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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
6
State police captain Jack L Nichols urged car owners to obtain brake and light stickers to improve auto safety. He said September 15 is the deadline with no extension, warning of a last minute rush if owners delay.
A jumble of names from Chin Whisker Column followed by an ad listing Toasters Coffee Makers and replacements at half price from L F Woodhead, 317 North Main Street. Also included is Gardiner services held today for Mrs T L Gardner of Roswell with funeral at Talmage Memorial Chapel and interment at South Park.
Roswell lodge schedules two meetings. On Thursday September 7 at 7 30 PM W W Huntly Master and Elmer H Riemen secretary sign the notices. A special communication Friday September 8 at 5 PM with dinner at 6 30 and work on the third degree at the Temple.
The Rotary club heard Elaine Frazier on violin to applause, accompanied by Lee Henrichs under Mrs. L. O. Fullen. Miss Frazier will give a concert Sept. 13 at Junior High, sponsored by Mrs. Fullen and others to raise funds for her musical education. Paul Carrigan spoke about the Eastern New Mexico State Fair, noting exhibitor difficulties and the need for a new site and buildings.
Roswell team from Berkey alleys lost all three games to Clovis at Playmore alleys in Clovis last night. Final scores were 834 831, 848 761, and 817 762. Gene Lee led Roswell with 192 203 187 total 582. teammates Defoe 467 Corn 459 City 438 Lair 414.
New Mexico reports generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with cooler air in the northwest. Colorado observes fair weather tonight and Friday with warmer levels in the northeast on Friday. Arizona sees generally fair skies tonight and Friday with cooler air in the north tonight. West Texas remains fair tonight and Friday with a cooler Panhandle on Friday.
The article details coordinated Allied action as Britain and France prepare to counter the German blitzkrieg. It notes meetings among Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside and French leaders, Daladier forming a national unity cabinet, and early Allied landings and air raids aimed at the Ruhr and Aachen regions while French troops push into German pockets along a 100-mile front between Maginot and Siegfried lines. Poland seeks western pressure amid German advances toward Warsaw.
Frantic trading gave way to a late slide in bonds while stocks closed mostly higher, with leaders like Chrysler Sears Roebuck and U S Steel rallying or slipping amid brisk turnover around 2.6 million shares. Commodities followed a mixed path with cotton futures rising and rubber and copper retreating. City offices in Roswell closed early for the funeral of Mrs. T. L. Gardner.
For sale notices advertise GOOD JONATHAN apples and windfalls with cheap delivery by C. E. Long. Also rental and sale listings for modern 5 to 6 room houses near school, with details on features like glassed sleeping porch, hardwood floors, and water softener. Perry Bean and 610 W. Matthews listed. additional east-front lots offered for quick sale.
Roswell residents are invited to a museum meeting at 7 45 PM next Monday to hear plans for the Coronado Cuarto Centennial celebrations across New Mexico. Clinton P Anderson of Albuquerque will lead, with Thomas Wood Stevens in charge of pageant prep, Col T B Catron to study housing, and Sarah Gertrude Knott possibly joining to assess folk festival feasibility.
Reports on all Boy Scout units in Chaves county show best condition in years. Committee plans Scout service at Eastern New Mexico State Fair and a Scout exhibit with Scoutmasters Association responsible. Sept 27 set for a tentative Scout rally. Court of Honor next Tuesday for Don Smith of Troop 2 to receive Eagle Scout badge. Scout ers and Cubbers training course to be held. Camp site near Coswell for overnight hikes discussed. Fred Blocksom presided. others listed.
Enrique Galindo alias Thomas Tarre pleaded guilty before Pat O Neill J P to an assault with deadly weapon on Luis Romero and was bound over to the district court. Bond was fixed at $500.
P V Thorson Boy Scout executive leaves tomorrow for Brettonwood New Hampshire to attend the national conference of Scout executives returning September 27. Marriage license issued Arvel Brantley Roswell and Bonnie Haley Dexter.
Col James M. Bujac will be relieved of CCC duties on October 1 as part of a retirement of officers from that duty. Judge James B. McGhee sails for Mora to sit for Judge Moise for the rest of the week. He and court reporter Henry Puckett returned to Roswell from Carlsbad. William A. Whitenhunt was arrested on the Roswell-Dexter highway on a charge of drunk driving.
An employment notice seeks mechanically inclined men to train for overhaul installation and servicing of air conditioning and refrigerating equipment. No interference with current jobs. Interview requests should include name address age and be sent to Utilities Inst P G A care Record. 9-1112x
Colorado University pumps up its grid plans as 16 lettermen return with four new triple threat backs led by Leo Stasica Paul McClung Vern Lockard and Vern Miller. Ray Jenkins appears as a powerful fullback plus blocking backs Harvey Click and Don Barris. Coach Bunny Oakes expects a balanced faster versatile offense and improved line.
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