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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
2
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The House passed the anti lynching bill by 251 to vote but Senate odds are against passage this session. Southern senators formed to stop it under Senate rules, arguing federal limits on states. The piece notes lynching’s decline and calls for better crime laws though some see federal overreach. The article also cites an indictment of a Los Angeles union leader and reports farm income in 1939 at over six billion dollars with a two percent drop despite high federal spending.
A union organizer’s reported 1936 income dwarfs actual earnings raising questions about figures. California faced twenty five foot waves causing substantial property losses. Cotton farmers endorsed 1940 marketing quotas, but Washington reports only 38 percent of eligible voters supported the measure with 962,227 participants out of 2,300,000.
The American Legion continues to oppose subversive activity despite a labor department report clearing Harry Bridges of Communism. Commander Raymond J. Kelly says the Legion does not concur and still sees Bridges as a menace, warning the report may embolden others with un American views. The piece notes strong calls to muzzle such agitators and reflects Santa Fe New Mexican editorial stance.
Sidelights on the news discuss Hatch Bill opposition among New Mexico officials and voters amid statewide election concerns. The piece also praises Santa Fe County's new court house design as a faithful nod to Mexican architecture and comments on the evolution from silents to talkies in cinema.
A large crowd attended a screening at the Roswell Museum presented by the Roswell Friends of Art. The silent film by D. W. Griffith, The Birth of a Nation, drew heavy attendance and showcased the early pioneer work in cinema.
The author argues the film spurred American prejudice and antiwar sentiment, shaping public opinion through visual media. It links Ku Klux era psychology to wartime nationalism and notes cinema and radio surpassed print in mass appeal, with public opinion shaping quickly as time moves forward.
The Young Democrats of New Mexico announce a state-wide rally series starting in Lea County next month led by Paul Case with district chair Johnnie Mullen. Principal speaker Guy Shepherd from Miles will boost early 1940 campaign effort as the group pushes centralized direction and renewal within the party.
Countless speakers claim benefits from S.S.S. Tonic for low blood counts and general debility. The ad touts two actions increasing appetite and improving digestion while enriching thin blood, claiming energy gains and a two week, 2007 size treatment at drug stores with no substitutes suggested.
New Mexico faces rail line losses as 1939 saw 1783 miles abandoned across seventeen routes, many lumber and mining sectors, with truck competition driving lines to quit. The Denver & Rio Grande and possibly Carrizozo Capitan may be dropped, reflecting the shift away from rail to road transport.
The passage notes that reform errors will be rare and regional, as modern youngsters learn from elders. It suggests the state-wide primary will highlight those differences and that youth are more apt to profit from older mistakes than repeat them.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania two sisters died yesterday in separate hospitals from peritonitis. Mrs John Walsh aged 33 died two hours before Mrs Frank Mazur aged 31. Both deaths attributed to the same illness amid broader health-policy commentary.
Policeman J M Ferguson served Lloyd George a summons for failure to stop at a boulevard. George quipped he would visit Ferguson to collect the last payment on checks bought, reflecting a local street dispute.
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