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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
3
The item asserts that automobile production generates six million jobs and criticizes policy jokes labelled as Cuckoo taxation that allegedly cost motorists 175 million dollars yearly. A fragment mentions Fall Guy Greenburg Fa and a buzzing wasp near James Zim.
Eastern New Mexico State Fair officials plan for October 4 opening events inviting bands from Carlsbad Hobbs Clovis Artesia Lovington Portales Eunice. Top prize 25 second 15 with awards based on uniforms music marching leaders and crowd reaction. A clown section and floats join new organizations and commercial entries in the parade.
New York owned Kansas City Blues pace the American Association race around Minneapolis with stingy pitching and frequent shutouts. Herman Taylor allegedly delayed Nova versus Galento for ticket reasons. Portland club hits market. Joe Louis to Buffalo for softball. Duncan Oklahoma sandlot champions head to Puerto Rico for North American semi pro crown.
A Washington Pest report notes a dramatic but not alarming win by Russia at Washington Park. The article, though vivid, frames the victory as routine and calm, reflecting a confident outcome rather than a crisis.
Bill Ellis, ex football and cage standout, appears to be the leading candidate for the basketball coaching job at Washington and Lee. Van Mungo returns with the Brooklins after foot injury recovery in Pageland South Carolina. Bitsy Grant rumors persist. Wisconsin struggles to keep Robert Cone, a sophomore from Janesville, from opting out. Baseball men claim Gay Blades Cards squandered a prime chance to finish second.
B Lee Face of Colorado Springs comments on promoting the Foster Louis encounter by proposing a second arena in New York and seating along the route so spectators can view the race.
John Cobb the English speed ace resumes the fast play tradition as Amcos Alonzo Stagg and Pep War ner, veterans of nearly a century in playing and coaching, prepare for San Jose State Teachers against College of the Pacific in Stockton on October 20.
A Cleveland paper noted Alabama began football practice with 32 players on July 24, prompting the Atlanta Constitution to remark that a team needs a head start when Tennessee is on the schedule. The Southeastern conference enforces strict preseason limits, making Alabama’s early start noteworthy in the regional sports scene.
Cincinnati Times Star notes Lou Nova remarks that Tony Galento bleeds easily above the eyes, suggesting noticeable aggression in the ring. The exchange hints at Galento’s resilience while underscoring Nova’s readiness for a potential title bout.
In Indianapolis three weeks ago Mrs. John Caylor reported a theft of family washing from her backyard. Yesterday she again hung laundry outside and another theft occurred. She informed the police after the second incident.
A two day school in Las Cruces instructs county committeemen and cotton assistants on marketing quota regulations for New Mexico’s cotton counties. J Minor Beene cites progress and timely issuance of marketing cards for 1939, with Tom Miller of AAA leading the sessions.
A booklet titled Most Motorists Earn Less Than 30 a week is issued by the American Petroleum Industries Committee in New York City. It uses cartoons and charts to argue that the taxpayers who are least known are the motorists of the United States.
A map shows Bessarabia traced to Bussia then handed to Romania after the war. The Soviet nod to Bulgaria’s Romanian borders sparks talk the Red government may press for its own claim to return the former Russian land.
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