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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
6
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The regiment notes Gone With The Wind is worth it and expects a half day of classes plus new permit blanks as Major Jones helps implement. Weekend will bring spring on the hill with New Mexico track Conference and final swimming meet, Institute men to participate as boosting for the home team continues. Congratulations to Captain Post on cavalry reserves promotion and word of res rve officer promotions upcoming. Housing stays for families during commencement remain a concern.
Hills Bros Coffee Inc re signs for space at the Golden Gate International Exposition in the Food and Beverage Building. The exhibit features Behind the Cup a 40 minute Cinecolor sound film showing coffee from tree to cup. Last fair drew hundreds of inquiries and 350000 viewers on Treasure Island.
Local note from Idaho describes progress on telemones and related equipment, noting ongoing hand-cranking adjustments and forthcoming demonstrations. Officials cite improvements in reliability and potential deployment timelines. Community groups watch closely as technical milestones approach.
In Washington the Senate continues debate on a bill to end government purchases of foreign silver. The Civil Liberties Committee hears Secretary Wallace discuss interstate migration of farm labor. The House may finish debate on wage hour amendments. Edwin S. Smith, labor board member, testifies before Smith committee as yesterday’s House vote exempted 200,000 farm cooperative workers from wage hour standards. The House Judiciary Committee votes to shelve a Hatch Act extension.
In Las Cruces on May 2 a collision between a motorcycle and a CCC camp truck injured two State College students. Elgin Chester of Roswell and Victor Stout of Broadview suffered broken legs and were hospitalized.
Louis J. Chalmers an attorney from a pioneer Phoenix family married Miss Ann Lee Douglas at the Baptist parsonage in Lordsburg. The couple began their honeymoon trip on May 2 following the ceremony yesterday.
In Hot Springs New Mexico on May 2 a conference settled the road plan from Tularosa to Hot Springs. About 200 local businessmen and highway engineer Burton Dwyre voted for routing via Seventh Street to the state fish hatchery and Elephant Butte Lodge. An alternative would have tracked via the Cuchiloo Bridge or over the Elephant Butte Dam.
The Carlsbad Caverns National Park attendance streak for 1940 ended in April after a 1939 month with five Sundays and Easter. Superintendent Thomas Boles reported April 1940 hosted 11 051 visitors, 141 fewer than April 1939, though the Caverns remained ahead of 1939 in other 1940 months.
New Mexico State College will graduate 121 students in its largest class ever on June 1. President Alfred Atkinson of the University of Arizona will deliver the commencement address.
Allen D. Walker of Otero county was appointed assistant district attorney for the third judicial district by District Attorney Martin A. Threet to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Cubin Clayton of Tularosa. The district covers Dona Ana Lincoln Otero and Torrance counties.
Governor John E. Miles has accepted an invitation to address the state convention of Young Democratic Clubs in Roswell on May 17 and 18, announced today by Paul Case, president.
Ralph Keleher county democratic chairman announced a coalition of Albuquerque party members will campaign to bring the state democratic convention to the city. He, one of five central committee members from Bernalillo county, will work with the Chamber of Commerce ahead of the state central committee meeting in Santa Fe on Monday.
Roosevelt county hunters will end the rabbit drive season next week south of Floyd New Mexico after the eleventh drive last week yielded 2 058 jackrabbits. The season tally is expected to exceed 11 000 with farmers supporting the drives due to crop damage.
Notice from the Board of County Commissioners warns that anyone dumping trash along Chaves County roads will be cited to court. 4-3013.
Derby prospects center on Bimelech who stormed to a 1 38 time in Churchill Downs trial as Gallahadion and Sirocco earned limited Derby chances. Odds line up Bimelech 10-1 Col E R Bradley and others including Gallahadian 15-1 Widener 15-1 Royal Man 25-1 Sky Dog 200-1 with Inscolad possible. FIRST MEETING NEW STATE COLLEGE BOARD reports New Mexico A M regents form a reinstatement focused board led by W A Keleher as president and resolutions limit board authority to duly assembled meetings.
Anderson's Gardens advertises tomato cabbage and pepper plants available now. Sweet potato slips and hot and sweet peppers are offered for home gardeners.
Eastern New Mexico College will stage Coronado Cuarto Centennial celebration with dances and pageant scenes showing Coronado’s dream of a blended American heritage. Gov. John E. Miles and possibly Gov. Harold Stassen are invited, along with journalist S. Miles Bouton. Notables include Cotton farmers from Dona Ana, Eddy, and Chaves counties and Clayton Wayne notes on cotton pest control.
May 2 1915 reports Austro Hungarian and German forces repulsed Russian offensive along the entire Galicia front in the western sector. The engagement highlights the ongoing contested front as World War I actions shift across key Eastern Europe theaters.
The meeting in Hadley Hall, State College on May first will discuss Cotton Insects and Their Control. Entomologist T P Cassidy of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine will lead the session at 10:00 a.m. Cassidy, based in Tucson, Arizona, has extensive field study experience on damage from cotton insects.
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