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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
8
Mrs J P White shows a bouquet of delphiniums at the Chamber of Commerce display. The flowers are not entered in the city beautiful contest due to no delphinium classification.
Citl clerk Joe H. Dekker who underwent an appendectomy at St. Marys hospital last Monday night was reported today to be getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs Ed Younger Roberta Henderson and sons Jimmy and Edgar Bate are expected in tonight from their home in Houston for a visit with Mrs Younger s sister Mrs W H Whatley Mr Whatley and Miss Sara Louise Whatley.
Weekend and Monday deals from Bi-Lo Market include fresh melons at 1 1/2 cents per pound, pork sausage at 19 cents per pound, baby beef round steak at 35 cents per pound, home grown tomatoes at 5 cents per pound, mountain cabbage at 4 cents per pound. 24 hour service at 408 E. 2nd, phone 824.
Painters and decorators in Roswell plan a Saturday evening gathering at Carpenter's Hall to organize an AFL affiliate with the National District Representative expected to attend. All painting contractors are invited to join. Olan Wooldridge is on vacation and Charles Stevenson of Hobbs stands in.
Land lease offering 400 acres of school land between a hospital and a new air base. Fronts on proposed highway 285, extends on both sides. Four years remaining. Includes a 3 room house and minor improvements, fenced. Contact Culdice & Venrick, First National Bank Building, phone 57. 8-2213c. Also real estate listings and an ad seeking a cash buyer for a 20 gauge shotgun. </analysis>
Hobbs mayor Guy L. Rogers announced that members of the 29-20 club will be trained as auxiliary police for the September 12 blackout. The unit will be a permanent group aiding state and city police. Also, Mary Katherine Vaughn and Mary France Fox, Hobbs residents, will represent Lea County in the statewide Miss America preliminaries in Roswell tonight as two of 15 contest entrants.
A son was born this morning at 11 to Mr and Mrs Jene Reischman in Dallas at St Paul Hospital.
Private home builders face shortages of nails copper guttering piping and zinc coated nails as defense priorities tighten supply chains. Builders press OPM OPA Civilian Supply and trade groups for guidance while non defense regions are urged to wait on allocation programs. Government housing authorities report shortages even for army camps and construction projects.
The report covers Iceland's nightlife for Marines and British officers including the Borg hotel scene with three piece bands and dancing. It notes strict limits on alcohol, Icelandic women’s independence, frequent divorces, and cross cultural interactions, ending with Miss Mary Katherine Parks visiting Breckenridge.
Amateur champion Dick Chapman urges military golf to boost morale. He proposes Red Cross golf exhibitions with army players, interchampionship matches, and contests between army camps and townspeople during his 15 day furlough from Maxwell Field Alabama at Omaha Nebraska as he pursues a second national amateur title.
Grease wool futures edged up fractions on the New York market with Oct at 94.5, Dec 93.3, and Mar 92.0 cents per pound. Top futures rose 3 to 8 points with Oct 126.6, Dec 123.5, and Mar 120.9, while certificated spot grease wool and tops quoted at 94.2 and 128.0 respectively.
New York cotton futures rose 6 to 11 and closed with Oct at 16.42, Dec 16.63 to 16.64, Jan 16.64, Mar 16.76, May 16.76 to 16.78, Jul 16.70. Middling spot quoted at 17.00 nominal.
A new report from Hitler headquarters claims staggering Soviet losses with more than 1,250,000 prisoners taken as German forces extend a 300 mile front from the Baltic to the Black Sea. The communique notes sharp rises in captives and artillery seized, with fewer gains in tanks and aircraft.
Marriage licenses issued in Roswell and Las Cruces include Paxton Pate Price with Ella Ida Tarbell and Jackson Wyant Lord with Josephine Justine Lucero. The article also notes Red army losses estimated at five million with German and ally forces deep in Russia as Soviet forces advance along the Dnieper, toward Kiev, Gomel, Leningrad, and the Finnish front.
New York Stocks close with varied results led by AmAir and AmSmel while several issues such as Boeing AmWool and USSteel posted gains. Names include AmCan AmMet AT&T Anaconda Bethlehem Steel General Electric Exxon and Chrysler among others with many prices shown in fractions. Market activity reflects broad trade across manufacturing and utility stocks with little overall shift to a clear leader.
Wall Street moved mixed with selective gains for Universal Pictures Preferred and Lehigh Valley Coal Preferred while leaders like U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors and Standard Oil remained weak. Transfers totaled 355700 shares as war news and potential government controls kept many investors cautious. Cotton futures rose in late trading.
Hogs salable 1,000 with uneven demand. 260 lb hogs up 20-25. top hogs at 12.00. Cattle salable 150, calves 75. killing classes steady, good to choice calves 11.75, fat cows 7.00-8.00. Sheep salable 1,000. top native spring lambs 12.00, good to choice 11.75-12.00, slaughter ewes 5.25.
The Commercial Bulletin reports quiet activity in the wool market, with shipments to mills and firm prices for fine wools. Western demand is limited to a few scattered lots, while government takeovers of unsold wool and South American clips are denied. Mill consumption remains heavy, especially for men’s wear, and foreign markets show dull activity. Mohair remains slow and not notably changed.
Improvements are underway on the lawn east of Willson Hall at NMII to create a practice football field.
Poultry live prices for hens and various breeds listed with weights. Butter receipts total 1,001,784 with creamery 86 score 31 3/4. Eggs receipts 8,084 with market unchanged. Curb Market quotes from New York show select equities and bonds. Treasury yields cited.
In Boston on August 22, USDA reports standard lines of domestic wools with moderate demand. Three-eighths blood wools move at 89 cents grease, bright fleeces. graded fine territory wools show slight demand at 1.06 to 1.08 dollars scoured for staple combing lengths and 1.00 to 1.05 dollars scoured for French combing lengths.
Spot cotton closed steady with a gain of 529 points. Sales reached 679 bales as low mid, middling, and good middling prices rose to 14.71, 16.01, and 16.46 cents per pound respectively. Receipts totaled 2,753 with stock at 403,762 bales.
Chicago grain market closes with wheat at Sept 1.12 1/2, Dec 1.16 3/8 1/4, May 1.19 1/4-1/8. Cork shows Sept 77 1/4, Dec 81 1/8, May 85 7/8. Oats Sep new 44 1/2, Dec 46 7/8, May 48 3/4.
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