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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1940
Page
8
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Rebecca V Hortenstein aged 77 aunt of Will H Hortenstein of this city died Sunday morning in Emporia Kansas. Pioneer New Mexico resident who settled at Orchard Park in 1898 with husband Joe Hortenstein. Funeral services in Emporia then body sent to Roswell for burial beside her husband in South Park cemetery. A funeral service will be held here Friday at 2 00 p m at Talmage Memorial Chapel Rev G T Reeves in charge. She was a lifelong member of the Christian church.
Major Crile rails against continued New Deal bureaucracy and centralized power, warning of higher taxes and loss of liberty. Campaign event features Kellahin and Barber, with Barber endorsing Crile and urging school reform and depoliticization of education.
In Roswell a gathering featured Speaker Walter Hernandez, candidate for state corporation commissioner, advocating limited one man rule and liberty defense amid New Deal concerns. Other candidates discussed included Mrs. C. E. Mason for presidential elector and Charles Fowler for state supreme court. The event followed by a radio address from Major Crile and a St Johns Hall dance. Concurrently Errol Flynn returned to Hollywood from Honolulu to begin Footsteps In The Dark, amid a salary dispute delaying Strawberry Blonde. Bob Crosby and his band were booked at the Mark Hopkins in San Francisco for six weeks before more film work.
Stocks closed with mixed results led by AmAil and AT&T gains while many paralleled declines. cotton futures rose modestly with Dec at 9.51-52 cents and Middling spot steady near 9.76 cents, as listed for New York trading.
Roswell Auto Co advertises lower prices on reconditioned Ford motors. Reddens Studio at 213 N Main offers individual Christmas cards from Kodak films, with contact phone 13421. Wam Ads promotes record results.
Spot cotton closed steady three points higher in New Orleans with sales totaling 8,514 bales. Mid staple prices were 9.46 for middling and 9.19 for good middling. Receipts stood at 4,558 with stock at 557,982. CurB market in New York listed several energy and gas stocks with mixed figures. This brief notes ongoing market activity and local listings.
Good Oil Machineless Permanent 3.50 Elite Beauty Shop advertises services. For rent a private bath bedroom suitable for two men, contact by phone. Listings mention phone numbers and dates.
Dorothy Andree, 25, a Los Angeles native, is selected as the average girl by a Hollywood blue ribbon committee. She is single, weighs 110 pounds, and stands four feet four inches tall.
Stocks showed early gains in steel and industrials with U S Steel Bethlehem Crucible and Chrysler leading, but volume tapered and prices drifted lower late. Transfers totaled 531,200 shares as a mix of blue chips and defense names trended up and several issues lagged. Chicago poultry and dairy markets also steadied with varied small shifts in prices for fowl eggs butter and related products.
Kansas City markets show hogs slow to steady with top 6.25 and 200 lb pigs up to 6.10-6.20. cattle at 7,500 salable with total 8,500 and calves 1,000 as buyers slow. Hogs include 4,500 salable, sows 5.35-5.90 with some 6.00, stock pigs steady. Cattle steady overall with fed steers around 11.75-12.75 and short loads of choice heifers near 11.50. dealer top 10.50. Sheep 5,500 salable with no early lambs sold, bids lower but asks firmer. Colorado lambs above 9.25 with sheep steady and Colorado ewes around 4.00.
Wool top futures largely soft in Boston trading as commission houses liquidate positions. October strength slips while March bears pressure. Final quotes see unchanged to 10 points higher with Oct 121.0, Dec 109.9, Mech 101.6, spot standard tops at 126.0, un B Bid.
Chicago grain figures from October 22 show testi prices and bid quotes for wheat corn and oats. Dec May and July futures are listed with varying cents per bushel across wheat corn and oats.
Boston wool market reports slower trading than last week with scattered sales. Prices on good French combing length wools around 1.05 dollars per pound scoured, though holders resist lower asks, while fine Delaine fleece wool brings about 0.45 dollars grease.
New York bond prices close with 3 1/4s and 4s varying in the 108 to 120 range. Fed Farm Mtg notes 3 1/4s at 108.4. Home Owners Loan 2 1/4s at 103.18. Galveston spot cotton steady at mid dling 9.26 with 20 sales.
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