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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1941
Page
8
Fred B. Hall world exhibition pool champion appears for a free show tonight at eight at Playmore billiard and pool hall East Second Street. He will play the city’s best player in a call shot game using one corner basket and also demonstrate card tricks.
The committee heard witnesses opposing arming ships with former senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania saying the move would push the nation toward war. The Lehigh and Bold Venture were torpedoed, with all Lehigh crew saved and Bold Venture missing some nationals. Roosevelt pressed for pacifism yet framed sinking as piracy, while Willkie and Republicans urged repeal of the neutrality act and broader ship movements.
Set. John B. Michaux and Sgt. T. R. Vandermark announced New Mexico will be covered in a Marine Corps recruitment drive. A recruiter visits the post office every six weeks to take enlistment applications for four year or emergency enlistments. Eligibility includes ages 17 to 30, eighth grade education, clear record, single, and passing a physical. Transportation is provided to Denver for final exams and onward to San Diego for training.
Campell Will Gribb Eunice FM Minn Fort Sumner J N Whetstone Grady R G Bergin Hobbs C A Clark Jal George L Keever Logan Nara Visa Sam G Freeman Lovington H H Nance Melrose Robert C Tomlinson Melrose circuit Royce Herndon Portales R Co Cantrell Portales circuit G G Mitchell San Jon S H Salley Santa Rosa J A Bell Tatum John Cox Tucumcari B M Stradley Vaughn Encino Rosco Trestle Phone your classified to No 11.
Dr T E Boggs offers eye examinations and glasses fitting at 309 North Main Street with in-house lens grinding. Broken lenses are duplicated promptly and appointments can be made by calling phone 21.
New York bond prices listed with treasury notes showing 3 1/4s 45-43 at 105.18 and 4s 54-44 at 109.29 while 4 1/4s 52-47 reach 117.23 and 2 1/2s 52-50 at 107.30. Federal Farm Mortgage none quoted. Home Owners Loan 3s at 105.15.
New York stocks closed with a broad mix of gains and small losses. Major movers included AmAirlines, KroGro, AmCan, Lockheed, AmMet, NatLead, AmSmel, AT&T, BoeingA, SearsRoebuck, SperryC, Chrysler, USSteel, USGyp, GenElec, USIndA, and many others in a lengthy roster of industrials and utilities.
John McBoyle gave an interesting talk on reporting war news at the Advertising Club luncheon. Dave Wolfe was elected 1st vice president, succeeding Cecil Dale, who has moved from Roswell.
The Women’s Bible Class of the First Christian Church will meet at the church all day Friday starting at 8 30 to make comforts. An error appeared in a previous publication stating a different time.
Too Late To Classify For Sale 200 YOUNG leghorn hens. R L Hendrix one half mile east on Country Club road and 300 yards south. 10 2213x Sweet Cider I always have it Robert Beers Rt 2 Box 68 Phone 036R1. 10 22t6x Wanted More Avon Buyers McCracken Sales Serves town and country Call 927M 1004 So Lea. 10 22t3c Apple Wood 3 1/2 mi on M Main E B Richards. 10 22t3x Registered Hereford bulls See or write EB Richards Rt 1 Box 2620. 10 22t3x Boston Bulldog Female 1 1/2 yeangs old 19th Atkinson Sacrifice 5 room house in good residential section Beautifully landscaped property Financed to suit Owner must leave town Write Box 84 care of Record. 10 22t6c For Rent Small House north of city Phone 09R4. 10 22t3c
Stocks drifted lower with modest support keeping declines minor. Steel, motors, and aircraft failed to rally while Westinghouse slipped further. Some rubbers, farm implements, and copper issues rose briefly. Transfers reached 480100 shares as a mixed closes showed soft tone for U S Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors, Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, Boeing, United Aircraft, AT&T, Union Carbide, Penn. Pacific and Southern Pacific with Caterpillar and International Harvester showing occasional gains.
Chicago market notes show butter receipts at 756502 with a steady creamery price around 93 score 34 1/2 to 35. Egg receipts 4520, steady with market unchanged. Poultry trucks listed as steady to firm with live poultry under 4 lbs Plymouth Rock White Rock and geese priced per 12 lbs and down at 17.
Boston buyers showed continued demand for domestic wools with graded French combing length fine territory wools selling at 1.05 to 1.10 dollars per pound scoured. Fine clothing territory wools quoted 1.00 to 1.05 dollars, scoured, with most sales 1.00 to 1.03. Half blood staple territory wools sold 1.03 to 1.07, scoured. Graded three eighths blood combing territory wools 94 to 86 cents, scoured, and one quarter blood combing wools 87 to 89 cents, scoured.
Chicago grain reports show wheat futures Dec 1.15 1/8 to 1.15 for May 1.19 1/2 to 3/8 and July 1.19 5/8 to 1/2. Corn Dec 73 5/8 to 1/2 May 79 5/8 to 1/2. Oats Dec 46 5/8 to 3/4 May 49 3/8 to 1/2 and July 48.
New York wool markets show grease wool futures up five tenths of a cent to .2 higher with Oct at 97.3B and Dec 94.7B while March sits at 92.9B. Certificated grease wool spot at 97.0N and wool tops futures up one tenth of a cent with Oct 128.1B and Dec 127.0B and March 125.3B. sipa spot wool tops at 130.5N. N-Nominal.
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