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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1941
Page
2
Louis E. Fay Jr argues the bicycle license plan is sound but burdensome. He suggests licenses remain valid with the original owner, adding a transfer fee instead of yearly renewals, saving fifty cents annually per rider while preserving regulation.
Roswell students received scholastic honors at New Mexico A and M College for the spring term of 1941. Howard Glover and Walter Gill, both in agriculture, Eugene Monk, a junior in engineering, and Lorraine Robertson, a freshman, are listed among honorees.
Dr Steve Marshall travels to Dallas for advanced study in cardiology. During his absence Dr I J Marshall will care for his patients.
A humorous regional lament details the Hondo River rising in New Mexico and flowing into Texas with a muddy mix. The piece blames the mud on New Mexico and the water on Texas, noting the influx damages cellars basements streets and sewers and suggesting pumping out New Mexico water to protect Texas property. It ends with an aside about cattle damages in crops.
Major Charles M. Martin former Chaves county school superintendent and head of the high school at New Mexico State Teachers College Silver City has been ordered from Arlington Virginia to Fort Bliss Texas for active duty in the army.
The document claims Texas owns river water that historically shifted channels and formed deltas affecting New Mexico sites. It argues Texas liable for $750,000 damages to a local city and seeks settlement, or legal action, plus costs for flood prevention. It cites Cabeza de Vaca's 1540 Roswell visit and past Indigenous usage.
Dr Thomas W Brabham has been re appointed as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Roswell following the New Mexico Conference session in Odessa Texas He begins his fourth year with the congregation noting three hundred members added in three years and praise for the town He jokes about flood control and predicts the coming conference year will be the greatest in the churchs history
John S. Powers of Phillips distributor advances a significant addition to the Phillips 66 service station at the corner of 10th and Main. The project aims to finish in about 90 days, enabling a new service capacity.
A meeting of New Mexico home demonstration club members was called for October 30 in Albuquerque by Mrs. Helen D. Crandall to assess forming a state association. Extension Service reports more than 4,000 rural women in 202 clubs across 17 counties may attend, with a full day of events.
The vice department reports installation of new storage tanks and ongoing upgrades to facilities. The project includes updated infrastructure to support operations and safety improvements, with work advancing on schedule.
A compact guide blends wartime tactics with practical ads style language. It outlines defensive measures against dive bombing, updates readers on effective anti air methods, and closes with a promotional cadence aimed at informing civilians and boosting morale.
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