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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1935
Page
5
The Roswell public school grounds are praised for their park like appearance and upkeep reflecting a long standing drive for beauty. The piece credits the City Beautiful effort and notes Roswell as a modern city with strong civic pride and history.
The passage notes major New Mexico titles and their histories including the Santa Fe New Mexican dating to 1849, Las Vegas Optic since 1879, Albuquerque Journal since 1880, Carlsbad Current Argus with roots to 1889, and The Record tracing back to 1888. It compares daily and weekly longevity among state papers.
Rupert F. Asplund, director, compiles the Taxpayers Association of New Mexico argument against Constitution Amendment No. 1 proposing a $2,500 homestead exemption for heads of families or ex service men. The letter warns revenue losses of $650,000 to $1,000,000 yearly, harming state, county, city, school budgets, with likely new taxes or higher living costs to offset.
The Pecos Valley Baptist Association meets today and tomorrow in Artesia. Roswell attendees include Mrs. George French Earl Tankersley Rev Julian Atwood Rev W C Garrett B F Fields and Mrs J B Savage noted on the program.
Amended proposals on homestead tax exemptions spark intense debate across the Blue District with votes looming next month. Lawmakers, dates, and the fate of sales tax rely on a reluctant legislature, while New Mexico adds a 40 hour postal week and a shifting mill tax dynamic affects consumers and merchants alike.
Portales canning factory raises farmers pay to nine to fourteen dollars a ton for fruit. It claims Portales produces the world’s finest tomatoes. A new bus line is planned from Monahans to Clovis.
A compact listing of crossword style clues with definitions and partial answers including numbers and letter patterns. The fragment references various clues for across and down entries such as measures of area, forms of speech, and celestial or mythic terms, indicating a broad puzzle grid with thematic wordplay.
In a tense city police proceeding Captain Montigny and Doctor Inman tie the Fallet soap used by Violet Elderbank to a scarab ring worn by a suspect, Douglas W. Courtney. The forensic link to soot from the fireplace and the ring’s setting leads to Courtney’s arrest and a broader case against Merriam and others.
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