25 Jan 1942
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1942
Page
1
In Roswell and Trade Territory the publication lists subscription rates. The ad mentions advance rates and various city mail distribution options, reflecting standard periodical pricing and delivery terms for the Roswell area.
Russians captured Mozhaisk cutting a key German central line near Moscow. The loss ends a long held Nazi salient within a hundred miles of Moscow and marks a pivotal Russian victory since the November offensive. Germans defended with 100000 troops but retreated westward.
Fragmentary passage notes state limits on control over measures eroding as war elevates federal authority, reducing state power. The text implies growing central government reach during wartime and diminishing local sovereignty.
Turreon Livestock Company of Roswell seeks a permit to move the RA-880 artesian well from Section 26 to the SW1/4NW1/4 of the same section in Roswell Chaves County New Mexico. The request states no new water appropriation and proposes to plug the old well. Objections must be sworn with affidavits to the State Engineer within ten days after the last publication. State Engineer Thomas M. McClure sets final consideration for February 23 1942.
Santa Fe on January 10 1942 notice under Session Laws 1931 informs Torreon Livestock Company of moving artesian well RA-879 to RA-880. The relocation changes the well’s location from SE quarter of NE quarter of Lot 16 Section 27 Township 10 South Range 24 East to the SW corner of NW quarter of Section 26 Township 10 South Range 24 East Public notice by State Engineer.
New wartime shifts reach sports pages as Charles Reilly suspends his column to cover sub raids. Ralph Haford and Alain Gray join shipyard duties in Oakland. Chicago players form a defense bonds sales club led by Ted Lyons. First day Boston Bruins game tickets exceed 3000 dollars for army relief. Shorty Hicks, WVU, fouls miss eight of 63 free throws over three seasons.
Sportpourri highlights Joe Louis as an able impromptu speaker who uses simple language yet apt remarks. Bill Killefer comments the Phillies seek rotatable pitchers ready to face the plate and rotate toward the outfield to gauge ball landings. Jack Miley signs for a daily sports broadcast starting in February.
Francis E. Stan argues the sport most aided by wartime conditions is wrestling. He notes burpers degrade the game, cites a collapse of revenue at sports columns, and warns of a revival driven by wartime economics and interest. The piece frames wrestling as a lower-cost entertainment that could regain popularity amid postwar chatter.
Postman’s Paragraph Corporal Bill Hartnett of Fort Mead Maryland receives a boost for the University of Miami footballers who all contributed to the team’s efforts.
In early December W W Edgar of the Free Press created a 300 club to log perfect games by Detroit bowlers in sanctioned competition. More than four months passed without adding a new name to the roster.
McCulloh argued that the 1941 two per cent premium tax on insurance companies applied only for half the year. He noted the last legislature exempted fraternal benefit associations from the levy, leaving state collection limited to the other half of 1941.
In Santa Fe on January 22 the state game department sale fetched over $1,000 with bobcat pelts posting the top prices. Other pelts and game items contributed to the total as buyers competed for wildlife goods.
Santa Fe New Mexico announces the appointment of Thomas V. Calkins to head the public works reserve services section. He will report to state PWR director Richard Gardner.
Sanpa Fe New Mexico January 22 A series of incorporated towns must be appointed by the boards of trustees Assistant attorney general Howard Houk held today finding there was no statute providing for their election In another opinion assistant C
The state corporation commission today registered the E. M. Jones truck line of San Antonio Texas to operate in interstate commerce through New Mexico from Anthony to Steins.
Andersons Gardens advertises a recipe feature promoting salsify as a novel ingredient for oyster stew. The brief note highlights a culinary tip or promotional item from the garden center, inviting readers to try the idea.
Williamport resident J Stan ley Livermore, 61, walked two miles in freezing weather to return a $500 payroll mistakenly given to him by a department store. He noted having a party line and wanting confidential information, despite store messengers and a telephone. In Washington, twins John and George Smith earned prestigious military appointments, John to Annapolis and George to West Point, making their parents proud.
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