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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1940

Page

6

Roswell Daily Record masthead and publication details

Roswell Daily Record published evenings by Brecord Publishing Company with city editor H. B. Cooley and advertising manager EDW L Scarrtt. Paper lists rates in advance and subscription terms, dates membership in press associations, and notices of mail matter status.

Brecord Publishing Company Audit Bureau of Circulations L. Scarritt H. B. Cooley New Mexico Roswell Congress Associated Press Assn

Fire hazards drive caution as Roswell notes rise

A 1940 Roswell digest warns of frequent grass fires and urges precautions near buildings. It also covers a Britain China alliance rumor and a lengthy Osborn family drama with a dramatic will dispute. Public notices include a sale of street and alley portions in Roswell.

Roswell Bermuda

Fort Selden Pictures stir Las Cruces memory lane

A Las Cruces crowd views pictures of Fort Selden in its hayday and contemplates reviving the site with a modern army hospital. The piece notes the Fort's 1869 abandonment, the Jornada del Muerto region nearby, and possible future sites like Roswell. It also covers the Santa Fe Trail controversy, bow and arrow traditions among Indians, and Mayor Clyde Tingley's role in the President's Birthday Ball fundraising for infantile paralysis research.

Fort Selden Harry W. Hammond Riverside Cal John Gaston Las Cruces New Mexico Wallace Perry The News-Sun Cruces Ford Selden Socorro Springs Chihuahua Mexico City Roswell Clyde Tingley Albuquerque America Roosevelt Carrie Tingley

Breakdown in Italy’s War Machine?

The text notes Italy’s war effort appears faltering as Greece, though outmatched, defeats Italian forces. It suggests Italian public enthusiasm for the war is low and that Italy faces superior, better equipped opponents. The source emphasizes uncertainty about the broader meaning of Italy’s performance.

Italy Greece

Morale moves nations teams beyond raw numbers

The term morale shapes outcomes in war and sport, lifting nations like Britain through crisis and aiding underdog teams such as Texas A. in defeating favored rivals like Texas Aggies. It can outpace superior numbers and sustain resolve in hard times.

Britain Texas A Texas Aggies

Daily Crossword Puzzle Answers and Clues

Across clues cover word meanings from ward off to flax soaking with entries like Mohamad an prince Kindle and Paradise. Down clues include Turkish cap ostrichlike bird and ear organ etc.

Masked Escapee Sapp Linked to Dead Brother Alias in East Tennessee

White haired Thomas H. Sapp, a veteran of Johnson City police, sits in jail charged with escaping a Texas prison camp and masquerading as his dead brother for ten years. Police say Sapp, 55, left prison in 1930, became a sheriff's deputy, then joined the city force. He was sentenced in 1919 to 99 years for complicity in the slaying of his first wife.

Edith Octavia Miss Osborne Stephen New York Ann Simon Daddy Johnson City Tenn Thomas H. Sapp East Tennessee Texas Tom Carriger Sapp Carriger Emory E. Sapp

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