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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1940

Page

8

Speaking tour dates and boxing results listed in section

The item lists speaking dates across Sept. including Capitan Lincoln Raidcase Hagerman Ar tesia Carlsbad with times, followed by ads inviting readers to call for classified results. It also reports boxing outcomes: Billy Loose defeated Tony Zale in Chicago, and Jackie Callura drew with Chick Delaney in Oakland in non title bouts.

Associated Press Chicago Billy Loose Farrell Tony Zale Gary Ind

Changes Made At Eastern N. M. College

Portales Aug 21 Eastern New Mexico College announced cooperative houses for men students where eighteen will provide produce or livestock for half board. Each student will cash in 7.50 monthly. college funds pay 5.00 to house mothers. New appointees include Mrs W F Pruitt as assistant librarian, F Allan Murphy as assistant professor in social science, Miss Olga Saffray as assistant professor in home economics and science, Ralph King as band director and assistant professor in music, Arvel Branscum as assistant professor in business administration. The Shack, a dining hall expansion, and a modern city newsroom with a horseshoe copy desk were also announced. Frank Stearns, son of J W Stearns, was named student assistant in the newsroom.

Portales Eastern New Mexico College Today Donald MacKay J. Frank Potts W. F. Pruitt Virginia Gray West Virginia Pruitt Portales Presbyterian Church Eastern New Mexico College F. Allan Murphy Denver University of Nebraska Betty Mason University of New Mexico Olga Saffray Ethel Ohr Ralph King Colorado State College of Education William Worden Arbuckle Notre Dame University Arvel Branscum Kathryn Bryant Arshel Bright Frank Stearns Ft. Sumner J. W. Stearns

Prairie dog eradication funds approved in New Mexico forests

Washington reports Roosevelt approved work projects allocations totaling 27,767 for prairie dog eradication in Carson and Santa Fe national forests. Rio Arriba county receives 9,792 for Carson forest, Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties 10,315 for Santa Fe forest, and Taos county 7,660 to build fences in Carson forest near Red River. Project sponsored by the Department of Agriculture.

U. S N. M Washington New Mexico Congress Roosevelt Carson Santa Fe Rio Arriba Carson Forest Sandoval Santa Fe Forest Taos County Red River Department of Agriculture

El Paso Rodeo Week Aug 29 to Sept 2 with Kids Rodeo

El Paso hosts Rodeo Week from August 29 through September 2 offering a Herald-Post Championship Kids Rodeo for youths under 16 with over $500 in cash and 200+ merchandise prizes. Ranch Hands Rodeo by the Police Department runs Sept 1–2 with two shows daily and a $1400 prize pool. Entries close Aug 24. A cowboy dance at Liberty Hall Aug 31 accompanies the events.

EL Paso Tex Herald-Post Ranch Hands Southwest Liberty Hall

Major League Leaders From The American League

The Associated Press lists AL leaders including batting Radcliff St Louis 359 Appling Chicago 347 runs Williams Boston 100 McCosky Detroit 92 RBIs Greenberg Detroit 105 Foxx Boston and DiMaggio New York 97 hits Cramer Boston 162 Radcliff St Louis 156 doubles Greenberg Detroit and Boudreau Cleveland 41 triples Kinney Boston McCosky Detroit and Keller New more 2a home runs Foxx Boston 33 DiMaggio New York 25 stolen bases Case Washington 27 Walker Washington 18 pitching Newsom Detroit 15 2 Feller Cleveland 22 6 and Rowe Detroit 11 37

Associated Press Radcliff St. Louis Appling Chicago Williams Boston McCosky Detroit Greenberg Foxx DiMaggio New York Cramer Boudreau Cleveland Kinney Keller Newmore Case Washington Walker Newsom Feller Rowe

National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary

Leader highlights include Mize of St Louis with 35 homers and 91 RBIs plus 141 hits and 10 triples. Frey of Cincinnati tops runs with 87, while McCormick of Cincinnati leads batting with 143 hits and 34 doubles. Fitzsimmons of Brooklyn earns 12 wins and Sewell of Pittsburgh 10.3 ERA.

Rowell Boston Danning New York Frey Cincinnati Mize St. Louis F. McCormick Herman Chicago Hack Ross Nicholson Rizzo Philadelphia Reese Brooklyn Fitzsimmons Sewell Pittsburgh

Baseball scores from yesterday's games across leagues

National New York edged Cincinnati 5 to 4 while Detroit beat New York 5 to 6 and other results included Boston 2 3 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 7 Chicago 5 St Louis 7 and Cleveland 4 Boston 2 plus St Louis 0 Washington 3 in minor league Arizona Texas League games El Paso 7 Tucson 4 and Albuquerque 6 Bisbee 5.

Associated Press National New York Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis Ariz el Paso Tucson Albuquerque Bisbee

International League scores for the day

Buffalo outslugged Syracuse 12 to 8 while Jersey City defeated Toronto 8 to 2. Rochester beat Baltimore 2 to 0 and Montreal triumphed over Newark 3 to 1 in a set of league results.

Buffalo Syracuse Jersey City Toronto Rochester Baltimore Montreal Newark

Baseball Scores From Today's American Association Games

In a set of American Association results Louisville defeated Kansas City 5 to 3, Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 5 to 4, Minneapolis triumphed over Toledo 5 to 4, and Columbus routed St. Paul 9 to 1.

American Association Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis Milwaukee Minneapolis Toledo Columbus St. Paul

Southern Association Scores And Standings Report

The Southern Association results show Atlanta 4 Chattanooga 1 and New Orleans 9 Birmingham 7. Little Rock records 13 6, Memphis 3 5 in seven innings. Nashville 7 7, Knoxville 5 0 with the second called after six innings due to darkness.

Southern Association Atlanta Chattanooga New Orleans Birmingham Little Rock Memphis Nashville Knoxville

Texas League Scores From Latest Games

Beaumont beats Fort Worth 5 to 4, Dallas defeats Houston 6 to 5, Oklahoma City wins 4 to 2 over Shreveport, Tulsa tops San Antonio 9 to 3.

Beaumont Fort Worth Dallas Houston Oklahoma City Shreveport Tulsa San Antonio

Baseball scores from Pacific Coast League games

Seattle edged Los Angeles 10 to 6 with the game ending in the fifth. San Diego defeated Portland 12 to 1 while Oakland beat Hollywood 4 to 0. San Francisco topped Sacramento 5 to 0.

Seattle Los Angeles San Diego Portland Oakland Hollywood San Francisco Sacramento

Card NFL game set for Civic Stadium in New York

Buffalo hosts the only National League football game outside league territory with the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions meeting at Civic Stadium on Sept. 15. Indians bench stays away from pennant talk as Mike Jacobs promises five champions under contract to fight next winter in the Garden. Joe Medwick draws jeers from St. Louis fans at Sportsman's Park.

New York Buffalo Chicago Cardinals Detroit Lions Civic Stadium Cleveland Indians Mike Jacobs Joe Louis Billy Conn Ken Overlin Henry Armstrong Lew Jenkins Garden Louis St. Louis Joe Medwick Sportsman’s Park

Alumni Rally Highlights Ties Between Alabama and Auburn

The annual joint football rally by Alabama and Auburn alumni underscores strong relations between the two schools, noting they have not met in football since the famous 6 6 tie of 1907 that ended in a notorious fist fight in Dixie football history.

Alabama Auburn

Holy Cross Seeks Booking for Selected Shorts Event

Holy Cross announces plans to book Selected Shorts for an upcoming program, outlining dates, venue, and potential themes. The effort aims to bring literary readings to campus audiences, with organizers coordinating schedules and publicity.

Holy Cross

Missouri U. plans intersectional game next year

The report notes Missouri University arranging an intersectional game for next year as Indian teams show strong form. Three extra newspaper scribes are on the beat to cover the East-Onlywin event and related hot period in college football.

Missouri U al Vanderbilt Saratoga Bahrain Jersey Jones Charley Ketchuk

Player names coast halfback pick from Horrell

Los Angeles Times quotes Babe Horrell naming Jack Robinson as the best halfback on the coast this year when asked by Paul Zimmerman. The remark highlights Robinson as a standout choice from UCLA and the broader West Coast scene.

Paul Zimmerman Los Angeles Times Babe Horrell Jack Robinson

Ed Barrow predicts Bordagary to join Yankees next season

Stan Bordagary has settled in at Kansas City and Ed Barrow hints he may appear with the Yankees next season. The remark suggests possible player movement linking Bordagary to New York.

Ed Barrow Stan Bordagary Kansas City Yanks

Coaches and stars spark storied sports quotes

Dutch Meyer praises Kenny Washington as the best halfback he faced while facing UCLA. Frankie Frisch laments Pee Wee Reese’s absence affecting the Dodgers versus Reds. Connie Mack and Col E R Bradley weigh in on the Yankees and Bimelech. Burleigh Grimes faces a one year suspension after defying an umpire.

Dutch Meyer T.C.U Kenny Washington U.C.L.A Frankie Frisch Dodgers Reds Pee Wee Reese Farley Yanks Connie Mack Col. E. R. Bradley Bimelech Burleigh Grimes

Kennedy to Visit Here September 2

Floyd Kennedy, Democratic nominee hopeful, will speak in Ros here on September 2 as part of his campaign circuit. Local organizers confirm the event and expect turnout from supporters and curious voters.

Floyd Kennedy Ros

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