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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1940
Page
5
Lovington Weekly Leader editor William Felter was named the poet laureate of the Llano Estacado by former Mayor W E Davis. Felter's poetry book was adopted by the state as a supplemental reader in schools.
In Boston on June 3 the wool market improved with inquiries not yet converting to sales. Prices held firm with bright country-packed fleece at 35-37 cents grease delivered, French combing lengths at 78-80 cents scoured, and Texas wools priced above 80 cents for moderate lots.
The Associated Press summary lists New York 13 over St Louis 11 and Chicago 6 over Boston 8 with Cleveland 7 over Detroit 6. Philadelphia 2 over Washington 12 and a 8 to 6 win for Detroit over Cleveland is noted.
Summary of multiple early season scores shows Seattle 3 Hollywood 2, San Diego 1 Los Angeles 0, San Francisco 14 Sacramento 0, Oakland 13-3, Portland 4-3, Louisville 7 Indianapolis 4, Minneapolis 9 St Paul 8, with Oakland and other teams posting varied records as the league progresses.
Lloyd "Cannon Ball" Taylor rolled a 268 at Berkey Bowling Alleys on Saturday night, breaking the former local mark of 266 held jointly by John Alexander, Bill Lancaster and Fred Poorbaugh. Taylor opened with three spares then delivered nine straight strikes, with all balls in the 1 3 pocket and the 10 pin stubbornly standing in the first three frames, witnessed by Herbert King and others.
Lubbock 12, Big Spring 4 Pampsa. 22, Clovis 8 Amarillo 24, Borger 15 Lamesa 10, Midland 9 standings update. Texas weather forecast predicts fair skies with high clouds and scattered thunderstorms in the Panhandle Tuesday afternoon, followed by cooler conditions.
Jim Taylor a former N.M.M.I. star led Arizona University polo quartet to a 12 to 8 win over Fort Hamilton in an exhibition at Fort Hamilton. The tune-up for intercollegiate championships at Boston next week may crown Arizona as favorites against Yale Princeton and Harvard.
Sunday at the fair grounds Easy Way Laundry beat La Mexicana Bar 4 to 2 in a five inning opener before a large crowd. Moseley's tallied 23 to 6 against Sears Roebuck after a 9th inning eruption with Skeeter Woods collecting five hits including a homer. Roswell Softball Club routed South Park 19 to 11 in seven innings, after a big first inning. A practice game closed the afternoon.
Two matches were played yesterday in the city golf tournament at the municipal course. Tom White defeated Bob Shaffer in the semi finals of the championship flight consolation and will play Fred Poorbaugh in the finals. Edd Amonett defaulted to Shaffer in the first round. The White Shaffer score was not marked up. In the first flight consolation, semi finals, Quinton Marshall beat H H Ray, 2 and 1, to go into the finals against Don Kester.
New York June 3 wool futures gained sharply as Boston interests and commission houses covered shorts. Estimated sales reached about 2,125,000 pounds with final prices near day’s peak, up 34 to 38 points. July 93.0B, Oct 91.4B, Dec 90, spot standard tops 98.0 up 3.0. B-Bid.
The article recalls a Chaves court ruling allowing garnishment of an automobile to satisfy a debt deemed for necessities of life. It contrasts with Hewatt’s case where the court held a New Mexico resident’s vehicle could be seized for a $3 debt, under a cap of twenty percent of the amount due.
National Pittsburgh 2-3 New York 1-7 Brooklyn 3-2 Chicago 2-1 Cincinnati 11-0 Boston 1-2 Philadelphia 4-2 St. Louis 2-9. Stated results show varied wins and losses across teams with Cincinnati dominant and Brooklyn steady.
Jersey City beat Syracuse 4 1 while Rochester won 8 10 over Buffalo 4 4 and Toronto 4 1 edged Newark 3 2 Baltimore 9 5. Montreal 8 11 results noted.
Columbus 4 0 and Milwaukee 7 0 show dominant starts, while Toledo at 3 3 and Kansas City at 4 6 reflect mixed early performance in the league. The results imply strong clubs, with Milwaukee and Columbus leading early momentum.
Oklahoma City topped San Antonio 4 to 2 while Beaumont fell 5 to 12 against Dallas. Fort Worth defeated Dallas 4-3 and Houston lost 2-4 to Shreveport as Tulsa beat Tulsa 5-4.
In a double feature, Memphis and Little Rock split their series after ten innings in a 2-2 tie, with Little Rock postgame notes showing a 1-1 tally. Atlanta defeated Chattanooga 5-1 while Nashville dominated Knoxville 10-3. New Orleans came from behind to beat Birmingham 6-4, and West Texas-New Mexico League action echoed similar scoring patterns with Birmingham posting 5-2 results.
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