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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1941
Page
12
Roswell has transformed from a hamlet with poor roads to a modern city with paved streets electricity gas and a busy transit system. The Record continues a series on Roswell's progress with old and new images, noting floods as early as 1893 and the effort to end flood nuisances with a July 8 vote.
The article extols Roswell and nearby areas for a superior artesian water management system, noting the current strength contrasted with slower early development. A historical photo near Cahoon Park shows North Spring river in flood, with boats and a power launch indicating abundant water thirty years ago.
Description of old Roswell area hunting lore. The article notes camps just south of Roswell and a past paradise for antelope and deer. Lakes and rivers were rich with game fish, while ducks and geese covered the region in season.
Roswell sees rainfall exceed annual norms with over 16 inches by mid year, while the usual sunny winters persist. The city offers strong public schools, New Mexico Military Institute presence, several churches, St. Mary's Hospital, hotels, restaurants, campgrounds, parks, pools, tennis courts, a golf link and a country club.
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