Destruction of NRA ready pay ransom for kidnapped boy
Tacoma authorities report plot to kidnap George Weyerhaeuser Jr. escalates as parents advertise in Seattle paper offering to pay $200,000. Police link suspects to remnants of Alvin Karpi and Machine Gun Kelly gangs and dispatch officers toward Vancouver, B C, amid reports of a second ransom note and sightings of a traveling party with a boy matching the description.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
George
A. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Seattle
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Percy Minnie
Weyerhaeusers
Weyerhaeuser
Alvin Karpis
Kelly
Vancouver
B. C
End Of New Deal Opposed By Talks On Voluntary Codes
Washington May 28 AP reports the administration eyed a revived Blue Eagle voluntary code as a possible replacement for NRA to cover minimum wages hours and child labor while ceasing to define unfair practices. Senator Harrison said such a plan could gain support in Congress with public pressure and would keep core wage hour limits without full compulsory regulation.
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Supreme Court
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Senate Finance Committee
The
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Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Capitol
Justice Department
NRA
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California Mans Lawsuit Trumps Headlines in Odd Note
An odd clipping notes Babe Ruth hitting three homers, Lawson Little winning golf, a 21 year old from Ohio University breaking records, and a man in California suing for non support, amid references to Congress Hitler and Mussolini.
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Sporting
Babe Ruth
Lawson Little
Stanford
Owens
Ohio University
Congress
Hitler
Mussolini
California
Roswell Launches Citywide Cleanup Ahead of Finals
Roswell residents join a broad cleanup drive, with housewives and youth preparing trash for city trucks. The efforts aim to clear alleys for a citywide haul starting Thursday, as officials urge property owners to have trash ready and finish alleys in one pass. Plans cover vacant lots with owners or nearby residents expected to act, aided by the chamber of commerce and city officials.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Chamber of Commerce
Adjutant General Charlton Sued for Divorce
Albuquerque, May 28. A divorce suit was filed in district court by Mrs. Nannie C. Charlton against Russell C. Charlton alleging incompatibility after living apart. She seeks custody of two children, Roland C. 10, and Robert O. 7. Charlton is Adjutant General of the New Mexico National Guard and a former city night captain.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Nannie C. Charlton
Russell C. Charlton
Roland C
Robert O
Charlton
New Mexico National Guard
Assault case probes after 11 year old girl attacked
In Albuquerque on May 28 Sheriff Ross Salazar said he was investigating a report by an 11 year old girl that three Indian boys criminally attacked her yesterday near the San Felipe school building. The girl said the youths seized her and dragged her into the dark. The incident is being examined as a criminal assault case.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ross Salazar
Old Albuquerque
Salazar
San Felipe
First Commencement at New Mexico Junior College
Portales New Mexico May 28 AP Seventeen students will receive diplomas in the first commencement of Eastern New Mexico Junior College. The 14 girls and 3 boys come from Roosevelt Quay Curry and Lea counties. The exercises will be outdoors on the lawn in front of the administration building with J F Meade president elect of Amarillo Junior College delivering the address.
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Portales
N. M
New Mexico
Eastern
Dr James F Zimmerman to speak in Roswell tonite
Dr James F Zimmerman president of New Mexico University will speak at the district court room tonight at eight on the Coronado Celebration planned statewide in 1940. He chairs the state appointed board for the celebration and is brought by the Chaves County Archeological and Historical Society for its regular meeting. The public is invited to attend and Roswell will hear of the statewide plans.
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James F. Zimmerman
New Mexico University
New Mexico
Zimmerman
Chaves County
Roswell
Lodewick Installed As Lions President
W. Lodewick was installed as president of the Lions Club for the coming year. Officers installed include Dr. W. T. Neely as first vice president Edd Amonett as second vice president Geo Miller as third vice president Bob Daughtry as secretary Geo Zimmerman as tail twister John Tannehill as Lion Tanner Morgan Davis and Ernest Hodges as directors for two years A F Madison Myron Prager and S P Johnson Jr as delegates to the district Lions convention in Clovis.
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Lions Club
W. T. Neely
Edd Amonett
Geo. Miller
Bob Daughtry
Geo. Zimmerman
Tail
John Tannehill
Lion Tanner
Morgan Davis
Ernest Hodges
A.F. Madison
Myron Prager
S. P. Johnson Jr
Clovis
Woman Shot During Strike Violence at Canton Plant
A woman onlooker, Mary Reed, 22, was lightly to seriously wounded by shotgun pellets during a fresh violence flareup at United Alloy Company's Canton plant. Two men were also injured in the incident as strike tensions escalated late today.
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Canton
United Alloy Company
Mary Reed
Area Scout Committee Meeting Here Today
The executive committee of the Eastern New Mexico Area Boy Scout Council met at the local Scout office this afternoon. A second quarterly area-wide commissioners meeting will be held here Thursday with commissioners from seven or eight cities expected and a commissioners course offered. These meetings began recently with a Portales start and are now a regular part of Scouting.
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New Mexico
Boy Scout Council
Boy Scout
Portales
Lifers Escape From New Mexico Prison
Jack Walker, a Quay county life term bank robber, escaped from the Santa Fe state penitentiary after directing guards to watch a water valve and a nearby hydrant. A roadster with a blond woman and a blond man was reported as the getaway vehicle, with only the initial license digits captured. Walker is 5'10" and 165 pounds with brown hair and eyes, received Dec 11, 1931.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Jack Walker
State Penitentiary
Walker
Quay County
Air Mail Flier Found Dead In Wrecked Plane
Al Lucas veteran flyer was found dead in the wreckage of his Billings to Cheyenne mail plane about 13 miles south of Glenda Wyoming. Reported near Douglas, Lucas 34 appeared to be caught by a sudden storm. To stay on course he descended to follow the highway into Cheyenne but struck an embankment at a road curve.
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al Lucas
Billings
Mont
Glenda
Lucas
Wyoming Air Service
Douglas
Prisoners Escape Alamogordo Jail Recaptured
Alamogordo New Mexico May 28 Two inmates escaped Sunday by prying a ceil ing opening and lowering themselves from a two story building with a flag rope They were recaptured today Leonardo Pena held for federal authorities was chased on foot after boarding a train T R De Witt was caught at Mayhill by officers
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Alamogordo
N. M
Leonardo Pena
T. R. de Witt
Mayhill
Municipal water plants not subject to state sales tax
Santa Fe May 28 AP A district judge ruled that municipal water plants are not subject to the 2 percent state sales tax while liquor dealers must pay both the sales and stamp taxes. The Las Cruces case challenged tax applicability. the Anison case upheld tax liability. The judge noted the stamp tax is a privilege tax and the sales tax applies to sale price under the new law.
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Santa. Fe
M. A. Otero, Jr
Las Cruces
State Tax Commission
Otero
Gus Anison
Kidnaper McGee Sentenced For 1933 Abduction
Walter McGee who kidnapped Mary McElroy in Kansas City in 1933 and was given life imprisonment after his death sentence was commuted was moved to Jefferson City State Prison on his 30th birthday. Governor Park had spared him from the gallows following Mrs McElroy’s plea. The victim, daughter of H. F. McElroy, was released after a $30,000 ransom.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Walter McGee
Mary McElroy
Jefferson City
Guy B. Park
Miss McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Four Army Fliers Die In Mather Field Crash
Fresno reporting four Army airmen were killed when a big bombing plane from Mather Field Sacramento crashed in Sequoia Park during maneuvers. The Hamilton field operation involved 25 ships. Officials had not yet been notified.
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Calif
Army
Mather Field
Sacramento
Sequoia Park
Hamilton Field
Conchas Dam Project Expected Final Action This Week
Santa Fe May 28 AP final favorable action on the Conchas dam project is expected this week. Gov Clyde Tingley said he had been advised by Senators Hatch and Chavez regarding the matter.
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Santa Fe
Conchas Dam
Clyde. Tingley
Hatch
Chavez
Memorial Day Service Program At South Park Cemetery
A Memorial Day service will be held at South Park Cemetery Thursday at ten o'clock under the auspices of local Posts of the United Spanish War Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. The program includes America led by H H Lewis Invocation Rev Ubald Gettysburg Address by Claude J Neis Solo There Is No Death by Harriet Poorbaugh Address by Dr A D Crile Song Tenting Tonight Benediction Rev Benjamin F Witelgeorge Taps by Dick Gardner and graves decorated by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
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H. H. Lewis
Ubald
Lincoln
Claude J. Neis
Harriet Poorbaugh
A. D. Crile
Jurado Gets a Suspended Sentence for Manslaughter
Irvin Jurado a hunchback Mexican youth pleaded guilty before Judge James B. McGhee in district court to manslaughter in the death of Ramon Carmona shot in a pool hall on March 8. He received seven to ten years with suspension due to physical and mental condition, per a physician report. Relatives watched as the judge warned Jurado to stay out of trouble. In a separate jury verdict Roy Ogden vs. Opal Pirkle in Vera Pirkle Ogden's guardianship settled a $555.25 insurance policy left by Carl Ogden. The jury found Carl incompetent to change beneficiaries and valued medical services at $150. Ethel Bogart pleaded guilty to stealing clothes from the Herbert Joyce home. sentencing pending.
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James B. McGhee
Ramon Carmona
Jurado
Furthes P
Udge McGhee
McGhee
Roy Ogden
Opal Pirkle
Vera Pirkle Ogden
Carl Ogden
Nationwide Coal Strike Planned After Collapse of Talks
Washington May 28 AP union officials said wage contract negotiations between Appalachian soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers of America collapsed and a nationwide soft coal strike is planned for June 17.
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Washington
Appalachian Soft Coal
United Mine Workers of America
Requests for 221.5 million to clear slums housing
Washington May 28 AP requests for 221,507,000 to clear slums and build low rental housing in 31 states topped a long list of work relief money requests released today. The entries include New Mexico Public Works Administration funding for Las Vegas to construct a two story administration and library building for New Mexico Normal University worth 128,000 dollars.
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Washington
New Mexico
PWA
Las Vegas
New Mexico Normal University
Baseball Scores From Early Games On Today Card
Scores show Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 3 6 3 and 1 6 1 runs with multiple pitchers listed. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 6 3 1 with Rhein Cantwell Spohrer Derringer Lombardi. Chicago and New York postponed by rain. Cleveland beat Washington 4 0 3 with Harder Putlak Newsom Boston. Chicago 5 Philadelphia 6 with Lyons Wyatt Sewell Marcum Berry in Batteries. Detroit 3 New York 3 0 1 2 8 with Crowder Hayworth Gomez Murphy Dickey. St Louis 6 Boston 5 with Walkup Coffman Knott Hemsley Grove Welch W Ferrel Berg.
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Detroit
New York
Crowder
Hayworth
Gomez
Murphy
Dickey
Mrs. Richardson Dies in Roswell Home Today
Roswell resident Mrs J R Richardson died shortly after noon at her daughter Mrs Paul Goodsell 304 South Washington after several years illness. Survived by husband in Texas expected home tonight a son Jack Richardson of Roswell and daughter member of First Baptist Church of Roswell Ballard Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Roswell
Paul Goodsell
South Washington
Richardson
Texas
Jack Richardson
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