Dust Storm Havoc S Apocalyptic Midwest Crop Outlook
Parched prairies and plains baked by heat and black blizzards of dust sprawl across Middle America. Local showers offer slim hope in Nebraska Iowa North and South Dakota, while the drought stretches into Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas. Airborne dust disrupts aviation in Chicago and inflates wheat futures as experts call the event unprecedented in intensity.
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Americans Take 3 of 4 Walker Games
In St. Andrews Scotland May, Johnny Goodman led Americans through a 3 of 4 showing in Walker games as part of the Associated Press report. The event featured top amateur and professional links players beginning in the early rounds with match results shaping the standings.
Removal of Roswell highway engineer eyed over Reeves Hill
Artesia may 11 AP representatives from eight communities along highway 83 demand the removal of district highway engineer W R Eccles and immediate action to fix Reeves Hill 50 miles west of here alleging only 30 percent completed work and exhausted funds while promising a Cloudcroft meeting may 21 an protest to Gov A W Hockenhull details include Chaves county residents filing the complaint and the governor’s position.
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Lovington
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P. L. Rapkoch
Las Cruces
Highway Commission
Cloudcroft
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Alamogordo
Santa Fe
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Senate Agrees on Mandatory Silver Bill Language
Washington May 11 The Senate silver block and Secretary Morgenthau reached a consensus on the bill's language and will send it to President Roosevelt early next week for final terms. McCarran said the policy would declare silver as primary monetary base with gold, authorized and directed, comprising 25 percent of the metallic currency base. Borah called the conference more satisfactory though wary.
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Trouble Brews Reform School at Springer
Albuquerque reports difficulties at the New Mexico Industrial School at Springer likely to bring resignations of the board. Governor Hockerhull plans new appointments as tensions over superintendent Jaffa Miller and alleged political interference widen. Parents and trustees allege patronage and mismanagement amid unrest among inmates and staff.
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Soo
Geodetic Survey Party Passes Through Roswell Area
A Geodetic Survey party from the U S Department of Commerce with 16 trucks traveled through here this afternoon headed toward Vaughn New Mexico after surveying about 20 miles west of Roswell yesterday. Led by Lieut Porter the crew works on latitude longitude control points for future surveys over a wide area from Hot Springs Texas to Vaughn New Mexico. Observers include Thomas Bockman Buck and Crow.
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Child, 4, seriously hurt by rattlesnake bite near Clovis
Clovis New Mexico May 11 AP Earline Compton four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Compton near Grier was in serious condition in a hospital after a rattlesnake struck her right hand while she and an older sister played in the yard. Serum was given but the child remained weak following recent measles recovery.
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Earline Compton
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Grier
City Beautiful Contest Entries
Contest entries received include Mrs A L Fales at 624 N Main with a Climbing Rose Mrs E R Duvall sending bouquets of Columbines and Mixed perennials Mrs Ora Deen at 122 EB Hendricks with a bouquet of roses and Mrs T H Craig at 807 North Kentucky with a Parking theme.
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N. Main
E. R. Duvall
Ora Deen
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T. H Craig
North Kentucky
Renovating Projects Under Way In City
The Record reports several remodeling efforts: Roswell Building and Loan Association at 102 North Washington, Louis Falconi on South Missouri, George B. Jewett installing a washed-air ventilating system for his store, Bowman Bakery to begin painting tomorrow, C. J. Neis at 211 South Washington, M. Stevenson on Morningside with electrical work and painting, and Camp Fusion modernizing cabins.
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Louis Falconi
Missouri
George B. Jewett
Bowman Bakery
C. J. Neis
South Washington
M. Stevenson
Morningside
Camp Fusion
Mayoral Sendoff Dinner Set At Elks Club
The time honored feed honoring the outgoing mayor and aldermen will be held May 15 at the Elks Club. Mayor Moore and the new councilmen will host, while former Mayor Smurl and retiring council members attend as guests.
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Booster Dinner Drawing Large Roswell Attendance
A booster dinner for Roswell high school athletics is planned for tonight at 6 30 at The Woman's Club. An earlier notice misstated the venue as the Chamber of Commerce and is corrected. All businessmen are urged to attend for an enjoyable evening. Tickets cost 60 cents.
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Baseball Today Scores and Batter Details
National League games show Cleveland, Boston, and Chicago with varied runs while pitchers and batteries are listed. Detroit and Philadelphia split a 14 run game, plus Washington and St Louis win. List of pitchers includes Auker Hogsett Frasier Cochrane Cain Maturak Kline Berry Hayes St. Louis and more.
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Home Run Totals Noted Across Leagues
Baseball round up lists players with home runs including Chapman from New York Cochrane Detroit Leslie Brooklyn Higgins Philadelphia Foxx Philadelphia Hatfey Cincinnati Phillips Washington Gehringer Detroit Subr Pittsburgh. Details indicate varying teams and positions with multiple teams represented across the circuit.
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Roswell Dedication Service Ties Mother’s Day to Home
Mayor J. E. Moore proclaims May 13 1954 a day of tribute to mothers and a solemn dedication of Roswell homes to God country and family during private gatherings and public services. The proclamation accompanies the Mother’s Day celebration linked to the United States Building and Loan League suggestion.
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Insull Freed on Bond After Indictment Plea Decline
Chicago May 11 Samuel Insull was released from federal custody today on bond of 200000 provided by a surety company after he refused to plead guilty or not guilty to the indictments.
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P Johnson Jr Elected Roswell Lions Club President
Sylvester P. Johnson Jr was elected president of the Roswell Lions Club at a Friday noon meeting at Nickson Coffee Shop. Officers named include Woodlaw Saunders as 1st vice president and Dr W T Neely as 2nd vice president with Tom White and Ernest Hodges as additional officers. Directors named were Fay B. Goodwin Howard Buchly Dr Thomas J Pearson Edd Amomett and S W Lodewick. The retiring president was A F Madison and speaker Floyd Childress discussed bank service charges under NRA code.
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Roswell Lions Club
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W. T. Neely
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Ernest Hodges
George Miller
Lion Tanner
John Allen Phinizy
Fay B. Goodwin
Howard Buchly
Thomas J. Pearson
Edd Amomett
S. W. Lodewick
A. F. Madison
Floyd Childress
First National Bank
Leie
NRA
Lions Club
Nickson
Debtor Nations Alarmed By Johnson Act Provisions
Nations in default face U S actions under the Johnson act as President Roosevelt signals a showdown over war debts. Treasury payments on June 15 may fail to clear a no default status, with markets shut to defaulters and diplomatic envoys warned.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
America
William Phillips
Arrested for possessing an unregistered still near Roswell
Audri B. C. Van Hoogenstraaten faced U S Commissioner Dan C Savage on charges of possession of an unregistered still carrying on an unlicensed distillery and possessing mash and wort for whiskey. Bond set at 1500. he remained jailed after bond default, linked to two others, Charles H Hall and Emmett K Traweek, seized with the stiles four miles southeast of Roswell.
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Roswell
U. S
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Srand
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State pays out large May salaries to state employees
Santa Fe May 11 AP The state paid 136233.63 from appropriations to salaries and April allotments for institutions and departments for contingent expenses. Payday started after severance tax collections exceeded 100000. May appropriations not yet set up and likely no further paychecks before June.
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