Sally Rand declares bankruptcy in San Francisco
In bankruptcy court Sally Rand, stage performer, admits she owes $64,631 with no cash on hand. She says jewels are pawned and insurance none, after $74,830 earned at the Golden Gate Exposition and nightclub shows. Hearing continues to December 20 or January as she plans travel to Florida.
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San Francisco
Helen Gould Beck
Sally Rand
Golden Gate Exposition
Sally
Florida
Silver bricks tied to Texan swindle in New Mexico case
Fort Sumner New Mexico Nov 21 government custody holds 38 silver bricks valued about 4500 tied to an alleged gold bricks swindle involving a West Texas banker. Secret Service in Albuquerque says several figures unnamed faced a possible $300000 loss while a bogus treasure tale and maps fueled the scheme and a planned overland transfer failed after a hijacking.
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Fort Sumner
N. M
Secret Service
Texas
Mexico
Emmett B. Hargett
Albuquerque
West Texas
U. S. Customs
el Paso
Hargett
E. E
Tex) Ferguson
Big Spring
Ferguson
Lindsey
Oklo
Houston
Hulda Hobbs Speaks Tonight on Guatemala
Miss Hulda Hobbs of the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe and former Roswell girl will headline the Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society meeting at the Roswell museum at 7 30 tonight. Her talk covers Guatemala based on two archaeological expeditions she joined. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Hobbs of Roswell and a Roswell High School, New Mexico University graduate with postgraduate biology study at the University of Washington. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Hobbs
Museum of New Mexico At
Santa Fe
Roswell
Chaves
Western Front Quiet Except Artillery Fire
Berlin dispatch reports heavy French shelling in the Perl sector at the junction of Germany France and Luxembourg ending a 35 hour silence on the western front. rest of front between the Moselle and Rhine quiet. upper Rhine sees night activity by French searchlights with increased rifle and anti tank fire. DNB notes perceived enemy nervousness and floods forcing bunker clearouts. German reconnaissance yields important results while anti aircraft fire is ineffective. subs in Baltic and North Seas push merchants to German harbors for search. many more halted at sea and released. French high command says nothing of importance.
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Berlin
Perl
Luxembourg
DNB
Moselle
Rhine
Upper Rhine
London
Baltic
North Seas
Roswell Coach Praises Team Spirit Ahead of Key Game
Roswell high coach Poe Corn praised his Coyotes for their improved spirit after a tough start. He noted a 5 or 6 year best season and a final game against Las Cruces with state championship stakes, while outlining roster changes and future outlook. The meeting also covered Kiwanis plans for a theater fundraiser and other school notes.
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Poe Corn
Roswell
Kiwanis
Corn
Las Cruces
Coyotes
New Mexico
Austin High
el Paso
Odessa
Tex
Brenneman
Joyce
Western State
Artesia High
Paul H. Deaton
Roswell High
W. C. Taylor
Childrens’ Theatre
New York
Kiwanis Club
Milk Fund
A. B. Cotton
C. M. Ejiffert
New Mexico Proclaims Thanksgiving Date Change
Governor Miles confirms New Mexico will observe Thanksgiving on November 30 in line with traditional timing, while President Roosevelt assigns November 23 nationally. The proclamation praises harvests, wealth of resources, employment, and peaceful hopes for world harmony. It urges residents to give thanks and display the flag in homes and places of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Miles
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Japan Denies Blocking U S Goods in China
Tokyo ambassador Kensuke Horinouchi defended Japanese policy in China saying Americans receive fast travel and preferential treatment. He said any delays stem from military necessity, reacting to Sumner Welles and Caldwell reports about coal and peanut shipments in Tientsin.
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Washington
Kensuke Horinouchi
China
Horinouchi
Sumner Welles
Tientsin
Welles
John K. Caldwell
Miles outlines highway plan linking farms and tourism
Governor Miles told the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau in Albuquerque that the highway program serves farm to market outlets and promotes tourism. He noted 516 miles paved or contracted in 10.5 months, including 285 miles of contracts, calling it a historic showing for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Miles
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
New Mexico
Cantata by 250 Junior High Pupils
Two hundred fifty seventh and eighth graders sang Childhood of Hiawatha under Miss Harriet Poorbaugh with Miss Lenore Shafer at the piano. The solo singing pleased. the concert was praised as very beautiful. The second half featured eight to ten selections by the school band under Woodrow Cameron, including a medley of World War tunes. Attendance surpassed 1,000.
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Hiawatha
Harriet Poorbaugh
City Schools
Lenore Shafer
Woodrow Cameron
Britain Seizes German Exports In Protest At Sea
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that Britain will seize exports of German origin on the high seas in retaliation for alleged violations of international law and German mineings that have sunk ships off the British east coast. A Japanese liner Terukuni Maru was said to have been sunk. a British mine-laying trawler Mastiff was added to wartime losses.
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London
Great Britain
High Seas
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Netherlands
Simon Bolivar
Britain
Attlee
Germany
Kuhn States He Could Use Bund Funds Freely
New York Nov 21 Fritz Kuhn on trial for stealing 1891 from his German American Bund testified he believed under the leadership principle he could use the funds for his own expenses and band needs He admitted sending love and kiss telegrams to Mrs Florence Camp to explain his liking for her Prosecutors say he spent over 700 of the Bunds money moving Mrs Camp furniture around the country His wife Elsa Kuhn appeared in court with him and proclaimed loyalty to him.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Florence Camp
Héd
Two Convicted Two Plead Guilty In Chaves County Docket
November term district court opened before Judge James B. McGhee with two convictions and two guilty pleas so far. Mike Perales found guilty of forgery. Buster Lew pleaded guilty to forgery. Curley Glass pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Enrique Galindo’s assault with deadly weapon charge dismissed. E. O. Creager found guilty of rape. J. D. Johnson found not guilty of reckless and drunk driving. No cases set for tomorrow. Jury panel listed.
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Chaves County
James B. McGhee
Mike Perales
Buster Lewis
H. A. “Curley
Glass
Enrique Galindo
G. L. Reese
E. O. Creager
J. D. Johnson
Valentine Cauhope
Sam Stolaroff
Frank Reinecke
William A. Hoffman
Phillip Monical
Albert A. Bailey
Charles F. Waller
Elmer Heine
J. Walden Bassett
S. D. Denison
W. J. Little
Lyle Moots
J. P. White, Jr
Otto Conley
T. M. Fowler
Oliver L. Ferguson
William R. Goodwin
P. V. Thorson
Basil A. Barnett
B. C. Mossman, Jr
F. G. Keyes
Jason Kellahin
D. H. Wikhnot, Jr
Raymond Smith
Eugene Hobson
Jack Lair
Earl McDecwell
G. K. Richardson
C. W. Powell
Frank W. Hill
George Foster
Forest L. Sherman
Lewis Brown
Carl McNally
J. B. Bockman
Bayard W. Curry
Doctor Dalphond Arrested in Nevada on Fraud and Unlicensed Practice
Dr. George Dalphond, indicted by the Chaves county grand jury for obtaining money by false pretenses and practicing medicine without a license, was arrested in Ely, Nevada at the request of the Chaves county sheriff's department. He will be returned to Roswell immediately, Sheriff Young stated.
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George Dalphond
Chaves County
Grand Jury
Ely
Nev
Sheriff’s Department
Roswell
Young
Roswell Chamber to Name Nomination Committee Tonight
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce board will appoint a nominating committee during its regular meeting tonight. The action reflects standard governance procedures in preparing the slate for upcoming elections.
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C. OF C. Nominating Committee
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Governor Miles Likely Invited to Geronimo Premiere
J E Ted Jones district manager for Griffith Theatres said Paramount authorized inviting Governor Miles to the world premiere of the film Geronimo in Safford Arizona on November 25 He would appear on an NBC broadcast with Governor Bob Jones of Arizona and other celebrities if he attends
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J. E
Ted” Jones
Griffith Theatres
Paramount
Miles
Geronimo
Safford
Arizona
Bob Jones
J. E. Jones
George B. Jewett Moves After 34 Years in Roswell
George B. Jewett relocates his billiards and pool hall after 34 years in Roswell, from a longtime West Section room near the Roswell Building and Loan to a new site on West Third Street. Since 1904 he built a respected business, forbidding gambling and liquor, while serving in civic roles including Boy Scouts leader and Chamber of Commerce officer. He plans to continue a high class recreation room with billiards snooker and pool at the new location.
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George B. Jewett
West Third Street
Roswell
Jewett
New Mexico
Chamber ofSommerce
Chamber of Commerce
Trio Chest drive opens with partial reports
No figures were available at two o'clock this afternoon on the amount raised on opening day of the Trio Chest campaign for the Salvation Army and Boy and Girl Scouts. Only 10 of 26 teams had reported, according to T. L. Gardner Jr. Reports incomplete but a significant total was anticipated by tomorrow. A. F. Madison is chairman. Workers had breakfast before beginning the campaign.
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Salvation Army
T. L. Gardner, Jr
A. F. Madison
Glass names Byrd or Garner for 1940 presidency
Senator Carter Glass disclosed that for the 1940 Democratic nomination he favors two choices for president vice president Garner and Senator Byrd of Virginia. He praised both men, declined to discuss a Roosevelt third term, and hinted he would support Garner if Byrd failed to secure the nomination while urging a Virginia delegation tilt to Byrd. Garner aides plan an early public outline of national policy and a delegate drive in spring primaries.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Garner
Byrd
D-Va
John Garner
Harry Byrd
Glass
Roosevelt
Howeve
Virginia
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Japan
U. S
Virginia Cogswell
Georgia Peach
Kuhn
Gov
Prague
Constantin von Neurath
Bohemia
Fine Program
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U.S
Japliner
Dr. Dalphond
Nevada
Geo. Jewett
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