New Mexico to gain two Congress seats in 1942
Governor Miles learned New Mexico will have two representatives in the 78th Congress after census gains show a population of 531,818. The plan may favor two at large seats, with districting debated by the legislature, while analysts note potential election law changes.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
House of Representatives
Washington
New Mexico
H. Vearle Payne
Hidalgo
House
Senate
James Morrow
Colfax
Payne
Harvester plants cancel reopening amid union dispute
In Chicago, International Harvester says it will not reopen the tractor works and Rock Falls plant due to lack of union cooperation. The company expected union support after announcing a reopening, but workers’ demands now obscure the plan. In Chicago stockyards, a strike threat looms as contract talks fail after six meetings. CIO organizers warn of an early next week walkout.
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Chicago
Frank McCarty
CIO Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
Addition Being Built As County Warehouse
Chaves County and the W P A will have an entirely adequate warehouse when the additions now under construction are completed. Truck sheds and shops are being built around three sides of a 150 foot square lot. A 35 foot addition to the north side of the present warehouse is planned. The work is a W P A project at small county cost. The warehouse is in the southeast part of the city. A county road crew is graveling a mile of newly constructed road south of the Oasis gin. Resurfacing of the Country Club road is planned for the summer.
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Chaves County
Harry Puryear
Board of County Commissioners
Pufyear
Herman Crile Arrives for Visit from California
Herman R. Crile arrived yesterday afternoon for a visit from San Bernardino California where he recently moved.
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Herman R. Crile
San Bernardino
Calif
Card of Thanks from Flores family
We thank friends for acts of kindness and floral offerings during the illness and death of our beloved daughter and sister. Mr and Mrs Marrino Flores and family.
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Marrino Flores
Adv
Myron Stoloroff Receives Stanford Engineering Fellowship
Myron Stoloroff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stoloroff of Roswell, will study electrical engineering at Stanford University under a university fellowship after earning his B S this spring. He was valedictorian at Roswell High School and at N M M S and will pursue graduate work for a masters degree.
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Myron Stoloroff
Stanfod University
Myron
Sam Stolaroff
Roswell
Roswell High School
Stanford
Not April 1 Yet A Price & Co Lamb in Display
A spring lamb caused chatter at Price & Co as it sneaked into the display window with help from Mamie Fowler. Readers are urged to phone their classified in No. 11.
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Price & Co
Mamie Fowler
Cadet Shooters Fail To Win National title Hint
Regional matches across six cities saw 50 top college teams contest for national honors. Institute coach Dave Ackerman said the cadets scored 1316, short of the 1403 record, with H B Pearson topping individuals at 277. Team scores were 1316 and 1273, with scores provisional until protests are resolved. In Bucharest, Romania, the Iron Guard confiscation order targeted all property and funds, with penalties for failure to inventory.
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National Rifle Association
Washington
D. C
Dave Ackerman
Institute
H. B. Pearson
H. F. Walts
David Hover
New Mexico Aggies
Walts
Pearson
Stribbling
Smith
McKnight
Kerrick
Cook
Nobles
Shuster
Wade
Bucharest
Romania
Iron Guard
Lease Offer for Irrigated 10 Acres on West Alameda
Classified notice advertises a lease of 10 irrigated acres with a good house available for cash terms. Described as the last farm on West Alameda, the listing implies immediate availability and a straightforward transaction.
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West Alameda
Kansas City Livestock Market Report March 29
USDA notes salable cattle total 25 of 750, market steady to weak with calves down. fed steers down 25, heifers steady to 25 higher, cows steady, bulls 25 lower. Sheep and lambs show broad gains. Texas spring lambs 11.25-11.50, top wool lambs 11.00, ewes to 6.75, shorn 5.00, shearing lambs 10.00-10.20. Top stock options listed such as 1261 lb steers at 12.00 and vealers around 12.00.
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Kansas City
USDA
Texas
Wool Market Quiet in Boston Trade
In Boston on March 29 activity was light for greasy combing domestic wools. Small sales and limited Ohio fleeces traded at 42-44 cents in the grease, with graded combing wools around 43-45 cents to be delivered when available. Country-packed mixed wools were quoted mostly at 40-43 cents in the grease.
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Boston
USDA
Ohio
Chicago grain closes mixed with May and Sep contracts listed
Chicago grain prices show wheat advancing to 91 3/4 for May and 91 3/8 for Sep, with July at 90 1/2. Corn trades May at 68 3/8 and Sep 68 3/4, while oats list May at 37 5/8 and September at 34 1/8.
New Orleans Cotton and New York futures updates
Spot cotton in New Orleans steadies after 28 cent rise with sales of 1 448 bales. New York cotton futures reach new season highs with May at 11.31 and July at 11.24 11.26 as Middling spot hits 11.61. Treasury and curb market listings show varied price quotes for bonds and stocks alongside company issues in New York.
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New Orleans
New York
Jly
New York wool futures drift on bids. tops steady
In New York on March 29 grease wool futures eased 1 to 3 of a cent from bids. Certificated grease wool spots traded around 94.5B with nearby top futures steady to 0.4 of a cent higher. July at 122.68, October 119.6B, December 118.2B. Certificated spot wool tops 127.5 nom. B-Bid.
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New York
Jly
Galveston Cotton Prices Steady in Spot Market
Galveston on March 29 reports spot cotton steady with 26 upper, mid-dling at 11.01 cents and sales totaling 1,400 bales. Market activity shows steady demand for the day in the Galveston cotton trade.
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Galveston
Bragg Brothers Take Half Interest in Local Nash Agency
L E Bragg has bought a half interest in the Bragg Auto Company, a local Nash agency at 105 East 5th Street, and will join his brother W J Bragg in running the business. He is an experienced auto man, recently moved from Huntsville Alabama with his family at 504 South Kansas. The Braggs include two sons, L E Bragg Jr aged 12 and Joe Ed aged 2.
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L. E. Bragg
Bragg Auto Company
Nash
East 5Th Street
W. J. Bragg
Huntsville
Ala
South Kansas
Men Should Get Out And Rough It We re Bunch Lollypops
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Hobio King Jeff Davis proclaiming National Hobo Week for May 10-17 to urge American husbands to rough it and mix with family. He attacks national softness, urges camping, and notes the Jersey City convention of Hoboes of America Inc. with 1.94 million miles traveled since age ten.
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Pittsburgh
Jeff Davis
Hoboes of America, Inc
Jersey City
N. J
Davis
America
Greta Garbo
Not Wolfproof Window Says Fence Fails Easter Test
Dave Wolf asserts his window fence is not wolfproof nor designed to deter the Easter bunny. The window display showcases notable originality and whimsy.
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Dave Wolf
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