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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1939
Page
1
Friends say W S Marley killed himself due to ill health after a months long decline. A coroner's jury ruled death by own action after an inquest in Tatum. He survived by wife two sons David and Orville and daughter Mrs Buck Doran. Funeral held at Tatum.
Congress, President Roosevelt and the Supreme Court paid final homage to Claude A Swanson, late secretary of the navy, in a state funeral in the Senate chamber. The ceremony united leaders, officials, and foreign diplomats as Swanson was honored posthumously with a horse drawn caisson and 19 gun salutes before burial in Richmond, Virginia.
New York July 10. The First Army Maneuvers near Plattsburg will mobilize over 50 000 officers and men from Regular Army National Guard and Organized Reserves August 13 to 27. Major General Hugh A Drum commands a two Corps Field Army facing a Regular Army defending force led by Major General James A Woodruff.
BATON NM July 10 Harold Cameron of Clovis was freed today from murder charges in a revived probe of the nine year old disappearance of federal agent Ray Sutton. He may be kept as a material witness if Ellen Lostroh is brought to trial. Lostroh, held on the slaying case, remains in custody. Sutton vanished near Clayton on August 28 1930 while reportedly seeking illicit whiskey. His car was later found in a remote area.
Roswell sees a $166,650 boost in real estate improvements on the 1939 tax roll as new homes and business buildings rise. County totals show gains in Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, and Lake Arthur with broader county increases in real estate but cattle declines. The report from County Assessor C. M. Cooper details 1939 and 1938 figures across livestock, land, equipment, and mercantile stocks.
Mary Johanson, 28, a former circus trapeze artist, confessed at a Los Angeles police station to involvement in a 1928 grocery store killing in Amarillo Texas. She said two young men attempted a hold up, a gun was fired, and one boy was later killed, with her stemmed by fear and coercion.
The oil test well about seven miles east of Lake Arthur named the Anderson well in Section 17 15S 27E has been plugged and abandoned at a depth of 1963 feet. At that depth the drill struck sulphur water and further drilling was deemed hopeless.
Two young desperadoes from Denver perished after a $10,000 Fort Morgan bank robbery. Myron Earl Howen, 20, was killed by a state patrolman near Garden City, Kansas, while Kenneth Allen, 22, fell to peace officers in Sidney, Nebraska. Both had prior Kansas reformatory terms. Howen fled with Allen when intercepted. Allen fell in the street after Harvey Vizina, a recently sworn officer, shot him. Howen, wounded, fled in a car driven by Glenn Oldenburg, who forced him to drive.
Rep Sabath introduced a bill to restore the prevailing wage rate on work relief projects after elimination of the provision raised hours to 130 per month and triggered a broad WPA worker walkout. AFL and CIO oppose the change, citing lower wages, while Green calls for an amendment as regional WPA directors prepare for talks in Chicago.
The nation enjoyed a relief from extreme heat as cooling winds and scattered rains moved in. Deaths rose to over 50 in five days with two more in Detroit. temperatures hit 112 in Yuma and Phoenix, 107 in San Antonio, and 102 in Salt Lake City, while Knoxville saw a 3.57 inch hourly rainfall causing pavement damage estimated at 50,000 to 75,000 dollars.
James A. Hartley a 40 year old Roswell resident drowned while swimming near Hagerman in the Pecos river three miles east of Hagerman. Coroner's jury found accidental death. Hartley had lived in Pecos valley nineteen years and leaves three children in Artesia, his mother in Roswell, and a sister in Roswell. Funeral set for Tuesday at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Baptist ministers and First Baptist Church choir. Burial at South Park.
A picket line formed before the new Santa Fe county courthouse protesting the employment of allegedly non-union lathers. About a dozen lathers, all members of Albuquerque local No. 238, left their jobs this morning, establishing what was believed to be Santa Fe's first picket line. The sub-contract for lathing and plastering was let to R. B. Clough of Albuquerque.
Twenty four persons from El Paso Deming Lordsburg Roswell Hobbs Portales and Dallas Texas were baptized yesterday at Lea Lake by the Witnesses of Jehovah.
Mrs. Cordelia Evans age 78 widow of Andrew Evans died Saturday night at Saint Mary's hospital after several months of illness. She moved to Roswell in 1899 from Uvalde Texas and was active in church and civic work. Funeral held at Bailard Chapel at 10:00 am with Christian Science services and music by Mrs. J A Barnett. Interment in South Park cemetery.
Partly cloudy to night with Tuesday fair and warmer conditions in northwest New Mexico. Colorado fair tonight and Tuesday with warmer southwest areas. Arizona generally fair with little temperature change. West Texas fair tonight and Tuesday with a warmer Panhandle. New Mexico Magazine reports fiscal year receipts of 33,951 dollars, up 1,267.27 from last year, editor Fitzpatrick says. cash balance ends at 1,044.27.
Ramon Esquivel, 48, a Mountainair railroad employee, died in Albuquerque hospital after apparently injuring himself with a shotgun. He, returning from a rabbit hunt, was cleaning the gun when it discharged. He leaves a widow and a small child.
A report that President Roosevelt may appoint Paul V. McNutt federal security administrator drew political interest for 1940 as McNutt, retiring as high commissioner to the Philippines, could seek the Democratic nomination. The White House talks place last Thursday. If chosen, McNutt would wield influence in pre campaign Washington as head of a major reorganization unit including the social security board and CCC.
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