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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1934
Page
7
Roswell Daily Record in New Mexico lists advertising rates and subscription details as of May 19 1903. It notes staff roles including editors and society editors and states AP news dispatch rights and exclusive use of published news.
The article accuses Senator Hatch of using rhetoric to influence Chaves county cotton allotments. It cites telegrams to Secretary Wallace and Senator Cutting showing no room for readjustment. Officials state allotments followed Bankhead provisions and any change would require states to lose from neighbors.
In 1932 fiction, Ann Haskel, mother of John Herbert, hides a family estate mystery as James Levering from Fidelity Trust seeks heirs. Ann and her housekeeper Nance concealedly verify kin, presenting old photographs and marriage certificates to reveal a tangled Bowen Haskel lineage linking to John and Herbert Haskel.
A column lauds the New Mexico absentee ballot law as a practical cure for voters who work away from home. It notes registration, county clerk mail ballots, no fees, and partisan support for using the system. The piece also touches on local chatter about Bill Burnet in Canada and a light dose of postcard-style miscellany.
Clayton New Mexico former judge H A Kiker assails Senator Bronson Cutting linking him to Pilate and Herod. He accuses Cutting of political grandstanding, lacking governing principles, and pandering to labor Spanish speaking voters and soldiers. Kiker urges voters to back Dennis Chavez for U.S. Senate.
Hobbs report notes Republican candidates at church events in Clo vis and Tatum with new hats as El Paso launches a regional ad campaign to draw visitors and health seekers. Carlsbad pictographs and White Sands slogans highlight tourism potential, while Albuquerque pursues a state housing and subsistence project tied to industrial access. Political talks focus on county consolidation amid broad regional discussions. A special nurse and state exile are mentioned in a separate note with a Tuson dateline.
A quoted devotional note by the Reverend Roy L. Smith suggests trouble awaits those who seek to control habits, while reward comes to those who befriend children and maintain self faith. The piece emphasizes personal discipline, character, and positive influence.
Phoenix dispatch reports Governor B. B. Moerr of Arizona is seriously ill after a recurrent heart trouble attack. Doctors indicated the condition was grave as he remained in a hospital Oct. 23. A steady stream of state officials and aides visited, noting concern but hoping for stabilization.
Notice to Verna Fisher by Harry M. Fisher that a divorce suit has been filed in the district court of Chaves County New Mexico. The plaintiff demands dissolution of marriage and requires the defendant to appear by November 22 1934 or default judgment will be entered. Plaintiff details and attorney addresses are provided.
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