Defense Seeks To Break Torch Murder Links In N M Trial
In Clovis New Mexico jury heard witnesses as Leonard Beck and Roy Reed face charges in the torch murder of Lee Mar Shell, with defense arguing they were not near the scene. Testimony focused on Beck and Reed's movements February 14 15 and conflicting alibis from local residents.
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Clovis
N. M
Leonard Beca
Roy Reed
Lee Mar Shell
Quay County
John Johnson
Logan
Leonard Beck
Audrey Shipman
Beck
Munico Muniz
Thomas Romero
Tucumcari
Audry
Bernie Shipman
Mrl
Myrtie Munson
Audrey
Shipman
Munson
Foe Marshall
Reed
Bernie
Aubrey
Letters From Roosevelt Delivered In Roswell
Roswell postmaster Mrs. W H McCullough announced that Roosevelt letters under the re employment plan have been delivered to Roswell employers. A survey showed most stores delaying the plan until August first while some, like J C Penney, began immediate hour reductions for workers.
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W. H. McCullough
Roswell
President Roosevelt
Hevas
J. C. Penney
Eich
Kidnapper gets death sentence in Kansas City
Walter McGee the confessed leader of the gang that abducted Miss Mary McElroy daughter of city manager H F McElroy and collected 30000 in ransom was given the death penalty by a criminal court jury. The sentence will be formally imposed by Judge Allert C Southern. This case marks a landmark in the nation’s crusade against kidnapers and the unusual fate of an unharmed victim.
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Kansas City
Walter McGee
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Oregon
Allert C. Southern
McGee
Clarence Stevens
McElroy
Miss McElroy
County Net Valuation Climbs After 25 Percent Reduction
The Chaves county tax roll shows a total net valuation of 10,773,260 after a 25 percent reduction on real property values. Officials expect a further 12 percent blanket increase to meet budget needs, though livestock valuations may be exempt. Deputy assessor Woodlaw Saunders notes the increase likely will not apply to livestock.
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Chaves
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Woodlaw Saunders
Puryear May Be Named U S Senator
Edgar Puryear of Roswell, secretary to Sen. Bronson Cutting, could fill the unexpired Bratton term. Governor Seligman may appoint, with Puryear a Progressive Democrat who has served in the state house and senate and in Legion affairs statewide. The report appears in the Albuquerque Morning Journal.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Edgar Puryear
Roswell
Bronson Cutting
Sam G. Bratton
Cutting
Senate
R. C. Dillon
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Legion
Arthur Seligman
Bratton
Roswell Legion calls for National Commander removal
The Charles M. de Bremont Post No. 28 of the American Legion in Roswell passed a resolution urging the immediate removal of National Commander Louis A. Johnson. The group also urged the New Mexico Department to act and named Jesse Dustin as delegation chairman for the Tucumcari convention August 4 to 5.
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Charles M. de Bremont
Jesse Dustin
Legion
Department
Tucumca
New Mexico Editors to Debate N R A Effects at Meeting
The New Mexico Newspaper Association will hold a two day mid summer meeting in Raton July 27 28 to discuss the national recovery act. Orville Ricketts secretary and Farmington Times Hustler editor says the group has avoided firm NRA comments until a consensus forms. Gov Arthur Seligman will attend Friday afternoon to meet publishers along with Colorado Editorial Association members. L Manson Clovis News Journal manager is association president.
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Arthur Seligman
Ricketts
Colorado
Three Martinsville Boys Killed Sleeping On Road
Martinsville Virginia July 27 AP James Hammond Howard Hammond and Arch Purdy aged 12 to 15 were killed when an unknown driver ran over four boys resting on the Martinsville Stuart highway. Archer Dillon was severely injured and memories of the crash were not recovered. The victims lived near Martinsville and were walking home from Stuart when they stopped to rest. A man named Tatum found the scene after sunrise. Police found no clue to the driver's identity.
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Martinsville
James Hammond
Howard Hammon
Arch Purdy
Archer Dillon
Martinsville-Stuart
Spencer
Stuart
Dillon
Tatum
Clive
Roswell brewer named regional N R A supervisor
J E Johns owner of Coca Cola Bottling Company of Roswell has been appointed regional supervisor for New Mexico and Arizona under the National Industrial Recovery Act as it affects the beverage industry. He is one of 13 regional supervisors nationwide and will attend a meeting in Ogden Utah.
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J. E. Johns
Coca- Cola Frottting Company
Roswell
New Mexico
Arizona
Mr. Johns
National Organization
Association of American Bottlers of
Martinl. Schmidt
Johns
Unitedd States
Ogden
Utah
Gun Slaying Probes Deepen Chicago Gun War
Chicago police hunt three gunmen who killed Willie Carr as he ran along Elson Avenue. Carr, a rumored rum runner and hijacker, is linked to other gang violence amid a push by Chief Justice Prystalski to mobilize jurists in a price of war on gunmen. Concurrently a grand jury plans to indict 24 individuals on conspiracy charges in a three month rackets probe, with 23 counts including bombing and extortion.
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Chicago
Angel Face
Willie Carr
Elson Avenue
Angelace
Carr
John Prystalski
Criminal Court
John Guida
John
Simpson Bond Fixed At Ten Thousand Dollars
Judge McGhee set bond at 15600 for J H Simpson Lea county commissioner and rancher charged with murder in the death of Oscar Adams on Tatum streets. Bail denial by Lea county justice overturned on appeal to the state supreme court which held Simpson entitled to bail.
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James B. McGhee
J. H. Simpson
Lea County
Oscar Adams
Simpson
Adams
Tatum
Justice of the Peace
O. O. Askren
R. C. Dow
McGhee
State Supreme Court
High Court
Record Awards Pennant To New Mexico Military Institute Juniors
The Record honors the New Mexico Military Institute junior baseball team with the pennant in The Record sponsored junior league. Coach Major L B Plummer accepts as most players plan to return next year. The Institute team and The American Legion field tied, with N M M I Juniors winning the decisive game.
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Record
New Mexico Military Institute
The
L. B. Plummer
Leasgue
American Legion
Legion
Institute
Cigarette Prices Rise in New York Chains
AP reports leading New York chain stores hike price by one cent per package on major brands. Effective next Monday in the city the price becomes 12 cents per pack or two packs for 23 cents.
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New York
New Mexico Receives 5.7 Million Highway Grant
The Washington public roads bureau approved a 5.7 million dollar federal road fund allotment to New Mexico under the industrial recovery act. The state highway commission will review projects at an open meeting in Santa Fe with districts in Denver to approve. Half the funds go to federal aid roads, a quarter to secondary roads, and a quarter to municipalities. counties will present road programs in 30 minute sessions.
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Santa Fe
Washington Bureau of Public Roads of
New Mexico
State Highway Commission
District Ofice
Bureau
Denver
Incorporations and Cancellations Noted in Santa Fe
The state corporate commission listed one withdrawal and one cancellation alongside a new incorporation. Tidal Oil Co of Tulsa withdrew from the state. Santa Fe Transportation Co had its right to do business canceled for failing to file annual reports. Tenine Realty Co of New York was incorporated for 5060, with local agent Jose D. Fernandez of Santa Fe and incorporators Ben Seidenstein, Gerry Kreiner, and Louis J. Jacoves, all of New York.
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Santa Fe
State Corporation Commission
Tidal Oil Co
Tulsa
Okla
Santa Fe Transportation Co
Fred Harvey
Hunter Clarkson Co
Tenine Realty Co
New York
Jose D. Fernandez
Ben Seidenstein
Gerry Kreiner
Louis J.jacoves
Baseball scores in today’s American League games
Scores from several AL games show Philadelphia beating Boston 14 6 in a tough contest, New York and Washington close in a low scoring affair, Detroit and Cleveland delivering decisive outcomes, and Chicago suffering a 15 9 loss to Cleveland with a strong pitching showing by Pearson Pytlak Gaston Haid Kimsey Herring Berry.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Pearson
Pytlak
Gaston
Haid
Kimsey
Herring
Berry
Brooklyn, Philadelphia Batter Run Totals and Finish
Box scores from two Brooklyn and two Philadelphia games reveal runs on hits and errors. Batteries include Mungo Lopez Hubbell Richards Speils Brandt Hogan Holley Collins Davis Cantwell Hargrave A Moore Davis and Hargrave. RHE Boston Philadelphia and Chicago Pittsburgh scores appear with multiple innings and final tallies.
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Brooklyn
New York
Mungo and Lopez
Hubbell and Richards
RHE
Boston
Philadelphia
Speils
Brandt
Hogan
Hargrave
Holley
Collins
Davis
Cantwell
A. Moore
Notable Sports Figures Listed by City and Team
McCurdy of Philadelphia National Walters of Boston American Foxx of Philadelphia American Schulmerich of Philadelphia American Greenberg of Detroit Bottomley of Cincinnati American officials and team affiliations noted for regional coverage in the daily column.
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McCurdy
Phila
Nat
Walters
Boston
Foxx
Philadelphia
Schulmerich
Philadel
Greenberg
Detroit
Bottomley
Cincinnati
JAPAN COMMANDER IN MANCHURIA DIES
Field Marshal Nobuyoshi Muto, Japanese supreme official in Manchuria, died in Changchun at 63 after a sudden jaundice attack. Tokyo named General Takashi Hishikari, wartime council member, as his successor to avert instability during the Manchukuo interregnum. Muto returned to Changchun July 22 after field duties and died 24 hours after illness was realized. He was posthumously titled a baron.
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Tokyo
Nobuyoshi Muito
Manchuria
Changchun
Takashi Hishikari
Supreme War Council
Marshall Muto
Port Arthur
Mukden
General Muto
Read the Record’s contest ad on letters
Announcement invites readers to submit letters by August 5 for valuable cash and other awards. The notice promises amusement and education from participation.
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