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Ford Reconditioned Motors are priced competitively with mail order motors at Roswell Auto Co.
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1940
Page
6
Ford Reconditioned Motors are priced competitively with mail order motors at Roswell Auto Co.
Blaine McNutt of El Paso captured the 7th annual Las Cruces Country Club invitational with a 6 and 5 final victory over Benny Hinton of El Paso. He previously beat Walley Harden 1 up in the semifinals and was five under par 67 in both matches. Jack Harden won the professional title with a 276 over Shorty Hornbuckle 281.
Mrs H V Fall applies for a building permit to construct a garage at 604 North Richardson with an estimated cost of 300 dollars. The notice notes the project details and the permit value.
Dr Glenn Frank 52 a Republican political adviser educator and author was killed in a car crash near Greenleaf Wisconsin on the eve of his first campaign for public office. His son Glenn Frank Jr 21 a reporter was fatally injured and aide Theodore Stumpf 23 suffered burns. Frank sought the U S Senate nomination in the Wisconsin primary.
Mixed classified items list rentals sales and notices with contact phones and addresses. Entries include an unfurnished house, a room rental, a Zenith washing machine for sale, a large room with private entrance, a three room house, a ranch housework job request, a vintage car ad, a modern furnished duplex, and East Front lots with trees and contact 1232R.
Miss Arline Long has been employed as assistant in the city clerk's office succeeding Bill Meador who moved to Washington to take a junior typist position in the State Department.
Galveston spot cotton remains steady at 9.29 middling with no sales. West Texas forecast shows scattered high clouds tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change.
Bulletin item notes D P Greiner declines a recount while noting friends who did not vote. Jake Hinch faces odd situations as a Foundation Investment technician. A caller seeks help 100 miles away to visit town and make a payment. Zink Record Cooking School set for Sept 23 24 25 with a 125 Roper Gas Range grand prize. Mr White to perform magic as a special attraction. After election, candidates can return to work for a rest period. Earl Dixon opposes the new dog ordinance saying he knows nothing but remains against it.
President Roosevelt signed the peacetime draft law creating a general service obligation for 16,500,000 men aged 21 to 35. The first 75,000 will be drafted within a month after registration, with further blocks of 100,000 to 125,000 and yearly totals rising to 400,000 by January 1 and 900,000 in spring 1941. Married men with wives reportedly eligible for exemptions.
Dr T E Boggs offers eye examinations glasses fitted and lenses ground in house by expert technicians at 309 North Main Street. Broken lenses immediately duplicated. Phone 21 for appointment.
The draft would conscript 400000 men under selective service rules with dependents presumed and exemptions for certain alimony cases after local boards decide. Recruits face 12 months training and service in the western hemisphere and U S possessions. Pay rises to 30 dollars monthly. government gains broad powers to seize and operate factories for armament need with penalties for noncompliance.
Representative J J Dempsey claimed 30 to 40 FBI agents would arrive in Santa Fe by nightfall to investigate alleged coercion and corruption in the race for the Democratic senatorial nomination. He said they would probe intimidation in Santa Fe and surrounding counties but would not help assemble evidence himself.
New York cotton futures finished 3 to 6 points higher on most contracts with Oct at 9.34, Dec 9.29-30, Jan 9.19, and May 8.98 while July 8.78. Middling spot at 9.81. Wool futures end steady to up modestly as October gains trimmed by liquidation. Oct 88.4, Dec 93.5, Meh 88.9. Spot standard tops at 11.00, unchanged.
USDA market data from Kansas City shows hogs mostly 5-10 lower than Friday with top at 6.50 and various weight ranges trading between 5.00 and 6.50. Cattle and calves sold slowly with bids weak to lower. stocker and feeder classes 7.25 to 9.60 per cwt, Missouri fed steers up to 13.00, grass steers 6.25 to 8.50, yearlings near 9.85, stocker calves up to 11.00. Sheep offerings slow with bids lower on slaughter lambs though natives above 9.00 at best.
Chicago market notes show butter receipts at 864735 with mixed grade prices, eggs receipts 6154 with local and current rates, and storage values. Poultry prices list live birds by breed and size with ranges for White Rock Plymouth Rock Leghorn and related birds, including turkeys and ducks, reflecting steady or variable shifts across categories.
New York curb close lists leading stocks with prices: Alum Co Am 162, Carrier Corp 8 1/4, Cities Service 6 1/8, El Bond & Sh 5 1/2, Ford Met Ltd 1 5/8, Hecla Min 5, Humble Oil 53 3/4, Ins Co N Am 63, Ning Hud Pow 4 1/4, Rustless I & S 12 7/8.
In Boston on September 16 the US DA reports stronger demand for fine territory wool. Original bags of good French combing lengths bring 86 to 89 cents on a secured basis. graded territory and fleece wools are slow but firm with last week’s closing ranges. Phone your classified to Nu. 11.
Wendell L. Willkie, aboard a Willkie train en route to Coffeyville Kansas, said his voice was fully restored and urged that the basic defense for America is the rehabilitation of the domestic economy. The Republican presidential candidate emphasized economic recovery as a national priority.
For Sale or Trade well located city property 17 1/2 acre farm 200 leghorn pullets milch cow 5 sows and boar 85 bales hay heater cook stove poultry equipment electric fence control 12 acres alfalfa half interest in good well Best farm in this district Modern If you mean business fee owner First house south of Country Club gates $3500 No more or no less 9-16t6c
On September 16 buyers restrained yet supported select steel, rail, motor and specialty issues lifting prices by fractions. Transfers reached 289,700 shares with notable movers including U S Steel Bethlehem Santa Fe Great Northern N Y Central Pennsylvania Chrysler General Motors Sears Roebuck United Merchants & Manufacturers American Smelting Kennecott Westinghouse Dow Chemical General Electric Du Pont Eastman Kodak Allied Chemical Union Carbide. Several of these eased at the close.
Chicago grain markets show mixed futures with wheat cotations at Sep 75 1/2 Dec 76 5/8 May 77 1/8 to 77 and corn at Sep 62 5/8 Dec 55 7/8 May 56 7/8 to 57 while oats trade Sep 29 7/8 Dec 29 3/4 May 30 1/8 New Orleans spot cotton remains steady with Middling 9.45 and sales 3 019. New York Stocks section follows.
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