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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1939

Page

5

Stanley and Livingstone on Screen in Famous Adventure

The feature presents Henry M. Stanley's famed search for David Livingstone as dramatized by Darryl F. Zanuck and stars Spencer Tracy Nancy Kelly and Richard Greene. Also included are woodcut impressions and a detailed schedule of afternoon and evening events featuring clergy lay leaders and charity activities across New Mexico locations including Santa Fe Farmington Gallup Roswell and Clovis with mass at St Peter's and a Roswell Women's Club luncheon on America Neutral.

Henry M. Stanley David Livingstone Africa Darryl F. Zanuck Stanley Livingstone 20Th Century-Fox Spencer Tracy Nancy Kelly Richard Greene Wales Santa Fe W. F. Stallings Waterflow C. W. Creamer Rowe Norton Davis Springer Howard Livingston Albuquerque W. F. Hanagan Roswell Agnes Regan H. H. Miller Farmington Rose Cassidy Cleveland N. M Cathechist Our Southwest Barnabas Meyer Gallup United Womanhood J. I. Driscoll el Paso Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Daniel Krahe St. Peter’s Archbishop Gerken Jewett Jerome Hesse Hugh Rockes Hobbs M. Genevieve Nicholas Schaal Raton J. R. Kelly Anna Canavan Manuel Oracion Lee Hendricks Roger Hengehold Washington, D. C E. L. Manson Clovis Henry Buchanan Las Cruces Christ Francis Markey Las Vegas Ruidoso Madeline Burdette James R. Kelly New Mexico Military Institute Miss Regan New Mexico R. M. Tigner

Europe Awaits Crisis as Hitler Presses Poland

Europe braces for a potential war as Hitler presses Poland over Danzig and the Polish corridor. Russia delays ratification of the nonaggression pact with Germany while Italy hopes for a negotiated outcome. Britain signals support to Poland if force is used. Chiang Kai-Shek vows China will fight on. US moves 7 360 troops to bolster the Panama Canal Zone.

Hitler Poland Germany Danzig Europe Russia Soviet Molotoff Italy Mussolini Great Britain France Adolf Hitler China Far East Chiang Kai-Shek Hongkong Chungking Tokyo Kiichiro Hiranuma Nobuyuki Abe Japan United States Panama Canal Zone

Faint Hopes of Peace Seen By Wall Street

New York, Aug 29. Wall Street shows faint hopes of peace and cautious trading as stocks and bonds drift higher on perceived wartime calm. U S government securities rise, with steel, motors, copper, electric power, rails, chemicals and Industrials advancing. Cotton gains while wheat falls. British pound climbs in New York amid chaotic foreign exchange.

New York Wall Street U. S Chicago Liverpool Stock Exchange France England United States

Germany Clamps Continue Into Noon Delivery Bottleneck

Merchants worried over rigid regulations as milk deliveries stalled and rolls did not arrive on time. They tried to push ahead with deliveries despite motorcycles facing restrictions, seeking clarity on enforcement and exemptions.

Crude Oil Output Dives as Six States Shut Down

Crude production fell sharply in six states as shutdowns halted wells. oil and gas journal reported a weekly total of 1,445,494 barrels per day for the week ended August 26, with Oklahoma Kansas east Texas Texas Louisiana Arkansas and New Mexico all recording large declines to zero or near zero output.

Tulsa Okla Oil and Gas Journal Oklahoma Kansas East Texas Texas Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico

Chicago Produce Prices Steady Across Butter and Eggs

Chicago August 29 butter totals 1,529,793 pounds steady with unchanged prices. Eggs 9,779, steady with local fresh graded extra firsts at 16 1/2 per doze. Cars 17, firsts local 15 3/4, storage packed firsts 17 1/4. Other prices unchanged.

Chicago

Wartime Rationing Shocks Germans and Households

The text describes abrupt rationing hitting Germany as drivers are mobilized and certificates for tea milk butter and textiles spark fear of a severe crisis. Households adapt through cooperative buying and neighbor sharing while those delaying shoe purchases regret not getting old soles resoled.

Germany

Special meeting of Chaves County Taxpayers group set

C W Moore president calls a four oclock Saturday special meeting of the executive committee in the district courtroom to discuss the September 16 special election. The vote will approve a constitutional amendment validating a 1,450,000 bond issue for new state school buildings.

Chaves County Taxpayers Association C. W. Moore

Poland and Poland Poland cited in midwar crisis report

Semi official Gazetta Polska discusses minority exchange plans as Poland faces sea blockade and rail disruptions. Baltic routes open. air service to Copenhagen and Budapest doubled. United States trade to Poland at risk. officials plan Tallinn visit. Interior orders children seven and under to wear ID tags. trench digging continues. four Americans depart to Riga.

Poland Gazetta Polska Gdynia Baltic Countries Soviet Russia Rumania Hungary Warsaw Copenhagen Budapest United States T. O. Klath Sioux City Jules Smith Fort Worth Texas United State Commercial Attache Tallinn Estonia Jerome Straka Milwaukee Wis Ministry of Interior Riga

Pecos Valley cotton ginning rates set by commission

Santa Fe New Mexico report says Robert Valdez, chairman of the state corporation commission, announced a schedule of cotton ginning rates after a Roswell conference. Rates, pending full commission approval, are 2.50 dollars per bale for loose cotton baling, 30 cents per hundredweight, and 25 cents per bale for seed picked cotton with bags and ties.

Associated Press Santa FE N. M Pecos Valley Robert Valdez State Corporation Commission Roswell

Hatch bill not affect NM Democratic organization says chairman

State Democratic chairman Ben Luchini said the Hatch bill would have no effect on the Democratic organization in New Mexico. He noted no federal employees hold organizational positions they'd need to resign under the measure.

Ben Luchini New Mexico

State Supreme Court Reverses Repossession Ruling in Cuba Land Case

The New Mexico State Supreme Court reversed a Sandoval County district court ruling denying the county board of education the right to repossess land near Cuba from John R. Young. The high court remanded for a new trial after dismissing the initial suit.

Sandoval County County Board of Education Cuba State Supreme Court John R. Young Supreme Court

State warns on three shot limit for repeats in dove season

State game warden Elliott Barker reminded hunters that repeating shotguns are limited to three shots when New Mexico opens dove season Friday. The season runs through November 15 with hunting allowed daily from 7 a.m. to sunset.

Elliott Barker New Mexico

Truckers Conference in Northern New Mexico Held Today

A conference of northern New Mexico truckers was conducted today with speakers including A. F. McQuaid, western states representative of the American Trucking Association, and members of the state corporation commission.

New Mexico A. F. McQuaid Western States American Trucking Association State Corporation Commission

Public Utility Rates Panel Sets Study Plan

Chairman Robert Valdez of the state corporation commission called a meeting of the public utility rates committee. Governor Miles appointed the group to study utility rates and draft preliminary plans and recommendations for regulatory legislation.

State Committee On Robert Valdez State Corporation Commission Miles

Accidental rifle death in Raton store window

A rifle accidentally discharged in a hardware store killed nine year old Billy Gene Farmer as he rode with his parents through Raton New Mexico. The boy was the son of Fort Collins Colorado policeman Sgt W M Farmer. The high powered deer rifle pierced the window and fired into the car.

Raton N. M Billy Gene Farmer W. M. Farmer Fort Collins Colo

Buick to Roll 1940 Cars, Raise Output in 1940

Flint plants resume final assembly for 1940 Buick models with over 5,000 workers returning by mid-September and a target of 1,200 cars daily. Curtice says production will peak mid-September and stay high through year end, with 11,000 workers at full force and dealer stock built in 45 days.

Flint Mich Buick General Motors Harlow H. Curtice New York Chicago San Francisco Curtice

Model Set County Democratic Rules

Santa Fe announces model county Democratic rules sent to all county organizations. Valencia County already adopted substantially the same set. rules advisory and adaptable to local conditions. State rules near completion. no date set for central committee meeting. County conventions every even year to select delegates and party officers. precinct conventions held at least three days before. County central committee includes precinct chairmen and voting district captains. proxies allowed only within same district. County chairman serves two years. removal requires a majority after a hearing. Executive committee has four members plus one at large, chairman breaks ties.

Santa FE N. M Ben Luchini Valencia State Central Committee County Central Committee

Freight Rate Cut on New Mexico Wool

New Mexico Wool Growers' Association announces a freight rate reduction on wool sent to Atlantic points via the northern route. The cut, about 14 cents per 100 pounds, is expected to save roughly 25000 dollars this year and follows a similar 13 cent cut for certain Texas points. Floyd W. Lee, president of the association, said the concession came after the Santa Fe Railway agreed to the adjustment.

New Mexico Albuquerque N. M Atlantic New Mexico Wool Growers’ Association Santa Fe Railway Floyd W. Lee Texas

Tragic Head Injury Claims Boy’s Life in Raton Hospital

A fatal incident in Raton involves a boy struck in the head during an altercation. He was taken to a local hospital but died shortly after admission. Police investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack and the assailant(s).

Dow Raton

Variety Features Duke City Baseball

In Albuquerque Bisbee Bees routed the Cardinals 17 to 8 in a free hitting finish of the Bisbee Albuquerque series. Sam Arice homered twice off Caplinger as Red Adams started for the Bees before being relieved in the fifth. Cardinal pitcher Caplinger took the loss as Archuleta allowed nine runs on 15 hits. The Cardinals tallied 13 hits against Bisbee and Albuquerque pitchers. The Bees head to a series with the Tucson Cowboys starting tonight.

Albuquerque N. M Bisbee Bees Cardinals Arizonians Cardinal Bill Caplinger Gill Bisbee J. E. Jones Sam Arice Caplinger Gil Archuleta Bees Archuleta Red Adams John Carpenter Tucson Cowboys

Hitler Demands Poland and Bridge Dump Tragedy

An Albuquerque report notes two mining workers burned when a slack-pile cave collapsed while scooping cinders for a bridge project. Howard Rucker, 25, of Gallup, was critically burned. The old Mutual Coal Mine dump near the site had burned intermittently since abandonment. A separate sports snippet mentions a golf tournament near Chicago with 831 amateur entries and 36 hole qualifiers, four of five eliminated.

Albuquerque Howard Rucker Gallup Mutual North Shore Chicago

Few Entries In Some Contest Divisions

City Beautiful Contest shows sparse entries in several classes such as petunias, snap dragons, window boxes, parkings, and marigolds. Entries accepted at the Chamber of Commerce. contest is sponsored by the Advertising Club. Mrs H M Huff Jr displays zinnias from Santa Barbara seeds. Mrs. Ben Franklin enters a morning glory screen.

Chamber of Commerce Advertising Club H. M. Huff, Jr Oriental Gardens Santa Barbara Calif Ben Franklin East McGaffey

Burning mine dump falls claims life in Gallup

Tons of flaming cinders roared from an old mine dump onto a power shovel, killing one worker and seriously burning another. Dee Reeves, the shovel operator, was among the injured as the blaze raged near Gallup New Mexico on August 29.

Gallup N. M Dee Reeves

Sammy Baugh Proves Great On The Coast

San Francisco fans witnessed Sam Baugh, former TCU backfield ace, prove top passer as he led the Washington Redskins to a 20 to 7 win over a pickup squad of Pacific Coast college stars. He completed eight of 15 passes, with two touchdowns in the second period and another in the fourth.

San Francisco Sammy Baugh Texas Christian Slingin Sammy Washington Redskins Pacific Coast

Qualifying Tests Set for U S Amateur Golf Championship

Ten golfers, four from abroad, were granted exemptions from sectional qualifying for the 43rd United States Golf Association amateur championship to be played today in 28 locations. About 160 amateurs will begin the main event as the field opens.

New York United States Golf Association

There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation

Kellogg's All-Bran offers a daily solution to constipation by supplying bulk. The ad promotes regular use with milk or in muffins, urging water intake and brightened life, noting Kellogg's production in Battle Creek and availability at grocers.

Kellogg’s Battle Creek

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