Government starts huge silver purchases under new law
Washington June 20 AP Treasury to begin purchases potentially exceeding 1.3 billion ounces to align silver with gold in national stocks. President Roosevelt signed the act during a White House ceremony. Tax 50 percent on profits and oath-backed memoranda required for exchanges. filings due July 15. Senator Thomas D Okla argues the measure does not go far enough.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Congressional
White House
Oith Act
Thomas D-Okla
Lack of water troubles Isleta in drought year
In Isleta the threat to dam a major conservancy ditch was averted as officials allowed water use after a formal governor request. Farmers face shortages with some pumping and others risking crop losses while weather officials foresee little near term rain.
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Albuquerque
Isleta
Conservancy
Rio Grande
Pueblo
Carl Anderson
Conservancy District
Barelas Bridge
Socorro
Weather Bureau
1000 in transient camps in New Mexico
Santa Fe reports 1000 persons under care of the transient service directed by Riley F Mapes. Over half are under 25, many roaming nationwide since the relief program shift. Juan Tabo Camp now under transient service with 45 men from Albuquerque starting work on Sandia park. 250 more expected in two weeks.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Riley F. Mapes
de- Mission
Mapes
Juan Tabo
Ccc
Elief
Albuquerque
Sandias
Hatch to Campaign As A Liberal In NM Senate Bid
Washington dispatch says Senator Hatch of New Mexico will run for the unexpired Bratton term on a platform of liberal legislation. He was appointed by Governor Hockenhull after Bratton resigned to join the federal bench and seeks election with public approval to back the President and his program.
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Washington
Hatch
New Mexico
Bratton
Senate
Hockenhull
Miss Lizzie Dunn, Roswell church member, dies aged 71
Miss Lizzie K. Dunn died at 8:30 this morning at 808 North Pennsylvania Avenue after weeks of illness. Born April 9, 1855 in Garrett County Kentucky, she moved to Roswell in 1902 with her family. Survived by sister Miss Minnie Dunn, brother J X Dunn, a nephew Joe Dunn and two nieces, Maria and Hazel Dunn. Funeral tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev H C Henderson officiating. burial at South Park beside sister Cora Dunn. Burial arrangements by Talmage Mortuary.
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Lizzie K. Dunn
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miss Dunn
Minnie Dunn
Roswell
J. X. Dunn
West Plains
Missouri
Joe Dunn
Kansas City Star
Maria
Hazel Dunn
R. F. Blakey
Glendale
California
Paul Grey
Newport
Arkansas
Talmage Memorial Chapel
H. C. Henderson
Methodist Church
South
Dan H. Wilmot
R. R. Brown
R. H. McCune
B. C. Roney
South Park
Cora Dunn
Talmage Mortuary
Lizzie Dunn
Baseball Home Run Leaders Mentioned Across Leagues
A brief listing highlights players noted for home runs including Trosky from Cleveland Crosetti and Gehrig from New York with others such as Bereer from Boston Koenig Cincinnati Moore New York Ott New York Todd Philadelphia Manush Washa Johnson Philadelphia Greenberg Detroit Rothrock St Louis among various NL and AL clubs.
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Trosky
Cleveland
Crosetti
Gehrig
Bereer
Boston
Koenig
Cincinnati
Moore
Ott
Todd
Phildelphia
Manush
Washa
Johnson
Phila
Greenberg
Detroit
Rothrock
St. Louis
Two-State La Plata Reservoir Sought for Colorado New Mexico
Colorado and New Mexico governors and attorneys general urged federal relief authorities to fund a $250,000 La Plata River water reservoir near the state line. Delegations from both states pressed Harry Hopkins to back the plan to ease drought and unemployment and resolve long-standing water disputes.
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Fort Lewis
Colo
Colorado
New Mexico
la Plata River
E. C. Johnson
Paul Prosser
M. C. Hinderlicher
A. W
la Plata
Oklahoma outlaw band robs Crescent bank raid ends in escape
Seven masked gunmen invaded Crescent Oklahoma near Guthrie early today and spent almost an hour terrorizing residents as they attempted to steal four thousand two hundred dollars from Farmers and Merchants Bank. They abducted six people, released all but night watchman Joe Stanfield, and fled with a winch truck and sedan after failing to lift the heavy safe.
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Guthrie
Okla
Crescent
Here
Hett
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Joe Stanfield
Stanfield
Cimarron River Bridge
I Crescent
Doubt on road money for New Mexico project
Albuquerque June 20 AP Frank Butt chairman of the State Highway Commission said finishing U S 66 through New Mexico will cost 3 000 000 and questioned the state's share of federal funds He believes the state may not have to match until 1936 37 and not on a 50 50 basis but 68 32 as in the past He awaits Washington word on the amount and whether funds are apportioned by population or by unfinished federal system mileage The latter could aid New Mexico and other western states
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Albuquerque
Frank Butt
State Highway Commission
New Mexico
Butt
Washington
Bills Signed by President Roosevelt in Washington
President Roosevelt signed the $2.63 billion deficiency bill the second largest peacetime appropriation, plus a communications bill creating a new regulatory commission for telegraph, telephone and radio. Also signed was a measure requiring the Commerce Department to publish investigations into fatal airplane crashes. The package includes a $525 million drought relief fund and allows the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to purchase $250 million of state and municipal obligations.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
White House
New England
Department of Commerce
Reconstruction Corporaton
PWA
Reconstruction Corporation
Colored woman stabbed at Emancipation Ball attack
Lola Thompson, a colored woman, is accused of stabbing Sammie Sercy at the Emancipation Ball in the Armory after midnight. Thompson was arrested and charged with assault. bond set at 500 dollars. Sercy received a four inch back wound and was treated at St Mary's hospital. Thompson claimed Sercy also had a knife.
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Lola Thompson
Sammie Lercy
Armory
Sammie Sercy
Justice Court
St. Mary’s Hospital
Why the drought baffles scientists now
Chicago June 20 AP drought weather begs assignment of blame from sun spots to deforestation and Versailles. Scientists acknowledge no simple cause and say any link to sun activity is indirect and not yet proven. Dr Otto Struve notes no definite connection.
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Chicago
United States
England
France
Otto Struve
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Library donations boost Eastern NM Junior College
The Eastern New Mexico Junior College library in Portales receives valuable gifts from President H L Kent and Prof Roy Mac Kay along with publications from the State University and School of Mines. The State Library Extension Service loans over 250 books for the summer term, expanding reference facilities.
NRA to Regulate Free Matches With Cigars
Washington reports the National Rifle Association plans a merchandising program that limits free matches with cigars. Retailers may give at most one pad per unit sold or five pads per box of twenty five cigars or ten pads per box of fifty cigars sold.
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Washington
NRA
Congress costs the nation billions in 1930s budget
Washington reports the 73rd Congress ran high spending for peace time, with totals varying from 6.8 to 17.9 billion for the regular session and up to 21.86 billion in appropriations and obligations, while predicting a federal deficit near 16 billion for 1934 and 1935.
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Congress
Washington
Germany
Baseball scores from today’s twin bill results
Cleveland split with New York in a doubleheader with scores 2-8 and 12-3. Chicago beat Boston 14-9, while St Louis defeated Philadelphia 11-3. Detroit and Washington also played a game with a 2-0 finish.
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Cleveland
New York
L. Brown
Pytlak
Ruffing
Jorgens
First Game RHE Philadelphia vs Cincinnati
Philadelphia and Cincinnati split two games with Pirates making 476 runs in opener and Cincinnati posting 679. Batteries included Moore Johnson Todd Derringer Lombardi for Philadelphia and others for Cincinnati in a tense doubleheader.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
A. Moore
S. Johnson
Todd
Derringer
Lombardi
Darrow
Brennan
Johnson, Stout
Vance & Lombardi
Dempsey Admitted To Hospital For Infected Finger
Jack Dempsey was hospitalized at Polyclinic Hospital in New York today for treatment of an infected finger on his right hand.
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Dempsey
New York
Jack Dempsey
Japan's naval claim sparks tensions says Pratt
New York June 20 AP Rear Admiral William V. Pratt challenged Japan's demand for a larger naval ratio saying it will not promote peace. He argued Japan deserves equal treatment in other respects and until that claim is recognized tension will endure.
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New York
William V. Pratt
Japan
Pratt
Shrine Elects Officers At Minneapolis Today
Morley F MacKenzie of Toronto was elected outer guard of the Imperial Divan of the Shrine as Dana S Williams of Lewiston Maine was elevated to Imperial Potentate by the council of the order in Minneapolis on June 20 AP report.
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Minneapolis
Morley F. MacKenzie
Toronto
Canada
Dana S.williams
Lewiston
Jal man shot dead in last night’s killing
Lovington N M June 20 AP William F Fonville of Jal was shot and killed at Jal last night. Telephone lines down delayed details. District attorney conducts probe with reports that two men a woman were arrested.
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Lovington
N. M
William F. Fonville
Jal
Forest fire rages into Carson National Forest near Taos
Albuquerque report says a forest fire expanded from private Serna and Girósa grants into the Carson National Forest near Taos this morning. About 100 men are on the line with CCC camps helping from Penasco and Taos side while winds are forecast to rise as crews attempt containment. No settlements are nearby though high elevations and base BD stations are present.
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Albuquerque
Carson National Forest
Taos
Stanley Wilson
National Forest
Serna
Girosa
Carson Forest
CCC
Penasco
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U.S. Govt
U. S
International Labor Organization
Conservancy Ditch
Lem Towers
Washington Indian Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Atrisco
House
Geneva
McReynolds
D-Tenn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
World Court
League of Nations
The
Labor Organization
Hollywood
Calif
Razer
ASK
Outlaw Band
Oklahoma
N.M
Pres. Roosevelt
Herma de Hatvany
Vienna
Europe
Library OF Eastern N. M. Junior College
Nation
Representative Taber
Appropriations Committee
Army
Weiland
Myatt
Bronca
Gomez
Dickey
Jones
Gallivan
Madjeski
Sea
W. Ferrell
Pennock
R. Ferrell
Blaeholder
Hemsley
Cascarella
Kline
Dietrich
Berry
Hayes
Rowe
Cochrane
Crowder
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Cantwell
Smith and Spohrer
Lucas
Chagnon
Grace
Fitzsimmons
Mancuco
Root
Joiner
Weaver
Hartnett
Tate
Brooklyn
Mungo and Lopez
Hallahan
V. Davis
Shrine
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