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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1939

Page

4

Roswell Womans Club plans Fort Stanton event and recital

The Roswell Womans Club held a December program at Fort Stanton featuring Christmas carols, a pipe organ recital by Major John E. Smith of New Mexico Military Institute, and a tea with Fort Stanton hospital handicraft displays. Cadets performed music with Captain Hunt and the NMMI orchestra, and a Better Speech Class met prior to the program.

Tekitnepe John E. Smith Physics Department New Mexico Military Institute Donald Smith Smith F. E. Hunt Roswell

Carnegie Library Needs Five Thousand More Books

City schools superintendent D Shinkle calls for five thousand new children books and five thousand for adolescents and adults to boost Carnegie Library. Good Literature Organization asks patrons to donate suitable titles by Altsheler Alcott Kipling Five Little Peppers and related series by calling 1086 for pickup. The note appears amid a social item about a scavenger hunt and steak fry at 804 North Main hosted by the Naramore household, with prize details and attendees listed.

Carnegarnegie Es D.shinkle Carnegie Library Good Literature Organization Joseph Altsheler Louisa M. Alcott Kipling Sidney Knowledge Seton Thompson Joyce Naramore North Main Street Helen Jewett Jerry Owen John Davis Mary Frances Greenwade John Selby Naramore Charles S. Dobbs Beky Yoder Charlie Malone Waggoner-Shelton Velma Waggoner B. F. Waggoner Jack B. Shelton Stella Shelton Atterberry the Nazarene Church Texas Oklahoma

Lucy Monroe Soprano To Open Roswell Season Concert

Roswell Cooperative Concert Association presents Lucy Monroe, famed soprano nicknamed First Lady of Song, as the first 1939 40 season attraction in Roswell. The event is set for Wednesday December 13 at 8 15 pm with Monroe, a patriotic performer and official American Legion soloist, appearing in a program spanning theater to concert works.

Lucy Monroe Song Roswell American Legion Eddie Cantor Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra Jones Beach Misaela Carmel New York Broadway Cincinnati America

Wall Street gains lift after early selling in volatile session

New York stocks closed higher as industrials led a broad reversal amid dividends and earnings strength. Wheat futures surged while tax selling cooled. notable gainers included Bethlehem Steel and Chrysler as transfers reached 997,700 shares. Kansas City cattle hogs and grain futures also reported mixed results along with curb market moves.

Wall Street New York Bethlehem Steel Chrysler U. S. Rubber Boeing Sperry Western Union American’ Gan du Pont Johns Manville Phillip Morris U. S. Gypsum International Mercantile Marine

Galveston Cotton Market Report Sees Steady Prices

Galveston market notes show spot cotton steady with midsling grade up to 10.20 and sales activity continuing, reflecting a stable trading day for merchants and growers.

Galveston

Chicago Produce Prices and Poultry Rates Report

Chicago daily market report shows butter at 607,454 steady with unchanged, eggs weak at various grades, fresh graders and firsts near 20 and 19 cents, receipts 17. Poultry prices steady with live trucks 40. Plymouth Rock springs up to 4 lbs at 14 cents, ducks up to 4 1/2 lbs, colored 11 cents, white 12 cents, geese 12 1/2 to 12 lbs 12 1/2, turkeys young toms 15 cents per lb for over 18, 16 cents for under 18, hens 18 cents.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs

Wool trading limited at Boston market in December

Trading in wool was limited today on the Boston market. Quotations on fine and half blood domestic wools were fairly firm, but lower grades showed irregularity. Worsted manufacturers and top makers were seeking South African Merino wools and taking samples for tests. South African wool quotations varied lower than domestic equivalents for similar grades and lengths.

Boston Wool Boston Dept

New York Cotton Futures Close Mixed Across Months

Cotton futures in New York closed mixed with December at 10.38 to 10.39, January 10.31, March 10.08 to 10.09, May 9.74 to 9.80, and July 9.30 to 9.40. Market activity showed slight gains in some contracts while others edged lower as traders weighed supply demand signals.

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Spot cotton closes steady as shipments rise in New Orleans

New Orleans on December 7 reports spot cotton closing steady with demand steady. Trade notes sales at 5,349 bales amid active market conditions and continued interest in futures and nearby shipments.

New Orleans

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Sidney Prager ¢Hairman Cooperation War Veterans Committee O. R. Haymaker H. A. Ingalls Lawrence Wolfe Fort Stanton Group Roswell Choral Society Jack Nichols Captain Nichols Albuquerque H. H. McLish South Kentucky Avenue Nichols Harry MecCrite Albert Martin Leslie Browne Jack Mask J. M. Mabe E. L. Gaither Bob Scroggins E. J. Kurre Mrs. MclLish Naramore Home W. S. Hodges Little Bridge Club Wilburn S. Hodges Berrendo Ben B. Ginsberg Sam Stolaroff H. O. DeShurley Raymond Smith Will H. Whatley Lake J. Frazier Cecil M. Eiffert Hodges Tom Rogers Mmes Virgil Phillips Porter Rogers Clifton Gumm Shelton Taylor Cecil Pendergrass Berry Heine Virgil Grantham Mrs. Rogers Edith Sinnett Girl Scout Cactus Region Roderic Crandall North Sea Avenue Mrs. Crandall Miss Sinnett Hal S. Cave Clarence E. Hinkle Frank L. Smith Walter Harrison Harry S Louise Stancliffe Carrie Tingley Hot Springs Sidney Prager Myron Prager Stancliffe Kiplings Friends of Roswell Schools Presbyterian Aid Society Church The Presbyterian Church Chaves County I. J. Marshall Roswell Country Club Bob Crosby T. J. Marshall First Presbyterian Church LeRoy Thompson Montgomery Ward Roswell Womans Club John W. Hatter James R. Daughtry el Paso Las Cruces Womans Club Russell Bird Homer Dunagan Myra Spencer F. Myrick Russell J. Q. Cummins Cora Ray Great Britain Kansas City Livestock Kansas City USDA CURB Alum Co Am Am Book Ark Nat Gas Pf Carrier Corp Duval Tex Sul el Bond & Sh Fairchild Av Fisk Rub Ford Met Ltd Humble Oil Lockheed Aire Y Wat Soc Pf Seiberling DU. S. Bonds Treasury Fed Farm Charles Dunne Boyer Barbara O'Neil Onslow Stevens Nndia Westman Fritz Feld Leshire Cotton Club With Hulstony Anthony Joe Rust Laramie PECOS Jane Arden Windows Norma Shearer Ae CORSE ESITE Mary Boland Paulette Goddard Phyllis Povah Joan Fontaine Virginia Weidler Lucile Watson Clare Boothe Max Gordon Plays and Pictures Corporation Anita Loos Jane Murfin George Cukor Hunt Stromberg Metro Gokdioga- Mayer Becruse Oan
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