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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1939

Page

4

Distinguished Roswell Residents Honor Mrs W A Johnson

Roswell celebrates Mrs. W A Johnson former dean of Women at Southern Baptist Seminary with socials and dinners hosted by friends including Mrs J Bennett Allison and Mrs W Frank Whitaker. Also highlighted is Mary McClane Robertson of New York City visiting Roswell en route to New Orleans, note of her Shell Oil position in NYC, and accompanying social events in her honor.

Roswell W. A. Johnson Mary McClane Robertson Southern Baptist Seminary Fort Worth Texas William L. Hill Amarillo Grover C. Elder Johnson Womans Club Shakespeare Club First Baptist Church J. Bennett Allison W. Frank Whitaker Allison A. Pruit Albert H. Pruit Picacho Hill J. E. McClane Mary Chico New York City New Orleans New York San Francisco S. R. Robertson Jr Jane McClane Treasure Island Los Angeles Grand Canyon Carlsbad Caverns Roswell High School University of New Mexico At Albuquerque Shell Oil Company, Inc Rockefeller Group Robertson New Mexico

Town Gossip and Travel Plans Highlight Summer Socials

A Boulder Dam and West Coast tour scene runs through notices of nuptial compliments for Miss Charlotte Ann Fulton and Miss Billie Whatley with weddings in Great Falls and Rice Institute. Teas and showers are planned by Mrs Rowell, Mrs Grier, and others at homes across the community, while social guests depart for vacations and fairs from Weiser to the San Francisco Exposition. In Idaho, five adventurers navigate Hell's Canyon to scout a possible 12 million dollar Snake River highway alignment, filming and surveying the gorge for feasibility.

Charlotte Ann Fulton George Philip Byrne Great Falls Montana Fred G. Rowell Marion Sanders Edith Coppedge Rowell C. W. Grier Grier John McClure R. W. Aldrich Mmes. O. O. Askren R. F. Cruse Ann Diefendorf Lillian Miller Billie Whatley Frank A. Pattie Jr Rice Institute Houston Texas Frances Schultz Paul G. Schultz Marion Roney L. O. Fullen O. O. Askren Fullen Weiser Idaho Hell’s Canyon Snake River R. J. Wood Red Ledge Here Wood

Roswell Band Uniform Fitting and Local Weddings

Roswell School Band members are to attend Friday morning at nine for fitting of new uniforms in the junior high music room. A uniform representative and bandmaster Woodrow Cameron will be on duty. The outfits may require alterations. Praise goes to H. D. Burdette for leading the fundraising campaign. Also reported is the marriage of Chere Mills Rees to W. K. Cayton in Las Cruces, with plans to reside in Fort Worth after a Honolulu honeymoon.

Roswell Woodrow Cameron H. D. Burdette Seth L. Mills Chere Mills Rees W. K. Cayton Fort Worth Texas Las Cruces Honolulu New Mexico A. and M. College

Twenty Four Years Ago Roswell Record Highlights

Today twenty four years ago Roswell Record files report Tau Gamma Chi tea hosted by Eileen Church with many members listed and several women traveling to Grand Canyon Los Angeles and San Francisco. Multiple Roswell residents depart for White Mountain summer assembly and San Diego while Palmer Bradley returns from Austin and Ada Estes arrives from Silver City with court stenographer duties noted.

Roswell Tau Gamma Chi Eileen Church Grace Fay Garrett Gertrude Louise Joyner Mary White Allie Atkinson Winnie Bean Rose Hunt Mildred Vickers Rose Adams Marie Kinsinger Helen Cowan Melba Tipton Letha Maddox Irene McSpadden

Mrs Manning hosts Frances Stzron birthday party

Mrs W H Manning honors Frances Stzron with a birthday party. Guests include Ethel Hanes Olive Anderson Mamie Crizer Helen Shaw Marjorie Ferrin Lillian Simers Elizabeth Hayslip Ellen Thompson Floy Cooper.

W. H. Manning Frances Stzron Ethel Hanes Olive Anderson Mamie Crizer Helen Shaw Marjorie Ferrin Lillian Simers Elizabeth Hayslip Ellen Thompson Floy Cooper

Jaffa Millers Host Bridge Evening for Des Moines Guest

Mr. and Mrs. Jaffa Miller entertain at a bridge party honoring house guest Mrs. M J Morrison of Des Moines Iowa. Other guests include E A Cahoon O H Smith B H Bassett M C Turner W F Nutt Harry Jaffa T A Roff Sidney Prager Roy Daniel and Dr and Mrs W W Phillips.

Jaffa Miller Bridge M. J. Morrison Des Moines Iowa Messrs Mmes E. A. Cahoon O. H. Smith B. H. Bassett M. C. Turner W. F. Nutt Harry Jaffa T. A. Roff Sidney Prager Roy Daniel W. W. Phillips

Miss Edith Geyer Joined by Miss Margaret Kennedy

Miss Edith Geyer is joined by Miss Margaret Kennedy in a noted English event. Both young women attended the gathering as honored guests, with observers praising their elegance and courtesy amid the social occasion.

Edith Geyer Margaret Kennedy

Senate Accepts Reduced Lending Bill Amid Housing Row

Washington authorities report the Senate approved a curtailed lending measure by 52 to 28, trimming Roosevelt’s program to 1.615 billion while housing funding remains debated. House leaders set a midnight deadline for a final vote as adjournment anxiety grows and Roosevelts proposals face further revisions.

House Senate Roosevelt Chamber United States Housing Authority Congress Barkley D-Ky Capitol Hill Export-Import Bank

No More Riots Staged After Cleveland Strike Clash

Safety director Eliot Ness cleared riot zones after a strike provocation. Fewer than 100 at the main gate, over 150 police on guard, CIO United Auto Workers protesters vow court challenge. Union attorney Corrigan says no assembly within the zone. plant workers remain inside and others resume work the next day. About 300 workers remained in the plant with 200 sleeping on cots on the fourth floor of the seven story facility in Cleveland's industrial east side district.

Miley Eliot Ness C.I.O United Auto Workers Union William J. Corrigan Ness Anthony Peterson Company Police Cleveland East Side

Next Time He'll Ring

Donald Hyland, 40, was shot in the leg by his wife who mistook him for a burglar when he returned home at 4 a.m. in Portland Oregon. He vows to avoid tiptoeing in late and aims to profit daily through Record Want Ads.

Portland Orc Donald Hyland

Armine uses seaweed fabric for hosiery revival

Armine declares a Hawaii origin plan to recreate seaweed thread sheathing for local limbs. Ned Sparks journeyed 3000 miles from Toronto to deliver seven words of dialogue for The Star Maker. Universal plans When Tomorrow Comes with Boyer and Dunne. Mrs Considine attends Hollywood Turf Club in beige crepe, pleated details and navy accessories. Tyrone Power and Annabella travel to Germany to access her Berlin bank account.

Armine Cinemadam Hawaii Ned Sparks Toronto Star Maker Universal Charles Boyer Irene Dunne John Considine Hollywood Turf Club Tyrone Power Annabella Germany Berlin

Strikes and labour unrest across North America and Asia

Reports from Detroit New York Buffalo Nova Scotia and Manila describe CIO-UAW action at General Motors and Packard plants with pickets clashes and arrests. AFL truck drivers strike threats in New York state were postponed. Canadian workers idled in Nova Scotia. 44 Filipinos believed dead after the motor vessel Fepita sank near Samar Island amid powerful seas. Bond and commodity prices mixed with wool and cotton markets in New York and New Orleans.

Fisher Cio-United Auto Workers Union Detroit Mich Cio-Uaw General Motors Packard Motor Company CIO Chevrolet Gear New York State AFL New York City Albany Buffalo N. Y CIO Transport Workers Union International Railway Company Supreme Court Pictou County Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co Trenton Acadia Coal Company Stellarton Manila Fepita Samar Island Samar

New York Stocks Close Mixed Amid Broad Activity

Trading ended with mixed results as a broad list of industrials and rail names moved. Notable levels included Boeing at 23 1/2, Eastman Kodak 26 3/4, Goodyear 25 3/4, and Radio Corp of America around 6 1/8, reflecting varied demand across sectors.

New York Juneau Johns Manville Wea OS Cor & Pe Sepelt & H Barnsdall Mere AVE Be Gees Ee Wea Serena Rurtion Wrismt Oaks Allegheny Douglas Sheoratt Osc Ie Pont de Wss Eastman Kodak Mes Ee Power el Paso Nat Gas Firestone T & R Gen Meee Wilsins Cillette Sal Coemamel Bie Goodyear T & R Howe Indus Inspirat Copper Interlake Iron Bier Carbone Satie Cpp Kk Ok Ca Ks Eileen Montgom Ward Nat Distillers Maes Pe Ee No. Am Aviation North Ameria Northern Pacific Cee Ee A Pac Gas & Macc Park Utah Phelps Dodge Ecs Radio Corp of Am Radio Keith Orph Suet Rees Ge Ck Heynolds Tob Safeway Stores Reser GE Sears Hoebweck Sheil Tinion Cketchins Secony Cal Bee Beery Corr Cereus Seine Cl CE Og He Ieee Te TG Eke Pein OO Stewart Warn i'Stone & Webster Studebaker Corp Trams Ameficsa Trans & West Air Union Cee United Air Lines Siem Esse RS Ee United Gas Imp U S Pipe & Ary Ham Youngst Sh & T

Roosevelt criticized as candidate by San Antonio mayor

Milwaukee dispatch reports Mayor Maury Maverick of San Antonio declares Roosevelt talks like a candidate for reelection, admitting uncertainty about his own plans. Wall Street gains fade as volumes rise. analysts cite oversold conditions and ongoing GM strike, with mixed moves among major stocks and uneven bond and commodity activity.

Milwaukee Maury Maverick San Antonio Tex Roosevelt

Kansas City Livestock and Curb Market Report Aug 1

Hogs salable 3 000 uneven with prices 5 to 15 lower on 230 lb stock. 240 lb steady to 15 higher. large ranges for 180 240 240 270 lb categories. Cattle 5 800 total with open steady to 15 lower on fed steers. grass slaughter slow. cows stockers and feeders steady. top steer and yearling quotes shown. Sheep 5 000 total. openings steady. Texas yearlings 6.75. Colorado lambs above 8.65. Curb close lists mixed industrials. Boston wool bidding very slow with small sales and unchanged prices for some wools.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City USDA Texas Colorado Boston Wool Boston

Chicago Grain and Produce Quotes August First

Chicago grain closes with wheat at Sep 64 7/8, Dec 65 3/8, May 66 1/8. corn Sep 41 7/8, Dec 42 1/4, May 44 7/8. oats Sep 27 1/2, Dec 28 1/8, May 29 1/8. butter production 934,987 and eggs 11,730 steady with storage packed extras priced unchanged.

Chicago

Galveston Cotton Report Shows Slight Steady Spot Price

Galveston on August 1 reports steady spot cotton at 9.26 for mid staple with 772 bales sold. Trading notes show three up movements in the market as buyers monitor demand and weather conditions in the sector.

Galveston

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