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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1941
Page
6
The Roswell Daily Record lists staff roles including City Editor H E Mason and Edw L Scarritt, with subscriptions and rates for New Mexico and Roswell. It notes May 10, 1903 as an entered date and identifies Associated Press affiliation and publishing details.
The letter argues New Mexico should reduce the number of higher education institutions. It supports retaining one normal school and adding one university, one college, and one military school, suggesting consolidation would improve service. It cites New Mexico’s 31 counties versus Arizona’s 14 as a model of diffusion.
The Mormon church announced that ministers cannot claim exemption from military duty because of their cloth. Many ministers reportedly serve in the army, including one from Roswell. The move presents a patriotic example that contrasts with youths attempting to evade service on conscientious grounds.
The article notes General William Henry Bisbee’s 101st birthday, detailing his long Civil War era service and Lincoln’s role in his commission. It contrasts his active career with being the oldest retired U.S. army officer, reflecting on aging veterans and historic military service.
Sir John Meredith discovers Comrade Hart is in fact Sir John Meredith, a Scotland Yard detective, and pieces together a Germanic link to the New Day fellowship. He meets Sir Hector Will at the Foreign and Colonial Offices, learns of General von Wallenfels, and recalls a Wallenfels duel scandal linked to a Swiss exile sister.
A local ad promotes hot plate lunches sponsored by Donald Duck Moseley, claiming the meals appeal to girlfriends who may not be interested in their partners but will be drawn to the balanced lunch option.
Sidelights On The News discusses Carlsbad plans to sell its city hall building as time makes the site valuable. A strip on Canal Street called Firemen's Park may be sold if the land cannot be used for its donor purposes, with lawyer George L. Reese Jr. noting court approval could allow sale to fund a new building. Some doubt a gift can be discarded.
A Roswell land dispute links a 1890 donation by H. K. Thurber to city fairgrounds and later municipal uses. Government recognition of decades of tenure hints the city holds title, though whether time can erase such a bequest remains unresolved. The piece questions funding shifts to a city building while noting “WAR CONGRESS” stands strong in its first term.
Albert Gonzales representative from Dona Ana county known for using a See ing Eye dog in and out of the capitol. He is son of Jim of Roswell who moved to Las Cruces and died there. He owns the old farm at Hondo and eyes a large modern camp ground there. He left Roswell at eight but recalls town and its people well. He is described as highly intelligent.
In Harding county editor R F Moory of the Mos Quero Monitor shifts burdens onto Karl Guthmann and lands him a senate sergeant-at-arms post at Santa Fe. The piece questions whether editorial work should bear such weight on individuals.
An inexpensive home remedy asserts lemon juice mixed with Ru Ex Compound and water eases rheumatic arthritis or neuritis. Directions: four lemons per quart, two tablespoons twice daily, with a two week supply, money back guarantee if no improvement. Roswell Drug Stores and other druggists market Ru Ex Compound.
Kansas City report shows the Harry H. Cohen family balancing military service during conscription. Lester Cohen, 32, was deferred for business reasons while his brother Jack Cohen was drafted as his substitute into the army.
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