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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1940

Page

3

Barracks Briefs and Social Snippets Near Regiment Scene

Barracks notes reveal a Gone With The Wind screening drawing crowd and disrupting Thursday classes. Clancy rises to staff table duties. Majors Bates and Harp may seek new roles. Officers Club postpones a weekend dance amid friction and crowded dates. New Institute mounts trouble the stable hands, but most are settling with training. Tactical drills may revert to old cavalry formations. first class privileges cars warn of delays. Anderson's Gardens advertises tomato cabbage and pepper plants. ready to plant.

Clancy Bates Harp

Weather Patterns Dominate West With Calm Conditions

High pressure governs the West this morning bringing fair weather across the mountains and plains while the Mississippi Valley and Puget Sound experience heavy rains linked to a central Ohio valley low. Temperature dips in central and southern plains, rises in the northwest, with freezing only in North Dakota and northern Minnesota at 26 degrees in Duluth.

Mountain Plains Mississippi Valley Ohio Valley North Pacific Puget Sound Central Northwest North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Minn Pecos Valley

Lobos Rout Tempe Bulldogs With 15-5 Victory

Ariz May 1 The New Mexico Lobos exploded for five runs in the first inning and piled up 15 hits and 15 runs to win the second game of a two game series against Tempe Bulldogs. The Lobos had lost the opener 7-0 and also dropped two games to Arizona over the weekend.

Tempe. Ariz New Mexico Lobos Tempe Bulldogs New Mexicans Arizona University

Egg Gift Notes in Rural Mail Box Bathed in Courtesy

Rural letter carrier Thomas J. Barnes found a note and an egg in a patron's mailbox. He accepted the gift and breakfasted on the egg the next morning. The incident shows a wholesome rural gesture in McMinnville Tennessee.

Mcminnville Tenn Thomas J. Barnes Barnes

Roswell Weather Brief Sees Mild Thursday Morning

Temperatures near 40 degrees greet Thursday morning as fair weather prevails. Travel from Roswell should expect clear conditions in all directions within about 400 miles, with Cleve Hallenbeck noting stable forecast.

Roswell

Polo Matches At The Institute This Week

The N M M I polo team faces Texas A and M in two polo games at the institute Friday and Sunday. Friday’s game begins at 3 30 PM and Sunday at 2 00 PM. The cadet riders host the Plainview Polo Club on Sunday May 11.

Texas A. and M Plainview Texas

Santa Fe Carloadings for Week Ending April 27 1940

The Santa Fe System carloadings for the week ending April 27 1940 were 18 442, down from 19 973 in 1939. Received from connections numbered 6 425 versus 6 371 in 1939. Total cars moved reached 24 867, compared with 26 344 in 1939. The preceding week showed 24 942 cars handled.

Santa FE

Hollywood Scout to Appear at ENMC Campus Show

Hollywood scout Douglas Gordon, linked to the Hollywood casting office, is set to appear at Eastern New Mexico College in Portales for a Campus Capers production directed by Alyce Johnson. The show, written by Johnson, will tour other New Mexico towns.

Hollywood E.N.M.C Portales Douglas Gordon Eastern New Mexico College Alyce Johnson Artesia Hollywood Movie Producers Miss Johnson New Mexico

ENMU to Field Freshman Football Team Next Fall

Portales May 1 Coach Al Garten announced Eastern New Mexico College will start a freshman football team next fall. The plan includes scheduling games with strong area high school teams to develop players with potential for the varsity.

Fine Demonstration Given By Mrs Hill

Mrs Opal Hill hosted a golf demo at the city course with a large crowd. She demonstrated shots then played a match against three Roswell women, posting 39 and 41 for an 80 eighteen holes. Others scored 101 Melba Forrester 104 and Marion Jo Cowan 102, wind and dust cited as handicaps. The event was sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods Company.

City Opal Hill

Garten Sees Value in Second-String Players Gaining Playtime

Garten expressed that later seasons offer chances for talented backups to compete in actual games, stressing the importance of giving second-string players meaningful opportunities on the field or court.

Garten

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