Protests Over Work Relief Cap Spark Debate Across States
Turbulent rivers from melting snow and rain flood nine Midwest states, wrecking homes and crops. Tornadoes hit three states plus South Dakota, injuring several and causing major property damage. The disaster extends from Texas to Colorado with extensive flood impacts across Oklahoma Nebraska Arkansas Missouri Colorado Iowa South Dakota and Texas.
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Ship subsidy policies blamed for taxpayer robbery
The Senate ocean mail committee denounced past merchant marine subsidy operations as a saturnalia by men bent on robbing the taxpayer. It charged public officials betrayed trust and mocked competitive bidding under the 1928 Jones-White act, calling the compensation standards flawed and prone to fraud.
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Senate Ocean Mail Committee
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Peace kept as Omaha strike drags on
Omaha Neb June 18 AP Governor Cochran with 1800 guardsmen kept peace amid a transit strike. Strikers accepted the original arbitration ultimatum but offered no comment on new proposals. In South Omaha, riots earlier left two dead and 150 injured. William M White arrived to assist, offering to help if needed. Washington protests over work relief spending caps drew contractor objections. Roosevelt touted job creation and urged private industry placement, while concerns grew over limits. Hopkins identified as key aide as a Grand Coulee Dam plan faces debate.
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Neb
R. L. Cochran
South Omaha
William M. White
Department of Labor
Washington
White
Cochrane
Works Progress
Presdent Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Harry
Colorado
Caddoa
Arkansas River
Adams
Mahan planned a kidnapping a year earlier amid pits and ransom
Washington reports that J Edgar Hoover said William Mahan planned an abduction a year ago and built an underground pit near Spirit Lake Idaho for his intended victim. The pit was found in June 1934. the Weyerhaeuser case led to new disclosures including a similar pit near Tacoma and a ransom payment release.
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J. Edgar Hoover
G- Men
William Mahan
Weyerhaeuser
Spirit Lake
Idaho
Justice Department
Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Harmon M. Waley
Tacoma
Little George Weyerhaeuser
George
Mahan
Desert Pit
June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Robles
Convicts Hold 11 Guards Hostage in Kansas Mine
In Lansing Kansas three hundred eighty inmates seized the coal mine, took 11 guards, including mine superintendent Robert Murray, hostage and cut surface contact. Guards doubt weapons. Murray reported OK after negotiating with surface authorities.
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Kas
Kansas Penitentiary
Lacey Simpson
Robert Murray
Murray
Prize Winning Essay on Carlsbad Caverns
Mary Nell Berger of Loretto Academy Santa Fe wins $15 first prize in Gov Clyde Tingleys Caverns essay contest. Second Ernesto Pierce from Mexico earns $10 and Helen Strickland of Las Cruces obtains $5. Governor invites 2000 students on Governor Day as 490 essays were submitted. The winning piece extols the caves as a cathedral of unsurpassed grandeur with intricate formations and a divine quietude.
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Santa Fe
Mary Nell Berger
Loretto Academy
Clyde Tingley
Carlsbad Caverns
Ernesto Pierce
Escuela Secundaria Federal
Juarez
Old Mexico
Helen Strickland
Las Cruces
Carlsbad
RICCHETTI 10 DIE ON GALLOWS FOR SLAYINGS
Kansas City AP report on Adam Richetti and two other gang members connected to the Union Station murders. Richetti convicted of murder and death penalty sought for the slaying of detective Hermanson. Other defendants Verne Miller and Charles Floyd are already dead or captured.
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la Fonda
Shelby Street
Richetti
Kansas City
Adam Richetti
Sallow
Union Station
Missouri
Oklahoma
Jackson County
Frank Nash
Verne C. Miller
Detroit
Ohio
Charles
Pretty Boyd) Floyd
Frank Hermanson
William Grooms
Raymond J. Caffrey
Otto
Capitol Work Nears End In A Week At Santa Fe
Santa Fe June 18 AP Work on the Capitol will be completed in another week and the grounds will be ready for planting grass Gov Clyde Tingley said. Cinder walks are being replaced with brick walls and grass and shrubs will replace driveways and parking places in the grounds.
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Clyde Tingley
Roy Coyle
Albuquerque
Coyle
Kassim McKarm
State Supreme Court
New Mexico
Santiago Garduno
Tom Johnson
Ownes
Oklahoma
John B. McManus
Capitol
New Mexico Graduate Social Workers Placed
Seven of fifteen New Mexico graduates in social work have been placed in state jobs after completing four Denver University courses in graduate social work. The seven named workers include Arma Boyce Blackney of Lea County Beatrice Cordova of De Baca county Elizabeth Long of Socorro county Marguerite Baca of Rio Arriba county Mary Ola Burke of Santa Fe county Isabel McInerney of Bernalillo county and Ethel Rockwood of Chaves county.
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University of Denver
Arma Boyce Blackney
Lea County
Beatrice Cordova
de Baca
Elizabeth Long
Socorro
Marguerite Baca
Rio Arriba
Mary Ola Burke
Isabel McIinerney
Bernalillo County
Mrs. Ethel Rockwood
Chaves County
Truck Man Killed South of Carlsbad in Crash
Bud Galloway aged 22 was killed when his dump truck collided with another near Red Bluff Texas. Co F Summers 18 was slightly injured and taken to Pecos hospital after the blast that ensued. Galloway was trapped in the cab and burned to death.
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N. M
Bud Galloway
Co. F. Summers
Red Bluff
Texas
Galloway
Summers
Pecos
Two Killed and Four Hurt in Hereford Auto Crash
An accident seven miles west of Hereford near Hereford, Texas, left Walter Kerbow age 18 dead and four others injured. The victims included Ruby Kerbow, 20, and Jim Fieldson Jr., 38, hitchhikers from Oklahoma. The wreck involved a Chrysler coupe. a blowout caused the collision and injuries to Roswell residents G B Reddoch and his wife.
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Muskogee
Texas
Erath County
Hereford
Tex
Walter Kerbow
Oklahoma City
G. B. Reddoch
Roswell
N. M
Ruby Kerbow
Jim Fieldson Jr
Anadarko
Okla
Kerbow
Fieldson
Amarillo
Reddocks
George B. Reddoch
Gordon B&b. Reddoch
Gordon
George Reddoch
Mr. Jackson
Gordon Reddoch
Local DeMolays Elect Officers in Roswell
The Roswell DeMolays elected officers for a three month term including Master Councilor Joe Nicholas and Senior Councilor Frank Young Jr. Appointments include Gail Nellis as Junior Councilor and Jack Deason as Scribe and Treasurer. Preceptors listed. installation set for Monday night July 1 at the next regular meeting.
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Roswell
Joe Nicholas
Frank Young Jr
Gail Nellis
Jeff Fulbright
Martin Boswell
Burton Miller
Bernard Ginsberg
Jack Deason
Tom Fowler
Almener
Tommy St. John
Jim Marks
Marshall
Otis Basham
Murray Hamill
Harold DeShurley
Tommy Hall Jr
Jack Crosby
Russell Morey
Geo. Hill Jr
Ervin Levers
Elton Hamill
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