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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1941
Page
9
Cadets of the high school department at New Mexico Military Institute will start the 44th year in Lea Hall. The building, placed on the former headquarters site, bears a plate at the entrance honoring Capt. J. C. Lea.
United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Assistant Communications Operator and Junior Communications Operator in the Fourth Region centered at Fort Worth Texas with vacancies for Under Communications Operator. Applications accepted by Tenth U.S. Civil Service District in New Orleans. Also Crile photographs exhibit at Roswell Museum shown through Thursday.
The article details Lea Hall at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, named for Captain Joseph Calloway Lea. It covers Lea’s role in founding the school in 1891, its Territorial status in 1893, campus expansion, and subsequent Lea Hall buildings. The 1941 building, planned barracks expansion, WPA construction, and near completion of the Headquarters Library and auditorium are described along with campus layout and lighting.
Regular weekly State Guard drill will be held Tuesday night instead of Monday due to Labor Day. Captain Walden Bassett announced the change. Drill begins at 7 30 p m.
The Santa Fe reports July net railway operating income of 6,495,986, up 1,536,577 from July 1940. System gross reached 24,402,339, up 6,716,537 or 37.98 percent, while operating expenses climbed to 12,979,686 and rail tax accruals to 4,613,027, increases of 2,027,169 and 2,783,758 respectively.
The new Lea Hall, part of a three building series honoring Captain Lea, expands the Roswell Military Institute known as the West Point of the West. The two story facility with basement and tower houses chemistry physics biology and drawing departments, plus classrooms and offices, while basement space is repurposed for assembly this year.
Mrs Roberta Rodden reports shortages hitting American photographers after the National Photographers Association Annual Convention in Chicago. Acid used to harden rubber is rationed, cameras and lenses are scarce as lens production shifts to range-finders for guns. The 54th annual exhibit highlighted Rodden Studio works with three merits for Mrs Rodden and one for Jack Rodden.
National Selective Service Headquarters announced a future October call for training 353 men, with potential expansion to about 525 due to overlaps and unfilled slots from ongoing calls. New Mexico's office expects full details within days.
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