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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1940
Page
2
As highway building advances in New Mexico tourist travel rises. Tourists prefer good roads and will skip other benefits if roads disappoint. Road construction has imposed hardships on taxpayers and auto owners despite strong federal aid, but long term gains are expected to exceed the burdens.
Judith Aimes, Nerves on edge from quarrel with Tex, watches the national air races as Victory III leads. A back-piring crash injures Marvin Stone during the event, sparking fear for his fate. Judith and Elsie flee the chaos to Lake Side Hospital, fearing the worst while a unfolding scandal looms.
A collage of crossword clues and puzzle fragments lists numerous definitions and cross references. The mixed items include nouns verbs and abbreviations across multiple numbered entries with cryptic hints and partial words implying a larger earlier puzzle.
The state will award several highway contracts next month, including blacktopping the WA 370 route through the Mescalero Indian reservation west of Roswell. This completes paving across the state, a long anticipated milestone boosting Roswell and state-wide transportation, with winter and summer appeal. Reports also discuss Will Murray's gubernatorial prospects and possible run for U S Representative depending on J J Dempsey's Senate plans, amid uncertainty about congressional schedules and campaigns.
A two day Fourth of July event at Fort Sumner features an amateur rodeo with range workers, a parade on July 3, and a night program. Visitors can expect plenty of entertainment, dancing, and real range sports rather than professional rodeo acts.
The article describes Masonic work in hot summer periods in New Mexico. Lodges avoid labor in airless temples and instead hold sessions in open air locations such as Mount Franklin and high hills. Deming Lodge No 16 met on a high hill north of Gage, near Luna, in unusual summer conditions.
The Mosquera town council faces a growing water shortage as a local plant runs dry each morning. Mayor Grossaint seeks a larger supply from distant strata, with residents scrambling for water before the 9 a.m. cutoff. Independents worry Clerk Helen Shields notes that 25 percent of division voters are registered.
May make it this time for R M Krannawitter of Vaughn to win the state senate seat from Guadalupe and San Miguel counties. Once a Republican legislator, he was refused a seat by Democrats. Now he runs with the majority party, echoing Jim Hinkle’s idea if you can’t defeat them join them. Krannawitter, a young man of intelligence, appears to have weighed the strategy carefully.
A celestial correspondent reports from Santa Fe in 1541, noting the rio Grande, Bernalillo, and Albuquerque’s growing population. He describes ruins, new towns, Dutchlike carts, and the Taos region with kivas, shields, and a reimagined landscape as Coronado’s expedition crosses New Mexico.
The 1941 all risk wheat crop insurance program mirrors 1940 with key change an early closing date for winter wheat. Producers must insure and pay before seeding or by August 31, earlier than 1940. Spring wheat closes February 28. County AAA offices handle applications. county committees oversee local admin. Yield and rate revisions now use actual recorded yields to set individual farm premiums.
A speaker recalls Mark 6:6 and Christ as the life others live. He notes people reject Christ, closing eyes and ears, while a former college classmate resisted acceptance for years. Despite recognizing Christ, the man never yielded, illustrating enduring unbelief.
Notice to all garbage collectors. After July 1 1940 any person collecting garbage in streets and alleys will face a police court complaint. Signed C R Covington Sanitary Inspector Adv.
The Fort Stanton Rodeo and Celebration committee plans a record crowd for July 4. Food orders run to thousands of units, grounds are prepared for comfort, and stock is gathered for steer and bronc riding along with calf and goat roping and wild cow milking. Top roping horses and skilled riders are expected, with the event held at over 6300 feet offering an ideal setting for a large community gathering.
The diary describes the Santa Fe named expedition returning from the north under Captain Barrionuevo. It details Tiguex province with twelve pueblos in a broad valley, a snowy eastern sierra, and shared pueblo customs. It notes unmarried men serving the pueblo, blanket weaving for marriage, exile to the estufa if divorced, clean houses, flour grinding with three mortars, and a man playing a flageolet.
The document notes that farm policy shifts with regional differences, leading to varied practices and outcomes. It highlights how location influences agricultural strategies, with implications for production, pricing, and subsidies across diverse areas.
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