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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1940

Page

2

Scoutmasters Hold Meeting at Scoutmasters Assoc

Scoutmasters gathered to boost recruiting for leaders to fill posts as national defense mobilizes. Each troop to form an emergency corps and mobilization plan. A rally is set for Friday night September 20 at the Pair Grounds on North Main at 7.00. Troop 99 Hut hosted, with Chas Reina presiding and Howard Guss elected secretary.

Scoutmasters’ Association North Main Troop 99 Hut Chas. Reina Howard Guss

WPA Projects in State Approved

New Mexico members of Congress learned that President Roosevelt approved allocations for work projects. Santa Fe county receives 63,120 dollars to build a school on Griffin Street in Santa Fe. Mora county gets 22,885 dollars for a sanitary sewer system at Wagon Mound.

Washington New Mexico Congress Roosevelt Santa Fe County Griffin Street Santa Fe Mora County Wagon Mound

Harlans New Purity Bread Promoted In Local Ad

A local bakery touts Harlans New Purity Bread with a new oven and improved methods. It markets Harlans New White Bread as richer in flavor and urges customers to try the modern loaf.

Harlan Purity Baking Co

Seek to enlist new leaders in scout movement

A broad appeal urges alumni Scouters to register for service in any scouting capacity especially as Scoutmasters and Assistants. With many leaders likely to join defence forces, replacements are needed. Interested men may register at Scout Headquarters in the Court House. Plane dropped salvos of fire bombs on northern Ireland damaging several houses. Fighter planes pursued the raider. Egypt edged toward war with Italy bombing British positions along the Egyptian coast. U. S. Japan tensions feature claims of misdirected preparations and possible moves toward rapprochement with Russia to safeguard Japan's rear.

London West End Hitler Empire Capital Somerset House Strand Piccadilly St. Giles Cripplegate Berkeley Square Rotten Row Hyde Park Waterloo Bridge Hig Waterloo East London Dock Liverpool Cardiff Bristol Belfast Court House Northern Ireland Egypt Britain the Pharohs Rome Tokyo

Pecos River Study Aims for New Mexico Texas Water Compact

The Rio Grande Pecos River joint investigation involves National Resources Planning Board, Geological Survey, Department of Agriculture, War Department engineers and state cooperation. It seeks data on water supply, uses, salinity, floods, erosion, siltation, and a basis for a fair New Mexico Texas water compact.

Roswell America National Resources Planning Board Geological Survey Department of Agriculture and War Department Corps of Engineers New Mexico Texas Pecos River War Department Scobey Department of Agriculture Cial Mr. Scobey Stafford Rio Grande Colorado Pecos U. S. Geological Survey

Election candidates listed for multiple offices and parties

A long roster lists Democratic and Republican candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state and other state offices. It also notes a federal water and flood control study with the War Department Corps of Engineers as part of a detailed survey under the Federal Flood Control Act.

Department of Agriculture War Department, Corps of Engineers

Cookson Unopposed For County Schools Superintendent Race

Rodman M. Cookson runs unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Chaves County School Superintendent, a post he has held two years with praise from authorities. He thanks voters and pledges to continue administering county schools to the best of his ability, urging support tomorrow. Other races listed include state and local offices with Democratic and Republican nominees. Phone your classified to No. 11.

Rodman M. Cookson Chaves County Cookson County Board of Education

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