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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1934
Page
7
Roswell Daily Record notes weather contrasts with Kansas City and harsh summer heat. It remarks on the upcoming election era as Farley restores 1885 postal pay rolls, reflecting editorial concerns. The piece hints at local society editor duties and publishing context.
The U S Marines will depart Haiti by August 15, ending a 19 year presence dating from the 1915 occupation under President Wilson. The move aims to restore local self rule though concerns persist about Haiti’s ability to govern itself. Dr Robert A Millikan warns against excessive paternalism as a threat rivaling communism or Nazism, arguing government overreach weakens self reliance and private initiative while preserving a free press as a national treasure.
On a passenger liner, former criminal legend Michael Lanyard the Lone Wolf confronts a vision of his younger self. He recalls his past with Crane, now an occasional private detective, as the ship's aura blends danger, fame, and his tentative reentry into a world of high society and old hinges of fate.
New Mexico publicity at the Century of Progress in Chicago draws attention to the state exhibit. White Sands floor, caverns, and Santa Fe lore capture visitors while speakers promote New Mexico. A former southern New Mexico resident in the Oklahoma penitentiary discusses sterilization shifts and heredity ideas among convicts. The first eleven months of state motor patrol show 2,679 arrests and substantial fines, with the patrol praised as a wise state investment.
The text cites Howard E. Simpson urging population withdrawal from dry New Mexico areas as water supplies shrink. It notes dam projects on the Rio Grande, San Juan waters, and the need for regimentation. Also, it reports July 1 1934 butter stocks at 70,249,000 pounds, down from 106,378,000 last year, with prices likely to rise as production tightens. Sealed audit bids Due in Roswell by Aug 19 1924. city clerk office seeks detailed audit covering 1938 to 1934 with completion by Sept 1 1934.
Delinquent taxpayers in California helped build a new city hall by supplying adobe bricks and labor. More than 500 residents contributed materials and work, with funds totaling about 36,000 dollars used to replace the hall destroyed in 1929. The Rotarian account notes inventive financing of unemployment relief through tax delinquent settlements.
State road workers cut Vaughn old McCutchien thirstery building to fit a new blacktop highway. Residents toast the redevelopment as patriotic and note the impact on local business and school funding from the upcoming sales tax volume.
A quirky gubernatorial memo lists forty two government agencies operating in New Mexico and remarks no one can read the alphabets without the dope sheet. It suggests obtaining the information by asking the first forty two men encountered.
Personal ad states the speaker will not assume responsibility for others debts except those of the signer, their spouse, and Lewis Brown, asserting limited liability and intent to avoid additional obligations.
In Lincoln county near White Oaks a new coal mine on the north side of Pates mountain yields high grade coal with little ash and much oil. Extent is unknown but deposits are considered considerable. For now miners truck coal to nearby towns while awaiting future development. Coal iron and gold are said to abide in the hills.
The drouth and its effects worry dairy interests led by E F Anderson of New Mexico State College. Curtailed production and tightened supplies push butter likely to rise as July 1 yields show the lowest per-cow output in years and a nine percent drop in the first half of 1925 versus 1924.
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