Music For Good Will Tour Wednesday In New Mexico
A Roswell business goodwill tour on Wednesday features Eric Graves string trio and 40 Roswell businessmen visiting Tatum Lovington Hobbs and Artesia for city hall hospital high school gym and city park dedications. Buses depart 7 30 am from Roswell Chamber of Commerce with badges and banners to mark attendees. W W Merritt leads the event coordinating seating and bus safety duties.
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Eric Graves
Roswell
Tatum
Lovington
Hobbs
Artesia
W. W. Merritt
Merchants' Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Weather forecast for New Mexico and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in the east and north central portions this afternoon or tonight. Colorado, Arizona, Utah fair with little temperature change. West Texas partly cloudy with local thundershowers in the southwest tonight.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Revenue Bureau Lays Off A Few Employees In New Mexico
Santa Fe Aug 14 The Bureau of Revenue director general H R Rodgers announced a few employees had been laid off in recent days as an economy move due to slackening business in several divisions He denied more than a dozen were dropped saying there have been a few laid off but not a dozen
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Revenue Bureau
Santa FE
N. M
H. R. Rodgers
Bureau of Revenue
Bureau
Roswell set for four at CAA hearing on flight extension
Roswell will send four representatives to a Civil Aeronautics Authority hearing in El Paso on Thursday over Continental Airlines plans to extend an Albuquerque to El Paso flight to include Roswell Hobbs and Carlsbad. The Roswell group includes Col J D Atwood chairing the aeronautics committee Col D C Pearson Claude Simpson and Mayor C L Allison. S P Johnson Jr and Rey Norton are away on trips. Hobbs Carlsbad Albuquerque El Paso and Continental Airlines will also be represented.
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Roswell
Civil Aeronautics Authority
el Paso
Continental Airlines
Albuquerque
Federal Court Opens Today Before Judge Neblett
A federal court term opened today before Judge Colin Neblett and continues through the week. Will E. McKercher of Lincoln county faces a not guilty plea to selling liquor to an Indian, with trial date not set. Earlier pleas of guilty by Ernest Gress, Warner Kahze, and Phillip Martine resulted in 60 days in jail and a $100 fine, payable only on execution. The docket includes civil suits for the rest of the week. Court staff includes Clerk William Bryars and deputy Grace Massie, with Nettle V. Belles as secretary to the judge and U S marshal Felipe Sanchez y Baca. U S district attorney Everett Grantham and assistant Richard Manson attended today but planned to leave tomorrow.
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Colin Neblett
Will E. McKercher
Lincoln County
Byron Ernest Gress
Warner Kahze
Phillip Martine
Roswell
Neblett
William D. Bryars
Grace S. Massie
Nettie V. Belles
Felipe Sanchez Y Baca
U. S
Everett Grantham
Richard Manson
Dick Whiteman Better After Illness in Albuquerque
Richard Whiteman son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Whiteman of Roswell is seriously ill in Albuquerque and is reported to be slightly better.
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Dick Whiteman
Richard Whiteman
Albuquerque
A. L. Whiteman
Roswell
Championship softball series opens tonight at fairgrounds
A three out of five championship series between McNally Hall and Moseley’s begins tonight at North Main fairgrounds with a 6 p.m. start. McNally Hall won the American League title while Moseley’s topped the National League in a Friday playoff. One game nightly until a team reaches three wins. admission free and bleachers provided.
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McNally-Hall
Moseley’s
Fairgrounds
North Main
la Mexicana Bar
Pete McCarter
Poe Corn
Dick Ellis
American League
W. L. Pet
Sunset Creamery
Lion's Bar Assas
CCC
Central Hardware
Kearns, McNally-Hall
Cooper
Lion’s Bar
A. Cowan
DGS
POE
Cs Ca
Hallowell
Marshall, McNally-Hall
Storm
Robinson, McNally-Hall
Cheat
Lion’s Bar Assn
Wood
Choat
Bradley
The
Groseclose
Roswell People and Their Travels Highlight Local News
Roswell figures like E. B. Johnston and Larry Doyle share experiences from travel and work. The piece notes Johnston’s praise of New Mexico range conditions as cattle appear content, while Doyle and Mrs. Doyle return from a 3200 mile motorcycle journey. Several Roswell residents are described unpacking merchandise, promoting radios, or heading to Albuquerque and Spara for various reasons.
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E. B. Johnston
Roswell
New Mexico
Mr. Johnson
Larry Doyle
Price & Co
Registration lists set for September 16 constitutional amendment vote
The 1938 general election list will be used for a September 16 constitutional amendment special election. D P Greiner county clerk announced the new permanent registration system will be first used at municipal elections next April and for all future elections. Persons not registered may sign up via district court ten days before the vote and movers may re register in the proper precinct. In Chaves county 10 362 residents are on the permanent list per deputy county clerk Alma McCarter who oversees the process.
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D. P. Greiner
Chaves
Alma McCarter
Dow, ex AG, visits Roswell on FSA assignment
Bob Dow former state attorney general and current attorney for the Farm Security Administration travels to Roswell on official business serving in Amarillo on a regulatory assignment.
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Bob Dow
Farm Security Administration
Amarillo
Roswell
Golf fever sweeps 200 block North Sea area
The golf bug has swept the vicinity of the 200 block on North Sea. The gentler sex in the neighborhood have caught the fever as well as the masculine element. Found Frank Whitaker, austere advocate of the Packard cars cheerful as a rancher, with nothing but optimistic forecasts for 1940 business.
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North Sea
Frank Whitaker
Drys and O Mearas Return to Home Port
The O Mearas and the Drysdales arrived at their home port yesterday in modest fashion. Wayne has become one of New Mexico’s top dignitaries, highlighting the visit's significance.
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Wayne Patterson
O Meara’s
Drysdales
Wayne
New Mexico
Eva Holston Pleads Not Guilty To Drunk Driving
Eva Holston pleads not guilty before Police Judge Pat O Neill to a charge of drunk driving. Trial set for Wednesday at 4 p m. H A Callahan fined $10 for drunkenness and Roscoe Johnson sentenced to 30 days in jail for vagrancy. Dry Onions for Wholesale Adv.
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Eva Holston
Pat O'Neill
H. A. Callahan
Roscoe Johnson
Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Losella
A daughter was born Friday August 11 to Mr Pedro Losella and Mrs Losella at their home 906 North Union.
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Pedro Losella
North Union
Mrs Schauble Returns to Nursing Post after Leave
Mrs Schauble, a Chaves county nurse, resumes duty after a year away to pursue post graduate public health studies at Columbia University in New York. Her daughter Marceline accompanied her. In her absence, Miss Helen McGuire filled the position.
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Schaubel
Chaves County
Columbia University
New York
Marceline
Helen McGuire
Entries Made In City Beautiful Contest
The brisk activity in the City Beautiful Contest continued today with entries from Mrs. T L Gardner featuring American Beauty roses and canvas bouquets, L B Boehner with Betty Arden Dahlias, and Mrs J M Hervey sending three bouquets of zinnias and a marigold bouquet. Hervey also provided extra flowers for display at the Chamber of Commerce.
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T. L. Gardner
L. B. Boehner
J. M. Hervey
Marriage Licenses for Artesia Roswell and Portales Couples
Antonio Palaiz and Josefa Castro of Artesia. Joe B Reeves of El Paso and Ruth Munns of Roswell. Ralph V Thayer and Alice V Evans of Carlsbad. Co T Odom and Nonnie Mae Jones of Portales. Goldfish varieties water plants and aquarium supplies at 403 East Second St. 8-1213x.
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Antonio Palaiz
Josefa Castro
Artesia
Joe B. Reeves
el Paso
Ruth Munns
Roswell
Ralph V. Thayer
Alice V. Evans
Carlsbad
Co. T. Odom
Nonnie Mae Jones
Portales
East Second St
Billie Best Wins Mabie Lowrey Tennis Title
Billy Best won the men's singles championship defeating Roy Wilson 3 6 6 3 9 7 in the Mabie Lowrey tournament final. He received the championship cup while Wilson earned a runner up medal. Best had earlier won the boys’ singles and Miss F X Tigner took the women’s singles title.
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Billy Best
Roy Wilson
Wilson
F. X. Tigner
Ex-Roswell Girl Pictured In Life Magazine Feature
Vernadean Givan, formerly of Roswell, appears in Life magazine with another girl. Their legs form a novel billboard for an ad reading Dont Look Now But Go To Dal Rays with front and back stocking lettering. Vernadean is the shorter of the two and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs V G Givan now living in Pueblo Colorado.
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Vernadean Givan
Roswell
Life Magazine
Dal Ray’s
Vernadean
V. G. Givan
Pueblo
Colo
Speeding Fine Levied on Pat Owen by Police Judge
Pat Owen was fined $10 for speeding by Police Judge Pat O Neill today. The brief municipal court action records the fine and the judge's name as the sole details available.
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Pat Owen
Pat O’neill
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Che Model
ED Williams
Music For
CAA
McNally-Hall and Moseley’s
National League
Moseley’s Cafe
la Mexicana
Mabie-Lowrie
Pub. Service
Burrola
la Mex
Zimmerman
Moseley
S. Melendez
Hart
Easy Way Laundry
Erarear
la Bor
D. Franko
Snow
Johns
Lamkin
Mabie-Lowrey
Sisley
R. Chambers
Jiminez
Geo. Hendricks
Sw. Pub. Ser. Co
Thoma
Mabie Lowrey
Anderson’s Gardens
Rey and
Hawxshaw
Sam Hammeed
Vogue Impressario
West Texas
E. M. Norton
Sears
L. A. Moore
Zink
Agleam
Clyde Cope
Spara
Tennessee
Mr. Cope
R. Cope
Kelly Johnson
Malcom
Don Hanan
Hobbs, N. M
Earl Dixon
Posit
Ashland
Stanley
Smart
Burton
America
Huff's Jewelry Store
Plaza Hotel
Roswell Building and Loan Association
Roswell Building & Loan Association
Adv
T. E. Boggs
N. Main St
Norge
Lazilatch
Central Hardware, Inc
Free Delivery
Ohio Oil Company
B.V. Ellzey
Auto Service CO
Penn
East
Sunset
Billie Best
Aliso
Ormane
Rca Victror
House OF New Ideas
N. Main
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