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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1941
Page
8
A Mara thon station visit touts a new road through Ruidoso country as a beautiful lady with curves. It warns oil won t rebuild an old engine and praises Marathon Endurance Motor Oil as a high grade lubricant focusing solely on lubrication for millions of users.
Col. D. C. Pearson, Roswell, returned today from Chicago where he attended a week long meeting of Rotary International board of directors. He serves as a director from Zone 1.
A Roswell Typewriter ad notes a Remington noiseless late model with automatic tabulation for 39.75, guaranteed 12 months. In Roswell, a woman phoned the fire department after mistaking smoke from a trash fire over a house roof at 17th and Washington, believing it to be on fire.
Attend Fur Showing at Hunters this week offering sale of Fashion Furs. Trade in old fur coat or get an estimate on restyling. Three payment options available.
Ambitious men are urged to train quickly as expert welders for aircraft and shipbuilding. The program offers spare hour training, shop practice, free placement, and top wages for those qualified in gas and arc welding. Write for facts to Utilities Inst U S care Record. 7-1312x
Hunter's showcases the Fashion Furs line this week with a chance to trade in an old fur coat or receive an estimate to restyle. Three payment options are available.
Texas watermelons arrive at Bi Lo Food Market located at 408 East 2nd St. Fresh stock includes medium sized watermelons priced at 30 cents each. Customer must bring patience as stock moves quickly.
The Roswell Girls Recreational Club defeated Artesia 12 to 6 yesterday, evening the series at one game each. Pitcher Elatheria Lucero struck out 12, with Corro Alvares and Norma Najera homering. teammates include Abranita Cobos Minnie Garcia Robbie Romero Katherine Ayalla Estella Gonzales Mildred Brady Josifine Nealson, under Abel Lujan.
Advertisement style listing for wholesalers and vendors includes onions cabbage beets carrots beans home grown Kentucky Wonder Green Beans from Andersons Gardens. Roswell furrier Fashion Furs trade in or restyle old coats. K P lodge meeting at 7 30 with Woodrow Little as escort.
In Carlsbad no rain fell while Hobbs Lovington Clovis and Vaughn reported dry conditions. Roswell recorded heavy rain from 9 39 to 10 20 pm moderate rain 10 20 to 11 37 pm and light rain 11 37 pm to 1 55 am per the local weather bureau. Jones Home Mr and Mrs Ted Jones and their young daughter return home from an extended west coast vacation.
Phyllis Gessert, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Gessert, visited New York and signed the visitors register at the RCA Building. She noted a remark comparing it to the roof of the J P White Building and thought about adding J P White 3600 ft above sea level.
Roswell merchants and organizers receive praise for a successful City Wide Bargain Day in 1941. Chamber of Commerce leaders Ed Harbaugh and many workers are thanked for their efforts, with mentions of baby chicks bulk fly spray seed and fur sale at Hunters offering 12 months to pay and fur re styling options.
War bulletin from Cairo reports the armistice ending the Syria conflict was signed at Acre in Palestine at 2 pm today. General Auchinleck announced the terms after talks with Egyptian premier, with Miles Lampson present. Final negotiations followed earlier initiation at Acre between British and French commanders Wilson and Dentz.
Helsinki dispatch reports Finnish high command stating troops pierced Russian positions at multiple points amid stubborn resistance. Berlin dispatch notes Moscow accuses Germany of preparing to use gas. Dienst Aus Deutschland asserts Germany will not deploy poison gas while enemies refrain, a stance tied to this campaign.
Soviet foreign vice commissar S A Losovsky said in Moscow on Friday that cases where Germans at certain points used poisonous substances had been reported. He noted Russia had not yet replied with the same weapons but warned as long ago as June 27 in an official communique that the Germans might prepare such measures.
Three Indianapolis ex-convicts were questioned in Albuquerque about alleged plans to stage a $15,000 robbery. No charges yet. they face a burglary tools and dangerous weapons count after authorities found firearms, sawed-off shotgun, blackjack sets, license plates, and safecracking tools in a cabin. Col William Donovan named defense information coordinator in New York remarks follow.
July 14 market notes show Treasury prices steady with Home Owners Loan 3s at 106.22, cotton futures up 14-19 cents led by July at 15.51, and grains in Chicago with wheat near 1.04 Jly and corn around 73.5 cents. Curb stocks list mixed names, while Boston wool trading remained slow with modest bids on fine wools.
New York stocks closed with mixed gains and losses across sectors on July 14. Major names including AmAirl, KroGro, AmCan, Loew's, AT&T, Phillips, BoeingA, Chrysler, SearsRo and USSteel posted varied finish levels amid broad activity as investors weighed earnings and economic signals.
Col. Donovan, a World War veteran, told NBC in French that France and its colonies can win the struggle against the forces he calls a man who devastates land and subjugates people. He urged that America’s entry helped clinch the allied victory of 1918.
Kansas City market figures show 3 500 salable hogs with 15 to 20 cent gains, top 11.15 for 190 210 lb pigs and 170 270 lb bulk at 11.00 10. Heifers and yearlings steady to higher, cows slow, vealers weak to steady, stockers steady to 25 higher. Cattle totals 8 100 with fed steers 9.75 10.85 and Missouri fed steers 11.10. sheep 6 000 salable with early bids lower, best native lambs above 11.00.
In Chicago on July 14 the butter receipts totaled 1 254 833 with varied scores from 38 to 35, eggs receipts 18 235 with local graded values and storage terms, and poultry live at 25 trucks showing diverse weights and breeds with prices listed for hens, broilers, leghorns, Plymouth Rock, White Rock, ducks, geese, and turkeys across weight categories.
New York July 24 auction notes say wool tops gain on inflation talk and demand, with spot house hedge selling limited to grease wools. Futures for grease wool rise slightly, with July to December bids cited. certificated spot tops also higher amid steady market.
New Orleans July 14 spot cotton closed steady and 19 points higher on light volume. Sales totaled 1,290 bales with Middling at 15.41 cents per pound.
Dr T E Boggs a graduate optometrist at 309 North in St offers eye examinations glasses fitted and ground in their own laboratory by expert technicians. Broken lenses immediately duplicated. Phone 21 for appointment.
Buyers turned to rails in a cautious market on July 14 as most sectors offered muted responses to bids. Aircraft shares led early gains while rails gained on favorable earnings and traffic prospects. Several issues moved fractions while many were unchanged. transfers ran 557,100 shares. Diamonds of uncertainty loomed over war news and external events.
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