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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1941
Page
8
City churches report strong attendance but invite more members to join Sunday services and Sunday School. Alf Guffey delivers lectures on home bomb shelters while fans tease about autographing baseballs and a blunt military jargon tone appears in stray notes.
Chicago May grain prices show wheat and corn edging lower in nearby contracts. Wheat May trades around 1.01 1/4, July near 1.00 3/4, corn May around 71 3/4 with July at 73 3/8, oats May about 37 1/4 with July and September positions near 36 to 35 3/4.
Coach Corn announced intramural champions at senior and junior high levels. Senior High Tennis winners include Dick Brenneman in boys singles and Helen Jewett in girls singles, with Brenneman paired with Robert Lancaster in boys doubles and Jewett teamed with Sissy Young in girls doubles. Golf selections went to Arlie Roberts, and Junior High Tennis crowned Wilbur Conley with golf won by Servando Trujillo.
The Roswell Goat Ropers Club held its weekly contest Sunday afternoon. Able Beagles won first place with a 15 second time followed by John Patterson in second at 19 seconds. Roping occurs every Sunday at 2 PM across the highway from the C. C. C. Camp, one mile west of town.
In Carlsbad New Mexico May 19 clean care workers announced a six month price war end as they set new uniform prices effective today. They preempted a forthcoming state price fixing bill by agreeing on their own scales while Governor Miles signed the measure into law and locals credited him with the armistice.
New York markets show cotton futures down 1 to 5 points on May 19. July 12.90, October 13.04-13.06, December 13.12-13.12, January 13.12, March 13.19, middling spot 13.31 off 5. Nominal bids noted with no notable changes.
A driver with license No 37 127 stops when a hat blown by a crossing pedestrian rests on his car wheel. The passerby notes the act as commendable, contrasting with reports of inconsiderate motorists and praising Marathon for dependable service and the Theytaxus family.
Carlsbad New Mexico high school seniors heard Rev. A L Goodwin discuss opportunities during baccalaureate services in the high school auditorium. On Wednesday night Col D Pearson of New Mexico Military Institute Roswell will deliver the commencement address at the high school.
A compact local item notes a gift shop for graduates located at 107 W 4th St offering items tied to class No 11. The brief mentions a phone contact and a limited date range 5 to 12 tfc for purchases.
Private Hank Greenberg has swapped the Detroit Tigers uniform for Army khaki at Camp Custer Battle Creek Michigan. He has begun a year of training in the service.
Eight members of Coach Corn's 1941 Coyote squad play in a Junior-Senior game at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the old gymnasium. Ben Kelly anchors the 1942 quintet as the only returning first string player with seniors Johnnie Cowan George DeShurley Glen Haley Dick Brenneman and Robert Dennis and juniors Luther Lund O C Graves Ben Kelly Glen Dennis Raymond Ayalla plus reserves Lyle Miller W C Coleman and Bob Hall.
Washington May 19 intensive government sponsored campaign may be launched to collect discarded aluminum ware from American homes for defense needs. Officials study including tin and other metals but likely start with aluminum only. OPM revisits scrap drive ideas after shortages in critical metals.
The Weather Bureau reports damage from a late April Pecos River flood in New Mexico totaling about $10,000. Hail damaged Luna, Grant and Dona Ana counties on April 26 and Colfax on the 28th. A windstorm at Ione caused $500 damage. The month was the coolest April since 1933 with below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. Snowfall averaged 2.8 inches, 0.6 inch above the 50 year average.
The AP reports vast crowds at I Am An American Day gatherings across 3,500 cities. In New York Central Park an estimated 675,000 attended, the largest patriotic crowd in U S history, while Chicago Soldier Field drew about 100,000 per park police. Edward Arnold leads the I Am An American Foundation in promoting citizen awareness.
May 19 in New York stocks shows a wide spread of gains and declines led by AmAil, KroGro, AmCan, and AT&T with numerous industrials and utilities posting varied results. The curb market lists Carrier, Cit Sve Pf, El Bond Sh, Hecla Min, Humble Oil, and Ins Co N Am among notable movers in late trading.
Seventeen hundred high school seniors from New Mexico Texas Oklahoma and Kansas joined Governor John E Miles and Mrs Miles on Governor's Day at Carlsbad Cavern. About 300 tourists also took part. Elizabeth Garrett of Roswell led the group in singing O Fair New Mexico after a Rock of Ages recitation. Commencement is set for 7:30 p m at Mountain View School near Roswell with Mildred Brunson delivering the valedictory and E C White Jr giving the main address. Diplomas will be handed by George Perrine and awards by R M Cookson with a student program of music and recitations.
In New York on May 19 buyers and sellers moved prices back and forth with fractional gains for some steels oils and coppers not enough to sustain momentum. Total shares traded 220700 the smallest full session turnover since 1916. Major issues included U S Steel Bethlehem Kennecott Phelps Dodge and General Motors with rails posting fractional losses and agricultural futures rising on parity hopes while wheat corn and cotton showed modest moves.
Kansas City market notes show hogs with 4,000 salable and prices mostly 10 cents higher than Friday. Top hogs at 9.20 with various weight ranges. Cattle totals around 9,800 salable, with calves 1,700 total. fed cattle and yearling prices mixed, cows weaker, bulls and heifers varied. Stockers and feeders remain 50 to 60 percent of receipts, mostly steady with some gains for light stockers. Sheep salable 9,000 with limited sales, native lambs steady to 11 cents lower, fresh Texas lambs 7.50 to 8.00, best clipped around 8.75.
Chicago reports May 19 butter receipts 1,357,814 with creamery scores in mid 90s and varied net prices. Eggs receipts 38,411 show graded extra firsts and local car values around 22 to 23 per dozen, while live poultry and ducks mix reflect steady declines and mixed weights with hens, broilers, and turkeys listed by weight and class.
USDA activity shows modest gains in three-eighths and quarter-blood fleece wools in Boston. Combings bright three-eighths and quarter-blood fleeces sold mostly 46 to 47 cents in grease delivered from country shipping points. Heavier shrinking bright fleeces went 45 to 46 cents in grease as demand stayed spotty but prices remained firm.
New York May 19 grease wool futures closed modestly higher on a single sale with July at 96.0 cents and certificated stock at 95.5. Wool top futures were steady to slightly lower with May at 131.0, July 128.5, and Oct 125.8 cents.
New Orleans May 19 Spot cotton closed steady with one point decline. Sales totaled 2,165 bales as Middling grade stood at 12.69 cents per pound.
A car stolen in Artesia Saturday night was recovered within 90 minutes by officers here. Two boys aged 16 and 11 were arrested and turned over to Eddy County authorities.
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