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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1939

Page

8

Two Bound Over On Charge Of Fraud

Mr and Mrs Q M Taylor bound over to district court on a charge of obtaining money by false representations and deception after a preliminary hearing before Pat O Neill J P Bond set at 500 each The same charge against Maurine Sabatini was dismissed The original complaint named D L Kirkland but an amended complaint named only the Taylors and Maurine S Sabatini The charge relates to the sale of advertising in Dexter school library books to Roswell business firms.

Q. M. Taylor District Court Pat O’neill J. P. Bond Maurine Sabatini D. L. Kirkland Taylor Dexter School Library Roswell Business

Roswell People and a Grand Map at Hoseley's Tavern

Manuel Mosely, suave owner of Hoseley's Coronado Tavern, features a giant map of New Mexico on the patio lit at night. The long legend is readable from far, except by Dick Tigner. Tom Fowler Sr. stands close to earning a diploma for painting all window sills of the Fowler apartments.

Manuel Mosely Hoseley Coronado New Mexico Patio Dick Tigner Tom Fowler Fowler

Baptist Missionary Heads to Ridgecrest for Home Board Meet

Rev. J. G. Sanchez a Baptist missionary for Spanish speakers in New Mexico leaves Roswell today for Ridgecrest North Carolina to attend the Home Board meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention from August 6 to 11 He will return August 15. Also local ads note office machines and supplies from Roswell Typewriter Co and home grown peppers and corn from Anderson's Gardens.

North Carolina J. G. Sanchez New Mexico Ridgecrest N C Sanchez Southern Baptist Convention

July Building Permits Rebound With 5 Large Housing Jobs

July permits total 32750? Correction: July building permits totaled 32975 with a year to date of 231870, up 17464 from last year. Five July permits for houses valued at 2000 or more bring the year’s total to 32 such permits. Henson services tomorrow for Mrs. W M Henson at Ballard Chapel 10 AM with Rev Brabham. music by Mrs. Otis Brenneman. casket bearers listed.

Cullender speaks at Kiwanis Club on Fort Bliss trial safeguards

James M. H. Cullender spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon on two weeks active duty at Fort Bliss Texas. He described safeguards to ensure fairness in military trials and noted the task as interesting. Capt C M Woodbury and Lew Hammond spoke on the KiLi boxing tournament. Dr C M Eiffert presided. JULY POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS SHOW GAIN Receipts at the Roswell post office for July were 5591 dollars, up 132 from July 1938.

James M. H. Cullender Kiwanis Fort Bliss Texas Cullender Judge Advocate C. M. Woodbury Lew Hammond C. M. Eiffert

Wanted To Buy Fresh Jersey Cow

Classified line seeks purchase of a fresh Jersey cow. Contact Red at 1%12 for details. Listing appears in an old local newspaper classified section with fragmented text.

Ad Club to Hold Dutch Lunch and Softball Practice

Ad Club members will replace the regular Nickson Coffee Shop meeting with a dutch lunch and softball practice at Cahoon Park. The club plans a future softball encounter with the Artesia Lions Club.

AD Club Cahoon Park Nickson Artesia Lion’s Club

Rain managers plan for Santa Fe Fiesta crowds

Roswell residents anticipate a busy holiday with the Santa Fe Fiesta set for Saturday through Labor Day Monday September 2 3 4. A car bearing a Bombay and a New Mexico plate circulates as Lew Hammond and Cap Woodbury pray for favorable weather. Many Roswellites plan to attend the event despite the forecast.

Roswell Bombay India New Mexico Santa Fe

Roswell Driver Encounters Blinding Car Lights

A Roswell resident reported many vehicles with full bright headlights during a night drive. He observed at least half the cars he saw used blinding lights and narrowly avoided an incident caused by glare.

Roswell

Barbers Rush Roswell License Renewals at Five Bucks

Roswell barbers crowded today as they renewed state licenses costing five dollars each. One barber stored nearly five dollars in dimes, saved weekly, in a dime bank and struggled to open it, asking Bill Jurgens for help.

Roswell Bill Jurgens

National Parks Show Increased Visitors in Region III

Regional Director Hillary Tolson of the National Park Service reports June travel rose across five Southwest parks. Hot Springs Arkansas saw 16,563 visitors nearly doubling 8,818 last June. Pratt Oklahoma 46,979 up from 29,917. Grand Canyon Arizona 56,076 to 66,345. Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico 24,790 to 28,876. Mesa Verde Colorado 4,508 to 4,760.

Southwest Hillary A. Tolson National Park Service Hot Springs National Park Arkansas Pratt National Park Oklahoma Grand Canyon Arizona Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico Mesa Verde Colorado

Sea Scouts Set Cruise From Roswell For Long Island

A ten member Sea Scouts group from eastern New Mexico sails tomorrow for a training cruise off Long Island California. Six depart in two autos led by M. G. King and C. K. Eisler with four already on the west coast. They will visit Boulder Dam Grand Canyon and some will attend the San Francisco fair before returning August 15. Scouts listed include Eugene Monk John Ruhl Joe Lusk G Bill Harrison Edwin Herrington Dale Harris Scott Blair Wayne Truett Artesia Eugene Williams Jr and Wiley Burris.

New Mexico Long Island California M. G. King C. K. Eisler Kiwanis Scout Hut Boulder Dam Grand Canyon San Francisco Fair Roswell Eugene Monk John Ruhl Joe F. Lusk G .Bill Harrison Edwin Herrington Dale Harris Scott Blair Carlsbad Wayne Truett Artesia Eugene Williams, Jr Wiley Eugene Burris Hobbs

New Mexico voter registration director faces termination

Violet Hoffman, head of the states voter registration system, said she would report for work despite dismissal by Secretary of State Jessie Gonzales. The drive to list voters ended with no clear total. Hoffman doubted registrations would exceed last years 248000. She blamed the board of finance for her removal and said remaining staff could finish work.

Miss Hoffman Santa FE Violet Hoffman New Mexico New Voters Registration System Jessie Gonzales Fidel Gonzales Secretary of State Tit State Board of Finance Board of Finance Attorney General’s Office Dona Ana Torrance

Mail Car Crew Foils Train Robbers In Illinois

In Champaign Illinois a speeding Illinois Central train thwarted a holdup as a mail car crew battled two armed robbers. One suspect named John F Whadon of Chicago was wounded and detained in Urbana hospital after being shot in the leg and grazed by a bullet. Mail clerks Guy O Hern and Earl Boothman, both from Chicago, defended the payroll from $56 000 during the attack.

Champaign Ill John F. Whadon Chicago Urbana Illinois Central Guy O’hern Earl Boothman

Frontier clashes dampen hopes for calm in Hungary Romania

The Hungarian news agency reported Romanian artillery on the Tisza left bank near Tecsa after a frontier guard was wounded. Clashes on Saturday and Sunday nights followed fire at Hungarian raftsmen and a customs house, with Bucharest denying incidents while accusing Hungary of responsibility. The Romanians pledged to bar raftsmen until Budapest took severe measures to end the frontier incidents.

Poland Berlin Budapest Tisza Tecsa Bucharest Hungary Chamberlain Britain Japan China Tsingtao Wang Ching-Wei Chiang Kai-Shek Rumania

State capital brief on New Mexico deficit drop

New Mexico general fund deficit fell from 265,815 to 26,687 by June 30. Auditor E. D. Trujillo cited 200,000 in casual certificates of indebtedness and delinquent tax receipts as the cause. County remittances totaled 1,906,411, about 100,000 less than last year, led by Bernalillo and Lea counties with notable changes.

Associated Press Santa FE N. M New Mexico E. D. Trujillo Bernalillo County Lea County

New Mexico Bar Recommends Morgan Disbarment

The state supreme court considered a recommendation by the New Mexico Bar Association to disbar Hobbs attorney Albert Morgan for unprofessional conduct. Morgan did not attend the hearing, with charges that he failed to account for clients fees after not performing services paid for.

State Supreme Court New Mexico Bar Association Albert Morgan Hobbs Morgan

Governor signs request to return man to New Mexico

Governor Miles issued a requisition ordering R. L. Wherry held in Harris County Texas to be transferred to Curry County New Mexico on charges of issuing a worthless check for 471 dollars.

Miles R. L. Wherry Harris County Texas Curry County N. M

New Mexico WPA appoints Cheney regional engineer

J. J. Connelly announced the promotion of W. H. Cheney to regional engineer in the state operations division under R. L. Nicholson. Cheney, formerly of Artesia, will be based at the regional headquarters in Denver.

New Mexico WPA J. J. Connelly W. H. Cheney R. L. Nicholson Cheney Artesia Denver

Acme Meter Service Chartered by State Commission

The Acme Meter Service Corporation of New York was chartered by the state corporation commission to have an office in Albuquerque with T. Mabry as rent. The company listed 100 shares without par value as its capital stock.

State Corporation Commission Acme Meter Service Corporation of New York Albuquerque T. M. Mabry

Perry to publish Sun-News in Las Cruces NM

Wallace Perry, former editor of the El Paso Herald-Post, begins publishing the Sun-News in Las Cruces with R B Boyle as business manager. Edwin D. Minteer, former publisher, will take a vacation. Perry exercised a 90 day option, purchase announced May 1, after illness delayed takeover. The Sun-News was previously owned by M J Boretz and Minteer.

Las Cruces N. M Wallace Perry el Paso Herald-Post Sun- News R. B. Boyle Albany Tex Edwin D. Minteer Perry Sun-News M. J. Boretz Minteer Oklahoma New Mexico The

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