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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1940
Page
6
Advertising rates on application filed May 10 1903 in swell New Mexico as second class mail matter under Congress act of March 2 1879. Associated Press rights reserved for publication of all news dispatches credited or not and local news published herein. Member New Mexico Newspaper Assn.
Two misfortunes hit the Osborne family in twenty four hours. Stephen loses his job, then Aunt Octavia, rich and unpopular, plans a visit. Ann and relatives discuss Octavia's grip on money and a possible way to free the father from debt and doubt.
Each year this column advises Christmas postcard senders to use 3 cent stamps for out of town mail and 2 cent stamps for in town mail. The higher rate ensures first class status, faster service, and more accurate delivery. It is worth the added cost.
An Associated Press dispatch notes the American aviation industry holds unfilled orders worth three and a half billion dollars for 39 000 warplanes including 14 000 for Britain and 25 000 for the United States. The article argues that the issue is mainly orders not production and that timely delivery could have deterred war reliance.
Pennsylvania kicked off its deer hunting season in a blizzard with near zero temperatures and heavy snow. Seven men were killed and four reported missing as New Mexico enjoyed a safe season with no shooting accidents. President Roosevelt was expected to veto the Logan-Walter bill, which would require court review of federal orders, a move opposed by Congress and defended as protecting the public.
Ambassadors Kennedy and Cudahy exit amid signs of misfit status and opposition to American wartime policy. The moves signal a pivot in diplomatic alignment as critics point to discord over strategy and goals.
The piece argues the United States navy is probably the strongest in the world only testable in war. It notes other nations possess modern ships, while many American battleships are older yet still sound. A new building program could decide victory, or deter war entirely.
The Dies committee is seen as doing good overall in investigating un-American activities, with some mistakes acknowledged. It is praised as essential national defense while noting internal dangers and calling for an embargo on shipments to Japan of materials used in war amid Japan’s war on China.
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A brief note addresses readers about state taxes in Texas, easing concerns and promising clear guidance. It emphasizes practical steps and available resources for taxpayers seeking help with filing duties and deadlines.
The Texas Mid- Continent Oil and Gas Association reports state tax intake increased from 23 million in 1920 to 69,069,000 today, implying each taxpayer now pays three dollars for every one then. The study questions whether value has kept pace with the higher levy.
In poorer sections of El Paso and on isolated ranches, the same nightly scenes persist. The newspaper notes that it still makes a striking image to depict a pretty nurse with a lamp and a newborn baby in a basket, highlighting the era’s advertisement culture.
Dr H C Cummings notes New Mexico lies in the circle of a general flu epidemic beginning at southern points As cases rise nationally Texas shows about a 20 percent jump in November Heavy snows and cold weather worsen conditions by reducing ventilation in public spaces and air exchange For those ill the advice is to rest and call the family doctor Do not try to tough it out
The 25 inches of snow yields about two inches of water, offering some crop relief. Winter wheat gains some help while native grasses receive a moisture boost, and soil blowing concerns in Curry county lessen as soil conservation practices prove beneficial.
The piece notes Holm O Bursum Jr has been elected commissioner in Socorro county district with Bingham as metropolis. It clarifies the so called Great Swede comeback is not the case and highlights his ranching along Highway 380. It mentions his status as a graduate of the New Mexico Military Institute.
A column laments spread of publicity to broad media and complains editors in God’s Country waste it amid taxes and restrictions. It condemns counterfeit coins entering slot machines in Otero and nearby counties, notes Mountie Speight’s policing of counterfeiters, and mocks the lack of sympathy for the “One armed bandits” despite sleuthing.
County treasurer receives hundreds of letters and only a few bear the Christmas Seals from the singing kids. The stamps are seen as potential help for local grati tudes fighting and needing cheer. officials hope more letters will carry the markers.
A fragment laments fur farming near Sacramento, noting foxes and mink skinned early in the holiday season. It frames concern both for the animals and the people affected, questioning what residents may face as such practices continue.
Amid ice storms in Amarillo and Tucson and similar outages in El Paso, babies were said to be born by lamplight. News photos drew attention, though the author downplays lamplight births as a common, not remarkable, event for those born before electric lighting.
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