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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
6
Ford reconditioned motors offered by Roswell Auto Co priced competitively with mail order motors. Local buyers compare quality and value as available inventory includes engines suitable for various makes and models.
Willkie warned that dividing Americans harms the United States and urged domestic economic vigor paired with a powerful military. He attacked the new party’s leaders, urged aid to Britain, coordinated preparedness with Canada, tax reform, and Latin American cooperation, while also greeting Gov. James and addressing an egg incident in Pontiac.
The article notes Churchill's strong faith in victory and Chamberlain's resignation amid war cabinet reshuffle. It details air raids over Haarlem and German targets including Essen, Hamburg, and Rotterdam, plus reports of invasion alarms along the English Channel coasts and American correspondent Vincent Sheehan's remarks. The piece then shifts to New Mexico events with a flag ceremony at Third and Main and a grand parade of old timers leading to a Ca hoon Park barbecue and 30-year residents events led by former governor James Hinkle.
At nine o clock the program begins on 17 Thousand Third and Main with a special feature at ten. The Roswell High School Band and Pep Club will appear and the Pep Club girls will carry state flags from 40 states from yesterday’s opening parade. Miss Suzanne Norton is mentioned next.
Mickey McCrary delivered an outstanding bulldogging run in 7.1 seconds to win the event and build a large lead for final money. Other bulldogging times included Lonnie Allen 9.4 and Glen Combest 16.2 while several competitors posted no time. In calf roping, Hugh Ridley led with 16 seconds, followed by Leet Forbus 18 seconds and Homer Bennett 18.1. Additional placers include Shorty Valdez 213, J. M. tewts 36.3, Eddie Smith 26.1, and Sonny Hancock 17.2 with multiple entries recording no time.
Bombing raids hit Ostend Calais Cherbourg and Ushant while targeting Stettin Hamburg Bottrop Cologne Hamm and several German airfields as Britain broadens offensive tactics. Secret weapons talk and altered defenses follow. Britain halts child evacuation to Canada after the City of Benares sinking. A raider used shrapnel bombs in southeast England causing casualties and house damage as incendiaries hit a boys' school.
In Detroit with Cincinnati, six singles two doubles and a homer fueled a 5-3 win as Detroit and Cincinnati split the opening set. Walters, Greenberg and Ripples drove runs while Joost, Myers and Werber starred for Cincinnati. Manager Del Baker planned Tom Bridges to face the Reds in Detroit, while Reds skipper McKechnie weighed Junior Thompson and Jim Turner for the rematch.
Football fans and Coyotes supporters are urged to purchase tickets for a special train to Portales for the Coyotes versus Portales high Rams game. Three hundred tickets must be sold by next Tuesday night to run the train. Fare is 1.40 round trip. tickets at Chamber of Commerce Busy Bee Cafe Leland's Ball and White The Model and Kiplings.
Leaders of the Independent Suffrage League fire back at Democratic state chairman Ben Luchini claiming he was late inviting them into the party. Plans to expand into Las Vegas and Raton were announced as Joe Montoya leads the drive with former district judge Joseph Dailey at the helm in support of Clyde Tingley.
Eton and Harrow are located in southeastern England near Windsor Castle, one of the King's residences. The note highlights their geographic proximity to royal properties and their traditional associations with the British monarchy.
The New York stock market saw early gains erode by close with steels and select industrials firm while most favorites slipped. Transfers totaled 770000 shares as optimism lingered among traders. Top performers included U S Steel Bethlehem Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck J C Penney Douglas Aircraft Eastern Air Lines United Airlines Dow Chemical Du Pont Market Street Railway Pref Budd Mfg Pref Pullman Baldwin Locomotive and U S Gypsum. Some gains reversed at the finish with Westinghouse Kennecott Chrysler U S Rubber Deere Allied Chemical Standard Oil of N J and Loft lagging. Rails utilities and copper issues were narrow. Carrier loans remained strong in the loans sector. Commodities were uneven.
Kansas City hogs sold slow and uneven with prices 10 to 25 cents lower than Wednesday, most lighter weights under 200 pounds off. Cattle and calves mixed with beef cattle steady to strong, stocker and feeder classes flat, best yearlings around 11.75 to 11.85 per cwt. Sheep offerings 5,000 with early bids steady for slaughter lambs and best lambs above 9.35.
Prices strengthened today on medium grades of domestic wools in Boston. Combings sold at 82-86 cents scoured for three-eighths blood and 75-78 cents for quarter blood. combing bright fleeces at 43-44 cents grease. Fine Delaine bright fleece at 39-40 cents grease. graded French combing length wool 92-96 cents scoured.
New York wool futures closed mixed as October lead contracts fell 4 to 13 points while July rose 2 in light trading. October 112.5, December 104.6, March 97.7, spot standard tops 121.0. Roswell Auto Co advertises lower reconditioned motors.
Chicago grain closes show wheat at December 81 7/8, May 81 3/8, July 77 3/4. Corn ends at December 57 1/2, May 58 7/8, July 59 3/8. Oats finish Dec 32 and May 32 3/8.
Chicago October 3 butter receipts 677448 unchanged eggs receipts 4538 current 18 1 4 dirties 15 1 2 checks 14 3 4 storage packed firsts 21 and refrigerator standards 19 19 1 4. Other prices unchanged. Live poultry 25 trucks steady market unchanged.
The New York cotton market finished with ten futures up one to two points. Oct closed at 9.58, Dec 9.57-58, Jan 9.52, Mar 9.51, May 9.36, Jul 9.14, while middling spot stood at 9.91. N-Nominal.
For sale notice promotes Rainbow Water Softeners highlighting soap savings and bathing benefits. Also lists TWO vacuum cleaners at $7.50, job ad for 16 to 20 year old boys at Berkey Bowling Alleys, a large baby bed with mattress and high chair, a lost car key near 5th and Main returned to Record Office. Phone numbers included.
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