Maverick Goes on Trial Today in Poll Tax Case
Maury Maverick, former San Antonio mayor and political figure, faces trial on charges of illegal purchase of poll tax receipts. His defense includes a 77 page motion to quash the indictment naming Rebecca Taylor, Richard Jeffrey, and George Glass. Miss Taylor listed as a state witness. The alleged event occurred last January two months before his upset victory in the mayoral race.
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San Antonio
Tex
Maury Maverick
Congress
New Dealer
Carl W. Johnson
Brice Ferguson
Rebecca Taylor
Garment Workers’ Union
Richard Jeffrey
Maverick
Sec
George Glass
Miss Taylor
Texas
Santa Claus Parade Set for Saturday in Roswell
Roswell Advertising Club announces plans for Santa Claus arrival next Saturday at 1 pm. Children from eastern New Mexico are invited to greet Santa and receive presents as he leads a parade down Main Street. Those without cars may ride with others to avoid injuries.
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Roswell
Santa Claus
New Mexico
North Main Street
Eleventh Street
Advertising Club
Yucca Theater
American Student Union Accused of Spreading Communism
Major Hampden Wilson a Dies committee investigator labeled the American Student Union an instrument spreading Communism across universities and high schools after an eight month tour of 50 colleges. He cited excerpts from The Communist magazine linking the federation to Communist aims and noted ASU and the Young Communist League as agencies aiding in the spread. Wilson, founder of Cluster Springs Academy, said a medical officer for the Communist party in Spain chaired a city school board. He said further witnesses would follow in days of hearings on un American activities in higher education and public schools.
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Washington
Hampden Wilson
Dies
American Student Union Today
Wilson
The
Communist
Communist Party
American Federation of Teachers
American Student Union
Young Communist League
Cub Meeting At 7 O'Clock Tonight
A joint meeting of all Roswell Cub Packs will be held in room 201 at the Junior High School tonight at 7 o'clock. It will be followed by the opening session of a Cub leaders training school at 7 45.
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Roswell
Dalphond in Roswell on Multiple Bonds
George C. Dalphond, indicted by Chaves county grand jury for obtaining money under false pretenses and practicing medicine without a license, was returned to Roswell from Ely Nevada by Sheriff Young. He posted 1250 dollars on the two counts and 500 dollars on a narcotics charge filed in JP court.
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George C. Dalphond
Chaves County
Grand Jury
Roswell
Ely Nev
Census fight ends with an outside man named as New Mexico census chief
The Census Bureau settled a dispute over the 1940 New Mexico census leadership by appointing C. L. Hudson as area manager. Previously, Robert Miller of Albuquerque trained for the job but was withdrawn, and Hudson arrived in New Mexico to organize the state census bureau setup.
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C. L. Hudson
Washington
Census Bureau
New Mexico
Robert Miller
Albuquerque
Miller
Hudson
School Head Praises Clare Tree Major Plays
East Side School Principal Miss Orial Curtis lauds Clare Tree Major productions linked to Kiwanis milk fund. Rip Van Winkle runs next Friday at Junior high auditorium with afternoon and night shows. PTA backs ticket sales. Kiwanis aids fund. Other plays set for Jan 11 and Feb 16. shows suitable for children and adults.
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Clare Tree
Orial Curtis
East Side School
Kiwanis Milk Fund
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
C. A. Emmett
P-Ta
PTA
Miss Curtis
Roswell
New York Players
GOP Leaders to Meet on Dec 7 for 1940 Platform Talk
Washington November 27 Republican party leaders plan a December 7 meeting of the national committee's executive group to review a possible nucleus of their 1940 platform. Dr Glenn Frank may attend to present reports from subcommittees shaping a farm labor and relief program aimed at attracting negro voters and strengthening the party’s appeal.
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Washington
National Committee
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Frank
Capitol
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Homecoming at NMMI Thursday
New Mexico Military Institute readies for a big homecoming with alumni and patrons attending a full day of events. The Broncos face Western State College in a 2:30 game, with a 9 o'clock horse show and 10:30 polo against Oklahoma University, plus a 9 o'clock dance at Cahoon Armory and a 1 o'clock Alumni Association meeting. A 6:30 Thanksgiving dinner welcomes guests, a 3 o'clock regimental parade occurs Wednesday, and a second polo game with the Sooners is planned for Saturday.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Broncos
Western State College of Gunnison
Colo
Institute
Oklahoma University
Cahoon Armory
N. M. M. S. Alumni Association
Willson Hall
Sooners
Trio seeks $1150 more to reach $10,000 goal
Community workers pressed on with the fundraising drive for the Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Salvation Army needing 1150 additional dollars to hit the 10000 target.
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Trio Chest
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Icy Highways Slow Traffic in Northern New Mexico
Ice coated roads across northern New Mexico led to multiple accidents and several injuries. In Colfax County near Raton as many as 40 vehicles were stalled on Raton Pass. one crash in Cimarron Canyon involved eight people. Weather included overcast skies with rain and snow forecast, temperatures from freezing to 40 degrees, and snow on higher elevations.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
B. H. Mitchell
Colfax County
Raton
Mitchell
Raton Pass
Bill Speight
Las Vegas
Sandia
Manzano Mountains
U. S. Weather Bureau
Otto
el Paso
Tex
Carrizozo
Clovis
R. Kalthoff
Michael Cruz
Martin Martinez
Felix Gianatti
van Houten
Cimmaron Canyon
Kalthoff
John Perovich
Mary Perovich
Pauline Yaksich
Dan Keith
van Houten Hospital
Springer
Trinidad
Colo
Capulin
Trade pacts denounced at a hearing in Washington
A Senate committee hearing on a proposed Chile trade pact sparked sharp opposition to the reciprocal trade agreements act. Senator Johnson condemned the most favored nations clause as eroding tariff walls, while Hayden warned against harming American industry. Debate focused on copper duties and potential impacts on mining states.
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Washington
Committee For
Chile
Johnson
D-Cole
Congress
Hayden
Aziz
State Department
Canada
Pittman
D-Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Oscar B. Ryder
Ryder
Rep
Robinson
Utah
Rip Van Winkle Play Presented by Local Theatre Group
Rip Van Winkle will be staged at the junior high school auditorium next Friday as the first in a series by the Clare Tree Major Children's Theatre of New York. A matinee Friday afternoon and an evening performance for adults will be held, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club to raise money for the Kiwanis Milk Fund.
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Clare Tree Major
Sees Revival of American Shipping
Washington November 27 Senator Pittman predicts a quick revival of American shipping to Pacific and South American ports. He says idle merchant vessels will be recalled as war area losses force other nations to withdraw ships, and foresees continued deployment of U S ships in trade. He urges Congress to reimburse ship owners for revenue losses from restrictions.
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Washington
Pittman
D-New
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Weather Summary Across Southwest and Plains States
A low pressure system hovers over southwestern Arizona while a broad high pressure area dominates the plains and Mississippi valley states. Unsettled weather continues in southern Texas and the southern and middle mountain states with little precipitation. Temperatures rise in most western areas though Wyoming and eastern Colorado stay unusually cold. Overnight minima mostly above freezing west of the divide, with higher clouds and continued cloudiness expected through Pecos valley tonight and Tuesday.
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Arizona
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Mountain
New Mexico
Wyoming
Colorado
Pecos Valley
Russia presses Finland with border ultimatum over incident
Moscow reports say Soviet troops held mass meetings demanding Finland withdraw border garrisons after an incident in which Moscow claims 13 Red Army soldiers were killed or wounded. A Finnish spokesman denied firing. Helsinki weighs an answer as cabinet considers the Soviet ultimatum.
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Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Finland
Elias Erkko
Poland
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
Roops
Baron Arno Yrjo-Koskinen
Weather forecast for New Mexico and neighboring states
New Mexico will be mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers or snow flurries and little temperature change. Colorado sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with rain or snow likely in the west and cooler conditions there. Arizona remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. West Texas trends cloudy with possible rain in the west and north, slight warming Tuesday and in the extreme west and Panhandle tonight.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Panhandle
Construction In U S Continues Up
The United States Savings and Loan League reports six consecutive months of 1939 with higher construction employment than 1938. George W. West notes growth tied to home building, citing September up 8 percent and other monthly gains, with residential contract awards rising 36.4 percent over the prior year in the same six months.
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Chicago
United States Savings and Loan League
George W. West
Atlanta
League
Bureau of Labor Statistics
West
British Order Seizure of German Goods Enforced
London reports a government order in council authorizing the seizure of German exports as a reprisal for German mine warfare. The full blockade will be published in the London Gazette and likely take effect shortly. Also notes the Holland-Amerika freighter Spaarndam sinking in the Thames Estuary and two German freighters captured, with casualties among the Germans.
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London
George VI
Germany
London Gazette
Holland-Amerika
Thames
Amsterdam
Admiralty
Montevideo
Hammond Named President Of New Mexico Building and Loan League
H D O Hammond secretary of the Roswell Building and Loan association was chosen president of the League of New Mexico Building Savings and Loan Associations at the convention in Santa Fe He succeeds C Roy Smith of Clovis New officers include Thomas A Johnson Hugh Graham Mrs Mary A Jones and others The next delegate meeting will be held in Las Vegas later next summer Ben H Wooten of Little Rock spoke at the convention titled Dont Sell America and Your Business Short Other speakers were J Bryan Barton Rupert F Asplund John Minton W C Moody Henry Dendahl Otto Smith and Grover Casselberry
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Santa FE
N. M
H. D. O. Hammond
Roswell
Mary A. Jones
Las Vegas Association
Las Vegas
Ben H. Wooten
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Little Rock
Ark
America
J. Bryan Barton
Federal Housing Administration
Carl Hatch
Rupert F. Asplund
John Minton
W. C. Moody
Carlsbad
Henry Dendahl
Otto Smith
Clovis
Grover Casselberry
el Paso
Bandit Kills At Filling Station
McKinley county officers pursue holdup man in Gallup New Mexico after 19 year old filling station attendant James Fry is shot and dies five hours later with $18 stolen. Police check cash register fingerprints. two men detained in Flagstaff released. Fry described as bespectacled rough dressed man who fired tear gas.
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Gallup
N. M
McKinley County
James Fry
Grouth
Ed Jackson
Joe Roach
Flagstaff
Ariz
Kelsey Presley
Fry
Presley
Frank Bartelli
Albuquerque
Roswell
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New Mex
American Student Union Communist
Dalphond
GOP
Nmmi
Sen. Johnson
Department
Montana
F. D. R. Winter
Biscayne Bay
James Deering
Rip van Winkle
Claire Tree
U. S
George
Hammond
B & Lleague
Bandit
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