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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
3
Gordon Ward age 18 Corporal Eddie Walton and Billy Baldwin age 18 are pictured as the first Army Air Corps recruits in the local drive for twenty recruits during New Mexico Flying Cadet Week. They discuss air service advantages recently introduced.
Recruiting officer Corporal Eddie Walton in Roswell reports a new quota of 100 air corps recruits for New Mexico to be filled by June 28 and that educational standards are lowered. Applicants need only pass eighth grade and a mental exam. Roswell gets 20 slots, with others allocated to Jefferson Barracks Missouri Barksdale Field Louisiana 440th Ordinance Company Aviation Corps Albuquerque and 31st Air Base Corps Tucson Arizona. First 20 enlistees will be guests of Governor Miles at a June 28 street dance and receive a special theatre ticket and a screening of I Wanted Wings at the Yucca Theatre Friday June 27.
G E McDonald of Phoenix former Roswell resident has been named as one of seven members of the Arizona State Fair Commission by Governor Osborn. McDonald is an official of the Woodmen of the World.
Boy Scout Troop 19 will spend eight days in Ruidoso staying at Willie Porters cabin with Ishmael Melendez in charge. Scouts absent during planning should contact the Scoutmaster. Phone your classified to No 11.
The ad touts 8.8.8 Tonic as boosting red blood cell vitality and stomach digestion to rebuild worn-out tissue. It targets those with colds flu stress or poor appetite and promises new energy and improved looks for women and their friends.
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