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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1940
Page
2
Lake J. Frazier, seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress, vows to push flood control for Roswell if elected. He cites personal stake and vows continued efforts to protect lives and property from westward storms, noting his wife’s worries and local concern.
New York August entries show about 760 players at closing, with ten former champions exempt from August 27 qualifiers. Last year 826 and 871 in prior year, with notable entrants including Jim Ferrier and semi finalists from 1939. Winged Foot hosts the championship September 9 to 14.
Light scattered rains have occurred in the southern mountains and western Texas while the eastern half saw rains from the Missouri and Mississippi valleys to the Atlantic coast. Heavy rain hit South Carolina and western North Carolina. central Iowa reported over three inches. Cooler in the northwest, warmer in the northern plains and southern plains to Pennsylvania with 90s, New Mexico the coolest state recently with highs near 80. Fair in New Mexico tonight and Thursday aside from afternoon storms in mountains and Pecos valley. Roswell travel should be fair barring local showers.
Republican candidate Willkie appears as an expert in the short subject Information Please at the Yucca Theatre Sunday Monday and Tuesday. He joins John Kieran Oscar Levant and Francis P Adams as regulars in rapid fire questions with RKO placing 25 dollars to the Will Rogers Memorial Fund if the experts miss an answer.
Roswell business and professional men in the Merchants Association back the Eastern New Mexico State Fair held October 2 to 5. The group provides ongoing funding, contributing 2500 to 4000 dollars yearly, to foster agricultural wealth across the region while inviting broader community participation. Phone your classified to 11 or 55.
The Associated Southwestern Chambers of Commerce began its first year with Dudley Yard of Pecos Texas as president. Elected with him were Karl Barfield of Tucson Arizona as vice president H E Markham of El Paso Texas as second vice president and regional vice presidents Dr Francisco Jose Presto Chihuahua City Mexico for northern Mexico Barfield for Arizona A L Hendrix Alamogordo New Mexico and M C Ulmer Midland Texas for Texas.
Prof F W Atkeson of Kansas State College will classify five Holstein herds and one Jersey herd during a three day New Mexico visit. Attendees can include milking age cattle not classified in 1937 and any extra animals owners wish to have classified at Los Poblanos ranch near Albuquerque Las Cruces J C McCarty farm near Las Cruces Price's Dairy El Paso Texas and New Mexico State College. Atkeson a nationally respected judge is an official inspector for both the American Jersey Cattle Club and Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
Thousands of Navajos and 30 other southwestern tribes gathered in Gallup for the 19th annual Inter-Tribal Ceremonial. Medicine men perform a sacred house blessing to banish evil spirits as the four day event begins. Navajo dancers lead a prelude squaw dance with lively crowd antics and a ransom coin ritual.
Chavez for Senator Club executives announce a statewide push with clubs to form in Guadalupe county precincts starting Thursday at Colonial Dilia Anton Chico and Vaughn as part of the campaign.
Silver City New Mexico endured two heavy storms over two days totaling 3.38 inches. A half hour downpour dumped 1.55 inches and 19 hours later 1.83 inches fell, flooding basements and prompting merchants to mop water, with crews repairing streets and roads after the record rains.
John Murray Jr of Kansas City was killed near Albuquerque as his motorcycle skidded and dragged him 70 feet en route home to announce his engagement to Miss Alpha Phillips of Kansas City. His father, who arrived by air liner, disclosed the intended engagement.
Two unexplained plane crashes near Canberra airport killed sixteen people including Lieut. Gen. Sir Cyril B. B. White chief of the Australian army staff and three Commonwealth ministers. One aircraft carried high officials and six others. both planes burst into flames after forced landings.
Joseph Dahlin a Kansas City Michigan motor car dealer dozed in a bank lobby and woke to 29 cents lying in the hat he had on his lap. The odd cash find ends the brief oddity reported from the Kas. city bank scene.
An air force machine left Brisbane Monday and was later declared lost with presumed drowning victims. Ministers aboard the first plane traveled from Melbourne to Canberra to attend a cabinet meeting.
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