Institute Finals In Full Swing At New Mexico Military Institute
The 42nd commencement program opened with a large national and international turnout. 118 cadets will graduate next Tuesday at 8 15 in Lea Hall as the largest class in the school’s history. A military drill exhibition, awards, and the Cadet Jambalaya feature events today and tonight include divers, springboard stunts, and gymnastics demonstrations by 36 cadets under Capt. C M Woodbury.
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New Mexico Military Institute
United States
Lea Hall
J. P. White
C. M. Woodbury
Building activity climbs with May permits in town
May building permits reached 58 090 dollars across 31 permits, continuing April’s surge after a spring lull. The year to date totals 171 345 dollars, with plans for two new N M M S buildings and new grade school and Mark Howell additions not yet issued. The May largest permit was 15 000 dollars for a new auto camp on West Second Street.
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Mark Howell School
West 2Nd Street
Dalphend Faces New Medical Practice Charge
George C. Dalphend is again charged with practicing medicine without a license in district court. He previously faced a similar charge and received 90 days in jail and a $100 fine after conviction, then appealed to the supreme court and was released on appeal bond. A narcotics count was continued from April, and a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses was dismissed.
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George C. Dalphend
Supreme Court
Dalphond
Two Arrested Here On Forgery Charge
Forgery charges were filed in J. P. court today against Coy Cox and Rex McCoy, arrested last night by the sheriff's department. McCoy pled guilty and was bound over to district court under $1,000 bond by Pat O'Neill. Cox pleaded not guilty. Date of preliminary hearing not set.
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J. P
Coy Cox
Rex McCoy
Sheriff's Department
McCoy
Pat O'Neill
J. P. Cox
Congress backs defense funding but splits on National Guard power
Washington June 1 Congress unites behind President Roosevelts call for another billion to strengthen national defenses while clashing over his demand for power to call out the national guard if needed. Republican leader Martin pledges party support for broader preparedness. The latest arms recommendations outline a military bill nearing six point one billion dollars in spending.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Martin
Massachusetts
Baseball scores from June first in American League action
Boston defeats Chicago 2 to 1 behind Mickey Harris three wins this season. Jimmy Foxx hits his 12th homer after Ted Williams singles. A’s top Indians 6 to 1 as Buck Ross limits Cleveland to two hits. Sam Chapman homers for Philadelphia. Yankees rally to beat Browns 8 to 5 with George Selkirk driving in runs. Details include line scores and batteries for each game.
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White Sox
Mickey Harris
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Ted Williams
Jack Knott
Chicago
Knott
Brown
Tresh
Turner
Harris
Desautels
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Buck Ross
Hal Trosky
Philadelphia Athletics
Indians
Sam Chapman
A.S
Yanks
Browns
New York
George Selkirk
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
George McQuinn
Brownies
St. Louis
Bildilli
Kramer
Swift
Susce
Chandler
Murphy
Dickey
Reds Win Protester Overtime Victory Over Beains 3 2
Cincinnati Reds defeat Boston 3 to 2 in a protest tied game. The deciding run came after Frank McCormick correctly trotted home off Ernie Lombardi’s double following a second inning mixup. Umpire ruling sparked manager Casey Stengel’s protest. Cubs edge Dodgers 4 3 in 12th with Al Todd homer. game went to extra innings. New York-Pittsburgh game postponed due to wet grounds.
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Cincinnati Reds
Boston Today
Casey Stengel
Bees
Frank McCormick
Ernie Lombardi
McCormick
Lombardi
Boston
Posedel & Lopez
Thompson
Cubs
Dodgers
Chicago
al Todd
Brooklyn Dodgers
Billy Herman
Brklyn
Carleton, Pressnell & Mancuso
Raffensberger
City Beautiful Contest Entries Highlight Winners and Entries
Miss Jennie Kenney presents a bouquet of larksour while Holland Williams submits a garage repair entry at 316 N. Main for a $175 prize. The city contest enumerates participants from local households and businesses.
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Jennie Kenney
Larksour
Holland Williams
N. Main
British Exult In Rescue Of B E F In Trap
Britain exulted over a massive WWI rescue as official estimates say most of the British Expeditionary Force, about 15,000 in the final division, was withdrawn from a German death trap in Flanders. Casualty figures remain unclear, with unofficial sources citing tens of thousands returned. Allied actions continue as German forces press toward Dunkirk.
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Associated Press
England
Britain
Flanders
Belgium
Leopold III
Spain And Italy May Join In War In Europe
ROME June 1 4 Italy calls up 10000 non commissioned officers to add to a force of 50000 enlisted last fall. Spring maneuvers under way in northern Italy show an army corps exercising near Florence. A Spanish military mission headed by General Canovas is passing through Italy en route to Berlin as British Gibraltar demands resurface in Madrid. Diplomatic observers tie the mission to Franco and possible Italian policy.
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Italy
Florence
Canovas
Berlin
Madrid
Gibraltar
Francisco Franco
France
Germany
Frances
England
Spain
Britain
Mediterranean
Faye And Boles Not at Nickson Hotel
A report claimed Alice Faye and John Boles stayed at the Nickson Hotel. A hotel call checked the rumor and found it false though not entirely. Names had been registered as a joke.
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Alice Faye
John Boles
Nickson Hotel
Chaves County Population Hits 23 854 in 1940 Census
Preliminary census figures show Chaves County New Mexico on April 1 1940 at 23 854 up 4 305 from 19 549 in 1930. John Bingham district census director released the count marking the first county in the state to announce a preliminary population.
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Chaves County
John Bingham
Roswell
E. Grand Plains
Dexter
Hagerman
L. A
Lower Penasco
Corpock
White Chapel
Dunken
Ptagwier
Today in Congress Senate and House in recess
Senate acted to speed immigration service transfer from Labor to Justice. House approved revisions of the Home Loan Bank Act. Ways and Means began hearings on the tax bill. House merchant marine committee studies neutrality law to keep ships tied up in readiness for use.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
House Merchant Marine Committee
Immigration Service
Labor
Justice Department
Home Loan Bank Act
Ways and Means
Rescue Troops From Flanders Was Great Feat
London dispatch reports the BEF of 175000 in Flanders saw nearly all saved except one division. Allied forces include French units under Prioux covering Dunkirk. German losses claimed at about a million as evacuation and rear-guard actions continued with General Gort commanding. Public evacuation plans for England were announced by Malcolm MacDonald as safe-guard measures.
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London
Flanders
Malcolm MacDonald
England
MacDonald
Jacques- Adolphe -Prioux
Dunkerque
Lord Gort
John Moore
Napoleon
Gort
Allied Supreme War Council
Paris
Germans Claim Sinking Many Allied Ships
Berlin reports the Luftwaffe sank five transport ships and damaged three warships and ten merchantmen outside Dunkerque harbor. The German high command says French resistance in northeast France collapsed, with 26,000 prisoners taken.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Dunkerque Harbor
High Command
France
Lille
Dunkerque
Channel
Baldridge Killed In Highway 285 Crash At Santa Fe
Kenneth Baldridge prominent Albuquerque lumber dealer, 49, was killed when his car overturned on U S Highway 285 near the northern Santa Fe city limits. His wife, injured lightly, survived. An inquest set for 10 a m. Baldridge, born April 7 1891, head of J C Baldridge Lumber Co. The article also notes news of naval actions in Europe during World War II.
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Santa FE
N. M
Kenneth Baldridge
Albuquerque
U.S. Highway 285
Taos
H. K. Dalbey
Baldridge
Dalbey
Kemper Military Academy
Booneville
J. C. Baldridge
J. C. Baldridge Lumber Company
Census reports for Tucumcani Clovis Portales released
District census director John Bingham announced population figures for Portales Clovis and Tucumcari. Portales rose to 5,091 in 1940 from 2,519 in 1930, Clovis to 9,931 up from 8,027, and Tucumcari to 6,163 up from 4,143, reflecting solid growth over the decade.
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Hobbs
John Bingham
Clovis
Portales
Tucumcani
Tucumcari
German claim sinks battleship Nelson disputed
London reports authorities refuse comment on the German claim to sink the battleship Nelson as standard practice to withhold potentially valuable information. A separate home office order limits travel to Northern Ireland or Eire from Britain to those on business of national importance.
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London
Admiralty
Northern Ireland
Erie
Britain
Home Office
Marseille Raid Hits Harbor With Four Bombs Dropped
Four bombs were dropped on Marseille harbor as German bombers conducted a raid over the city today. The attack targeted the port area amid ongoing air operations.
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Marseilles
France
Marseille
Swiss forces halt German bomber near Bern
A Swiss air defense fighter shot down a German bomber over Swiss soil within twenty miles of Bern. All four crew members aboard the bomber were killed in the engagement.
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Biel
Switzerland
Bern
German raid repelled off southeast England coast
Sound of anti-aircraft guns and machine-guns heard off the southeast coast of England as German planes were believed to have been driven off. No further details available.
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London
England
Hitler orders release of Dutch prisoners as honest soldiers
Berlin reports that from June 1 to 4, via radio, Adolf Hitler ordered the German commander in the Netherlands to release Dutch war prisoners who fought as honest soldiers. The announcement was issued tonight.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Netherlands
Paris Air Raid Alarms Reported Across France
Air raid alarms sounded this afternoon in southeastern and central eastern France. A CBS broadcast from New York reported that Paris had.
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Paris
France
Government To Pay Claim To Local Couple For Death Of Son
Washington reports awaiting the President’s signature on a measure directing the secretary of treasury to pay Mr. and Mrs. John W. Finley of Roswell New Mexico a settlement for the death of their son Calvin. He was killed in an accident involving a CCC truck east of Roswell on April 24 1934.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Finley
Roswell
N. M
Calvin
CCC
Albuquerque census puts N M city at 35378 population
Preliminary unofficial figures show Albuquerque up 33.15 percent from 1930 to 35,378 residents. Metropolitan area estimates reach about 60,000, with Roswell and Portales reporting gains and El Paso, Phoenix, and Tucson leading the region in southwest population rankings.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
John Murphy
Court House
Roswell
John Bingham
Chaves County
Portales
el Paso
Phoenix
Tucson
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