More Entries Are Needed For Miss America Contest
The Yucca Theatre announced that Roswell needs more Miss America contestants for the August 13 14 preliminary contest. Nine have registered with twenty five merchants sponsoring entries. Merchants listed include The Model J C Penney Co Mabie Lowrey Hardware American Cafe Ball White Amonett Body Works Purdy Furniture Roswell Auto Roswell Laundry Roswell Plumbing Merrit's Pecos Valley Drug Central Hardware Pecos Valley Lumber Western Auto Redgens Platt Drug Falconi Electric Sears Busy Bee Roswell Daily Record Roswell Morning Dispatch New Mexico Transportation Co and KGFU. Contestants must be 16 to 28 and unmarried.
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Yucca
Roswell
Yucca Theatre
The
Model
J. C. Penney Co
Mabie- Lowrey Hardware Co
American Cafe
Ball & White
Amonett Body Works
Purdy Furniture Co
Roswell Auto Co
Roswell Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Roswell Plumbing Co
Merrit’s Ladies Store
Pecos Valley Drug Co
Central Hardware Co
Pecos Valley Lumber Co
Western Auto Company
Red- Gens Studio
Platt Drug Company
Falconi Electric Co
Sears Roebuck & Company
Busy Bee Cafe
Roswell Daily Record
Roswell Morning Dispatch
New Mexico Transportation Company
KGFU
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Local residents noted in community items and county actions
Artesia hosts and visits noted as residents join family gatherings. County commissioners authorize acquiring right of way for Highway 285 with condemnation if needed, and instruct district attorney to proceed. State commander of SpanishAmerican War veterans aims to organize posts in Portales and Gallup. Selma Bowman named to the state nurses examining board, replacing Ora Mae Hodges.
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Santa FE
N. M
Carl S. Turner
Portales
Gallup
Selma Bowman
Albuquerque
State Nurses’ Examining Board
Ora Mae Hodges
Hope News Funeral Trips Share Local Moves
Hope News reports a series of family visits and travel. J C Buckner attended the funeral of his uncle Tom Key in Capitan last Friday, accompanied by Mrs Buckner. Other relatives traveled from Albuquerque Champaign Ill and New Orleans to visit or assist kin over the week.
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J. C. Buckner
Capitan
Tom Key
Vera
S. C. Donley
Tularosa
Charlie Hanna
Alvin Kincaid
Robert
Aubrey
Don
Big Spring
Texas
Kincaid
Phil Smith
Lovington
N. M
Smith
Jess McCabe
Raymond Jones
el Paso
Mr. Jones
Violet Ray
Ellen
Jessie Ray
Leta Mae
Channel Ketchel
Albuquerque
Mr. Ketchel
George Wood
Arba Green
Roswell talks alternate Highway 285 with state aid
Chaves County commissioners met in special session on July 21 1941 to discuss an alternate Highway 285 citing traffic congestion on East Second Street and dangerous railroad crossings. The State Highway Commission will fund the project with county rights of way, aiming to improve safety and traffic flow in Roswell.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Board of County Commissioners
Chaves County
Harry Puryear
P. D. Wilkins
Austin Reeves
D. P. Greiner
East Second Street
State Highway Commission
State of New Mexico
Provisions Of The New Tax Bill Read In Congress
The proposal would raise about 3.206 billion dollars through higher individual surtaxes starting at five percent, unchanged personal exemptions, and adjustments for heads of families. Corporate taxes keep 24 percent but add 5 and 6 percent surtaxes. excess profits tax tightens, with new rates 35 to 60 percent and revised calculation order. Excise taxes rise on jewelry, furs, toiletries, and autos. capital stock tax climbs to 1.25 per thousand. a special anti-war excess profits tax targets firms not paying under the new rules.
State finance board to decide on clothiers bids for State Guardsmen
Adj. Gen. R. C. Charlton said final decision on bids to outfit New Mexico's 800 State Guardsmen with winter uniforms rests with the state finance board. Estimated total cost is about 40000 dollars. E. P. Moore of Santa Fe noted Philadelphia Uniform Company leads on some items while Moore's firm trails on others.
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Associated Press
Santa FE
N. M
Clothiers
New Mexico
State Finance Board
Adj
R. C. Charlton
Charlton
E. P. Moore
Philadelphia Uniform Company
Health officers and nurses convene in New Mexico meeting
New Mexico health officers, nurses, and sanitarians gathered for a regional briefing to discuss public health measures, vaccination efforts, and sanitation protocols across counties. The session highlighted collaboration among state agencies and frontline workers.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Mary Gillespie Named State Supervisor of Vocational Home Economics
At a banquet in Santa Fe last night honoring Dr Marion Yang visiting technical expert of the Chinese National Health Administration and following a meeting on health problems in northern New Mexico Miss Mary Gillespie was named state supervisor of vocational home economics succeeding Miss Zelpha Bates who resigned to teach at New York University Mrs Opal List will fill Miss Gillespies post as Loving ton home economics teacher.
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Marion Yang
Chinese National Health Administration
New Mexico
State Education Department
Zelpha Bates
New York University
Gillespie
Opal List
Lovington
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