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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1941
Page
6
The Roswell Daily Record publisher masthead lists RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY with roles including Society Editor and Night Phone. It notes subscriptions, advertising, and mailing details, including city and state and authorizing notices. It also states association memberships and the AP news rights and local credit policies.
A 1941 front section blends NM legislative reform talk with a serialized London murder mystery. Reforms include banning paid state posts and Spanish-language publishing for efficiency, while a separate Constable Beef saga shifts from Prussia to post Munich London. Connie Smith probes a coroner case linked to Bert Slatter and seeks Uncle Matt and Sir John Meredith.
The testimony of Colonel Charles Lindbergh before the committee on the Atlantic to Britain and lease lend bills sparks criticism. He appears pro Nazi and anti British, blaming both Allies for the war, tarnishing the hero status he once enjoyed as the Atlantic flyer.
The article argues the administration’s plan to remove the embargo on shipments to Russia, including aircraft and war metals, risks American esteem. It questions any motive tied to breaking with the Axis, notes Stalin’s dictatorship, and condemns Soviet noncompliance with initial conditions.
A compact index of crossword items including across and down clues with numbers and partial filled hints. It lists standard entries such as conjunctions pronouns and common nouns alongside specialized terms like canal Zone and goddess of death, with clues covering a broad range from punctuation marks to celestial names.
The resignation of A. M. Fernandez as assistant Santa Fe district attorney and his appointment as assistant attorney general, a post he held previously for four years, was announced today. Coincidentally, Marcelino Gutierrez was appointed assistant.
Fernandez completed the staff of Attorney General E. P. Chase joining assistants Howard Houk and George Hunker Jr. Phone your classified to No. 11.
The New Mexico County Officers association legislative committee met in Santa Fe and endorsed Gov. Miles recommendation for a four year term of office. They discussed lease purchase of heavy highway machinery, a new more equitable equalization law, and fund transfer resistance. The 1941 meeting will be in Albuquerque, with ongoing coordination on measures from the association.
Sam McCue of the Cattlemen’s Association attended the New Mexico Sheriffs Association meeting as Sheriff Frank Young led the legislative committee. Clarence Hinkle chaired a citizens panel that urged $355,000 in maintenance savings through consolidations, transportation reforms, clerks’ salary cancellations, and shifting $400,000 to education.
Santa Fe reports a one cent per gallon gas tax to fund Mounted Police maintenance, aiming to bypass the pledge against further property taxes. The measure faces little opposition as authorities push a direct funding solution for the mounties’ precarious support situation. Expect higher gasoline prices as the tax takes effect.
SANTA FE N M Jan 23 The house printing committee had ready today recommendations for contract awards for stationery printing and bill bind ing.
The stationery contract was recommended for the Rydal Press of Santa Fe on a bid of $307.50, the Santa Fe Press bid $312.00 and Smith-Hurst, Las Vegas, $387.50. Santa Fe Book and Stationery offered the only bid, $316.90 for binders.
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