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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1939
Page
1
The Senate approved the administration monetary measure 43 to 39 sending it to President Roosevelt for signature. Administration leaders say enactment would restore the president’s power to devalue the dollar and revive the $2 billion stabilization fund, both expired at midnight Friday.
July 5 report notes strong British demand for Winston Churchill to join the cabinet as England prepares for potential crisis. Churchill’s selection is seen as a decisive signal to Germany, with his reputation and blunt tongue highlighted amid Chamberlain and Halifax’s hard lines.
Mrs. Sarah Helen Angle state regent of the D A R in 1926 died yesterday in Albuquerque. A New Mexico resident since 1906 she was widow of Dr George K Angle first NM Medical Society president and a charter member and first chairman of its Federated Clubs. Surviving is son Richard W Angle of Albuquerque.
Santa Fe resident James Ortiz, 26, a former Georgetown and Texas Tech student, walked into Tesuque from the Aspen ranch after becoming lost on a mountain hike. A search of about 650 people including state police, mounted patrol, and CCC enrollees covered the rough Tesuque country.
Mescalero Apache residents held a three day debut for Rebecca and Carolyn Evans on the Mescalero reservation near Mescalero New Mexico. The event drew 800 tribe members and visiting relatives from several tribes plus vacationists from southern New Mexico. The girls wore fringed buckskin and beaded moccasins and received gifts including jewelry saddles and silk underwear.
Boston July 5 Stephen F Chadwick national commander of the American Legion expressed himself disappointedly disturbed over Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt’s praise of the American Youth Congress which he criticized for its pink complexion He said he observed the statement and noted her praise of the group’s objectives while it failed to condemn Communism and other isms He expressed strong disagreement with her endorsement of their position and stated he was disturbed by it
Emmett Lorton of Roswell died last Saturday afternoon at Presbyterian hospital in Albuquerque aged 30. He is survived by his wife, his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lorton, two brothers M. E. and F. L. Lorton, and one sister Mrs. Irene Johnson, all of Roswell. Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. from French's Chapel in the Garden, Rev. R. G. Batson officiating. Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque.
Senator Wiley accuses new dealers of blocking the Hatch bill to keep AAA as a political force in the next election. He claims government employees aimed to replicate WPA tactics against the AAA. Rep Michener says the House will seek to bar federal officials like district attorneys and tax collectors from political activity, amend the bill, and bring it to the floor next week.
Questioners pressed for a pledge that Britain would deploy all forces to Poland if Poland faced aggression. Richard Butler said Britain would resist only if Poland’s independence faced a clear threat. Cabinet and diplomats debated Danzig, Baltic pledges, and Soviet talks as France proposed new steps to break the stalemate.
Farmington authorities pursued a California man and his female companion after a Monday daytime holdup of the Farmington National Bank. About $4,000 in currency was taken at pistol point from cashier C. C. Culpepper. A dragnet stretched through Durango and Silverton as deputies questioned three California men and a 12-year-old boy tied to sightings.
Holiday observances across the United States blend pleas for peace with calls for tolerance. Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson urged readiness to halt European or Asiatic occupation in the western hemisphere. Senator Barkley defended nonalignment while Col. McCormick warned of a conspiracy pushing the U.S. toward another world war and subordination to Britain.
ALAMOGORDO NEW MEXICO July 5 A Catholic Mescalero Indian Mission church was dedicated concluding two decades of Father Albert Braun’s labor He built it by hand with rock and timber as Bishop Schuster officiated The dedication honored World War I veterans and included a pontifical high mass an Indian dance and note of tragedy from a German helper killed by a falling stone
Washington July 5 treasury pauses public silver price posting and commentary on monetary situation as senate votes on the monetary bill looms. No reason given. latest foreign price around 37.92 cents, domestic mined silver price expired the prior Friday under a 1933 price fixing law.
F M Logan age 78 died at his Roswell home after a year long illness. A Baptist minister since youth, he served in Alamogordo Lordsburg Capitan Roswell and Hobbs on missionary work. Survived by wife Ella, daughter Mrs Noel Yates and two sons Hobbs Logan and C M Logan. services held at Ballard Chapel with Rev McKinley Norman. Burial in South Cemetery.
Boston defeats Philadelphia 6 to 4 as Bob Johnson homers for the A's and Jim Tabor adds another in the eighth. Auker Bagby Ostermueller and Peacock vs Hayes. Chicago White Sox top Cleveland 2 1 behind Eddie Smith two hits allowed. Yanks beat Senators 6 4 as Donald wins tenth.
Cincinnati Reds top St Louis 6 to 2 as Bucky Walters limits the Cards to four hits and Don Gutteridge hits a fifth inning homer for his twelfth win. A 17 887 crowd attends Ladies Day.
Norman McLeod formerly of Roswell is arrested in San Diego on a forgery complaint. Deputy Lamar Strickland heads to California to bring him back. The complaint, signed by Claude Hobbs, accuses McLeod of forging the endorsements of Arthur R Treat and Sally K Treat on a $444.18 check and cashing it.
Governor Miles ordered a requisition to California for the return of N. D. McLeod, charged in Chaves county with forging check endorsements. McLeod is in custody in San Diego, California.
A collision between a light sedan and a passenger bus near Washington Pennsylvania killed six people including three children. The Wendt family from Wellsburg were returning from a holiday trip when their car ran a stop sign and struck the eastbound Blue Ridge bus. Albert Bailey Sr and his son Jimmy were among the injured. The crash sent the sedan down a ten foot embankment and into a porch, while the bus passengers were unhurt.
New Mexico counted a toll of five dead from violent accidents as it returned to routine after its long Independence day weekend. Three Chicago tourists died when their car plunged into a canyon east of Alamogordo. A Santa Fe bus driver also died in a 75 foot drop in northern New Mexico. A 19 year old from Hope washed away in Hidden Lake near Santa Rosa. A Grants boy burned by fireworks and an El Paso party of five escaped with bruises when their auto overturned. Traffic was heavy as thousands chased mountains and lakes amid rodeos and wild west shows.
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