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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
3
Robert Montgomery handles a lively comedy farce alongside Rita Johnson and Evelyn Keyes in Columbia's new release Here Comes Mr Jordan. The film pairsMontgomery with the two leading ladies in a brisk, humorous tale filled with mistaken identities and light romance amid showcase performances.
Local notes report Charlie Oge underwent an appendectomy at St. Francis Hospital in Carlsbad on August 9. Families visit, births announced including Mary Jean Buck and a son born September 12. A fire destroyed Jimm Bucks farm home. A marriage license issued to Randall Davis and Mazella Adair. Virginia Briscoe marks 75th birthday with Cottonwood Womans Club gathering. Truman Howard couple welcome baby Linda Louise. Virginia Briscoe and club events described. health updates on Mrs. Wayne Norris.
Pecos Valley cotton growers deploy airplanes to dust fields against leaf worms amid a general crop report from the Weather Bureau. Showers hindered control near Carlsbad in Eddy County while frost harmed beans and other crops in multiple New Mexico counties including Colfax Valencia and San Juan. First snow fell, Bean harvest underway, Tajique reports poorest crop in 30 years.
M M Roberts was appointed Advertising and Merchandising Manager of Hudson Motor Car Company, succeeding H O Ward who resigned. The announcement came from George H Pratt during a editors gathering at the Hudson plant after a tour of the defense program and a preview of 1942 products. Roberts joins Hudson with a long GM background, most recently directing merchandising since 1940.
Roswell teenager Marion Jo Cowan, fresh from Roswell, enrolled at Eastern New Mexico College Portales and qualified for Roosevelt County Golf tournament. At nineteen she is cited as among New Mexico's top women golfers with a string of trophies. In Roswell she won the city title recently and spoke warmly of ENMC. Taos to host RKO film crew for Valley Of The Sun near Rio Grande gorge John Dunn bridge Ute Park with 300 Taos Indians set to appear.
Denver officials announce that all future dwellings in the city must have chimneys to be prepared for fuel emergencies and potential gas-line sabotage. Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton notes risk from chimneyless houses, and the council agrees on the requirement.
State brief reports delegates from Roswell Las Cruces Artesia Bel en Tatum Estancia and Albuquerque attend the WCTU meeting in Las Cruces with Mrs Pearl Kendall Hess of Orange California addressing the opening. Also noted are a marriage license for Santiago Robles and Vicenta Campos in Las Cruces and US Senator Dennis Chavez joining a highway travel congress in Mexico City. A Las Cruces policeman scolds officer Cleo Roberson over a parking dispute.
Jay Moulton district traffic manager for Continental Airlines visited Roswell and showed a Lockheed company moving picture at theInstitute yesterday and at the Rotary Club today. He announced the appointment of Sam Howe as student agent for Continental Airlines at NM M I.
Norbert A. McKenna chief of the taper section at the office of production management told Plenty Newsprint in Ann Arbor that there is no immediate plan to curtail newsprint consumption. He cautioned that a future time may require less newsprint but did not predict when that might occur.
A Kel ly led syndicate offering to purchase the National League Phillies presented to president Jerry Nugent in Cincinnati. The group seeks to buy all stock and players, with rumored bids around 500000 dollars plus 250000 for rejuvenation, while Nugent remains noncommittal.
Merle Hapes of Ole Miss aims for All-America honors one year late after a standout 1940 season. The 175-pound fullback from Garden Grove impressed by rushing 120 times for 351 yards with 44 yards lost on plunges, averaging 67 yards per carry. Kimbrough had been the Texas Aggies’ famed All-America fullback.
The state faced a mixed August with a Socorro earthquake, thunderstorms on most days, and three lightning deaths near Silver City. Rain totaled 2.49 inches, with a year-to-date excess of 9.10 inches, while temperatures averaged 69.7 F, cooler than normal by one degree.
A Texas A&M back rushed 162 times for 669 yards with 58 yards lost, a net 611 and a 3.77 yard average in the game.
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