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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1932
Page
6
The Roswell section urges Christmas shopping as the season arrives with bargains and prudent buying amid mild hints of hardship. It also discusses support for a state primary law while acknowledging objections and stressing elections under state regulation. A weather note recalls a mild November with normal temperatures and no precipitation.
A controversial push by Democratic Chairman Steve Roehl to oust the current board and place Democrats in charge of personnel at the Home and Training School for Mental Defectives is detailed. The proposal would replace the board and non-democratic staff, a move critics say mirrors Tammany era politics and endangers vulnerable residents. The piece also notes Roehl’s role as county assessor and questions his focus on political gain over public service.
Richard Bailey, a film director, is murdered at his Hollywood home. Jere Kane, a criminology student, investigates by questioning Nanette LeRoi, Bailey’s latest find and a former client of Kane. Nanette admits a quarrel with Bailey and a self defense claim, while Chivington, Bailey’s long time valet, becomes a suspect as Kane probes the gun and diary for clues amid tense alibis.
Kane questions Chivington about the master Richard Bailey and the enigma of a nighttime prowler. The old houseman admits Bailey faced debt despite claiming a life of wealth, as Kane seeks the truth behind the slain master and the missing diary.
A miscellany of Roswell notes from December 2, 1907 including residents such as R. H. Kemp Mrs EL W Mitthells and Miss Maud Shenk returning from visits. Local figures James F. Hinkle and Governor George Curry appear in brief mentions. A Santa Fe meeting formed a statehood drive with Nathan Jaffa and J. M. Hervey among officers. Also referenced are a courtly mystery teases about a prowler and a public advertisement for room and board positions.
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