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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
3
A historic ad urges Maree Man readers to fight spring fatigue with S S S Tonic. It claims worry and illness lower red blood cell strength and promises restored appetite and better nutrient use, with a free booklet offer from S S S Co Atlanta.
Attendees praised the new Hilton Hotel opening in Albuquerque as the most successful formal event in years. The dinner dance drew a full hotel and guests traveled from distant towns. Manager Mr. Hernedon called the opening highly enjoyable and said the hotel is among the finest in the southwest.
Testimony before the house appropriation committee lists NYA staff in New Mexico among the highest paid. Tom L. Popy JOY was deputy administrator earning 7500 dollars and Orren H. Lull regional representative and state director at 6000 dollars. Hubert Y. Atherton of Albuquerque received 2106 dollars as assistant state director.
The body of Mrs. Rose Vest 43 Tulsa Oklahoma died after a head on collision east of Albuquerque. She was to be sent to Topeka Kansas for burial after dying at a local hospital. Her husband also fatally injured was sent to Dallas Texas for burial. Funeral services for Mrs. R F Robinson were held in Durango Colorado. Mr and Mrs West were returning from a California vacation when the crash occurred.
National League results include New York 2 Chicago 1 and Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 7. St Louis defeated Brooklyn 9 to 2 while Boston at Pittsburgh was postponed by rain.
Detroit beats Boston 9 to 6 while Boston tops Philadelphia 8 to 2. Cleveland defeats New York 4 to 2 and Washington 3 to 0. St Louis blanks Philadelphia 6 to 0 in a mixed AL and NL recap.
Newark edged Montreal 8 to 6 in a game that was postponed due to wet grounds while Jersey City defeated Buffalo 5 to 3 Syracuse beat Rochester 6 to 5 and Toronto won over Baltimore 11 to 7.
New Orleans 4 4 Little Rock 0 Chattanooga 5 Nashville 2 Memphis 5 Birmingham 3 Only games scheduled.
Kansas City defeated Toledo six to two while Milwaukee prevailed eight to four over Columbus. Indianapolis played at St Paul with rain and Louisville at Minneapolis also affected by rain.
In a church picnic softball game a woman smashed a 150-foot home run wowed onlookers. She recalled past girls baseball play and joked about empty bases as she spoke from home amid calls from friends celebrating the feat.
Strong drying winds and higher than normal temperatures marked New Mexico last week with little rain. Dust bowls in Quay and Union counties worsened moisture loss while irrigated crops like corn and alfalfa advanced. Livestock moved to higher ranges. water shortages reported in southern ranches. grasshoppers hatched in the northeast. winter wheat ripening. spring wheat needing moisture. wheat damaged by winds in Colfax.
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