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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1934
Page
3
Roswell Giants defeated Olton 7 to 2 in a two game sweep. Cliff Pirtle pitched well for Roswell with ten strikeouts and one walk. Parson led the offense with four hits in five at bats as Jerry Moore added three singles. White Keith Pirtle Grant contributed with multiple hits.
White Rock Cafe clinched the American League championship by defeating Shaw's Grocery 9 to 3 after a six-run sixth inning. Mabie Lowrey edged the High School Faculty in extras 16 to 15, with Burnworth driving the winner. White Rock meets Binns in the Little World's Series setup.
Lefty Robert Moses Grove appears back in form for Boston after a sore arm. He relieved in the third with bases loaded and 5 0, but allowed only three hits in 6 2 3 innings with two strikeouts. Boston lost 8 2 to Chicago as Earnshaw pitched a complete game. Other NL action saw Lon Warneke win for the Cubs in a 3 2 ten inning victory over the Giants. Vic Sorrell shut out the Senators 5 0. Al Crowder lasted under two innings as the A L champions slid to second division. All other games were rain-delayed.
Detroit 5 Washington 0 after six innings in a rain call. Chicago 8 Boston 2. Cleveland-New York and Philadelphia-St Louis postponed due to rain. no complete results for those games.
National League game went 10 innings with Chicago edging New York three to two as rain postponed all other games.
Kansas City and Indianapolis match postponement announced as all games on the schedule are halted because fields are too wet to play. No rescheduled date listed.
In international league play Newark edged Rochester 8 to 7 in a high scoring game. Baltimore fell to Montreal 2 to 6 as Montreal pulled away late. Albany defeated Buffalo 9 to 3 in another decisive result. Syracuse lost to Toronto 1 to 2 in a close matchup.
Nashville defeats Birmingham 6 to 5 in a close game while New Orleans at Atlanta is postponed. only scheduled games noted.
Texas League action saw Beaumont-Oklahoma City postponed due to rain while Houston-Tulsa also delayed by cold. Fort Worth defeated Dallas 11 to 3 in the lone completed contest.
Pacific Coast League issues a quiet day with no games on the schedule and provides updated club standings reflecting recent results. The notice lists teams and positions, implying a paused slate while teams hold positions in the league table.
Albuquerque May 15 AP Lee S Evans president of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association telegraphed the state congressional delegation urging opposition to House Resolution 8100. The amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act would let carriers charge higher rates for short hauls than long hauls, a move cattlemen say would discriminate against them.
White Rock defeated Shaw's 9 to 3 in yesterday's action. Mabie Lowrey tied Faculty 16 to 16 in nine innings. Tonight at 7:00 Leaons meet Plumbers and at 8:00 Shaw's face Public Service in A league action.
The student body elected Al Sackett of El Paso as student president for the coming year at Las Cruces. Car roll Withers of Gallup became vice president, Dorothy King of Gallup secretary treasurer, and Jack Hubbard of Dexter named yell leader.
A nineteenth century style letter decries the Economy Act of 1917 1918 amid veteran hardship. The author Thomas Ridgeway Route 2 Box 21 laments benched health care unemployment and budget cuts driving veterans toward hunger and poverty as they were marched from hospitals to balance the budget.
Bill Allen of Minneapolis H A Beamer and Dolores Condron of Chicago are held on a charge of robbing a Separ Day garage of 33 dollars and a watch. They were arrested after a brief gun battle with officers near Rodeo. No injuries reported. The stolen car from Minneapolis is suspected. The money and watch were recovered.
A special code committee of the New Mexico Bankers Association approved a uniform $1 per month service charge for banks statewide. The old 50 cent rate covered accounts under $100 with three cent charges after the first ten items. The new plan allows 30 free transactions, then three cents per item beyond that. The average account is $100.
Wall Street today showed a cautious gain with trading dull and most advances modest. Turnover reached 892,720 shares as profit taking trimmed early 1 to 2 point gains. Armour Preferred and Wilson & Co. led a string of minor advances, while Wheat, Cotton, and Rubber posted gains amid dry Northwestern crop conditions.
New York stock market closes with broad gains and mixed results. Notable names include Anaconda Colgate CocaCola Chrysler Du Pont General Electric and US Steel among many others listed with prices and fractional changes. The daily snapshot features stock averages and a wide array of corporate issues across industries.
Cattle and calves show mixed demand with yearlings strong to 15 higher while other classes move slowly. Hogs at 180 lb up steady to 5 lower. top 3.40 for 190-240 lb hogs. Cows and milk fed vealers improve. sheep and lambs mostly lower with top native spring lambs around 10.15 and good prices noted for lambs and ewes. Prices cited for steers, heifers, cows, vealers, and sheep across weight ranges in Kansas City market report.
In Boston on May 15 AP reports the US Department of Agriculture noting inquiries on 48s 50s and 1/4 blood territory wool. Bids hovered near 65 cents secured but large houses held most wool at 71 to 73 cents secured. Sales were not closing though odd lots appeared around 65 cents amid weak demand.
Trading in cotton was quiet with few contracts and slight opening decline followed by priced gains on light trade buying and covering. Futures closed steady with May 11.23, July 11.31-32, Oct 11.46-47, Dec 11.59-60, Jan 11.66, March 11.76. spot middling 11.45.
New York May 15 AP Bond markets close with Liberty bonds 4 1/4s at 83 38 104.2 and Treas 4 1/4s at 47 52 111.28. Federal Farm Mortgage 3 1/4s trade around 64 at 101.30 and Home Owners' Loan 4s around 51 at 100.22.
New Orleans on May 15 reports spot cotton steady with a modest uptick of five points. Sales totalled 248 bales as middling grades move to 11.38 cents per pound.
Galveston Tex May 15 Spot cotton held steady at 10 points up with mid dl ing 11.45 as sales reached 348, reflecting a cautious market in the port district.
Dr. MacPherson has moved his practice from 215 West Third to Dr. Haire's office at 306 West Second. Phone 141 for contact and appointments.
The Record announces R. P. Perry Bean as a candidate for the Sheriff nomination in Chaves County, subject to Democratic party action.
A school district announces the appointment of Mrs Julia Prasher to the position of superintendent. The brief notice confirms her selection and outlines the district’s intent to begin her duties at the start of the next term.
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