Revenue bill signed today by president
President Roosevelt signed the 1934 tax bill, adding roughly 417 million to annual revenue. The measure raises levies on high incomes, gifts, estates, corporations, and personal holding companies, tightens evasion rules, and introduces new taxes including a 3 cent a pound levy on Philippine coconut oil. Full effects are expected in 1935 with higher estate transfer rates and a four percent normal tax up to 4,000 dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Banking Committee
Whyte House
Land Commissioner Returns From Trip Across State
Santa Fe May 10 AP State land Commissioner Vesely returned from a trip through Dona Ana Hidalgo Luna Sterm and Grant counties to review government appraisals of public domain for possible exchange. He noted a dry Grant county primary and observed improved liquor conditions with legal liquor present versus bootleg era. Vesely did not participate in the primary and said he sought nothing and did not back any candidates.
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Santa Fe
Paul B. Harris
Dona Ana
Hidalgo
Luna
Sterm
Grant
Vesely
Grant County
Silver City
Government Moves to End Strikes Across Nation
The Roosevelt administration acts against expanding labor disputes. Interior Secretary Ickes proposes a fair method to end the 2000 Cleveland gasoline station operators strike, major oil firms accept a six point peace plan while the union seeks clarification. A navy ultimatum creates a turning point in the Camden New Jersey shipyard strike.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Ickes
Cleveland
Navy
Swanson
Camden, N. J
New York Ship Building Company
Baseball Today's Scores and Batting Details
American League game summaries with Chicago vs New York 13 38 scoring entry and Detroit vs Philadelphia 34 570, Cleveland 11 12 2 Boston 10 12 4, St Louis Washington postponed due to rain. Includes pitcher and battery details for each contest.
National League R and E battering and rain postgame
In a rain curtailed match, Cincinnati beat Boston 7 to 5 as batteries included Zachery, Barrett, Spohrer and Hogan, St Johnson, Lombardi, Marion. Brooklyn shut out Chicago 9 to 0 with Carroll, Munns, Luc as, Lopez, Berres, Warneke, Hartnett on the mound. New York led St Louis 1 to 2, with Schumacher, Mancuso, Hallahan, Mooney, W Davis. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh postponed due to rain.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Zachery
Barrett
Spohrer
Hogan
St Johnson and Lombardi
Marion
Brooklyn
Chicago
Carroll
Munns
Lucas
Lopez
Berres
Warneke and
Hartnett
New York
St. Louis
Schumacher & Mancuso
Hallahan
Mooney
W. Davis
Baseball Legends Named in All Stars Roster List
A roster of Hall of Fame level players includes Gehrig Johnson Averill Goslin Hartnett W Herman Higgins Vosmik Frey and Cuccinello among multiple 1930s era stars listed with team associations Philadelphia Cleveland Brooklyn Detroit Chicago and Brooklyn.
NRA Plans To Drop Small Businesses
Washington May 10 AP An early abandonment of attempts to supervise every little business in the land was indicated at NRA. Officials foresee difficulty in extricating themselves as they retreat from strictly local service trades. Labor and trade groups oppose loosening code control while some shops resist changes to wage and hour terms. The plan may not extend to retail trade.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Fears rise June Robles may have been killed
Tucson reported May 10 that six year old June Robles abducted April 25 may be dead as captors possibly close to Tucson. Ajo and Nogales trips with shovels and customs guards, and a second ransom note received by the Robles family, were described as probable signs of an abductors presence. June, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fernando Robles of Tucson, is granddaughter of Bernabe Robles, a reputed pioneer cattleman.
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Ariz
June Robles
Oliver White
Ajo
Nogales
Robies
Robles
June
Fernando Robles
Bernabe Robles
Senate Votes Control Of Stock Exchanges
Washington May 10 The Senate voted to vest control of the stock exchanges in a new separate commission rather than the Federal Trade Commission.
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Senate
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Santa Fe wrangles over police force and chief
Santa Fe city council and mayor clash over police leadership and force. At a stormy meeting Democrats and Republicans split on two chiefs and two officers, with Republicans in the minority. Forl Kenney named city attorney after Reed Holloman withdrew. other mayoral appointees rejected.
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Santa FE
Forl Kenney
City Attornney
Reed Holloman
Charles S. Barker
Hayes Named Director At ENM Normal Junior College
Portales May 10 The Eastern New Mexico Normal Junior College announces Estelle Hayes dean of girls at Carlsbad high school as director of social and recreational activities for the summer faculty. She succeeds Thelma Krumett who resigned.
Dust and Drought Roil Midwest and Southwest Weather
Dust storms and record heat grip the grain belt as showers move through Chicago and surrounding Midwest states. Temperatures cooled from a 94 degree peak, but overall drought persists with only limited relief. Agriculture across the vast farming area between the Rockies remains under strain as weather shifts continue.
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Chicago
Midwest
Dought
Rockies
Clues Sought in Slaying of Navajo Man
Navajo mounted police and relatives of Sam McCabe, a slain Navajo, joined special Indian bureau agents ten miles north of Gallup to review the scene for overlooked clues. So far described results as virtually fruitless with several Indians detained for questioning. The murder occurred early last week.
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Gallup
N. M
Navajo Mounted Police
Sam McCabe
Special
Indian Bureau
McCabe
Here
Gasoline prices rise just a cent in six months
Washington reports from the Federal Trade Commission say gasoline prices increased only about 1 cent per gallon in the six months since codes were approved. The FTC answered a Senate resolution alleging unwarranted price hikes under the codes.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Senate
Three More City Beautiful Entries
Three additional entries were received for the City Beautiful Contest today. Mrs. W. C. Massey submitted a third place blue grass lawn, Mrs. R. L. Malone sent a rose garden at 513 North Pennsylvania, and Mrs. F. N. Hodges offered bouquets of columbine and pansies from 504 South Kansas with a note from 507 East.
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City Beautiful
W. C. Massey
Blue Grass Lawn
R. L. Malone
North
Pennsylvania
Rose Garden
F. N. Hodges
South
Kansas
Athletics beat Tigers 5 3 on homers and strong pitching
Philadelphia May 10 AP Aided by homers from Bob Johnson and Pink Higgins the Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers 5 to 3 Goose Goslin drove in all Detroit runs with a homer Tigers were limited to four hits in the game.
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Philadelphia
Bob Johnson
Pink Higgins
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Goose Goslin
Detroit
Tigers
No Strike Rumors At Madrid Mines Soothe Local Officials
George Kaseman, president of the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company at Madrid, New Mexico, said there is no strike underway though threats of a walkout exist. He noted the mines are operating only one day a week due to slack business conditions.
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Albuquerque
N. M
George Kaseman
Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company
Madrid
Kaseman
Senate approves Sheppard bill on federal credit system
The Senate today passed the Sheppard bill to create a federal credit system and sent the measure to the House for action.
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Federal Credit System
Washington
Senate
House
Insull fails to gain freedom on bond case in Chicago
Samuel Insull, jailed in Cook County jail hospital on a $200,900 bond, failed in a habeas corpus bid to reduce the bail. Attorney Floyd E. Thompson argued the bond was excessive and endangers the elderly man's health, noting continual calls from supporters and friends offering collateral amid charges of mail fraud and bankruptcy law violations. Judge Sparks was asked to rule on the petition yesterday.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Liberty Today
Insull
Cook County
Floyd E. Thompson
Thompson
John P. Barnes
Will M. Sparks
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Silver Senator Skeptical On Silver Legislation
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma voiced dissatisfaction with Secretary Morgenthau's stance on silver legislation as talks continued among administration officials and the Senate silver bloc. Morgenthau briefed President Roosevelt after yesterday’s meeting, with another parley planned. Some pressure grew to drop nationalization of silver while considering raising the currency silver backing to 25 percent, prompting pessimism from Thomas about any forthcoming bill.
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Waington
Morgenthau
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Silver Bloc
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Congress
Early hay cutting records reported in Pecos Valley
Hay cutting has begun in the Pecos Valley with reports that it is the earliest in 15 years. O B Crawford on the Berrendo started May 6 and M J Clardy is cutting for feed. M L Kuykendall of Dexter is now cutting hay for commercial sale.
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Pecos
O. B. Crawford
Berrendo
M. J. Clardy
M. L. Kuykendall
Dexter
Scout Executive Committee Meeting Next Monday
The local Boy Scout council executive committee will meet Monday at 7 PM in the Boy Scout office. Camping will be the main topic. Scoutmasters are invited. Afterward, committee members will attend the monthly Court of Honor at 8 PM.
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Boy Scout Council
Boy Scout Office
Roswell Library Secures Sign Language Book
The Roswell library has secured a copy of William Tompkin's book on the Universal Indian Sign Language, touted as the authoritative text. The Boy Scout office offers a few copies for sale at 50 cents each.
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Roswell
William Tompkin
Boy Scout Office
Gehrig Slams Five and Six in Series Opener
Lou Gehrig led the Yankees to a 13 to 3 rout of the Chicago White Sox in the series opener. He belted his fifth and sixth home runs and added two doubles through five innings of play.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Caprock School Opens for Open House Attendance Gathers
Caprock school held open house with patrons pupils and several officials including Miss Thelma McCully county superintendent and Mrs Esther Victory Schaubel county nurse. Eighth grade graduates Jess Hite Pauline Garrett Corene Waldrop Dorothy Doyle led supervised luncheon. CWA workers and teachers hosted refreshments for 40 pupils and guests.
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Caprock
CWA
Thelma McCully
Chaves County
Esther Victory Schaubel
Julia Brasher
Sam Miguel
Jess Hite
Pauline Garrett
Corene Waldrop
Dorothy Doyle
Manuel Roberts
Bernice Tulk
Caprock School
Rodman Cooksom
Hugh Graham
Sammie Browning
Ada May Browning
Arthur Nutt
E. L. Williams
Ada Isler
May Waldrop
E. E. Jones
Mervin Williams
Vera Williams
J. W. Milkenmen
W. H. Hensley
Edgar Peters
Miss McCully
Malone Resigns as Roswell Chamber Head for Health Reasons
Ross L. Malone resigned yesterday afternoon as president of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce because of ill health. A new president will be selected by the Board of Directors at their meeting next Monday night. Malone will remain a director. He served with valued effort and made a fine record.
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Ross L. Malone
Roswell
Unregistered stills seized in city raid. three men arrested
Federal officers with local help raided Gus Seitz’s southwest city property finding a 100 gallon still in operation plus whiskey mash. Two more stills and two men Charles Hall and Emmett Traweek were seized southeast of the city. all charged with operating unregistered stills and license non payment. Seitz bound to grand jury. Hall and Traweek also bound over with bonds set at 1500 dollars each. Separately in Los Angeles Gettle kidnap case unfolds as police pursue suspects after millionaire oil operator abducted from Arcadia estate during a party. Law enforcement mobilized across Southern California.
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L. D. Parker
Fred S. Reddick
John C. Peck
Frank Young
Gus Seitz
Peck
Charles H. Hall
Emmett K. Traweek
Seig
U. S
Cam C. Savage
Savage
Federal Grand Jury
Corporation valuations not likely to change this year
Santa Fe May 10 AP Unofficial word from the State Tax Commission indicates corporate valuations will stay about the same. Associate commissioners Prager Miller and Donaciano Rodriguez are reviewing the valuations and expect to finish by Saturday. They declined to disclose the figures or confirm increases or decreases, but sources say only a few reductions were made, mainly for smaller firms.
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Santa Fe
State Tax Commission
Prager Miller
Donaciano Rodriguez
Fear water shortage in Rio Grande Valley
Albuquerque officials report Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District engineers express concern over whether the Rio Grande will supply enough irrigation water this year. The valley must rely on the river's normal flow this season, the engineers warn.
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Rio Grande Valley
Albuquerque
N. M
Middle
Commissioners grant small valuation reductions. Reid named justice
A few protests on assessed property valuations were received by the county commissioners as the board of equalization. Most protests resulted in reductions, some were rejected, all for small amounts. The commissioners appointed John H. Reid as justice of the peace of the Dexter district.
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Board of Equalization
John H. Reid
Dexter District
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