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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1940

Page

9

Questionnaires Mailed Today to Registrants listed

Questionnaires mailed today by the local Selective Service Board to registrants numbered 501-1860 through 550-1420 with names including Earl Stewart Packenham, Charles Allen Willis, Dee Fred Meredith, Joe Irby Gilliland, Auburn Lee Mace, Richard Burl Fry, Bonnie Franklin Gilliland, Claude Mitchell, Oscar Morris Hardeman, Clinton Orval Hamner, William Leo Nelson, Lacy A. Shortridge, Woodrow Wilson Brown, W. H. Miller, Emmett Bernard Johnston, Francis Van Tanner, William Jefferson Spencer, George Richard Yardley, Melvin Grey Sanders, Lawrence Burton Goodell, Tomas Torres, Albert Odell Nance, Pete B. Sanchez, Kenneth Preston Biffert, Finis Dewey Lott, James Ervin Marsh, Joe Debara Barela, Alvis Lafeyte Crisp, Cecil Arthur Pelts, Paxton Pate Price, John Thomas Ragsdale, Charles Anderson Jones, Earl Edward Meek, Sol Stahl, Ltyle Raymond Seale, William Henry Akers, J. B. Noling, Elza Ray Harrell, James William Lovell, Paul Madison Littell, Ernest Ellis Hammons, William Travis Harrell, Joe Melvin Shelton, Arvil Lee Johnson, Lonnie Lyons, J. W. Samuel, Oren Mathews, Rendolph White, Victor R. Salinas, Henry Arville Taylor.

Selective Service Board Earl Stewart Packenham Charles Allen Willis Dee Fred Meredith Joe Irby Gillila Ner William Leo Nelson Lacy A. Shortridge Woodrow Wilson Brown W. H. Miller Emmett Bernard Johnston Francis van Tanner William Jefferson Spencer George Richard Yardley Melvin Grey Sanders Lawrence Burton Goodell Tomas Torres Albert Odell Nance Pete B. Sanchez Kenneth Preston Biffert Finis Dewey Lott James Ervin Marsh Joe Debara Barela Alvis Lafeyte Crisp Cecil Arthur Pelts Paxton Pate Price John Thomas Ragsdale Charles Anderson Jones Earl Edward Meek Sol Stahl Ltyle Raymond Seale William Henry Akers J. B. Noling Elza Ray Harrell James William Lovell Paul Madison Littell Ernest Ellis Hammons William Travis Harrell Joe Melvin Shelton Arvil Lee Johnson Lonnie Lyons J. W. Samuel Oren Mathews Rendolph White Victor R. Salinas Henry Arville Taylor

Max Baer on Stage Impresses in Hi Ya Gentlemen Debut

Boston reports Max Baer the former heavyweight champion made his stage bow in the musical comedy Hi Ya Gentlemen. He mixed singing and dancing with a risqué strip tease routine that drew the loudest ovation as he plays a campus betting syndicate agent.

Boston Max Baer New York John Barrymore Maxie Barrymore Baer Audrey Christie Sid Silvers

New Mexico Joins 1941 Fight Infantile Paralysis Campaign

Mayor Clyde Tingley to lead New Mexico in the 1941 Fight Infantile Paralysis drive with Albuquerque as headquarters. He accepts a fourth state chairmanship and will mobilize volunteers to organize the state for the campaign starting in January. The slogan is Help the Youngster Around Your Own Corner.

New York Clyde Tingley Albuquerque New Mexico Tingley Keith Morgan Morgan

Indians Fail Archery Test for Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe officials report New Mexico Indians did not pass a planned archery contest for Warner Brothers film promotion. Archer Howard Hill was to duel with tribal bowmen, but Indian Service advisers said they have not bent a bow since 1822 when traders opened the Santa Fe trail and sold guns.

Santa FE N. M New Mexico Hollywood Warner Brothers Santa Fe Trail Howard Hill U. S. Indian Service Hill William Becknell

Good road from Hot Springs to Tularosa

Hot Springs New Mexico will gain a direct link to the Elephant Butte recreation area as state road 52's 82 mile stretch between Hot Springs and Tularosa begins construction. A bridge across the Rio Grande near Hot Springs is in contracts, boosting access to the scenic eastern New Mexico region.

Hot Springs N. M Elephant Butte New Mexico Tularosa Rio Grande

1939 State Suffered Severe Plague Outbreak

A historical note records a substantial decline in recorded cases after a severe crippling plague outbreak in the state during 1939. It highlights a major health crisis with lasting impact on public health measures.

Old Grad May Be Granted Pardon Berth

Gov. Bob Jones signed a proclamation commuting Edgar C. Park's murder conviction. The Kansas University self styled Old Grad will be eligible for automatic release on parole. Park, once Arizona correspondent for the Jayhawker, wrote college magazine pieces from the Florence prison mail box.

Phoenix Ariz Bob Jones Edgar C. Park Kansas University Park Arizona Jayhawker College Kansas Southwest Florence, Ariz

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