Mrs Mary Thompson Succumbs To Illness In Roswell
Mrs. Mary R. Thompson aged 90 died last night at her daughter's Roswell home after two years of ill health. Born January 3 1851 in Rusk Texas she lived most of her life in Canadian Texas before moving to Roswell two years ago. She was married to Wiley Thompson in 1869 and is survived by five children three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Canadian Texas with interment in the Canadian cemetery. Ballard Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary R. Thompson
O. L. Williams
South
Kentucky Avenue
Thompson
Rusk
Texas
Canadian
Roswell
Wiley Thompson
O. W. Curry
Belleflower
California
E. F. Harris
Abbeville
Louisiana
Jennie Young
Seth Thompson
Odessa
George Etz
T. J. Jackson
John Wiley Thompson
George Etz, Jr
Elizabeth Jackson
Ballard Funeral Home
Game Dept Moves Antelope Elk to Less Congested Areas
Report notes trapping and relocation of antelope and elk to reduce congestion while mentions legalization of slaughter of does drawing sportsmen debate. Car sales and a quoted line from Carl Johnson appear in fragmented form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game Dept
Carl Johnson
Special Communication at Roswell Lodge No 18 M A M
Roswell Lodge No 18 A F and A M holds a special communication on Wednesday January 29 at 7 30 PM. Work on the second degree is planned. By order Hugh M Huff Jr W M Attest Elmer H Riemen Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Hugh M. Huff, Jr
W. M
Elmer H. Riemen
All Committees to Get Bills in Santa Fe Session
Speaker Frank McCarthy announced a policy to distribute bills among house committees so all can work effectively. He noted judiciary and other major panels have borne the load in past sessions, while some committees had little to do, and pledged to reassign bills to balance workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Frank McCarthy
House
Judiciary
Willkie Skips Hatred and War Views Visit to Cardinal Hinsley
Willkie's London stop features a half hour private talk with Cardinal Hinsley after a Commons appearance as anti aircraft guns blaze in alert. The discussion centers on Britain's Catholic population and the war, with Willkie denying distinctions based on race or religion. He visits St Pauls and condemns bomb damage as outrageous while noting uncertainty about German targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luitblinen Ivils Cane
Willkie
Arthur Cardinal Hinsley
Westminster
Commons
London
Cardinal Hinsley
England
Cardinal
Britain
Eamon de Valera
Eire
St. Paul’s
Do Not Drive To El Paso Doe Season Red Flag Warning
A cryptic note suggests motorists heading to El Paso during doe season should display red flags on their vehicles to avoid being mistaken for a hunter. It mentions a person named Carl Johnson and includes an unclear date string 1-28tle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Carl Johnson
Mrs Day's Ideal Baby Shoes Ad at Art Gift Shop
Classified notice for children's wear featuring Mrs Day's Ideal Baby Shoes. Advertisement notes stamped goods and yarn with Art Gift Shop located at 107 West 4th. Includes concise promotional terms.
Secret Service Man At Cub Meeting
A film titled Know Your Money shown at Cub Pack No 1 meeting, produced by the U S Treasury Department and assisted by Uni ted States secret service agent E B Hargett. He discussed counterfeiting and urged aid in stopping it. questions followed. New den formed. awards given including Bear, Wolf, and Bobcat badges to several Cubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Pack No. 1
E. B. Hargett
United States Secret Service
Charles Reina
R. L. Villard
U. S. Treasury Department
Plane Output In 1939 Doubled
Washington January 28 The nation aerospace industry reported 1940 totals showing airplane engine and propeller production valued at 544.44 million dollars, more than double 1939. Col John H Jouett, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, said that with accessories included total production would reach 625 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, Inc
Chief Clerk of New Mexico Prison Dies at 71
William Albright Bayer 71 longtime chief clerk at the New Mexico Penitentiary died yesterday at the penitentiary home after a heart attack. Born 1869 in Pennsylvania he came to Santa Fe with W. H. Andrews and later served as secretary to U S Senator Catron and to Andrews in Washington. Funeral services set for Thursday at Memorial Chapel with cremation in Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
William Albright Bayer
New Mexico Penitentiary
Penitentiary
Bayer
John B. McManus
George Curry
Pennsylvania
W. H
Bull) Andrews
Congress
New Mexico
Andrews
Kingston
Washington
T. 3. Catron
A. F
A. M
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
Memorial Chapel
Albuquerque Crematory
Three Albuquerque and Las Cruces couples wed in Santa Fe
Three couples tied the knot in Santa Fe after securing licenses from county clerk E. J. Martinez. Violet Mae Hall 30 and Dewey C. Boles 38 from Albuquerque. Virginia L. Carless Jones 36 and Robert L. Dempsey 33 from Albuquerque. Lois McGee 25 and Glenn Wilbur Lile 29 from Las Cruces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
E. J. Martinez
Violet Mae Hall
Dewey C. Boles
Virginia L. Carless-Jones
Robert L. Dempsey
Lois McGee
Glenn Wilbur Lile
Robbery attempt on police chief ends with arrest
Two hitchhikers who flagged a lift with state police chief Tom Summers near Socorro tried to rob him as he rode to Las Cruces for a court appearance. Summers escaped with bruises and abrasions, while the two would-be robbers are jailed in Socorro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
N. M
Tom Summers
Socorro
Dr W T Guy Moving Practice To El Paso
Dr. W T Guy and his wife will relocate to El Paso where he will continue his medical practice. His office will be in the First National Bank Building. They depart Friday and Mrs Guy will join after housing is found. They have resided here since 1929 and have many Roswell friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Guy
el Paso
Guy
First National Bank
Roswell
Kiwanis Official Visits Roswell Club
E H Will lieutenant governor of Kiwanis Southwest visits Roswell Kiwanis Club at a weekly luncheon. He praises the club's activity and urges members to participate. G A Jernigan from El Paso attends with Will. Harold Graham new Western Auto manager and former Trinidad Kiwanis member attends. Paul Wilmot, past lieutenant governor, recounts 20 years of the Roswell club. A B Cotton leads the program. H O Hodson presides.
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E. H. Will
el Paso
Kiwanis International
Roswell
Kiwanis Club
Trinidad
Colo
Roswell Kiwanis Club
Paul Wilmot
A. B. Cotton
H. O O. Hodson
Perjury charge filed in Coroner inquest in El Rito death
District Attorney Carmody filed a district court complaint against Gabriel Vigil of El Rito for perjury related to his testimony at the coroner's inquest into the January 13 death of Jose Lopez, who died January 14 from a fractured skull after an alleged car strike. Vigil later reversed his account, claiming Lopez was injured in a fall. Bond was set at $2500 by Judge Bryan Johnson. Investigations into the death continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
David Carmody
Gabriel Vigil
el Rito
Jose Gomesindo Lopez
Vigil
Lopez
Taos
Here
Bryan Johnson
David Chavez, Jr
Carmody
Dodgers Star Fitzsimmons Signs Brooklyn Contract
Fred Fitzsimmons, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitching star, returned his signed contract to president Larry MacPhail. An increase was reported though no figures were released.
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Brooklyn
Fred Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Fitz
Mountainair beans sold to government under surplus foods program
Mountainair, N. M. January 28 One hundred cars of beans from the Mountainair area were sold to the government under the surplus foods commodity program. The price to growers is 2.20 dollars per hundred for choice reclaimed beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountainair
N. M
Surplus
Santa Fe Man Alejandro Montes Sr Dies at 85
Alejandro Montes Sr., 85, lifelong Santa Fe resident, died after a long illness. A former state penitentiary guard for 10 years, he served as a justice of the peace and worked for the State highway department. He leaves his widow, three sons, three daughters, 31 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral at Guadalupe Church at 8 am Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Alejandro Montes
Montes
Justice of the Peace
State Highway Department
Guadalupe Church
Mountainair Weekly Independent to Sell Plant
F B Webster publisher of the Mountainair Weekly Independent for nine years announced the sale of the plant to an Oil City Texas firm that plans to move the equipment to Texas. Webster will return to Lubbock Texas. Mountainair will be left with The Progressive as its only paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountainair
N. M
F. B. Webster
Independent
Oil City
Tex
Texas
Wester
Lubbock
The
Progressive
Mountainair Wedding Invites Town to Stage Ceremony
Miss Nettie Glover and Clarence Osborne announce marriage by Justice of the Peace A. D. Parker on stage at a local theater in Mountainair. They, in their early twenties, plan a buffet supper and a dance after the ceremony. Glover is a theater cashier, Osborne runs a filling station, and both families invite the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountainair
N. M
Nettie Glover
Clarence Osborne
Justice of the Peace
A. D. Parker
Miss Glover
T. A. Glover
Young Osborne
Uniform trouble at Wilson County Jail in outed uniforms
Prisoners at the Wilson County Jail insist on wearing new jail uniforms inside out to hide the words Wilson County Jail on the back. County manager Walter H. Mercer faces ongoing issues with inmate attire and visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bashful Wilson
N. C
Walter H. Mercer
Wilson County
Wilson County Jail
Italian-born Gio Manuli wins Bridgeport divorce
Obstinate Gio vanni C Manuli failed to persuade his wife that America was the promised land. Judge John A Cornell granted a divorce on grounds of desertion after he left his wife in Italy 25 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Giovanni C. Manuli
America
John A. Cornell
Italy
Japan Will Go On With War On China
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye took full responsibility for the China incident saying there is no sign of a solution while remaining in office as long as the Emperor's confidence continues. Navy minister Koshiro Oikawa told parliament the navy is prepared and advancing toward expansion, stressing quality over sheer tonnage and aircraft numbers.
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Tokyo
Fumimaro Konoye
China
House of Representatives
Japan
Imperial
United States
Pacific
Koshiro Oikawa
Bandit Confesses Role in Roswell Safe Crackings
Davidson admitted a part in Roswell safe crackings to Gallup police chief Henry Eller who questioned him there. He refused to name his confederate saying he is no stool pigeon. Local and state officers questioned him in Gallup and identified clothes and Texas stamped cigarettes linked to Earth and Muleshoe robberies. He pled guilty in Gallup court to attempting to blow a safe with nitroglycerine and was jailed in Albuquerque for arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Davidson
Roswell
Henry Eller
Gallup
Eller
R. L. Scroggins
G. T. Watts
Texas
Earth
W. E. Renfrow
Muleshoe
Sid Hopping
Littlefield
J. P
Mickey Mollica
Albuquerque
Bryan Johnson
Johnson-Lodewick
Coca Cola
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
Huntsville
Dallas
Joe Roach
Chicago U Back Into Football After 2-Year Hiatus
University of Chicago athletic officials move to schedule six football games for 1941 after dropping the sport in December 1939. Likely opponents mentioned include University of Louisville Wheaton College and Shurtleff College of Alton Til.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Louisville
Wheaton
Shurtleff College of
Illinois Coach Visits Roswell with Team
Illinois football coach Robert Zupke and party left today for Phoenix after spending two days in Roswell. They stayed at the Nickson Hotel and visited local sites during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Roswell
Robert Zupke
Phoenix
Ariz
Nickson Hotel
Stock activity edges up in early New York market
On January 28 in New York stocks showed a small lift led by steels and rails, but gains faded as the session progressed. Major issues including Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Chrysler and General Motors weakened or slipped to marginal losses while U S Steel resisted. Bond loans showed mild demand and commodities were mixed with notable activity in various curb market listings and treasury issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
American Telephone
Western Union
Shell Union Oil
Texas Corp
Pennsylvania
Great Northern
United Aircraft
Johns Manville
Allied Chemical
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
American Smelting
Goodyear
Paramount
General Electric
Deere
Douglas Aircraft
J. C. Penney
Owens-Illinois Union Carbide
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Market Overview
Kansas City market figures list hogs with 3 500 salable head and prices mostly 7.25 to 7.75 for various weights. Cattle and calves show 4 800 salable cattle, limited loads, steady or slow buying, with fed steers at 9.50 to 11.50 and top loads around 13.50 to 14.00. Sheep total 7 000 with no early sales and lifting prices as best fed lambs stay above 10.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Boston Wool Market in Quiet Trade on January Bidrange
In Boston on January 28, fine territory wools in original bags drew inquiries and bids from 89 to 95 cents. Sales focused on fine and half-blood wools of foreign origin as both spot foreign wools and imports saw active demand at firm to strong prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
USDA
Territory
Wesley Service Guild rummage sale announced
A rummage sale hosted by the Wesley Service Guild is set for Saturday February first at the Hull Building located on South Main Street. Proceeds support guild activities and community service initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Service Guild
Hull Bldg
South Main St
Barber Shop Price Fixing Question From Okla Opinion
Arnold Barber Shop questions state sanitary pricing rules citing Oklahoma law. Mentions June 19, 1939 board fixes haircuts at 35 cents in large towns and 25 cents in smaller towns. Court ruling allegedly requires 50 cents everywhere to be sanitary. Ends with classified ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okla
Oklahoma
Arnold Barber Shop
New York wool futures fall to daily lows
Wool top futures closed at the day’s lowest level with declines from 1.4 to 2.7 cents as offerings rose after an open. Local selling, commissions and hedging noted. March at 125.0, May 118.8, July 113.0, spot tops 125.9. Chicago grain futures mixed with Wheat May 84 and Jul 78, Corn May 62 7/8, Oats May 36 1/4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House Liquidatt and Hedging
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market report for January 28 shows butter receipts at 838,908 steady with carrots at 29 1/2, eggs weak with various local and graded categories listed, and U.S. graded eggs higher for whites. Poultry live prices steady with trucks at 38. hens 5 pounds and under 19 1/2. leghorn hens 14 1/2. ducks 4 1/2 pounds up, white 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
New Orleans Spot Cotton Closes Steady after Gains
New Orleans January 28 spot cotton closed steady seven points higher. Sales reached 1,658 bales with middling cotton at 10.12 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Orleans
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LA Clinica
Clinica de Ninos Y Senoras
Departamento de Salubridad
Salon
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el Proximo Jueves
el Doctor
N. Rich
DECCA
Central Hardware, Inc
Secret Service
Pat Crow
Jerry Hooper
Gabe Martin
James Lisle Hinkle
Jackie Savage
Huff’s
Spode
Billingsley Rose
Chelsea Gardens
Huff's Jewelry Store
Kiwanis
Club
Dodger Star
T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
Chicago U
W. E. Destree
West 4Th
Mech
Jly
CURB
Close
Alumno Am
Bliss
Cities Service
el Bond & Sh
Ford Met Ltd
Hecla Min
Humble Oil
Ins Co
Treasury
Fed Farm
AmAirl
AmCan
NatBis
Amc&f
NatCash
AmLoco
NatLead
Ampo&l
Natp<
Amr&iss
Noama
Amrmil
Noamc
AmSmel
Penney
Amstlf
At&t
Phillips
AmTob
Psvcnj
AmWool
RadioCor
Anacon
At&sf
ReyTob
AtlRef
SafeStr
AviatCor
BethStr
Shellyo
Boeinga
Simons
Borger
Skellyo
SocVac
Briggsm
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Ci&fpi
ComlSol
Stdotc
Comé&So
Stdoill
ConsCop
Stdonj
ConsEdi
Tex&pr
ConsOil
TexCor
Conooild
UnCarb
CrucStl
Undlc
CurtWwrt
UntAirl
Doug
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Grigage
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