Governor Heads Clovis Pioneer Days Parade
Governor and Mrs. John E. Miles opened the fifth annual Pioneers Days Celebration in Clovis with a two mile parade. They rode with state Senator S A Jones behind a state police escort and horsemen bearing colors. About 400 riders including star rodeo performers and Bob Crosby joined. Officials estimated 31,000 crowd. Rodeo shows and street entertainment across five blocks kept visitors busy across the two day event.
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Clovis
John E. Miles
Miles
S. A. Jones
Bob Crosby
Rains in East Improve Crop Prospects
Washington reports rains across the eastern two thirds of the country improved crop prospects. Winter wheat harvest underway in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. May weather featured abnormally high temperatures and scant rainfall. Driest areas included much of the Great Plains and a large part of the Southwest to the Pacific.
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Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Bureau
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Pacific
Registrar cites record college enrollment as terms begin
Registrar Pat Miller announced enrollment was running ahead of last year as registration opened at 8 this morning. No complete figures were available yet.
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Ning
Pat Miller
Exhibit Of Photos By Clarence Laughlin At Museum
The exhibition of photographs by Clarence Laughlin of New Orleans will stay on view at the Museum until Saturday, June.
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Clarence Laughlin
New Orleans
Laughlin’s Photography Styles Highlight Simple Compositions
Roswell photographers study Laughlin’s method praising minimalism with a single focal point and up to three areas of interest. The exhibition features unique works like reflections in car fenders and light patterns through banana leaves, with captions guiding interpretation.
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Roswell
Laughlin
Liner Takes The 907 Refugees Back From Sea
In Miami on June 7 the liner St Louis carried 907 Jewish refugees toward Europe after Cuba declined asylum for a second time. Welfare groups sought landing permission as the ship wandered the Florida coast for five days. A passenger committee urged President Roosevelt to intervene. The ship then signaled a return to Europe and Captain Wilhelms Schroeder appeared to accept the decision. Also reported is the discovery of a woman’s body thought to be German or Jewish, found three miles off Miami Beach as police investigated whether she was among the passengers.
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Miami
Fla
Germany
St. Louis
Florida
Cuba
Roosevelt
Europe
Wilhelm Schroeder
Forrest E. Nelson
Girl 14 Shot By Troopers In Nesquehoning Inquest
A 14 year old girl died after being shot by state troopers during a street corner meeting in Nesquehoning about a bank robbery tip she volunteered. Corporal Benjamin Franklin faces homicide charges with a $5000 bond. district attorney plans grand jury action regardless of inquest.
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Benjamin Franklin
Albert Heimbach
Joseph Gallagher
Joan
John Stevens
William A. Clark
Unidentified Body Found Near St Louis Waterway
A body recovered in the St Louis area was not decomposed and is believed to have been in the water for less than 20 hours. No missing persons reports matched the description, per investigator Nelson.
Sharp drop in New Mexico contracts in May data
A survey shows a sharp fall in New Mexico construction contracts for May, totaling 89,496 dollars versus 429,996 last year. Western states posted their largest monthly total in a decade at 28,143,231 dollars, with Arizona up to 683,620 from 248,379 and Colorado rising to 730,854 from 562,072.
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San Francisco
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Baltic nations in new German Soviet pact signals
Britain and France face Soviet reaction as Molotov Rejects proposals. Russia seeks guarantees for Latvia Estonia and Finland matching pledges to Poland and Romania. Germany adds Estonia Latvia to nonaggression pledges, praised by Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter as drastic. Mussolini greets Spanish volunteers in Rome while violence erupts in Jerusalem leaving one Arab dead and multiple injuries.
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Russia
Latvia
Estonia
Finland
France
Britain
Poland
Rumania
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Roosevelt
Hitler
Denmark
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
Berlin
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Roosevelt Discusses 1940 Third Term Prospects
Reporters heard Roosevelt dodge the third term question at a press conference. He confirmed seeing only headlines about Ickes urging a run and noted Iowa interviews among others while nominating prospects for 1940.
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Ickes
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Birmingham
Farley
Wallace
Garner
Congress
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Visit Detroit
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth viewed Detroit from Windsor across the Detroit river. U S secret service and Scotland Yard will guard the area near the station as police cordon the route. The royal reception occurs in a refurbished room adorned with flags, bunting, and new furnishings. The couple called the American skyline a wonderful sight as city lights appeared across the river.
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Scotland Yard
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Windsor
Ont
George VI
Elizabeth
United States
Detroit River
Michigan
Detroit
Plane theft arrest follows rescuers tale in Boston
Cheston L. Eshelman, 22, Carlisle PA student flier, insists he aimed for Mars as he is arraigned in municipal court for larceny after a plane sank in the Atlantic. Extradition waived, he is taken to a Boston airport for return to New Jersey amid odd remarks and scant resources. The record includes a second New Mexico notice about a real property suit and default deadline.
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Mars
Cheston L. Eshelman
Carlisle
Dryland
Atlantic
Eshelman
Camden
W. L. Dube
New Jersey
Planet
Villanova
Europe
British and Japanese clash over Shanghai plant incident
The article describes a confrontation in Shanghai where the British accused Japan of failing to police a plant after initial requests. It notes the detentions at Kalgan of Lieut. Col. C. R. Spear and Lt. John Cooper, with claims Spear gathered military information and Cooper infiltrated Japanese lines. A Japanese navy spokesman blamed Tinkler for injuries and signaled further demands on British authorities. London reported the incident as serious with decisions pending official reports, amid labor tensions Britain says Japan is fomenting unrest to disrupt British-owned industry in China.
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C. R. Spear
John Cooper
Domei
Spear
Cooper
Tinkler
Japan
London
Shanghai
China
Notice to all property owners on Roswell street oiling plan
The W P A project to oil Roswell unpaved streets must start or be abandoned by July 1. If paid by property owners now, 30 cents per front foot, $15 for a 50 foot lot, will cover oiling. If not enough deposits, the city may assess 60 cents per front foot or abandon the project.
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Roswell
Phone 11 to Rent your house or apartment many are moving
Real estate ad notes demand for rental homes and apartments as many people relocate, urging landlords to advertise properties available for immediate occupancy.
Mexican flyer Sarabia dies in Potomac crash
Mexican record holder Manuel Sarabia was killed when his bi plane crashed after takeoff from Bolling Field en route to Ciudad Lerdo. Embassy staff and rescuers pursued the craft for two hours as Sarabia’s body was recovered. officials cited a likely neck fracture from the impact.
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Bolling Field
Ciudad Lerdo
Durango
Francisco, Jr
Potomac River
Manuel Cermeno
Quintanilla
Sarabia
Sky Conqueror
Mexico City
Army Field
Washington
Roosevelt
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Salvador Duhart
Hull Recommendations Split House on Bloom Bill
President and administration weigh Hull urged reforms in the Bloom bill as the Senate and House record actions. House Foreign Affairs Committee defeats arms embargo proposal. Hull seeks to limit American shipping in war zones amid quick passage assurances.
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House
Hull
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Navy hand acquitted in hammer slaying of organist
William D. Vaughn, 18, a navy sailor, was acquitted today in the hammer slaying of Clarence McCann, 33, whose body was found March 26 at the foot of a Palos Verdes cliff. Vaughn testified McCann had made improper advances and seized him. he said he struck in self defense and believes McCann fell.
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William D. Vaughn
Clarence McCann
Long Beach
McCann
Palos @rdes Hills
Vaughn
Bakersfield
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