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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1940
Page
3
Stockmen and farmers profit from the Eastern New Mexico State Fair as exhibitors and spectators alike boost education and agricultural progress. With over a thousand exhibitors and thousands viewing, participation grows each year, and judges assess success by exhibit quality, promising improvements beyond prior fairs. Phone your classified to No. 11.
Independent students at New Mexico A and M elected Harold Red Colvard a junior ar major president. Leo Thieme from Nashville Kansas becomes vice president and Francis Geraldine Dean Conditt Hagerman is secretary treasurer. Conditt noted for her singing and high scholarship. Thieme an athlete.
Roswell Auto Co advertises nationwide protection for tires against all road hazards. The notice also mentions home grown strawberries at Anderson's Gardens, highlighting local produce and shopping options.
The Eastern New Mexico State Fair enters its eighteenth year tracing roots to Roswell events. The four day fair runs October 2 to 5 with a full slate of officials for board, livestock, poultry, clubs, farm products, crafts, domestic arts, and flower show plus parades and a barbecue.
In Santa Fe New Mexico on October 1 the state supreme court heard a case challenging the power of the corporation commission to suspend railroad freight rates before they take effect. Brought by the Motor Carriers Bureau the suit seeks to block a sharply reduced Santa Fe railroad rate schedule after the commission suspended the rates during review. The railroad contests the commission's jurisdiction to halt rates prior to their implementation.
Roswell marks the birthday of Grover Welter of Welter's Saddlery an old timer who came to town in 1899 with his father A. J. Welter a former justice of the peace and Confederate veteran.
The office of the superintendent of exhibits will be at Exhibit Hall during the fair in Roswell. Agricultural entries are free. prize entries follow the premium list. No withdrawal before 9:00 PM October 5. Exhibitors must supervise their items. the association bears no liability for loss or damage.
Governor Miles appointed G. C. Macy as state coordinator of airport development after his failed bid for land commissioner in the September primary. The Civil Aeronautics Authority outlined a tentative program to spend about 7 million dollars on New Mexico airports.
Daily oil production in the United States increased by 168,937 barrels to 3,799,547 for the week ended Sept 28, according to the Oil and Gas Journal. The heaviest gain was in Texas, up 200,640 to 1,517,288 barrels, while the Rocky Mountain area rose by 580 to 101,820 barrels.
Premiums caused by the oversight of superintendent shall be subject to correction in the publication of premium awards. When ever proof is furnished the management and a mistake has been made. The committee on buildings and grounds reserves the right to prescribe the dimensions and regulate the position of all signs and generally to direct the management of all articles on exhibition. The secretary will mail all premiums to winners. The association will not be responsible for accidents of any nature, but every precaution will be taken for the safety of the public and exhibitors alike.
Alfredo M Baca Sandoval county clerk was acquitted by a district court jury yesterday on charges he failed to change voter registration affiliations when requested. He was suspended in July after removal actions over marriage license charges and party affiliation delays. Baca testified forms were misplaced and that voters had filled them before a notary, not him.
Mayor T. B. Williams was treated for a fractured leg after a Saturday horse fall at his hunting camp about 100 miles west of Hot Springs New Mexico. A physician went to the camp to attend him.
Roswell Auto Co advertises mail order motors with competitive pricing. The notice mentions a new crop of leaf lettuce at Andersons Gardens with dates 9 17. The item reads like a small classified ad brief with multiple product mentions and sparse details.
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