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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1941
Page
3
San Francisco State College students watched a Dietrich film. Robert Moore, never in a theater, recorded zero on the psychometer until Miss Dietrich fixed his tie. When she kissed him for four minutes the needle jumped to 100 and stayed there.
Southeast New Mexico reports two new wildcat tests in Lea county with next targets at 5300 feet. Skelly 2A Beulah V Lynch in Eddy shows 64 barrels per day with pay topped at 3390 feet, bottom at 3430. Other Lea tests include Mallamar area wells and Stanolind South Lovington offsets, with flows ranging from 27 to 40 barrels per day and completions around 3984 feet.
Dwight O Thorne 32 confessed to placing dynamite in a car in Scranton last November, killing Dr E H Rebhorn and his two children William 19 and Lois 17. County Attorney M J Lee said Thorne walked into the Louisa sheriff's office saying he hadn’t slept for three months and wished to confess. The suspect claimed he acted under orders from a man seeking revenge over a coal mine compensation claim linked to the doctor’s testimony.
Lovington awaits presidential approval of a $9,171 WPA grant for a city hall and fire station project. The town must raise $3,500, with the plan to begin soon after funding is secured and space found. City officials will choose the source of the local share and Lovington will gain the new facilities.
Roswell's Bob Crosby faces Carl Arnold of Buckeye Arizona in a world steer roping championship at Cavalcade Park Carlsbad this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. with a $1000 purse. An estimated 5000 visitors expected. Crosby brings four horses June Bug Bullet Punkin and Dot as he defends Pendleton and Cheyenne titles.
Police questioned Mrs. Agnes Yarrow in a Detroit case tied to a baby buying and selling ring. For two years authorities investigated unwed mothers' babies as childless couples paid up to 1000 dollars. Ring allegedly financed hospital costs and purchased babies. Yarrow held on a tentative conspiracy charge and released on 2000 dollar bond.
Most Eddy county rural teachers for the next year were selected by the county school board and superintendent Dean Smith T J Terry C J Dexter Walter Craft and R N Thomas. W S Clary will be principal at Otis with a long list of teachers. Fli Canady named at Loving with a large faculty. Additional appointments include Oilfield El Paso Gap Atoka Harroun Farm Cottonwood Malaga and Malaga area staff named. Dr Burton Holmes touring noted a Carlsbad Cavern visit as part of a party attending Tourist School hosted by Col Thomas Boles.
The 47th annual Convocation of the Missionary District of the Protestant Episcopal Church of New Mexico and Southwest Texas will be held at St. Andrew's Church in Roswell on May 10 through 12. Includes Women's Auxiliary Daughters of the King and District Altar Guild meetings. The Rt. Rev. Frederick B. Bartlett presides, with Rev. Henry H. Beard at St. Andrew's.
A Fort Bliss soldier writes to Roswell Evening Record praising James Stewart while questioning the rapid corporal rating. He compares training schedules, notes May events at St Andrews Parish, and pledges patriotism as he defends the actor’s character and all American spirit.
Andrew Mills Jr of Dry Dock Savings Institution in New York is set to be elected president of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks at the annual conference in Philadelphia on May 7 9.
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