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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1939
Page
8
Clem Coleman son of Mr and Mrs Lee McFadin died this morning at six oclock. The family, longtime residents, survives by parents and two sisters. Funeral services tomorrow with Avis Wiggins of the Church of Christ leading and interment at South Park, Talmage Mortuary in charge.
Local notes cover visits from Por tales orphans eleven children staged at Lake Arthur. Dinner parties at Moore home and by Jim and Mrs Smith. Roswell job change for Emmerson Jetton. Vic Waldon visits from Dumas. travel reports from Stafford trip to Canada and World Fair. Church services and activities across Sacrament o assembly. sick lists and local social events noted.
Seven years after being chums in grammar school Charles Weller and Julius Perlman met on the street while waiting to graduate from different high schools. A fight over insults left Weller dead from a skull fracture and Perlman, 17, in custody.
A Hagerman couple Leo Reed and Ozell Tindell obtained a marriage license. The records indicate both parties reside in Hagerman and are listed as applicants for the license.
Lost ivory bar pin featuring five elephants. Reward offered. Also classified ad notes for rent: furnished house at 1508 North Kentucky, $35 per month, contact phone 1765. Direct notice dated June 19, 1913.
Secretary Hull voiced U S concern over the broader developments in China as Japanese forces blockade British and French concessions at Tientsin. He said the United States watches daily events with special interest and noted mediation talks via Tokyo envoy Dooman and Caldwell.
Juan Gonzales infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gonzales, longtime Roswell residents, died Saturday at 3:00 PM at 612 East Bland Street. He is survived by eight siblings, all residents of Roswell. The family is prominent in Spanish American civic affairs. Interment followed at South Park Cemetery at 5:00 PM under Ballard Funeral Home.
Two year old J Milton Lee, son of a bakery owner, died when a dynamite device fixed to his father's car starter exploded. Mrs Knudson, wife of a bakery co-owner, received a threatening call warning the husband was next. Police found a note in the wreckage threatening impending action.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 5 to reject President Roosevelt’s United States attorney nominee William S. Boyle amid opposition led by Senator McCarran. The clash highlighted party lines with Pittman defending the nominee and Hatch supporting confirmation.
Fire chief Rue Chrisman attends the state firemen's convention opening in Las Vegas. The event runs through Wednesday with officials and delegates expected to participate in meetings and discussions.
Chaves county today received the first check from tax deed sales totaling 16520.45 dollars. The funds come from property previously deeded to the state for delinquent taxes.
Percy Wilson, returned from Palo Pinto Texas, pleads not guilty before J P Pat O Neill to two theft charges. One for a wrist watch and one for two diamond rings. Preliminary hearing date not set. Bond $500 each. Lee Hargraves also pleads not guilty to uttering a worthless check and is bound over to district court with a $500 bond.
Santa Fe New Mexico June 19. State police began an intense ten day campaign to ensure all drivers are properly licensed. Patrolmen statewide were instructed to verify licenses in possession and cite violators into justice court with no excuses accepted.
Judge James B. McGhee left today to hold court at Lovington then proceed to Carlsbad. He will return to Roswell in the latter part of the week.
Firemen Saturday afternoon extinguished a blaze in a garage behind 108 West Tilden owned by Mrs. Elsie Rogers. The interior was scorched but damage remained slight as the fire started from trash burning outside.
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Sir Alfred Townsend Bucknill, a high court judge, has been chosen to head the public investigation into the Thetis submarine disaster off Liverpool in which 97 sailors perished. The appointment underscores the gravity of the loss and the need for a formal inquiry into the wreck.
Senator Hatch reports Agriculture Department officials told him that the hold on 1938 soil conservation payments to New Mexico farmers is largely resolved. Major department claims against 1937 deficiencies would not be asserted and deductions or refunds tied to 1938 payments are being abandoned, with checks to be mailed promptly. He outlined a bill to compel payment regardless of deductions, which passed the Senate but awaits action.
J C Gilbert, a Roswell attorney, arrived in Hot Springs today on legal business and was observed in the city.
A blaze started across from Navajo Lodge when hot coals were thrown against a stump. It was extinguished quickly with no damage. The previous week’s forest fire at Ruidoso is now completely out.
Two hundred delegates registered for the 17th annual State Firemen's Association and 10th annual fire school in Las Vegas New Mexico. Hobbs led with 19 delegates for the three day session featuring modern fire fighting instruction.
In Albuquerque on June 19 the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District board prepared to accept chief engineer W C Oestreichs resignation at a special meeting. The move may take effect in about 10 days, with Stanley Philippi slated to assume a combined role including Oestreichs duties and his own current tasks.
Jay Allen Einstein, 50, of Mt. Vernon New York, father of a West Point cadet and a first year Annapolis midshipman, was granted by Acting Westchester County Judge John A. McKenna in White Plains. He claimed the change to Easton would reduce perceived German and Semitic bias and widen schooling and military opportunities for his sons. The midshipman son Jay Allen Jr., 19, is pictured.
Two hundred twenty National Guardsmen from New Mexico enlist for three weeks to portray British soldiers in Paramount's The Light That Failed near Santa Fe. Major Harry M. Peck commands a detachment including 111th Cavalry and 120th Engineers from Santa Fe Albuquerque Taos Clovis Las Vegas Las Cruces.
The New Mexico Supreme Court, in two four to one opinions by Chief Justice Bickley, ruled out Guadalupe and Lincoln county remodelling and addition plans. Guadalupe sought 25 000 for remodelling Santa Rosa courthouse, plus an addition. Lincoln sought 20 000 for remodelling courthouse and jail. The court held bonds may be issued only for erection, not remodelling or repair. Justice Brice dissented.
King George and Queen Elizabeth sped homeward aboard the Empress of Britain on June 19. Aboard, the royal party caught up on sleep after travel from east of Newfoundland. The king ordered clocks set forward an hour this afternoon to preserve extra rest for the entourage aboard.
Dan M. Pred and Guy Dedmond began two to three year terms after pleading guilty to breaking and entering a Farmington railway station. Meanwhile four truckloads of black extras departed Albuquerque for a 16 day shoot north of Santa Fe for The Light That Failed. About 180 Negro actors from eight New Mexico cities will be paid four dollars daily for the Kipling based film starring Ronald Colman.
Donald MacKay president of Eastern New Mexico Junior College Portales left El Paso for Tucson to speak at the University of Arizona on The New Responsibility of Community Growth. He planned talks at Tempe Teachers College and at the University of Oklahoma.
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