Memorial Day Reflections and Local Observance in Roswell
Memorial Day tribute notes in Roswell honor fallen soldiers at South Park and urge continued support for disabled veterans. The Record calls for action to aid those harmed by war, criticizes postwar economic cuts, and predicts future corrective measures driven by public pressure. A reader column parodies dog language misadventures, recounting a police dog encounter and a humorous miscommunication.
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Roswell
South Park
Flies and grasshoppers eyed in Oklahoma and New Mexico
Roswell faces a summer fly surge due to a mild winter and high reproduction rates. University of Oklahoma zoologist B. O. Weeee notes one fly’s offspring could reach the sun 1,000,000 times if laid end to end. In New Mexico, 300 tons of grasshopper bait are allotted to nine northwestern counties to combat crop depredations, with a state committee coordinating aid.
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Roswell
Universty of Oklahoma
Ae. B. O. Weeee
University of Oklahoma
New Mexico
W. J. Elser
S. A. Rohmer
Bureau of Entomology
Washington, D. C
San Juan
Sandoval
McKinley
Ternalillo
Santa Fe
Rio Arriba
Taos
Mora
Congress
W. L. Elser
E. €. Hollinger
H.L. Kent
H. P. Powers
J. R. Byer
The Wild Bird By Owen Johnson Synopsis
Barbara Browne a stubborn 2% year old girl lives in Oxbridge with her rancher father and cousin Gregory Rance. Barbara faces an impossible choice between marriage to Disbrough and love for Rance while her father resists divorce. She seeks independence through inheritance and a future with Disbrough, amid emotional turmoil and family pressures.
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Barbara Browne
Lynwood
Oxbridge
Barbara
Gregory Rance
Visibiie
Laurie Chiswick
Rance
Laurie
Gregory
Disbrough
Long Island
Browne
Europe
Tony Chiswick
Mattie
Abbie
Miss Kerrigan
Mr. Browne
Allen
Se Getty
Sidelights On The News From New Mexico
Julian Tores of Capulin faces July 2 execution for murder as judge Livingston Taylor passes sentence. Public sentiment questions execution and reflects on the death penalty in New Mexico amid lengthy delays and miscarriages of justice.
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Julian Tores
Capulin
N. M
Concepcion Leba
State Penitentiary
Livingston Taylor
New Mexico
Fewer Counties Debate in New Mexico Burdens Local Split
A New Mexico discussion splits counties over government consolidation proposals. Officials, residents, and political groups weigh costs, timelines, and impacts on services as drafts circulate and rival factions argue for or against redrawing county lines.
Arizone County Reduction Urged In State
The speaker argues many counties are unnecessary and expensive. They note Arizona has fewer counties than New Mexico and that travel time has dropped, making many counties obsolete. The proposal would save millions by consolidating counties and educational institutions, but politicians would block it.
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New Mexico
Chavis
California
Detroit
State of
Andrew
Col
Harry Andrew
Roswell
Ico Nolds
Arizonte
Tatum
Sentence Sermons by Rey Roy L. Smith
The piece presents a series of aphoristic lines about freedom, victory, peace, progress, success, happiness and heaven. It emphasizes personal discipline and recognizing both sides in conflict to grow toward contentment and appreciation of beauty.
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Rey Roy L. Smith
Three Men Abduct Night Attendant After Car Theft in Clovis
In Clovis three men stole a car from a local garage, abducted night attendant Frank McDade, and fled after tying him in a wheat field. Officers have limited new details but suspect two or three women accompanied the suspects and issued statewide lookout warnings. The stolen vehicle belonged to Waggoner Refining Company of Electra, Texas.
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Clovis
Frank McDade
Waggoner Refining Company
Electra
Texas
Invisible Parade and grasshopper invasion loom large in Kansas recollections
Memorial Day features Paul Brehm's Invisible Parade and national gratitude as critics and economists are checked by public tribute. Grasshopper invasion threats spread with 600000 pounds of poisoned bait, while miners in northwestern counties organize against the horde using hopper dozers and loaded food. Old Kansans recall 1886 as crops face drought and hoppers. Dedication of Little Saint Anne's chapel at Glencoe planned for June 3 with Bishop Howden as speaker. Carishad eyes bond issue for new schoolhouse as Beatty election looms.
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Paul Brehm
Saint Anne's
Glencoe
F.,f. Howden
New Mexico
West Texas
Ruidooo
Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Tension and Records Fall
The 500 mile auto race at Speedway Indianapolis saw Will Bill Cummings take a late lead with a track record 4:31:16.36 and Mauri Rose close behind as the field faced crashes and steady speeds. Rose, Brisko, and Hepburn traded leads through 100, 200, and 275 miles, with Cummings and Rose racing under 105 mph averages as the event unfolded.
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Wil Bill
Speedway
Indianapolis
Will Bill Cummings
Mauri Rose
Dayton
Lou Moore
Los Angeles
Cummings
Wild Bill
Indiaapolis
Brisko
Rose
200 Speedway
Magic Rose
Frank
Milwaukee
275 Speedway
Probate Court Notices and Fire Chief Talks at Convention
In Chaves County a probate notice sets July 7 for proving the will of Thomas Long with witnesses Edith Watt and John W. Mott to testify in San Diego. A list of arriving officials and a Chicago fire at stockyards are noted, with Texico defeating Gallup in a water polo match and convention events on salvage cover instruction and polo contests.
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Harry K. Rogers
L. A. Barley
Clarence Goldsmith
D. E. Mulligan
Mimes Safety Appliance Company
Julius Pearse
Rosewell
Jack FE. Moore
Fire Elks’ Lodge
R. V. Miller
A. E. Barnes
J. B. Brown
Las Vegas
Thomas Long
Chaves County
New Mexico
C. C. Hill
Edith Watt
Mississippi Street
San Diego
California
John W. Mott
Delaware Street
A. A. Amos
27Th Street
Texico
Texico Fire Department
Gallup
Rogers
New Mexico Weather and Crop Report Highlights Drought
Albuquerque May 30 scattered showers brought brief relief but farmers and livestock men remain wary of losses. The weather bureau director E. ta Hardy reports the week ending May 29 was warm with generally scattered showers. Some areas saw too little rain to aid stock or irrigation water, cattle losses noted in southwestern and northeastern counties, yet irrigated crops thrived. First alfalfa cutting and cat harvest completed in lower Poecos valley about two weeks ahead of normal.
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Albuquerque
E. Ta Hardy
Weather Bureau
Poecos
Boy, 3, Falls From Speeding Auto Near Clovis
Three year old Harvey Sprinkle, son of Mrs Thelma Sprinkle of M Krese, escaped with lacerations and bruises after falling from a speeding car near St Vrain New Mexico. Mrs Sprinkle was driving about 45 miles per hour when the door opened and the boy tumbled out. He was taken to a doctor for treatment.
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Clovis
N. M
Harvey Sprinkle
Thelma Sprinkle
M.krese
Harvey
Highway 66 Association convenes in Gallup June 18–19
Roy H. Smith of Tucumcari announced in Albuquerque that the annual Highway 66 Association convention for New Mexico will be held in Gallup on June 18 and 19.
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Albuquerque
Highway 66 Association
New Mexico
Gallup
Roy H. Smith
Tucumcari
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Thomas Cain
Mountainair
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Clifford Lasley
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Rue Chrisman
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