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I(Uilt; |hnl In, mill Curry County in nil'll fifth in Ihni lint with 1*8.00'i collected-N SCHOOL ALUMNI HOLD BANQUET FRIDAYDomett ic Science Girl* lo Srrvs Fifty; Rc». Ted r Holiftrld Will Be Ihe Principal Sprskrr.Piuri* IliiM heell completed fill' the annual Alumni Banquet. which will In l;flil in tin Hitch Selm-d gymnasium immediately following ih ■ commence-Hu nt exercises Fr day evening. More tlri fifty almuni me expected In In' l#int.Thn banquet will be served by the girls of the domestic science depart-nicnt under llid direction of Mr*. Fayette Copeland, Jr.Thu following program will bu ren-durud:Protimlnai'ic* by the Tons! master, . Walter HowellWelcome lo Senior* and Visit-oni. .Hernlcc FryResponse. Kent HuntReading. Ruby SimianReview of Senior (Taaaea, .Supt. E. W. Bowyor,Cloainir adrireat, Rev. Ted Holli-ficld.Rusim-xs Seaaioti,iMmnii wficomr ruptic 10 Intpecl New Building.Superintendent C. E. umyei and the member* of his offic ,'oice w-n hosts Tuesday nivj-.t lain the -nev Simla Ke office building wo- thrown upon in the public. Everybody »u Invited, nod from Ihe crowd thut wn-(here II M l nil'll Hint most everyone -lime.Punch wa» aervod anil there wn* plrnty of music on.I dnnr ng thrum.:1 Ollt Ihe evening.Modern Building.The new building contain*, beside* the basement, ten moms downstair* and sis upstair*, nil conveniently in ranged noil well llghleii and veil Dinted.The cosl of constructing the liuild-mg has been In the neighborhood of ft 00.000.The first floor will be uccup eil by the chief dispntrher. trick dispatchers, telegraph office, general foreman of bridge and building und water service, roadmaster, trnnsporlation inspector, claim adjuster, and chemist.The second floor will be occupied by Superintendent Smyer and hi* office force and Ihe division engineer and assistants, In the basement there will he a large filing room, commit!* room* and other conveniences.The building la modern In every particular, and practically fire-proof.The Job of moving into the new building wn* commenced Monday.mi- open utacussion «t members ■forum meeting*. A temporaryommittee consisting of Dr. F. A Dillon, Rev. W. W. Brandor and C. W Harrison has been appifinteil to hiindJe In first forum meeting* which will In lii'ld dum g the next two Week*. latter •n a pennMnvut forum nrganixntimi will lie effected to hnlldle this 1111-•ortnnt phase of the f'homber of Commerce work.Onraniicntior. DireCtoi CJeorge Everson, who I* supervising the In-■talling of the atandnrd mndevii nietle -ids of nrgnnlvutinn procedure. state* 'The building Ilf the prei rum «»f A'«irk n highly important dull Kv r; .111111 her should attend tin group meeting to which lie Is unsigned and diould give his best thought to making suggestions for the new t'hnni-ber's program.TWO GOOD SPEECHES ATKIWANIS CLUB LUNCHEONDr. Roberts, formerly of tie- Normal at La* Vega*, wn? a speaker at the Klwania (Tub Wednesday. Dr. Roberts gave an excclenl talk which was highly enjoyed.Following Dr. Robert*. Mr. (i t. Roberts of the Robert*-Oenrboriir Hardware Co, read an instructive paper on the hardware industry. Mr. Robert*' paper was well prepared.Milton Brown of the Kemp Lumber Company gave nice mutch boxes a* favor* of the day.Mr Dennis at the l.ooknbnugh Short-horn sale a' Wntonga, Okla. •Tin sire. Mitxlmll Wanderer, i- the l.eft bred Shorthorn mule ever10 -light to New ,Mexico and the own-•* me justly proud of their purchase.Tlie pi ley imid lur Mnximll Wanderer.,i yearling past, was $1850 and Mr. Dennis say* that under conditions as they were luM yrnr, he would liave hrouglif several tinio* this much. Tin011 of Mnvhnll Wanderer. I'h'ii Aeri .Sultan. Jr.. sold lust year at n public •a.• for $17,250. This famous sire, te;lt; Iher With Plenaiint Fair Sultan, Max Acre* Sultai (nil aired h.v Enlr tee* Sultan i won the sllvei trophy offered at the International Livvtnrk Exposition in l ineage for the heat three hull- owned by one exhibitor and out of one *iri\ tin Ihrei selling foi $.18,650.Combination Breed The Shotthum o. •Durham rattle, according to Mr Dottnis, ar.' best I adapted to thia section In that it is n | combination hrccil suitable for both dairy and beef eattle. Deuni* 4 Soe lire to lie congratulated for their enterprise in bringing such high grade stock to Curry County.CHIEF JUSTICE NEAR DEATHChief Justice Edward W. While, of the United Slates Supreme Court, is seriously ill following an operation last Friday.COMPANY WILL 010$25,000 Brick Structure to Be Built at Cornrr of Munroc Avenue and Mitchell Street.The I.one Star Lumber Company him commenced thi* week on then ! new building to be erected i.t the cor iter of Munroo and Mitchell. Wltei ' completed the new building will cost .0 the neighborhood of $25.01X1. The entii i budding will hi 1-10x1411 foot and will put the entire yard und sheds under one roofThe present builditic and sill'll* will he lorn completely av-nv and the new !ructure will lie of brtek. Tin office will In on the corner of Muiirtn- and Mitchell where it i* now |-i the i m of the o||ice, facing on Munrnv and extending seventy feet.1 will In- plate glass display room*. Facing on Mitchell there will lie a double lumber shed 38x110 mid otic single sheil 24x110 with drivewny* In between mid through the reur. und there will also he display rooms fronting on Mitchell.The work will he so handled that tin- compnny can transact business at its present locution while the new building is in progress. When the new structure is completed the Lone Star Lumber Co. will have one of the most up-to-date lumber yard buildings in this entire section.third, having 13,584 acres, valued ill $ lt;58,111 8. According lo Ihe report of tin- agricultural statistician of New Mexico, Curry County had eleven hundred farmers in 11120. with mi av cragi of 145 acre- per farm in cultl vatlon.COMMENCEMENT FRIDAYFinns have been completed for the High School eommencemeiit rxer else* which will be held in the High School auditorium tomorrow evening I Friday' evening ni * o'clock Rev. Ted F Hollfield. formerly of Clovis, will be tin prlnei|Oil speaker of the evening. Thlrty-flv Seniuii will receive diploma*.Horace I'hrisi -iberry returned thi* Week from a visit to his home in Emery. Ark♦♦♦♦♦♦**•♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦o *■ ROSWELL WINS ♦* lt;•+ According to || Wire received lt;•♦ just a* the News goes In pit'**- * + Flovia wa* defeated this after- ♦ • noon by o score of 0 to I. This * lt;■ is the firs! defeat the locals have ♦♦ met thi* *ea»on. Roswell, sc- + + cording to the dope, picked a ♦♦ team from all over the Fcco* + 4- valley.♦ *
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The Clovis News
Clovis, New Mexico, US
Thu, May 19, 1921
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