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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
2
A multi-topic column argues that high speed driving heightens highway dangers and calls for stricter enforcement and vehicle upkeep. It then warns debt endangers liberty, comparing deficits to totalitarian tricks, urging fiscal reform. The piece also notes Eunice water gains and upcoming road bids and editor conventions.
In Cosmo magazine Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf describe public demand for the Wizard of Oz film and casting. Mervyn LeRoy promises faithful adaptation with Morgan as the Wizard Bolger as Scarecrow Haley as Tin Woodman Lahr as Cowardly Lion Garland as Dorothy Fleming directing. child previews shape vision.
Pennsylvania moves to ban old worn tires on public streets with officers empowered to remove unsafe tires. The measure accompanies broader supervision of vehicles and drivers for public protection. Separately, a large American life insurer forecasts 1939 may be the healthiest year yet, citing first six months’ health data showing fewer deaths.
About 2,300 WPA workers on the New Mexico rolls for 18 months are being dropped or furloughed for thirty days under a congressional act. The text questions what workers will do if relief is unavailable and argues relief toward private industry to create jobs for all seeking work.
Elks at Santa Fe stage a festival with end of the trail theme and a ban on shaving during the event August 31 to September 2. A mock kangaroo court may fine violators, echoing similar rules in Raton Clayton and Clovis.
Water, however, is only casually used in Eunice according to the report. Authorities note limited consumption and emphasize conservation within the town. District officials urge residents to monitor usage and report leaks promptly to conserve scarce supply.
The text notes no thanks to Col Sage of Deming for an invite to the American Legion convention in Lordsburg starting tomorrow. A jamboree of veterans is planned at Carlsbad this weekend. It contrasts Lordsburg unfavorably with Carlsbad as a convention point on August 10, while mentioning locals Karl and Ed Guthmann and others contemplating the press association event in Carlsbad amid summer heat.
The U S Senate confirmed Vera Clayton as postmistress at Tularosa New Mexico The town is described as predominantly Hispanic and politically diverse with Senator Dennis Chavez having mixed popularity among locals.
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