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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
2
The Record notes Roswell faces overcrowded schools as growth continues and urges voters to approve a new bond issue to supply space and equipment. It highlights that existing bonds have been reduced and the county has wiped out its bonds, making tax payers able to meet the costs for urgently required facilities.
President Roosevelt told Congress that most Americans seek peace and oppose involvement in war. He warned against isolation, urged fewer ostriches in society, and pressed taxation to fund defense. The message emphasizes defending American institutions, maintaining national defenses, and a budget plan to trim nondefense spending.
Notes from C Z Sebastian state comptroller on court house conditions in Guadalupe County. He urges a properly formed bond issue for rebuilding. Also discusses land tax listing in Taos County and New Mexico vehicle responsibility law. Governor Miles and Judge McGhee back Sunday liquor sales opposition.
Members from Lake Arthur attended the Fifth Sunday zone meeting in Artesia Sunday afternoon. They then joined a New Year’s Eve midnight party at the Ocotillo Theatre in Artesia. Local residents share holiday travels and updates on family members and community changes.
In Denver a youth told Judge Philip Gilliam that crowds crowded the street so he drove on the sidewalk. The judge gasped and sentenced him to 30 days in jail.
The governor and the judge have been praised by readers as having acted in a manner that aligns with prudent and fair conduct, earning respect from those who value lawful and reasonable governance.
The passing of John Henry Lutz in Las Vegas is marked as the loss of a long public servant who was Lincoln county treasurer and Carrizozo’s first mayor. An AP report describes Harding county snow on the Big Mesa and critiques land policies favoring state or federal ownership to remedy farm losses.
In a heated discourse, George Quesenberry, a longtime figure in New Mexico’s development, is described as ruthlessly fired by a resisting group. The piece notes strong public backing for Quesenberry amid ongoing government friction and highlights a Hot Springs report of large-scale fish releases into Elephant Butte Lake in 1940, plus rainbow trout introductions to Caballo Lake, underscoring ongoing experimental efforts by the U S Department of Fisheries.
The article notes potential crippling impact on A. and M. College from the loss of his services. It also suggests erosion control may struggle to regain public trust, given general faith in George Quesenberry.
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