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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1940
Page
2
Anchorage Alaska December 18 1941 the army organized a ski unit at its Alaskan base with 13 inches of fresh snow on the ground and began learning winter warfare tactics in a hostile climate readying for Arctic operations.
Washington December 18 report that the Congressional Record will adopt a three column layout starting January 3 with the 77th Congress, replacing the two column format used since 1873 to reduce costs.
Postmaster Mary McCullough reports Christmas Seals are appearing on mail and packages in growing numbers. She notes Einar Holboel of Denmark first conceived selling an extra stamp at Christmas to fund anti tuberculosis work, giving postal workers a special stake in the campaign.
Washington December 18 The Navy announced a larger destroyer program bringing total to 365 ships with 40 additional destroyers. Secretary Knox placed direct cost at 253,384,875 dollars and new facilities costing 8,300,000 dollars needed to expand private shipyards for the work.
Artesia news reports Miss Jessie Lee King recovering after an emergency appendectomy at St. Francis hospital in Carlsbad. Local residents Mr and Mrs Herman Huffmaster visit Cottonwood, while A D Smith and Essery Smith depart for Houston for Christmas. Mrs Clarence Renshaw admitted to St Francis with appendicitis. A joint Artesia American Legion and Auxiliary supper is held. Bob Womick and family visit from Pinon. Wanda Morris shops in Roswell. Jin Morris shows improvement. Mrs Ellis Haulick undergoes major surgery at Francis hospital. Eddy County Extension workers Barham and Conley attend Las Cruces extension conference. Anderson Gardens promotes sauerkraut. Background piece on Christmas Seals origin and health messaging.
In Santa Fe truckers push for exceptions to New Mexico's uniform tariff to allow rate cuts. Commission members note past allowances for steep grades and rail competition may justify broader use of exemptions, amid ongoing friction with Santa Fe Railway after intra state rate cuts. The idea awaits formal petition and action.
Huntington Utah December 18 A rush to stake tin ore claims enlivens the central Utah town with 84 filings in November and 56 in the first half of December. Ernest Derwent reports a tin ore discovery near the Cedar Mountains with a successful test.
In Miami on December 18, reports say top golfers from the 1920s era may return for a spring exhibition in the Bahamas. The Duke of Windsor, Bahamas governor, discussed plans for a Nassau event benefiting the Red Cross, with Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, and Tommy Armour possibly in a sixsome. Bing Crosby may join.
New York Dec 18 announces awards totaling 10000 dollars for metal workers offering the best suggestions to speed the American industrial defense program. C Donald Dallas president of Revere Copper and Brass Inc says the awards are a direct reply to the pressing wartime need for efficiency.
Fair tonight and Thursday with scattered clouds. Partly cloudy with occasional rain over the mountains in the west. Warmer temperatures in the southeast tonight.
William S. Knudsen, defense commissioner, recently asserted that defense production was lagging, signaling concerns over output pace and the need for corrective measures to accelerate wartime manufacturing. The remark underscores tensions between policy aims and industrial capacity.
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