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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1935
Page
5
Roswell Daily Record published every evening except Sunday by Record Publishing Company with staff including E Mason Edw, L Scarritt, and Don Wilkins. Advertising rates available. entered May 10 1903 in Roswell New Mexico as second class mail under congress act.
The Aug 17 1935 editorial salutes Will Rogers and Wiley Post, warns of hazardous flying in wild areas, and discusses public reaction to disasters. It cites past doomsday predictions, emphasizes science’s double edge with weapons, and notes political tensions between Governor Tingley Senator Hatch Chavez and Congressman Dempsey. It also questions New Mexico authorities over laws enacted by commissions and bureaus.
Rogers gave liberally to charity and public benefactions. He raised forty thousand dollars in September 1926 for Florida hurricane sufferers and over one hundred thousand in 1927 for Mississippi flood victims through his appearances. He supported Oklahoma miners after a McAlester explosion and aided drought relief with President Hoover and others. He flew nationwide for relief in 1930 31 and funded Nicaragua earthquake relief, public health nursing, and unemployment aid. Wiley Post, famed flier, held world long distance records with the Winnie Mae before retirement. A Roswell flood hoax alarm spread fear but was debunked by drilling evidence showing porous rock not a vast cavity.
In Carlsbad last week a convention stirred talk as ministers push to close gambling. The governor urged reopening, while a district judge ordered the sheriff to seize paraphernalia and money, totaling $1700 from gamblers, with confiscation and burning of equipment noted in the lively Tucumcari News report.
A summary of Seventh-day Adventist beliefs covers God the Father Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, the Bible as rule of faith, repentance and conversion, mortal nature and resurrection, baptism by immersion, Lord's Supper, tithes and offerings, justification by faith, sanctification, lifestyle standards, divine healing and prayer, liberty of conscience separation of church and state, Ten Commandments including Sabbath, marriage, prophecy, spiritual gifts, temperance, and the second coming. The article notes a sermon series and a schedule for Sabbath services and youth lecture by pastors.
Elder R P Montgomery, president of the Texico Conference of Seventh day Adventists, warned at a camp meeting that the Italo Ethiopian affair could trigger Armageddon. He said the regional conflict could draw Japan England France and others, with the final battle centered around Megiddo near Jerusalem before the second coming.
Santa Fe August 16 AP Gov Clyde Tingley reports visitors to New Mexico this year are spending more freely. He notes higher tourist numbers and above average spending, citing 10030 literature requests by August 10, compared with 9904 inquiries through December 20 last year.
Local note reports Happy Keith visiting Roswell for a haircut at the Roswell Barber Shop with Chick Lasley.
Readers recount a wild Roswell prophecy of fifteen feet of water hitting Friday, sending residents to Six Mile Hill for picnics and sleepovers. The piece mocks apocalyptic fears, cites geology and weather, and argues true faith aligns with rational view of disasters while urging church attendance. It also criticizes oil magnates over the A B Fall Teapot Dome fallout and the ethics of cattle shipments from Mexico.
Captain Montigny and detective Courtney probe the Elderbank case amid rooftop observations and whispered wagers. Valcour, the missing artist and suspect, reportedly aided Thurber with a radio aerial installation. Court inquiries and eavesdropping, plus a shadowed neighbor, escalate tension as Montigny coordinates with Inspector McEniry and Doctor Inman to expose the culprit.
A mixed page item features a large crossword puzzle with many clues and a long, opinionated column about New Mexico issues. It cites tax disputes, veteran pensions, and Roosevelt era policies, noting grid clues and commentary from Cruces about beer and honesty.
Santa Fe faces a housing squeeze with hotels full by 4 30 pm and visitors bumped daily. Gov Clyde Tingled notes the mansion hosts lingering officials and out of town guests after a surge of arrivals, highlighting broader lodging shortages in the city.
Deputy Sheriff F R Stokes of Atlanta escorted R A Clements alleged bond jumper from Las Cruces N M after a bus attempt to flee. H A Leroy an agent for an Atlanta bonding firm is jailed in Las Cruces on the shooting charge. Clements held in El Paso County Jail and hospital. Record Has Largest Circulation.
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