Eternal vigilance and American defense stance
The piece argues the United States would defend Canada if attacked, stressing Congress must declare war and national safety requires greater arms. It notes citizens dislike militarism but urges stronger defense, citing U.S. vast lands and location as key advantages now shifting to armaments. It cites The New Mexico Daily Examiner condemning Santa Fe politics and urging civic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Daily Examiner
Democratic
Santa Fe
Examiner
Agua Fria
Mheavens
Adequate Protection Seen as Life Insurance for Nation
A commentator warns that space and distance have eroded oceans as barriers and soon the nation could be exposed to attack. The country is wisely funding defenses, believing strong protection will deter aggression and serve as essential insurance for survival.
Scenic Hills ass Thought Editor on New Mexico roads
Will Robinson notes the rapid progress of road building in New Mexico, highlighting scenic routes from Trinidad to the state line and the looming highway from Colorado. He mentions highway quality, political factors affecting the Huff selection, and local leadership changes, including Pete Anderson returning to Clovis as chamber secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scenic Hills Ass
Dale Bullock
The
Baton Reporter
New Mexico
Colorado
Trinidad
David Hill
Ute Valley
Mosqquero
Harding County
Huff
Anderson
Ciovis
Pete Anderson
Clovis
Chamber of Commerce
K. C. Lea
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
New Mexico Club
Appointment of Raymond Huff to State Board of Education
The eastern side and many western sections favor the Huff appointment for the state board of education, driven by competence over politics and prejudice. Governor Miles is praised for displaying intestinal fortitude in making the choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Huff
Department of Education
Raymond Huff
Clayton
State Board of Education
Miles
Garner Going Home Again Vox Pop Piece
Will Marble Houston now living in Uvalde Texas presents a timely vox pop about Jack Garner and the New Deal. The letter-pole argues Garner drifts from Roosevelt and may return to a tougher country where men stay steady and Congress can stall or end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uvalde
Bruno
Garner
Will
Houston
Tex
Jack Garner
Mr. Houston
Roosevelt
Congress
Portales editor wins for services to the town and rabies report
G K Greaves of the Portales News earns a second place in the American Editorial association community service contest for promoting a standard milk ordinance. The American Kennel Club publishes a rabies report to educate and control the disease. Delegates add 12 new members and elect Allegany County Agricultural Society of Angelica New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Editorial Association
G. K. Greaves
Little
Greaves
NEA
American Kennel Club
United States
Fourth Avenue
New York
Allegany County Agricultural Society
Angelica
N. Y
Henry Gassaway Davis
New York City
Tri-City
Just A Minute Dan Luther Edwards
A sermon notes missed chances and the closing door of opportunity. It describes a youth on a couch while opportunities pass through an open door inviting nobility, manliness, usefulness, and worth, only to vanish as the door shuts signaling too late action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Luther Edwards
Coronado Cuatro Centenial figures visit Albuquerque Shrine jamboree
Came Clint Anderson director of Coronado Cuatro Centennial attends Shrine jamboree and studies valley political conditions in Albuquerque. He is secretary of the brain squad of the Democratic organization in the state and noted for wealth from security bonds. Dick Manson, now second assistant U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, declines politics but discusses conspiracy trials, saying the government had an iron clad case though jurors differed. J. C. Gilbert of Hot Springs, attorney, handles a case. Charlie, prospering in Sierra County, may run for the supreme court next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Anderson
Albuquerque
Democratic Organization
Dick Manson
United States
New Mexico
J. C. Gilbert
Hot Springs
Charlie
Sierra County
Supreme Court
Bob Poteet runs old Leakou Road saloon south of town
Bob Poteet operates the Leakou road saloon south of town. He is known as a saloon keeper who does not drink the product he sells and has curtailed rough activity at his establishment. People respect Bob Poteet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Jack Garner
Uvalde
Bob Poteet
Leakou Road
Rippee school contract let to replace fire destroyed building
Dame Redman Cookson, county superintendent of schools, expresses pleasure at awarding the contract for a one room school at Rippee to replace the structure destroyed by fire last winter. The new building will be ready for use when the fall semester opens in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Redman Cookson
Rippee
Engineer Tom McClure Aids Pecos Flood Housing Effort
Came Tom McClure state engineer raised in Roswell and living in the Armory precinct. He came to settle Pecos flood water commission matters and faced difficulty securing housing for six to eight families who will reside here for a year or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McClure
Roswell
Armory Precinct
Pecos
Carlsbad Veteran Came Craddock Named Deputy Sheriff
Came Craddock, longtime city marshal of Carlsbad, has been appointed deputy sheriff. Born in Cavern City, he has earned respect through service and is noted for steady leadership in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craddock
Carlsbad
Fourth of July Celebration At Fort Stanton
Came Ey Jarvis of Angus county promotes a July Fourth event at Fort Stanton featuring a barbecue dinner and a rodeo for four bits admission. Children under eight enter free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey Jarvis
Angus
Fort Stanton
PEO Wild Flower Ranch Proposed in Gallinas Canyon
Came Bennett Malcom discusses establishing a PEO wild flower ranch in Gallinas canyon between Oak Flat camp grounds and the ranger station. The project aims to preserve wild flowers and could lead to similar sites elsewhere in the state, with strong Forest Service support and active PEO chapters in larger towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Malcom
Las Vegas
PEO
Gallinas Canyon
Oak Flat
Ranger
Forest Service
Missing windmill hunt in Lincoln spans twelve miles
Came Pettie Geralds of the Ancho country reports Sheriff Frank Knoblauch of Socorro scouting Lincoln for a stolen windmill from the UK ranch about twelve miles from Magdalena. So far, no clue resembling the missing power plant has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettie Geralds
Ancho Country
Lincoln
Frank Knoblauch
Sororro
Magdalena
Socorro
Belated Letter Granted to 1910 Iowa Football Player
Dr. Leslie Powell of Des Moines received his University of Iowa football letter for 1910 after an oversight. Athletic officials say Powell did not get his letter when he finished competition 29 years ago, and it has now been sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Leslie Powell
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Powell
Mystery over flour mill cat and kittens solved
Petersburg tale ends as telegram from Peoria retailer reveals carload of flour arrived with cat and kittens not ordered. The flour mill confirms the misrouted livestock mystery and files the note as the final explanation of the strange incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ill
S$ Retailer
Peoria
New York and Stuart G. Hardy Reading Conn Fort Worth K C
The fragment lists locations and names including New York Stuart G. Hardy of Reading Connecticut and places in Fort Worth Kansas City. It appears as a partial OCR snippet signaling a visa or registry style attribution without a clear event or action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stuart G. Hardy
Reading, Conn
Fort Worth, K. C
Rotary convention closes with song and global unity message
The final day of the 1939 Rotary International convention began with a singing crowd and included introductions of Cleveland Rotary committees. Ben M. Cherrington spoke on international understanding as the convention’s theme. George C. Hager concluded with an address and 10,000 voices sang Auld Lang Syne as the session adjourned.
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Rotary International
Rotary Club of
Cleveland
Rotary
Great Britain
Ireland
Ben M. Cherrington
Division of
U. S. Department of State
George C. Hager
Chicago
Illinois
Clara Adams Joins First Commercial Atlantic Flight
Clara Adams of New York will be a passenger on the inaugural commercial passenger flight across the Atlantic on June 28. Her trip includes a world tour with a Pacific crossing from Hong Kong and a return to New York via domestic air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Adams
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Hong Kong
Notice of Pendency of Cause for Divorce in Chaves County
The State of New Mexico serves Bettie Mae Bailey with notice that Bert Bailey filed suit in Chaves County District Court to obtain a divorce on abandonment grounds. Judgment by default possible if appearance not entered by July 31, 1939. District Clerk D. P. Greiner. Run dates June 23, 26, 30 1939. The State Game Dept advertises to report game law violations to District Deputy Warden Paul Russell or State Police if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
New Mexico
Bettie Mae Bailey
Bert Bailey
District Court of
Chaves County
G. L. Reese, Sr
Roswell
D. P. Greiner
State Game Dept
Paul Russell
N. M
PCA's Loans Hit New Record Across Four States
D L Mullendore reports outstanding loans of 14 139 296 at May 31, an all time high for 41 production credit associations in Kansas Colorado Oklahoma and New Mexico. May 1939 saw more applications and greater loan totals than any May since 1934 with 29 associations above prior month and 11 above prior high. Rifle Colorado leads at 857565 with others in Colorado Springs La Junta Monte Vista Montrose Salina Clovis Kiamichi Ponca City Woodward among new records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
D. L. Mullendore
Production Credit Corporation of
Wichita
Ninth Farm Credit District
Rifle
Colo
Colorado Springs
la Junta
Monte Vista
Montrose
Salina
Kan
Clovis
N. M
Kiamichi
McAlester
Ponca City
Woodward, Okla
Mullendore
Ancient Lancehead may be Coronado relic in Texas tumble
A rusted steel lance head found near Hereford Texas is believed to be a relic of Coronado’s 1540 expedition across the Texas Panhandle. The 17 inch artifact bears Por Mi Rey in Spanish, and is the only clearly identified Spanish origin relic along the presumed route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
Hereford
Coronado
Texas Plains
Tule Canyon
Joe H. Green
Rey
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle Plains Museum
Canyon
Spearman
Texas
New Mexico
Car
Panhandle
Palo Duro Canyon
Flashes of Life: St Louis Police Station Left Unlocked
In St Louis, a district police station could not be closed because the keys were missing. Superintendent Joseph Farrell failed to locate the doors key, leaving the 1886 building effectively unlocked despite plans to abandon it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Joseph Farrell
Elgin's Service advertises motor check up and cooling system
NOW IS THE TIME TO check your motor, Cooling system, fan belt, and hose connections. These small things can cause serious trouble on the road. ELGIN'S SERVICE 408 East 2nd St. Phone 532 (A. F. & FP. Auto Service) 6-7tfc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
East 2Nd St
Watches Cleaned for a Dollar Fifty
Watch cleaning offered at 1.50 dollars by ED wards opposite Court House. Local service advertisement notes quick turnaround and affordable clock and watch maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Court House
Beavers Featured At Amarillo Sportsman Show
State Game Warden Dewey Moseley has caught five beavers on Sweetwater Creek in Wheeler County to be displayed alive at the Southwest Sportsman Show in Amarillo starting June 26. The exhibition, arranged by the Texas game, fish and oyster commission and Southwestern Sportsmen, will present live fish, musk rat, coon, skunk, coyote and other game birds along with champion hunting dogs and a trick shot display by Jack Lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
Dewey Moseley
Sweetwater Creek
Wheeler County
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Southwestern Sportsmen
Texas
Ted
Jack Lamb
Southwest
New Mexico
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