State Officers Seek Leads In Missing Four In New Mexico
New Mexico lawmen pursue every tip in the Vaughan NM disappearance of four Illinois residents Mr and Mrs Albert Heberer and Mr and Mrs George Varius. They were last seen May 20 in Vaughn with the car later found deserted in Dallas. A waitress identified the four, but no hotel or campground records confirm their stay. Officers inspect registers and vows to search the Rio Grande near Elephant Butte.
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House
Albuquerque
Rio Grande
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Afbbert Heberer
George Varius
Vaughn
N. M
Dallas
Texas
Hot Springs
Socorro
Scottie’s Place
Hammer Slayer Clara Phillips Is Set Free
Clara Phillips, once dubbed a Tiger for murdering Alberta Meadows with a hammer, leaves Tehachapi prison on parole after more than twelve years. She appeals for privacy and an even break, thanking the Galveston Texas family tied to her husband Armour Phillips while avoiding questions about him.
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Clara Phillips
Tehachapi
Calif
State Penitentiary
Mrs. Phillips
Hoover Talks of Freedom at Stanford U
Former President Herbert Hoover, a Stanford alumnus for 40 years, warned 1,000 graduates that freedom must be zealously guarded. He urged constitutional government as the sole protection for freedom, cautioned against bureaucratic overreach, and linked liberty to economic and social security.
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Stanford University
Calif
Stanford
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Stanford Stadium
Mitchell fights removal and attacks Leviathan deal
Washington dispatch reports Ewing Y. Mitchell, removed as assistant secretary of commerce by President Roosevelt, launching a public fight and charging special interests control the department. He alleges the Leviathan subsidy and a 1935 contract with United States Lines favored allies of P A S Franklin, John M. Franklin, Vincent Astor, and Kermit Roosevelt, while Roosevelt seeks to reorganize transportation.
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Washington
Ewing Y. Mitchell
Roosevelt
Department
Roper
United States Lines
Leviathan
Mitchell
Missouri
P.A.S. Franklin
John M. Franklin
Vincent Astor
Kermit Roosevelt
Comptroller General
United States Lines Company
Beverley Hills writer backs Kate Smith after boxing call
Beverly Hills sports writer admits he was hidden behind a lamp post while predicting Max Baer in the first round. He praises Kate Smith as the only correct guess and notes the judges clarified the winner after unclear radio broadcast. He mocks sports broadcasting for lacking transparency and shifts blame to sponsors.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Max Baer
Kate Smith
Katie
Henry Ford
Dean
Italy Moves Toward Semi War Status In Africa
Rome reports Italy adopts semi war footing with nearly a million called to arms and silver nationalized. Troop and material departures to East Africa accelerate as the Ethiopian arbitration commission set to meet again June 25. An American serves as Ethiopia’s rep, but Rome doubts peaceful settlement of the border dispute. A decree calls in all silver money to redirect to East Africa where silver coins circulate among natives.
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Rome
Italy
East Africa
Deadline On Breaks and Lights Tomorrow
State policeman Jackson warns tomorrow is the deadline to secure brake and light windshield stickers for the present quarter. After tomorrow motorists driving without a current certificate will be arrested. The windshield sticker for this quarter is red in color.
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Jackson
Kidnaper Woman May Become Mother
Tacoma story reports Mrs. Margaret Waley in custody with her husband for the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. Officials demand a doctor’s check amid rumors of pregnancy. DOJ agents claim confessed complicity and possible life sentences under federal law rather than state hangings.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
Thurston County
Harmon Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Washington State
Swimming Meet at Roswell Pool Next Friday
A swimming and diving meet will be held at Roswell Swimming Pool on East Second Street next Friday under pool management. Attractive prizes will be awarded in each event. A large number of entries has already been received. Entries close tomorrow night. participants should register at the pool office before then.
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Roswell
Lea County
Hobbs
Lovington
Tatum
East Second Street
Chavez Seeks To Oust J. W. Duffin
Washington reports indicate Senator Chavez aims to remove J. W. Duffin from the Federal Housing Administration in New Mexico and replace him with Wales Culpepper. The move involves political maneuvering within the Democratic party as Dempsey and Hatch watch loyalties and potential shifts in Tingley’s machine. Duffin, a disabled veteran, has long served in housing roles after working as an engineer for the State Highway Department.
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Santa Fe
Washington
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
J. W. Duffin
Roswell
Federal Housing Administration
Duffin
Wales Culpepper
Eddy County
J. J. Dempsey
Dempsey
FHA
Chavez
Clyde Tingley
Paul Schultz
Chaves County
Democratic Party
Carlsbad
Pecos Valley
Culpepper
Tingley
Carl A. Hatch
Flood waters do big damage across Texas and Oklahoma
Wide flood devastation hits Austin and nearby areas as the Colorado River surge causes extensive property loss. 25 huts and 10 homes washed away, 30,000 acres of crops submerged, and rail lines damaged forcing reroutes into Brownsville. 13 deaths in Texas, plus fatalities in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Texas
Colorado
LaGrange
Columbus
Houston- San Antonio
Gonzales
Guadalupe River
Guadalupe
San Marcos
Brownsville
Mexico
Missouri Pacific
National Railways of Mexico
National Railways
Neuvo Laredo
Rio Grande
Laredo
State To Issue Metal Tokens For Sales Tax
Santa Fe reports the state revenue bureau may issue metal tokens in one and five mill denominations to pay the two percent sales tax. The one mill token covers a five cent purchase, with aluminum and brass versions. Tokens, about Costa Rican five cent piece size, will be provided to merchants at cost and used to make change when law takes effect July 1.
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Santa Fe
State Bureau of Revenue
Ben D. Luchini
Rain Delays Sleek Rail Matchups Pack Schedule
Rain disrupts games between New York Chicago Washington St Louis and Philadelphia Detroit. Batteries Rhodes Ferrell Hildebrand Brenzel noted in lineup. Boston and Cleveland scores listed as 0110 and 0042.
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St. Louis
New York
P. Dean
Harrel
Delancey
Schumacher & Man
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Rhodes & Ferrell
Hildebrand and Brenzel
Baseball Lineup Fragments Include Praves Myers and Giants Players
A brief collection of player pairings appears: Praves-Myers, Phillies-Watkins, Phillies-Moore, Braves-Berger, Cubs-Klein, Giants-Koenig, Giants-Schumaker, Dodgers-Phelps. Names suggest roster or match pairing notes without full context.
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Praves—Myers
Phillies
Watkins
Moore
Braves
Berger
Cubs
Klein
Giants
Koenig
Schumaker
Dodgers
Phelps
Ickes Backs Caballo Dam Plan in New Mexico
Secretary Ickes endorsed building Caballo Dam to a height enabling power development in New Mexico while saying Hopkins' relief ruling for per manents would block it. He and Elwood Mead plan a new application for a high dam atop the partly approved $1.6 million low dam project.
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Washington
Ickes
Caballo Dam
New Mexico
Harry Hopkins
Texas
Elwood Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
Still and liquor seized in Pojoaque raid
Albuquerque reports a 50 gallon still 25 gallons of alleged illegal liquor and 80 gallons of mash were seized by alcohol tax unit agents at Pojoaque on Saturday. Lazaro Martinez was arrested and will be arraigned before a U S Commissioner in Santa Fe.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Alcohol Tax Unit
Pojoaque
Lazaro Martinez
U. S
Santa Fe
Berger homer spree lifts Braves past Reds 8 3 in opener
Berger hit his tenth and eleventh homers of the season driving in five runs as the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8 to 3 in the first game of a doubleheader in Boston.
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Braves
REDS
Boston
Berger
Cincinnati Reds
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