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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1934

Page

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Cutting Silent On New Mex Politics May Form New Party

Washington reports renewed talk of a third party in Wisconsin shifting attention to Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico. Cutting remains silent, saying no announcement until Congress adjourns. Indications point to possible administration support and a plan to back Cutting along with Hatch and Chavez in moves to reshape New Mexico politics.

Cutting Senator Hatch Washington Wisconsin Bronson Cutting New Mexico Farley Franklin D. Roosevelt Seok Cuttinz Hatch Bratton Dennis Chavez Chavez House Senate State Central Committee LaFollette Progressives New Mexic

Tragic Highway Crash Claims Neets Thorne Life

Deets Thorne of Hagerman dies after a tanker truck carrying molten asphalt overturns on a highway west of Roswell. A passerby witnessed Thorne raise a hand before the emergency response, as the hot asphalt enveloped him and the crew rushed to assist. A Bell County ambulance transported him. details continue on page five.

Thorne Dostelick Woodman Roswell Harry Woodman

Drought Worsens for New Mexico Cattlemen

In Las Cruces on May 23 AP reports Southern New Mexico cattlemen face the worst drought since 1924. Water holes may last under 30 days, ranges are parched, feeding loss grows as cake costs rise to 26 dollars a ton. Some cattlemen haul water and haul feed to avoid star vation, with few shipping cattle out.

Las Cruces S. M New Mexico E. J. Isaacks Mesilla Valley Isaacks Né &Id

Degrees Granted At New Mexico State University

About 200 students including 30 from the graduate school will receive degrees at UNM commencement in Albuquerque on June 4. Graduates hail from 11 states and 35 New Mexico cities, with Albuquerque home to the majority. names listed include Cagle and Knotts of Clovis, several from Santa Fe, and others from Raton to Santa Cruz.

Albuquerque N. M University of New Mexico New Mexico Charles C. Cagle Jack Walton Georgia Knotts Clovis Frances Andrews Elvina Fullerton John Teare Harry Moulton Miriam Marmon Max A. Pflueger Santa Fe Alice Conway Gaius Rouse Titus W. Rowse William Farley Raton Robert Baldwin Dorothy Eaton Socorro Ruth Bigler Artelia Vena Gault Grace Agnes Booth Tucumcari Joe D. Robinson Tularosa Jane Spencer Carrizozo Harrie Louise Ward Gertrude Warner Las Vegas Harvey ‘Whitehill Deming Thomage Hide Taos Oliver Butler Roswell Margaret McCarthy L. C. Reynolds Springer Fay Terry Minnie Laws A. L. Hicks Estancia Willie True Melrose Fred Womack Mountainair Archie Garcia Clayton George Hood Rehoboth Eva Israel Farmington Elizabeth Long van Houten Glen O. McGuire Capitan Benjamin Moya Grants Norma Thomson Gallup Beulah S. Mauk Tiaban Pauline Regensberg Colmar Fernando Salaz Los Chavez Stella Marie Schmitt Fort Wingate Mary Lee Archer Santa Rita Elias Atencio Dixon Iva Thompson Cimarron Robert C. Brown Fred D. Huning, Jr Los Lunas L. C. Matthews Thompson Setton HLIDA Ralph Trigg Fort Sumner Seraphine Wendling Santa Cruz

Hitch-Hiker Admits Slaying Navy Officer in Drunken Fight

Leo Hudgins 24, a Kansas suspect, admits killing Lieut. Commander Trowbridge U S N with a hammer after a drunken quarrel. He says the body lies in a roadside ditch near Greensburg Kansas. Hudgins was captured in Thatcherville Oklahoma after driving the officer's bloodstained car to a repair shop.

Marietta Oklo Kansas Leo Hudgins J. Trowridge San Diego Hudgins Mississippi Trowridge M. B. Gossett Harry Rephart Greensburg Kas Thatcherville Okla Trowbridge

Katon Woman Held for Fatal Shooting

Raton New Mexico May 25 AP Colfax county officers held Jewel Gray alias Ada Mae Van dyke of Raton for questioning in the fatal shooting of E W Wilson whom officers believe is Albert W Jones ex service man. Sheriff Fletcher said Miss Gray admitted shooting after a quarrel in which he struck her but she did not reveal details of the quarrel.

Raton N. M Colfax Jewel Gray Ada Mae Vandyke E. W. Wilson Albert W. Jones G. R. Fletcher

Boy 7 Lost Near Raton Found By Searchers

A seven year old boy from Ocate New Mexico was reported missing in the mountains near Heck Canyon yesterday morning. Blood hounds traced him to a cabin four miles from his last sighting where he was found safe. The cabin belonged to Joe McGill and was occupied by Tranquilano Lopez.

Dogs Used in Colfax Search for Missing Adams Child

Bloodhounds aided by prison dogs joined the Colfax county search for nine year old daughter of Mr Adams of Strong Adams Lumber Co. Efforts continued through the day as authorities pursued leads and scoured rural areas near Santa Fe, seeking the missing girl after a troubling disappearance.

Santa Fe Colfax County Adams Strong Adams Lumber Co

President seeks tighter oil control at Congress session

President Roosevelt told a semi weekly press conference that Congress should tighten the oil control program this session. He also said Frank C Walker will take a summer leave from the National Emergency Council and return in the fall. He will send a message to Congress on war debts and noted illegal oil production threatens the oil control system.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Frank C. Walker Chhairman National Fergency Council Logan Senate Mines Committee Rayburn House Interstate Commerce Committee

Bowen Funeral Held in Hagerman Church Service

Funeral services for W. E. Bowen, a pioneer resident of Hagerman, were held this afternoon at the Hagerman Christian Church. Burial followed at Hagerman. Arrangements were handled by C. G. Mason, funeral director.

Governor Hockenhull to speak at Clovis high school graduation

Gov. A. W. Hockenhull travels from Santa Fe to Clovis for high school graduation exercises tonight and will return Friday. He will also be in Mountain tomorrow night for the same event and then resume duties in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe A. W. Hockenhull Clovis Mountain

Temple nurse Miss Etta Parr returns home to Oklahoma

Miss Etta Parr head nurse at Temple hospital Philadelphia left Roswell on the afternoon train for Norman Oklahoma. She was injured Monday May 14 in an automobile accident north of Roswell and received care at St Mary's hospital during her stay. Fellow nurse Miss Madeline Saxe was also injured but departed to stay with her sister in Carlsbad.

Etta Parr Temple Hospital Philadelphia Roswell Norman Oklahoma St. Mary’s Hospital Madeline Saxe Carlsbad

Cahoon to Arrive in Roswell From California

BE A Cahoon will arrive here tomorrow from California for health reasons. Chief of police Frank Young and Dr D H Galloway left by auto to meet Cahoon at El Paso where he will arrive at 7 pm tonight. They will drive to Roswell tomorrow.

KE. A. Cahoon Roswell California Frank Young D. H. Galloway Mr. Cahoon el Paso

Navy planes rush aid to explorer near Galapagos

Washington reports a navy plane left the Panama Canal Zone at 6 15 am to reach the Galapagos Islands with a surgeon aboard to aid explorer William Albert Robinson. He fell ill with acute appendicitis while aboard a small boat and was listed critically ill. The main aircraft was piloted by Lieutenant Commander Hemnan E Halland and the surgeon by Lieutenant Commander Rollo W Hutchinson. The Galapagos are over 900 miles from the Canal Zone.

Washington Navy Department Panama Canal Zone Galapagos Islands William Albert Robinson Robinson Hemnan E. Halland Rollo W. Hutchinson Department Canal Zone

Old Gold Mill at White Oaks Destroyed by Fire

Carrizozo New Mexico May 23 AP Fire of undetermined origin leveled the old South Home Stake Mining Mill at White Oaks twelve miles north of town late yesterday. Erected in 1887 for fifty thousand dollars it stood unused after 31 years but had milled gold ore from the South Home Stake Mine.

Carrizozo South Home Stake White Oaks Here

State Upholds Low Sheriff Mileage Pay of Six Cents

In Santa Fe, Judge M A Otero Jr upheld the state policy of paying Sheriff John Peck of Roswell six cents a mile for transporting prisoners, denying a mandamus to force 12 cents. Peck had argued 12 cents is owed for official business. The decision aligns with auditor Velarde’s refusal to pay the higher rate.

Santa Fe John Peck Roswell M. A. Otero, Jr Peck Arsenio Velarde

Chocolate Paul Draw Stuns 5000 at Olympic Auditorium

In Los Angeles on May 23, Kid Chocolate and Tommy Paul battled to a draw in a crowd of about 5000 at the Olympic Auditorium. The result was declared by Mushy Callahan, the former fighter serving as referee. Both boxers had previously held featherweight supremacy.

Los Angeles Kid Chocolate Tommy Paul Olympic Auditorium Mushy Callahan

Power to Bar Arms Seen in Roosevelt Authority

The House passed a measure granting President Roosevelt power to ban sale of arms and munitions in the United States amid the Gran Chaco conflict between Bolivia and Paraguay. The decision highlights authority over domestic arms transactions linked to the war effort.

Washington House Today Roosevelt United States Gran Chaco Bolivia

Suspect Held In Kidnapping Of June Robles

Tuson Ariz May 23 AP A former convict with a long prison record named Joe Newton was questioned by authorities regarding the kidnapping of six year old June Robles. He was arrested last night on a separate Oklahoma bank robbery charge and had been under surveillance after information from June Robles led investigators to consider him a suspect in the desert kidnapping. Newton reportedly frequented a mine near the border and made calls from the Robles ranch between Sasabe and Tucson. His wife and child live in Tucson. He had served a federal sentence for a $2,000,000 train mail robbery in 1924 and had additional prison farm escape records in Texas. Authorities say June gave information that helped place Newton under watch. June Robles was abducted after leaving a school and found 19 days later in the desert south of Tucson.

Tuson Ariz June Robles Joe Newton Medford Okla Oklahoma Newton Bernabe Robles June Tucson of Robles Ranch Sasabe Tull Wyle Millis Jesse Department of Justice Joe Rondout

Baseball Today’s Scores From National League Games

National League results show Pittsburgh and Chicago posting wins while St. Louis suffered a 38 run deficit. Boston, New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and others posted mixed scores. Batter details note Meine Hoyt Grace Frankhouse Spohrer Bush Joiner Tate Mancuso Frey Lombardi Todd Mooney V Davis Benge Perres.

Pittsburgh Boston Meine, Hoyt Grace Frankhouse and Spohrer Chicago New York Bush Joiner Tate Schumacher and Mancuso St. Louis Brooklyn Mooney V_ Davis Benge Perres

Baseball Scores From City Leagues and Batter Names

A line of box scores lists teams such as Chicago Detroit Boston Cleveland Washington St Louis with innings and run totals. Batteries cited include Ruffing Deshong Dickey Lyons Madjeski Mahaffey Berry Frasier Auker Rowe Cochrane Grove Ferrell Harder Putlak Stewart Russell Phillips Newsom Hemsley.

New York Chicago Ruffing Deshong Dickey, Lyons & Madjeski Philadelphia Detroit Mahaffey & Berry, Frasier, Auker, Rowe & Cochrane Boston Cleveland Grove and Ferrell Harder and Putlak Washington St. Louis Stewart, Russell and Phillips Newsom and Hemsley

Unclear matchup list of players and teams

Fragmentary OCR reads names and teams without clear context or outcomes. Mentions McManus, Trosky, Dykes, Trbanski, Wilson, Lazerri, Pepper, Simmons, Lyons across Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, NY, St Louis and Brooklyn in varying affiliations. No event or result established.

Otf McManus Boston Trosky Cleveland

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Chicago Union Union Stockyards The Armour Meat Company Union Stock Exchange Barrow Pal Texas Bonnie Parker Neets Thorne Arcadia Clyde Barrow Louisiana Desperde Parker Bonnie Hamer M. Gault Ted Finten Bob Dallas Tamer Gault Black Lake Texas Ranger Bossier Parish Bienville Parish Rangers Seg Jordan Hait Wight Beverly Hills Calif Mr. Darrow Hugh Johnson Johnson Dillinger NRA N.M. Drouth State University NAVY S. J. Trowbridge U. Ss. N Boy BE. A. Cahoon STATE Paul Guv. Ferguson Sonora Mexico Cincinnati Frey Lombardi Collins Todd Bae Theorea Smitty America Walter Berndt
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