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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1940
Page
7
Albuquerque, Oct. 17. Fred Campbell, a Bernalillo archer, today brought home a 490 pound brown bear he tracked in the Jemez mountains of northern New Mexico with bow and arrow.
On October 18 at Eastern New Mexico College students from New Mexico and Texas were selected as yell leaders. Hubert Carruthers of Portales and Wilbur Curtis of Cameron were chosen as the men, with Milred Bonner of Clovis, Margaret Bragg of Roswell, and Juanice Jones of Amarillo as the coeds.
Chicago Oct 18 A shortage of caddies for the nations golf courses is causing concern in the ranks of the national professional golf association. Tom Walsh president of the association said the decline had been so pronounced this year that the matter was due for major attention at the PGA s annual convention to be here Nov 11 14.
Democratic and Republican campaign dates listed for towns including Penasco Taos Las Cruces and Shiprock Farmington Portales Lovington Hobbs with names such as John E Miles Dennis Chavez Ceferino Quintana Maurice Miera and Albert K Mitchell announced. New Mexico health officers will meet in Santa Fe for a conference October 30 31 and November 1 per state health director J R Scott.
Four oil paintings by CCC Camp Roswell area art enrollees are on display at the Roswell Museum Art Center. Initiated December 1939 to decorate the Camp Library and Recreation building and teach painting, the murals show improved technique and color harmony under Dale Casey. The exhibit also features colonial culture photos and Pennsylvania Dutch rural life posters, inviting public viewing.
Denis Conan Doyle, son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, went to the sheriff's office to report the theft of a $65 traveling bag from his car. The incident underscores ongoing concerns about personal property security in Hollywood.
At Clovis airport, ENMC students led in an air con test directed by Lionel Childress. Clovis juniors Fred Stalker and Grover Hartley won first and second in spot landing, with Ernest Gutierrez of Alamogordo taking third. Portales sophomore Charles Hardesty won miniature bomb-throwing.
Acting coach Benny Sacks shapes the 1940 41 UNM Lobos basketball quintet with four lettermen six sophomores and a transfer. Key returnees Vince Bogren Harry Bogren Arnold Loken and Reece Hill expected to join early workouts as UNM aims to move past Border Conference cellar status. Loken formerly starred at Albuquerque High. Sacks brings reputation from the 1926 28 tours and the Hilltoppers boast strong past results including shellacking Southern California.
Dallas bishop Ivan Lee Holt told a three day Methodist Church conference that Americas great danger lies in the Pacific and urged better understanding of South American peoples. The remarks came during his session presiding over the event in Tucumcari New Mexico on October 17.
Ford reconditioned motors are offered at Roswell Auto Co with competitive pricing against mail order motors. Local dealers promote value and stock availability.
Sacks led the local five in the three year victory streak highlighting his leadership and key moments on the court.
Washington reports New Mexico per capita income climbs eight dollars from 1938 to 323 in 1939, against a national 536. Mississippi at 203, New York at 825. State total income placed at 170 million in 1939. Record Want-Ads Get Results.
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