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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1939
Page
2
In Roswell residents fret over park vandalism and tree upkeep urging city help and a relief project to improve safety. Football seasons loom as colleges and prep schools ramp up practice while cotton prize traditions fade with government control.
Governor Miles announces a proclamation to observe Thanksgiving on the traditional last Thursday, resisting Roosevelt's move to push the date a week earlier. He notes possible changes next year but finds current sentiment in the state against the shift. Labor Day is Monday to honor labor, though it is treated as a holiday with little purpose. Big REA Melon in Eddy County slices 180000 dollars for rural electrification, bringing the division total to 350000 dollars and adding 146 miles of power lines, expanding access and lowering installation costs. Farmers gain economical power and convenience, with little public objection.
Statements from various sections urge housing expansion as greatly needed. Roswell reports partial meeting of demand with several hundred residences built recently, but many areas remain underserved. Population growth likely kept pace with building, yet the need stays acute.
The piece argues party registration honesty amid jobs and pay, defends Roosevelt’s Thanksgiving date shift as gubernatorial choice debated nationwide, notes HOLC losses and benefits, and covers antelope season, Conchas dam delay until 1941, first bale of cotton at Carlsbad, and new game refuges as discussed by state officials. It cites Robinsone, Roosevelt, HOLC figures, and regional details like Roswell, Bell ranch, and Turkey Mountain refuges.
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