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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1941
Page
8
Summer fun advice flips into a brief loan pitch offering personal loans from $50 to $300 in allegedly 7 minutes. The ad invites readers to borrow for out of town trips or yard celebrations, promising quick access and a festive mindset.
Brief ad item noting foundation investment and loan services linked to G. K. Richardson at 214 North Richardson.
Lynn Kemper Jr a Denver teen died from injuries after a late night auto crash 21 miles south of Santa Fe New Mexico The Colorado car carrying four youths spun and collided with Bill Didlake s Espanola car causing Kemper s fatal back fracture He was thrown about 100 feet from the wreck as his three companions were only slightly injured The other driver suffered minor cuts and bruises
In Santa Fe New Mexico on May 31 officials of the state guard expressed limited satisfaction with the new uniforms. Cadet grey trousers and shirts were ordered but guardsmen received Oxford grey shirts and Oxford blue trousers. Adj. Gen. R. C. Charlton noted the colors do not meet expectations yet tailoring delays persist. Hiram Ortega, son of Mr and Mrs A M Ortega, is returning today from Brownsville Texas after nine months at Brownsville High School.
Classified items list a 1935 Fordor sedan with good tires and financing, several furnished apartments with Electrolux appliances, a well located furnished five room house, two room apartments with private bath, a filling station and grocery with living quarters, a modern six room house with electric appliances, cowboy boots curios, a complete Bi-Lo Texaco station with trailer space, a reliable couple seeking work, basement cellar drainer sale, a large corner room for three months. Includes contact details and prices where shown.
Nicely finished home features built-in items and hardwood floors. Close in location. Terms of cash. See owner at 106 West Fourth or call 515.
Mrs Ruth Steadman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of her married lover Robert Emery was sentenced to 15 years in prison. She sits for a photo after the trial in Boston while already at Sherborn Reformatory for Women and expecting a baby in early fall.
A four year old nephew Joe Anthony Trujillo will visit his grandparents for the next three months.
Wall Street reports show industry operating near peak levels despite holidays as the nation moves toward a wartime economy. Government says arms production must outpace civilian demand, steel mills run near 100 percent capacity, and tax and price actions loom. Stock activity slows with 1,482,740 shares traded for the week, 3227 issues up, 438 down, and 13 new highs.
A dense list of stock quotes from New York exchanges shows AlChm at 145 3/4, AmLoco 12, AT&T 150 7/8, Boeing A 14, GenElec 28 1/2, RadioCor 3 5/8, SearsRo 69 1/2, USSteel 53 1/4 to 36 7/8, with numerous other industrials, utilities, and commodities quoted.
Hogs sold steady to 5 higher with weekly tops to 9.35 for 180 to 340 lb pigs. Cattle and calves show uneven demand. week’s top fed steers 11.00, Colorado 1231 lb steers 10.60, vealers 11.50, bulk fed steers 8.75-10.35, fed heifers 8.50-10.35. Sheep and lambs light, spring lambs 11.35 top, 10.75-11.25 bulk good to choice, ewes down to 4.00, Arizona feeding lambs 9.40.
May 31 butter receipts reach 1,650,676 pounds while eggs total 36,723 cases, both unchanged under government grading. Chicago market data reflect steady supplies and prices as reported in the daily commodity digest.
New Orleans May 31 spot cotton closed steady two points lower with sales totaling 5,621 bales. Middling price recorded at 12.84 cents per pound.
Spot cotton in Galveston remained steady with 3 down, middling at 12.68 cents per pound. Sales reached 5,091 bales as the market held a muted tone amid near-term supply expectations.
Cotton futures closed modestly lower with July at 13.05 and October 13.23. Dec 13.28 and January 13.25N. Middling spot 13.55N. CURB MARKET listings show Am Book 25 Citi Sve Pf 54 El Bond 2 Hecla 5 3/8 Humble Oil 59 1/4 Ning Hud Pow 2 3/8 Republic Av 3 3/8.
Greasy combing domestic and foreign wools in Boston markets were slower than the prior week. Most inquiries sought future delivery as current needs were largely covered. Large orders for foreign wools for future delivery contrasted with slow spot demand. prices mostly steady.
Dr T E Boggs at 309 N Main St advertises eye exams and glasses fitted with in house lens grinding. Broken lenses are duplicated immediately. Phone number 21 for appointments.
PORTALES New Mexico May 31 The mother of Dee Howard veteran New Mexico legislator who died earlier in the week was buried here on Thursday. Mrs. Howard was 84 and had lived in Portales since 1904.
Fifty eight United States defense bonds have been sold in Roswell to date for a total of 5606 dollars and 25 cents announced last night by Mrs. Mary McCullough postmaster.
Chicago grain market report from May 31 shows wheat with July at 94 1/4 to 96, corn July at 73 to 74, oats July around 36. New and old contract listings appear with multiple maturities. Phone a classified to No 11 for details.
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