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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1932
Page
3
New York stocks edged up about 16 to 20 points in a restrained session as traders delayed moves and hedging rose. Futures climbed modestly with October near 6.99 and December around 7.08 to 7.09 while spot middling cotton hovered near 7.15 in New Orleans.
The New York stock market rose modestly amid thin activity. Investors showed cautious optimism as cotton firmed and selling slowed, with unions Pacific American Telephone Allied Chemical and others up around 2 points. Oil and copper were barely traded and total volume reached 1,239,710 shares.
KC livestock market shows slow opening with calves around 1 590 head offered and demand weak for beef steers and heifers. Hogs at 4 500 head with steady to 10 cents lower prices and choice 190 240 pound at 3.89, feeder cattle steady to easy, lambs weak with bids off and best natives near 4 50.
Grain futures moved with mixed bids in Chicago trading. Wheat for December slid to 24 1 4 while July rose to 60 3 8. Corn for December held at 28 1 8 to 28 1 2 for July. Oats and rye posted modest gains with December oats at 17 1 4 and rye at 25 5 8 for December. Lard and bellies futures showed small shifts with October lard near 470 and October bacon around 5 27.
A fragmented New York telephone and newspaper snippet from October mentions natural gas rates and banking figures. The text includes partial figures and disjointed references to rates, prices, and entities like banks.
The New York cotton market noted intraday volatility on October 4 as prices moved with fluctuating demand. Futures contracts showed gains and losses with sharp moves around mid-afternoon, reflecting unsettled trading and shifting sentiment.
The regular monthly city council meeting is scheduled for 7 30 tonight at city hall located at Third and Virginia.
Dimmit Lake, a major feature at the Fin and Feather club, is overflowing its banks for the first time in many years. The event marks a rare rise in lake water levels as flood risk increases nearby.
In Omaha Nebraska Charles P Stewart surveys Nebraska politics amid Wisconsin primary shocks. He notes Hoover’s conservatism and Roosevelt’s appeal to radicals. Dems back progressives in primaries while Nebraskans fear farm discontent may tilt the state, with GOP hopes pinned on national trends and local races.
R George Woods captain of the Colorado State Police and Auto Theft Bureau agent in charge of the southwest district spoke in Roswell Saturday about the bureau’s hard-fought battle against automobile thefts. He cited a seven car recovery since leaving Denver, including the Model A Ford Tudor owned by D F Dale of Roswell and linked to the Mountainair capture of bank robbers. He noted stolen cars recovered at Hagerman Encino Hobbs Albuquerque Mountainair Pueblo and Agular in this trip. He described a Pueblo case tied to a murder loan trick and insurance payoff, and a coroners jury acquittal followed by flight to New York. Woods praised cooperation from Chaves county officers and outlined his broad jurisdiction. The Auto Theft Bureau serves 209 American insurers and 127 European firms and coordinates with the U S Identification Division. In six months of 1932, 249 stolen cars were recovered in this district with 74 insured by member companies.
Roswell New Mexico September 12 1922 County Commissioners meet with members Tweedy Lane Bassett and Massie. A home demonstration agent funded by a $500 donation is arranged and tax envelopes approved. Indigent relief plans and monthly allowances set. Audits approved and notices to charity groups ordered.
A colossal forest fire roared across the Coast Mountain timber country, wiping Cochran from the map and forcing evacuations for over 240 residents. One man died, property losses exceed $1.5 million, and fire crews suffer hunger while fighting the blaze amid 45 mile per hour winds.
The opening parade will assemble by 9 36 a m at specified spots north of 11th for Police and Fire along Main and West 11th for floats and cars under John Mayhew and Mrs Farry Duffield. Bicycles on East 10th. Battery A and Ladies on West 10th and 9th respectively. Commercial floats on West 7th. Rodeo on East 7th.
Albuquerque Oct 4 AP reports warm weather in the south while the north sees its first winter touch. Snow fell at Raton with traces of cold rain to Santa Fe. Mt. Taylor area cloudy. Clayton and Roswell had showers. The Weather Bureau forecast frost for the eastern state tonight.
Poorbaugh cites New Mexico farming strides noting eastern state livestock boosted by annual production and premium cattle. He praises Pecos dairy seed improvements, predictions of Hereford prominence, and a Fur bearing rodent exhibit as fair outcomes. Roswell officials report strong attendance and $13 000 expected local spending.
Minutes show adjournment subject to call with readings and approvals by John Tweedy and J Walden Bassett, attested by Grace SS. Masrie as clerk. Advertisement appears following the action.
Colonel William J. Donovan of Buffalo and New York was nominated for governor by acclamation at the Republican state convention in Buffalo. The convention endorsed the party platform, after a demonstration lasting about 30 minutes led by Brooklyn’s Joseph C. Hlynn and Buffalo Mayor Charles E. Roesch, with Donovan the sole candidate.
Albuquerque must reduce expenditures by 2609 dollars monthly to balance the budget, city commissioner FE N Boyle said. He cited likely declines in tax collections as the cause of the reduced income for the city.
Beverly Hills and California coast papers praise warnings about Japan buying more ambition in a month than years of gun cotton nitrates and scrap iron. The writer scoffs at politicians who climb the ladder of promise only to dive off after elections, challenging Japan to learn to catch the public off guard.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on October 4 AP reports the Bonus Expeditionary Force, once split after Washington disorders, reconvenes in a mountain retreat near Johnstown. Veterans and families arrive from many states for a convention to plan relief for the unemployed and to organize anew. Delegations travel from Tennessee Illinois District of Columbia New York Oregon North and South Carolina Pennsylvania and from Georgia New Mexico California and other western states.
H P Saunders and companions from Roswell Hagerman and Artesia joined a dove shoot between Dexter and Hagerman yesterday. Saunders noted the doves were plentiful and the hunting was very good.
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