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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1939

Page

4

El Paso Couple Wed In Presbyterian Church

Miss Mary Frances St Clair and A J Morris Jr of El Paso wed in First Presbyterian Church Roswell with police officers as witnesses. The groom, with the El Paso Federal Reserve Bank, arrived after license secured by local police. Also notes Roswell engagements and a piano violin recital plus Roswell Garden Club meeting highlights.

el Paso Presbyterian Church Roswell Boy Corey McDowell Mary Frances St. Clair A. J. Morris, Jr First Presbyterian Church LeRoy Thompson Charles Blake Lloyd Blakney el Paso Federal Reserve Bank Roswell Court House Salt Lake Tribune Raymond J. Ashton First Avenue Leila Richards Ashton J. P. Collier M. E. Collier New Mexico University of Colorado At Boulder Womens Athletic Council Chi Omega Sorority Collier University Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity University of Colorado Covey-McDowell Ruth Covey Orville McDowell Earl McDowell Avis Wiggins Church of Christ Jessie Lee Ivan A. Herbert A. L. Maddux Fort Worth Roswell Museum Roswell High School Texas Tech Lubbock Mid

Moving pictures tour inspires local crowd in Roswell

Mr and Mrs Wolfe showed moving pictures from their summer trip visiting Missouri Michigan Canada and the Thousand Islands on the St Lawrence River and other eastern points. After the show they served hot popcorn.

J. E. Wolfe Missouri Michigan Canada St. Lawrence River Wolfe

Coronado Centenniel drama hailed as grand tour production

A narrative on the Coronado Cuarto-Centennial drama prepared by the Coronado Centennial commission and penned by Thomas Wood Stevens is praised as a stirring, richly ambitious production. Albuquerque hearings and a $90,000 cast figure, with itinerant plans from Amarillo to Phoenix, aim to bring the epic tale to many New Mexico towns.

Washington Founding Fathers America Coronado Southwest Coro Albuquerque Anderson Coronado Country Amarillo Phoenix New Mexico Stevens

Texas Fights U S Control Oil Industry

New Orleans December 11 Texas officials oppose federal control of oil, testifying to a House subcommittee on a Roosevelt backed bill. E. O. Thompson and Jerry Sadler argued excess regulation harms efficiency while the Cole bill would create a federal division to set standards and punish avoidable waste.

New Orleans Texas House Interstate Commerce Committee William P. Cole, Jr D-Md Roosevelt Ilinois California Nebraska E. O. Thompson Interstate Oil Compact Commission Texas Railroad Commission Jerry Sadler Thompson Interior Department

Downgraded trading mix on New York stocks closes lower

New York stocks see downward drift with initial rally fading. Major names like U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler and General Electric softened while Sears Roebuck and Consolidated Edison showed resilience. Volume around 562,100 shares. year end tax selling minimal amid modest closes.

Wall Street New York Ing U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler U. S. Rubber Sperry General Electric Lockheed Santa Fe American Can J. I. Case Texas Corp Loft Electric Boat Sears Roebuck Consolidated Edison

Message Of The Windows At Church Service

The service featured the windows messages with musical interpretations. Participants listed include Mr. and Mrs. J D Herron Mrs Uela Beers Ray C Worswick Elder E F Hayslip Geo W Stevens Family Mr and Mrs Alexander J Nisbet Dr and Mrs W E Goodsell Major John McClure Mrs Kate Wilson Jacobson I D Stewart Rev J L Gardiner D D Judge Wm H Pope. The program opened with The Great Invitation and a solo Come Unto Me by Mrs J A Barnett.

J. D. Herron Uela Beers Ray C. Worswick E. F. Hayslip Geo. W. Stevens Alexander J. Nisbet W. E. Goodsell John McClure Kate Wilson Jacobson I. D. Stewart J. L. Gardiner D. D Wm. H. Pope J. A. Barnett Grigg-Gould Good Shepherd Macfarland

Owl Drug Co Sells Whisper Perfume For Teens

The ad notes Lucien LeLong brings specially packaged perfume and cologne for teens with Whisper exclusive at Owl Drug Co. Also promoted are the Photo Shop group deal of six pictures for one dollar, Pecos Valley Typewriter’s portable typing device, and a theater bill about The Women with 666 performances at Yucca plus a Technicolor fashion show by Adrian.

Lucien LeLong Whisper The Owl Drug Co N. Main Broadway East the Yucca

Cotton futures edge higher on Dec 11 trade in NY

New York cotton futures closed 14 to 18 points higher with Dec at 10.75 to 10.77 and Jan at 10.69. May contracts visible at 10.45 to 10.48 and 10.10 to 10.12. middling spot at 10.85, up 16. New Orleans spot closed steady with 21 points up and sales totaling 4,820 at 10.73 middling.

New York Wall Street Commission Jly Adams Exp Ac Alaska Juneau Queni Aleo BOO Ek Evrece Ss Bac & Sts Smelt & R Aree Caer Oees Boeing Airplane Ceca Bulova MS Ks Calumet & Hec Campbell Wyant Cenea Pacer Cs Bes Se City Toe & Fuel Colgate Palm P Eeve Ences Sree SA Wes Crown Zellerbach Crucible Steel Curtiss Wee Ewe Cvs Douglas Aircraft Eastman Kodak Paso Nat Gas Prrestatic T & BR Die Ck Sk Nwt Etwaes Gm Peds Ek Wl Sea Gillette Saf R Gootrich Goodyear Ted& BH Owe Csevcee Interlake Seervester Cem Jonas Manville Peetmecott Kroger Grocery Bare DSL Oeaks Kk A Bae Core Psg DOP Ak Montgom Ward Ares Mo Am Aviation Worth Aer Co Northern Pacific Owens Ill Glass Park Utah Radio Corp of Am Reming Rand Det I Reynolds Tob Safeway Sears Roebuck Shell Union T/ Simmons Co Ge le Ne Socony Vacuum Lou Cal Edison Stand Brande Ale Stone & Webster Studebaker Corp Texas & Pacific Ry Go Se Texas Gulf Sylph Thatcher Mfg Co Pf Trans Ameren Trans & West Air United Gas Imp GU S&s Acio Pipe & Fdry Omek Vanadium Corp Warner Bros Pict West Union Tel Westingh Air Br West el Woolworth (Fw Worthington P & M Yellower & Coach Youngst Sh & T Kansas City Livestock Kansas City USDA New New Orleans

Debt soars to 41.88 billion amid new Treasury bonds sale

Washington reports an overnight federal debt jump of 523,523,822 bringing the total to 41,882,742,768. The rise follows the sale of half a billion dollars in new bonds, edging toward the statutory limit. The figure averages about 315 per person and exceeds a year ago by roughly 3.2 billion.

Washington Treasury United States

Galveston Cotton Prices Steady in Spot Market

Spot cotton in Galveston on December 11 remained steady at 18 cents with mid-dling at 10.58 cents. Trades reached 2,973 bales. Local buyers and sellers reported balanced demand as prices held across grades.

Chicago Produce Prices and Livestock Figures

Chicago market report lists butter prices per pound and creamery scores, egg receipts, and poultry figures. It records live weight classes for hens, broilers, Leghorn and Plymouth Rock breeds, ducks, geese, turkeys, and field and young birds with price ranges and weights across multiple categories.

Chicago Plymouth Rock White Rock

Market close notes from New York curb list

Curbstone quotes for Dec 11 show mixed moves across industrials and energy. Notable prices include Alum Co of America 1137, Am & Fen Priv War 3/8, Am Gen 4, Carrier 10 1/8, Cities Service 4 5/8, Humble Oil 61, NY Wat Sve Pf 20, Seiberling Rubber 9, Shattuck Denn 6 5/8, with several small changes and gaps in listing.

CURB New York Curb Close Alum.Co Am Am & Fen P Ark Nat Gas Carrier Corp el Bond & Sh Fairchild Av Fisk Rub Humble Oil Seiberling Rub

Money rates steady in New York market

Call money steady at 1 percent and prime commercial paper at 5 percent. Time loans steady for 60 to 90 days at 1 1/4 percent and 4 to 6 months at 1 1/2 percent. Bankers acceptances unchanged with 60-90 days 1/2 to 7/16, 4 months 9/16 to 1/2, 5-6 months 5/8 to 9/16 percent. Rediscount rate at New York Reserve Bank is 1 percent.

Herbert A. Lowrey Mayo Brothers Clinic Rochester Minnesota Roswell MONEY New York N. Y. Reserve Bank

Boston Wool Market Steady on Fine Wools and Merino Interest

Inquiries were received for fine and half-blood territory wools on the Boston market today. A few sales closed on fine term wools at about 1 dollar scoured for good French combing length and about 95 to 98 cents scour ed for average to short French combing length. Interest also shown in South African Merino wools and South American cross bred wools.

Boston USDA

Grain futures close in Chicago market on Dec 11

Chicago grain prices end the session with wheat at Dec 96 7/8 May 94 1/8 to 3/8 Jly 92 1/4-1/8. corn Dec 53 3/4 May 55 3/8-1/2 Jly 55 1/2-5/8. oats Dec 39 3/8 May 37 1/2 Jly 33 1/2.

Chicago

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