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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1941

Page

8

Coyotes to Leave For El Paso Game Tomorrow Morning

Roswell high football team the Coyotes depart at 7 o clock by chartered bus for El Paso to play the Tigers tomorrow night. Coach Corn doubts Roswell can win but expects a strong effort after this week’s rain and flood prevented practice. The trip roster lists Hoover Coleman Shaw Newberry Malone Curlee Dollahan Thompson Grossman Wishard Keller Lowe Pritchard Ayalla Kelly O Meara Hall Bill Thompson James Crocker with starters Coleman Maione Shaw Curlee Dollahan Keller Wishard Ayalla Kelly Hall O Meara.

Corn Roswell High el Paso Coyotes el Paso Tigers Roswell Tigers Hoover Coleman Shaw Newberry Malone Curlee Dollahan Thompson

City Beautiful Entry Is Good News

In a largely flood damaged Roswell area, a Bermuda lawn and Bermuda parking entry was received for the city Beautiful contest from Lloyd McCracken of 1004 South Sea. The note calls delicious Mexicar food every day.

Roswell Bermuda Lawn Bermuda Parking Lloyd McCracken South Sea

Too Late To Classify Wantears Job Notice

A truncated help wanted notice seeks applicants for filling station operator lubrication man or grocery clerk positions. Reference box 25, care Rec ord. September 24.

Roosevelt hints at arming merchant ships in policy shift

At a press conference President Roosevelt signaled a possible move toward arming the American merchant marine as debate over the neutrality act continues. He noted ships armed under non American registry, such as the Pink Star, and stressed protecting American shipping amid sinking incidents in the Atlantic. Senator Austin backed the approach, while Senator Tobey warned it risks active warfare.

Roosevelt United States Austin Vermont Republian Tobey R-Nh Greenland State Department Iceland Pink Star

Roswell Flood Strains Roads Bridges After Break in Levee

Flood conditions persist in Roswell with washed out Pecos river bridge halting rail service to Roswell and Clovis for a week to ten days. Highways reports show open routes with slow travel and closures near Artesia Lovington. Mayor Hall commends volunteers, police, CCC crews, and state guards for flood response while noting a 60 foot sandbag levee break and limited damages.

Roswell Clovis Pecos River Santa Fe Carlsbad Vaughn Road Pecos Bridge el Paso Artesia Lovington Pecos Hobbs Hall Hondo Kansas Avenue

Hagerman Area Flood Crest Reported At 12.5 Feet

The weather bureau said Chaves County crested at 12.5 feet at 7 30 this morning with Hagerman flooded to the banks. Losey noted the crest reached Hagerman and held until about 10 30, not as severe as the 1937 flood. Water covered farm land but crops remained above water in Hagerman and Lake Arthur areas, with hundreds affected.

Weather Bureau Losey Hagerman Lake Arthur

Ewell Services To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Marvin Ellsworth Ewell longtime Roswell resident and contractor who died Monday will be held Thursday at two in Talmage Memorial Chapel Rev LeRoy Thompson presiding Music directed by Mrs Otis Brenneman Casket bearers B Cooley George Hamilton Gil N Amis Hub Brown Interment at South Park He is survived by his wife two daughters a son and one grandson

Marvin Ellsworth Ewell Talmage Memorial Chapel LeRoy Thompson The Presbyterian Church Otis Brenneman B. Cooley George Hamilton Gil N. Amis Hub Brown South Park Ewell Roswell

Russia Claims Leningrad Front Breaks Nazi Attacks

Moscow reports Red Army advances around Leningrad with corpses of German soldiers on battlefield. Red Star cites recapture of point D as German counter offensives fail. Baltic naval air action destroys anti aircraft batteries and armored cars. Russian defense around Kherson and Dnieper areas holds against German assaults near Odessa. Romanian infantry divisions defeated near Odessa as siege continues.

Moscow Red Army Leningrad Soviet Information Bureau Semeon Budyonny Ukraine Donets Red Star Point “D Russia Baltic Point “N Kherson Dnieper Black Sea Odessa Crimea

Rain bands lash Texas and plains with heavy totals

Heavy rain drenched two regions over the last 24 hours. Southeast Texas saw torrential rain tied to a hurricane centered between Houston and Tyler, while the northern area stretched along the Canadian border into Montana and the Dakotas and the upper Mississippi valley. North Dakota reported the heaviest rainfall, exceeding an inch at multiple stations, with inland Texas stations recording over three inches in several spots. Roswell and Vicinity: Clear skies tonight and Thursday with warm days and cool nights.

Texas Houston Tyler Montana Dakotas Mississippi Valley North Dakota Roswell Vicinty

New Mexico Colorado Compact Talks Break for Engineering Data

Santa Fe negotiations on the Costilla river compact paused again until December 8 as conferees seek more engineering data. State engineer Thomas McClure reported some minor points settled. A batch of about 50 sage chickens from Wyoming will be released on New Mexico refuges near Tres Piedras and Bloomfield, per state game warden Elliott Barker.

Santa FE N. M New Mexico- Colorado Costilla Thomas McClure Wyoming New Mexico Tres Piedras Bloomfield Elliott Barker

New Mexico Property Tax Rate Drops Slightly in 1941

New Mexico's average aggregate property tax rate for 1941 is 24.825 mills, down from 24.843 mills in 1940, the tax commission disclosed today in Santa Fe.

Santa FE N. M New Mexico Tax Commission

Health Dept Studies Malaria Spread in Northern New Mexico

Santa Fe reports the state health department is gathering data on malaria prevalence in northern New Mexico to support resumption of suspended WPA malaria control projects, according to director J. R. Scott.

Santa FE N. M State Health Department New Mexico J. R. Scott

New Mexico Ends County Lien Filings for Motor Vehicles

Santa Fe reports under a new law motor vehicle liens no longer require county clerk filing. Liens must be filed only with the state motor vehicle division as announced by the attorney general’s office. Officials say the change centralizes records and streamlines processing.

Santa FE N. M

Riverfall Damage Report Describes Declining Levels

A report notes acres were damaged with the river falling since 10 or 10 30 this morning, indicating improving flood conditions and reduced water damage in the area.

Rush Repairs Of not affected by flood water

Directors of the domestic arts department remind entrants to bring items to the domestic arts building next Monday between 9 a m and 5 p m Entries may be accepted Tuesday morning but close promptly at 12 o'clock Tuesday Judging will occur Tuesday afternoon as usual Water did not enter the domestic arts building.

Domestic Arts

Addington Dies In Car Accident At Hatch

L H Addington associate professor of dairy husbandry at New Mexico State College was killed in a head on highway collision at Hatch while en route to the state fair at Albuquerque. A group of boys he was driving to the fair were seriously injured. Surviving are his wife two stepsons a son from a previous marriage and his Clo vis parents. He graduated from State College in 1925 and earned a master's at Michigan State College of Agriculture. on the faculty since 1927.

Las Cruces N. M L. H. Addington New Mexico State College Hatch Addington Albuquerque Clovis State College Michigan State College of Agriculture

President Wants Price Control Bill

President urges a price control bill as House Banking Committee hearings open. Steagall notes the aim to curb inflation and hints at compromises, while Morgenthau argues for strict excess profits taxes and federal farm price control to avert wartime price surges.

Washington Steagall D-Ala House Banking Committee White House Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau Treasury

Higher Liquor Tax On Next Wednesday

ALBUQUERQUE N M Sept 24 An added one dollar per gallon tax on distilled spirits will take effect next Wednesday and apply to all stocks on hand on that date, S P Vidal internal revenue official said in reporting details of the new act.

Albuquerque N. M S. P. Vidal

Seriously Ill singer Helen Morgan rushed to Chicago hospital

Seriously ill vaudeville star Helen Morgan was brought to Henrotin Hospital in Chicago after collapsing following a theatre performance. Doctors ordered an immediate abdominal operation to treat her condition.

Helen Morgan Henrotin Hospital Chicago Clues

Trieb Services To Be Held For Roswell Theater Operator

Funeral services for E. C. Trieb Roswell theater operator drowned returning from Ruidoso will be held tomorrow at 3 30 PM at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev Le Roy Thompson presiding Music will be directed by Mrs Otis Brenneman Active casket bearers are C R Brice E F Hardwick Grant Keys J D Atwood Guy Nickson Ted Jones Honorary bearers include Allen Richardson Hal Gage H Johnson Jr Bruce Matlock and Fred Bowser Interment will follow in Artesia Cemetery Trieb who lived in Roswell for thirty years built a large theater operation in the state Born April 16 1892 in Kansas City Missouri he is survived by his wife daughter Mrs Marion Roland two brothers Carl F Trieb and Martin H Trieb and their wives sister Mrs Carl Steingrebe and other relatives from Los Angeles Described as the state’s once largest theater operator the family plans to attend from Oklahoma City El Paso and Los Angeles Lt Roland the daughter’s husband is on active duty with the army in Louisiana.

E. C. Trieb Roswell Ruidoso Talmage Memorial Chapel LeRoy Thompson The Presbyterian Church Otis Brenneman C. R. Brice E. F. Hardwick Grant Keys Kansas City Missouri Trieb Marion Roland el Paso Mr. Trieb Cornelius Trieb Carl F. Trieb Martin H. Trieb Los Angeles Carl Steingrebe Margie Highsmith Roland Oklahoma City Fred Bowser Army

Body of Manuel Chavez Still Missing Near Chavez Canyon

The body of Manuel Chavez of Roswell believed drowned in Chavez Canyon one mile west of Tinnie Sunday night has not been found. Chavez rode with E. C. Trieb and Pete Espinosa whose bodies were recovered after their car was washed off the Chavez Canyon highway bridge.

Manuel Chavez Roswell Chavez Canyon Tinnie E. C. Trieb Pete Espinosa

Road To Caverns Still Closed In Carlsbad Region

Victor Mirter of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce says Walnut Canyon road from Whites City to Carlsbad Caverns remains closed and will reopen in about two days. Visitors access caverns via the old road by a three mile walk. the Carlsbad to El Paso route is fully open.

Victor Mirter Carlsbad

Card of Thanks from Nelson Family

We thank friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our husband, father and pastor, Mrs Will R Nelson and children, Tabernacle Baptist Church. Adv.

Will R. Nelson Tabernacle Baptist Church

Army moves amid Nazi probe in Argentina provinces

Rumors of a subversive movement in interiors Cor doba and Tucuman prompt swift military action as Eduardo Tessaire accuses acting president Ramon Castillo of totalitarian plotting. Castillo denies unrest while cabinet weighs expulsion of alleged Nazi leaders including the German ambassador Edmund Von Thermann.

Cordoba Tucuman Eduardo Tessaire Ramon Castillo Castillo Chamber of Deputies Taborda Edmund von Thermann Berlin Argentina

Revenue taxes set to rise with new brandy and stock levies

Revenue collector announced changes including an Oct 1 stocktake and later filing forms. Brand y tax rises to 1.25 dollars per proof gallon and capital stock tax increases. Filers from 1941 face 1.25 per thousand or 15 cents more for those not yet filed. Filing deadline likely extended to Oct 26 due to the added tax.

Wall Street closes mixed as motors and rails slip

Prices faltered at the finish of today’s stock market with 546,400 shares traded. Cars and rail leaders wavered, trimming gains to near flat by close while U S Steel Boe ing Douglas United American Telephone Westinghouse Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward and Northern Pacific fell fractions. Du Pont rose about a point as others held steadier. Cotton futures closed higher with October at 16.71 to 16.73.

Wall Street New York Motors Rails Chrysler Santa Fe U. S. Steel Boeing Douglas United American Telephone Westinghouse Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Northern Pacific Republic Steel Eastman Kodak American Can Woolworth Union Carbide New York Central Pennsylvania Cerro de Pasco International Harvester du Pont

Livestock Market Report From Kansas City Auction

Kansas City market data shows hogs selling slow to higher with top at 11.75 for 180 240 lb, cattle supply 4 300 head with varied results across weights and classes, heifers steady, bulls up to 15 higher, feeders and stockers weak, sows 9.35 9.40, calves and grass cattle mixed, sheep slow with few Colorado lambs above 12.00.

Kansas City USDA Colorado Spring

New York wool futures close lower on September day

New York Sept 24 Grease wool futures eased from the prior session with declines of 1 to 4 of a cent. October 94.8, December 93.8, March 93.1. Certificated grease wool spot 94.5. Wool top futures down 3 to 8 of a cent with October 127.0, December 125.7, March 124.5. Certificated spot wool tops 131.0. B-Bid.

New York

Chicago Grain Market Summary From Sept 24 Close

Chicago grain prices on September 24 show Wheat with December at 1.21 3/8 to 1/4, May at 1.25 3/8 to 1/4, July at 1.26 1/4. Corn bids Dec at 81 81 1/8, May 86 1/2, July 83 8 1/4. OatsDec 52 3/8, May 54 3/8 to 1/2, July 54 1/4.

Chicago

Bond quotes and treasury closes

Treasury notes close at 4s 54 44 yielding 110.30 while 2 1/2s 53-49 trade around 107.40. Federal Farm Mortgage 3 1/4s maturing 64-44 commands 106.18 in idling market.

New York Treasury Federal Farm

New Orleans Cotton Closes Steady Up Slightly

Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with a 17 point gain. Sales totaled 7,445 bales as mid-dling prices reached 16.55 per pound.

New Orleans

Galveston Spot Cotton Steady at 16.44 Cents a Pound

Galveston reports Sept 24 spot cotton steady at 9 up with mid dl ing price 16.44 cents per pound. Sales none.

Galveston

New York curb market mixed with energy and names

On September 24 in New York curb market activity shows Alum Co Am at 118 Ark Nat Gas 1 1/4 Bliss 17 3/8 Carrier Corp 7 3/8 Cities Service 4 1/4 Ford Met Ltd 1 5/8 Hecla Min 6 1/4 Humble Oil 60 with varied quotes and several listed tickers.

CURB New York Alum Co Am Ark Nat Gas Bliss Carrier Corp Cities Service Ford Met Ltd Hecla Min Humble Oil

Boston Wool Market Holds Steady Amid Midweek Activity

The midweek wool market in Boston showed fair activity with medium grades of territory wools moving in moderate quantities at 93 96 cents per pound scoured basis for combings three eighths blood and 86 88 cents for combings one fourth blood. Fleeces were sold and quotations largely unchanged.

Boston

Chicago Dairy and Produce Prices Report Sept 24

Chicago market notes receipts for butter at 750 445 pounds with creamery scores listed. Centralized carrots price 35 1/4. Eggs receipts 5 115 indicates market unchanged. Poultry live trade shows 43 trucks steady with ducks up 4 1/4 lbs. other prices unchanged.

Chicago

Meeting Of Eastern Star Tomorrow

A meeting of the Eastern Star is called for tomorrow to sew for the Red Cross. Members should arrive at the Masonic Temple by 9 39 a m and bring sandwiches and a covered dish. Those with portable sewing machines are urged to bring them.

Eastern Star Red Cross Masonic Temple

N District Court Guilty Pleas Deferred Sentences

Francisco Torrez pled guilty to rape and J B Speck Dennis pled guilty to a bad check charge in N District Court. In both cases the sentence was deferred.

Francisco Torrez J. B. “Speck Dennis

Dr T E Boggs El Dorado Optical Ad

Dr T E Boggs a graduate optometrist offers eye examinations glasses fitted and ground in house at 309 North Main Street Broken lenses duplicated immediately call 21 for appointment.

T. E. Boggs N. Main St

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Claude ED Williams Thompson’s Te Pee Cafe Thompson's U.S Brand LEVIS Levi's U. S Peter Coffin Oren Arnold John P. Hale Levi Levi Strauss & CO San Francisco O. K Army Air Base Roy E. Johnson Eller Clyde Fulton CCC Sheriffs Department Border H. and K 2Nd and Lea First Presbyterian Church First National Bank Williams Drug Store Chaves County Roswell Typewriter Co L. C. Smith Corona Typewriters N. Main Caverns Purity Cafe West 2Nd St Tion Kansas City Livestock Meeting of District Court Alva Wilson Rarin Central Hardware, Inc
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