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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1941
Page
2
An OCR fragment outlines weekday evening delivery excluding Saturday and Sunday morning greetings. It mentions subscription rates in advance, with Mexico by mail and Rosario related channels, and carrier delivery in cities to Roswell trade territory per week or month per year.
Officials warn that a complete state inventory exists and the government can seize trucks if ecards are not mailed. Citizens are advised to act now to stay on the grace side of potential action and avoid compelled measures.
The article notes an additional 9,300 acres will be needed for the army air school site, signaling a large, permanent project. It discusses flood damage in Roswell, fair relocation, and expected federal flood control help led by Under-secretary John J. Dempsey, stressing local action to spur federal action.
Leaders from the Synod of New Mexico and Synodical Missionary Society prepare for a joint gathering at Santa Fe First Presbyterian Church from October 14 to 17. Rev Kenneth M Keeler says a new building and bilingual congregations set the stage for the largest attendance in synod history. A slate of national figures including Rev William Everett Roberts Dr LL D of Los Angeles and Rev James F Riggs DD of New York City will speak, with multiple local and Spanish leaders listed among attendees and program participants.
War Department calls all farmers and truck owners to aid national defense by completing a confidential inventory card. NM Extension Service Director A B Fite and USDA Extension lead M L Wilson coordinate state surveys with WPA clerical help and Public Roads Admin. Data will map highway transport capacity for defense needs and emergency logistics. England conducted a similar wartime inventory.
Advertisements note home grown honeydew melons for sale at Andersons Gardens. Indicates ad variety and local sale by advertiser.
Santa Fe reports Gov. John E. Miles plans to proclaim Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday of November, November 27, aligning New Mexico with states resisting Roosevelt’s November 20 date. The piece notes Thanksgiving has largely lost its meaning and contrasts federal suggestion with state practice.
Clovis moves to nail down 324000 federal funds for a 78 room housing project with a 10 percent local match of about 32500. The plan promises many low income homes and is praised amid differing outcomes in Albuquerque.
Alamogordo plans a November 19 ceremony to unveil a monument near Cabeza de Vaca’s landing on the plains of the Sacramento. The event includes a venison barbecue and oratory, likely drawing thousands as a tourism draw for New Mexico’s diverse locations.
Heavy weekend rain halted a Taos film production forcing a costly delay. Extras including Indians and pioneers waited in the canyons until 2 30 pm, while the cast lost shooting time and local crowds collected time checks amid hopes of a silver lining in Estancia Portales and other farming towns.
During the year ending September 20, White Sands welcomed more than 80,000 visitors. The site, once seen as a nuisance, gained value after federal management. About $40,000 was spent by visitors while in New Mexico.
Elliott Barker enforces bow hunting on the Sandia refuge issuing 300 permits with 200 reserved for New Mexicans. From November 1 to November 9 hunters may target deer in the area noted for ample targets.
Santa Fe reports Adjutant General R C Charlton clarifies that all selectees relieved from active Army duty transfer to the reserve and will be classified as military establishment. They must register with local boards and may be recalled only in war or national emergency. An incident in Santa Fe illustrated local resentment toward training calls.
WPA labor pauses for sixty days as armory construction stops while workers are diverted to broom corn harvests in Quay and Curry counties and selective service considers temporary deferments. Judge Sam Bratton warned a ten percent faculty cut could harm morale at State University in Albuquerque.
The column covers reactions to a possible purge in a faculty amid national crisis, Portales fairness in removing crop duties for carrot production, and plans for a 10 percent WPA pay increase for workers. It notes Harry Bridges deportation, Jordan of Albuquerque praising Bridges, and Arliss facing an $18 000 fine for securities registration in London dispatches.
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