Madman in kidnapping case kills himself in hotel
Kansas City report details Oliver Norris Bridges Jr. a 21 year old from Sherman Texas who abducted Jeanne Harvey 19 and James L Person 28 in a downtown nightclub incident driving 250 miles and holding them for nearly six hours before suicide as detectives awaited outside his hotel room. Police caution no link to a separate March 9 Kansas City murder.
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Kansas City
L. B. Reed
Oliver Norris Bridges, Jr
Sherman
Texas
Jeanne Harvey
James L. Person
Reed
Kansas
Bridges
Tom Farley
Leila Adele Welsh
Miss Welsh
Los Angeles
Yugoslav Crisis Deepens as Government Reaches Axis Accord
Yugoslav leaders including Premier Dragila Cvetkovic and regent confer after reports of a government surrender to the Axis. The crown council approves the program 13 to 4 amid military tension and public protests while observers note Germany’s likely swift formalization of relations.
Scoutmasters To Hold Conference In New Mexico
P V Thorson announced two district Scoutmaster conferences to cover the Eastern New Mexico Area Boy Scout Council. Artesia hosts March 30 at 2 pm for districts 1 3 6 8 9. Clovis hosts April 6 at 2 pm for districts 2 4 5 7 C. Topics include patrol system budget planning and advancement with round tables on Camp Oval and Camp Wehinahpay. Transportation and meals provided.
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New Mexico
Boy Scout Council
P. V. Thorson
Artesia
Lincoln
Chaves
Eddy
Lea
Otero
Clovis
Curry
Quay
Roosevelt
Guadalupe
Palmer
Texas
Oval
Thorson
State College picks favorites in student election
In Las Cruces on March 20 the State College favorites election named May Queen Jeanette Linton of Las Cruces, most popular girl Mary Louise Armstrong, most popular boy Roy Young, greatest Aggie Angie Cunico, engineering Dean D B Jett as most popular faculty member, and Newell Freeman as fellow with best line.
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Las Cruces
N. M
State College
Jeanette Linton
May Queen
Mary Louise Armstrong
Roy Young
Angie Cunico
Dean D. B. Jett
Newell Freeman
Medical Attack on Naturopathy
SANTA FE New Mexico March 21 Dr Wallace Martin of Clovis vice president of the State Medical Association told a legislative committee that a proposal to legalize the practice of naturopathy was absolutely preposterous There is no question about the incompetence of these people You might as well set up an examining board for Navajo medicine men and legalize them as guardians of the public health W Gano Compere of Albuquerque pleaded for approval of the bill to allow us naturopaths our wives and our children to have the constitutional right of the pursuit of happiness In answer to a question he said a naturopath would turn over to a medical doctor a case of syphilis but afterwards would undertake to instruct the patient in diet and in how to correct his habits of life Another bill which would license medicine osteopathy and chiropractic was attacked by Peter McAtee Albuquerque attorney representing the State Osteopathic Association and W K Wooton Albuquerque chiropractor who said the purpose of the measure was to create an examining board which presumably would be prejudiced in favor of medical doctors They offered to accept the bill if amended to provide an examining board with one member from each of the three professions
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Santa FE
N. M
Wallace Martin
Clovis
State Medical Association
W. Gano Compere
Albuquerque
Peter McAtee
State Osteopathic Association
W. K. Wooton
S F Hameed to Open New Vogue Store in Artesia
S F Hameed proprietor of The Vogue Roswell ready-to-wear store announces a new Vogue shop in Artesia at 322 West Main opening tomorrow. The Artesia store will stock new spring styles colors and patterns matching the Roswell line. Hameed has operated in Roswell for ten years.
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S. F. Hameed
Vogue
Artesia
West Main
Roswell
Hameed
Move Underway To Kill the Primary
Santa Fe New Mexico reports well founded talk of moves to change the state primary law despite Governor Miles. The plan would restrict the primary to electing delegates to a state convention which would nominate candidates for congressional and state offices.
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Santa FE
N. M
The
New Mexican
Miles
New Mexico Mounted Patrol Discusses State Defense
In Albuquerque on March 20 an assembled group from Gallup Santa Fe Las Vegas and Albuquerque considered how the patrol can serve state defense. About forty attended and the meeting also covered the patrols future if the legislature grants official recognition to the organization.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico Mounted Patrol
Gallup
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Balkan pot ready boil over crisis in Yugoslavia
DeWitt MacKenzie reports a Yugoslav cabinet crisis over a limited adherence to the Berlin Rome Axis. Ministers resignations are reportedly refused while Serbian opposition grows. Britain reportedly lands 300000 troops in Greece at Salonika as part of a broader support effort to deter Nazi moves and defend Dardanelles passage.
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Crown Council
Yugoslavia
Greece
Balkans
British Fire Raids And Balkan Tensions Stir War News
British officials report heavy losses from fires including three churches a movie theatre and many homes after a southeast coast raid by a Junkers 88 as fog allowed entry over the Dover strait. Greek and Yugoslavian moves amid Axis pressure add to Balkan war strain with Greece resisting Italian attacks in Albania and reports of Tepeleni dispatches. In Africa British bombers pound Cheren and Asmara plans while Somaliland natives revolt against Italian rule and Giarabub bombardments continue.
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Strait of Dover
Crown Council
Greece
Bulgaria
U. S
Yugoslavia
Albania
Tepeleni
Vreme
Belgrade
Politika
Cheren
Italian Eritrea
RAF
Libyan
Giarabub
Billions More Asked for Defense
Washington reports a proposed extra defense outlay totaling 4,073,810,074 for the army and navy. The plan funds new plant capacity to support a 4,000,000-man combat army, with roughly half in direct cash and the rest in contract authorizations to be funded later. Army plans include 3,600 planes and new Midwest assembly plants, plus base development in Alaska. Navy share listed at 295,416,820 with costs tied to training and readiness for about 1,418,000 personnel by June 30.
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Washington
Army
Navy
House
Appropriations Committee
Congress
War Department
Midwest
Atlantic Island
Alaska
Eastern Star In Session Opens in Las Vegas New Mexico
Grand Chapter sessions of the Order of Eastern Star opened in Las Vegas New Mexico with about 300 delegates and visitors from New Mexico and nearby states. Las Vegas chapter staged a pageant for its 50th anniversary. Tomorrow will feature grand chapter officer elections and the meet will conclude with a Saturday night banquet.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Order of Eastern Star
New Mexico
Baby Shoes for Day's Ideal Collection Ad
Art Gift Shop at 107 West Fourth advertises Mrs Day's Ideal Baby Shoes in narrow medium and wide lasts.
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Vladimir Macek
Culovez
White Palace
Yugo Slavia
Germany
Reich
Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincar-Markovic
Vienna
Slovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Europe
Winston Churchill
Scoutmasters
Patrol
Eas
Tume
Mijee Rites
Roswell, N. M
Balkan
By DeWitt MacKenzie
Salonika
Thessalonica
Britain
Dardanelles
Near East
Mussolini
Tuveri Ciglio
26Th Legion of Blackshirts
No. 11
General Motors
Flint
Mich
McNally-Hall Motor Company
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