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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1939
Page
2
The revived Cowboy Reunion at Las Vegas is seen as a colorful historical fixture at risk of losing its charm again. Roswell readers face parking meter trials, census estimates spark debate, and flood-control plans from State Engineer Tom McClure promise relief from recurring Hondo River floods.
A call from Eastern New Mexico residents urges broad support for the Bi-State Fair at Clovis, noting Clovis funds its own exhibitions and asking eastern residents to attend. The message praises Clovis for its public spirit and suggests people visit for a day or a weekend to boost the fair and regional pride. An Odd Fellows Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly gathering in Santa Fe October 9 and 10 is announced, with a 1887 founding date and a picnic at Frijos can on the itinerary.
Go To Vegas There is more to the Cowboys Reunion at Las Vegas which opens today than a festival for the American Legion. New Mexico towns like Santa Fe and Albuquerque have famed fiestas yet Las Vegas offers a genuine big wild west show to lure regional visitors amid plans to market pinon crops. Analysts predict pinon yields will be low this year in Lincoln Forest reserve, with government efforts to farm a stable tree crop unlikely to produce yearly harvests.
The Roswell Ad Club urges proper pruning of Chinese elms and Bermudas to improve height and beauty in towns like Alamogordo Carlsbad Artesia Roswell Portales Clovis Tucumcari. Trim each winter to remove thick growth and dragging branches preserving an eight foot ground clearance. Avoid turning elms into shrubs by cautious shaping.
The Red Bluff reservoir will receive only a small portion of the 1,500,000 fish Texas will plant this year. The reduced numbers are due to scarce plantlings rather than any dam site oversight.
A religious reflection on prayer citing Saul’s change as described in Acts 9 11. The speaker compares prayer to breathing for spiritual life and asserts that prayer provides help in weakness light in darkness comfort in sorrow and steadfast friendship in heart hunger. It emphasizes God’s mighty love backing human effort.
The river rises and bass move into Red Bluff. New Mexico provides most water and fish for Red Bluff, boosting local fishing prospects and suggesting a notable ecological shift in the area.
Sheriff Bill Brunt of Cherokee county and I Creel tavern keeper were shot to death in a roadside pistol exchange. A woman, Myrle Stanley, 25, employee of Creel’s tavern, said Brunt fired on the car, Creel returned fire, and Creel was slain with Brunt dying of a heart wound. Stanley was wounded in the leg during the exchange.
Local gardeners report growing celery and related crops at Andersons Gardens. The article highlights plant varieties, cultivation tips, and potential market interest for fresh celery production.
No nuts exceed the pinon in richness of oil contents, and after a few whirls you get to like them. They deserve a place along with the Portales goober among the soil products of New Mexico. Every gob you eat helps the humble pickers who each year go out, as they did when the land was young.
The story of Father Theo dosius Mayer, known as The Voice in the Wilderness, moving from Lumberton to Santa Fe stirs interest among thousands in New Mexico many with no religious affiliation. Father Arnold Heinzmann of St. Michael's, Arizona, will replace him in Lumberton. The Franciscans press no bureau and proceed quietly. Santa Fe welcomes Mayer back, while his future role remains unnoted.
Former Texans discuss a new law allowing only a brief open season for wild hogs in New Mexico. The javelina is nearly extinct in Eddy, Chaves, de Baca and Roosevelt counties where they once roamed. Armadillos appear even more rarely. High powered rifles and cars harmed regional wildlife, though supervision saved some deer and prairie chickens.
City horticulturists discuss whether the heavy rainfall favors tree planting over shrub growth. Experts weigh soil saturation, root health, and landscape planning impacts for municipal projects and private yards.
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