax is attacked in a district court suit to restrain the state tax commission from enforcing the law The law is suspended due to a referendum petition The case questions the emergency clause and whether money for public schools is subject to referendum The outcome may affect school funding and tax collection in New Mexico.
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Santa Fe
M. A. Otero, Jr
State Tax Commission
Secretary of State
State Supreme Court
New Mexico Backing Oil Industry Stabilization Plan
Col. J. D. Atwood of Roswell acting for Gov. Seligman pledged New Mexico cooperation with the national recovery administration at hearings on the trade practice plan. He appeared before Hugh S. Johnson as the state’s representative and noted ongoing efforts to stabilize the oil sector.
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Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Washington
New Mexico
National Recovery Administration
J. D. Atwood
Roswell
Arthur Seligman
Atwood
Baseball scores and results from today's games
American League action with New York, Huston, Boston, and Cleveland games. Huston and Boston posted decisive wins while Cleveland defeated Chicago. Washington vs Philadelphia was postponed due to rain.
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Washington
Philadelphia
First Game- RHE Brooklyn versus New York scoreline
Baseball recap lists two games with final scores and batter details. Home runs credited to Davis and Hutchinson, with Verger and Ott noted, plus rain postponement for Chicago-Pittsburgh. Cincinnati beat St Louis 6 to 0 then 6 to 0 in separate entries.
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Brooklyn
New York
Benge
Shaute
Lopez
Schumacher
Bell
Mancuso
Richards
Davis
Hutchinson
Verger
Ott
Fire department funds dispersed to Roswell and others
Deputy State Treasurer R. L. Ormsbee announced total distributions of 46,230.26 from state insurance department fees to New Mexico fire departments for equipment. Roswell received 2000 dollars, Artesia 1355.11, Carlsbad 2000, Clovis 2006, Hagerman 340.04, Hobbs 33.90, Lovington 536.58, Portales 1406.50.
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Santa Fe
R. L. Ormsbee
Roswell
Artesia
Carlsbad
Clovis
Hagerman
Hobbs
Lovington
Portales
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