Vast Increase In Size of the Army and More to Come
Santa Fe May 18 The United States Army has grown rapidly from 227 000 a year ago to 1 210 000 today with 487 000 in the regular army 283 600 National Guardsmen 38 000 Reserve Officers and 402 000 Selective Service trainees The army is expanding at about 25 000 men per week with posts across the United States Fort Bragg N C will house over 62 000 soldiers The wartime surge dwarfs the previous peak and the combined force could reach 1 500 000 when navy strength is included
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Santa FE
United States Army
United States
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army Excuses and Draft Views in New Mexico
The piece notes New Mexico has few conscientious objectors with 1820 of 539000 classified. It mentions attitudes toward objectors, non combatant camps, and possible jail. It observes remount purchases for the U S Cavalry, and Greek support for universal military service. It adds U S industry output for military gear and memorializes Mrs Epimenia Tapia De Hinojos in Santa Rosa.
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CCC
New Mexico
United States Cavalry
F. L. Hamilton
Colorado Springs
Santa Rosa
N. M
Epimenia Tapia de Hinojos
Escaped prisoner hunted as railroad yards checked
In Santa Fe New Mexico on May 194 officers watched Cerrillos and Lamy yards for Robert F. Lewis who fled jail while awaiting a federal hearing on a Los Angeles bank robbery. A net along highways failed to trap him and investigators widened search to rail points. White and McClain were recaptured after helping Lewis over a jail exercise yard fence. White faced auto theft charges in Clovis and McClain fled LA to dodge a felony case.
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Santa FE
N. M
Cerrillos
Lamy
Robert F. Lewis
Los Angeles
Lewis
William A. White
Clarence McClain
Santa Fe City
White
Clovis
McClain
Fisher Dies At Hurley Smelter Inquest Ordered
Marion K. Fisher aged 50 died after a fall at the Hurley smelter yesterday. An inquest was ordered. Fisher was a World War II veteran and is survived by his widow and two children.
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Silver City
N. M
Marion K. Fisher
Hurley
Fisher
Congress Eyes Bills Across Agencies and Appropriations
Today in Congress the ATE group considers an appropriations bill while the Agriculture committee weighs extending TVA development to the Cumberland river basin. The Public Buildings committee studies a defense works acquisition bill as the Commerce subcommittee debates permitting Canadian and British vessels to carry iron ore between Great Lakes ports. The House considers minor legislation as the Ways and Means committee reviews further treasury tax proposals and the Naval committee discusses reported interference with merchant marine reserve recruiting. Saturday recesses for both houses.
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Associated Press
ATE
Agriculture Committee
TVA
Cumberland River Basin
Commerce Subcommittee
Great Lakes
HOUSE
Ways and Means
Treasury
Naval Committee
Merchant Marine Reserve
Jesus Hinojos First Treasurer of Guadalupe County
Jesus Hinojos served as Guadalupe County's first treasurer and also worked as a scout for Kit Carson, marking notable early public service and frontier involvement.
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Jesus Hinojos
Guadalupe County
Kit Carson
Two Held Charges Frauds Over State
Clayton New Mexico May 19 state police charged J Admire and Gladys Admire with fraudulently obtaining money from merchants in more than a dozen towns. They allegedly deceived 8 to 20 merchants in each town of 3 to 10 dollars by giving free circus tickets. They were taken to Las Vegas for trial. Merchants victim list includes Lovington Portales Santa Rosa Fort Sumner Roy Tucumcari Clayton Springer Las Vegas Mountainair and others.
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Clayton
N. M
New Mexico
Admire
Gladys Admire
Las Vegas
Iowa
Lovington
Portales
Santa Rosa
Fort Sumner
Roy
Tucumcari
Springer
Mountainair
Typographical Error Haunts 8th Avenue Temple News
Editor notes the elusive typographical error that slips past copy readers before presses roll. The piece humorously explains how the small mistake grows into a mountain on final paper, provoking boss and reader agony while all other pages stay clean.
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Zoe
8Th Avenue Temple News
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