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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1940
Page
1
Mrs. Mabel Boll known as the Queen of Diamonds and Theodore Chella assistant director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra are announced for a Miami Beach appearance. Boll is pictured at her winter home in Florida.
Hobbs New Mexico report states Jim T. Hunter Sr. pioneer stockman and Horace D. Puckett drilling firm employee were killed when a car overturned on a curve ten miles south of Eunice. Hunter was Lea county sheep inspector and local apartment owner. Puckett resided in Shawnee Oklahoma. Funeral services were conducted in Hobbs.
A barometric low centered west of the mountains yesterday has moved over New Mexico and Texas, bringing light general precipitation from the central Plains to Utah and Nevada. Temperatures rose in the southern plains while dropping in the north, with below zero readings in North Dakota and eastern Montana. Unsettled weather is expected in the Pecos valley tonight and Sunday with much lower temperatures and minimums near 25 degrees Sunday morning.
Sal. Amy Doing Good Relief Job. F L Austin reports December relief work was substantial and that the Army is on the job. He urges homeowners to report panhandlers and notes a committee will continue to oversee criticisms to ensure help goes to deserving cases.
A midnight earthquake-like tremor shook Southern California residents near Compton on January 13, but no damage was reported beyond fright. No injuries or structural harm were noted in the brief incident.
Press Association members in Albuquerque move toward a noon deadline with sectional meetings and officer elections. Governor John Miles hosts lunch after the final session while Mayor Clyde Tingley offers free airplane rides.
The Agriculture Department reported 424,200,000 pounds of cattle and beef were imported in the first 11 months of 1939, up 44 percent from the same period in 1938. Most imports came from Canada and Mexico under trade agreements, aided by favorable beef cattle prices at about 6.85 dollars per 100 pounds in mid December, with 8.6 percent of federal inspected slaughter tied to imports.
Roswell constable Howard Rose died of a self inflicted gunshot wound outside his home at 700 North Virginia yesterday noon. The coroner's jury found death by his own action after hearing witnesses describe a kneeling posture and a single shot from a .45 caliber pistol. Rose, born July 13, 1893 in Midland Texas, had lived in Roswell since 1900 and served as constable for four years. He is survived by his wife four brothers and one sister. His death stunned local friends and he was a member of the First Christian Church.
Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit, national commander of the American Legion, urged about 1,000 at Cahoon Armory that America must wake up to subversive influences within its borders. He defended the Dies committee and called for action against such threats, stressing defense and loyalty while praising New Mexico Military Institute and noting a year-long national tour.
Bartley West Virginia mine disaster leaves 92 men listed as dead after a gas explosion. Rescue crews recovered 34 bodies from blast torn rooms and corridors two miles from the shaft as families prepared for burials amid grim confirmation that remaining victims may be beyond hope. Foreman Lee Hall, 43, among those killed, led a trapped group attempting a last stand with canvas and wood barricades. Only three bodies identified so far. plans to move them for official ID before lifting them to the surface.
Snow and high winds struck Clayton New Mexico and extended across northeastern New Mexico Colorado and the Texas Panhandle. Highway crews were deployed to keep roads open as snow rifts and slick conditions challenged travel from Santa Fe to Denver Garden City and beyond with varying accumulations up to six inches.
Washington January 13 Congress shows caution on aiding Finland, fearing neutrality violations amid Roosevelt's call for bipartisan legislation. Republicans urge executive initiative while both chambers recess after passing the session's first deficiency appropriation bill.
Ensign Walter G. Barnes Jr 25 of Denver Colo reported safe from Julian California after a midair collision over Borego Valley. James Addison Crowson 24 radioman first class from Maysville Ala died. Barnes and four others parachuted to safety. one shipman remains missing. two planes collided during formation over the desert. The crash site near El Centro was located by searchers.
New Mexico fair and colder tonight and Sunday. Colorado partly cloudy west with snow flurries east and central, clearing early tonight and colder south portion tonight. Sunday generally fair with rising temperatures in the east portion.
Paris reports a second lieutenant and three sergeants piloting four French pursuit planes shot down three German Messerschmitts yesterday while outnumbered three to one. The engagement occurred over German lines as an advance infantry patrol witnessed the fight at about 10 000 feet with one Messerschmitt in flames and another crashing in a spin before a third was forced down behind the lines.
Tokyo sources report Prime Minister Nobuyuki Abe to present the cabinet's collective resignation to Emperor Hirohito as a weekend crisis looms. Army Minister Shunroku Hata appealed to Prince Konoe to resume leadership, claiming the army's support for the move. All ministers were expected to quit with Abe after a special session.
Ohio State's athletic board discussed a potential October 5 meeting with undefeated Texas A and M. Athletic director L W St John said the Texans were among candidates for the open date, along with Tennessee, Southern California, University of Detroit, and Miami University of Coral Gables.
Fire chief Carl Ehrich of Las Vegas will conduct a Roswell firemen's school from Monday through Friday next week. Ehrich, trained as an instructor at Stillwater State Fire College, is teaching in New Mexico towns under the State Firemen's Association. Roswell's Chief Chrisman and local firemen anticipate the program's benefits.
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