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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1939
Page
6
Albuquerque, Oct. 2. With work crews packing up, the eight day New Mexico State Fair ended after a final day that drew an official 79,000 attendees creating a new attendance record. About 6,000 overflowed the grandstand for the final race program amid dusty conditions. The commission rejected a proposed 15 day extension to the racing meet.
In Rochester New York on October 2 health officials investigated a farewell party where 37 guests fell violently ill. Dr Willis W Bradstreet reported eleven were hospitalized including the guest of honor Mrs Laura Patterson and hostess Mrs Mildred Valentine. All are expected to recover.
At Albuquerque on October 2 the New Mexico state fair ram sale reported an average of 32.87 dollars, four dollars above Salt Lake City’s sale as sheep men deem it the nation’s best selling event. A total of 417 rams brought 13709 dollars. Albert G. Simms of Albuquerque paid 165 dollars for a yearling ram buck stud from Utah.
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