Roswell Boy Wins High Honor in National Talent Quest
Roswell High student Dick Swisher won first place in a national Walther League Talent Quest after taking top honors in Denver, earning entry to Chicago national competition with his stamped leather belt. City bids sought for office equipment, airport upgrades, and fire truck bid reversals, with council limiting expenditures and allotting committee powers on several projects.
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Dick Swisher
Roswell
Young Swisher
Denver
Chicago
Roswell Seeks Continental Air Service Approval
Roswell officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives advocate for Continental Airlines to approve an application for service. Colonel Atwood notes the post office department rarely asks CA A approval and expects the airport project to move forward with city support. The move aims to place Roswell on the air map and connect future routes, highlighting a decade of local aviation effort since 1928.
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C.A. A
Roswell
Daniel
Chamber of Commerce
Brenneman
Johnston
Norton
Gardner
Rose
Tigner
Glover
Brockhouser
Fay
Allison
Col
Atwood
Continental Airlines
C. L. Allison
Post Office Department
Continental Air Lines
Santa Fe Railway
Carlsbad
Simpson
Col. Atwod
Col. Atwood
City council approves bids and council actions on utilities
The council authorized bids for city golf course operation and approved a Valley Refining Company bid for 40 000 gallons of road oil at 7 cents a gallon. Mayor Allison asked the city engineer to address street flooding, while a parking zone proposal for Richardson near the post office failed 5 to 4. The panel rejected a water main from Main Street to College Boulevard. A water main at 13th and Union was approved to serve 27 houses. Enforcements and staffing actions included sidewalk clearance rules and police staffing requests, with several job applications filed and garbage cleanup criticized by Alderman Brenneman.
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Valley Refining Company
Allison
Lea Rowland
Richardson
Brenneman
Gardner
Norton
Tigner
Brockheuser
Daniel
Johnston
Rose
Glover
Main Street
College Boulevard
Barney Flowers
Police Committee
Prentice Mills
Joan Savage
North Spring River
Fay
Jailer’s Wife Describes Gunfight at Jail Entrance
Mrs. McCracken says she fired after jailer Cook blocked the doorway and grabbed a .44 pistol. She fired over Murphy’s head as he descended the steps and, seeing Casey across the street, emptied her guns. Casey was later captured by Shelby Wilson and Gus Toney.
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Gus Toney
Cook
Mrs. McCracken
Weather forecast for the Southwest and Rockies
Weather forecast for New Mexico Arizona predicts partly cloudy skies with little temperature change tonight and Thursday. Colorado expects fair and warmer conditions tonight with Thursday partly cloudy. West Texas shows partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with scattered thunderstorms in the southeast and warmer tonight.
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New Mexico-Arizona
Colorado
West Texas
Baptist Training Union Picnic Draws 200 at Cahoon Park
More than two hundred members and friends attended a Cahoon Park picnic hosted by the Baptist Training Union. R. M. Cookson directed the program with a male quartet Kenny Davis Ralph Reasor Carroll White and Wayman Norman performing and leading a group sing. Dr. McKinley Norman pastor of First Baptist spoke on the department's work. P. W. Thorson led games and activities while Mrs. H. P. Garrett oversaw refreshments.
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The
Baptist Training Union
Cahoon Park
R. M. Cookson
Kenny Davis
Ralph Reasor
Carroll White
Wayman Norman
McKinley Norman
First Baptist Church
P. W. Thorson
H. P. Garrett
FOR THE BEST In Office Machines and Supplies ad
ROSWELL TYPEWRITER CO offers all in office machines and supplies. Call 674 for Roswell’s primary source at 215 N Main.
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Roswell Typewriter CO
Doctor Beeson Returns to Office Permanently
Notice states Dr Beeson has returned from vacation and will be in his office permanently. No further details.
Home Grown Bell Peppers and Golden Bantam Corn
Anderson's Gardens advertises home grown produce including bell peppers and Golden Bantam sweet corn. Market listing notes availability and sales at the local record want ads section.
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Anderson’s Gardens
Mississippi runoff to decide Bilbo or Harrison ally for governor
Deputy Lamar Strickland left for Bentonville to return S C Walker to Roswell for forgery charges. Walker waived extradition and led in the Mississippi democratic primary along with Conner before both stormed the field of seven gubernatorial candidates. A runoff on August 29 will settle which governor will head Mississippi’s delegation to the 1940 Democratic National Convention.
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Arkansas
Lamar Strickland
Bentonville
Ark
S. C. Walker
Roswell
Walker
Young
Conner
Theodore
Bilbo
Roosevelt
Johnson
Pat Harrison
Senate
Harrison
Misississippi
Court binds Crager on rape charge after hearing
J. P. Court E. O. Crager bound over to district court on rape charge following a preliminary hearing this afternoon. Bond set at $2,000. Raymond Tays fined $10 and costs for driving without a license. Virgil McCary fined $10 and costs for speeding.
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J. P
E. O. Crager
Raymond Tays
Virgil McCary
Building Permits Issued for Clyde Groseclose Homes
Clyde Groseclose receives a permit to construct a 4 room frame house at 407 South Union costing 2500 dollars. G T Reynolds secures permit for excavation and cementing a basement plus recon struction of an adobe wall at 810 West Ltd for 250 dollars.
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Clyde Groseclose
South Union
G. T. Reynolds
810 West Ltd
Young Runaways Continue Across Border Scene
Sheriff Cavin of Lordsburg seeks to return two runaway youths and a girl to their homes after a failed Mexico trip. Miss Newton of Pocatello refuses to return, while two 14 year old Georgia boys, Grady Beddy and James Donaldson, are held by El Paso authorities. Chief Fitzgerald warns runaways are rising with about 61 hoboes spotted on a local freight.
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John Cavin
Lordsburg
Chris P. Fox
Pocatello, Ida
Mexico
Newton
Ysleta
Miss Newton
Pocatello
Woodstick
Grady Beddy
James Donaldson
el Paso
Fitzgerald
Mississippi runoff primary set in governor race
Jackson Mississippi August 9 Selection of the state's next governor based on the contest between Paul B Johnson and Martin Sennett Mike Former Congressman Johnson Smith leads the field as the runoff appears needed to decide the nominee in the Roosevelt era political climate.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Roosevelt
Paul B. Johnson
Martin Sennett
Mike Conner
Johnson
Two Army Planes Crash Kill Two Aviators
Two U S Army observation planes collide 2000 feet above ROUND LAKE New York killing Second Lieutenant M E Thomas and an enlisted man Gerrity The pilots W M Prince and B W Veatch escaped injury and the formation wreck occurred en route to maneuvers at Plattsburgh The damaged plane landed at Saratoga Springs ten miles north
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Round Lake
N. Y
U. S. Army
Army
M. E. Thomas
Gerrity
Mitchell Field
Malone
Plattsburgh
Lieut. W. M. Prince
Saratoga Springs
N. Zi
Prince
Lieut
Too Late To Classify ED NORMAL Elite Beauty Nook
A short classified listing for Elite Beauty Nook at 306 West 2nd offers beauty services with a phone contact 749 8-9t3x. The text is a fragmented advertisement style common to local notices.
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ED Normal
Elite Beauty Nook
West 2Nd
Roswell Tales and Local Happenings Highlighted
Roswell community notes feature ad club humor under Dr Mc Pherson, Nash disputes about Capitan Mountains source of Grand Canyon, and locals like Gnash, Joe Murphy, Bruce Poorbaugh, and Elbert Schuler. Headlines cover religious debate, fish tale corrections, Nogales Lake level, and Cincinnati Reds pennant chatter.
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B. A. Nash
Grand Canyon
Capitan Mountains
Mr. Gnash
Yellowstone Park
Frank Graham Delivers A Transom Ad With Charm
Frank Alexander Graham Marks known as the number please icon circulates a friendly transom ad in hand. The note thanks him for the meeting and signals a promotional gesture from the long running local figure.
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Frank Alexander Graham Marks
Frank
Disclaimer note on person references in column
A note states that any references to real or departed persons are coincidental and not intended to reflect on their character or reputation.
Ted Jones Takes On New Duties With Dapper Style
A local writer notes Ted Jones stepping into new responsibilities and predicts he will appear in top hat and tails, signaling a formal, stylish transition in his role. The casual remark hints at expected charm and public presence as changes unfold.
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Ted Jones
Wire
Mr. Jones
Roswell City Warns Against Weeds on Land and Property
Roswell urges removal of two foot tall weeds seen along city and private property. The Record notes the unsightly growth obstructing views and warns against spreading seed toward Roswell east to Texas.
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Roswell
Texas
Back From Oklahoma Family returns after father in law's death
Mr and Mrs Ted Jones and their children have returned from Oklahoma City where they were summoned by the death of Mrs Jones father L A Teague 57 of Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma
Ted Jones
Oklahoma City
Rains Modify The Drought On Plains
Weather bureau reports scattered rains last week only modestly eased drought across the Great Plains central Rockies and parts of the Northeast. Spring wheat deteriorated in the northwestern Great Plains due to dryness and heat while much Kansas corn remains unsatisfactory or being cut for fodder. East of the Plains corn progresses well. July warmth was near normal east of the Mississippi with hotter periods elsewhere.
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Washington
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain States
Northeast
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
Far West
Found His Father After Six Years
Barstow Texas August 9 A 19 year old youth Roland Leeman embraced his father, Billy Leeman, after six years believed dead. The elder Leeman had received a telegram April 5 1933 saying Roland, living in Arizona, had been killed in a football game at El Paso. He then searched for his son across the region until the reunion occurred.
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Barstow
Tex
Billy Leeman
Roland Leeman
Leeman
Breckenridge
Arizona
el Paso
Eastern New Mexico State Fair speaker at Advertising Club
H A Poorbaugh delivered the main address on the fair’s history and goals stressing soil conservation and noting experts warn U S food imports could rise unless conservation expands within 55 years He defended fair grounds location using a map and has long served as fair board president A sidebar proposed “The Misplaced Article Contest” by B F Fields awaits committee review It was directed by Charles Teas with Bruce Poorbaugh presiding and Gabe Martin joining Roswell Laundry as a new member
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H. A. Poorbaugh
Advertising Club
New Mexico
Mr. Poorbaugh
Soil Conservancy
United States
Poorbaugh
Fair Board
B. F. Fields
John Halter
Oscar Greene
Merchants Association
Gabe Martin
Roswell
Charles Teas
Bruce Poorbaugh
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Freeman and
Fliersheim
ED Williams
Roswell Boy
First National Bank
Co. L. Allison
J. H. Dekker
Street and Alley
Lake J. Frazier
Finance Committee
Police Department
Roswell Lodge No. 18
A. F
A. M
W. W. Huntly
W. M
Elmer H. Riemen
T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
Huff's Jewelry Store
Billau’s Scooter Sales CO
Hawxshaw
W. D
Howard Hill
Joe Murphy
Feahrer
Radford Grocery Co
Joe
Artesia Lion’s Club
Roswell Sunday
Bruce
Ad Club
Dr. Galloway
Will Robinson
Mr. Wry
Billy Gilbert
Nogales Lake
Elbert Schuler
Eunice Lennox
Zink’s
Elbert
John Powers
Cincinnati Reds
Oriana
N. Mex
Pecos
Norge
Zenith
Maytag
Central Hardware, Inc
Roswell, N. M
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