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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1940

Page

8

Mrs Ella Monk Dies in Oklahoma City

Mrs. Ella Monk formerly of Roswell died after months of illness in Oklahoma City. Widow of Wiley Monk who died in 1918, she lived in Roswell five years and was sister-in-law to W. H. Monk of Dexter. Funeral at Ballard Chapel and burial at South Park beside her husband. daughter Mrs. Viola Morrison accompanied the remains to Roswell.

Ella Monk Roswell Oklahoma City Wiley Monk Ballard Chapel South Park Viola Morrison

Youll Never Say Good Merchandise Advertised Shirts

Jay Duvall offers Manhattan and Grayce Shirts as high quality wearables. Promotional note lists the item names with a December 11 date reference.

Jay Duvall

Pecos Valley Nursery offers landscaping and shrubs

Dan Carpenter on East Fifth Street advertises landscaping and shrubbery gifts. The Pecos Valley Nursery promotes fine suggestions for light enhancements, with the phone number 758 and a classified line to call No. 11.

Dan Carpenter East Fifth St Pecos Valley

Herman Burkstaller Home On Furlough

Herman Burkstaller is home on a 30 day furlough from the army to recuperate from an appendicitis operation on November 24 performed at Fort Crockett Galveston Texas where he was stationed. He is to report back at Fort Crockett January 6.

Herman Burkstaller Fort Crockett Galveston Texas

New Registrant Robert Belshe Catalogued in City Records

New registrant Robert Gayle Belshe lists 501 East 4th Street with serial number 3064 and order number 170 A in the public registry. The entry notes a formal registration rather than a routine update, indicating an official action filed in the city records.

Robert Gayle Belshe 4Th St

Fire crews extinguish trash fire on East 8th Street

Firefighters responded last night to a trash fire at 301 1/2 East 8th. No damage reported. Residents were advised to keep debris away from structures. Fire officials noted no injuries and no cause determined.

Art Gift Shop Ad Gift Items on West 4th Street

Advertisement notes Christmas offerings including apron shoulderettes lace chair sets and novelties for children from Art Gift Shop located at 107 West 4th. The short notice highlights gift ideas and a holiday shopping theme.

West 4Th

Weather Now Across the United States Reports Snow in Central West

Light and scattered precipitation has persisted since yesterday from the Rockies to the Mississippi. Snow is falling in Kansas, Wyoming, and the Dakotas, with warmer, unsettled conditions and a risk of light rain in the Pecos valley tonight into Thursday. Cleve Halienbeck.

Rocky Mountains Mississippi Plains Kansas Wyoming Dakotas New Mexico Grande Valley Texas Canada Pecos Valley Roswell Cleve Halienbeck

British financial aid talks focus on future needs

Treasury chief Morgenthau updates officials after a two hour meeting with Sir Frederick Phillips as Britain’s war costs and resources are reviewed. The discussions center on the extent and timing of future financial assistance rather than loan size or collateral, with a balance sheet of British costs prepared for the White House ahead of Roosevelt’s Caribbean voyage.

White House Roosevelt Caribbean Treasury Morgenthau Sir Frederick Phillips Frederick Morgenthau-Phillips Britain

For Sale: Home Furnishings at Montgomery Ward

Montgomery Ward offers a Walnut Finish buffet reduced to 6.88 for quick clearance. Occasional chairs and rockers with velvet covers priced from 6.45 to 13.45. Also listing COCKER SPANIEL puppies at 206 W. 5th as a Christmas gift option.

Montgomery Ward & Co

New York Cotton and Chicago Grain Closing Figures

New York cotton futures ended modestly lower with December at 10.10 to 10.11 and March options around 10.14 to 10.15. U.S. Treasury quotes moved higher on mixed bonds while a Fed Farm Meeting and Home Ownership loan status remained unchanged. Chicago grain markets closed with wheat at 90 for December and corn near 60 7/8 for December, with oats at 39 3/8 for December.

New York U. S. Bonds Treasury Fed Farm

Chicago market reports and New Orleans cotton prices

Chicago dairy and poultry receipts show steady butter and firm eggs with current and fresh checks listed, while other prices remain unchanged. New Orleans spot cotton closes steady with a six point drop, sales totaling 2,083 and middling at 9.89 cents.

Chicago New Orleans

Wall Street Mixed As Gains Fade In Early Trading

Wall Street moved forward under steel shares but the session faltered as positive early gains in industrials and rails shrank to fractions. United States Steel and Bethlehem rose briefly, then gave back gains. several stocks, including J I Case and General Motors, fell while Union Pacific slumped over 2 in a thin market.

Wall Street New York United States Steel Bethlehem American Can Eastman Douglas Goodyear Santa Fe Great Northern Youngstown Sheet American Telephone Phelps Dodge J. I. Case General Motors Sears Roebuck Union Pacific

Kansas City Livestock Prices From Market Report

Kansas City market report shows hogs 2,500 salable with top 5.95 and 6.00 small lots, good to choice 190 lb and up 5.85-95, cattle 3,500 salable with slow killing classes yet mostly steady, calves 500, stocker and feeder scarce, fed steers 8.25-11.75, best fed heifers around 10.00, cows 5.50-6.50, sheep 5,000 salable with slow activity and bids on slaughter lambs around 25, best fed lambs above 8.75.

Kansas City USDA

Boston Wool Market Slow as Quotations Vacillate

On December 11 in Boston the wool market showed light business and irregular quotations.graded combing bright fleece wools moved at 44 to 46 cents per pound grease. Buyers remained uninterested at these levels. Some mixed grade original bag wools sold from 97 cents to a dollar per pound scoured.

Boston USDA

Special Communication Roswell Lodge No. 18 A F A M

Roswell Lodge No 18 A F and A M holds a special communication on Wednesday December 11 at 7 30 PM with second degree work By Order D E Gillespie W M Attest Elmer H Riemen Secretary

Roswell Lodge No A. F A. M

New York Stocks Close Mixed On Dec 11

A broad list of bijection closing prices shows Air, AmCan, AmLoco, AT&T, Boeing, Sears Roebuck and US Steel among losers and gainers. Notable shifts include AmAirl near 60 and USGyp around 69 with several industrials posting fractional moves. A vegetable soup package and a local garden ad appear at session end.

New York AmAirl AmCan Amc&f AmLoco AmMet Amp&lt Amr&ss Armill AmSmel Amstlf At&t AmTob At&sf AviatCor BethSdl Boeing Borger ReynTo SafeStr SearsRo Simmon Skellyo SocVac Soucale Sperryc StdBrds StdoOilc StdOils Stdmj TexCorp TexGulf UnCarb UnoOilc Untairl UntAirc UntCorp Usgyp Uspipe Usrubb Ussmel Ussteel Wsunt We&m

Doctor Boggs Optometry Clinic on Main Street

Dr T E Boggs graduate optometrist at 309 North Main Street offers eye examinations and glasses fitted. Lenses ground in their own factory by expert technicians. Call 21 for an appointment.

T. E. Boggs N. Main St Bem

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Knife & Chain Cabashon Lavelle Huff’s Huff’s Jewelry Store Huff Bob Crosby Frank Smith South Richardson ED Williams Carl Johnson Roswell Auto CO Central Hardware, Inc Kage One CURB Close Bliss E W Carrier Corp Eervice G & E Bal Pf B el Bond & Sh Fairchild Av Ford Met Ltd Hecla Min Humble Oil Montgomery Wards Santa Claus Santa D. E. Gillespie, W. M Elmer H. Riemen Adv Columbia H. O. DeShurley Ady Anderson’s Gardens W. Hendricks W. E. Destree West 4Th St West 2Nd Street Dr. McPherson
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