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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1939
Page
2
A blunt critique decries New Mexico and other states for erecting entry ports or registration stations to tax trade. The piece warns such measures threaten national unity, risk civil conflict, and would create 48 quasi nations within the United States. It notes the Denver conference’s concerns and calls the system iniquitous.
The article recounts unsolved desert vanishings including Major E. M. den and Earnest Schlatter the Denver Messiah, then shifts to Sequoyah the Cherokee craftsman who created the Cherokee alphabet. It notes his failure to embrace Christianity, the rapid spread of reading and writing in Cherokee, and honors his legacy with the Cherokee Phoenix. It closes with agricultural notes on hegari and cotton seed treatments.
Chicago June 12 The purchase price or building cost of a home should not total more than two to two and a half times the family's income. A J Bromfield urges applying this yardstick plus limiting monthly payments to one dollar out of every four or five of income. He cites experience of savings institutions to support his view that payments should include taxes and fire insurance and that lenders protect borrowers from credit pitfalls.
In an experiment to test cotton seed deterioration, three treatments were used with six replicates. Ceresan at 2 percent yielded 78.4 and 88.3 percent germination in two soil conditions, red copper oxide 69.1 and 63.2 percent, and untreated 55.8 and 55.7 percent. End-of-study observations showed untreated seeds mostly deteriorated while Ceresan-treated seeds remained in good condition.
The article notes a woman expected to encounter rapid financial strain as her home stood as collateral for a substantial loan. She chose caution, aiming to protect her security and avert default while considering safer financial moves.
In Wilson North Carolina A. W. Fleming, president of the baseball club, urged an explanation after an announcement about the opening caused concern. He said the word fanfare should not imply free admissions and sought clarity for the public and newspapers.
Iowa unemployment officials describe a Des Moines man who cannot handle cash due to a rash from $5 and $10 bills. He quit his store clerking job but was deemed eligible for weekly unemployment benefits with medical support on record.
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