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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1941
Page
8
E C Everett father of Mrs Ray Platt died in Wichita Kansas at 11 oclock Monday night after several days of severe illness. Funeral service set for tomorrow as the Platts headed to Wichita following word of his condition. Mrs Platt remains in Wichita.
Allied and Axis fronts show heavy clashes with Poltava fallen to Soviets and Kharkov threatened from the east. Soviet forces claim gains along the Vorskla while German and Finnish units press on Leningrad corridor. RAF and German raids devastate several cities in Britain and on the eastern front.
The Roswell section reports a severe flood at Ruidoso with water levels up to about 20 feet washing under the power plant and stopping service. Kiwanis members attending a convention remained marooned, while crews worked to restore traffic and utilities amid rising rains and clouded skies.
Severe flooding swept through the Ruidoso area cutting power and communications, washing out cabins along the river and damaging orchards. Reports described debris, trees and furniture flooding the river, with estimates of dozens of cabins washed away and widespread property loss. Local residents sought help to clear the river and aid stranded families as the region faced a dangerous, changing flood path.
U S Army forces under Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel landed at Reykavik to strengthen the Icelandic defense. He was greeted ashore by Maj. Gen. H O Curtis, with a guard of honor from the Durham light infantry and a flyover as a band played Over The Waves. Also present were Brig. Gen. John Marston and Admiral Scott.
Discussions over a spring steer match between Bob Crosby and Carl Arnold moved to the fair association for sponsorship at the rodeo grounds on west Alameda. If the fair backs out, the Lions Club will take over the event. Officials had not yet decided.
First Cavalry division soldiers in Fort Bliss give up their mascot Skeeter a 3 year old Pomeranian and toy terrier to comfort Tommy Aten and Donna Lou Delacy, grandchildren of Mrs. Ernest Kaugman, who mourned the loss of Scooter. Private Don Bradford identified the dog in a El Paso newspaper photo and returned it to the children.
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt plans a limited revision of the Neutrality Act focusing on arming American merchant ships and allowing them to sail to Canadian ports. House leaders expect broad support for arming ships, while Senates opposition could grow if a plan to send ships to European ports is included. Some lawmakers urge full repeal, but the President may defer major changes until next week.
Chicago Oct 1 grain market reports show wheat at Dec 1.23 1/8 to 1/4 for May 1.27 5/8 to 3/4 and July 1.28 1/8 to 1.28. Corn marks Dec 81 7/8 to 82 May 87 1/4 and July 89 1/8. Oats finish Dec 53 1/8 May 55 1/4 to 1/2 and July 53 3/4.
State highway officials announced traffic between Roswell and Alamogordo would use U S 70 to Hondo then route via Carrizozo on U S 380 and 54. The route was closed yesterday by two washouts between Lincoln and Carrizozo. Still closed were other sections of U S 70 and several state routes due to washouts and flood damage, including bridges and approaches between various towns.
Sealed bids will be received for a 10 year copper mining lease on lands in the northwestern part of the Navajo Indian reservation. The acreage is subject to a survey and unpatented claim determination, about 23 miles north of the Gap Trading Post, northeast of Grand Canyon, Arizona. A cash bonus plus royalties and annual rents are required, with a minimum bonus equal to the appraisal by the U S Geological Survey representative.
Magdaleno Candelaria former Atrisco grant president was found guilty by a district court on charges of embezzling grant funds. The jury recommended mercy.
Grounded into a double play Gor con to Rizzuto to Sturm. No runs, two hits, no errors. Line score Brooklyn 600 010 100 2 6 6 New York 010 101 00x 3 6 1. Batteries Davis Casey Alien Owen Franks Ruffing Dickey.
Washington faces the dawn of the biggest tax surge in U.S. history as excise, income, and excess profits taxes launch. The 1941 program seeks roughly 13 billion dollars annually, with new rates, credits, and broader levies on corporations, estates, liquor, and consumer goods like radios and refrigerators, signaling a sweeping shift from World War I-era taxation.
Brownsville, Texas, braces for a tropical storm likely to brush the Texas coast today after last week’s hurricane. The New Orleans weather bureau says the disturbance is a small diameter system, about 180 miles northeast of Tampico, Mexico, moving slowly toward Brownsville with a potential landfall somewhere along the southern tip of the coast.
Four Native men were jailed in Tucumcari in the death of Mrs. Maggie Wilker whose body was found in an abandoned laundry boiler room. Autopsy showed death from a head blow with a rock nearby. Murder charges expected for at least three suspects, with possible rape charges for all four. Statements allege prior sexual relations with the woman. Funeral services were scheduled.
Finnish troops describe a 52 ton Soviet tank with a 3 1/2 inch cannon and five machine guns wrecked after crashing through pines for 200 yards. The crew of six buried in swampy soil, Finnish officers say the offensive in east Marielia began September 4 has caused heavy Russian casualties.
War Department plans a 2640 acre air base four miles south of Roswell to house 3000 officers cadets and enlisted men. The facility, to be used next April, was announced in a telegram from Senator Dennis Chavez at Washington.
Residents in the Ruidoso resort area are marooned as cabins garages and outhouses float past. A bridge over Carrizo Creek is washed out and roads remain blocked forcing travel via logs across the stream. Firsthand observers report supply strain with potatoes running low while prospects shift to higher ground cabins.
Local classified notice advertises Anderson's Gardens pickles offered at two for a nickel. Includes contact line with phone and classification number.
The Thursday Night Dance Club will meet at 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Woman's Club.
Buying of farm implements, rubbers, chemicals, oils and communications shares kept the market even. Best gains ranged to about 2 points before closing. many indices closed lower. Western Union and Postal Telegraph rose together amid merger talk. deal volume 363,800 shares.
Kansas City market totals: hogs 4,000 salable, steady to 10 higher. top 11.25, most grades 10.50 to 11.25. Cattle salable 6,000, calves 800, grain fed steers and yearlings opening steady to easier. Colorado fed heifers 12.60, several loads 11.75 to 12.25 for 1266 lb steers, Kansas fed heifers 10.50, medium cows 7.00 to 7.50, some good cows to 8.50, vealers 11.00 to 12.50. Sheep salable 6,500, few sales. spring lambs strong to higher, Colorados 11.60 for 93 lb, some held higher.
Butter receipts total 789005 unsettled creamery prices range from 34 1/2 to 35 1/4 with 35 on track. Eggs receipts 5457 firm and unchanged. Poultry live 24 trucks steady. market unchanged. Centralised carrots and warehouses quoted 34 3/4 to 35. Other prices unchanged.
The Boston wool market remained quiet with buyers delaying purchases until government contracts are awarded. Some houses sold moderate quantities of original bag fine territory wools at 1.02 to 1.03 dollars per pound, scoured basis, and small lots of graded bright combing fleeces brought 48 to 50 cents per pound greasy.
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