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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1941
Page
3
Roswell shoppers invited to view the new 1941 Packard Clipper at Frank Whitaker Packard agent rooms on North Main. The feature packed car showcases a swept windstream profile, concealed running boards, deep fenders, and a 17 cubic foot trunk with a ventalarm fuel tank whistle.
Hagerman News reports Mrs Cumpsten leading a Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Mason’s home with cookies and iced tea served. A 4-H Club meeting planned encampment plans for June, Doris Bolton resigns as reporter with Stella Worley succeeding her. Church calendar lists services across First Presbyterian, Methodist, Nazarene, Church of Christ and Assembly of God with baccalaureate Sunday address and Mother's Day program.
J P Anthony and W H Otstot of Albuquerque told service station and motoring groups at the Nickson hotel that Continental Oil will soon unveil a germ processed motor oil with a new substance to prevent oxidation and gum, outperforming all competitors. They cited two practical tests and showed development films.
Grant Keyes was injured in an automobile accident south of Roswell and moved from St. Mary's Hospital to his home where he will be bedbound for several weeks. He is in a cast but improving and invites friends to visit to help alleviate his confinement.
At the University of New Mexico 75 coeds rate peace for the United States just above a husband. They favor staying in the nation's own back yard while carrying a big stick in war, and about half want a baby within a year of graduation. They expect boyfriends to join the Army and would accept drafting for industry.
By Fd Scarritt Roswell High marks its 41st graduation with many graduates having parents who are Roswell High alumni. The article notes several families including Lisette Gessert, Louise and Eva Blanchard, Dick Brenneman, and others, and traces the school's evolving graduation venues from 1901 through the present.
Governor Ralph L. Carr, returning from an Eastern trip, reports easterners fear war soon while Coloradans remain less alarmed. He notes the West sees no immediate push to war yet and mentions potential boosts in tung sten mining near Boulder and possible acceleration at Climax Molybdenum Company.
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