Roosevelt fights immediate bonus payment push in 1930s
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration will oppose immediate cash payment of the adjusted service certificates. The American Legion urged faster payments at its Miami convention, arguing it would boost purchasing power and aid distressed certificate holders. The veterans administration estimated a $2.506 billion total need, with about $2 billion to veterans and the rest to repay government loans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Legion
Miami
White House
Roanoke
Legion
Veterans Administration
Tingley avoids reply to editorial attacks in New Mexico race
Tucumcari NM Oct 26 AP Clyde Tingley Democrat declines to answer newspaper criticisms and opposition speeches. He cites 1790 clippings from Pepperday's Albuquerque Morning Journal. Dennis Chavez claims opponents did not push beneficial NM measures and defends administration support. Both seek voters to return men backing the administration. Chavez and Hatch will speak in Harding county tonight at Roy.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Clyde Tingley
Pepperday
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Hatch
Cutting
Chavez
Senate
Republcans
Democrats
Washington
Harding County
Roy
Kidnapped Girl Freed After Mistaken Identity
Mary Elsie Water, 21, a Detroit bound coed, was found aboard a Chicago bus and released by police in St Louis after claiming she was mistaken for the kidnap victim. She recounted abductors forcing her into a car Monday and transporting her via Detroit, Hammond, Chicago, and back to Illinois before authorities intervened.
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St. Louis
Mary Elsie Water
Detroit
Chicago
Miss Weier
Garry Or Hammond
Ind
Champaign
Ill
Miss Water
New Mexico Republicans charge at rally in Espanola
At a rally in Espanola on October 26 Republican speakers assailed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Clyde Tingley and Democratic congressional nominee J. J. Dempsey. W. A. Sutherland forecast loyalties mattering less than service to New Mexico, while Maurice Miera called the sales tax a tax on empty stomachs. Jaffa Miller pledged highway workers would be paid, and P. L. Rapkoch answered John Miles by defending timely disclosure of evidence in charges against the Democratic slate.
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Espanola
N. M
W. A. Sutherland
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Maurice Miera
Santa Fe Railroad
Pleasant
Rio Arriba County
Jaffa Miller
Juan A. A. Sedillo
Jose Armijo
Raphoach
Miles Santa
Tingley
Dempsey
Rapkoch
Democratic attacks on Cutting group press Santa Fe claims
The Democratic state chairman John E. Miles denounces a Santa Fe New Mexican campaign as low and deceptive. He counters affidavits alleging FERA workers denied jobs for voting Democratic, stating New Mexico relief rolls total over 112000 and that no party allegiance is required for aid.
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Santa Fe
Cutting
John E. Miles
Santa Fe New Mexican
FERA
New Mexico
New Mexican
Alg
Gale Norton
Masonic Festival Closes Tonight At York Rite Temple
The York Rite Festival ends tonight at the Masonic Temple with the conferring of the Order of the Temple led by John Hall. The Red Cross degree was conferred at 1:30 pm under Chaude Hobbs and the Knights of Malta degree followed at 4:00 pm directed by Robert Kellahin. Visitors praised the degree work as the best they have seen.
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Order of the Temple
John Hall
Red Cross
Chaude Hobbs
Knights of Mailht
Robert Kellahin
Texans Threaten Starve to Death at Capitol
A small group in Travis county promised to starve in the Texas state capitol corridors to dramatize relief needs. They halted plans after case workers from the local relief agency agreed to investigate conditions, with representative-elect J. H. Lucas offering to ensure each case is looked into if they return home.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County
State Capitol
State House
J. H. Lucas
Henderson County
Cutting for People Against Party Politics
Senator Fronson Cutting urged voters to judge by merit over party labels during a nearly filled Junior High auditorium talk in New Mexico. He accused party regularity of being a bank and challenged Chavez to public debates on veterans affairs and tariffs, proposing rival forums with Tingley and Miller to test competence.
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Fronson Cutting
People of
New Mexico
Hatch
Chavez
Congress
Cutting
Dennis Chavez
Clyde Tingley
Jaffa Miller
Trade Balance Is Favorable for September 1934
The United States posted a favorable foreign trade balance in September totaling 60,031,000 with exports of 191,690,000 and imports of 131,659,000. Cuban trade rose after the reciprocal tariff agreement, with imports from Cuba at 7,439,496 and exports to Cuba at 4,380,392.
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Washington
America
Department of Commerce
Cuba
Japan Rejects Oil Monopoly Plans Manchuria
Japan told the United States and Great Britain it cannot ask Manchoukuo to modify a proposed oil monopoly program and urged direct approach to the Manchoukuan government. The foreign office said the nine power treaty and open door are inapplicable to Manchoukuo, maintaining the measures would not violate open door. Representations from Washington London and The Hague alleged the monopoly harms foreign oil firms.
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Toyko
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Manchoukuo
Manchoukuan
Washington
Longon
Toyo
Netherlands
Foreign Office
China
Roswell 160 Artesian Wells Project Under FERA
A. D. Crile announces an FERA project to plug 160 artesian wells in Roswell. Work will start next week under Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District supervision with FERA labor. Clifford Smith leads the plugging effort with about twenty men. Myron Bruning’s crew recently capped the old Thompson well near Lakewood, using mud and organic materials. Water levels in the district are near winter normals, about fifteen feet higher than summer lows.
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Pr. A. D. Crile
Pecos Valley
Conservancy District
FERA
Clifford Smith
Myron’ Bruning
Thompson
Lakewood
200 New Mexico Farm Homes Saved for Owners
Albuquerque reports more than 200 New Mexico farm homes saved through debt adjustments by county farm debt conciliation committees. L. E. Freudenthal, Las Cruces, state chair and NM Farm Bureau president, attended an agricultural conference on oleomargarine regulation with F. E. Mollin and C. O. Moser also present.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
L. E. Freudenthal
Las Cruces
New Mexico Farm Bureau
iFreudenthal
F. E. Mollin
Denver
Sallee brings home first deer of season in Roswell
G. Roy Sallee returned to Roswell late yesterday with a 5 point buck weighing 138 pounds. By press time this was the only deer report known, marking the season's early entry.
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G. Roy Sallee
Roswell
Bank Call Out of Washington Seeks National Deposits Change
The comptroller of the currency issues the bank call for the condition of all national banks as of October 17. Analysts expect a gain in deposits between 500 million and 1 billion dollars. June deposits stood at 19.93 billion across 5,422 banks, up from March figures.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Lottery Vetoed by New York City Mayor
New York October 26 AP Mayor Fiorello La Guardia vetoed a proposed municipal lottery that would have created a stockholder funded corporation for unemployment relief. He cited legal objections despite religious and civic protests, leaving the plan on the shelf pending state legislative action.
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New York
John Q
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Roosevelt declines involvement in California race
President Roosevelt responded to inquiries about Upton Sinclair by stating he could not take part in any state election fight. The comment was issued from Washington on October 26, narrowing the president’s engagement in the California gubernatorial contest.
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Sonora
Calif
Strathascope Piers Land
Detroit
Henry Ford
Australia
Roosevelt
Washington
Upton Sinclair
California
Navajo Goats Sold or Eaten Under New Policy
Gallup New Mexico October 26 AP The Indian bureau plans to sell 150000 goats from Navajo ranges under a AAA program but tribesmen eat many goats instead for 1 dollar a head government price Officials report delays in quotas due to heavy goat consumption and removal From a 409000 goat herd two thirds may be gone from ranges by January year-end
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Gallup
N. M
Indian Bureau
New Administration
John Navajo
AAA
Indian Service
Al Capone's Successor Murray Humphreys Sentenced
Murray Humphreys, reputed successor to Al Capone as Chicago gang leader, pleaded guilty to attempting to evade taxes. Federal agents captured him after a 16 month chase and Judge Charles E. Woodward sentenced him to 18 months at Leavenworth with a 5000 dollar fine.
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Chicago
Murray Humphreys
Ali Capone
Charles E. Woodward
Woodward
Humphreys
Leavenworth
Outlaw Floyd Goes Home In Crude Coffin
Charis A. Floyd known as Pretty Boy Floyd returned home to Sallisaw Oklahoma. A crude wooden coffin with iron handles was unloaded at the station platform as two Floyd brothers and an undertaker stood by in the pre dawn quiet.
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Outlaw Floyd
Sallisaw
Okla
Charis A
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Desperado
E. W. and
Bradley Floyd
Federal Reserve Offers O Connor Better Job
The Federal Reserve Board offered J F O Connor the post of Reserve Agent at San Francisco, replacing Isaac Newton who died months ago. The $24 000 a year position surpasses O Connors $10 000 salary, following a meeting that settled weeks of discussion on the vacancy.
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Swashington
Theederal Reserve Board
San Francisco
J. F. O’connor
Isaac Newton
O'Connor
Restored Persons Become Idiots
Dr Velgien E Henderson of the University of Toronto warned that reviving people killed by certain causes may be remarkable only if the subject does not become an idiot. He cited dog restoration studies and said revived carbon monoxide victims sometimes become idiots.
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Toronton
Velgien E. Henderson
Department of Pharmaecology
University of Toronto
Henderson
Cornish
Berkeley
Cal
New Mexico Aggies Play Arizona Tonight Under Lights
Tucson Arizona Oct 2 AP Arizona University Wildcats host New Mexico Aggies in the 18th renewal of grid hostilities. Arizona favored by weight reserves and versatility. Aggies practiced at Arizona Stadium after arrival to adapt to night conditions. First night contest this season for New Mexico.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona University
Fighting Wildcats
New Mexico
Aggies
Arizona
Roswell 7 Artesia 6 after first quarter
Roswell led Artesia 7 to 6 at the end of the opening period in a high school football game played at the school field.
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Roswell
Artesia
Man At Raton is Not Robinson
Raton New Mexico October 26 AP charged with stealing a car in Lingel Wyoming Frederick Baker alleged escaped convict from West Virginia state prison was turned over to a federal officer to answer a federal Dyer act violation Baker was arrested by highway patrolmen who suspected his actions He allegedly admitted the theft and claimed an escape from West Virginia prison where he faced a six year sentence Alex Street a Justice Department agent said Baker did not match the description of Thomas H Inison Jr wanted for the shooting of Mrs Alice Speed in Louisville Kentucky
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Robinson
Wis
Alex Street
Department of Justice
Baker
Thomas H. &Inson, Jr
Alice Speed
Louisville
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