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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1939

Page

6

Roswell People Urgently Asked For Addresses

A dated appeal asks residents of Roswell to send their addresses to the Roswell Chamber of Commerce citing a life or death matter. The note lists Barbara Jo Chesser Ellen Ray Mrs W W Pope Joe Woods and mentions local figures connected to Harry Mitchell Brewing Co Glenmore Distilleries and Robert Porter Co with reference to an advertising schedule beginning tonight in The Record.

Roswell Chamber of Commerce P. S Barbara Jo Chesser Ellen Ray W. W. Pope Joe Woods Franklin Delano W. J. McLaughlin Willie McLaughlin Harry Mitchell Brewing Co Cooper Glenmore Distilleries Roswell Harry Brown Robert Porter Co Glenmore Company

Luther Kersey Probes Purdy’s Stock in Morning Trade

Luther Kersey moves through Purdy’s with a large stock of stories on hand. He notes he received change for 75 cents from a half dollar, while Hial Cobean loudly debunks prosperity around the corner. He claims he just came from the corner, warning not to trust the hype.

Luther Kersey Purdy’s Luther Hial Cobean Hial

Poultry Specials At Whatley Produce Co

Merchants display mittens heaters and wintry wares as life moves on Poultry specials for Saturday include two small fat hens dressed and drawn for one dollar big fryers around three pounds dressed weight thirty cents per pound regular fryers and large hens Whatley Produce Co Phone 418 adv

Beautiful bouquet of dahlias at city contest display

A mixed dahlias bouquet entered by L. B. Boellner wins in the City Beautiful Contest displayed at the Chamber of Commerce. In Albuquerque New Mexico the University of New Mexico reports a record freshmen enrollment ending week three with 1526 total students 631 freshmen 925 men 601 women and a rise of 44 from the prior term.

Chamber of Commerce L. B. Boellner Albuquerque N. M University of New Mexico

Jury Commission Reports 618 Names for County Jury Wheel

The Chaves county jury commission reported today the names of 618 male citizens for the new jury wheel to be used in the November term of district court. The number equals ten percent of the county vote in the last general election, per law. The commission members are John W. Hall Claude Hobbs and W A Losey. Regular sized Fryers and large.

Chaves County John W. Hall Claude Hobbs W. A. Losey

Wanted Housekeeper and Help Wanted Ads

Classified notices list a housekeeping call. Listings include for rent modern 4 room apartments at 110 W Alameda. A high school girl seeks room and board for work. A city resident reports fines for shooting at an antelope in Magdalena and Albuquerque also fined for killing an antelope doe.

W. Alameda

Roosevelt signals no mediation in European war

President Roosevelt's press conference indicates the United States will not mediate in the European war without an official invitation. He noted no German peace bid official word and suggested Britain and France would need to show interest first. He also described U.S. representations to Soviet Russia as hopeful and non coercive.

Washington Roosevelt Germany Berlin Britain France Soviet Russia Baltic Finland

TVA Declared Now to Be on Paying Basis

TVA chief power engineer J A Krug says the Tennessee Valley Authority is a going enterprise. By next year it expects over 15 million dollars in annual electricity revenues and expansion into northeast Mississippi and north Alabama. TVA serves 330000 customers after a 78.6 million dollar Commonwealth and Southern purchase, with six new generating units planned by July.

Knoxville Tenn Tennessee Valley Authority TVA J. A. Krug Mississippi Alabama Krug Tennessee River Tennessee Commonwealth and Southern Corp

Olson seeks pardon recommendation for Billings

California Governor Culbert L. Olson urged the state supreme court to recommend clemency so he could grant a pardon to Warren K. Billings serving a life term at Folsom for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing. Olson previously pardoned Tom Mooney in his first official act.

San Francisco Culbert L. Olson California Supreme Court Warren K. Billings Folsom Prison Olson Tom Mooney

Teenager Killed Riding Freight Train Near Shamrock

Theodore L. Keeler, 19, of Shamrock Texas, died early today in a fall under a moving freight train at Gallup New Mexico. Train crew say he was riding or boarding the train, with no witnesses to the accident.

Kelled Gallup N. M Theodore L. Keeler Shamrock Tex

New Orleans District Attorney Ousted by State Official

Jamie O Connor the first assistant attorney general of Louisiana superseded Orleans parish district attorney Charles A Byrne after the grand jury charged obstruction of its dual officeholding payroll deadheads inquiry. Ellison authorized the action and O Connor released a letter announcing the supersession following a People’s League mass meeting calling for Byrne's recall.

New Orleans Jamie O’connor Louisiana Charles A. Bryne Orleans Parish Grand Jury Byrne O'Connor David M. Ellison The People’s League

WPA Day Nursery Schools for State in New Mexico

Rep J J Dempsey telegraphed that presidential approval was granted for a WPA allotment of 106,409 dollars to run day nursery schools for the needy in New Mexico. The project is sponsored by state school superintendent Grace Corrigan, with several schools already in operation.

Santa FE N.M J. J. Dempsey New Mexico Grace Corrigan

Shriners Meet In Albuquerque Gather for State Assembly

Shriners from across New Mexico gather in Albuquerque for the state meeting. Novices will be led over burning sands and about 400 guests are expected at the Shrine ball tomorrow night. Named novices include Joseph E. Wall Elida Ola C. Rush Hobbs James Trent Owen Las Vegas Dr Paul B. Henry Las Vegas Gailey B. Underwood Melrose and Dr Richard A. Husted Vaughn.

Albuquerque N. M Shriners New Mexico Joseph E. Wall Elida Ola C. Rush Hobbs James Trent Owen Las Vegas Paul B. Henry Gailey B. Underwood Melrose Richard A. Husted Vaughn

Marriage Licenses Granted in Farwell and Roswell Areas

Jessie Wayne Hodges and Lola Fay Taylor of Farwell Texas obtain a marriage license. M. R. Smith and Maud Coff man of Roswell receive a license. William E. Walker and Deloise Liston of Roswell also pair for marriage license.

Jessie Wayne Hodges Lola Fay Taylor Farwell Texas M. R. Smith Maud Coffman Roswell William E. Walker Deloise Liston

Try Our Vegetable Salad and Soup Pack Offer

Anderson's Gardens advertises vegetable salad and vegetable soup packs at 10 cents each. The fragment notes a "Record Want-As" promotion, indicating a small market listing or circular item for sale with limited details.

Anderson’s Gardens

Communists in American Navy Yards

Maurice L. Malkin testified before the Dies committee that a Brooklyn Navy Yard unit gathered armament data for Moscow with shop nuclei in many plants. He said members often did not know their espionage role and that information flowed to the party central control in the United States and then to Russia.

Ogpu Brooklyn Navy Yard Malkin Dirba Lapin Central Control Commission Dies D-Tex Germany International Labor Defense Furriers New York Arnold Rothstein Furriers’ Union Washington Dies Committee Communist Party Moscow Maurice L. Malkin Russia

Senators Seek 50 Million Emergency Farm Relief Fund

A group of farm state senators met with federal rural relief officials to urge President Roosevelt to create a 50 million emergency fund for drought and flood damaged agricultural areas. After learning 120,000 farm families were added to emergency rolls, they planned to send a representative committee to the White House led by Senator Bankhead with Connally Capper Burke and Mead, plus Hatch in attendance.

Washington Roosevelt Bankhead D-Ala Agriculture Department White House Connally D-Tex Capper R-Kas Burke D-Neb Mead D-Ny Hatch

Governor Miles Returns to Office After Hunting Trip

Governor Miles is expected back in his Santa Fe office tomorrow morning after a hunting trip to Vermejo Park. Secretary Guy Shepard said the governor and his party arrived in Raton last night en route home.

Santa, FE N. M Miles Vermejo Park Guy Shepard Raton

Santa Fe liquor official returns from interstate conference

Director S. T. Jernigan of the state liquor control division reported return today from Carson City Nevada where he attended a conference of Nevada and California liquor officials on interstate fair trade problems.

Santa FE N. M S. T. Jernigan State Liquor Control Division Carson City Nev Nevada California

Body of New Mexico man found near Canute Oklahoma

Police identified the deceased as George Thomas Goodwin of San Jose, New Mexico, whose body lay in a field near Canute with a broken leg and skull injury. Authorities suspect both a head wound and other factors. a truck with a pears cargo was found abandoned on a nearby highway last Sunday.

John L. Lewis Re-Elected By CIO

John L. Lewis was reelected president of the CIO by acclamation at a San Francisco convention amid a 32 minute demonstration. He said he hoped delegates would elect another president, signaling he did not want to continue leading the unions he headed from the AFL.

San Francisco John L. Lewis CIO Lewis AFL

Fatal accidental shooting near Winslow details emerge

Coroner Max Miller ruled the death of Mabel Sprott a 39 year old Winslow waitress an accident. The incident happened as she rode back toward Winslow with Mr and Mrs William Hubbard when Mrs Hubbard allegedly discharged a shotgun believed unloaded into the front seat. The shot hit Sprott in the head through the seat upholstery after the gun went off 52 miles southwest of Winslow. Sprott had moved to Winslow from Albuquerque six months ago.

Winslow, Ariz Max Miller Mabel Sprott WinSlow Albquerque, N. M

Bones Found in Santa Fe Cathedral Workmen Unearth Skulls

Workmen moving an old stone reredos at St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe New Mexico uncovered three skulls and other human bones believed buried years ago. The remains will be reinterred in the same location.

Santa FE N. M St. Francis Cathedral

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