Melton Killed at Sheep Camp Near Carrizozo New Mexico
Deputy reports Melton man killed and his brother wounded at a sheep camp about 40 miles northwest of Carrizozo New Mexico. A herder identified as Juan Sparza allegedly shot George Melton in his sleep and grappled with Arthur Melton during the attack. Sparza was subdued and jailed. the shooting occurred in Socorro county. George Melton left a widow and two children.
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Carrizozo
Ee Melton
Arthur Melton
Here
Jack Davidson
Davidson
Melton
Juan Sparza
George Melton
Sparta
Socorro
Socorro County
Felton
Rother
R. KE. T. Iden
Navy Silent About Flight Toward Midway Island
Honolulu May 10 AP official secrecy veiled the whereabouts of 46 navy seaplanes that roared from here toward Midway Island 1323 miles away in the first mass flight of its kind. The armada, part of war games in a vast north Pacific triangle, carried out training with radios silent and no official location given. Midway would serve as a waypoint on a future trans-Pacific route to China.
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Honolulu
Here
Midway Island
French Frigate Shoals
Pearl and Hermes Reef
Midway
Pearl
Hermes Reef
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
United States Navy
North Pacific
Triange
Hawaii
Aleutian Islands
Congress
Washington
Vp- 10
San Francisco
Navy
Naval
China
Mrs Stewart dies at 87 in Roswell home
Roswell resident Mrs James I Stewart died at 4 20 this morning at 411 North Kansas aged 87. Born Percilla Amelia Earl in Canada on February 14 1848 she helped build the country after moving west with her family and later became a pioneer mother honored as a Sweetheart of the Old Timers. Survived by eight children ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. funeral set for Sunday at Ballard Chapel. London Duke of Manchester found guilty of fraud and sentenced to nine months imprisonment.
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James i. Stewart
Roswell
M. V. Corn
North
Kansas
Old Timers Association
Stewart
Percilla Amelia Earl
Hamilton
Canada
Lakeville
Minnesota
California
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Fontanelle
Nebraska
Kearney
Earl
James Harry Stewart
Perry Stewart
Panama Canal Zone
T.S. Dove
Yuba City
J. T. Stripling
Edmond
Oklahoma
F. C. Cassidy
Livermore
James E. Stewart
March Field
A. L. Harris
Ukiah
Harry Stewart
Corn
Stripling
Cassidy
First Christian Church of
London
Duke of Manchester
Hamilton and Palmer die in electric chair
In Huntsville Texas Raymond Hamilton and partner Joe Palmer were executed for the murder of prison guard Major Crowson. Hamilton, 22, faced the chair at 12 19 a m and died at 12 27. Palmer died shortly after. Hamilton had a long crime career from theft to bank robbery and prison breaks. He had earlier hoped to avoid capture and thanked Dallas deputy sheriff Bill Decker for not shooting him in Fort Worth.
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Joe Palmer
Major Crowson
Palmer
Hamilton
Bill Decker
Dallas
Fort Worth
Decker
Texas
Clyde Barrow
Hillsboro, Tex
Santa Fe Pays Tribute to Senator Cutting
Santa Fe residents gathered for memorial services at Seth Hall and in New York to honor Sen. Bronson Cutting. The simple rites reflected the mother’s wishes with a modified burial office, hymns Lead Kindly Light and Now The Day Is O’er, a brief eulogy by Mayor Charlies Barker, and taps by a National Guard trumpeter as every Santa Fe business closed for the occasion.
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Walter S.trowbridge
Senator Cutting
Mr. Trowbridge
Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
Church Coir
Charlies B. Barker
National Guard
Santa Fe
Man who blamed Roosevelt kills himself in St Louis hotel
Albert B White Jr 45 son of former West Virginia governor leaped from a Statler Hotel window. In a note, he called Roosevelt the murderer of veterans, blamed Baruch, and said he was dropped from Army compensation. He left details of his identity and addresses.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Albert B. White, Jr
A. B. White
West Virginia
Statler
White
United States Army
Bernard Baruch
Amelia Earhart Inspires Women Pilots Across Continents
In a vivid account from Beverly Hills, Amelia Earhart is praised as a pioneering aviator who could fly higher than 7500 feet and fuel up with 400 gallons, drawing admiration from Mrs. Roosevelt. The text imagines her addressing women’s clubs in Paris, Moscow, Tokyo, and moments aboard ships, highlighting her global impact and defiance of gender norms.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Amelia _t
N.Y
Mexico’ City
Mexico City
Amelia
Brother of Mrs Prentice White Killed in Auto Crash
Mrs. Prentice White learned this morning that her brother Louis H Knighten of Cleveland Ohio was killed last night in an automobile accident. He had visited Roswell and was well known by many friends here. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Prentice White
Louis H. Knighten
Cleveland
Ohio
Roswell
Senate Democrats Back Short NRA Extension
Washington May 10 The Senate Democrats in conference endorsed extending NRA only until April 1 1936 as House leaders favored a two year extension requested by the administration. A clash looms to reconcile the differing positions and wind up the session by early July.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Finance Committee
House
Baseball Scores Across the League This Day
National League games largely postponed with scattered results. New York and Cleveland listed with multiple pitchers. Boston and Chicago split a doubleheader with strong hitting. Philadelphia defeated St Louis while Washington slipped past Detroit with late runs.
Baseball All Star Lineup Noted Immense Talent
Gehrig Boltn Washa Greenberg Det Dahl Gren Bos Bonura Chi Foxx Philadelphia Amn are listed as prominent amateur names in a wartime era roster note highlighting standout players from major teams including New York, Boston, and Chicago with regional mentions.
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Gehrig
NY Amn
Boltn
Washa
Greenberg
Det Amn
Dahlgren
Bos
Bonura
Chi
Amn
Foxx
Phila
Albuquerque requested as U.S. Senate candidate
At Santa Fe on May 10, Governor Clyde Tingley told a delegation from Albuquerque the request to name Judge J. L. Dailey of Albuquerque to the U.S. Senate vacancy would be considered and taken under advisement by the governor.
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Santa Fe
J. L. Dailey
Albuquerque
U. S. Senate
Clyde Tingley
Tingley
New Mexico Mourns Sen Bronson M Cutting in Plane Crash
Albuquerque and towns across New Mexico held memorial services for Sen Bronson M Cutting after his death in a plane crash. In Santa Fe over 2,000 attended at the University of New Mexico gym where Judge Sam G Bratton eulogized him. services continued in New York City where he was buried. Federal and local offices closed and schools dismissed during the observances.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Bronson M. Cutting
Santa Fe
New York City
Senator Cutting
University of New Mexico Gymnasium
U. S
Sam G. Bratton
James F. Zimmerman
University
B. F. Howden
Episcopal
Sch
Senate hearing flags need for public control of credit
Washington witnesses a House approved omnibus banking bill move to the Senate as Marriner S Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board testifies that public control of national credit and monetary policy is essential to promote recovery.
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Washington
Senate
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Max Baer Burned By Powder Flash
Heavyweight champion Max Baer suffered a powder burn to the chest during a radio skit rehearsal in Asbury Park New Jersey. A revolver loaded with blanks misfired injuring Baer superficially while Miss Peg La Centra also sustained facial burns. Baer planned to resume training in a day or two ahead of the June 13 title defense against James J Braddock at Madison Square Garden.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Max Baer
Baer
Jerry Casale
Casale
Guy Braddock
James J. Braddock
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Long Island City
Dr. Silverstein
Peg la Centra
Santa Fe Observes Memorial For Senator Cutting
Public offices closed in Santa Fe for public memorial services for Sen. Bronson Cutting who died in an airplane crash. The Protestant Episcopal Church held services with Chief Justice Daniel K. Sadler representing Gov. Clyde Tingley. Services coincided with Cutting’s funeral in New York.
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Santa Fe
Bronson Cutting
Statehouse
Protestant Episcopal Church
Daniel K. Sadler
Clyde Tingley
New York
Stewart Medalist Defends Title in Southeast Amateur
Verne Stewart, defending champion, advanced in the 21st Southeastern Amateur at El Paso Country Club by defeating El Paso’s George Herlin five and four in the championship flight. He also earned medalist honors after a 36 on the first nine in his match. Bobby Goldwater and Jack Harden tied for medal with 73, a Phoenix triumph for low aggregate over El Paso's 330 to 325. J H Buchanan beat Charlie Stretz six and five.
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el Paso
Tex
Verne
Spec
Stewart
el Paso Country Club
George Herlin
Herlin
Jack Harden
Bobby Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Harden
Goldwater
J. H. Buchanan
Charlie “Stretz
Silver
City
Stockmen Oppose Canadian Cattle Admission Letter to Hull
Albuquerque May 10 AP Lee Evans president of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association said a protest letter was sent to Cordell Hull Secretary of State opposing a proposed reciprocal tariff on live stock with Canada. The article notes 25,359 head of cattle entered the U S for slaughter in the first quarter and 1 105 425 pounds of dressed beef were shipped from Canada in 1934.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Cordell Hull
Lee Evans
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Canada
Evang
Singing Convention at East Grand Plains
The Chaves County Singing Convention will meet in an all day song fest at East Grand Plains Sunday. Dinner will be eaten on the grounds. The four Huff sisters from Lovington and some distinguished out of state singers will attend. The public is invited.
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Chaves County
East Grand Plains
Huff Sisters
Lovington
Tree worker Eustacio Cortez dies after fall in Albuquerque
Eustacio Cortez died this morning at a local hospital after a fall from a tree yesterday. The injury occurred while he was cutting limbs from the tree in Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Eustacio Cortez
Cortez
General Ingalls seeks release from New Mexico Military Institute
General H A Ingalls, longtime NMMI surgeon for 25 years, has written to Adjutant General R C Charlton requesting to be relieved of his post. He declined to reveal reasons until he hears back from the adjutant general.
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H. A. Ingalls
New Mexico Military Institute
R. €. Charlton
New Mexico
Ingalls
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Peas
Nenator Cutting
Deo. Melton
J. H. Stewart
Ballard Chapel
Huntsville
Raymond Hamilton
United States
Cutting
Missouri
St. James Protestant Episcopal Church
Hearst
Eld& Friend
James Roosevelt
Fiandel
2 B. Donegan
Barney Phillips
United States Senate
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Clus Wilmerding
Fulton Gcc. Suydam Cutting
J. Archibald Murray
Walter Amelman
Kermit Roosevelt
Geoff Martin
Gavin Hadden
Bull
Joseph H. Choate
Lawren G. White
Robert Woods
Huston Thompson
Congressional
la Follette
Johnson
Hatch
A. C. McConvery
Dana Joan- Heson
Maurice Miera
Herman_ ‘Baca
Jesus Baca
Edgar Puryear
Lord McCarthy
T. M. Pepperday
Brian Boru Dunne
H. H
Cyrus McCormick
Severino
Jillo
William Barker
Seth Hall
C. R. Watson
Columbus, CO
White Way
Deaconess Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Los Angeles
Democrats
Keys
Henrietta
Ira Steele
Warwick
R. L
Crime Castle
Camment
The
Associated Press
National League
Cleveland Batteries
Tamulis and
Dickey
Hildebrand
L. Brown
C. Brown
Pytlak
Rhe
Boston
Chicago
Rhodes and
Ferrell
Harnshaw
Vayeé
Sewell
Shea
Philadelphia
Wilshere and Foxx
Thomas, Andrews and Hemsley
Detroit
Hadley, Pettit
Bolton
Sullivan
Cochrane
Dailey
Is Roswell
Gen. Ingalls
N.M.M.I
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