This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1941
Page
3
Portales New Mexico May 23 A mystifying statement by president Donald MacKay of Eastern New Mexico College revived rumors of a possible change in the school's administration. He said the college must progress and personal feelings must be subordinated, but offered no names or details.
In Santa Fe on May 23 district court set June 6 for trials challenging the 1941 state office building act. The suits include a declaratory judgment by the building commission and an injunction for state Senator Mullis, R. G. Bryant, and others. The filing raises whether the $1,000,000 in debentures requires a popular vote and questions the act as an emergency measure subject to referendum.
GALLUP New Mexico May 23 Former McKinley county treasurer John H Simpson was found guilty by a jury Wednesday night. He had been under a prison sentence of two to ten years for misappropriating 8000 to 9000 dollars of county funds between 1936 and 1939. Judge David Chavez denied a defense motion for a new trial and Simpson's counsel said an appeal would be filed.
The war department will ask Congress for a 2.5 billion appropriation to create a 13,000 plane security fleet of bombing and fighting aircraft. If approved, deliveries would begin about 18 months after construction starts, expanding production capacity and standardizing models to support Roosevelt’s bomber goals.
In Chaves Lea Lincoln and Eddy counties four county groups will select either dairy or feeder type animals and receive registered heifers for their show. A noon luncheon tomorrow at the Nickson Hotel will honor the 4 H winners with county agents, officials, and buyers invited.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.