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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
2
John C Mass, 44, pool owner, is arraigned in Louisville Kentucky on charges of slaying his estranged wife on a city street after she refused to have a baby. Mass told reporters in jail that he did not mean to kill her. A policeman was wounded in the shooting.
Frank Whipple a Chicago barber known as a city seller displays 100 ears of unusual corn varieties in his wife's flower boxes as part of an exhibit at the International Livestock Exposition. For inquiries, call classified No. 11.
SANTA FE NM Dec 12 The state oil conservation commission continues a two day session with proposals for new oil and gas conservation measures in southeastern New Mexico. Langlie field operators seek unitization and repressuring while Loco Hills operators push a pressure maintenance plan to return escaped natural gas and prevent loss of gas pressure. These measures aim to boost oil recovery and extend pool life.
In Minneapolis Joseph Blindman bit into a potato dumpling and found a diamond from Mrs. George N. Stillman’s ring inside. She remained unfazed as the costly misplacement turned into a curious kitchen mishap.
State capital briefs report upcoming meeting of New Mexico city and county school superintendents to draft a legislative program for the state legislature. Also noted are the duck season deadline at 4 p.m. Saturday and a tentative January 6 call date for New Mexico’s 200th Coast Artillery National Guard mobilization, with possible postponement to March.
New Mexico mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with rain and snow in parts. Snow in northeast and mountains, rain to snow southeast. Much colder east tonight. Colorado mostly cloudy and colder tonight with light snow in southwest, Friday partly cloudy and warmer east. Arizona considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms, little temperature change.
At nine o'clock on December 18, the Food Stamp Plan starts in ten or more New Mexico counties including Chaves. About 16 500 public assistance recipients in these southeastern counties will gain stamp eligibility. The addition could move over a million dollars of surplus foods annually through trade channels. National studies show meals per person could rise from five to as much as half again with the plan. Officials meet with retail food trades as welfare departments prepare mailings and eligibility notices.
A two day sales meeting of Servel Electrolux dealers started today at the Chamber of Commerce with Servel officials in charge. Zinks are host to the dealers from Roswell Artesia Carlsbad Carri z0700 Fort Sumner Hobbs Por tales Clovis Alamogordo and Tularosa. Paul Zink says the meet was most successful.
In Albion Indiana a doctor examined Charles Rodman thirty two of Skinner Lake after his car overturned. He had only a small scalp cut and a headache. The physician rechecked and found a serious skull fracture inside the skull.
A doctor removed a rear spring from the car and said Rodman would recover.
Mary Jose phine Wonsetler, 2, reportedly found 40 cents in a dresser and swallowed a quarter then a dime as parents rushed in. She later swallowed the remaining nickel before her father took her to a hospital. A female legislator suggested sharing a room at the State capital with the 220 pound former amateur wrestler to save money.
Hutchinson Kansas report notes 33 pupils at East Eureka grade school with 21 Nissy family members and 9 Yoder family members. The three strangers are Miller Glenn and White, highlighting the community’s diverse surnames.
Vancouver report notes Marion Sexton’s election to the state legislature brings fresh complications. Details indicate political friction and potential campaign fallout as he enters the legislative arena amid local scrutiny and partisan tensions.
Bernard Lindner, 37, a Chicago liquor dealer, is sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering his business partner. Mrs. Lindner testified in his defense and stood by him during the trial.
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