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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1940
Page
1
The House Naval Committee tentatively approved a two year building plan totaling about 655 million dollars. The plan would authorize 21 additional warships, 22 auxiliary vessels, and raise the navy’s minimum air strength to 4,500 planes. Chairman Vinson described the program as all the navy can build in two years.
The United Mine Workers of America convention in Columbus Ohio voted to refer 47 resolutions endorsing a third Roosevelt term to the international executive committee. President John L Lewis defended the result after predicting defeat and said the majority was overwhelming amid floor debate over the resolutions.
The first recorded renter strike in Mexico City began as tenants refuse to pay rent until the owner orders general repairs and installation of sanitary services. Strikers notified federal district authorities and the labor department, declaring no payments until their demands are met. ARMY BOMBER CARRIES NEW MEXICO PINONS ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Jan. 31. Lt. James Roberts and Lt. W. A. Filer piloted a bomber westward with six pounds of pinon. they stopped in Albuquerque after leaving Kansas City and heading to Sacramento.
Berlin reports a wave of bitterness and energy in the war after Hitler said England and France will get the fight they asked for. German observers see a finish fight in a five month old war, noting reliance on Soviet Russia and Italy and a pledge of “justice and the right to live.” Hitler’s impromptu speech to 25,000 at the Palast rally marked the seventh anniversary of the Nazi rise.
Washington January 31 Congress farm leaders shifted the fight for more money from the house to the senate amid calls for deep agriculture cuts. They will press to restore farm parity payments and oppose reductions in tenant loans surplus removal and sugar grower payments while seeking votes from urban members. The house was asked to approve 634 million for all agriculture department activities for next year, about 20 percent under the president’s budget and half of this year’s level.
Roswell Chamber of Commerce reports a fine response to its referendum on the next three years projects. By this morning 196 ballots of 350 mailed were returned, about 56 percent member participation, below the 82 percent record set three years ago. Members should rank ten projects, sign ballots, and contact the chamber if unsigned ballots are believed to be missing.
Four Colorado coal miners died yesterday from injuries in four separate mine accidents. Richard John Elze, 33, tram operator at Crest ed Butte, was found fatally injured beneath his electrically driven car. Adolfo Bowman, 44, died after a rock fall at Trinidad. James Sherrett, 42, was killed by a ceiling cave in at the Washington Mine near Erie. Joseph Borsa, 49, died in Trinidad from an infection that developed after a leg was struck by falling coal at Sopris mine.
In Cairo on January 31 an Egyptian clerk confessed that he is the father of twins, refuting a prior report that quintuplets had been born. The correction follows earlier sensational claims about multiple birth.
The Gallup municipal band received an invitation to perform at the New York World’s Fair. Eugene Labarre, fair music director, cited last summer’s San Francisco fair hit by Gallup school youngsters in their Indian and cowboy garb as a highlight and reason for the invitation.
A Dies committee witness testified in secret that he forged letters linking chairman Dies with William Dudley Pelley. Excerpts appeared in the Jan 22 congressional record. the witness said Weisberg and Gardner Jackson sought info to show Dies collusion with fascist groups and paid him $100. Mother Polycarpa, the nation’s first nun postmistress, retires in St Josephs New York after serving since 1898.
Washington crowds celebrate Franklin D. Roosevelt s 58th birthday with radio address and a nationwide infantile paralysis fundraiser. Mrs Roosevelt tours six balls in the district and suburbs as stars like Cagney Rooney and Lamour make appearances behind police escorts. Mayflower Hotel hosts the largest crowd with Kay Kyser s band and a huge cake, while the President and first lady participate in cake cutting and thanks to donors.
New Mexico experiences increasing clouds tonight and Thursday with rain in the west. temperatures largely unchanged. Colorado sees partly cloudy skies with minimal temperature change tonight and Thursday. Arizona reports cloud cover and light rains in the north tonight and Thursday with little temperature variation. West Texas shows increasing clouds and rain in the south, with temperatures remaining steady.
Washington reports New Mexico farmers earned 57,452,000 in 1939, up from 51,000,000 the prior year, as the Bureau of Agricultural Economics cites a national total of 8.518 billion. Cotton. Texas income rose to 552,893,000 in 1939 from 526,150,000 in 1938.
Roswell Advertising Club committee asked the city council to assume Santa Claus Day duties, citing growing size and annual $900 cost. Street decorations totaling $551 are on hand. Committee members are James Lee Will Lawrence and Oscar Greene. John McBoyle spoke on espionage and sabotage, praising Matt Hari as a brilliant spy. Harold Cooley directed the program, Bruce Poorbaugh presided.
President Lazaro Cardenas announced 1940 41 tourist years following Roosevelt’s lead. He ordered all federal agencies to simplify border procedures and extend tourist access to visit Mexico.
Crooner Bing Crosby is in a hospital as doctors evaluate a painful side. A doctor said surgery might not be necessary and the exact diagnosis remains under consideration.
The Finnish army communique said renewed Russian assaults northeast of Lake Ladoga were smashed and nine tanks destroyed. Five Russian planes were downed, about 50 Russians killed at Taipale as Soviet thrusts on the Karelian Isthmus were repelled. Unofficial reports claim Pitkaranta, north of Lake Ladoga, was recaptured. Air activity centered in battle zones with few Soviet raids.
New Mexico's general appropriation account, previously overdrawn, gains from higher property tax collections. Ad valorem receipts for seven months reach 49.3 percent of annual total, up from 48.4 and 48.8 in prior years. Remittances total $1,130,916 with $221,361 in delinquent taxes, versus $958,150 and $1,043,603 previously. State treasurer Rex French notes early signs point to a better fund condition by next June 30.
Frances Wolfe reports the President's Birthday Ball raised roughly 250 for the infantile paralysis fund with 288 cash already in and expenses around 50 for the orchestra. Dances at Hagerman Bilk ins and Lake Arthur totals await reports while Roswell Ball drew 400 to 500 attendees. half locally, half sent to the national foundation.
The Associated Press notes Nazi air raids on allied shipping coincide with Hitler's speech marking seven years as chancellor. The blasts appear to bolster morale as Britain contemplates a potential lightning war while Europe faces mounting tension and bloodshed.
Tokyo reports a self-imposed electric power famine reaching a crisis as manufacturers face losses and workers endure idleness. A 30 percent restriction in Osaka Kobe and 35 percent in Tokyo Yokohama will run 10 days from February 10, with possible easing if coal supplies improve. Munitions and communications stay unaffected in Osaka.
National Safety Council reports 1939 toll of 93,000 deaths and 8.8 million injuries with $3.3 billion cost. Vehicle crashes lead with 32,600 deaths and about 1.15 million non fatal injuries, home accidents rise to 32,000 deaths and 4.7 million injuries.
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