Massengill Shot Dead in Clovis. Man Charged with Murder
C A Massengill age 70 was killed in Clovis New Mexico as Dean Wolfenbarger 54 was arrested and arraigned on murder charges. Wolfenbarger pleads not guilty and awaits preliminary hearing with bail denied. The shooter reportedly fired five times, three hits, as Massengill sat at his car steering wheel amid a dispute over back rent and furniture. Both men are long time residents with families.
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C. A. Massengill
Dean Wolfenbarger
Clovis
N. M
Walfenbarger
Massengill
Wolfenbarger
Socorro county Democrats fuse old guard on ticket
In Socorro New Mexico on October 17 the county Democrats finalized a fusion ticket with three old guard Republicans. Led by former Senator H O Bursum and Democrat chairman George E Cook, the slate includes Teodoro Lucero commissioner Epigiminio Ramirez school superintendent Gemicindo Benavidez clerk E E Esquivel and Jack Grant commissioners R M Zimmerly treasurer Luis C Aragon assessor Ben Kilgore probate judge W E F West surveyor Tally B Cook sheriff Ed Baca representative. A Progressive-Republican ticket followed featuring F Phipps Tom Scartaccini Guillermo Silva Cristoval Chavez probate judge Eulalio Baca clerk Fran Knobloch sheriff Santiago Beyta assessor Sam Romero treasurer Cecilia Garcia school superintendent Don Wilson surveyor George Steven representative.
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Socorro
N. M
Old Guard
Socorro County
H. O. Bursum
George E. Cook
Teodoro Lucero
Epigiminio Ramirez
Gemicindo Benavi
Cristoval Chavez
Eulalio Baca
Fran’. Knobloas
Santiago /beyta
Sam Romero
Cecilia Garcia
Don Wilson
George Steven
Kidnapping Hits Bronx Again In Ransom Plot
Lewis Esposito a 23 year old heir to a wealthy junk business is held for 20000 dollars. Federal and local investigators report little to go on as Esposito vanished Monday night and his abandoned car is found in the Bronx near Hauptmanns residence. Police say family fears retribution keeps cooperation limited.
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New York
Bronx
Lewis Esposito
Webr
Bruno Hauptmann
Esposito
Hauptmann
Anthony Esposito
Lewis
Henry Bruckman
Court Upholds Extradition In Lindbergh Case
New York and Louisville reports indicate the appellate court set a hearing for Hauptmann’s habeas corpus appeal on extradition to New Jersey for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case. The lengthy coverage also details federal actions against Thomas H. Robinson Jr and Mrs Alice Speed Stoll, including proposed charges and ongoing pursuit, with guards and agents tracking the ransom, suspect movements, and related investigations across Louisville and Nashville.
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New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Edward Hi. Finch
James M. Fawcett
Hauptmann
Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
Harold Nathen
Department of Justice
Robinson
U. S
Thomas J. Barks
Commonwealth
Emmett O’neal
Nathan
Stoll
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Nashville
Catholics Ask Mexican Ambassador Re Ousted
Washington October 17 AP Letters demanding retirement of Josephus Daniels as Ambassador to Mexico reach the State Department from Catholic organizations. A July speech to American teachers and students in Mexico City sparked controversy, viewed by US Catholics as endorsing Mexican plans to remove religion from schools and promote socialist instruction. Daniels says the speech stated faith in universal education and did not address Mexico’s education.
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Washington
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
State Department
Daniels
D. C
United States
Woman's death tied to Stoll case in Chicago
Chicago police say Albert Annan admitted striking Mrs Ottila Griffin also called Mrs Reeper, 45, during a drunken argument yesterday afternoon. Griffin was found dead on a south side flat with blood at mouth and nose as investigators link the death to the ongoing Stoll kidnapping inquiry.
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Chicago
William Reed
Albert Annan
Ottila Griffin
Stoll
Annan
Reed
President Seeks To Assure Business Continues Talks With Leaders
President Roosevelt accelerates heart to heart talks with business leaders after reports of improved economy. He met with George L. Harrison and discussed the improving business climate while Eugene Black relayed gains in the South and Midwest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George L. Harrison
New York Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Eugene Black
South
Middlewest
Mussolini Backs France to Preserve European Peace
Paris reports Mussolini has full support for French efforts to keep peace after the Marseille assassination. Il Duce seeks conciliation despite Italy Yugoslavia tensions. Edouard Beneš and Pierre Laval discussed cloud dispersal. Laval will visit Rome as France pursues Barthou’s policy amid the Marseille case.
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Benito Mussolini
Marseille
Europe
Il Duce
Italy
Yugoslavia
Edouard Benes
Little Ententa
League of Nations
Pierre Laval
France
Laval
Louis Barthou
Alexander
Rome
Jaffa Miller Addresses Home Town Rally in Roswell
Jaffa Miller Republican candidate for governor spoke to about 300 townspeople at a junior high auditorium in Roswell. He dubbed Democrats as corporate allies and Old Guard Republicans as reactionaries, attacked the sales tax, and outlined GOP plans to fund highway maintenance and state needs without overburdening taxpayers.
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Jaffa Miller
Roswell
New Mexico
Tingley
Miller
Democrats
State Reform School
State of New Mexico
Grant N M To Give A Thank You Dinner
Grant New Mexico plans a stage dinner on October 20 in Gallup to honor road workers and celebrate keeping U S Highway 66 on its present route through Grant. About 1,200 residents and business leaders have raised 250 dollars for the event attended by state officials including Gov. A W Hockenhull and Highway Department leaders.
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Gallup
N. M
Grant
Valencia County
A. W. Hockenhull
Frank Butt
Highway Commission
State Highway Department
G. D. Macy
R. C. Dillon
Joseph F. Tondre
U. S
Preventive For Peritonitis Found
Boston reports a near universal preventive for peritonitis, the worst risk after surgery. A vaccine derived from amniotic fluid, identified during cesarean operations by Dr. Herbert L. Johnson of Boston, showed mothers had fewer abdominal adhesions and points to amniotic fluid as protective.
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Boston
American College of Surgeons
Herbert L. Johnson
M. D
Youth Arrested For Threat To Kill Edsel Ford
Detroit Oct 17 AP A 20 year old man Edward Lickwala confessed sending a letter to Edsel B Ford demanding 5 000 under death threat. He pleaded guilty to attempted extortion and was sentenced to ten years in Leavenworth Federal prison. Federal agents said a note demanded the money in small bills left in a candy box at 3341 Medbury Ave.
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Detroit
Edward Lickwala
Edsel B. Ford
Leavenworth
Kas
Lickwala
Ford
Medbury Avenue
Farm Census In New Mexico Begins January 1
Washington AP New Mexico will be split into two farm census districts with about 283 enumerators. Albuquerque will host the first district with 146 enumerators covering Bernalillo Catron Dona Ana Grant Hidalgo Luna McKinley Rio Arriba San Juan Sandoval Santa Fe Sierra Socorro Taos and Valencia counties. Clovis will be the second district headquarters with 137 enumerators for Chaves Colfax Curry De Baca Eddy Guadalupe Harding Lea Lincoln Mora Otero Quay Roosevelt San Miguel Torrance and Union counties.
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New Mexico
William L. Austin
Census Bureau
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Grant
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Luna
McKinley
Rio Arriba
San Juan
Sandoval
Santa Fe
Sierra
Bank Robbery in Lexington Seizes About 2000 Dollars
Three gunmen robbed Lexington State Bank in Lexington Nebraska taking nearly all counter cash and currency but failing to enter the vault due to a time lock. They forced eight bank customers onto their car’s running board and drove several blocks before releasing them unharmed. the robbers fled south.
Cochrane Receives Bonus After Managerial Rise
Detroit AP reports Mickey Cochrane in his first year as manager guided the Tigers from the second division to within one game of the World Series. He is said to receive a $10,000 bonus from the Detroit Baseball Co. and a $25,000 yearly salary under his contract, which runs one more year.
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Cochrane
Detroit
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Baseball
Trout Planting Reported at Libosa Springs Hatchery
John P. Bengard superintendent reports 130000 black spotted two inch trout planted last week due to hatchery congestion. Fish released into Bull Creek Manulitos Luna Creek Lu jan Frijoles Rio En Medio and Pueblo Creek at Santa Fe on October 17 AP report
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Santa Fe
John P. Bengard
Libosa Springs
Bull Creek
Manulitos
Luna Creek
Lujan
Frijoles
Rio En Medio
Pueblo Creek
Rain measured at .02 inches in Roswell last night
The local weather bureau reports Roswell received .02 inches of precipitation overnight. No other significant weather events were noted.
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Roswell
Large Delegation To King's Funeral
Belgrade reports a large French delegation arrives for King Alexander's funeral amid Yugoslav tensions. Thousands endure bitter cold as 150000 more visitors expected. a three mile coffin queue forms at the Old Royal Palace. Snowstorm conditions disrupt travel with fifty special trains arriving daily.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
France
Alexander
Marseille
Slovenia
Old Royal Palace
Organization of New Mexico Veterans' Council Chapter
Gen. H. A. Ingalls and W. J. Wilson traveled to Artesia this afternoon to organize a New Mexico Veterans' Council chapter with Ingalls serving as president. The organizing meeting was scheduled for 3 30 in the Artesia theatre.
Johnson and Cutting to Speak at Republican Meeting
Senator Hiram Johnson of California and Senator Kransom Cutting will address a Republican rally at the Junior High School auditorium next Monday night at 8:00, announced W. J. Wilson Republican county chairman.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Kransom Cutting
W. J. Wilson
Birth control info favored at Episcopal general convention
At Atlantic City the House of Bishops heard a favorable report on a resolution for free dissemination of birth control information. A Philippine Islands request to drop the word Protestant from the church name was discussed with no action. Changes toward an archbishop-like figure were contemplated.
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Atlantic City
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
Philippine Islands
Large Crowd At Baptist Convention Opens in New Mexico
More than 300 delegates and many visitors attended the 23rd annual session of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico at a local Baptist Church today. The Brotherhood banquet drew 280 men with Gov. A. W. Hockenhull as the principal speaker. R. I. Creed of Santa Fe was reelected president, A. W. Edmundson of Anthony vice president, and C. C. E. Hayes of Alamogordo recording secretary. Allison Herron of Albuquerque serves as secretary of the Brotherhood Department. Brotherhood and Woman's Missionary Union sessions concluded last night.
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