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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1939

Page

6

Negro Well Baby Clinic And City Beautiful Contest Entries

The health department will hold a negro well baby clinic tomorrow at 1 P M at 108 South Kansas. Three entries arrived today in the City Beautiful Contest with J B Allison Mrs Rolla Hinkle and Mrs Omar Leach submitting bouquets and a porch box. The Carnegie Library lists new fiction and non fiction titles with authors from Bacon to Wodehouse. A notice of publication records the certificate of incorporation for Fair Oil Company in Roswell New Mexico. Mrs Darnell to entertain Lions with speaking singing and piano.

South Kansas J. B. Allison Rolla Hinkle Omar Leach Baldwin Baum Shanghai Boutell Christie Clode Ebberhart Fiela Maggie Fisher Ford Foster Gale—Magna Groseclose Ararat Kalashnikoff Kelland Arizona Latimer Loring Mann Henry King France Oppenheim Stout Vance Ward Widemer Wodehouse Fred Beard America Benes Bryson Ferber Gollamb Gunter Asia Hawkins Holmes Jackson Miatherson Patridge Saint Wind New Mexico State Corporation Commission of Fair Oil Company We Pak Tyler Texas M. Pope, Jr Sam Bright Roswell J. D. Atwood State Corporation Commission Robert Valdez Chaves County Cote A. m

Village Chaves program delights audience at Roswell event

Roswell Chamber of Commerce sponsored a two hour program at Chaves School drawing a capacity crowd. The evening featured acts by students and locals including Janette Henson, Max Shepherd, Avalon Russ and Cherie Higgins with announcements by W C Taylor and Oscar Greene. More shows are planned in Elkins Oasis and Berrendo this season.

Chaves School Roswell Oscar Greene Peggy O'Neil Cherie Higgins Pat Higgins Mary Helen Jones Eric Graves, Sr Jasper Conner Eric Graves, Jr Janette Henson Darline Sandoval Max Shepherd Avalon Russ Zelma McEvoy Laura Ruth Godfrey W. C. Taylor Howell Russ Betty Smith

Cotton Boll Symbolizes Sears Sale in South

King Cotton, top Southern crop, is used by Sears Roebuck to mark the Southern Industrialization Sale. E M Norton of Roswell displayed cotton balls on lapels as store officials announced the plan. Governors’ proclamation urges full cooperation by capital, industry, labor and producers to boost the South’s economic development.

King Cotton Sears, Roebuck and Co E. M. Norton Sears Roswell South

Allies View Turkish Pact as Victory

Turkey, Britain, and France signed a mutual aid pact allowing Turkish neutrality if war expands with Soviet Russia. Allies hailed a triumph over Germany while Turkey remained aloof unless a wider war develops. German and Turkish ties persist as Berlin calls for good relations despite the accord.

Associated Press Turkey Britain France Mediterranean Russia Germany Franz von Papen Hitler Poland Bulgaria Kiosselvanoff Europe Istanbul Adolf Hitler Ankara Dardanelles

Rising demand eyed for farm products in 1940

New Mexico Extension Service reports growing prospects for farm product demand through year end driven by higher industrial activity and consumer incomes amid wartime conditions. Caution urged on expecting a runaway market as supplies outpace needs. Cotton or wheat prices face various government and export support factors depending on world conditions.

W. A. Wunsch New Mexico United States U. S

Drunkenness fines issued by Police Judge Pat ONeill

Oma Perkins received a $15 fine for drunken and disorderly conduct while five others were fined $10 each for drunkenness by Police Judge Pat ONeill today. The fined individuals include Alfred Lowrey Oscar Leflin John East er J.B McCam and Gamewell.

Oma Perkins Pat O'Neill Alfred Lowrey Oscar Leflin John Easter J.B McCam Me. Gamewell

Prisoners Sentenced, Remanded to Santa Fe Penitentiary

Andy Hewatt and Eugene Stevens, sentenced to two to three years and one to two years respectively on worthless check charges, were transported today to the state penitentiary by Sheriff Frank Young.

Santa FE Andy Hewatt Eugene Stevens Frank Young

Tingley starts move to buy another iron lung

Albuquerque reports Mayor Clyde Tingley underway to raise about 1500 for a second iron lung for New Mexico. The single machine at Carrie Tingley Hospital in Hot Springs is in use, prompting concern after two Phoenix youths faced infantile paralysis with limited support. A city fund drive aims to fund the apparatus, with the mayor offering to cover any shortfall.

Tingley Albuquerque N. M New Mexico Clyde Tingley Carrie Tingley Hot Springs Tingley Hospital Arizona Phoenix

Dial Telephone Rollout Planned for Dexter and Hagerman

Frank Marks of Mt States Telephone and Telegraph Co says a dial system will go into operation in Dexter and Hagerman on November 7 and 8. He notes Roswell will get dial service within the next year or two.

Dexter and Hagerman Frank Marks Mt. States Telephone and Telegraph Co Roswell

Plane crash kills four fliers on Black Mountain northeast of San Diego

Four killed as a two engine army bomber from March Field crashes on Black Mountain near San Diego. Deputies found four charred bodies beside the wreckage and practice bombs and cameras lay nearby.

San Diego Calif Black Mountain Here March Field Riverside

Labor board seeks peace in Chrysler plant stalemate

In Lansing on October 19 the Michigan labor mediation board tried to end a week long plant tie up by convening a peace conference aimed at returning more than 57,000 workers to their jobs. Board chairman Arthur E. Raab said both factions remained belligerent as talks shifted from Detroit to Lansing without a breakthrough.

Lansing Mich Michigan Labor Mediation Board Chrysler Automotive Arthur E. Raab Detroit

Bankruptcy petition filed by Hobbs trucking company

Montgomery Transportation Company of Hobbs sought relief in federal court listing debts of 61564.84 and assets of 44920.64. In Santa Fe the state nursing board lost its only Albuquerque member Ella Bartlett due to ill health and Governor Miles appointed five new members including Sister Mary Lawrence and Mrs. Celine Chavez.

Santa Fe, N. M Montgomery Transportation Company of Hobbs Santa FE N. M State Nursing Board Ella Bartlett Albuquerque Miles Bartlett Mary Lawrence Celine Chavez Ora Mae Hodges John S. Anderson Dexter Theresa McMenimin

President Harding Aboard Liner After North Atlantic Storm

New York October 19 After a hurricane battered the U S liner President Harding 73 persons were under treatment for injuries with 23 sustaining broken bones Paul Johnson cabin waiter was lost overboard Engine room storekeeper Henry Heinsoth required emergency appendicitis surgery during the gale which reached 75 miles an hour Other injured include former Belgian premier Paul Van Zeeland as the storm toll marks a record in modern north Atlantic passenger travel.

New York U. S Harding Paul Johnson Henry Heinsoth Paul van Zeeland North Atlantic

Untitled fragment cites treaties on Soviet Union and Finland

Fragmentary sentence notes that negotiations aimed solely at guaranteeing the security of the Soviet Union and Finland.

Soviet Union Finland

North Lea County Women form Democratic Club Hobbs

In Hobbs on October 19 a new North Lea County Women's Democratic Club was formed with Mrs Gordon Dickinson of Tatum elected president. Other officers include Mrs W J Burns as vice president, Mrs W F Wallace as secretary, and Mrs W E Mathais as treasurer.

Hobbs Northern Lea County North Lea County Gordon Dickinson Tatum W. J. Burns W. F. Wallace W. E. Mathais

Hobbs High to Play Borger Friday

Hobbs high school football players leave Hobbs on Friday morning for a game with Borger Texas that night. The trip fills a vacancy in the illness shared schedule for the oil town gridiron eleven. Public stenographer Joan Savage Ramona Building contact provided.

Hobbs Borger Tex

Alfalfa Day Prices Exceed August 15 Quota

Figures for alfalfa day show prices at $11.52 per ton and other rates higher than the August 15 quota, indicating strong market pressure. The data point to elevated costs across the board beyond the earlier target.

Ranchers See Soil Conservation Work

A group of area ranchers toured Soil Conservation Service projects in New Mexico, led by Lorin F. Jones and Tom Reid. They visited Fort Stanton, Espiritu Santo Grant, Elena Gallegos Grant, and L. W. Elliott’s Torrance county ranch, observing notable water spreading and contour furrowing under the AC P program. Transportation was provided by Extension Service and SCS. participants included several local ranchers and Guy Rowe.

Soil Conservation Service New Mexico Extension Service Lorin F. Jones Tom Reid Carl Welch Roy Jaernagen Grazing Service Albuquerqu S.C. S L. W. Elliott Torrance County Roswell S.C. S

Hobbs Taxi Driver Claims Kidnapping Near Crowell

Hobbs cab driver Ray Ditmore told Chief Sam Young and officers he was abducted Wednesday around 3 a.m. and taken to near Crowell, Wilbarger County, Texas, where he freed himself from rope bonds and reported to the county sheriff. Bud Abbott, owner of the Hobbs cab company, declined further comment while local officers awaited Texas authorities.

Hobbs Sam Young Ray Ditmore Crowell Tex Wilbarger County Bud Abbott Hobbs Texas

International Service At Rotary Luncheon Program

Robert Kellahin chaired the Rotary Club luncheon program on international service. Four Rotarians spoke on mutuality, League of Nations impact, propaganda via media, and education's role in fostering goodwill and understanding worldwide. Dr Bruce P Connor delivered a five minute talk. Oscar Greene presided.

Robert Kellahin International Service Committee Rotary Club Joe Strong Muottality Harvey Poorkaugh League of Nations Jason Kellahin J. D. Shinkle Rotary Bruce P. Connor Oscar Greene

S.S.S. Tonic Promises Quick Health Revival

A vintage advertisement urges readers to visit a drug store for S.S.S. Tonic claiming it improves tiredness, loss of sleep, and appetite. It stresses checking for organic causes, warns against worry, overwork, and offers full directions on each bottle. Untold millions have benefited and improvements should appear quickly.

S.S.S S.S.S. Ce

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