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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1941
Page
6
A humorous local advertisement praises Marathon products and service stations. Alf Guffey is highlighted as a source of news while Theytaxus and Marathon gear are promoted for dependable performance. Roy Green leads an Auto Service Co. station known for quick, friendly service.
The Daily reports Vacation Bible School will open Monday at 8:30 AM with Beginners and Primary classes at First Presbyterian Church Third and Kentucky. Sadie Vaudeler leads Beginners and Oscar Green heads Primary. Junior and Intermediate meet at First Methodist Church with M A Crawford and Will Hortenshein as superintendents. Parents urged to bring children before opening hour.
C M Hester bought the old Church of Christ at First and Richardson from Bert Ballard. He will wreck the building and use the lumber to build a house at his dairy farm on North Main Street, about a half mile north of town, replacing the house destroyed by fire two weeks ago.
A compact classified item lists prices and slogans including 21 dollars a month for a good soldier and 20 dollars a day for a sorry mechanic. It promotes Ma Perkins, used cars on easy terms, and features Carl Johnson. The fragment ends with 50-30th.
Classified offer to rent a 1941 knee action bicycle located at 203 North Ky. Call 5-28115x or phone your classified to No- 11.
New contract grants 8 cent hourly raises for about 11 000 production workers. Basic plant wage scale undisclosed. Monsanto strike at East St Louis ends after six weeks with immediate 5 cent raise and 2 1/2 cent next October. Pressed Steel Car workers resume 90 mm shells as 8 hour day restored. Shipyard strike in San Francisco Bay area sustains work stoppage on 500 million dollar fleet as CIO AFL picket lines persist. Truman to query strikers about return to work. New Mexico 1940 cotton crop revised to 128 000 bales. acreage 110 000. yield 576 pounds per acre.
In a frank aside, the speaker recalls Sandbag Moore and notes support for Tom Hall. The message promises reliable backers for strong flood control actions whenever needed. The tone is promotional and addresses private assurances to back a public works effort.
Alf Guffey delivers a pointed statement claiming a large duck seen behind the head of water caused its strong forward motion. The remark is presented in bold terms as a notable, if dubious, explanation.
The 200th coast artillery New Mexico National Guard will conduct its first actual anti air craft target practice in June on a 300 900 acre range near Oro Grande on New Mexico soil. Batteries B C and D depart around June 2 for training with three inch guns and automatic weapons while Battery A trains July 1.
The second squadron of the 12th Cavalry under Capt Co Robbins crosses an unbridged stream at Radium Springs to test equipment mobility. Cavalrymen swim mounts, tether pants down, then haul floats made of tent halves carrying saddle rifle gas mask and gear to the far bank.
Cavalrymen transfer bags of feed and grain, canteen and saddle bags to their McClellan saddles. The bags hold underwear socks handkerchiefs towels toothpaste shaving kit sponge saddle soap horseshoe nails and grooming brush. On reaching the bank they fasten equipment to saddles and roll tents and rain coats to front and rear.
Promotions of ten enlisted men from the Seventh and Eighth cavalry announced by commanders include several to corporal and two to sergeant. Names with home towns include Arthur J. Coleman Fort Smith Arkansas Benjamin F Daub Jr Fountain Colorado Eugene R Tillotson Abilene Texas Wesley C Scott William C Steele Vernon E Ray Roy E Gentry Eugene L Gay J T Morgan Russell Brown with postings and ranks.
Guards are posted at several aircraft plants including North American Aviation in Los Angeles and Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego. Guards also patrol Lockheed in Burbank and Vultee in Downey, with guns sometimes on factory roofs as military planes loom nearby. San Francisco tightens waterfront patrols amid sabotage fears during the weekend. Armed guards also deployed at the Huntington Beach oil field and harbor points per city officials and Harbor Commissioners.
A collection of classified items includes for sale a bicycle at McKegs Grocery, a new modern five room rental, two furnished two room houses with utilities, a furnished two room apartment for couples with all bills paid, and other small ads. Also requests for piano and voice pupils and a companion needed for two children, with addresses and phone numbers provided.
A 24 mile west culvert near Roswell was washed out forcing detours on the Roswell border road. Flooding from the Berrendo river rose to near bridge height and prompts warnings to river residents. Sandbags and barricades secured doors as Riverside Camp reports heavy rain and the Hondo river sits at six feet.
Wilbur Shaw led at 200 and 250 miles in the annual 500 mile Indianapolis event, remaining in front after a pit stop. Mauri Rose retired at 152 miles with carburetor trouble but reentered as Floyd Davis’s relief driver, while Rex Mays battled Shaw and Rose for the lead as others fell away.
In Washington on May 30 Philadelphia beat the Senators 7-4 to extend Washingtons skid to eleven games. Lester McCrabb pitched a full route for the Phillies with early support from Hayes and Leonard while Early handled the Sens.
King Carol of Romania Elena Lupescu and Chamberlain Ernest Urdareanu complete a long hazardous journey to exile aboard the U S liner America in Havana Cuba marking an end to their flight from Bucharest.
Washington reports say only 28 ships loaded with war supplies from U S ports have been sunk en route to Britain since 1939. Legislators note no full tally of total ships clearing U S ports, but Land of the Maritime Commission cites 8 of 205 vessels cleared December 1939 to March 1941 sunk. Unofficial sources mean figures may be incomplete.
Funeral services for Mrs Elva Browning who died at her son’s home at 1105 West Walnut Street will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev G T Reaves of First Christian Church in charge. Music will be by the church choir. Casket bearers are J T Leach Jobie McPherson Luther Tankersley Raymond Lewis P D Wilson and Earl Tankersley. Interment will follow at South Park.
Dr. T. E. Boggs at 309 North Main Street advertises eye examinations and glasses fitting with in house lab work. Broken lenses are duplicated immediately and appointments can be made by calling Phone 21.
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