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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
2
United States envoy to Poland Anthony Biddle is pictured in Paris after a lengthy flight from war torn Poland. The scene also shows William Bullitt, ambassador to France, conversing with him about ongoing wartime diplomacy.
The Chaves County Agricultural Planning Board announced a schedule for sub committee meetings ahead of the November 3 planning board session. Scheduled topics include water resources irrigation cotton fruit poultry and more with chairmen named for each group and county agents coordinating.
The War Department drafts orders to acquire roughly 8,000 motor trucks and other vehicles as part of equipping streamlined divisions. Bids already requested total about 15 million dollars for light combat and recon cars and various trucks. Thousands of vehicles are needed to outfit over 70,000 officers and men in five divisions and auxiliary troops for winter training in the south and northwest.
The army plans standardization efforts after calling the surplus situation absurd. It lists 145 truck makes and models, 28 passenger car types, totaling about 13 000 motor vehicles, with 8 000 for the National Guard. The 7th Cavalry at Fort Knox uses over 500 machines for 3 000 personnel. Contracts for 329 light tanks and 65 600 semi automatic rifles accompany broader rearmament moves as divisions transition from marching to mechanized mobility.
An educational range tour will be held to acquaint members of the land use sub committee of the Chaves County agricultural planning board with the work of the soil conservation service. The event aims to inform members about soil conservation practices and related activities in the county.
New Mexico stays fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change and frost in the north portion tonight. Colorado reports fair weather, cooler in the east and frost in the western portion tonight. Arizona remains fair with warmer readings in the extreme north central tonight. West Texas forecasts generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with colder air in the east-central portion on Saturday.
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