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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1934
Page
5
New York stocks dipped in late trading after an early recovery, with many issues down 1 to 3 points as profit taking cooled the session. Turnover reached 1,281,960 shares while cereals held above day lows and bonds mixed. radio shares dropped about five points and rail gains reversed to declines.
AP reports a dense list of equities trading on the New York curb, highlighting varied prices for companies such as Gulf Oil, Humble Oil, Newmont Min, Ford Met Ltd, Amn G&E, and Trans Cont Air. Prices range from fractions to the mid forties, with many entries reflecting modest gains or losses in a broad market snapshot.
Dec. 11 AP report describes heavy snow in South Dakota and Minnesota seen as healing agents for lands scarred by last summer's dust storms and drought. Officials recount drainage ditch fillings that blocked lake outlets, ruined pheasant eggs, and noted gradual lake level impacts, while noting years of favorable weather needed to restore pheasant numbers.
Boston wool remarks from December 11 show fewer buyers, limited sale variety, and slow fleece wools especially on 64s and finer. Territory wools maintain steady demand with 58s to 60s, 1/2 blood and finer grades at steady prices.
New York cotton trades on December 11 opened with a 5 to 8 point rise but selling emerged. Prices dipped from 12.62 to 12.38, March recovered to 12.63 before easing. Afternoon activity quiet, March around 12.57 with gains of 2 to 4 points for active months. Futures closed steady, spot steady at 12.80.
Liberty bonds closed steady to mixed with Fourth 4 1/4s trading around 101 30. Treas 4 1/4s quoted near 112 18. Home Owners Loan 4s at 101.1. Federal Farm Mortgage 3s at 98.31 and 1/4s at 101.8.
Roswell High School alumni plan to form an Alumni Association and an Alumni Letter Club at a dinner for the 1934 Coyote football team at Nickson Coffee Shop at six. Speakers include John Hall Herman Crile Curtis Hill Coach Poe Corn Curtis Holloman and the team captain. Tickets are $1 covering the dinner and players’ meals. attendees urged, stag affair, tickets from Brenneman and Amonett.
In Lansing Michigan a blaze at the Kerns Hotel killed and injured many as guests leaped into the Grand River or fled in night clothes. The fire started after 5:30 am trapping legislators and others during a special session. Early reports listed multiple dead and unidentified victims, with rescue efforts ongoing.
Havana dispatch reports a Havana to Santiago passenger plane crashed in Oriente province killing four people including American George H. Bunker of Yonkers New York vice president of Guan tanamo Sugar Company and pilots Torres Navarro and Emeterio Varilla. Three others were injured.
Kiwanis club plans active support for Salvation Army Christmas dinner program for Roswell families. A committee including Paul Wilmot Robert W. Fall and Captain J W King will work out details while Yucca theatre hosts a nonperishable food show Friday December 21. Kettles on Main Street fund food baskets. deliveries planned Christmas morning.
In Santa Fe the court refused to issue the mandamus against Chavez. Counsel listed include A. T. Hannett J. O. Seth Fred Wilson and Hugh B. Woodward. Republican meeting set for Saturday December 15 to discuss policy and organization plans for the year ahead chaired by P. L. Rapkoch.
The Known Dead list from the Kerns Hotel fire in Lansing, Michigan, shows 15 killed with 100 unaccounted. Five identified legislators among the dead include Vern Voorhees and Donald E. Sias, with other names listed and several victims still unidentified.
Albuquerque AP dispatch reports President Roosevelt's allocation of 10 million dollars for forest land purchases may fund mountain timbered tracts with watershed value to Rio Grande agriculture. M M Cheney, regional forester, works on a report seeking state consent and funds, with Clyde Tingley considering legislative action.
Bruno Hauptmann appeared in Hunterdon county court for a brief hearing on the defense motion for a bill of particulars in the Lindbergh baby murder case. Justice Trenchard postponed until Thursday to allow defense counsel Edward Reilly to attend, then ordered jurors to report January 2 for Hauptmann’s trial.
Sought in Quiz Here is Homer F Wilcox Jr son of an Oklahoma oil company official who was sought by Tulsa police for questioning in connection with the murder of John Gorrell a dentist student Wilcox brother of Virginia Wilcox a close friend of Gorrell and Philip Kennamer son of a federal judge who allegedly has confessed the killing is reported to have left Tulsa for some eastern city
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports rumored posts after the new administration takes office January 7. Names include governor's secretary Ford McMains of Albuquerque and adjutant general Don Woodward of Raton or R. C. Charlton of Albuquerque. Also listed are service officer J. W. Chapman or McMains, comptroller Ed L. Safford of Santa Fe or John E. Miles, highway engineer Grover Conroy of Albuquerque, and tax commissioner Gilberto Mirabel of Santa Fe.
Los Lunas New Mexico December 11 AP Freq Nicholas district attorney said three Las Vegas men H P Patterson Harold Gifford and George Woods are jailed pending coroner's inquest into Pete Torres of Belens death from a north county automobile accident. Patterson owned the car Gifford drove Woods was a passenger. The trio were bound for California where Patterson had a job. The Patterson car allegedly struck the Torres machine and a car driven by District Judge George W Hay of Silver City who was uninjured.
Topeka December 11 AP Frank N Belgrano Jr national commander of the American Legion tells Topeka businessmen the Legion seeks cash discharge of its acknowledged debt to veterans. He backs the Miami convention resolution and rejects any compromise saying there is no compromise to make.
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