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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1939
Page
8
Some discontent shadows a reelection bid but overall progress signals a strong record for the state. Analysts expect spirited primary battles and a shifting landscape shaping this political year in New Mergee and across the nation.
The piece muses on eugenics and social conformity, noting marriage decisions resist strict rules. It reflects on road debentures being popular with conservatives and hints at potential waste or misuse revelations. Politics are politics, and opinions vary amid mixed sentiment.
The Roswell chamber aims to survey members on priority projects for the year. Flood control tops the list but federal cooperation may handle it. Carnegie library and South Park cemetery need attention, while others also seek support from a broad community audience.
This last issue of The Record for 1939 notes a good year for the newspaper and for Roswell. It looks ahead to 1940 with even better prospects and extends wishes for a happy and prosperous year.
By Will Robinson II, a reflective piece on motherhood and faith urging readers to start the new year by going to church. It notes Mary’s pondering, the role of mothers, Christmas scripture, and ties to December marriage licenses in Raton under Colorado blood test law.
Governor Miles argues for highway debentures amid broad public approval. He cites the gospel of good roads and tourist benefits, noting maintenance costs and the desire to avoid excessive spending on other purposes. The piece also mentions Colorado wedding clerks and Raton as a wedding spot.
A farm woman in Wichita Kansas was hospitalized with a fractured ankle after a cow she was milking sat down in her lap. The item appears in a farm hazards feature and notes the dangers of handling cattle on the farm.
State reformatory officials spent much time counting sheep they appealed to the sheriff not a doctor. One hundred fifty animals were missing. Sheriff Charles Calvert only five men admitted trading wine to reformatory inmates for the sheep.
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