Wood defends NM Legion admin amid charges of manipulation
Osborne C Wood, New Mexico Legion adjutant general, defends his department during a trial of charges alleging fraudulent Legion membership procurement and control efforts. National figures Johnson Reynolds Colmery confront the case as a court convenes at Legion headquarters during the annual commanders and adjutants conference.
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Indianapolis
Department of the American
Leonard Wood
United States
Johnson
Sam Reynolds
Nebraska
Harry Colmery
Kansas
Wood
Herman G. Baca
John Hernandez
J D. Atwood
New Mexico
James Ringley
Illinois
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
National Executive Committee
Russia Recognizes by America Trade Boost New Envoy Named
President Roosevelt announced the United States will resume normal relations with Russia and exchange ambassadors. William C. Bullitt is named the first American envoy to Russia in 16 years. The letters between Roosevelt and Maxim Litvinoff cover propaganda religious freedom legal protections and economic espionage. The Russian government waives claims from the Siberian expedition after the Bolsheviks came to power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Russia
William C. Bullitt
Maxim Litvinoff
Siberian
Man Who Shot His Baby Dies in El Paso Hospital
Las Cruces N M Nov 17 AP Pete Lucero night watchman shot his two year old daughter then killed himself yesterday. He later died in an El Paso hospital after his wife said he had been worried over financial matters. The baby was shot in her arms.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Pete Lucero
Dieq
el Paso
Two Nations Squabble Over Confidence Votes
Beverly Hills report notes Germany seeks confidence in its man while France, upset by covert ballots, demands league involvement. Germany pledges arms as France urges restraint to preserve peace. The author urges leaving the quarrel unresolved and focusing on domestic ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Germany
France
League
See Pact Today Between U S and Russians
Washington reports that ties forged in talks between President Roosevelt and Maxim Litvinoff are expected to bind the United States and Soviet Russia before nightfall. After days of conferences an understanding on major issues is in place, with a White House forecast on recognizing Russia.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Soviet Russia
Warm Springs
Georgia
White House
Litvinoff
Executive
New Conference on Disarmament Plans Move to Geneva
London reports rapid selection of a Geneva meeting site as Britain signals readiness to offer Germany arms concessions. Sir John Simon and Captain Eden travel to confer with French Foreign Minister Paul-Boncour and possibly with Italy and the US delegation led by Ambassador Hugh Wilson. Germany’s demand for concessions keeps talks urgent amid Versailles treaty tensions.
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London
Germany
Geneva
John Simon
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Sir John
Eden
Joseph Paul-Boncour
M. Paul-Boncour
France
Italy
Hugh H. Wilson
United States
Norman H. Davis
Rome
Oth
Fatal shooting on South Main Street in Roswell
Maclovio Lara a 21 year old ranch worker from Del Rio died at St. Mary's hospital after a 9:45 pm shooting near 305 South Main Street. Juan Montoya says Lara attacked with a knife prompting his use of an automatic .22 pistol. Montoya is jailed as an assistant district attorney plans charges pending. A preliminary hearing was set for this afternoon before Justice of the Peace TL Johnson.
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Maclovio Lara
St. Mary’s Hospital
Juan Montoya
South Main Street
Main Street
Alameda and
Tilden
Montoya
Frank Young
Lara
Lake J. Frazier
Roswell
St. Mary's Hospital
Ballard
Ballard Funeral Home
del Rio
TL. Ljohnson
Justice of the Peace
Sam McCue
Old Toys Collected Tomorrow by Roswell Scouts
A Roswell canvass by Boy Scouts will gather old toys tomorrow morning for the Lions annual Christmas distribution. Local groups including the Women’s Bible Class First Christian Church and Clover Leaf Club will help craft dolls and clothes while firemen weld repair and paint toys.
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Roswell
Boy Scouts
Lions
Lions Ciuo
Santa Claus
Womens’ Bible Class
First Christian Church
Clover Leaf Club
Manthy
P. D. Taylor
Girl Scouts
Butler Guilty of Double Murder in New Mexico
Socorro New Mexico November 17 After six hours of deliberation a jury found Albert Butler guilty of first degree murder in the February 1932 killings of K V Stotts and Ray Stotts. The verdict carries a mandatory death sentence. Butler claimed self defense and was remanded to the county jail as sentencing by District Judge Harry P Owens looms. He led officers to the shallow grave where father and son were buried before the case resumed with renewed defense motions.
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Socorro
N. M
Albert Butler
Ray Opal Stotts
Catron County
Butler
Harry P. Owen
North Star Ranger Station
Shreveport
Stotts
New Mexico
G S Downer Dies Today in Albuquerque
G S Downer a 45 year old Albuquerque attorney died after a weeks long illness in a local hospital. He had moved to New Mexico in 1912 from Wyoming and later served as assistant attorney then tax attorney for the Santa Fe Railroad before entering private practice. Downer aided drainage and tax litigation including the Lakewood drainage case and Lake McMillan project. He was born May 4 1888 in Longmont Colorado and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi. He is survived by his widow four children and his parents. Funeral services will be held here Saturday.
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Albuquerque
N. M
George S. Downer
Downey
New Mexico
Wyoming
Roswell
Santa Fe Railroad
W. A. Keleber
Downer
Lakewood
Lake McMillan
Eddy County
Longmont
Col.o
Frank M
Mabel Fox Downer
University of Colorado
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Phi Delta Phi
Weather briefing forecasts colder weekend across states
Fair tonight and Saturday across New Mexico and Kansas with colder or slightly colder conditions. West Texas and Colorado show partial to central cooling, with Wyoming colder in central and east portions tonight. Temperatures include Amarillo 64 to 44 and El Paso 78 to 44, others vary nationwide.
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New Mexico
Kansas
West
Texas
Colorado
Wyoming
Amarillo
Chicago
Denver
el Paso
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Washington
Seventeen Carloads Of Lambs Shipped From Industry Spur
Seventeen carloads of lambs were shipped from Industry Spur at South Spring yesterday afternoon to Kansas City and St Joseph markets and to feed lots in Kansas and Missouri. Bloom Landard Cattle Co sent 13 cars, White Mountain Sheep Co three, and R. R. Worswick one. Each car carried about 280 to 300 head.
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Industry Spur
South Spring
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Kansas
Missouri
Bloom Landard Cattle Co
White Mountain *Sheep Company
R. R. Worswick
Governor for state park in drought area
Santa Fe, Nov. 17 AP Gov. A W Hockenhuhl announces efforts to place a state park on New Mexico east side to provide immediate Civil Works jobs for drought stricken farmers. About 1289 acres in Roosevelt or Curry counties would host a recreational park with game preserve, fishing waters, trees, playgrounds and amenities to boost visitor numbers to Carlsbad Caverns. The project aims to hire 200 to 300 workers quickly and would not interfere with the Caverns.
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Santa Fe
Byron ©. Beall
Bernalillo
A. W. Hockenhul
New Mexico
Drouth
Roosevelt
Curry County
Carlsbad Caverns
State Game and Fish Docarent
Breuth
Roswell Leads Tularosa 20 At Halftime
Roswell High held a 20 to 0 lead over Tularosa High at halftime in this afternoon’s football game. Roswell outplayed the visitors with a dominant first half showing and seeks to extend the margin after the break.
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Roswell
Tularasa
Roswell High
Tularosa High
Tularosa
Macy heads to Clovis to confer on highway post
State Highway Engineer G. D. Macy travels to Clovis to meet C. E. Mauldin who will be named business manager of the highway department. The plan was altered as Mauldin was not arriving here.
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Macy
Clovis
Walldin Santa Fe
G. D. Macy
C. E. Mauldin
Highway Department
Mauldin
Two Confesses to Killing Kidnapped Hart
San Jose authorities press for body recovery as state and federal agents report John M Holmes and Thomas H Thurmond confessed to throwing Brooke L Hart into San Francisco Bay after abducting him. They were jailed in San Francisco, with officials citing a shirt strip and suspected flesh as material proof.
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San Jose
Calif
Brooke L. Hart
John M_Holmes
Thomas H. Thurmond
Department of Justice
Hart
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
San Mateo Bridge
Road improvement requests from Roswell chamber and county
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce and Chaves county commissioners telegrammed state highway officials requesting a county road program in Chaves. They proposed several projects including Roswell Y O crossing south end, Mc Galley Avenue, Pine Lodge road west to the county line, and other segments. No word had been received by noon. Butt said the projects were to go into long term work and each would cost about 5 000 dollars.
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Frank Butt
New Mexico Highway Commission
Washington
Roswell
Thee
Roswell-Y O Crossing
Hast McGalley
Main Street
Roswell-Dexter Highway
Pine Lodge Road
County Line
Hagerman
Pinon
Hi Lonesome
Olive
Lake Arthur
South Spring
Highway Department
Aong
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N. Y
Stanley Kotkowski
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L. I
Beall
Bernalillo County
America
Pernalillo County
Grant County
Will ¢ Rogers
U.S
Conference ON Disarmament
South Main ST
Garcia Yriap
Pine Lodge
Harry P. Owens
G. S. Downer
Chaves CO
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