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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1939
Page
5
In Los Angeles Mrs Alma Alderman former wife of Myrl Alderman and now Miss Etting's husband sues for 150000 dollars heart balm as testimony unfolds with Martin Moe Snyder, Etting's former mate present in court.
Germans claim Japan will not be deterred by threats as Berlin eyeing Danzig. Observers note Anglo French caution over Japan and Britain’s potential overreach in the east. Poland orders air raid shelters as tensions rise amid Germany’s Danzig calculus and Japan’s China actions.
Earl Long succeeded as governor amid a dramatic power shift sparked by university bond and wheat market speculation probes. Charles Fenner disclosed former LSU president Smith's use of an intermediary code name J. Monroe in 1936, with closing gains of two $100,000 checks after state bonds were rejected. Federal probes into WPA activities in Louisiana continued as Leche left for Covington, and Dr. E S Richardson was named acting university president at $12,000.
Washington report says Chairman Norton will press on with labor committee hearings on Wagner act amendments despite calls for an immediate vote. Only two witnesses defended the act. more witnesses including CIO president John Lewis are slated. Norton cautions adjournment would push action to next session.
Washington reports New Mexico will receive 30,405 dollars in the current fiscal year for wildlife restoration if the state funds one fourth of project costs approved by the biological survey bureau. The grant is part of a 1.5 million dollar federal allocation in the agricultural department supply bill, financed by the federal tax on firearms. A separate note says PWA ordered a routine check of Louisiana project accounts to verify fund integrity, with Ickes denying an investigation amid local political turmoil.
President Cardenas order banning liquor sales near community work centers drew protests from Juarez business men and labor officials. Labor sources say about 10,000 people could be affected if local liquor shops close. The Juarez chamber of commerce asked Mexico City for confirmation and planned to send a delegation to Chihuahua City to urge repeal.
Frank Morgan testified at federal court in New York about a Philippine bond manipulation case. He said an offer to invest 6000 dollars seemed "fantastic" and he did not invest. Buckner and four others face mail fraud charges.
Virginia Brittingham of Wilmington Delaware and Patricia Townley of Abilene Kansas, both 18 and senior Girl Scouts, are chosen with three other American girls to represent the United States at the international encampment in Switzerland late in July.
Ft Sumner plans its annual rodeo on July third and fourth in a fine location near Alamogordo dam offering fishing and boating. Rodeo managers backed by local stockmen and business interests have spent about three thousand dollars securing wild stock from Texas and Mexico for events. Top riders from New Mexico and Texas will compete in rides bulldogging and roping in an amateur show.
SHEDIAC New Brunswick June 27. The Yankee Clipper departed for Botwood Newfoundland on the second leg of its trans Atlantic preview flight after delays caused by bad weather.
Frank Red Montoya, 28, former star at State University and Albuquerque high school, died in a local hospital after a throat infection. He held a mail and freight contract between Albuquerque and Cuba for three years. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Mariano Montoya of Bernalillo and three brothers Mariano Jr. Richard and Rudy.
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